Buying a new computer?
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I am finally ready to pull the trigger on my own new computer system, Today is the day.
I started researching what I would want, and what I believed I would need, in my next system back in January.
Then I found this thread that Solo started, and the configuration matched almost exactly with what I had decided I needed myself.
I sent an email this morning to Adam at JNCS with a couple of questions, and some minor changes that I wanted to consider before placing my actual order.
Adam called me back directly within 15 minutes of sending my enquiry via email.
I am looking at 2 main changes to the 256-680 system.
(1) I just gotta have the Titan 6g graphics card
(2) and I am considering a case change to a Cooler Master HAF XB.
And it just so happens that JNCS has 1 of those cases on hand at this time to test out.
It is lunch time for Adam there in NY, so after lunch he is going to find out if all the guts will fit in that case without any issues, and then get back to me. The case is not a deal breaker though, just an a desire that will better suit my work desk area.
So far I am very impressed with JNCS's service, reviews, knowledge, and eager flexibility to try something a little bit different.
The debit card is sitting on my desk, just waiting for the big moment.
Thanks go to Pete Stoppel for arranging a great base price for us with JNCS.
I am pleased to have learned about JNCS through this thread.Corey
UPDATE: Done !, I placed my order a couple of hours ago. As promised, Adam got back to me shortly after his lunch break, and reported that everything will fit quite well into my preferred case.
The only potential issue appears to be the availability of the Titan graphics card, they are still fairly scarce, but they are getting one shipped from California, (unless someone else claimed it first?)
So now I get to sit back for a couple of weeks, and Drool with anticipation waiting for this Awesome new machine. And keep my fingers crossed, and pray! that my current machine gets me through the next couple of weeks, it gave me a couple of black screen scares, followed by auto re-start on Friday...Corey
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anyone have experience with the firepro w5000?
I am debating between this and a gtx660ti for use in sketchup, vue, and 3dsmax nitrous viewport. not so much concern with rendering, just viewport priority. -
Are these computers still available? Probably a dumb question but I figured I'd give it a shot
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You can contact JNCS and see what they've got available.
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@hellnbak said:
Are these computers still available? Probably a dumb question but I figured I'd give it a shot
I have something lined up for next month, a whole new deal with newer setup, It will most likely be with another company that is offering a great price.
This time the emphasis is not only on the CPU but also GPU, future expansion and overall monster at a great price.
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Sounds great, Pete. I'll hold off until then. Thanks
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I bought a power spec few months ago, specs look close was ~$1500. Has a 2TB disk, the ssd is used for operating system and disk for rest of stuff, w7 and W8 both 64 bit. Set up for wfi hot spot so kids can use when they come over. Took HD out of old PC, put it in USB enclosure and will use it for backup plus it is bootable so could also bring back my XP if necessary. ATX form factor, runs nice and cool
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@solo said:
I have something lined up for next month, a whole new deal with newer setup, It will most likely be with another company that is offering a great price.
This time the emphasis is not only on the CPU but also GPU, future expansion and overall monster at a great price.
Hey Pete, any progress on this new dream machine?
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Ok, so now it's my turn to get a new compactor.
I've landed a client that wants high end rendering of large images to 'present' to his high end clients.
What do I need, in terms of specs? I'm a bit of a layman in this regard. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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@trixta said:
Ok, so now it's my turn to get a new compactor.
I've landed a client that wants high end rendering of large images to 'present' to his high end clients.
What do I need, in terms of specs? I'm a bit of a layman in this regard. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Depends on what you are using to render the project with?
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V-Ray for SketchUp.
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Then lots of RAM 16GB or more and a good nVidia card like a Titan. Plus a good Intel processor with multithreading.
That kind of rig then is limited by your budget.
You'd be expected to pay $3000+ to build something that will be your device for the next few years.
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@trixta said:
V-Ray for SketchUp.
You can also check V-ray Benchmark results and decide accordingly.
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