Recommend a config for vfx and 3d animation

[billamama]

1. What is the purpose of the computer? (Note: If you are planning to say multimedia, you will have to be more specific as all types of systems are capable of doing that)
A: VFX, Video Editing and 3d Animation (For Learning and later freelance business / studio)

2. Are you open to alternate ideas/products giving similar better performance but offering more VFM/ sellers? If not- why?
A: Yes

3. What is your MAX budget?
A: 35000

4. Planning to over clock?
A: No

5. Which OS are you planning to use?
A: Win 7 64bit

6. How much hard drive space is needed?
A:500 gb

7. What resolution will the screen run at & whats the size of the screen you want? If you already want have one and want to use it, mention its resolution and size.
A: 1600x900, 20” WIDE SCREEN

8. How would you rate your hardware knowledge from the count of 1-10? (1 being the lowest, 5 being you are somewhat in sync with the current performers and 10 being the highest)
A:6

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
A: Never before but could try

10. When are you planning to buy the system?
A: This Month

11. Are you one of the types looking out for "future proof" configurations?
A: if possible the CPU ( Core i7 )

12. Are there going to be any components that you don't want to include in this new rig? If yes, do mention.
A: discreet GPU

13. Which city do you live in and are you open to buying from shops from other city/states?
A: Ranaghat, yes from Kolkata.

14. Mention any other points if deemed necessary
A:NIL

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Component | Make | Price Processor |Intel Core i5 2320|9300
Motherboard |MSI H67MA-E35 B3|4600
RAM |G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx1)|1350
HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|4200
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |FSP Saga II 500|2300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2222HDL|6950
Keyboard |Logitech Media Keyboard MK200|700
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1625
| Total |36975

or get Core i7 2600 @ 16000.

 

[billamama]

kolkata market price?

 

[coderunknown]

^^ online price. total price of the whole setup locally should be more or less the same.

 

[Tenida]

Where is the gfx card??

 

[billamama]

@Tenida

sole purpose is vfx and 3d animation related works, so investing in CPU and RAM, what's your opinion?

 

[Cilus]

For 3D animation a Graphics card is very much required. What are the software you're going to use?

 

[d6bmg]

Go with the config given by Jas, but change processor with i5-2400 which is still available @8.9K at Vedant. (a friend of mine told me yesterday)

 

[billamama]

Go with the config given by Jas, but change processor with i5-2400 which is still available @8.9K at Vedant. (a friend of mine told me yesterday)

I thought of core i7 2600k, don't you think it would be future proof?

For 3D animation a Graphics card is very much required. What are the software you're going to use?

Well when I built my pc everybody told that gpu is required to process high resolution graphic output (HD Movie and Gaming), and all sorts of rendering (3d modelling, animation, video editing and vfx) require sheer cpu power, while larger amount of ram for smooth multitasking!

Is it true?

This new config belongs to my friend's brother, and he can spend 35000 INR or more if required that's why he is insisting on core i7.

What is your opinion?

For 3D animation a Graphics card is very much required. What are the software you're going to use?

BTW softwares are Photoshop CS5, after effect, 3ds max, maya, blender, Z-brush

 

[Cilus]

Yes, adding a GPU will increase the performance of 3Ds Max, Maya etc by a large margin. While processing very big images, the GPU will hep. Apart from that all those software support a concept called GP-GPU computing and can offload some of the the workload to GPU which significantly increase the performance.
I think you go with the config suggested here and add one graphics card later.

 

[billamama]

Yes, adding a GPU will increase the performance of 3Ds Max, Maya etc by a large margin. While processing very big images, the GPU will hep. Apart from that all those software support a concept called GP-GPU computing and can offload some of the the workload to GPU which significantly increase the performance.
I think you go with the config suggested here and add one graphics card later.

which one should I recommend him for future use?

 

[d6bmg]

I thought of core i7 2600k, don't you think it would be future proof?

Yes, it would be future proof and one of the best processors out there in the market, but at your budget it is impossible to accommodate 2600K. So, forget about that.

 

[rajatGod512]

@OP
yeah d6bmg is right, the core i7 2600 is about 16k alone and it is near impossible at your budget to put a decent balanced rig with an i7.

 

[billamama]

@OP
yeah d6bmg is right, the core i7 2600 is about 16k alone and it is near impossible at your budget to put a decent balanced rig with an i7.

well I gave him the recommended config and he might go to G.C.Avenue on Tuesday.
but can you recommend a balanced rig for i7 along with budget?

 

[d6bmg]

^^ Again, not possible. i7-2600K costs around 16K
MSI Z68A-GD65 cost around 9.5K.

In another sense, you can't have complete i7 rig @35K

Get what Jas have suggested already in this thread.

 

[billamama]

^^ Again, not possible. i7-2600K costs around 16K
MSI Z68A-GD65 cost around 9.5K.

In another sense, you can't have complete i7 rig @35K

Get what Jas have suggested already in this thread.

How much a core i7 rig for animation and vfx will cost?

 

[d6bmg]

Least config:
Modifing the config given by Jas.

Component | Make | Price Processor|Core i7 2600|17200 Motherboard |MSI H67MA-E35 B3|4600
RAM|G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx2)|2700 HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|4200
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |FSP Saga II 500|2300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2222HDL|6950
Keyboard |Logitech Media Keyboard MK200|700
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1625
| Total |46225

~46K
Remember, this is not a at all a vfm rig.

 

[billamama]

Least config:
Modifing the config given by Jas.

Component | Make | Price Processor|Core i7 2600|17200 Motherboard |MSI H67MA-E35 B3|4600
RAM|G-skill F3-10600CL9S-4GBNT(4Gx2)|2700 HDD |Seagate 500GB 7200.12|4200
DVD Writer |ASUS 24X Sata Black DVD|1150
PSU |FSP Saga II 500|2300
Case |NZXT GAMMA|2000
Monitor |Benq G2222HDL|6950
Keyboard |Logitech Media Keyboard MK200|700
UPS |APC 800VA|2800
Speakers |Logitech Z313|1625
| Total |46225

~46K
Remember, this is not a at all a vfm rig.

Thanks but why this isn't a vfm rig?

 

[Cilus]

In Kolkata you can find i7 2600 in cheaper than 16K, like 15K. Check Arihant and Vedant.

 

[billamama]

guys,
yesterday when he asked for the config, he was told that core i5 has overheating problem, he won't be able to run his pc properly, he even been threatened that i5 will set his pc on fire, and in that case they wont take any responsibility for his pc!!!

they insisted him to buy i3

is there any such issue?