ryanshearer157
New member
Hi,
I have been looking to get a new PC for a while, needing a dual screen set up with a decent amount of RAM to speed up renders for Maya/ Zbrush, especially when working on 2mil+ polygon sculpts.
This is the set up i'm looking at:
Case
COOLERMASTER SILENCIO 550 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4820K (3.7GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® X79 DELUXE: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011, WIFI
Memory (RAM)
32GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 260X - DVI, HDMI, DP- DX® 11, , Eyefinity 3 Capable
2nd Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 260X - DVI, HDMI, DP- DX® 11, , Eyefinity 3 Capable
1st Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£28)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2013 (1 License & Disc) (£85)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
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My main concern in overspending, this came in at just under £1,500. I'd like to cut it down as close to £1,000 as possible.
Also, are these graphics cards a bit too good, could I get away with less? I want to be able to run 2 high end programs on each monitor (Such as Maya & Mudbox) and think these work well.
Bear in mind, I don't really know what all of this does. I'm not very knowledgeable with this sort of stuff, so any advice, please put it pretty simply haha.
Also, do I need 2 graphics cards for a dual monitor set up? Some places say so, others say no.
Appreciate any help given.
-RS157
I have been looking to get a new PC for a while, needing a dual screen set up with a decent amount of RAM to speed up renders for Maya/ Zbrush, especially when working on 2mil+ polygon sculpts.
This is the set up i'm looking at:
Case
COOLERMASTER SILENCIO 550 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4820K (3.7GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® X79 DELUXE: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011, WIFI
Memory (RAM)
32GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 260X - DVI, HDMI, DP- DX® 11, , Eyefinity 3 Capable
2nd Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 260X - DVI, HDMI, DP- DX® 11, , Eyefinity 3 Capable
1st Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£28)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2013 (1 License & Disc) (£85)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
---------------------------------------------------------------
My main concern in overspending, this came in at just under £1,500. I'd like to cut it down as close to £1,000 as possible.
Also, are these graphics cards a bit too good, could I get away with less? I want to be able to run 2 high end programs on each monitor (Such as Maya & Mudbox) and think these work well.
Bear in mind, I don't really know what all of this does. I'm not very knowledgeable with this sort of stuff, so any advice, please put it pretty simply haha.
Also, do I need 2 graphics cards for a dual monitor set up? Some places say so, others say no.
Appreciate any help given.
-RS157
