Advice on mild gaming plus 3D and graphics work Computer

[williamtyc]

Sorry all for starting a new thread. Just wanna ask before commiting to the rig. Hope the experts here can give some advice. Would prefer a geforce graphics. Budget $1.8k

Msi b85m g43 + i7-4770 ~ $475
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz x2 ~ $176
WD blue 1tb ~ $76
Crucial m500 (From Amazon) ~ $169
Palit JETSTREAM GTX680 4GB (mynextcom)/Zotac Geforce GTX770 AMP ~ $471
Seasonic g550 550w 80+ gold modular psu ~ $125
Fractal design arc midi ~ $129
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 home premium 64bit oem ~ $115

Damage $1757

Thanks all

 

[peppermint03]

not sure what kind of 3d u doing or what program u using.

if what u care for rendering it is the number of cores and processing speed.
display large polygon count is ram.
graphics card vram also help in large polygon count.

i think the rig is good. just up abit more ram if you can. maybe to 32gb? get the graphic card with more vram. gtx 680 4gb and gtx 770 4gb both are the same.

 

[williamtyc]

Basically i work with 3d Studio Max and Adobe suite(after effects).
Btw the Zotac Geforce GTX770 AMP is 2GB version.

 

[peppermint03]

get the gtx 680 4gb then. better choice. i see i see. still studying? or working already? haha. anyway ram can get those valueram, cheap one.

if u want to save money, dun get the ssd. ssd does nothing except start program and window faster. lol. but still having a ssd is shiok. lol

 

[williamtyc]

get the gtx 680 4gb then. better choice. i see i see. still studying? or working already? haha. anyway ram can get those valueram, cheap one.

if u want to save money, dun get the ssd. ssd does nothing except start program and window faster. lol. but still having a ssd is shiok. lol

Hihi, working already as a motion graphics artist.
So as to mean, buying a ssd is a luxury for my case? lol.
of cos to me if i can channel some of the cost to somewhere more suitable will be good. .eg. if no ssd i can buy another 1TB of hard disk and get another 8GB ram.

So in terms of GPU, the gtx 680 at 4gb ram is better than the gtx 770 at 2gb ram?

 

[peppermint03]

i see i see. hahaha! nice nice! hmmm not sure luxury or not. because i used a ssd. although not a must but more of a want.. but still.... it... feel.. great....~~~~~~~~ hahahaha

for ur situation try to max out with another pair of 8gb ram. if not wait till next time u feel not enough then upgrade.
other parts is fine.
remember to get extra silent fan for ur pc! if not later rendering overheat.

 

[williamtyc]

Oh I think I need to buy windows 7 professional if I wish to upgrade my ram next time? Read that home premium only support up to 16gb ram

 

[peppermint03]

ya i think so. not sure about the os part. can try run Linux if save money on os. lol

 

[williamtyc]

ya i think so. not sure about the os part. can try run Linux if save money on os. lol

Lol. But changing the windows to professioal should be a better choice to utilise more ram I think. Just in case I adding more soon. Especially for us we need the ram to open multiple applications. Maybe cut some cost from the casing to put more money to the os. Lol

 

[peppermint03]

hahaha ya best get the pro version is better. uhh i do not suggest cutting down on the pc case. i had problem back then using lousy case with good component. my pc just overheat and spoil in no time. just spend abit more and can use long time without fearing that ur pc will spoil anytime.

 

[williamtyc]

hahaha ya best get the pro version is better. uhh i do not suggest cutting down on the pc case. i had problem back then using lousy case with good component. my pc just overheat and spoil in no time. just spend abit more and can use long time without fearing that ur pc will spoil anytime.

U have any casing to recommend? im looking at sharkoon t28 now. A bit cheaper with 3 fans.

 

[peppermint03]

that. i am not an expert in it. haha was using cm690 really good. but nowadays there are alot more value one.

 

[williamtyc]

Revised:

Msi b85m G43 + i7-4770 ~ $475
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz x 4 ~ $352
WD blue 1tb x 2 ~ $152
Palit Jetstream gtx680 4gb ~ $471
Seasonic g650 650w 80+ gold modular psu ~ $135
Sharkoon T28 ~ $84
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 professional 64bit oem ~ $176
Total $1866

 

[shadow84]

Wins 7 Home premium dun support 32gb ram, only up to 16gb.

And can drop to MSI B85M G43. Can save around $40. Though not sure the mobo u refering to is the Gaming ver or mATX ver.

 

[williamtyc]

Wins 7 Home premium dun support 32gb ram, only up to 16gb.

And can drop to MSI B85M G43. Can save around $40. Though not sure the mobo u refering to is the Gaming ver or mATX ver.

Sorry haha typo. Is professional le. The b85 g43 should be the matx version? Was quote by roy

 

[shadow84]

Sorry haha typo. Is professional le. The b85 g43 should be the matx version? Was quote by roy

Not sure whr roy quoted you.

There are 2 ver, MSI B85 G43 Gaming & MSI B85M G43. Former is red and ATX, latter is blue and mATX. Difference of $40. Go check carefully.

I feel your rams are overkilled... 32GB leh... can consider using 16gb first. If you really hit close to 16gb usgae via task manager den get another 2x 8gb sticks. The money saved can get better gpu, like r9 280x 3GB.

 

[williamtyc]

Not sure whr roy quoted you.

There are 2 ver, MSI B85 G43 Gaming & MSI B85M G43. Former is red and ATX, latter is blue and mATX. Difference of $40. Go check carefully.

I feel your rams are overkilled... 32GB leh... can consider using 16gb first. If you really hit close to 16gb usgae via task manager den get another 2x 8gb sticks. The money saved can get better gpu, like r9 280x 3GB.

Its the blue one. So is b85m g43. As for graphics, would prefer gtx this time round. Looking at zotac 770 or palit 680 Jetstream before. I believe a r9 280x equivalent is gtx 770?

 

[shadow84]

Its the blue one. So is b85m g43. As for graphics, would prefer gtx this time round. Looking at zotac 770 or palit 680 Jetstream before. I believe a r9 280x equivalent is gtx 770?

SImilar performance.

 

[williamtyc]

SImilar performance.

Meaning I choose zotac gtx770 amp is similar to r9 280x?
difference should be the memory I presume.
The palit Jetstream gtx 680 got 4gb though

 

[shadow84]

Meaning I choose zotac gtx770 amp is similar to r9 280x?
difference should be the memory I presume.
The palit Jetstream gtx 680 got 4gb though

I not sure on the AMP! ver though.. but in benchamrks and games, both give off similar fps, +/- for each other.

I didnt take note of 680 during reviews though. You can go read up to find out more.

770 itself is similar to 280x, but brand wise may make a difference.