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HellO!
I need some help concerning the best 3D Compatible PC.
I am a professional 3D Designer and Animator, i do animations on a very high level.
I am going to buy a new system this week, i need some of your advices about the PC, please advice about the configuration for my new pc.
Thanks.
by mrafrohead
Personally I would get yourself an AMD system. As you get a lot more bang for your buck. And I think that they work better than Intel myself;)
If you do go with AMD - the 333 Bus speed has been released. You can go with a new chip the 2600+ and above to take advantage of that bus speed. I would use a mobo that incorporates the Nforce2 chipset in it.
Memory, you can go with the fastest memory that your motherboard will support. I don't know your budget, but if you can afford it, I would fill it to the brim with memory. Get yourself some ATA133 7200RPM hard drives - or again, if you can afford it SerialATA or even better SCSI. Those are quick and will allow you to access your disks faster.
Another thing is this. I don't pay attention to professional grade video cards, so I can't speak to much of those. But if you want a high end "regular" card. Get an ATI 9700 Pro card. As of right now, it's the fastest card on the market.
Although, again, this is based on your financial situation. Get what you need, but this is where I would be heading if you can afford it. Remember get good quality hardware. Don't settle for cheap crap just to save a buck or two. You get what you pay for. If you are short on money, getslower but better parts than faster crappier parts.
Mrafrohead
by thechas
I am going to go against my normal recomendation of AMD based systems.
There is 1 thing that the P4 does do better than the AMD Athlon's, and that is video editing.
Since 3D animation involves active video, a P4 based system will likely be worth the extra cost.
Specifics:
I recommend using Intel motherboards with Intel CPUs. They just work very well together.
Get one that uses DDR RAM as it benchmarks faster than RDRAM.
If this is for gaming, go ahead and get a Creative sound card.
If not, I would get the Santa Cruz from Turtle Beach.
Video, I have a hard time choosing between the latest ATI and Nvidia offerings. In this instance, I would likely lean towards ATI.
Start out with at least a 500 Watt power supply. You are going to be running this thing hard, and need all the power you can get.
The rest boils down to personal prefference.
Since your market is likely not a 'business' application, I would go with XP Pro for your OS.
Yhat way, you can installas much RAM as the motherboard and budget allow.
Chas
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