80 - 1 Lakh System for 3D- / Image Editing

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erratic

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Hi i am from Germany and recently moved to Mumbai, i would like to build a 3D workstation. I am unsure about compatibility and the brands available in Mumbai. I have worked out a configuration based on whats available in Europe. I would be really glad if you could help me in this endeavor. Please read further for more detailed information:

Questions

1. Q: What is your budget?
1. 80 - 1 Lakh

4. Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.

The System (without Monitor)

CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition, 6x 3.20GHz, boxed (HDT90ZFBGRBOX)

CPU Cooler
Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B (Sockel 478/775/1156/1366/754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3) (SCMG-2100)

GPU
One of the following cards depending on availability
Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870 Rev. 2, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1, full retail (11161-03-50R)

ASUS EAH5870/2DIS/1GD5, Radeon HD 5870, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1 (90-C3CH30-L0UAY00T)

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Rev. 2, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1, full retail (11161-01-50R)

RAM (16GB)
2 x G.Skill RipJaws DIMM Kit 8GB PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1333) (F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL)

Mainboard
MSI 870A-G54, 870 (dual PC3-10667U DDR3) (7599-040R)
or
MSI 890GXM-G65, 890GX (dual PC3-10667U DDR3) (7642-010R)

HDD(s)
Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s (CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1)
Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s (CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1)

DVD
LG Electronics GH22LS50, SATA, black, bulk

Power Supplies
be quiet Straight Power 500W ATX 2.3 (E7-500W/BN115)

Case
Cooler Master Sileo 500

6. Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
1. Mumbai
2. Open to online purchase

7. Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
1. No

8. Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware

Im a content creator for mmorpgs thats why i need to mention "gaming" even though its more a trial if the stuff is working out im creating. ^^

35% 3D Modeling/ Rendering
35% Image Editing/ Graphic Design
20% Gaming (MMORPG)
10% Internet/ Office

- Software -
Maya 2011, 3ds Max 2011 and Mudbox 2011
CS5: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

10. Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
MMORPGs

11. Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
Depends on which Monitor im getting im eying the:
Dell UltraSharp U2311H, 23", 1920x1080, VGA, DVI, DisplayPort
Retailer Mumbai: 17800 Rs.

12. Q: Are you looking to overclock?
1. Not necessarily (maybe after 1 year)

13. Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
1. Windows 7 64 bit

If you have additional questions please don't hesitate to ask :)

Thank you!
 
Image editing and 1920x? Really?

I would plump for the 30" displays - the 3 additional inches isn't much, but it's twice as many pixels. Makes a lot of sense for larger images and renders. Or a second monitor side by side :)

Also, why a mainstream/enthusiast CPU and (therefore) motherboard? Two Xeons and an Intel workstation board is the way I'd look, with one CPU for now and another one added in later.

And the power supply :) A Corsair supply, 700 watts or so, should be a much better bet.
 
@cranky

30" monitor as well as xeons are sounding definitely nice and im planning on having 2 monitors (23" though) but today a new unforeseen problem came up and im not sure how to tackle that...
Unfortunately i totally overestimated the market for those parts in Mumbai and after talking to several retailer (Lamington Road) most of the parts are not available here... :(

Therefor im totally in need of your help! Most of the retailer in Mumbai gave me an "alternative", unfortunately im lacking of knowledge whether these parts are good or not...

available parts according to my "wish list":

CPU + Mainboard
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition, 6x 3.20GHz, boxed (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) + MSI 890GXM-G65, 890GX (dual PC3-10667U DDR3) (7642-010R)
Retailer Mumbai: 21750 Rs.

GPU
Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870 Rev. 2, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1, full retail (11161-03-50R)
Retailer Mumbai: 23500 Rs.

ASUS EAH5870/2DIS/1GD5, Radeon HD 5870, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1 (90-C3CH30-L0UAY00T)
Retailer Mumbai: 23000 Rs.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Rev. 2, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1, full retail (11161-01-50R)
Retailer Mumbai: 24000 Rs.

RAM
G.Skill RipJaws DIMM Kit 8GB PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1333) (F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL) NA

Therefor the single bar is available...
G.Skill RipJaws DIMM 4GB PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1333) (F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL)
Retailer Mumbai: 5750 Rs.

or

CORSAIR 4 GB DDR3 1333 FSB RAM
Retailer Mumbai: 6250 Rs.

Monitor
Dell UltraSharp U2410, 24", 1920x1200, VGA, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort
Retailer Mumbai: 33000 Rs.

Dell UltraSharp U2311H, 23", 1920x1080, VGA, DVI, DisplayPort
Retailer Mumbai: 17800 Rs.

NOT available parts according to my "wish list":

CPU Cooler
Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B (Sockel 478/775/1156/1366/754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3) (SCMG-2100)

retailers alternative(s):
Corsair H 50 Cooler
Retailer Mumbai: 4000 Rs.

ASUS Silent Knight
Retailer Mumbai: 2300 Rs.

Thermalright Venomous X
Retailer Mumbai: 3700 Rs.

GPU
MSI R5870 Lightning AC II, Radeon HD 5870, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1 (V210-009R)

RAM
G.Skill RipJaws DIMM Kit 8GB PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1333) (F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL)

HDD(s)
Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s (CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1)
Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s (CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1)

retailers alternative(s):
OCZ 100gb
Retailer Mumbai: 22000 Rs.

OCZ 200gb
Retailer Mumbai: 40000 Rs.
Western Digital Caviar Black 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s (WD1002FAEX)
Retailer Mumbai: 7250 Rs.

DVD
LG Electronics GH22LS50, SATA, schwarz, bulk

retailers alternative(s):
Asus 24x Dvd Writer
Retailer Mumbai: 1150 Rs.

LG DVD-RW SATA OEM
Retailer Mumbai: 1050 Rs.

PSU
be quiet Straight Power 500W ATX 2.3 (E7-500W/BN115)
Seasonic X-Series X-650 650W ATX 2.3 (SS-650KM) (semi-passiv)

retailers alternative(s):

Silverstone 500w Smps
Retailer Mumbai: 2750 Rs.

Silverstone 650w Smps
Retailer Mumbai: 5100 Rs.

Corsair TX 750w Smps
Retailer Mumbai: 7000 Rs.

Corsair HX 650w Smps
Retailer Mumbai: 7500 Rs.

Cooler Master eXtreme Power 500W
Retailer Mumbai: 3200 Rs.

Cooler Master eXtreme Power 650W
Retailer Mumbai: 4500 Rs.

Case
Cooler Master Sileo 500

retailers alternative(s):
Cooler Master Centurion 5 II schwarz (RC-502-KKN1)
Retailer Mumbai: 4100 Rs.

Cooler Master Cm 690 Advance 2 Cabinet
Retailer Mumbai: 5850 Rs.

NZXT Tempest EVO
Retailer Mumbai: 5700 Rs.

In my desperation I also had a glimpse on Dell.co.in and looked for a quick alternative. Was considering the Dell Studio XPS 7100...

( Dell Studio XPS 7100 Desktop Details | Dell India )

Dell Studio XPS 7100

PROCESSOR AMD Phenomâ„¢ II X6 1090T Processor
COOLING SOLUTION Standard Fan and Heatsink (125W)
MEMORY 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (4X4GB)
HARD DRIVE 750GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing
ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 2nd Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing
OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive:16X DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer Write
VIDEO CARD 1GB ATI Radeonâ„¢ HD 5870 Graphics
SOUND CARD Integrated high definition 7.1 channel audio with THX® TruStudio PC™

Total: Rs.1,00,417.93

Please let me know about your opinion(s) and thoughts whether i should build it myself or just go for the Dell 7100 or if its even possible to assemble a System with the retailers recommended alternatives + this online shop (the only one i could find for Mumbai...) Computers Hardware, Peripherals, Cameras, Laptops, Gaming Equipment Tech Heaven, Thin client Lamington Road, Mumbai .

So either...
buying a prebuild Dell 7100
OR
trying to assemble a decent workingstation with the retailers-recommended-alternatives + Computers Hardware, Peripherals, Cameras, Laptops, Gaming Equipment Tech Heaven, Thin client Lamington Road, Mumbai and other online shops

Looking forward for your input and sorry for the long post @.@
 
Intel is the way to go. I would not suggest AMD for this kind of setup.

YOu have to choose either you want to play games or do serious work. As i will only suggest Quadro FX for professional use.
 
Couple of points as u are new to Indian Scenario.

Avoid Asus products in India as they have poor After Sales Service.

For motherboards consider Gigabyte/MSI and for GPU's Sapphire/MSI.
 
DarkAngel said:
Couple of points as u are new to Indian Scenario.

Avoid Asus products in India as they have poor After Sales Service.

For motherboards consider Gigabyte/MSI and for GPU's Sapphire/MSI.
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i wouldn't say that ASUS has pathetic service as i called them on their toll free no., registered my complaint regarding my Crosshair II Motherboard (it was Faulty LCD Poster),but on that day i didn't got any reply.

so,i mailed them the next day & they took around 10 days & they sent me a New LCD Poster.

they didn't even ask for the old one but best of all i was able to RMA it from my home town which is just great.

do remember to tell them about their latest ELITE service as they think that most of the customers don't even know about that.. :p
 
Some ppl say that i7s are faster in video rendering than AMD,im not sure,but the x6 is a good choice,everything looks good but just one thing,i would changed the mobo to gigabyte 890gx ,ive have bad experience with MSI.
 
Hey guys thanks for all the information about the local brands and service-status!

@MrRIG & kippu

Thanks i will read up the links you sent me :)

This system is for semi professional purposes, so it doesnt need to be a super high end system yet i just need something decent which will work nicely at least for 1 year

I have already posted an update on my situation, unfortunately the admin hasn't approved it yet so please hang in there.

EDIT: Okay the moderator has approved the post and can be read few posts up - sorry for that.

In Brief: of the config i mentioned in my first post, several parts are not available in mumbai and retail dealers have given me "alternatives" which im not sure of.
 
sounds good erractic , go for it , you could try the mushkin rams too , they are available , otherwise rest all sounds good
 
It was a little odd to not see a reply for a few days.

Are you quite sure you want to stay AMD and mainstream CPU? In which case the Dell should do fine but it doesn't include a monitor....

You should be able to reach the same config with parts purchased yourself.

I'd suggest the 1060 with a 890FX or 790FX board - the GX have onboard GPU which you'll never use, and the FX boards will run marginally better and faster due to better silicon. The two are very similar in performance, you won't lose whichever way you go. I still think Intel would be my personal choice for this kind of a setup, but it's your cash!!

I see the cost of Asus graphics cards has come down. I'm not sure a 5870 is the way to go unless you are confident you need the extra gaming or code power. For rendering in OpenGL the Quadro and FireGL cards would be worth a look.

I wouldn't buy the CM Extreme series. You need a CM Real Power, Corsair HX650 or a Seasonic. The 500W supply should be enough if you don't overclock.

Get the SSD from one of our dealers here. The guys at Lammy are making a killing, the drives are not *that* expensive. The 1TB WD Black drive for 7250 is a laugh. You should be able to score it under 5K no problem.

Good Luck. Maybe you should post a final configuration with all the costs and then the pricing experts can jump on!
 
Just as a heads up to you about dealers here, Techenclave itself has a dealer section. Dealer's Paradise Phoenix is a highly recommended dealer here.

He should be able to hook you up with most if not all the things you need at very good prices.

Also, I suggest you rethink going the AMD way. Intel chips are still much ahead of AMD when it comes to rendering.
 
May we know the reason of preferring AMD so much...??

Get the

Intel corei7 950

Msi Pro-e or go for P6T7 WS SuperComputer if you want ultimate performance....(choose this wisely coz the price diff. is good)

Cooler master v6 GT(it's cheap) or if you can pick Spire Thermax Eclipse II, that'll be the best...V8 is also very good..

Nvidia qudro fx

coz

Quadro FX cards are equipped with heavy rendering capabilities than GTX and other normal cards which are generally used for gaming.... So they are much capable for high end Video editing applications...

Some of the features that Quadro FX card have are:

- 128-bit color precision

- Unlimited fragment instruction

- Unlimited vertex instruction

- 3D volumetric texture support

- 12 pixels per clock rendering engine

- Hardware accelerated antialiased points and lines

- Hardware OpenGL overlay planes

- Hardware accelerated two-sided lighting

- Hardware accelerated clipping planes

- 3rd generation occlusion culling

- 16 textures per pixel in fragment programs

- Window ID clipping functionality

- Hardware accelerated line stippling

But as a brand new quadro 6000 goes for whooping $5000!! :O

you can also go for GTX480....then you can easily go sli after some time....

RAM,SSDs and other stuff you've picked up is ok..

I seriously suggest the above things if you wanna put your money to some good use...

Regards

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erratic said:
@cranky

30" monitor as well as xeons are sounding definitely nice and im planning on having 2 monitors (23" though) but today a new unforeseen problem came up and im not sure how to tackle that...

Unfortunately i totally overestimated the market for those parts in Mumbai and after talking to several retailer (Lamington Road) most of the parts are not available here... :(

Therefor im totally in need of your help! Most of the retailer in Mumbai gave me an "alternative", unfortunately im lacking of knowledge whether these parts are good or not...

available parts according to my "wish list":

CPU + Mainboard

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition, 6x 3.20GHz, boxed (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) + MSI 890GXM-G65, 890GX (dual PC3-10667U DDR3) (7642-010R)

Retailer Mumbai: 21750 Rs.

GPU

Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870 Rev. 2, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1, full retail (11161-03-50R)

Retailer Mumbai: 23500 Rs.

ASUS EAH5870/2DIS/1GD5, Radeon HD 5870, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1 (90-C3CH30-L0UAY00T)

Retailer Mumbai: 23000 Rs.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Rev. 2, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1, full retail (11161-01-50R)

Retailer Mumbai: 24000 Rs.

RAM

G.Skill RipJaws DIMM Kit 8GB PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1333) (F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL) NA



Therefor the single bar is available...

G.Skill RipJaws DIMM 4GB PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1333) (F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL)

Retailer Mumbai: 5750 Rs.

or

CORSAIR 4 GB DDR3 1333 FSB RAM

Retailer Mumbai: 6250 Rs.

Monitor

Dell UltraSharp U2410, 24", 1920x1200, VGA, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort

Retailer Mumbai: 33000 Rs.

Dell UltraSharp U2311H, 23", 1920x1080, VGA, DVI, DisplayPort

Retailer Mumbai: 17800 Rs.

NOT available parts according to my "wish list":

CPU Cooler

Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B (Sockel 478/775/1156/1366/754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3) (SCMG-2100)

retailers alternative(s):

Corsair H 50 Cooler

Retailer Mumbai: 4000 Rs.

ASUS Silent Knight

Retailer Mumbai: 2300 Rs.

Thermalright Venomous X

Retailer Mumbai: 3700 Rs.

GPU

MSI R5870 Lightning AC II, Radeon HD 5870, 1024MB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, PCIe 2.1 (V210-009R)

RAM

G.Skill RipJaws DIMM Kit 8GB PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1333) (F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL)

HDD(s)

Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s (CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1)

Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s (CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1)

retailers alternative(s):

OCZ 100gb

Retailer Mumbai: 22000 Rs.

OCZ 200gb

Retailer Mumbai: 40000 Rs.
Western Digital Caviar Black 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s (WD1002FAEX)

Retailer Mumbai: 7250 Rs.

DVD

LG Electronics GH22LS50, SATA, schwarz, bulk

retailers alternative(s):

Asus 24x Dvd Writer

Retailer Mumbai: 1150 Rs.

LG DVD-RW SATA OEM

Retailer Mumbai: 1050 Rs.

PSU

be quiet Straight Power 500W ATX 2.3 (E7-500W/BN115)

Seasonic X-Series X-650 650W ATX 2.3 (SS-650KM) (semi-passiv)

retailers alternative(s):

Silverstone 500w Smps

Retailer Mumbai: 2750 Rs.

Silverstone 650w Smps

Retailer Mumbai: 5100 Rs.

Corsair TX 750w Smps

Retailer Mumbai: 7000 Rs.

Corsair HX 650w Smps

Retailer Mumbai: 7500 Rs.

Cooler Master eXtreme Power 500W

Retailer Mumbai: 3200 Rs.

Cooler Master eXtreme Power 650W

Retailer Mumbai: 4500 Rs.

Case

Cooler Master Sileo 500

retailers alternative(s):

Cooler Master Centurion 5 II schwarz (RC-502-KKN1)

Retailer Mumbai: 4100 Rs.

Cooler Master Cm 690 Advance 2 Cabinet

Retailer Mumbai: 5850 Rs.

NZXT Tempest EVO

Retailer Mumbai: 5700 Rs.

In my desperation I also had a glimpse on Dell.co.in and looked for a quick alternative. Was considering the Dell Studio XPS 7100...

( Dell Studio XPS 7100 Desktop Details | Dell India )

Dell Studio XPS 7100

PROCESSOR AMD Phenomâ„¢ II X6 1090T Processor

COOLING SOLUTION Standard Fan and Heatsink (125W)

MEMORY 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (4X4GB)

HARD DRIVE 750GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing

ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 2nd Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing

OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive:16X DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer Write

VIDEO CARD 1GB ATI Radeonâ„¢ HD 5870 Graphics

SOUND CARD Integrated high definition 7.1 channel audio with THX® TruStudio PC™

Total: Rs.1,00,417.93

Please let me know about your opinion(s) and thoughts whether i should build it myself or just go for the Dell 7100 or if its even possible to assemble a System with the retailers recommended alternatives + this online shop (the only one i could find for Mumbai...) Computers Hardware, Peripherals, Cameras, Laptops, Gaming Equipment Tech Heaven, Thin client Lamington Road, Mumbai .

So either...

buying a prebuild Dell 7100

OR

trying to assemble a decent workingstation with the retailers-recommended-alternatives + Computers Hardware, Peripherals, Cameras, Laptops, Gaming Equipment Tech Heaven, Thin client Lamington Road, Mumbai and other online shops

Looking forward for your input and sorry for the long post @.@
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Erratic the prebuild dell you're talking about is no where close to what you actually need and what can be bought in that budget....so it's not worth 100k for granted.....
 
A few points you might want to consider -

1) The 1055T is just 10% slower than the i7 930 while rendering in 3DS Max. However, we have opted for gigabyte 880g boards in our office, which give us a cost diff of 13k compared to i7 930 + intel WX58BP. With a 1090T+ 890FX, performance diff would be even lesser, but so would be the cost diff. Think about it.

2) At least in 3ds max, professional cards (quadro and firegl) make just about no difference. Max is highly optimised for directX, so the regular gaming cards work great. We have a few 5770s in our office, and they perform fine. Of course it would depend on how polygon heavy your scene is.

3) For me at least, 2 medium monitor >>> 1 bigger monitor. 2 of the Dell U2311Hs would be great. :)
 
zhopudey said:
A few points you might want to consider -

1) The 1055T is just 10% slower than the i7 930 while rendering in 3DS Max. However, we have opted for gigabyte 880g boards in our office, which give us a cost diff of 13k compared to i7 930 + intel WX58BP. With a 1090T+ 890FX, performance diff would be even lesser, but so would be the cost diff. Think about it.

2) At least in 3ds max, professional cards (quadro and firegl) make just about no difference. Max is highly optimised for directX, so the regular gaming cards work great. We have a few 5770s in our office, and they perform fine. Of course it would depend on how polygon heavy your scene is.

3) For me at least, 2 medium monitor >>> 1 bigger monitor. 2 of the Dell U2311Hs would be great. :)
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930 is out of the scene...now it's 950...and overclocked 950 kills overclocked 1055t
 
based on this

Benchmark Results: Productivity : AMD Phenom II X6 1090T And 890FX Platform Review: Hello, Leo

he should go towards amd 1090T

and reason why he doesnt have to go quadro is

a) budget b) he wants to do a bit of gaming c) gaming cards are not that bad compared to a quadro

Welcome to CGarchitect.com

please next time a person mentions 3d rendering , dont go and recommend him a quadro , i been rendering for a while now and have never found the gaming cards lacking in any way

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abhigupta said:
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930 is out of the scene...now it's 950...and overclocked 950 kills overclocked 1055t
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not everyone overclocks :)
 
kippu said:
based on this

Benchmark Results: Productivity : AMD Phenom II X6 1090T And 890FX Platform Review: Hello, Leo

he should go towards amd 1090T

and reason why he doesnt have to go quadro is

a) budget b) he wants to do a bit of gaming c) gaming cards are not that bad compared to a quadro

Welcome to CGarchitect.com

please next time a person mentions 3d rendering , dont go and recommend him a quadro , i been rendering for a while now and have never found the gaming cards lacking in any way

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not everyone overclocks :)
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hey...it's "she" :D

lol..right but she wrote that she will overclock :)

and as now 950 is for 14.5k and 1090t is also for the same....no way to go for AMD...just doesn't make sense....

and I know that quadro is expensive as hell...that's why I wrote about the GTX480 B-)
 
UPDATE AS OF 9/9/10 --- 11 PM

Hey! sorry for the late update...

I have been reading all your posts, mine just take long to get approved... since I am a new member

After further research I unfortunately found out that the ATI cards I was considering wont work as some of my programs (MMORPG) are using OpenGL and does not render the visuals properly (this is confirmed information).

Hence I have to opt for nVidia.. so based on your recommendations I will now rather go for an Intel/nVidia combo.

(I am aware that AMD works with nVidia GPU's, but I prefer Intel)

So now the configuration has changed dramatically

What I have come up with the help of Cranky is :

CPU : Intel Core i7-930

Ofcourse a 950 would be great as well, if it fits in the budget and where I can buy it.

To clarify, I don't plan to overclock.

Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Motherboard

GPU :

I am looking at the GTX 460 for this

MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GD5/OC

Zotac GTX460 AMP! is a consideration as well but cant find it.

PSU : Corsair HX650W

RAM : Is a problem as of now... the current motherboard is a tri-channel. As I would 8GB or more, i have an option of either going with 4 x 2GB or 3 x 2GB.

I would have REALLY liked to opt for 2 x 4GB or 3 x 4GB however I am not able to find any dealer who has a kit of 4GB bars. They only stock single bars of 4GB I don't know if that is advisable to put together....

HDD : WD Black 1TB (FAEX) for OS (currently I saw it only on ebay india, but i am sure I can get this one on lammy somewhere...) and

WD Green 1TB(EARS) for storage.

CASE : Was thinking of the Nzxt TEMPEST EVO Crafted Series .

I was recommended the CoolerMaster HAF 922 Mid Tower Cabinet because of 'excellent' cooling abilities.

DVD : Was looking for LG GH22LS50 but I could only find LG GH22NS50

MONITOR : Dell UltraSharp U2311H, 23"

uff.. thats the update for now!

once again thanks a lot for reading, looking fwd to the replies :)
 
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