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May 14, 2012 - 8:54pm
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Greetings guys, i just create my list of what i'm going purchase to build my PC, i just want to hear from you any advice: may be i can change some parts of this list e.t.c 
Here is a list (total $14.000):
I have read throw forums about Quadro vs nvidia gtx. Quadro is like overpriced, but gtx has remedies with Maya e.t.c and it's like gaming card. So i can not really pick the right video card because as i said there is a lot of debate.
Programs that i'm using now:
- Luxology Modo
- Zbrush
- UDK
- After effects
- 3ds max/maya (may be in future)
Thank you!
Wowzers... Agreed Andy. Unless you are planning to run a bio mechanical super computer nasa laser guided cereal box of badassness to take on a mars mission. This is a bit high.
-Jeremy-
Thank you for your comments 
I agree Quadros are totally not worth the money. I will also add that Raptor HDs are not worth the money. I would rather have a decent 72rpm HD for storage and a SSD for the same (or less!) price. With only one GPU you "probably" don't need that big of a power supply as well. I am not sure what you will have plugged in tho.
I am going to play the devils advocate and mention that there are some benefits of liquid cooling other than just the cooling. They are silent which is really important to me. They also reduce the amount of dust in the case and around the cpu which can be a real killer of hardware. Depending on your setup they also take up less space in the case which helps with airflow and getting those ginormous graphic cards in there.
Just my two pesos.
OK, I'm thinking about the same of metalliandy However, If you got's the monies... Change the video card to a mid level FirePro series Video don't go to the top they are probably to much for there price? If this is the Workstation not a Gaming Machine.
The problem with Workstation cards is that they cost a ton more money for a lower spec. card. If you are making games, they really are not needed as you are essentially paying for certified drivers.
All game studios use consumer cards
That's what my school had as well... I was so mad that they were so cheep 
he he But, I don't knock business choices if the cash flow in private industry. ;)
I personally would ask those in the industry that use those tools daily. (Staff included)
I would also recomend you take a look at BOXX systems and check around.
The most important thing in the computer is the grafix card. If its not able to display fast then you will have issues with a chugging display.
Also equally important is the hard drive. You need to make sure you have one that will be fast. Raid setups are best if you can afford them as they multiply your access rates.
You should already know that you need plenty of ram. Usually more than 8GB. AE requires more ram than Max does.
I disagree about the quality of a quadro over a GTX card. I have both. Quadros require you to have a motherboard that supports it. Most do not that are from your local computer store. You would benefit from a quadro as it can do things the GTX cards cannot. If you want to go the GTX route do what I did. Get 2 of them and SLI them.
That way it will be faster than just one card and it makes AE happy. I have 4 Quadros I got that are 5600 boards. They work fine but since my motherboard does not support quadros I am not using them at this time.
I had asked my software vendor if they could ask the larger companies using the products they sell for a nice box that will do particle renderings. Rendering particles is much different than just creating models. It requires a fast CPU and lots of them if you have the cash... I want to get a dual 6 core or better. In the end its going to cost me a lot for a system that can render particle simulations.
Anyway good luck and if you have any questions I can pass them up to my vendor and see if they can help. They work with huge companies in Hollywood.
Hivoltage
I use lightwave in place of modo and my dell xps 32 bits do the job...
is a old pc but $14.000 in a pc ? I prefere buy a motorbike ...
14,000 $ this is easily wasting your money ,, i can customize one with 4000-5000 $ maximum, it's more than enough ,,,
i suggest you this processor Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz 6 / 12MB 3.8GHz , no need to spend money for Extreme you can save 40 % from cpu price and no big different
also try to get SSD hard drive for operating system
I would Advise not to use a small SSD for your main HD. Go up as much as you can because Zbrush will not allow you to save your GoZProject files in other HD only in your main HD... Till they change the saving feature target were stuck with saving files on the main HD.
$14k? :O
That is a huge amount for a PC...probably about 9-10x too much money and it's really doubtful that you will need such a powerful PC. As a good benchmark you want a decent standard gaming PC, which should cost no more than $2-2.5k max
64gb of RAM is a huge amount and really not needed unless you are using multiple billion poly meshes at once and the first things I would do is to change the CPU from a i7-3960X to something more reasonable and swap put the GPU to a high end nvidia card
Something like this would do you fine:
Intel i7 2600k
8-24gb DDR3 RAM
560TI-670gtx
The issue with the newer Nvidia cards is OpenGL based, so if you use Maya and Modo in DirectX mode (if they both have the option), you wont have any issues...Quadros are really not worth the money and you are basically paying for older spec hardware with certified drivers.
I currently have this setup and I rarely have to wait for anything:
Is there a reason that you specked the PC to be so overpowered?
*Edit* Also, liquid cooling really isnt worth the money unless you are hugely overclocking your CPU. I used to have a Water cooled system and it was a pain in the ass. If something breaks you can't just pop down the road to get a new part so you are left with no PC while you wait for the parts to arrive. (happened with the pump on my PC...no PC for 3 days :/)
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