Finalizing PC Configuration for Highend Professional Uses

[anirba@3d]

Those are all good ram. Go with 1.5v and whoever is the cheapest. The gts 450 you're getting can handle 2 monitors, just plug them both in. You are also getting a z68 with video outputs to use the integrated so you can also plug 2 in to there.

As long as the overclock voltage and temperatures are not extreme it won't affect the lifespan to notice anything. You should be able to get around ~4.6ghz safely. Overclocking will speed up your renders and I would suggest an aftermarket cooler. I'd usually suggest the cooler master hyper 212+ or the xigmatek gaia which are relatively cheap ($30 usd) and good performance. But I don't know what's available to you.

Are there cheaper z68s motherboards available? Is there a reason you are getting an expensive high end motherboard with extra features I doubt you will use?

This is a continuation of http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/304184-28-buying-guide-highend-professional-uses

As my thread was closed by moderator I have created a new.

Thanks to everybody and Special Thanks to K1111 you have supported from the beginning.

I have visited local shop yesterday. They don't have any cheap z68 mobo. So I do not have many more choices. Some times I am thinking I will go for a P8P67 (Normal Board) and graphics card at a time.

I am sending you few links of a shop from which you can get a fare idea about availability.

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http://www.mdcomputers.in/graphic_cards.html

http://www.mdcomputers.in/mother_boards.html

http://www.mdcomputers.in/smps.html

http://www.mdcomputers.in/cpu_cooler.html

I have decided to purchase my system in two phases

Phase -1 (Now : within 7-10 days)
Processor : Intel Core i5 2500K or i7 2600K
Motherboard : Asus P8Z68 V Pro or Asus P8 Z68 V (Do not know the difference)
SMPS : Corsair GS 600 or Corsair TX 650
CPU Cooler : Corsair H50 or Cooler Master hyper 212+
RAM : Corsair or GSkil 2GB or 4GB @1333
Chassis : Cooler Master HAF 912
Chassis Fan : Cooler Master 120 mm FAN

Phase -2 (within 6-9 months )
RAM : Corsair or GSkil Tripple Channel 8GBx4 @2133/2200 (maximum supported by board) (in that case I will sell out Corsair or GSkil 4GB @1333)
Video Card : Zotac / MSI Nvdia GTS 450 or Zotac / MSI Nvdia GTX 550 Ti
SSD : Corsair or Kingston or G Skil 160 GB

I have find few products in online shopping portal ebay india.

http://computers.shop.ebay.in/i.html?_nkw=p67&_sacat=3667&_sop=15&_odkw=p67&_osacat=42000&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

http://computers.shop.ebay.in/i.html?_nkw=z68&_sacat=3667&_sop=15&_odkw=p67&_osacat=3667&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

http://computers.shop.ebay.in/i.html?_nkw=corsair&_sacat=42000&_sop=15&_odkw=heatsink&_osacat=42000&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

http://computers.shop.ebay.in/Fans-Heatsinks-Cooling-/42000/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A15%257C66%253A4%257C39%253A1&rt=nc&_nkw=cooler%20master&_catref=1&_ipg=200&_sop=15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=3

I5 and put the extra $ towards:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227660
<evil grin>

yes I will go for that I have a plan..but not now....

 

[k1114]

The asus z68 non pro does not have raid support, no 1394a header and 2 less sata 3 ports. There might be more but those are the most obvious.

I would say not to get the h50 it's worse than the 212+. I do see many v6gt, these are really good but there's a big price variance. You can't really go wrong with any 120mm cooler and should just go with the best price.

BTW triple channel is a 3 stick kit. And sb is only dual channel and the mobos have 4 slots. You don't really need 2133 either and are usually way overpriced. 1600 to 2133 is only like a 4% performance difference at best but a huge price difference.

IMO I would get the i7 and save money elsewhere. 3D rendering is much better off with a better cpu than a ssd.

 

[anirba@3d]

The asus z68 non pro does not have raid support, no 1394a header and 2 less sata 3 ports. There might be more but those are the most obvious.

I would say not to get the h50 it's worse than the 212+. I do see many v6gt, these are really good but there's a big price variance. You can't really go wrong with any 120mm cooler and should just go with the best price.

BTW triple channel is a 3 stick kit. And sb is only dual channel and the mobos have 4 slots. You don't really need 2133 either and are usually way overpriced. 1600 to 2133 is only like a 4% performance difference at best but a huge price difference.

IMO I would get the i7 and save money elsewhere. 3D rendering is much better off with a better cpu than a ssd.

Many many thanks k1111
So after discussions with you and others I have finalized phase-I

Phase -1 (Now : within 7-10 days)(850$)
Processor : i7 2600K
Motherboard : Asus P8Z68 V Pro
SMPS : Corsair TX 650
CPU Cooler : Cooler Master hyper 212+
RAM : Corsair or GSkil 2GB or 4GB @1333 (for temporary basis)
Chassis : Cooler Master HAF 912
Chassis Fan : Cooler Master 120 mm FAN

Phase -2 (within 6-9 months )
RAM : Corsair or GSkil Dual Channel 8GBx4 @1600/1833 (maximum supported by board)
Video Card : Zotac / MSI Nvdia GTS 450 or Zotac / MSI Nvdia GTX 550 Ti
TV / Monitor : 2 X 22" or 24" 3D LED Monitor (Samsung / HP / Dell) or 1 X 32" / 40" 3D LED (Sony / Samsung / Toshiba)
(Presently I have 2 X 17" CRT, 1 Samsung, 1 LG)

Local sales person try to convince me about Zotac as because it has a 5 yrs warranty plan..others have only 2-3 years.
But recently I have gone through a mid range video card comparison at tom's hardware (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-radeon-graphics,2977.html). No zotac card is there. Top cards are from MSI & Gigabyte. What should I do? I know this is for phase 2. But I want to know the company name thats it.

What are the differences between VGA Port, DVI & HDMI? What are the functionalities?

I know at this point of time those rams are over priced thats why I will wait for few months. I know that within that time frame 32GB Ram @ 1833 will be available at my today's budget which is 250$. This will be appropriate for my video card also , I will get a better video card in same budget (150$) and it too releases my financial stress. So I will be more beneficial for a long time. I hope this decision will go in my favor.

I just would like to know you k1111. Which country do you belong to? What do you do? Just brief about you.


Thanks again.....

 

[ram1009]

If your "high end professional uses" include any 3D CAD applications such as Solidworks I STRONGLY suggest reconsidering your GPU. I use SW nearly every day and can tell you that it does not run well with anything but a SW recommended GPU. This does not have to be an expensive GPU, for instance I'm currently using a Quadro 600 which cost about $150. You can also spend thousands for the highest performance GPUs. I recommend against an AMD/ATI GPU.

 

[k1114]

Zotac isn't as popular but they offer good stuff.

VGA is analog and sometimes is blurry at high res, I wouldn't use it. DVI and HDMI are digital; the only difference is hdmi is audio + video, dvi is just video.

 

[anirba@3d]

Zotac isn't as popular but they offer good stuff.

VGA is analog and sometimes is blurry at high res, I wouldn't use it. DVI and HDMI are digital; the only difference is hdmi is audio + video, dvi is just video.

ok now i have understood

 

[anirba@3d]

If your "high end professional uses" include any 3D CAD applications such as Solidworks I STRONGLY suggest reconsidering your GPU. I use SW nearly every day and can tell you that it does not run well with anything but a SW recommended GPU. This does not have to be an expensive GPU, for instance I'm currently using a Quadro 600 which cost about $150. You can also spend thousands for the highest performance GPUs. I recommend against an AMD/ATI GPU.

Yes offcourse my dear friend ..I will use my system for 3D Mechanical cad application too.....like solid edge, solid works, inventor, pro/engineer etc....
Majority persons has suggested Nvidia as it supports CUDA & Open CL and price is on lower side....

I have checked at our local city shop...mid range quadro are available priced as 400$

in online shopping portals like ebay it is avaliable.....
http://computers.shop.ebay.in/Computer-Components-/3667/i.html?_nkw=quadro&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

but yes it is overpriced.......190$ for a 256MB card

solidworks has mentioned that I need atleast 1.5 gb card for medium complexities...so that will be really out of my budget....

http://www.nvidia.co.in/object/quadro-siemens-nx-in.html

http://www.nvidia.co.in/object/quadro-3ds-max-in.html

In case I want to install quadro as my second gpu in future ..is it possible?