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post #1 of 6
9/22/12 at 9:10pm
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As the title states I'm looking for advice on components for a new computer build minus the computer case. I'll be using it mainly for school using it mainly for rendering projects (a lot of Sketchup and adobe Photoshop). I already have a case for it and the extra storage but am needing suggestions on the primary components: motherboard, CPU, GPU, PSU, main drive preferably SSD. Budget I'd like to stay under $1k if possible. Thanks in advance for all inputs.
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9/22/12 at 9:20pm
what kind of games do you play?
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9/22/12 at 9:44pm
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No games just for school.
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9/23/12 at 1:20am
sim~build (Click to show)
$1,000 intel build Sandy Bridge + gtx 570

cpu Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K ~ $ 285 f/s

pcb ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS ~ $176-$25MIR = $151 f/s

ram Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 993995 ~ $ 80 f/s

ssd Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ~ $ 110 f/s

hdd [own]

psu XIGMATEK Tauro Series CPA-0700BDD-F51 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80+ BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ~ $74+10 = $84

atx [own]

gpu Galaxy 57NKH3DH5PXK MDT X4 GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Multi-Display Video Card ~ $ 260+$8-$20MIR = $248

odd ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM ~ $20 f/s

Total ~ $978 after rebate ($45) $1,023 shipped

or

$800 intel build Ivy Bridge + HD7870

cpu Intel Core i5-3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.3GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80637i53350P ~ $ 190 f/s

pcb ECS H77H2-M LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard ~ $ 80-$10MIR = $ 70 f/s

ram Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 993995 ~ $ 80 f/s

ssd Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ~ $ 85 f/s

hdd [own]

psu Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80+ BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ~ $70+4 = $74

atx [own]

gpu ASUS HD7870-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ~ $ 250+$8-$20MIR = $238

odd ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM ~ $20 f/s

Total ~ $757 after rebate ($30) $787 shipped
Here's two (2) sim~build around your budget, the first build is still on sandy bridge, but utilizing the i7 2600K OC/HT/igp3000 cpu's which will benefit photoshop mostly, since sketchup does not utlize HT still, the Quad-core processing power for both application will very much has well benefits, on the other hand, I use still a fermi videocard using openGL 4.1, which is well advance for the requirement for both apps which is 2.0 & 1.5 respectively, and since its a gtx 570, the processing power of this videocard will most likely benefit the sketchUp. The i7 2600K + gtx 570 is a full ATX intel build with a future SLI in mind, its the opposite of the 2nd build which is mainly micro-ATX with a cost savings of only $200+, but made entirely of new architecture ivy bridge and a new videocard HD 7870 equivalent to gtx 570 at least, using openGL 4.2 w/c is advance already for both application, the processor i5 3350P is Quad-core cpu, which is still beneficial lacking the hyperthread/igp/OC feature, hence the value cost. In any way you want it sim~build are there to help you trim down your choice and have an idea. Hope it helps tongue.gif
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9/23/12 at 1:27am
you might also want to look in to getting 12-16gb of ram, what i do with the extra ram is turn it into a harddrive using ramdisk+ and loaded photoshop etc. on there, it gives you much faster than ssd speeds, or can be used as a scratch disk for photoshop cache files wile your editing, and ram is fairly cheap.
and while a good video card helps in those progrms, i dont think he needs something as powerful as a 570 or 7870 for simple programs, so maybe go with something cheaper and get a bigger ssd, 240gb+ or faster cpu or cooling
Edited by killakris - 9/23/12 at 1:30am
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9/23/12 at 11:11am
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Thanks for the suggestions. I was wondering if I needed the new GPU but from the looks it's probably best to get extra ram from the money saved.
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