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Tsukimi
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Hey guys!
Long time lurker but first time poster here! I work in the Architectural Visualization field, mostly using Corona as my renderer of choice. 10 years experience in the industry so I'm defintely not a beginner, but I've always used my studio's computers and never built my own.
Recently, I've decided that I want to start teaching myself Blender, as I think it's a fantastic piece of software and I've been looking to move away from Max for the longest time! I've decided to build a new computer that will allow me to still render with Corona when needed, but mostly this PC will be to game on (nothing demanding, I mostly play DOTA2 which can run on a brick!) and to model/render with Blender.
Budget: <$3000
Main Workload: Modelling+Rendering with Blender
Secondary Workload: Gaming
Upgradable: Would be nice to be able to keep this base machine and upgrade it, but not essential.
Country: USA (San Francisco)
The base build below is what the website came up with. I'm wondering if the 3060 is enough? Or if I should go the extra mile and try and find a 3070? The other option is to just keep my eye out and get whichever one comes up first? (I think if I was using this machine as my primary workstation I'd go for something higher but I imagine either of these should be sufficient?). I also imagine I will want to add a HDD for storing old projects and my model library, and potentially another SDD to store texture maps etc.? In this case, could someone recommend a good HDD/SDD combo to go with this that would work?
Thanks so much in advance for all your help, this website truly is a lifesaver for people like me!
CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=6MKYz
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor ($749.00)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($84.90)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC ATX AM4 ($194.99)
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB -EVGA XC Gaming ($739.00)
Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB) G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 C16 ($208.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: Samsung 980 PRO 1000GB M.2 Solid State Drive ($181.03)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX550M 550W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($66.00)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($144.90)
Total: $2368.81
Long time lurker but first time poster here! I work in the Architectural Visualization field, mostly using Corona as my renderer of choice. 10 years experience in the industry so I'm defintely not a beginner, but I've always used my studio's computers and never built my own.
Recently, I've decided that I want to start teaching myself Blender, as I think it's a fantastic piece of software and I've been looking to move away from Max for the longest time! I've decided to build a new computer that will allow me to still render with Corona when needed, but mostly this PC will be to game on (nothing demanding, I mostly play DOTA2 which can run on a brick!) and to model/render with Blender.
Budget: <$3000
Main Workload: Modelling+Rendering with Blender
Secondary Workload: Gaming
Upgradable: Would be nice to be able to keep this base machine and upgrade it, but not essential.
Country: USA (San Francisco)
The base build below is what the website came up with. I'm wondering if the 3060 is enough? Or if I should go the extra mile and try and find a 3070? The other option is to just keep my eye out and get whichever one comes up first? (I think if I was using this machine as my primary workstation I'd go for something higher but I imagine either of these should be sufficient?). I also imagine I will want to add a HDD for storing old projects and my model library, and potentially another SDD to store texture maps etc.? In this case, could someone recommend a good HDD/SDD combo to go with this that would work?
Thanks so much in advance for all your help, this website truly is a lifesaver for people like me!
CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=6MKYz
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor ($749.00)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($84.90)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC ATX AM4 ($194.99)
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB -EVGA XC Gaming ($739.00)
Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB) G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 C16 ($208.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: Samsung 980 PRO 1000GB M.2 Solid State Drive ($181.03)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX550M 550W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($66.00)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($144.90)
Total: $2368.81