Have been out of the hardware loop for a good few months now...
I am building my friend's rig, primarily for Maya use. Will also be for photoshop / graphics. Lastly would like to game in the spare time (of course!)
Monitor - Want to include a nice 20" (or above) LCD monitor in the budget.
RAM - 2GB minimum. no questions here really.
Video - SLI? is a 7800GTX right /necessary for maya? was thinking of one 7800gtx (256mb) *NOW* on a SLI mobo, then throw in another later on if needed.
Mobo - SLI (if it helps Maya/photoshop at all). considering a top of the line Asus board, loaded with the works.
CPU - unsure what to get here (see first statement!). do I need dual core? Intel or AMD for the apps? Traditionally Intel were 'better' for graphics, but not sure what has changed lately (if at all) in the past 6 months.
Storage - What's good out there these days, Seagate? Should I go with one big SATA drive, or a 74GB Raptor + 250+GB storage drive?
Power supply - a good name brand one.
I think that's pretty much it. Thanks guys...
I am building my friend's rig, primarily for Maya use. Will also be for photoshop / graphics. Lastly would like to game in the spare time (of course!)
Monitor - Want to include a nice 20" (or above) LCD monitor in the budget.
RAM - 2GB minimum. no questions here really.
Video - SLI? is a 7800GTX right /necessary for maya? was thinking of one 7800gtx (256mb) *NOW* on a SLI mobo, then throw in another later on if needed.
Mobo - SLI (if it helps Maya/photoshop at all). considering a top of the line Asus board, loaded with the works.
CPU - unsure what to get here (see first statement!). do I need dual core? Intel or AMD for the apps? Traditionally Intel were 'better' for graphics, but not sure what has changed lately (if at all) in the past 6 months.
Storage - What's good out there these days, Seagate? Should I go with one big SATA drive, or a 74GB Raptor + 250+GB storage drive?
Power supply - a good name brand one.
I think that's pretty much it. Thanks guys...