Need to build a professional PC

[vyamoham]

Hi All,

My brother is an architect by profession. And he needs a Desktop to do his work.

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans:
He will be mainly using the PC for designing and rendering softwares.

Autocad 2013, 3dsmax, Revit architecture, archicadd, photoshop cs5, maya, rhino, google sketchup, blender, adobe illustrater, windows movie maker, adobe reader, vlc player, km player

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:
25,000.

I can extend the budget by another 25,000 if needed. The configuration should be good enough for his work.


3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:
Yes, when the softwares demand it.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:
windos 8


5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:
1tb


6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans:
no


7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:
graphics card ATI Radeon HD 4650
logitec keyboard
microsoft mouse
LG re-writable dvd drive

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:
next week


9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:
assembler


10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans:
earnakulam or bangalore
buying locally,
oline shopping also possible


11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:
Should get good performance while rendering in 3dsmax and working in photoshop and autocad.

 

[Cilus]

So can we consider the total budget as 50K? Because at 25K budget, powerful rig required here can't be created.

 

[ankush28]

FX 8350 - 12k
Asus m5a97 evo - 7k
Corsair vengeance 4gb - 2.2k
WD cavier blue 1 tb - 3.8k
NZXT gamma-2.2k if not available then elite 430
Seasonic s12 520 watt - 3.5
Sapphire HD 7950 2GB @ 17K

total 47.7k
add one more 4gb ram
when you plan to overclock add CM hyper 212 @ 2.2k
rest money for case fans
which monitor you have???

 

[Chaitanya]

FX 8350 - 12k
Asus m5a97 evo - 7k
Corsair vengeance 4gb - 2.2k
WD cavier blue 1 tb - 3.8k
NZXT gamma-2.2k if not available then elite 430
Seasonic s12 520 watt - 3.5
Sapphire HD 7950 2GB @ 17K

total 47.7k
add one more 4gb ram
when you plan to overclock add CM hyper 212 @ 2.2k
rest money for case fans
which monitor you have???

Very Beautiful config.. (+1 for this rig )

 

[vyamoham]

So can we consider the total budget as 50K? Because at 25K budget, powerful rig required here can't be created.

Yes, if the rig cannot be built with 25,000, I can extend another 25,000.

FX 8350 - 12k
Asus m5a97 evo - 7k
Corsair vengeance 4gb - 2.2k
WD cavier blue 1 tb - 3.8k
NZXT gamma-2.2k if not available then elite 430
Seasonic s12 520 watt - 3.5
Sapphire HD 7950 2GB @ 17K

total 47.7k
add one more 4gb ram
when you plan to overclock add CM hyper 212 @ 2.2k
rest money for case fans
which monitor you have???

Thanks Ankush, I am not sure about the monitor. I will check with my brother and let you know.

Is the graphics card ATI Radeon HD 4650 compatible with this rig? Or does he need to get another one?

Does intel processors perform better than FX 8350 in rendering and for the softwares that he is using? No need to worry about the game performance.

 

[Cilus]

FX 8350 - 12k
Asus m5a97 evo - 7k
Corsair vengeance 4gb - 2.2k
WD cavier blue 1 tb - 3.8k
NZXT gamma-2.2k if not available then elite 430
Seasonic s12 520 watt - 3.5
Sapphire HD 7950 2GB @ 17K

total 47.7k
add one more 4gb ram
when you plan to overclock add CM hyper 212 @ 2.2k
rest money for case fans
which monitor you have???

I think you are referring HD 7870 XT here. 7950 isn't available @ 17K

 

[avinandan012]

guys why suggesting a gpu as he already have a" graphics card ATI Radeon HD 4650. "
That card has Open GL 3.2 support.

@op get a 1TB WD Black Drive

& an APC 1.1KVA UPS

some modification to ankush's rig
FX 8350 - 12k
Asus m5a97 evo - 7k
Corsair vengeance 4gbx2
WD cavier black1 tb
NZXT gamma-2.2k if not available then elite 430
Seasonic s12 520 watt - 3.5
& an APC 1.1KVA UPS

 

[ankush28]

I think you are referring HD 7870 XT here. 7950 isn't available @ 17K

yeah
my bad.

Does intel processors perform better than FX 8350 in rendering and for the softwares that he is using? No need to worry about the game performance.

Few i7 can perform better then FX 8350 but when FX 8350 is overclocked 4.3-4.5ghz it performs far better then non-'K' i7 which costs 6-7k more.

 

[vyamoham]

yeah
Few i7 can perform better then FX 8350 but when FX 8350 is overclocked 4.3-4.5ghz it performs far better then non-'K' i7 which costs 6-7k more.

If i7 gives better performance and is more productive, is there an i7 configuration that I can get from my budget? Or how much more should I extend my budget, if I need an i7 rig.

 

[ankush28]

^^ Compromise with graphic card (get 650ti or HD 7770) get and get 4th gen i7 (avilability is issue)

 

[BombayBoy]

yeah
my bad.

Few i7 can perform better then FX 8350 but when FX 8350 is overclocked 4.3-4.5ghz it performs far better then non-'K' i7 which costs 6-7k more.

that is epic

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[vyamoham]

^^ Compromise with graphic card (get 650ti or HD 7770) get and get 4th gen i7 (avilability is issue)

For now, my brother can use ATI Radeon HD 4650. And update the graphics card in near future. Could you suggest such a configuration? I have checked in bangalore. i7 4770 is available @ 19,000. And how would it compare to FX 8350 build? How much more budget is required for that?

Thanks.

 

[ankush28]

i7-4770 @ 19k or i7-4770k
Asus GRYPHON Z87 @ 13.5

 

[vyamoham]

i7-4770 @ 19k or i7-4770k
Asus GRYPHON Z87 @ 13.5

Everything else the same?
i7-4770 @ 19k or i7-4770k
Asus GRYPHON Z87 @ 13.5
Corsair vengeance 4gbx2
WD cavier black1 tb
NZXT gamma-2.2k
Seasonic s12 520 watt - 3.5k
& an APC 1.1KVA UPS

That would come around 45,000.

Will this build work with "ATI Radeon HD 4650" graphics card for now? Can update the graphics card soon.

For his requirements this configuration is better than 8350, right?

If you don't mind, what is the difference between Blue and Black HDD?

 

[ASHISH65]

Everything else the same?
i7-4770 @ 19k or i7-4770k
Asus GRYPHON Z87 @ 13.5
Corsair vengeance 4gbx2
WD cavier black1 tb
NZXT gamma-2.2k
Seasonic s12 520 watt - 3.5k
& an APC 1.1KVA UPS

That would come around 45,000.

Will this build work with "ATI Radeon HD 4650" graphics card for now? Can update the graphics card soon.

For his requirements this configuration is better than 8350, right?

If you don't mind, what is the difference between Blue and Black HDD?

Yes you can use hd 4650 with this config

Yes it is better than fx 8350 for your work.

Black is way faster than blue one

 

[bikramjitkar]

For rendering, you want as much RAM as possible. Get two 8GB sticks for now so that you can max out your board's capacity.

Also, since this is a workstation, overclocking is not a great idea as stability is of utmost importance. So, I suggest you get a non-k Ivy Bridge i7 and a B75 or H77 motherboard (or wait for their Haswell versions). Or you can take a look at my sig- the Xeon I'm using is basically an i7 3770(non-k) but without the integrated graphics and consumes lesser power too and costs the same as an i5 3570K. Easily beats any i5 or FX processor.

 

[ankush28]

^^ dont you think B75 mobo that you have is not much suitable for workstations. OP should go for either FX or haswell i7, with sturdy mobo suggested

 

[bikramjitkar]

B75 boards are fully featured and meant for businesses and stability. There is no performance difference at stock speeds between B75, H77 or Z77. Having built many PCs over the years, I can tell you that all the extra bling you see in high-end boards are mostly marketing gimmicks and don't make them "sturdy".

OP would be far better off spending the extra 10k on other components such as a bigger and better monitor or even a dual monitor setup.

 

[avinandan012]

@op what bikramjitkar has suggested is very good. If you go dual monitor setup on one monitor you can have your settings & preview in other monitor. This setup really helps.

 

[harshilsharma63]

Why not go for Quadro instead of consumer cards?