3000-4000$ 3d animation / gaming computer

[marc1989]

what would be your best config for a 3000-4000$ 3d animation / gaming computer

 

[Praetor]

I would start there Computer Specs 101 and then re-evalute why I would need that big a budget.

 

[The_Other_One]

Agreed... Take my computer, stick a better GPU in it(probably a better PSU as well) and you'd have quite a graphics and gamming machine for right around $1000


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136151 < Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562 < X2 3800(but higher would work)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145574 < 2G Corsair XMS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106013 < DVD-RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101131 < DVD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136012 < Raptor 150G(perhaps 2 of them)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130279 < 7900GTX(maybe 2 when in stock...)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171006 < PSU, 550W, +12v 38A

All you need to do is pick any basic ATX case you like, monitor(probably a LCD with DVI input) keyboard and mouse... I didn't add up the price for all this yet, but it would be one DAMN fine computer

 

[Praetor]

Funny though ... an animation box and a gaming box will be using different videocards....

 

[The_Other_One]

Nah... A gamming video card would work just fine for 3D editing. Oh, he could do like I mentioned. Use an SLI motherboard but have two different cards! One for 3D editing, one for gamming