3d Workstation (Cinema 4d, Blender, Redshift, Octane), and Graphics (Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator)

[mcgoldfish]

The last PC I built was 12 years ago, so all of this is kind of new.

1. Like the title says I mostly need this as a workstation
2. Not used for gaming
3. Mostly GPU Rendering, 3d Work, and graphics
4. Not looking to upgrade in the next couple of years
5. No RGB needed, Although I would like to keep everything black
6. I need Wifi and Bluetooth, preferably out of the box inside the motherboard
7. Trying to keep it around 3000$, and under 2500$ without the monitor

I tried to inform myself as well as possible, but some questions remain:

• Are the Noctua fans compatible with the case fans?
• Would you go with water cooling instead of air cooling?
• Would you upgrade the CPU?
• Is one SSD better than two cheaper SSDs?
• Is there anything that could lead to problems down the road?

Thanks in advance for your input!

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xXmYdD

Parts:

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($359.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($114.00)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($285.40 @ B&H)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($244.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P1 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($224.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card ($800.00)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P500A ATX Mid Tower Case ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($225.98 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan ($24.90 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan ($24.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell U2718Q 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor ($589.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $3145.13

 

[Alex Glawion]

The build looks excellent to me, see no issues.

As for your questions:
You have space for 2x 140mm fans at the top and 3x 120mm fans at the front. So if you want to swap the fans that come with the case with noctua fans, you should get one 120mm too.

A CPU AIO cooler makes sense for Intel CPUs as they do tend to draw a lot of power and generate a lot of heat during sustained workloads such as rendering.

Generally I'd recommend going with a Ryzen 5900X, though since they are out of stock everywhere, if you need a new PC right now, Intel 10700k / 10900k might be the only choice apart from the older Ryzen gens.

NVME SSDs are better than Sata SSDs. So if you have to decide between two Sata SSDs or one NVME SSD, the single nvme ssd would be the better choice in terms of performance

No issues with the build that I can see.

 

[mcgoldfish]

Thanks for your inputs Alex!

You have space for 2x 140mm fans at the top and 3x 120mm fans at the front. So if you want to swap the fans that come with the case with noctua fans, you should get one 120mm too.
Can I use the noctua fans and the case fans simultaneously? I checked out some reviews that said front and back fans only are better if using air cooling.

A CPU AIO cooler makes sense for Intel CPUs as they do tend to draw a lot of power and generate a lot of heat during sustained workloads such as rendering.
I will switch to a Ryzen 5900x then, the benches seem much better. I'm not in a hurry.
Would you say this is a good motherboard for it Gigabyte B550 VISION D ATX? Or do you have a better recommendation?

NVME SSDs are better than Sata SSDs. So if you have to decide between two Sata SSDs or one NVME SSD, the single nvme ssd would be the better choice in terms of performance
2x 1TB NVME vs 1x 2TB NVME makes no difference then? Just go with the cheaper option?

Thanks again!

 

[Alex Glawion]

You can use them simultaneously if you have room for them. If all the slots have case-fans, you can take those out and add the noctua fans.

Yes you can use the B550 with the 5900X, it's a good combo.

Having more physical drives is better, as you gain data protection. The OS/Apps drive could crash and you wouldn't lose any project files if you have two drives. I recommend getting two fast drives: 2x 1tb nvme.