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Hi all,
I’ve been dabbling in the the word of Autodesk Maya 2018 for the past few months. I’m still very new and loving it, but the biggest stumbling block is my MacBook Pro 2015 – it’s just not capable enough. I realise that if I want to advance it’s best to go down the PC route.
So, I’ve spent some time researching and have come up with a first draft spec. I’m looking to spend around £1,500 (not including monitor, keyboard and mouse). I’m new to speccing systems so I’d really appreciate some thoughts, advice and guidance from this wonderful community.
Here we go…
Processor: I want something to cover modelling/animation and rendering as I’m too new to know what I’ll end up doing more of, but so far I seem to be doing more rendering. Rendering is better with multi-thread, so more cores. Modelling/animation is better with single thread, so higher clock speeds (you probably all know this!). The chip shown below would be right for rendering, but would it be the best option to cover all bases?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-65k-in.html = £479.99
Graphics: Maya recommend Nvidia over AMD. The Quadro range are preferred, and this one is high on the Maya preferred list (I believe the Quadro range is mostly for rendering).
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pny-...-card-5gb-gddr5-1024-cuda-core-gx-05n-pn.html = £480.98
Or, is the newer GeForce RTX the way to go? Like this one for almost the same price as the Quadro?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...92mb-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-1a4-gi.html = £488.99
I really can’t tell the difference between motherboards! But not all motherboards support i9 chips. If I go i9, then this one seems right, however I’m open to suggestions – could I go cheaper here?:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-342-ms.html = £169.99
Memory: 16GB is fine for Maya, 32GB is the dream for rendering – but is expensive. Is 3200 ok, or can I feasibly go lower to save money and maybe get 32GB? Minimal noticeable difference between the speeds?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team-group-vulcan-t-force-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-25600c16-3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-grey-tlgd-my-09s-tg.html = £119.99
HDD: I can add more drives to the case as and when needed. Will probably need 2 drives eventually, one for OS etc, then a big fat HDD that can be used as a scratch-disk for temporary files etc. Any thoughts on this?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...a-solid-state-drive-stgs500401-hd-3a8-se.html = £69.95
Power Supply: 500W should be ample, right? I specced a modular one as I’m a neat freak and hate cable clutter! I could save money here I feel. Advice welcomed!
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-131-bq.html = £72.95
Case: As small as possible and quiet if I can! Not after lit fans etc.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...dition-mid-tower-pc-case-black-ca-196-cs.html = £57.99
And Windows 10, obviously:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/microsoft-windows-10-64-bit-dvd-oem-ms-kw9-00139-sw-172-ms.html = £109.99
TOTAL (with the Geforce RTX): £1569.84
That’s it! Is there anywhere I can save money, or anywhere I’ve over-specced unnecessarily?
Thanks in advance!
I’ve been dabbling in the the word of Autodesk Maya 2018 for the past few months. I’m still very new and loving it, but the biggest stumbling block is my MacBook Pro 2015 – it’s just not capable enough. I realise that if I want to advance it’s best to go down the PC route.
So, I’ve spent some time researching and have come up with a first draft spec. I’m looking to spend around £1,500 (not including monitor, keyboard and mouse). I’m new to speccing systems so I’d really appreciate some thoughts, advice and guidance from this wonderful community.
Here we go…
Processor: I want something to cover modelling/animation and rendering as I’m too new to know what I’ll end up doing more of, but so far I seem to be doing more rendering. Rendering is better with multi-thread, so more cores. Modelling/animation is better with single thread, so higher clock speeds (you probably all know this!). The chip shown below would be right for rendering, but would it be the best option to cover all bases?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-65k-in.html = £479.99
Graphics: Maya recommend Nvidia over AMD. The Quadro range are preferred, and this one is high on the Maya preferred list (I believe the Quadro range is mostly for rendering).
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pny-...-card-5gb-gddr5-1024-cuda-core-gx-05n-pn.html = £480.98
Or, is the newer GeForce RTX the way to go? Like this one for almost the same price as the Quadro?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...92mb-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-1a4-gi.html = £488.99
I really can’t tell the difference between motherboards! But not all motherboards support i9 chips. If I go i9, then this one seems right, however I’m open to suggestions – could I go cheaper here?:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-342-ms.html = £169.99
Memory: 16GB is fine for Maya, 32GB is the dream for rendering – but is expensive. Is 3200 ok, or can I feasibly go lower to save money and maybe get 32GB? Minimal noticeable difference between the speeds?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team-group-vulcan-t-force-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-25600c16-3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-grey-tlgd-my-09s-tg.html = £119.99
HDD: I can add more drives to the case as and when needed. Will probably need 2 drives eventually, one for OS etc, then a big fat HDD that can be used as a scratch-disk for temporary files etc. Any thoughts on this?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...a-solid-state-drive-stgs500401-hd-3a8-se.html = £69.95
Power Supply: 500W should be ample, right? I specced a modular one as I’m a neat freak and hate cable clutter! I could save money here I feel. Advice welcomed!
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-q...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-131-bq.html = £72.95
Case: As small as possible and quiet if I can! Not after lit fans etc.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...dition-mid-tower-pc-case-black-ca-196-cs.html = £57.99
And Windows 10, obviously:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/microsoft-windows-10-64-bit-dvd-oem-ms-kw9-00139-sw-172-ms.html = £109.99
TOTAL (with the Geforce RTX): £1569.84
That’s it! Is there anywhere I can save money, or anywhere I’ve over-specced unnecessarily?
Thanks in advance!