Need workstation for E1500-E2000 today

fatasspigleaf

Hello,

Working in a faceless corporate company who have given me a budget to get a new pc. Will mostly be using it for After Effects compositing, editing and rendering. Any suggestions? Have to use the site www.custompc.ie

Put this together earlier, but cant get a SSD hd on the build so have to take another look. Any thoughts?


AMD Phenom II X Series - 4 & 6 Core Fusion Desktop - Fusion Desktop Max
Processor CPU: Phenom II X6 1075T 3.3Ghz 6 Cores
CPU Cooling: AMD Standard Cooling
Memory: 16GB Viper 1600Mhz Extreme
Motherboard: Asus M4A88TD-EVO
Sound Card: Xonar DX PCI Express
Hard Disk 1: 2 Terabyte UDMA600
Hard Disk 2: 1 Terabyte UDMA300
Optical Drive 1: Sony 24X DVD Rewriter
Video Card 1 Main: Nvidia GeForce 1.28GB GTX570
TV Card: Hybrid Analogue/Digital PCI-e
Wireless: Asus 54 MBPS PCI Internal Wifi***
Power Supply: Antec Gamer 400 Watt Power
Operating System: No PreInstalled Operating System
Office Software: No Office Software Installed
AntiVirus Software: No AntiVirus Installed - Clean
Keyboard & Mouse: Optional Extra
Monitor Display: Optional Extra
Warranty Period: 3 Year Return to Base Warranty

Sub Total: €1,661.67
Delivery: €0.00
Vat @ 20%: €332.33
Total: €1,994.00


1. What is your budget? [€1,500-2,000]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [After Effects, Adobe Suite, editing, rendering]

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [No]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [No]

5. Do you need a monitor? [No]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. []

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [Maybe]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [no]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [no]

8. How can you pay? [Credit Card]

9. When are you purchasing? [order going in today]

deceit

I wouldnt touch that company in fairness (been to many of their employees coming on here pretending to ask questions to get the company attention makes me wonder about them).
That machine above is stupidly overpriced imo. I wouldnt even pay half of that for it. You would be much better off going with build options on sites like www.hardwareversand.de
You could build an i5 2500k rig with spec better in every way for under half the price.

Why not if you need it today go on adverts and get something a million times better like this:
http://www.adverts.ie/desktops-and-monitors/sandy-bridge-extreme-gaming-production-pc-intel-3930k-radeon-6950-6970-shaders-x2-16gb-ram-asus-xonar-d2/1447230

glynf

Yeah, I heard suctompc.ie suck donkey cojones.

I know from experience working for a faceless corporate empire that they may have accounts sety up with UK companies you could use, give a look on Scan they would have some decent pre built workstations.

I found that if I wanted to swap suppliers, telling accounts dept. that the one I wanted to avoid was due to a bad rep-too expensive/bad service/going down tubes etc. Worked a treat for me

fatasspigleaf

Cheers Deceit,

Thanks for the heads up. Got my own pc from them and there was no hassle, apart from ending up with ridiculous wanky neon flashing case.

Cant use Adverts, not sure how the company will be paying but its gotta go through a load of paperwork. Thanks for the inputs anyway.

deceit

fatasspigleaf wrote: »

Cheers Deceit,

Thanks for the heads up. Got my own pc from them and there was no hassle, apart from ending up with ridiculous wanky neon flashing case.

Cant use Adverts, not sure how the company will be paying but its gotta go through a load of paperwork. Thanks for the inputs anyway.

You should try use like glynf said then.
The company i'm working for would be the same, they are an irish company but use http://www.vip-computers.com/uk/ as a supplier of all their parts, they do next day if thats any use to you?

pandaboy

Would an Intel processor work better with this set up? Especially if you're using an Adobe workflow.

Having looked at scan, their website is great for prices and gear.