Spec for Graphic Design, 3D Modelling, Animation, and Artwork

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Kenny Dreadful

Member
Ok I've finally come to terms with my ten year old Mac being obsolete.
So I've been looking for a pc running dual screens for work mentioned in my title.
I'll be using Photoshop, Painter, After Effects, Cinema 4D mostly.
I won't be using it for gaming whatsoever. Not even Farmville.

Does any know if this is suitable? :)

Thanks

Ken



Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6790 - DVI,HDMI,mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)
2nd Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Webcam
Logitech® Webcam C210 - built-in-mic & VGA quality video sensor (£15)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,100.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/
 
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jonny123

Bright Spark
Looking at that it looks fine,my pc is a little under that spec and i see no lag watsover in photoshop or cinema 4d and the renders in c4d are pretty fast too (i might think this because my old pc was terrible).
whats your budget?
Theres a few things i can see to change
Unless you want to overclock (which is not advised) get rid of the k version of the prosocer and go with the normal one
Maybe you could get a ssd for your operating system/a few programes? then keep the 1tb for your 2nd hdd for space?
get the silver warranty (only a extra £5)
Other than that it looks fine although i wwould wait for some help on the cooling side of it because i know nothing about what is needed to cool it.
 
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Kenny Dreadful

Member
Thanks for the great advice :)
I'll change what you suggest as I don't want to overclock. The other suggestions seem right too.
I think my main problem was being totally clueless when it comes to graphics cards.
As for the budget I'd rather not go too much over what's here ha!
 
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jonny123

Bright Spark
Ok :)
The problem with this site is that you start with a budget then you think (if i add this its only x amount more) then at the end of it your budget is loads more haha xD
my budget was £800 and by the time i order it looks like it will be around £1500 lol Again thought id ask around for some advice on the cooling :)
 
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Kenny Dreadful

Member
I was actually the same. :) Think my original budget was about £700 (our IT dept said they could get me what I needed for that - they failed).
Thanks again :)
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

Prolific Poster
Could you stretch to this, there is a lot I would change on your original spec, if you want, I can very easily go through the parts and explain why I chose them, this is the spec i would recommend:

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE Great case with good cable management and cooling
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics Beast of a CPU, non k version so it is hard to o/c it.
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX***SPECIAL*** Great mobo
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB) This should be enough, it is incredibly easy to add more later anyway
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 520 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready This will be fine for everything other than gaming
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s HDD, 32MB Cache (7200rpm) If you can afford it, a caviar black would be better but this will still be good
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69) Solid and reliable
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19) Good value cooling, fine for everything unless you want to o/c
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139) V good screen
2nd Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5) Vital, only a fiver
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,159.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/
 
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Kenny Dreadful

Member
Thanks for that. Looks good. :)
I trust what you've put, but even so, out of curiosity could you please explain the choices?
It would help me a lot and I'd appreciate it very much :)

Thanks!
 
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