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3D Modeling and GPU Rendering build. $3000 budget

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BetterNature

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Hello. I'm new to the forums and new to building PCs. I'm trying to build a pc to work primarily in 3d modeling and animation using Blender, but that is no slouch in the rendering department either. I'm focusing on GPU rendering rather CPU. I'd also like the pc to be well suited to creating large scale 3d environments in development software like Unity and Unreal engine, but I think that there's a lot of overlap with my focus on 3d modeling and animation. If you have a different point of view, please let me know.

So I have two builds here, and a couple of questions to go along with them. Refer to the builds at the bottom of this post. My first question is in reference to the 3D modeling and Animation build. There is a compatibility note that goes along with it:
Compatibility Note:
- High-Profile RAM might require slight CPU-Fan up-shift.
Can you explain what this means and how I would deal with it.

My second question is, if I took the CPU and CPU Cooler (Ryzen 7 & Dark Rock Pro) from the 3D modeling build and replaced the CPU (Ryzen 5 w/ built in cooler) in the GPU Rendering build, would that be a good solution for getting better results in both GPU rendering AND 3D modeling? Would I run into any other problems?

Finally, if you have any other pointers or advice for a first time PC builder, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!


3D Modeling & Animation Build
CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=6LXh4

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8GHz 8-Core Processor ($629.95)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($89.90)
Motherboard: MSI X570 Tomahawk ATX AM4 ($240.81)
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3070 8GB - MSI Gaming X Trio ($919.99)
Memory: 64GB (4 x 16GB) G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 C16 ($269.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB NVME M.2 Solid State Drive ($239.99)
Power Supply: Seasonic Focus GM-650, 650W 80+ Gold Power Supply ($99.99)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.50)
Total: $2630.12


GPU Rendering Build
CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=6LXhu

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($557.58)
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler (Included with CPU) (-)
Motherboard: MSI X570 Tomahawk ATX AM4 ($240.81)
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 10GB - EVGA FTW3 ($1299.99)
Memory: 64GB (4 x 16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 C16 ($338.20)
Storage PCIe-SSD: Sabrent Rocket 1TB NVMe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive ($169.99)
Power Supply: Seasonic Focus GM-650, 650W 80+ Gold Power Supply ($99.99)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.50)
Total: $2846.06
 
Alex Glawion

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Hey! Yes you can do that. You can take any Ryzen CPU and the bequiet dark rock cooler and ad it to the gpu build. Or take the GPU from the gpu build and add it to the modeling build. They are interchangeable.

The compatibility note: This just means that the RAM modules are physically tall and might require the fan on the cpu radiator to be placed slightly higher than normal (otherwise they would obstruct each other), though this is easy to do.
 
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