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Ilikepiedoyou

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I am creating a new rig for rending for work work and school work. I haven't looked at computer hardware for years, so please don't mook me too much.
I work primarily in 3dsmax, rhino, and Autocad. I don't play many video games. I am also on a pretty big budget.
I am also doing this to make this machine very upgradeable and to take advantage of the many new formats available

mobo: DFI LanParty ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire
-this one offers two PCI-e x16 slots in case in the future I upgrade two video cards. Also what does dual channel mean?

cpu: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz 512KB L2 Cache

video card: PNY Quadro FX560
-This has two dvi ports, incase I would like upgrade later and I feel for the price has a decent amount of performance.

ram: This I am not sure 1 gig? 2 gigs? Thanks

power supply: This once again, I am not sure what wattage to look for.

monitor: I have one 19in crt but I will also be purchasing another 19" lcd. I found a Samsung 19 for about $170, the resolution is low at 1440 by 700.

thanks for any adivce you can give.




 
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Juno

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for 3d rendering, you definitely need 2gig but 4gig can help. i'm pretty sure you'll like seasonic s12 500w. i have a seasonic s12 600w myself and i love it so much.
 
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Ilikepiedoyou

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will that make a significant performance difference? Also is it possible to buy a double slotted motherboard, then in the future upgrade to two dual core processors?
 
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Originally posted by: Ilikepiedoyou
will that make a significant performance difference? Also is it possible to buy a double slotted motherboard, then in the future upgrade to two dual core processors?
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Yes, it is possible. But as said previously, the motherboards are much more expensive. And I don't believe the C2Ds are MP capable, so you'll have to get C2D level Xeons.

You will be far better off getting a single processor mobo, a E6400 or E6600, and upgrading later to a quad core, and getting a better video card. At the very least, a Quadro 1100 or 1300. Those can be had for relatively cheap. And definitely 2gb of RAM.
 
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Pretty big budget? $1000? $2000? $5000? Here's what I'd go with:

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 - $1500
eVGA 680i SLI - $240
OCZ Titanium Alpha VX2 DDR2 1000, 4-4-4-15 (2x1GB) - $431
PNY Quadro FX4500 - $1700
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool, 1000w - $600
Samsung 224T 24" Widescreen LCD - $840
Total - $5311

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - $308
eVGA 680i SLI - $240
Corsair Dominator DDR2 800, 4-4-4-12 (2x1GB) - $275 after MIR
PNY Quadro FX1500 - $476
PC Power & Cooling Silencer, 750w - $210
Benq FP202W 20.1" Widescreen LCD - $240
Total - $1749

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 - $180
ASUS P5B Deluxe P965 Express - $177
Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, 5-5-5-15 (2x1GB) - $240 after MIR
PNY Quadro FX560 - $270
Corsair HX520w, 520w - $120
Samsung 940N 19" LCD - $220
Total - $1207

Of course, you can mix and match stuff to best suit your budget. If you're looking to spend around $1000-1500, I suggest taking the lowest-end build I suggested and upgrading parts from there. For example, if you're not overclocking, you'll see a substantial performance gain by swapping the E6300 with the E6600. If you post your exact budget, I can suggest something to fit it like a glove.
 
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Ilikepiedoyou

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Sorry I meant pretty big budget as in I have to budget my spending a lot. So I have little to spend. I would like to stay around 800-1000 including the monitor price
 
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i'm confused. you are going with socket 939 board? the board you mentioned is not a socket am2 board.
 
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