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anderson3250   02-10-2012 at 09:20:45 AM

Hi im building my first pc for 3d. Im limiting to items I can buy with Best Buys instore pickup except the memory. I will be doing large scenes and very large poly counts, so I may up to 16 GB ram in the future. I have a hard time telling if the parts are all compatible so any help giving this a once over or advice would be much appreciated.

 

Will be purchasing in 1-5 days.

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor $289.99 Best Buy
CPU fan: Corsair Hydro Series H60 (included with cpu) Best Buy
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard $124.99 Best Buy
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $36.99 Ordering
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card $139.99 Best Buy
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 Best Buy
Power Supply: Corsair 600W ATX12V Power Supply $74.99 Best Buy
Total: $766.94


Message edited by anderson3250 on 02-10-2012 at 09:21:37 AM
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Outlander_04   02-10-2012 at 10:08:48 AM

Without part numbers its hard to tell .

The cpu and mb are compatible

The water cooler is not a good performer ,not needed and not good value . The Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo or Xigmatek gaia are about $30

The RAM should be 1.5 volt [or less]

The psu is plenty

The graphics card is a gaming card . It wont help with 3D rendering , but wont hurt either . You could spend less and get the same result .


Message edited by Outlander_04 on 02-10-2012 at 10:10:00 AM
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anderson3250   02-11-2012 at 03:51:30 AM

Ok, talked to my work so I can get everything shipped there. I redid the whole thing; made sure the memory was 1.5v or less. Wasn't sure about this graphics card, but I do game some but mostly use my Xbox/PS3 for gaming. I use blender so I can use the Cuda for the 3D, but is the price worth it or is there something a bit cheaper but still good quality? Hopefully I didnt miss anything; I have the peripherals, cd/dvd, and Hard drives. I also included the item #s to make things easier. Thanks for any replies.


Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) Item #:N82E16820148544
Crucial Ballistix Active Cooling Fan (FREE) Item #:N82E16835145001
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Item #:N82E16819115072
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX Intel MB Item #:N82E16813157271
Antec EarthWatts 650W Power Supply Item #:N82E16817371044
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB 01G-P3-1561-KR Item#:N82E16814130623
IN WIN BUC Black Computer Case Item #:N82E16811108395

Grand Total: $791.94

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