Building new computer for maya only ive got a few ideas tell me what you think

[threedfxman]

option #1

Asus P6T Motherboard
Intel Core i7 920 Processor
Corsair XMS3 PC12800 1600MHz 12GB DDR3 Desktop RAM
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Hard Drive
PNY Quadro FX 3700 512MB GDDR3

option #2
Intel Desktop Board D5400XS
Intel Xeon E5410 Processor BX80574E5410A - 2.33 GHz, 12MB Cache Times 2
Corsair PC6400 800MHz 8GB DDR2 FB-DIMM Server Memory
PNY Quadro FX 3700 512MB GDDR3
i was wondering if the dual processors would be better than one Intel I7 With faster ram and faster ptetty much everything

[bwolfrum]

I would go with the I7 Core 920, Its a Quad processor and when you compare the 2 options, the I7 Core beats the Zeon Dual hands down!!
The choice is yours///I am in the middle of a system upgrade myself!

[glxtrix]

My vote is for the i7

[Geek]

Hey!

Powerfull hardware is great,but i am not really sure that it's that critical...i mean if you afraid not to be able to render smth,there are always detours to ease rendering.Eventually you can try to rent a render farm.