YO!
So, I've been thinking about building myself a rendering mule for a while now, just so I don't have to keep everything on my current rig, to make life simpler
I know intel is a lot better for rendering and such, but I'm going to try to do this all on the cheap.
Ive already got:
Case: CM Storm Scout
HDD: 500GB WD Blue
PSU: Corsair HX750
Current Sig rig mobo: ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 (AM3) [getting a new one for my sig]
RAM: 4GB Kingston Hyper X 1333
so ill be needing another 4GB RAM, I know more ram is obviously better for rendering purposes, but I'm not looking for epic performance, just wanting something I can leave working, without temperature issues, and without it draining a lot of power.
so I'm basically just looking for a CPU that would be up to the job.
I've been looking at things like triple core's and the lowest priced FX quad core, but I cant decide on anything :/ any opinions?
EDIT: if the best option would be FX then I'd also like suggestions on a good am3+ mobo too, not too expencive but would need to have 4 ram slots, as the kingston I have is 2x2GB
Edited by kepiinskii - 6/8/12 at 12:10pm
So, I've been thinking about building myself a rendering mule for a while now, just so I don't have to keep everything on my current rig, to make life simpler
I know intel is a lot better for rendering and such, but I'm going to try to do this all on the cheap.
Ive already got:
Case: CM Storm Scout
HDD: 500GB WD Blue
PSU: Corsair HX750
Current Sig rig mobo: ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 (AM3) [getting a new one for my sig]
RAM: 4GB Kingston Hyper X 1333
so ill be needing another 4GB RAM, I know more ram is obviously better for rendering purposes, but I'm not looking for epic performance, just wanting something I can leave working, without temperature issues, and without it draining a lot of power.
so I'm basically just looking for a CPU that would be up to the job.
I've been looking at things like triple core's and the lowest priced FX quad core, but I cant decide on anything :/ any opinions?
EDIT: if the best option would be FX then I'd also like suggestions on a good am3+ mobo too, not too expencive but would need to have 4 ram slots, as the kingston I have is 2x2GB
Edited by kepiinskii - 6/8/12 at 12:10pm
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| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Power |
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| Seagate | Label Flash | Asus Square Axe | Windows 7 Ultimate |
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| W H I T E G L I N T |
(19 items) |
| ITS GOT PURPLE IN IT |
(10 items) |
| HTPC |
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom II X4 965 | Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 | Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 | Kingston HyperX [4x2GB] [Black+Blue] |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Power |
| Western Digital Caviar Blue | Coolit ECO CLC | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 | Corsair HX 750 |
| Case | Other | ||
| CM Storm Scout | Ralink 150mbps Wireless card | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom X4 9650 | FOXCONN A7VMX-K | ATI Radeon HD 4350 | Don't know |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Seagate | Label Flash | Asus Square Axe | Windows 7 Ultimate |
| Monitor | Power | Case | |
| 32" Sony Bravia | CIT 500W | Fractal Design Arc Mini | |
| View all | |||
