Spec check for 3d modeling

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I Got a text from a friend looking a new build that he can do some 3d modeling and video processing on. He has a budget of £500 - 700 ideally closer to the £500 mark

So far I have compiled this as a starting point for a fairly generic build.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.8
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan £2.99
Total : £616.81 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Is there anything I should change that would benefit him for 3d modeling and rendering? He also expressed an interest in dual booting into OSX I've never even looked at this so if someone can confirm if the components are compatible that would be awesome.
 
So delete Radeon which is complete overkill for modelling/video processing (any cheapest GeForce would fit and do some acceleration in viewports), unless he wants to game sometimes. Instead, get more RAM - 16 GB might be enough, but it depends on work type obviously, he has to know how big his projects are. Instead of Seagate I'd get Toshiba, or even two and join them to RAID-0, and add some SSD for OS. If he wants to be a "pro" buy him i7 instead of i5, which in some situations (like 24/7 rendering) saves more precious time thank to hyperthreading.
 
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OK I wasn't sure if the card was needed for modelling work or not. If I lose the 270 I can probably get a i7 and more ram, which I'm assuming would enable him to be more productive. I've no idea when it comes to modelling work as I just play games on my rig.

Would it be worth overclocking the CPU or could I save him some more and get a locked i7?
 
You need to spec a GPU appropriate for the software he's using. Some make really good use of OpenCL, some CUDA, some not much of anything.
 
Cheers for the advice, I'll get in touch with him and find out what he is planning on using, but I don't think that it will be using Xeons and Quadros as fun as that would be to build for him.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £95.99
2 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x BitFenix Phenom MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £796.93 (includes shipping : £11.75).



gone over(tho no ethermaster extravagance :p ), not got a graphic card in there so you can go for what is needed. haswell likes fast ram but you can go for slower ram or if you're not worried about colour coordination can save money by going for two of

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-052-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

or the matched set is £17 more(still £50 cheaper than the one I speced)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-046-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
 
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