new rig

[dj81479]

do you guys think this is a good set up for just video editing and some maya, photoshop, and 3dsm

RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit
ATI 100-505507 FireGL V3600 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Workstation Video
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

877 after rebates

 

[Denithor]

Go for a V7700 or even just a 3870 with GDDR4 for much better performance.

Make sure you get a solid PSU to power everything.

 

[imported_wired247]

check the general hardware section

 

[polarbear6]

people cpu and gpu are like husband wife
just because you are getting a lawyer a cambridge university graduate
it doesnt mean you can make a living with a old wh*re(technically no!!)
the children will be ugly

ditch the 920 and save few bucks by going for a 9550 or something like that and get a 4850or 4850x2 or 4870 .............

shit never realised it was for photo shop and maya

then u r good with the gpu
but dont expect miracles wid that in games .....

 

[Denithor]

See my post in your thread in the GPU forum.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: ganesh1
people cpu and gpu are like husband wife
just because you are getting a lawyer a cambridge university graduate
it doesnt mean you can make a living with a old wh*re(technically no!!)
the children will be ugly

ditch the 920 and save few bucks by going for a 9550 or something like that and get a 4850or 4850x2 or 4870 .............

shit never realised it was for photo shop and maya

then u r good with the gpu
but dont expect miracles wid that in games .....

Core i7 920 outperforms C2Q 9550 by about 35% in 3dsmax, 20% in AT's Photoshop test, and 10-40% in various video encoding benchmarks.

 

[theAnimal]

Don't buy an old Raptor. Get a WD Caviar Black 640GB instead, faster and quieter.

 

[polarbear6]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: ganesh1
people cpu and gpu are like husband wife
just because you are getting a lawyer a cambridge university graduate
it doesnt mean you can make a living with a old wh*re(technically no!!)
the children will be ugly

ditch the 920 and save few bucks by going for a 9550 or something like that and get a 4850or 4850x2 or 4870 .............

shit never realised it was for photo shop and maya

then u r good with the gpu
but dont expect miracles wid that in games .....

Core i7 920 outperforms C2Q 9550 by about 35% in 3dsmax, 20% in AT's Photoshop test, and 10-40% in various video encoding benchmarks.

yeah i didnt read his post thoroughly i thought it was for gaming
i even edited it see :d

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: ganesh1
people cpu and gpu are like husband wife
just because you are getting a lawyer a cambridge university graduate
it doesnt mean you can make a living with a old wh*re(technically no!!)
the children will be ugly

ditch the 920 and save few bucks by going for a 9550 or something like that and get a 4850or 4850x2 or 4870 .............

shit never realised it was for photo shop and maya

then u r good with the gpu
but dont expect miracles wid that in games .....

Core i7 920 outperforms C2Q 9550 by about 35% in 3dsmax, 20% in AT's Photoshop test, and 10-40% in various video encoding benchmarks.

Yeap. This guy is the prime candidate for a lower-totem-pole professional graphics card (ie; FireGL or Quadro of modern but not expensive variety), combined with an i7, lots of fast DDR3, and very fast disk setup. CPU, memory, and disk get hammered by these apps, video card not so much. Better to have 100% professional compatibility and a bit less potential GPU rendering ability, than to have to resort to hacks or just plain missing features in the drivers.

Sad, as the GPUs on the cards are identical, but the bios and drivers artificially limit features beneficial to apps such as 3dsm and Maya.