Tiraldric Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hey guys, Putting together a new rig to play SWTOR, and do some of the various other things I tend to do on this... Workstation/Gamerig kinda deal. Do quite a bit of 3D rendering, animation, ect. Any suggestions would be great, looking to stick to a budget of around $1500 CAD. Here's what I've got currently. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqZTt-56Y8XRdC1yWTEzWjk2MHU0SExQOEhwdy1rMGc Or click the spoiler. Case: Current Case 0 Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 159.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512 PowerSupply: Thermaltake TR-800P 800-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 800-Watts, 120 mm Fan, 80 Plus Bronze 119.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6295108&CatId=2534 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 159.99 Videocard: EVGA 015-P3-1480-KR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) Video Card - 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11 219.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2148469&CatId=3669 EVGA 015-P3-1480-KR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) Video Card - 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11 219.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2148469&CatId=3669 Processor: Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 309.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071 Harddrives: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 115GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 154.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551 Peripherals: Total: 1,344.93 Tax: 1519.7709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiraldric Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Bump. Anyone have any experience with the SandyBridge processors and SWTOR? Heard some bad, some good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiam Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 http://www.hardware-revolution.com/computer-systems/gaming-pc/ There are builds on this site that are good for gaming no matter what your budget. All hardware are compatible with each other and it takes the guess work out of it for you if you just want to build a nice gaming rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proksham Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Sandy bridge is nice for ez mode OC'ing, anf if you do a lot of encoding then aim for a board with lucid virtu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergulch Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hey guys, Putting together a new rig to play SWTOR, and do some of the various other things I tend to do on this... Workstation/Gamerig kinda deal. Do quite a bit of 3D rendering, animation, ect. Any suggestions would be great, looking to stick to a budget of around $1500 CAD. Here's what I've got currently. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqZTt-56Y8XRdC1yWTEzWjk2MHU0SExQOEhwdy1rMGc Or click the spoiler. Case: Current Case 0 Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 159.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512 PowerSupply: Thermaltake TR-800P 800-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 800-Watts, 120 mm Fan, 80 Plus Bronze 119.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6295108&CatId=2534 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 159.99 Videocard: EVGA 015-P3-1480-KR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) Video Card - 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11 219.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2148469&CatId=3669 EVGA 015-P3-1480-KR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) Video Card - 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11 219.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2148469&CatId=3669 Processor: Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 309.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071 Harddrives: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 115GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 154.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551 Peripherals: Total: 1,344.93 Tax: 1519.7709 If you want a gaming rig and a computer for 3D rendering and animation, I suggest a GTX 570 or better AND a Quadro 2000 or better. Obviously the Quadro for the animation and rendering and the GTX for gaming. the Quadro will blow away the GTX in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiraldric Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 If you want a gaming rig and a computer for 3D rendering and animation, I suggest a GTX 570 or better AND a Quadro 2000 or better. Obviously the Quadro for the animation and rendering and the GTX for gaming. the Quadro will blow away the GTX in that area. Never ventured down that road before, how viable is it to set up a rig with two different videocards like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I have the GA-Z68X-UD4-B3, and I am happy with it. My checklist would be pick intel cpu, which you did, and get a ssd for your os drive. When I built my system, I bought a OCZ vertex 3 for the cache, and every couple of weeks, I get message saying that it can't be recognized. So I have to reset it. I definitely won't be buying an OCZ ssd again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowmedown Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Hey guys, Putting together a new rig to play SWTOR, and do some of the various other things I tend to do on this... Workstation/Gamerig kinda deal. Do quite a bit of 3D rendering, animation, ect. Any suggestions would be great, looking to stick to a budget of around $1500 CAD. Here's what I've got currently. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqZTt-56Y8XRdC1yWTEzWjk2MHU0SExQOEhwdy1rMGc Or click the spoiler. Case: Current Case 0 Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 159.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512 PowerSupply: Thermaltake TR-800P 800-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 800-Watts, 120 mm Fan, 80 Plus Bronze 119.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6295108&CatId=2534 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 159.99 Videocard: EVGA 015-P3-1480-KR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) Video Card - 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11 219.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2148469&CatId=3669 EVGA 015-P3-1480-KR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) Video Card - 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11 219.99 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2148469&CatId=3669 Processor: Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 309.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071 Harddrives: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 115GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 154.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551 Peripherals: Total: 1,344.93 Tax: 1519.7709 $100 cheaper, more storage ( still fast ran in raid0 ) without the pains of SLI, easy to overclock ( a simple click of the mouse with the touch BIOS ) CPU upgraded to the 2600K with a CPU cooler, use the memory you found since I could not find 32GB for that price. PCI-E 3.0 ready for future upgrades. The first upgrade I would make is a mSATA SSD a 32GB or so for the smart cache it will plug right into the mother board. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128538 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582 This has plenty of power for this system. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031 CPU unlocked K version http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 HDD x2 ran in raid0 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148766 CPU cooler http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 Edited March 16, 2012 by blowmedown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiraldric Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 $100 cheaper, more storage ( still fast ran in raid0 ) without the pains of SLI, easy to overclock ( a simple click of the mouse with the touch BIOS ) CPU upgraded to the 2600K with a CPU cooler, use the memory you found since I could not find 32GB for that price. PCI-E 3.0 ready for future upgrades. The first upgrade I would make is a mSATA SSD a 32GB or so for the smart cache it will plug right into the mother board. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128538 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582 This has plenty of power for this system. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031 CPU unlocked K version http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 HDD x2 ran in raid0 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148766 CPU cooler http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 Think I will go with one of the 570/580's rather then two 480's actually. Should've mentioned I'm keeping my Raptors from this rig raided in the new one, so 2X 10,000 rpm's. Sticking with the PSU I picked purely for the fact that it's modular. After doing some more research I probably wont bother with SLI. Thanks for the heads up. Unlocked processor just means overclocking is an option, correct? No other significant differences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilrota Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi everyone! We've closed this thread as we have consolidated discussions related to hardware and builds. Please check out these threads; we encourage you to post in one of them: The Ultimate guide to speeding up win 7 on low/mid range systems ready for TOR!*Ultimate* Desktop PC Performance GuideDesktop computer hardware Q&ALaptop computer hardware Q&ALooking to build a machine? Also, please be sure to see our FAQ regarding Technical Requirements: http://www.swtor.com/info/faq#171060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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