Hi!
I know that a proper workstation can cost as much money as some people make in a year - but, I've been looking at the prices of the component parts, and I think that I could get a basic one (with room for future upgrades) together for a total sum within my price range (a few thousand dollars, no more than 3k USD at the outset.)
I was just wondering if anyone here had any general advice about putting together one's own workstation, or alternatively buying one outright (if the price is right.) I know for example that a Mac Pro 2 falls within my price range, so if you think that would be much better than buying a pre-built PC Workstation, or buying the parts of a PC workstation that I would then put together myself, let me know why you think that.
So let me know what you think of the various motherboards, types of RAM, etc., please.
Of importance also is this fact: when I refer to 2D animation, I'm NOT talking about vector-based animation, but instead about raster-based animation, using a program like TVPaint or Mirage. So, because of the large amounts of HDD activity and transfers, I need very fast and very dependable HDD's.
Gaming is NOT a priority.
However, a relatively quiet system is, in terms of noise coming from the fans, chassis, etc.
Ok, thanks, bye!
I know that a proper workstation can cost as much money as some people make in a year - but, I've been looking at the prices of the component parts, and I think that I could get a basic one (with room for future upgrades) together for a total sum within my price range (a few thousand dollars, no more than 3k USD at the outset.)
I was just wondering if anyone here had any general advice about putting together one's own workstation, or alternatively buying one outright (if the price is right.) I know for example that a Mac Pro 2 falls within my price range, so if you think that would be much better than buying a pre-built PC Workstation, or buying the parts of a PC workstation that I would then put together myself, let me know why you think that.
So let me know what you think of the various motherboards, types of RAM, etc., please.
Of importance also is this fact: when I refer to 2D animation, I'm NOT talking about vector-based animation, but instead about raster-based animation, using a program like TVPaint or Mirage. So, because of the large amounts of HDD activity and transfers, I need very fast and very dependable HDD's.
Gaming is NOT a priority.
However, a relatively quiet system is, in terms of noise coming from the fans, chassis, etc.
Ok, thanks, bye!