My new 3D machine, which one do you think is better?

[vacante]

I'm adjusting my new machine for 3ds Max, Autocad, Revit,… a lot of 3D work, no gaming.
what I need is computational power
I'm looking at these two Mountain configurations, I already have the graphics

option 1
INTEL i7 960 Nehalem processor, 3.20 GHz, 8MB Cache
ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard with ASUS Extreme engineering
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB (500GBx2) SATAIII 6Gbps 7200rpm Raid0 hard drive
KINGSTON 12 GB DIMM DDR3 1333 Mhz memory in 3 modules

option 2
INTEL Core i7 Sandy Bridge 2600K 3.4/3.8 GHz processor, 8MB Cache
ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE USB 3.0/SATA 6Gbps motherboard
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB (500GBx2) SATAIII 6Gbps 7200rpm Raid0 hard drive
KINGSTON 8 GB DDR3 1333MHz memory in 2 modules

Would you change anything?
I'm thinking about changing the drives to an SSD for the system and applications, is it worth it?

I hope for your help. thanks

[Obione]

It's worth ordering it in parts from a store, the Mountain are quite expensive.

You could configure the following on pccomponentes:

• CPU 2600K - 270€
• Motherboard ASRock P67 Pro3 - 95€
• RAM 4x4GB 1333 Ripjaws CL9 - 85€
• Cooler: Thermalright Archon - 55€
• Case Silverstone Fortress FT02 -195€
• Nvidia GTX 570 - 300€
• Power supply Seasonic X-560 Gold - 135€
• 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (RAID 0 - Data) - 110€
• Samsung Spinpoint F4EG 2TB (Backup) - 65€
• SSD Crucial M4 128GB (System) - 185€
• Assembly - 45€

Do the math, better equipment and cheaper. The motherboard is not better but, you don't need more. You could add a 4-channel fan controller for about 30€ to control all the fans, you could even change the top fan for a Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850, this equipment deserves to have first-class components.

[vacante]

thanks for your advice

[Tecnho]

I would put something like this, store Level PC: online computer store of computer components | online computer stores | buy laptop | pc store - LevelPC

And the assembly is included.