New PC Build for Motion Design

[Max Palmer]

Hello!

First off, thank you to everyone on this forum and part of CGDirector for putting this together, this process is definitely feeling less daunting.

So I am a freelance Graphic/Motion Designer and it's finally time to take the plunge for a decent PC and I'm just after some pointers. I heavily use the main circle of Adobe Creative Cloud software, but I particularly need the power in After Effects. I do a lot of 2D vector animation, but I hope to add a lot more effects to my workflow such as glows, blurs, textures, as well as eventually branching out into 3D modelling and animation in Blender/Cinema 4D.

So with a budget of around £2000/$2800, I entered my criteria and got this. As this is all new to me, I thought it would be best to ask here for any advice/recommedations/pointers.

CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=6MsOL

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7GHz 12-Core Processor ($679.95)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($89.90)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC ATX AM4 ($197.00)
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8GB - ZOTAC Gaming Twin Edge ($858.99)
Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB) G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 C16 ($228.99)
Storage SSD: Samsung 870 QVO 2TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($179.77)
Storage PCIe-SSD: Samsung 980 PRO 1000GB M.2 Solid State Drive ($209.99)
Power Supply: EVGA 650 B5, 80 Plus Bronze 650W Power Supply ($67.00)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($155.79)
Total: $2667.38

Thank you so much for your help!

 

[Alex Glawion]

Looks like a solid build to me. Your workloads will run nicely on these components. The GPU is somewhat overpriced, but that's to be expected with the current market situation. You might want to keep an eye out to see if you can find it cheaper, though.

With two storage drives, you can install your OS on the SSD and have your performance-demanding projects and footage on the faster nvme ssd.