jscussel Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I double checked and you are correct, the GTX 980 used 165 watts. I was comparing it to the GTX 780 which draws 240 watts. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 After listening to all of you I decided to try to put together a list of parts to build my own system (PDF attached below). This is what I came up with. Any thoughts. opinions and suggestions would be appreciated before I pull the trigger. I was also looking at a Dell system (XPS 8700 http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd?oc=fddogs107h&model_id=xps-8700) because I have been happy with my laptop from Dell and their support. Their description is hard to compare with my list though. Computer System.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonParsons Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 After listening to all of you I decided to try to put together a list of parts to build my own system (PDF attached below). This is what I came up with. Any thoughts. opinions and suggestions would be appreciated before I pull the trigger. I was also looking at a Dell system (XPS 8700 http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd?oc=fddogs107h&model_id=xps-8700) because I have been happy with my laptop from Dell and their support. Their description is hard to compare with my list though. I am no computer expert, but do you plan to overclock (the k series is made for that) If so, you do not wan to to use the stock cooler. Also 650W power may be light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragetoca Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Built right - heres is a page that shows video card benchmarks http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html <<t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I am no computer expert, but do you plan to overclock (the k series is made for that) If so, you do not wan to to use the stock cooler. Also 650W power may be light. What is overclock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragetoca Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 "Overclocking is the process of forcing a computer or component to operate faster than the manufactured clock frequency (hence the name "overclocking"). Operating voltages may also be changed (increased), which can increase the speed at which operation remains stable. Most overclocking techniques increase power consumption, generating more heat, which must be dispersed if the chip is to remain operational." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Here is some cold hard truth for anybody ray tracing from within CAX6... A 12"x12" outdoor shot @150dpi (good for outdoor signage to be viewed from a distance) < 100 3D trees, 15 lights. Env lighting and Photons on, Starting file size 126MB. Memory Usage Events as Reported by MS Resource Monitor: Open file in CAX6, 660MB 1 Camera view rendered, 2.5GB Ray Trace: Chief Architect Premier X6.exe using 2.7GB ChiefArchitectRayTracer.exe using 14GB Yes, that's 16.7GB of RAM used during ray trace of an image that's not terribly large or high-resolution. Total system memory use is 25GB (I do other things while ray tracing). So, tell me again how 16GB of RAM is good for using CA? And yes, all four cores (8 threads) of the CPU are pegged @100%. If you ray trace from CA (or really any ray tracer) More cores/threads on the CPU is good. Higher clock speed on the CPU is good. 32GB of matched clock speed RAM is just necessary. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonParsons Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 What is overclock? It is making your computer processsor work faster then the speeds the factory set it to. Most of the time, the manufacturer limits the speed to control the power consumed and the heat generated. It used to be a difficult and risky thing to do. But Intel has been making a line of processors that allow overclocking (the K after the number) and the bios of some motherboards make it a pretty simple step. If you do not plan to overclock, the stock fan and your power should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 It is making your computer processsor work faster then the speeds the factory set it to. Most of the time, the manufacturer limits the speed to control the power consumed and the heat generated. It used to be a difficult and risky thing to do. But Intel has been making a line of processors that allow overclocking (the K after the number) and the bios of some motherboards make it a pretty simple step. If you do not plan to overclock, the stock fan and your power should be fine. I understand. Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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