Desktop Configuration, wish for suggestions

mjiang1027

CPU Intel Core i7-3930K Unlocked
Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth X79 TUF Motherboard
Memory Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX 16GB
HardDisk(1) OCZ VTX3-25SAT3-120G
HardDisk(2) Seagate ST1000DM003 Barracuda 1TB Hard Drive
PowerSupply Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply
Video Card EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Mainly use for sketchup, 3dmax and Revit.

solo

Great setup mate, good for SU and rendering.

numerobis

i would take a Samsung 830 with 256GB instead of the Vertex 3. (the 256GB model has a higher write performance)
OCZ has had horrible failure rates (RMA) in the last years and especially with the vertex 3.

I don't know Ultra PSUs, but they are only relabeling other brands ( http://www.tomshardware.de/Netzteil-OEM-Hersteller,testberichte-240604-10.html ). I would say better take a good brand like seasonic.

I would not buy a videocard with less than 2GB RAM today. There are versions of the 560 TI with 2GB.

You need a CPU cooler.

EscapeArtist

Consider a 750W power supply with at least Gold rating, it will run cooler and quieter. That ultra is inexpensive, but it'll burn more power in the long run. That's a great motherboard, I have an earlier version. I'll second the comments about OCZ SSD, spend a few more dollars and get a better one. While you're at it another 1TB HDD would be nice, you can set them up as RAID 1 and have a very good size for backup and redundancy. I just set it up for my wife's computer, she has tons of files she needs to keep safe for her business. Good video card, I have one from the same series. You won't be disappointed.

sonder

I finally ordered my new machine from Origin. Should be a beast! I agree on the video card - get the best you can afford. The machine I'm getting has the GTX 680 with 4Gb. The machine I am currently on has the GTX 550ti with 1Gb. It works well, but the video card is probably the most important aspect of the machine for what we do, so buy up on that component.

utiler

Here's my spec, Nick. I was told that the difference between the 670 and the 680 was really nothing.... Other than that I couldn't be happier!!