PC Peripherals Suggestions for a "professional workhorse desktop"

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A "professional" will opt for i7 with 6GB RAM- nothing less will do imho. :)

You may consider Q9xxx, 4GB DDR2 1066 etc only if getting decent deals on used stuff- buying that new sounds weird now. :)

Q6600/socket 775 is too dated now- only for beginner/amateur 3D artists. :P
 
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BIKeINSTEIN said:
A "professional" will opt for i7 with 6GB RAM- nothing less will do imho. :)

You may consider Q9xxx, 4GB DDR2 1066 etc only if getting decent deals on used stuff- buying that new sounds weird now. :)
Q6600/socket 775 is too dated now- only for beginner/amateur 3D artists. :P
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BTW No offence intended

But BIKeINSTEIN i7 rig with 6gb ram will be way out from his budget.

i7 920 + Msi x58 pro + 3gb DDR3 ~ 30k

That will leave very little budget for the remaining parts of his pc.

An i5 shud do , at 50k with 4gb ram.
 
@rocky..

did u ask nish yet??.. he is the best guy for audio u knwo that... he is not that online nowadays...
 
i dont see the point of going q6600 unless you already got a mobo, its end of the line you wont be able to put anything on that mobo in future, amd route is better if you want similar performance as q6600, an unlocked 550be can beat q6600 and would be equal to q9550 and on a later date you can put faster chip on the same mobo.
as for ram go for ddr3, i dont see ddr2 prices coming down, soon the market will be flooded with good ddr3 ram and at a very affordable price (hope and pray)
if you only plan to use 3ds max and not maya then i dont see whats the use of softmodding a card to quadro, d3d is faster in max so get any gaming gpu.
BIKeINSTEIN said:
A "professional" will opt for i7 with 6GB RAM- nothing less will do imho. :)

You may consider Q9xxx, 4GB DDR2 1066 etc only if getting decent deals on used stuff- buying that new sounds weird now. :)
Q6600/socket 775 is too dated now- only for beginner/amateur 3D artists. :P
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not true, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
 
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Rockfella said:
[FONT=&quot]^ As it says give in your inputs please. These are the softwares that will be extensively used on a 22" or a 24" display 24 x 7 probably:
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]# Photoshop[/FONT]
# [FONT=&quot]Corel[/FONT]
# [FONT=&quot]3D Max[/FONT]
# [FONT=&quot]Professional Sound Recording (An amplifier/professional electric guitar will be used for sound/music recording)[/FONT]
 [FONT=&quot]Please give specific inputs on gpu/cpu. Members who have firsthand experience please give your inputs on what works best. There should be no lag while doing any of the tasks mentioned.[/FONT]
 [FONT=&quot]I have no idea/personal experience with professional softwares and sound recording hence started this thread. [/FONT]
 [FONT=&quot]Budget: Rs. 50,000 MAX![/FONT]
 [FONT=&quot]PS: Nothing extravagant/fancy to be bought, will give more details about the sound recording later.[/FONT]
 [FONT=&quot]~Vivek~
[/FONT]
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Just a small heads up; if you are recording audio directly to a WAV file, you don't need a whole lot of CPU power. However, if you record to any kind of compression, then the CPU requirement goes up.
 
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i5 with 4gb RAM... hhmm...

Anubis said:
BTW No offence intended

But BIKeINSTEIN i7 rig with 6gb ram will be way out from his budget.

i7 920 + Msi x58 pro + 3gb DDR3 ~ 30k

That will leave very little budget for the remaining parts of his pc.

An i5 shud do , at 50k with 4gb ram.
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"coz i am yet to know everything in details about the whole sound thingy.

m-jeri said:
@rocky..

did u ask nish yet??.. he is the best guy for audio u knwo that... he is not that online nowadays...
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Thanks, will keep this in mind.

Emil said:
Just a small heads up; if you are recording audio directly to a WAV file, you don't need a whole lot of CPU power. However, if you record to any kind of compression, then the CPU requirement goes up.
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Good heads up, have to ask him if he will do "Maya"

joyceanblue said:
i dont see the point of going q6600 unless you already got a mobo, its end of the line you wont be able to put anything on that mobo in future, amd route is better if you want similar performance as q6600, an unlocked 550be can beat q6600 and would be equal to q9550 and on a later date you can put faster chip on the same mobo.

as for ram go for ddr3, i dont see ddr2 prices coming down, soon the market will be flooded with good ddr3 ram and at a very affordable price (hope and pray)

if you only plan to use 3ds max and not maya then i dont see whats the use of softmodding a card to quadro, d3d is faster in max so get any gaming gpu.

not true, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
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For audio recording i suggest going the M-Audio Delta 1010 (Either the PCI card, or the External box if you want to reduce system noise even further while recording) coupled with Cubase.

Cubase + Delta 1010 always made me a happy camper.
 
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Cost/availibility?

Powersurge said:
For audio recording i suggest going the M-Audio Delta 1010 (Either the PCI card, or the External box if you want to reduce system noise even further while recording) coupled with Cubase.

Cubase + Delta 1010 always made me a happy camper.
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joyceanblue said:
not true, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
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Sounds great but the dog known as i7 does have greater fight in it, especially for a professional. :)

Also note that i said a professional.

Please do not forget that not all overclock or unlock(nowadays) their chips.

Stability and reliability is of utmost importance to a professional.

Also if a professional in the true sense of the word, that is making decent enough money from their profession, they will seek the best platform available cause every amount of signififant enough improvement translates into more earnings.

Else the word professional be dropped imho and let's make just another rig for 50K that has to do whatever the OP mentioned and for the least bucks possible. :)

Rockfella-

professional level 3D, pro sound- that's asking for too much in 50K imho- honestly. :)

Also the need for professional audio recording etc etc can be done on older platforms too- more dependent on the audio hardware.

But if someone is a 3D "professional", anything that is not a quad core is big compromise. :)

I have been lucky enough to know some talented and successful and decently well-off professionals in the 3D business but also value-concious at the same time without being cheapskates- rare quality imho.

They wouldn't have gone for a few i7 rigs in their studios/offices (partial upgrade as per available finances) if it wasn't giving enough improvement. :)

I did assemble a lot of Q6600+Gigabyte G31 rigs for use at stock speeds, all work ok.

But the end-users are professionals who are employed at 3D firms who needed a cheap yet decent enough home rig for experimenting/learning/personal assignments and to carry backlog home if need be.

But that was till early this year.

That should sum up the 2 extremes of professional 3D rigs. :P

Hope i sound a little more clearer than before. :)

But having said that, it's obvious that one has to stay within one's budget.

Just that investing in socket 775, especially with high DDR2 prices, doesn't sound very prudent, especially for a professional.

For me, even a Q6600 is an overkill.
 
^^^^ Thanks for posting in details Bikey Bhai. I will advice him to increase budget.. lets see. AFAIK he is not a 100% professional who earns money from designing but yes all your points are very valid, these adobe /coral etc do take advantages of quad cores so it very well makes sense to me as well. In the end it depends how much he wants to spend.... lets see.
 
^ A cheap quad core rig is one of those X4 620 based configs being suggested in the 'Rig for Photoshop in 25K' threads. :P

So everything depends on how much one can spend or rather is willing to spend. :)
 
Please help me find that thread! :)

BIKeINSTEIN said:
^ A cheap quad core rig is one of those X4 620 based configs being suggested in the 'Rig for Photoshop in 25K' threads. :P

So everything depends on how much one can spend or rather is willing to spend. :)
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