Michael S Berglands Sketchbook...New Computer. Ya!

I was thinking between 850 and 1000w. Also, I was looking at far more RAM, and with the fact I'd be using it for 3D rendering as well it would be under load a lot more than just painting, so need moar powah! I was also considering the FX 9570 which apparently gets insanely hot.

I was mostly just working out parts for now in the hope I become incredibly rich and can buy the stuff to build it

Banj wrote: I was mostly just working out parts for now in the hope I become incredibly rich and can buy the stuff to build it

Lmao! I had to quit drinking for a month and take out some Vaycaypay so I could build mine. It'll cost just under 1500$Cdn for it when its done. I agree on the PSU Thats about what I'm thinking I'll need especially if I start OC the system.
You will defintely need some liquid cooling for it. I'm gonna add one as well. Intel processers do have an edge for 3D rendering over AMD. At least thats the way it seems after some research. You may want to concider a i7 Quad Core. Just a thought.

The Intel would be quicker, but not enough for me to justify the price difference. I can build an entire AMD based machine complete with decent GFX card and drives for the cost of an i7 and the motherboard to plug it into

Currently I'm thinking about a new GFX card for the existing computer as my current one is beginning to show it's age. I'm actually very happy with the way it's held up so far. After many years with ATI(AMD) cards, I'm seriously considering trying out an Nvidia card now.

Banj wrote: I can build an entire AMD based machine complete with decent GFX card and drives for the cost of an i7 and the motherboard to plug it into

Ya I couldn't agree more on that one. Thats why I'm sticking with my AMD, and I do like AMD they are a good workhorse processer. AS for The Video Card My first two desktops had Geforce cards in them, But this new Radeon R9 300 seires sounds pretty good. Set up for Windows 10 and DirectX12 as well as. as far as I can tell (How many times can ya'all say as in a short sentence ) also being specifically designed for VR. Which is just around the corner now. Crazy that $#!T is happening now.

Here are the specs of an Nvidia card I'm looking at. Retails for 419$cdn

Graphics Engine
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Bus Standard
PCI Express 3.0
OpenGL
OpenGL®4.4
Video Memory
GDDR5 4GB
Engine Clock
GPU Boost Clock : 1228 MHz
GPU Base Clock : 1088 MHz
CUDA Core
1664
Memory Clock
7010 MHz ( GDDR5 )
Memory Interface
256-bit
Interface
DVI Output : Yes x 1 (Native) (DVI-I), Yes x 1 (Native) (DVI-D)
HDMI Output : Yes x 1 (Native) (HDMI 2.0)
Display Port : Yes x 1 (Native) (Regular DP)
HDCP Support : Yes
Software
ASUS GPU Tweak & Driver
Dimensions
10.4 " x 4.76 " x 1.46 " Inch
26.4 x 12.1 x3.7 Centimeter

But like Intel processers the price for Nvidia is high as well. I don't know what I'll do yet.

The 970 is actually the one I was thinking about myself.

This one is made by Asus. But you do pay for Nvida like you pay for Intel processer not sure what I'll do yet. I've seen a Radeon R9 370 4gb card for Under 300$cdn. I can't decide cause I've always been a Nvida guy.

Time for bed. Nice chatting with ya Banj. 5am now and I've been up since 11am yesterday.

Heeey! Are those Admin smileys only!!!!

Oops I fogot to say... Happy Canada Day to all Canadian memebers and those with relitives in good ol' Canada!!!