Is this PC Build Setup good for 3D Modeling / Rendering

[Justin]

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=Cd1wh0x0Jqo

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($168.74)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim ($29.08)
Motherboard: ASRock B450 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 ($103.94)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1660 6GB - EVGA XC Gaming ($216.19)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 C16 ($66.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 256GB NVME M.2 Solid State Drive ($49.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX450M 450W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($81.99)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G Mid Tower Case ($74.99)
This good for whats it worth or no

 

[Alex Glawion]

Hey Justin,
In my opinion that's a pretty good build for 3D Work for its price range. You could save a few bucks if you don't get a third party cooler and just use the boxed cooler.

 

[ronnie]

is this build good enough for rendering? please advise

AMD CPU] RYZEN 9 3950X Without Cooler
[AMD MOBO] MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
[RAM] KLEVV Bolt X DDR4-3200 CL16 1.35V UDIMM w/heatsink 2x 16GB
[GPU] ZOTAC RTX 2070 SUPER AMP 8GB DDR6 1800Mhz 2X
[SSD] Crucial P1 1000GB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
[HDD] Toshiba 2TB 3.5" HDD (P300)
[CHASSIS] be quiet! Pure Base 500 TG (BGW34), ATX, Black
[CPU COOLER] be quiet! Dark Rock 4 PRO (BK022), Silent Wings 14cm x 1, 12cm x 1
[THERMAL] ARCTIC MX-4 Thermal Compound - 4 gram
[PSU] SUPERFLOWER Leadex III Gold 90+ Full Modular 750W
[FAN] be quiet! Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM HS (BL070) x3
[FAN] be quiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm PWM HS (BL071) x1
[FAN HUB] SILVERSTONE SST-CPF04 PWM FAN HUB 1 TO

 

[Alex Glawion]

Hey Ronnie,
What kind of Render Engines are you using? CPU or GPU Rendering?

The CPU is pretty great for CPU Rendering as it comes with 16 Cores and the 2070 Super comes with high performance for gpu rendering. If you are doing both (hybrid rendering) that's a great combination. If you're only doing one of the two, you might be able to specialize this a bit further to maximize the rendering performance.

 

[al rodriguez]

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=sc1wh0y0Zmb

CPU: Intel i7 9700f 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 ($74.90)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Designare ATX LGA1151 ($218.70)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1660 Super 6GB ($228.11)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 C16 ($59.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB NVME M.2 Solid State Drive ($69.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX550M 550W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($84.99)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 275Q ATX Mid Tower Case ($100.98)
Total: $1137.65

Helping a friend, college sr 3d animation and rendering, she ordered this but was wondering if good emough and fast enough?

 

[Jerry James]

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=sc1wh0y0Zmb

CPU: Intel i7 9700f 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 ($74.90)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Designare ATX LGA1151 ($218.70)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1660 Super 6GB ($228.11)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 C16 ($59.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB NVME M.2 Solid State Drive ($69.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX550M 550W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($84.99)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 275Q ATX Mid Tower Case ($100.98)
Total: $1137.65

Helping a friend, college sr 3d animation and rendering, she ordered this but was wondering if good emough and fast enough?

You could switch out the 9700K for a Core i7 10700K or a Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll need a Z490 or X570/B550 motherboard to use those processors. I would recommend staying away from 9th Gen Intel due to the lack of an upgrade path.
Check prices for those parts in your region and make your decision. The 10700K would be just slightly better than the 3700X for rendering and will also offer a noticeable performance bump for apps like AfterEffects.

 

[Erik]

Hi Alex,

I am looking to build a computer to run a lot of CAD modeling and rendering programs including Autocad, 3dsmax, Rhino, Solidworks, sketchup, and corona or vray or keyshot. I was messing around with the pc builder and was wondering if this would be a good setup for what I am looking to do.

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=zq1xg0l0lmb

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9GHz 8-Core Processor ($329.99)
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism Cooler (Included with CPU) (-)
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus ATX AM4 ($151.79)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1660TI 6GB - Gigabyte Windforce ($289.99)
Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 C16 ($109.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: Crucial P1 1TB, M.2 Solid State Drive ($104.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX550M 550W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($84.99)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 275Q ATX Mid Tower Case ($100.98)
Total: $1172.72

 

[Alex Glawion]

Looks like a solid build for that kind of a budget. Solidworks does make good use of Quadro GPUs, but unless it is your main workload, you will probably be much happier with a 1660Ti that also lets you do some decent rendering and gets you higher performance in some of the other Apps you listed.

I'd say go for it!

 

[Qani]

Hi Alex,
Is this build good for 3d modeling for its price?

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=Db1jn0j0Foe

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5GHz 16-Core Processor ($649.95)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($74.15)
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 ($359.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 2TB M.2 Solid State Drive ($321.99)
Power Supply: EVGA 650 B5, 80 Plus Bronze 650W Power Supply ($99.98)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99)
Total: $3615.59

 

[Alex Glawion]

Hey Qani,
Sure, the components themselve are extremely good for 3D Modeling workloads. You don't necessarily need such a strong GPU or that many CPU cores though if all you do is modeling. If you are doing some cpu or gpu rendering too, though, then they come on handy.

Do see if you can find a cheaper listing of that motherboard, as 500$ is quite high for the Unify. The 2080Ti should optimally be somewhere around 1200$.

 

[jdixon]

Just recently, I finally upgraded my 7+-year-old computer. I was able to find a good deal on an HP Omen, with a Geforce RTX 2060 graphics card.
So, not only was I able to upload the latest build of Blender, but I was able to go back and tweak some renders I had done with the old computer.
For example, I had done a render of the robot from Lost in Space a while back. And while it wasn't necessarily a bad render, it could have used some extra work. The problem was, that with my old computer, to do the type of material adjustments, etc. that would give the render that something little more required doing test renders in order to see the end result, and this could take a long time on the old system. This made it so that I just wasn't that enthusiastic about making those small adjustments.
Below is the newer version.