3d modelling, motion tracking & VFX

DayDay

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Hi everyone,

I would like some advice please

I'm a vfx artist who models & animates in 3DS Max & uses the 3d animation within live footage.

I use Photoshop for texturing, MatchMover to track 3D paths from the live footage, After Effects to composite & Premier to edit the final video.

Pretty much all my work has been at studio houses which had machines built to run the software. Now that I have graduated & on my own, I would like to build my own machine capable of letting me hone my craft.

I have a standard PC which was build for me, but nothing spectacular.

The advice I've recieved so far were to upgrade CPU & memory.

I was initially going to purchase the AMD-FX9590 but was recommended the Intel i7 & the web address to this forum.

As I am not too hot on hardware, I would appreciate any advice I can get.

Any suggestions welcome,

Thanks!

Dale.
 
Yes, you're right! To be honest, as I intend to do it professionally, I figured I would upgrade & improve it over time to get to the level that is required. I expect to pay a lot overall.

Because I am so unaware regarding hardware, I wouldn't know what would be a suitable budget.

If we base it on £500 to begin with, would that get the machine to a decent level? My rendering times at the moment are attrocious as you could imagine.
 
Okay, great! I currently do have a Nvidia graphics card.

Out of curiosity, why would you recommend the i7 4790K? I was previously recommended the FX8350. As I have no idea what the differences are, I have no personal bias. You are the second person to recommend the i7 though, so there must be something Intel is providing that AMD isn't.

Would I need any sort of cooling system for the machine, or would that not be relevant?

Thanks so much for all your input.
 
Hi again!

I just noticed that Finance is available on the Overclock store!

Sorry to be a pain, but what would you recommend if I bumped my budget up to £1,000?
 
Wow, I didn't realise how basic my setup was lol

At present, I have the GeForce GT 740 - is that suitable or would an upgrade be in order?
 
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