New build spec for Adobe AE/gaming

havok · 11 Sep 2013 at 16:15

Hello, I am spec'ing a new machine for Adobe After Effects and gaming. AE is CPU and ram intensive. I have the following spec so far for a 4770k and need 32gb of ram. I haven't selected dimms, psu or cpu cooler as I would like some recommendations here.

Req's 32gb ram, psu and cpu cooler low noise - if that possible. SLI for future.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £289.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £229.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £167.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £94.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,148.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

Fulax · 11 Sep 2013 at 16:46

Budget?

oceaness · 11 Sep 2013 at 16:47

No idea of your budget but this would work and look pretty cool too

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £119.99
2 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP8G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU) (Orange & Blue Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler £61.99
Total : £421.96 (includes shipping : FREE).

Doomedspeed · 11 Sep 2013 at 16:51

This is what i'd do..

I think 2011 will be better for you..

New Ivy-E

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £289.99
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £254.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £229.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UP4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £209.99
1 x GeIL EVO Veloce Hot-Rod Red 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Quad Channel Kit (GEV332GB1866C10QC) £199.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £94.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £78.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £14.98 (£29.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - White £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - White £5.99
2 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved white/black £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 3pin x3 Fan adaptor extension 60cm - White £5.99 (£11.98)
Total : £1,637.70 (includes shipping : FREE).

Added braided cables to tie the colour scheme together.

oceaness · 11 Sep 2013 at 16:56

Doomedspeed is right, I think that would be a better way to spend the money.

Would it also be worth adding a couple of 1850rpm GT's for the the H80i to quieten it down?

Doomedspeed · 11 Sep 2013 at 17:02

oceaness said:
Doomedspeed is right, I think that would be a better way to spend the money.

Would it also be worth adding a couple of 1850rpm GT's for the the H80i to quieten it down?

Done

oceaness · 11 Sep 2013 at 17:12

Doomedspeed said:
Done

Don't know what the stock H80i fans are like, but if there anything like my H80's are at full speed (every time you turn it on or wake it from sleep :rolleyes:

), it's difficult to talk to people in the same room lol.

havok · 11 Sep 2013 at 20:32

Thanks for the spec guys, having a search on 4820k vs 4770k at the moment.

nuzik · 11 Sep 2013 at 21:01

swap the 670 for a 7970 or a 7950 and then you'll have a better spec machine.

Doomedspeed · 11 Sep 2013 at 21:22

nuzik said:
swap the 670 for a 7970 or a 7950 and then you'll have a better spec machine.

For gaming maybe but after effects works better off CUDA..

While Photoshop has better Open Gl access AE doesn't really. CUDA is the best option.

havok · 12 Sep 2013 at 10:19

Doomedspeed said:
I think 2011 will be better for you..

I am not quite sure about the i7-4820K, from what I can tell the decision leans towards it if you can get it to clock well. Found this article. What do you think Doom?

Doomedspeed · 12 Sep 2013 at 10:35

havok said:
I am not quite sure about the i7-4820K, from what I can tell the decision leans towards it if you can get it to clock well. Found this article. What do you think Doom?

I found that earlier too.

It does seem a bit of a catch 22..

If you go for the 4770k and need more power (start heavier CAD of video editing) you'll have to switch 2011 costing more (to get a hex core)

My thought is 2011 offers a path upto the Hex-cores where as the 4770k is top of the line

but if you go with 4820k and get a bad overclocking chip you'd of been better of saving £40-£50 and going for the 4770k..

Also SLI on 2011 boards are better x16/x16 rather than x8,x8 (not a huge difference but there is a difference

) and Tri-SLI x16/x8/x8 (i think) rather than x8/x8/x4 (not that you have Tri-SLI in mind at the moment.

weirdGuy · 12 Sep 2013 at 10:43

From personal experience, if you are doing a lot of AE work (As in daily) go for a 2011 CPU.

I have a 3770k at home & a 4960X at the office, I am always going in just to render work out. The 2011 CPU easily renders projects 4x faster. Even if your CPU doesn't overclock well, I'm sure it'll be worth it for the amount of time you'll save when working in AE.

Doomedspeed · 12 Sep 2013 at 10:48

Another thing..

2011 board have 8 RAM slots so currently can have a maximum of 64GB of RAM where as 1150 only has 4 DIMM's so only 32Gb of RAM.

Just a thought.

Adam_101 · 12 Sep 2013 at 10:51

I also do a lot of 3D work and game too and have settled for the 2011 sockets. Just gives me more comfort.