PC for brother

Suarez7

Suarez7

Suarez7

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My brother is wanting to upgrade from his laptop to a desktop, ideally wants something that can run cinema 4d and maya well and that can game pretty good for around £600, slightly over/slightly under is ok. Just the tower needed, no monitor, keyboard, mouse etc etc, he would also like an SSD if possible.
 
 
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zakblood said:
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £59.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £634.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).



going to have to re do this, as it's tight for a sdd as well :(
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Seems like a good start, would need better than a 1GB GPU though as the monitor is 1080p, if it's not possible to keep it around £600 I'll just explain to him he needs to up his budget.

Doomedspeed said:
Does he play games in it?

EDIT: just re read your post sorry..

Demanding games?
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Yeah he'd be playing some of the new titles.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £672.85 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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Incrauze said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £44.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £705.91 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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zakblood said:
£100 budget increase:)
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And appearently running off ether. :)

Shame on you both, Saw yours too zakk. :)
 
you'll need an nvidia graphics card if you're going to use nvidia Physx in Maya (i'm not sure about cinema 4d). unfortunately, if you get a gaming card (anything up to gtx 690), the drivers will make sure to cut the performance in Maya (or 3ds Max) by about 2/3. i made that mistake, when i got the gtx 660Ti. Only professional cards will perform at full capacity. in theory, the professional cards and gaming cards are basically the same, with some differences, but the price is really determined by the drivers (nvidia spends ages and loads of money on the drivers for professional cards). you could, although i don't advise it, buy a gaming card and get somebody to hack the firmware, so Maya thinks it's a professional card. i've neard this boosts performance drastically, but again i don't advise it, partly because if it goes wrong, you've buggered up the card completely, but also because it's more than likely going to be classed as illegal...

So in short, if your brother uses nvidia Physx in Maya, don't buy ATI. if not, then it's probably fine :)
 
Zakk makes a good point but there's a problem. There is no good NVIDIA card for that price, the 660 is lowest id go and that's still pricier. If it fits into the budget though, that's your best bet.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-164-MS) £289.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.95
Total : £938.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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