Building PC for 3d modeling, rendering and Gaming.

[Anonympanther]

Hi!

I'm going to build a new computer in the near future. I do alot of 3D-modeling/rendering and also some gaming.
My old computer is garbage and I cant improve with it (E5300 + 4gig of ram + 6900GT with crappy board).
So my goal with the new PC is to be able to use softwares for modelling, texturing, rendering, video editing, compositing, run simulations, etc.
(Sofwares like Zbrush, Houdini Apprentice, etc.)
And on the other hand im a mechanical engineering student and I want to use engineering softwares for static calculations/simulations and modelling for my studies and for my future job.
So i want to build a work/3d hobbyist/gamer pc.
Since Im a student, I cant afford to buy the whole PC, so i decided to buy the components in 2 portion.
These are the componenets that i think will suit my plan, but im not certain that this is the best setup. So i hope some of you can help me out to build a new PC.
First portion:
Cpu:
INTEL Core i7-6800K 3.40GHz 2011-3 BOX

CPU Cooler:
Alpenföhn Brocken 2

Board:
GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD4

VGA:
GIGABYTE GV-N1070WF2OC-8GD GTX1070 8GB GDDR5 WINDFORCE OC PCIE

Case:
COOLERMASTER N400
or
THERMALTAKE VN400A1W2N Commander MS-I
or
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 Advanced

with 8GB ddr4 RAM ( Im not decided which brand i want to buy )

and a want to use my Thermaltake Berlin 630W for a short time.

2-3 month later a want to continue with the 2nd portion, where I changing the:
-ram up to 64GB (maybe 124GB)
-a better, gold rated power supply around 850W (maybe an FSP)
-and adding an SSD.

I want to stay in the Intel/Nvidia side. I hope You guys can help me out .
Feel free change the components in the same price level. Im open for every suggestion .


Thanks for Your help..

 

[stiffler123]

Yes you're good to go! The brand of the RAM doesn't matter, it all performs similarly and they are all just marketing BS. Just make sure not to overclock the cpu and gpu before buying your new PSU as you want to get a little bit of headroom and not push the power supply to 90%. Cheers!

 

[Anonympanther]

Im back with another question 😀
So a CAD/CAM user said that i shouldn't go with the gtx1070 for modelling and rendering. He told me I should go with FirePro W4300 or Quadro K4000 instead of a gtx1070 because a Direct3D card is not a good choice. So Im a but confused and I went to a benchmark page to compare the 3 card.
So the gtx1070 was way better in all aspects. Is there any truth with this Direct3D stuff? The gtx1070 has more than double CUDA cores and if im not mistaken that is a benefit.
And the other problem is that the Quadro K4000 is way too expensive in my country. While the gtx1070 is ~516 EUR, the Quadro starts ~968 EUR, and i can't afford it.
The 3D side is a bit tricky. So I'm a Mechanical engineering student. I'm doing a lot of CAD modelling while I'm learning Finite element calculations and simulations in school.
But at home I am doing a lot of charater modelling, rendering, texturing, fluid/particle/RBD simulations, and its differs from CAD/CAM.

So here is my final question. Which feature or attribute should i favor or prioritize when im searching for a good card that can support my needs both in 3d and gaming.

 

[stiffler123]

You are good to go with GTX 1070.

A gtx 1070 can play a game in ultra which means that it has ENOUGH power to process all that 3d frames. You also said that you would want to play games. Yes, a Quadro card will perform better in rendering and modeling, BUT only in those since the quadro line is known for their work station computer purpose.

Put it this way.
Quadro: Gaming = 7/10 Modeling = 10/10
1070: Gaming = 10/10 Modeling = 8.5/10

So you really have to pick your poison, but given that the price difference is almost double, go for that GTX 1070. Like I've already stated above, it's all marketing BS. They want to sell you the quadro cause it will give them more $$. Make no mistake, the quadro performs or MIGHT perform better than 1070 in modeling, but for the price? HANDS DOWN 1070

 

[Anonympanther]

Thanks a lot.