krickerd opened this issue on Aug 06, 2012 · 24 posts
FSMCDesigns posted Tue, 07 August 2012 at 5:54 PM
First off, never believe a sales rep, they will say anything to make a sale, LOL. I love going into a store and asking a rep questions to which I already know the answers, LOL.
Definitely get a high end CPU, will be good for rendering and gaming. Video card, doesn't have to be that great for rendering, but a good amount of memory is a plus. Your existing card is pretty low end, any of the GTX 400 series should do fine (GTX 480 is what I have).
AMD or Intel doesn't matter for rendering, only makes a difference for gaming. The latest AMD Phenom IIs are nice if you want to stick with AMD. For rendering, I would double your memory since you are 64 bit to 16 gig. a good MOBO is key, so some google searching to see what the best is once you decide which CPU you want.
I am on my 12th computer, built this one myself, but have used store ones also, had great experiences from ibuypower.com in the past, no issues, good prices.
Hope that helps.
Regards, Michael