sygboe Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hi, i'd like some advice on what PC parts to get for a 3D Studio Max workstation. It's to use at home for architectural rendering and some short animations. My budget is about £700 top. I already have some bits So far i'm thinking of buying = Processor - Intel CPU Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 95W Energy Efficient 2.4GHz SLACR G0 RAM - Geil Black Dragon DDR2 4.0GB PC6400 Quad Channel memory kit (4 x 1GB) 800MHz (4-4-4-12) Custom Black Dragon PCB with LED Graphics Card - XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI HDCP 500mhz Motherboard - Asus Striker Extreme Quad Core motherboard SKT 775 nForce 680i SLI Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo ATX Motherboard. (£156) I'm not sure what motherboard i need. they seem to range from £40 to hundreds. What kind of motherboard would i need to match the other mentioned componants?Does the PC case model really matter?What power supply should i get?would that RAM be good enough for the processors.Do i even need a Graphics Card as expensive for that one? I's not for gaming at all.Thanks for any help/advise Stu also would i need to get Windows XP 64 bit to get the best out of it all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martincg Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 change the GPU to 8800 GT series - or you can direct buy two for SLI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freaker_ca Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 that's a nice set up. that mobo will be great if you plan to overclock that cpu which, also, overclocks real well. you'll just need a better cooling system if you decide to go that route. no need for dual graphics cards for your non-gaming use, imho. not sure about the ram. i'm just starting to do my own research on ram but i've been procrastinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sygboe Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 thanks for that. i will maybe use 2 monitors at some point for 3d work though. ive heard Geil RAM will be good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sygboe Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 hi, i've now built my pc, and it's giving me no end of trouble. i got: pentium quad core 2.4 6600 mother board = asus p5k 4 gig of geil ram and a gainward bliss 8800gt graphics card. the computer keeps turning itself off whenever i try to do any proccessing. i thought it might be getting too hot or something. i then installed the monitoring software. it came straight up with a warning. CPU temp 70 degrees and 65 idle. (what should it be?) is the standard fan/cooler just too crap? i was thinking of getting a 'QuietPC SCYTHE Ninja-Plus Heatpipe' would this work on this processor and motherboard? thanks for any help i was thinking of getting a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFK_Matrix Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi, That's pretty high, I assume those temps are for Load not when its at Idle? If those temps are when its idle then they are very high. I would advise taking the fan and heatsink of off the CPU and reseating it first of all. Also what case have you got this lot in? And if you do decide to go for a new CPU cooling system I would head on over to the overclockers.co.uk forum for advice on what to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Ramsay Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Did you make sure that the CPU fan is clipped in properly? You really have to put some force into pushing those 4 clips on the CPU fan down... I was so scared I'd break the motherboard but after building 4 of them I'm getting the hang of it. Just to give you an idea my Quad 6600's run at about 43 - 46 degrees on idle. Also if you have the ASUS motherboard with the big cooling pipes and heat sinks then you are only supposed to use the extra fans supplied on the heat sinks if you DON'T use the CPU fan, for example if your CPU is water cooled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sygboe Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 thanks. i'm glad at least i've pin pointed the problem. it was at 70 doing sod all. maybe the grey slimy solution rubbed off a bit, as i changed the mother board once. i'll check that site out. the case is a coolermaster centurian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Ramsay Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Yeah probably best to get some CPU paste and apply it between the CPU and processor just to make sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Ramsay Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Oh and just to let you know I'm using Cooler Master Centurion 532 cases and the cooling is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Some of those Centurion cases are better than others. Is the air coming out the back uncomfortably hot if you put your hand in front of it? Is the CPU overclocked? Is it the Intel round heatsink cooler? Are the pegs all in tight? (The technology for attaching the heatsink sucks, it's easy to bend the small plastic parts without noticing.) What's the CPU voltage? It's definitely the temperature doing it. Whatever I do I can't get mine over 60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sygboe Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 fixed. thanks for the advice. i've not managed to get new conductive gel yet. but i have refitted the fan/cooler, and it now seems to be ranging between 40 - 48 under heavyish processing. nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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