urgent need help assembling a cumputer

[wangprefix]

hi friends.

i am in dire requirement of help... i am fro India and into animation.... and like gaming too... my budget for assembling the computer is ... Rs 50 k. need help in working the best i can get out of my budget that would help me in high end 3d animation... working on rendering lighting smoke and particles also fusion and maya.

need information on the following and price..

Processor - am thinking of Intel quad core 2.63... any advice
mobo - going for Msi p45 diamond... price and adivce
graphic card... here i am in the dark... advice dearly needed
smps with cabinet - advice
DDR 3 ram - advice

so as you can see i really need great advice would apreciate it very much

 

[wangprefix]

i would be very thankful if i could get the details by today or tomorrow.... plz, plz, help me out here

 

[roid450]

heres my suggestion:
Q6600
MSI P45, Asus P5Q Pro, Nvidia 750i if you want SLI
GTX260
DR2 800 or 1066

 

[TidusZ]

And btw, 50 000 rupees = $1015.85 USD.

Aren't rupees the green/blue crystals like in Zelda? Do you cut your grass and find money over there?

Might as well get a 1 tb drive or 1.5tb, get ddr2-800 if your not overclocking much ddr2-1066 and a thermalright TRUE heatsink if you are. Buy a cheap case and 500W power supply if you dont care, coolermaster haf 932 + p/s if you do, fair price and will help overclocks.

 

[Denithor]

Originally posted by: TidusZ
And btw, 50 000 rupees = $1015.85 USD.

Aren't rupees the green/blue crystals like in Zelda? Do you cut your grass and find money over there?

ROF:laugh:MAO

Ok, you made my afternoon with that one, Tidus!

Wang, what software do you use for animation? Does it support dual or quad core processors? Does it require a Quadro or FireGL video card or can you use any gaming card fine?

What you probably want is either an E8400, Q9400, or Q9550 (e8400 if your software doesn't support quads, Q9400/Q9550 depending on budget). Combine that with a P45 motherboard, 4GB DDR2-800 memory, a WD6400AAKS (or one of the higher capacity Caviar Black drives) and a solid 500W PSU (from one of the good makers - Seasonic, Corsair, OCZ, Antec). Case is up to you, too many choices and too personal a choice for us to make for you.

Video card: If you can use any card, what monitor do you game on (and what resolution)? You should look for at least a 9800GT if you're much of a gamer, or step up to a GTX 260 or 1GB 4870 if you can tolerate the cost on your budget. Without knowing what prices are like over there or what's available it's a bit hard to make specific recommendations.

 

[Phunk0ne]

wangprefix, its really nice and all that you have 50k to spend.. but I highly doubt it that the prices of other countries reflect the actual price from where you are from.
Do you have a site of your own country where you buy your hardware from. From there it would be easier to come up with a possible combination of hardware that fits your bill.

If any of your country's sites doesn't have an english version, it might come in handy if you could give us an overview of some of the products Denithor has mentioned and slap a price behind it for a swift and easy overview to come up with a set-up.

Goodluck & Zelda FTW

 

[wangprefix]

Well, thanks for the tips all u guys.... appreciate your good nature in helping us helpless souls.... welll may be i put the question wrong... lets see... welll in animation i am using the maya software which includes 3 dx max, liquid fusion and Maya...

ok plz help me out here further :-

am buying

processor - Quad COre 2.63 (intel)
mobo - P45 diamond
DDr3 ram - Transcend 2 gb ddr3 (what do you think Ocz parts) coz Ocz is less than transcend
GPu - Ati radeon Hd 3850 or saphire HD 4650

These are well within my range.... if u have other suggestions like same price but better performance or less price same performance product then plz do help by the earliest................ thanks again u guys and lol....... love to hear as early as possible would further appreciate your trouble... peace

 

[wangprefix]

...sorry.... what do you think of the above configuration . by the way again i stress on my appreciation to you guys... phunkone,denithor, TidusZ and roid450...

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: wangprefix

Well, thanks for the tips all u guys.... appreciate your good nature in helping us helpless souls.... welll may be i put the question wrong... lets see... welll in animation i am using the maya software which includes 3 dx max, liquid fusion and Maya...

ok plz help me out here further :-

am buying

processor - Quad COre 2.63 (intel)
mobo - P45 diamond
DDr3 ram - Transcend 2 gb ddr3 (what do you think Ocz parts) coz Ocz is less than transcend
GPu - Ati radeon Hd 3850 or saphire HD 4650

These are well within my range.... if u have other suggestions like same price but better performance or less price same performance product then plz do help by the earliest................ thanks again u guys and lol....... love to hear as early as possible would further appreciate your trouble... peace

I do animation and graphics too...

Skip the DDR3, get 8GB of DDR2 for the same price.

Get the 3850 and soft mod it to a v7700

 

[Denithor]

What he said.

Or an 8800GTS 640MB and softmod it to a Quadro FX 4600.

 

[wangprefix]

sgrinavi........... but as u know the DDR3 ram price are coming down ... but thanks for the advice would make that also an option ok if i get a DDR2 mobo which one do you think is the best... what do you think of the Asus PQ5 or do you have some thing in mind better around the same price
..... others still waiting for your review on my posted configuration

 

[wangprefix]

denithor .. what s wrong with the Ati radeon or saphire Hd 4850 ? can you give me a brief on what you wanted to clarify with me..

 

[Denithor]

Nothing's wrong with the 4850. I just wanted to point out you could potentially have a Maya accelerator beast by softmodding an older 8800GTS 640MB into a fast Quadro FX card (follow the pictoral guide in the link I provided).

For gaming the 4850 is great but it's not going to provide much acceleration for Maya.

EDIT: The P5Q is a great board. Go for more DDR2 memory instead of less DDR3 memory, trust us on this one (the programs and games will benefit from more memory). Higher speed memory has virtually no impact on performance, there's no reason to go DDR3 today unless you're buying an i7 system.

And BTW, what is the "Intel quad 2.63" processor you've been talking about? I'm not aware of a quad running at that speed.

 

[wangprefix]

processor - Quad COre 2.63 (intel)
mobo - P45 diamond
DDr3 ram - Transcend 2 gb ddr3 (what do you think Ocz parts) coz Ocz is less than transcend
GPu - Ati radeon Hd 3850 or saphire HD 4650 by the way denithor these are all within the range of 10 to 15 ks each...... but if you could give me configuration of DDR2 support configuration that can out beat the above given configuration... i would like to have a look at it.... thanks for your care and speedy reply Denithor and sigrinavi

 

[wangprefix]

processor - Quad COre 2.63 (intel)
mobo - P45 diamond
DDr3 ram - Transcend 2 gb ddr3 (what do you think Ocz parts) coz Ocz is less than transcend
GPu - Ati radeon Hd 3850 or saphire HD 4650

average Rs. 13ks each

by the way denithor these are all within the range of 10 to 15 ks each...... but if you could give me configuration of DDR2 support configuration that can out beat the above given configuration... i would like to have a look at it.... thanks for your care and speedy reply Denithor and sigrinavi

 

[wangprefix]

Thanks for your advice denithor.... will keep that in mind... sorry about the quad core got advice from my dealer so hardly have an idea... but demitor what about the falling price of the DDR3 rams will i not be regretting the fact after a couple of month or so... not that i want to lay doubt on your experience... or try your patience.. could you elaborate.. and could you finally give the best configuration that would be apropriate for high end animation and gaming ( gaming is not much of an issue here just a mode of passing time)... for DDR2 ram.

 

[wangprefix]

can you advice me a better ATI series gpu

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: wangprefix
sorry about the quad core got advice from my dealer so hardly have an idea... but demitor what about the falling price of the DDR3 rams will i not be regretting the fact after a couple of month or so... not that i want to lay doubt on your experience... or try your patience.. could you elaborate.. and could you finally give the best configuration that would be apropriate for high end animation and gaming ( gaming is not much of an issue here just a mode of passing time)... for DDR2 ram.

You can get DDR2 for $17 / GB... you think DDR3 will be that cheap in a few months? The thing to remember about your dealer is that he makes a PROFIT when you spend more money. The apps you mentioned will benefit from having the additional 6GB of RAM far more than the couple of percent the DDR3 is going to yield on your set-up.

but if you could give me configuration of DDR2 support configuration that can out beat the above given configuration... i would like to have a look at it.... thanks for your care and speedy reply Denithor and sigrinavi

Asus P5Q Deluxe Kicks ass, 16 phase power, I built a system around this board with cheap RAM and a E8600. It oc/d to 4.2 right out of the box with minimal tweaking. There are less expensive (less feature-rich) versions available for half the price.

can you advice me a better ATI series gpu

Get the 3850 and softmod it to a fireGL. If you are going to use d3d in 3dsMAX you can get away with the ATI 4850...

 

[wangprefix]

how do you softmod a 3850 to a fire gl

 

[Martimus]

Originally posted by: wangprefix
how do you softmod a 3850 to a fire gl

That would probably be a better question for the Video Cards and Graphics Forum.

 

[The-Noid]

P5Q Deluxe, is a great board.

8 GB DDR > DDR3 2-4GB.

Also the softmod is a great idea.

Cumputer though is that out of a porno?

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: wangprefix
how do you softmod a 3850 to a fire gl

Theres a few steps, but it is not difficult. Suggested Reading Here

The results are nothing short of amazing. What software are you using?

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Originally posted by: wangprefix

Well, thanks for the tips all u guys.... appreciate your good nature in helping us helpless souls.... welll may be i put the question wrong... lets see... welll in animation i am using the maya software which includes 3 dx max, liquid fusion and Maya...

ok plz help me out here further :-

am buying

processor - Quad COre 2.63 (intel)
mobo - P45 diamond
DDr3 ram - Transcend 2 gb ddr3 (what do you think Ocz parts) coz Ocz is less than transcend
GPu - Ati radeon Hd 3850 or saphire HD 4650

These are well within my range.... if u have other suggestions like same price but better performance or less price same performance product then plz do help by the earliest................ thanks again u guys and lol....... love to hear as early as possible would further appreciate your trouble... peace

He is using Maya, 3dsmax, and liquid fusion.

 

[SickBeast]

If you can get the 8800GTS 640mb and softmod it, I think it would destroy the AMD 3850 card hands down.

Nvidia has always had better workstation drivers than AMD/ATI, plus the G80 is a way more powerful GPU than the 3850.

 

[lyssword]

I'm sorry to break your fantasy, but a quad core with 2.63ghz (stock) doesn't exist. And that's not even specific enough. If it's 2.66ghz you mean, then there are 3 processors: Q6700, Q9450, Q9400