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Best workstation for 3D animations and rendering

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Samuel Slavik

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I am looking for the best setup for 3D animations and rendering.
Money is not a problem.
If you got any advice for changes or some tips please let me know ;)
 
Alex Glawion

Alex Glawion

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Hey Samuel,
As you can see in this Article, Animation and Rendering are two different workloads that also need different kind of Hardware to perform the best they can. You'll have to think about how much time you spend on actively working on the pc, vs how much you usually have render jobs.

The more you actively work on the PC the more important high single core performance becomes, the more you render the more you'll want lots of cores, that don't necessarily have to be clocked that high.

If you're just looking for a allround PC that brings both to the table and your budget is fairly high, here's a suggestion that would perform nicely in both workloads:

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=Db1jn0A0Fph

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5GHz 16-Core Processor ($709.99)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($86.10)
Motherboard: MSI X570 Unify ATX AM4 ($459.88)
GPU: Nvidia RTX 2080TI 11GB - Asus Turbo ($1499.66)
Memory: 64GB (4 x 16GB) G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 C16 ($354.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB NVME M.2 Solid State Drive ($249.99)
Power Supply: Seasonic Focus GM-650, 650W 80+ Gold Power Supply ($99.99)
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($125.59)
Total: $3586.19

Of course, this build could be pushed into a rendering direction with more cores (Threadripper 3960x, 3970x, 3990x) or into a GPU Rendering direction: Add a bunch of GPUs to the HEDT Threadripper System.
 
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