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PC upgrade advice & questions

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by MHNielsen, Feb 15, 2016.

  1. MHNielsen

    MHNielsen

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    Hello forum.

    Currently i have a Lenovo Ideapad Y510P (SLI). But i want an upgrade.
    I want to build this computer, so i can use the PC for rendering in Unity3d, 3ds Max etc.

    The computer:
    https://www.mm-vision.dk/visiongaming/vision-game-VG-pc

    NOTE: That the webpage is in Danish, but just scroll down a little bit, and there is some specifications.
     
  2. Aaron_T

    Aaron_T

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    Did you have any questions or is there specific advice you're looking for? Here's some general advice I can give...

    I didn't see a processor on the page. It looks like motherboard you chose will allow you to use a 6th gen i7/i5/i3 (Socket 1151).
    8GB RAM is fine, I would make sure to get 2 4GB sticks so that you can add 2 more sticks later on if you want to upgrade.
    SSD's are great, but if you can consider getting an HDD as well.
    GTX950 should be just fine for Unity, 3DS Max, and should hand whatever game you might even feel like playing (don't expect ULTRA on everything or 4K gaming with it, though).
    The motherboard seems to have onboard audio support, so the audio card is not necessary but if you want it that's fine.
     
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  3. TonyLi

    TonyLi

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    Get a GTX970 if you think you might use an Oculus Rift in the future.

    If you do a lot of hi-res art, consider 16 GB RAM.
     
  4. QFSW

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    I have the 970 Strix and it's great
    As long as you only populate half your DIMMs get 8GB, you can just buy another set when you need it
     
  5. ironbellystudios

    ironbellystudios

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