Building a Graphic Processing Com

[anonym]

Will be building a computer for someone who will require some level of graphic processing and 3D rendering (person is studying at DigiPen hence the requirement).

I am used to building gaming com but I am wondering if graphic processing requires a totally different setup. So far based on what I think is appropriate:

CPU: Intel Quad-Core to handle rendering
RAM: 8GB - 16 GB (leaning towards 8 GB)
HDD: SSD + HDD typical set up. Can I render in SSD and save in HDD?
GFX: Gaming GFX or a Quattro(sp) card? Gaming card coz its dual purpose but Quattro seems to be more of the workhorse (Nvidia seems to be the choice due to CUDA....)
PSU: Any recommendations to power the rig. Does rendering draw a lot of power?
Casing: Mini-ATX just to save space.

Total Budget is about $1200 (not sure if enough...). How would you fit it out. Happy and keen to hear your ideas!

 

[muddle]

For 3d rendering,

Cpu get i7.
Ram get 16gb. More the merrier.
Graphics get titan. Cheaper than quadro.

As for budget, that single graphics card is already way more than your budget.

 

[niunai]

I also need to build a desktop for graphics design.
heavy and demanding usage on photoshop etc.

similar to TS, would like to know what is recommended for graphic design.
Thanks

 

[royfrosty]

Will be building a computer for someone who will require some level of graphic processing and 3D rendering (person is studying at DigiPen hence the requirement).

I am used to building gaming com but I am wondering if graphic processing requires a totally different setup. So far based on what I think is appropriate:

CPU: Intel Quad-Core to handle rendering
RAM: 8GB - 16 GB (leaning towards 8 GB)
HDD: SSD + HDD typical set up. Can I render in SSD and save in HDD?
GFX: Gaming GFX or a Quattro(sp) card? Gaming card coz its dual purpose but Quattro seems to be more of the workhorse (Nvidia seems to be the choice due to CUDA....)
PSU: Any recommendations to power the rig. Does rendering draw a lot of power?
Casing: Mini-ATX just to save space.

Total Budget is about $1200 (not sure if enough...). How would you fit it out. Happy and keen to hear your ideas!

$1200

MSI B85M G43 + i7 4770 ~ $475
ADATA 1600mhz 8gb x 2 ~ $170
WD Blue 1tb ~ $77
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $128
Leadtek GTX650ti with boost 2gb ~ $201
CM311 + FSP Hexa 500w ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $1177 Buy at tradepac. DIY. This rig is able to handle your photoshop needs. At the same time do some light gaming.

Do take note this specs remains the same if you do not need an OS.

 

[Agent_X]

$1200

MSI B85M G43 + i7 4770 ~ $475
ADATA 1600mhz 8gb x 2 ~ $170
WD Blue 1tb ~ $77
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $128
Leadtek GTX650ti with boost 2gb ~ $201
CM311 + FSP Hexa 500w ~ $105
Samsung ODD ~ $21

Total ~ $1177 Buy at tradepac. DIY. This rig is able to handle your photoshop needs. At the same time do some light gaming.

Do take note this specs remains the same if you do not need an OS.

Any change to spec if wanna do a little more than "light gaming"?

 

[royfrosty]

Any change to spec if wanna do a little more than "light gaming"?

Up budget loh.

MSI B85M G43 + i7 4770 ~ $475
ADATA 1600mhz 8gb x 2 ~ $170
WD Blue 1tb ~ $77
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $128
Zotac GTX760 2gb AMP! + Superflower HX500 500w 80+ Gold PSU ~ $429
CM N200 ~ $52
Samsung ODD ~ $21

$1352.

 

[havetobuy]

Total Budget is about $1200 (not sure if enough...). How would you fit it out. Happy and keen to hear your ideas!

with $1200 definitely quadro gfx is out of your budget..quadro avg $499 alone