Mini ITX Build For 3D Rendering

timmy3010

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So im going to build a mini ITX PC for Vray, so im wondering if my components are compatible or not and is it good for Vray and other 3D rendering application?


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($156.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1074.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 14:03 EDT-0400)
 
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On the Zotac, the GPU is clocked a little bit higher, and the memory is clocked higher as well. The links you sent me both say 2GB of RAM.

On those links (Newegg), they are out of stock. Where would you get yours from?

I would probably get the Zotac because it's faster AND cheaper.

And yes, the ASRock has built-in Wi-fi.
You can do something like this and save $60. This gets you a much better quality power supply, and a lot faster HDD. It also has wifi built into the board.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($243.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($110.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($156.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1014.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 14:21 EDT-0400)
 


Absolutely right.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As2oZAgjSqDCdElkM3l6VTdRQjhTRWhpVS1hZmV3OGc#gid=0

(I know this is for Blender Cycles, but it should apply to VRay, too)

And if you plan on getting two 580's in the future, don't. Just get one GTX Titan Black. It's about twice as good as two 580's, and it has 6GB RAM.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-titan-opencl-cuda-workstation,3474-16.html
 


However, for 3D rendering, the 580 is [strike]way[/strike] better than the 770.
 


Sorry, I wasn't trying to be rude.

And sorry about the 'way', I took it off as soon as I could, but not quick enough!
 


Well the shop im buying from doesnt sell antec products, intel xeon, gigavyte ITX board they only have ASRock ITX board and it is really hard to find 580 here in my country
 
That would have been helpful to know lol

The i7 is a great CPU and will do you just fine :)

A good power supply from Corsair (AX/TX/HX/GS) SeaSonic or XFX would be perfect. I would stay away from the CX series from Corsair if possible. If that is the best they have, it'll be ok, just wouldn't want to stress it.
 


Can you get a GTX-680? Its CUDA rendering is a little faster than the GTX-770.

Otherwise, the 770 will be just fine. (And the 770 is better at gaming, if you will be doing any of that...)
 


Yea Gigabyte's 680 ($410) is only $20 more than the 770 but Zotac AMP! 680 is only $330 should i get zotac's or gigabyte's? And is my build compatible?

 


On the Zotac, the GPU is clocked a little bit higher, and the memory is clocked higher as well. The links you sent me both say 2GB of RAM.

On those links (Newegg), they are out of stock. Where would you get yours from?

I would probably get the Zotac because it's faster AND cheaper.

And yes, the ASRock has built-in Wi-fi.
 
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i'll be getting it not from newegg but from a shop in my country, thanks for ur help