Computer Specs for 3D rendering.

Dragonraw22 · 20 Aug 2012 at 11:16

I'm looking to upgrade my PC for my university course, I do Computer games animation and am in my final year, so the quality of my work needs to be excellent, the problem is my computer right now is lacking processing, I can't even play games recently without them lagging.

I will be doing cloth dynamics, hair and fur and particle dynamics within my animation. I know that i would need more money but my budget right now is about £500. Here are some of the components that I have looked at. The other question is, can I power all of this with a 650w power supply?

Your help is greatly appreciated! =D

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (BLS4CP4G3D1609DS1S00BEU) £79.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £472.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Dragonraw22 · 20 Aug 2012 at 12:45

Ah, thank you for your reply, Currently I cannot afford a new GPU but i will be able to get one in a month or two. Having said that what graphic card would you recommend? Mine right now is a Radeon HD 4870.

Dragonraw22 · 20 Aug 2012 at 13:10

Ah okay, that will save me money then XD

Dragonraw22 · 22 Aug 2012 at 10:22

Sorry for the late reply, I needed the part asap, so I brought some of the stuff that was recommended and the cooler so i can overclock the system. I also have some more money to spend on my PC, so can anyone recommend a graphics card? And would a SSHD be of any use?

Dragonraw22 · 22 Aug 2012 at 11:04

I would like to spend £150 or less ideally, but it all depends.

Dragonraw22 · 22 Aug 2012 at 12:06

Yeah the price is a little painful to look at, I also hear that nvidia is better at 3D rendering. I am defiently looking at the SSHD, but the GPU is a little pricey with the SSHD.

Dragonraw22 · 24 Aug 2012 at 01:05

Thanks for all of your help guys, my brother has decided he wants a new GPU so he is selling me his and he wants some upgrade advise.

He will be going from a GTX 460 2048mb overclocked edition (I think), What would be the best card to get for a massive improvement in games. He wants to go NVidia as he has 3d vision.

He doesn't want to spend loads but is willing to if it is worth the money and also is going to last for quite a while. 200 -300 is the most he wants to go.

He only games on 1680x1050 but again 3d will be used. Thanks