Prodigy render PC

yardy

yardy

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Hi guys, this is maxing out my budget already but I just want to check for issues. I'll be using it for rendering and cad.

Its the white version so my girlfriend likes it a bit more! ;)

Its mainly based on the recommendations from this thread: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18434663

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Corsair Force GT 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) £99.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 630W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £64.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x Cubitek Black Cobra Series 3-Pin to 2x 3-Pin Fan Adapter - 30cm £3.98
1 x BitFenix Optical Drive Bay Stealth Cover - White £3.98
Total : £1,267.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
looks good :) love the case i think one of the best looking cases on the market :)
cooler does come with thermal paste which is fine

is the venting on the white version different at the front or did i read wrong?
im going to get flamed for this bcos prodigy is a popular case but i think the silverstone looks nicer^^
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=1092&subcat=
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for me i dont like the look of that case.

but its personal choice so OP get what your gf likes the most
 
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Only thing i'd change is get this SSD instead:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-146-SA

The paste that comes with the cooler is fine too. :)


Mei said:
is the venting on the white version different at the front or did i read wrong?
im going to get flamed for this bcos prodigy is a popular case but i think the silverstone looks nicer^^
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-214-SV&groupid=2362&catid=1092&subcat=
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I like that PS07, though i would pick the TJ08-e myself, though for Mini ITX the prodigy is great.
 
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Doomedspeed said:
Only thing i'd change is get this SSD instead:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-146-SA

The paste that comes with the cooler is fine too. :)




I like that PS07, though i would pick the TJ08-e myself, though for Mini ITX the prodigy is great.
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PS07 you can fit liquid cooling in the front, and i like that it uses 120 fans gives more choice

yeh not saying the prodigy is bad, some the builds with it look great, silverstone is smaller and neater, personal pref i guess^^
 
Hi.

Thanks for the links. Personally I prefer the prodigy (over the other mini itx case), though that's mainly an aesthetic thing. Also I my second choice would be a black lian li.

I've two choices in mind.

Bitfenix Prodigy basket (Nice compact system but no chance of sli/crossfire upgrades if I get into GPU rendering):

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 630W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £63.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Cubitek Black Cobra Series 3-Pin to 2x 3-Pin Fan Adapter - 30cm £3.98
1 x BitFenix Optical Drive Bay Stealth Cover - White £3.98
Total : £1,228.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).




OR a Bitfenix Shinobi (SLI ready):

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £63.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £26.39
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Optical Drive Bay Stealth Cover - White £3.98
Total : £1,207.75 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Also the Shinobi could have a greater value for money than the Prodigy if I go without SLI (cheaper mobo and PSU)...



The question is which system is best value for money considering I'll need to use it for maybe 5 years or more without significant upgrade?

Also would the 2nd gen i7 be a noticeable step down from the ivy bridge for rendering?

thoughts appreciated.
 
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Thanks. I'll do that later if I opt for the mid tower since I'm already a bit over budget... that's another disadvantage the prodigy, however.

Is there a particular forum that specialises in render pc hardware? I think most people here seem to be expert on games but not rendering (most forums I use day to day are more concerned with software like vray, which takes quite a bit of expertise by itself, but not so much hardware). I'm just concerned with getting the most out of my build.
 
Gonna buy tomorrow. Going for the Prodigy, taken out the DVD drive (I'll use the USB trick) etc to save a little cash & clutter. Also swapped out the Samsung SSD for the one dacads recommended - thanks buddy!;) - (its got a ton of good reviews and seems faster(?)
Also the monitor, hopefully a good choice (especially with the BTS discount).

If the builds a success I'll post a few pics here. I may get the side panel laser cut n windowed cos I can do it for free woot!


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black **BTS £40 CASHBACK** £143.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £85.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 630W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £64.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £63.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
Total : £1,342.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
But what about the performance/life of other components (voltage regulator quality, bus speeds etc...)

Is it worth spending a bit more on the motherboard to get better quality, is the difference only noticeable when overclocking, for example? (I may do that in the future when I learn a little more about it).

thanks for your advice!
 
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thanks for your help guys :)


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black **BTS £40 CASHBACK** £143.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 730W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £89.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £63.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £53.99
1 x Xebec Media Line LightWeight Keyboard £14.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre LED BLUE 120mm Fan £6.49
1 x Akasa AK-CB057 Premium 2m HDMI Cable - Black (AK-CB057V2) £5.99
Total : £1,434.84 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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I'm missing components... Not sure what cable I need to buy to connect the cooler, two stock case fans and one additional 120mm led fan, the mother board has one slot for CPU fan and one for Case. What am I missing? :(
 
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