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So I am going to help a friend build a computer. He said he is going to use for his graphics design major, so he will be using programs like 3DS Max, Maya, etc (not sure which one his school will teach him).
Now, the problem is that I have no idea what is good, bad, or best band for the buck when it comes to workstation cards. I am more game oriented, and IIRC, game oriented cards would not perform as good when paid the same price. Any information on how to tell whats good, bad, or best bang for the buck would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT -
Parts -
SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 2333SW - $199
Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade 64-bit - $30 (The one I got with the student email)
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W - $79.99
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) - $104.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB X2 - $111.98
LG Black 22X DVD+R - $25.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690 - $79.99
Total so far - $632.93 Not including shipping.
Still need CPU, Motherboard, and GPU, and maybe a couple of extra fans as the CM690 only offers like 3 fans, and could have 7 fans total.
I was thinking of getting either the AMD Phenom II X4 955 instead of the Intel i5 750 because it only has about 2.1 difference on the benchmark (not sure if that is a huge or small difference, but it's about $40 difference in price).
Now, the problem is that I have no idea what is good, bad, or best band for the buck when it comes to workstation cards. I am more game oriented, and IIRC, game oriented cards would not perform as good when paid the same price. Any information on how to tell whats good, bad, or best bang for the buck would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT -
Parts -
SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 2333SW - $199
Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade 64-bit - $30 (The one I got with the student email)
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W - $79.99
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) - $104.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB X2 - $111.98
LG Black 22X DVD+R - $25.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690 - $79.99
Total so far - $632.93 Not including shipping.
Still need CPU, Motherboard, and GPU, and maybe a couple of extra fans as the CM690 only offers like 3 fans, and could have 7 fans total.
I was thinking of getting either the AMD Phenom II X4 955 instead of the Intel i5 750 because it only has about 2.1 difference on the benchmark (not sure if that is a huge or small difference, but it's about $40 difference in price).