ITX 3D graphics desktop

[ottoatom]

Hi everyone,

I'm away from home and need to do some 3D work. Instead of buying a laptop that I'm not going to need back home I was thinking about buying a small factor desktop 3dmax/adobe suite capable.

I was thinking of getting an ITX board and case, i7 cpu, 16 gb RAM, GTX 1060? And an SDD. I guess this is going to amount to something close to 800/1000£. The good thing is that I would be able to update my pc back home with these parts.

Any advice from you guys is most welcome.
Thx much

 

[Aeacus]

Something like this perhaps?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£290.28 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer i11 74.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£18.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£105.50 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£68.84 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£60.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card (£229.87 @ More Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Suppressor F1 Mini ITX Desktop Case (£40.61 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£61.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £877.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 00:06 BST+0100

This build supports CPU, GPU and RAM overclocking if you need it.

 

[ottoatom]

Hi aeacus, thx for your answer. I wasn't aware of that part picker website, what a wonderful creation!
Very good selection thanks for that.
What do you think about the i7 6800? It's a different socket and I could only find one extremely expensive board for it. Is it worth it?.. cgi and video editing is the purpose for that computer.
About the ssd, is it worth it to invest in a m.2 drive?
Lastly, I want a case that I can fit in my luggage.. I think that one might be too big.. I saw a few ones where you can fit a large GPU via a pci-e adapter, has someone tried these ones yet?
Cheers!

 

[Aeacus]

i7-6800K is better at video encoding since it has more cores and threads than i7-6700K.
Comparison: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6800K/3502vs3607
Since i7-6800K uses LGA2011-V3 socket, it also needs X-series MoBo and the price goes up very quickly.
Since you have a limited budget, i don't recommend going for a i7-6800K.

M.2 drive with NVMe is great to have since it's atleast 4x faster than regular 2.5" SSD drive.
Here's a comparison between regular 2.5" SSD and M.2 NVMe SSD, link: http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-750-EVO-250GB-vs-Samsung-SM951-NVMe-PCIe-M2-256GB/m71929vsm30950

For a M.2 drive, a M.2 slot is needed on the MoBo. And since you like to have an ITX build, choises here get difficult. Still, i found a way.

Here's a reconfigurated i7-6700K build with a M.2 drive and a new case.
New case is smaller while fitting a full sized ATX board and full sized GPU (with length up to 309mm) inside itself.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£296.28 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer i11 74.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£18.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£139.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£71.91 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£109.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card (£232.38 @ More Computers)
Case: Silverstone GD09B HTPC Case (£71.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£65.61 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1006.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 18:20 BST+0100

I also created an i7-6800K build for your consideration. Had to put better CPU cooler into it since i7-6800K has TDP of 140W while the Arctic Freezer i11 is rated for up to TDP 130W.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£407.99 @ Novatech)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9DXi4 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler (£48.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£180.53 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£71.91 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£109.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card (£232.38 @ More Computers)
Case: Silverstone GD09B HTPC Case (£71.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£65.61 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1188.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 18:34 BST+0100