New PC Build for Blender, Photoshop and Lightroom

[Mäk]

Hi Everybody,
after some Years its Time for a new PC.
Budget around 2000€ - 2500€
Most Workloads are Blender, PS, Lightroom and Indesign
I will shop the Parts in Germany.
I have put together two versions.
One cheaper and one more expensive.
Do you have a recommendation which version I should prefer and any suggestions for improvement?


Budget version

Mainborad: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk AMD B550
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
GPU: 8GB Palit GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ram: 2x 64GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 3200 CL16
Cooler: Noctua NH D15
Case: be quiet Pure Base 600
Storage: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus+1TB Samsung 980 Pro
Power: 850 Watt be quiet Straight Power 11

1863€​

Expensive Version

Mainboard: Gigabyte X670 AORUS ELITE AX AMD X670
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
GPU: 12GB Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming Pro DDR6
Ram: 1x 64GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5-6000 DIMM CL30
Cooler: Noctua NH D15
Case:be quiet Pure Base 600
Storage: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus+1TB Samsung 980 Pro
Power: 850 Watt be quiet Straight Power 11

2420€

Thanks for feedback
Mäk

 

[Jerry James]

Do you have a recommendation which version I should prefer and any suggestions for improvement?

Depends on your upgrade cycle. If you're planning to keep this PC for a long time (4+ years) then go with either. I would pick the pricier option if I was planning an upgrade in a couple of years to a newer CPU.

I'd actually recommend picking the 'expensive' option but going with the GPU from the first build to save some money. That'll also give you a good future upgrade path as AMD will support the AM5 socket through 2025.