£600 build for 3d artist

alagota

alagota

alagota

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Hello, I've never built my own computer before so im going to need a little bit of help and advice, firstly do I have everything and will it fit together ok?

Motherboard - Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) (£85)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-364-GI&tool=3

HDD - Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache (£77)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-085-HI&groupid=1657&catid=1660&subcat=1665

RAM - Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (£34)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-132-CR

PSU - OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (£55)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-056-OC

Optical drives - Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (£20)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-046-OT&tool=3

CPU cooler - Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (£22)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Case - OcUK Bos Midi Tower Case - Black/Red (£25)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-054-OK&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

Now I just need a good processor & graphics card with a budget of £280
For what im doing which is 3d art, using photoshop, 3d modelling software & 3d rendering software what should I choose?

i5 and a £100 graphics card or i7 and a £45 graphics card?

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (£170)
Intel Core i5-2550K 3.40GHz (£175)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (£234)

current graphics card im looking to buy;

OcUK GeForce GT 430 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (£45)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-144-OK

or ZOTAC GeForce GTX 520 Synergy Edition 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (£42)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-061-ZT&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1750

or OcUK GeForce GT 520 2048MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card (£40)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-179-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1750

or spend £100 on this;
EVGA GeForce GTX 550TI Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (£100)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-165-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1576

Thanks, any advice would be a great help!
 
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Hows this look?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £233.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £78.98
1 x OcUK GeForce GT 440 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £53.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £38.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £590.50 (includes shipping : £12.50).




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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked *** 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £78.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £600.49 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Thanks for your reply, looks like there is not much between i5 and i7, however i think I might go for i7 with the GeForce GT 440 1024MB, looks pretty decent and I dont think I need an amazing graphics card for what I do.
 
Do you have a 64bit OS for the 8GB of RAM?

Also if you use a program that can take advantage of "Cuda" then the more Cuda cores and the faster they run in a GFX card the faster it will be.

The stock supplied Intel heatsink that comes as part of the retail CPU is good for say a 4Ghz± overclock with that Z68 board.
 
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I would also consider the Xeon E3-1230 is basically a Core i7 2600(neither CPU has a fully unlocked multiplier) with a slightly lower clockspeed,no IGP and a lower 80W TDP. However,it costs between £170 to £180. It was also mean you could go with a cheaper motherboard too.

What software are you using??

I would also suggest looking at a card such as FirePro V3900 for around £90 or a FirePro V4900 for around £130,depending on the applications you are using.

Here are some reviews of the V3900:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/firepro-v3900-review-benchmark,3153.html

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/ATIs-FirePro-V3900-Professional-Performance-Bargain-Price/
 
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