These two are a little more expensive but I was in the same boat as you and I am currently looking at these. Can someone let us know if one of these is better than the other considering:
Medium level gaming
Processing power
One is recertified
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Kuropon - I am looking at the next gen motherboards only for the capability to expand later and not have to worry about taking out the mother board. A big thing with my build is me being able to upgrade it with out having to rebuild.
008Rohit - is there something in my list you would take to...
Hello,
I have a similar post up, "Animation/CG computer on a budget" essentially we are looking at similar things. Currently I am looking at the i5-2500k due to price and not too much of a usable difference right now. That depends on if you are just doing Still graphics or Movies/animation...
What I am currently looking at:
Case: Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power: Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz...
Thank you for the info, the 2600k is probably too expensive for me to try and have it fit my goal price. I am looking the the I5-2500k for price reasons right now.
In terms of Video Card is there a recomended brand / size? - Keeping in mind the focus of the build a 1 gig should be strong enough...
Awesome info, thanks g-unit1111
on 2 - RAM
Is it better to have larger sizes of RAM and less sticks, or more sticks (for example Four 4gigs for 16 or is some other config better with only 2 sticks)?
as long as it fits price wise 16gigs is ultimately what I am looking at for CG
on 4 - CPU
Going...
Hmm I will definitly take a look at the CoolerMaster then, they do seem to be more user friendly.
AMD vs Intel is driving me crazy. I use to be AMD only and a lot of people say go for AMD. Are you saying Intel is better for the workstation vs the gaming of the AMD?
I have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, tablet, some old external and internal hard drives, plenty of cables. Looking at the core components really.
That layout with a HD 6' cable will cost 979.93 before Mail-In rebates
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Quick summary of below – looking to spend around $1000 for a build more focused on Animation and Game design. Playing games is nice also, but the focus of the build is workstation power.
I have been reading many posts here and this is a great web site. I wish I learned about this...