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Hi guys,
I've been a mac user for 11 years so a complete novice to this area. I already have a 2019 Macbook pro which is working well for my day to day work in Adobe CC and C4D but I really want to get into Redshift and feel confident taking on more complex 3D work which is why I want to build a PC. I'd love to stick with Mac for this but from what I can tell Mac isn't up to standard in the GPU rendering sphere and the prices are pretty eye-watering. The key here is for it to be upgradable. I'll be starting out just playing with Redshift and Houdini so don't need it to be super-fast but it would be good to know I can upgrade it to be higher-spec if necessary. I also appreciate clean minimalist design so looks are important to me!
I've been looking at websites and YouTube videos and have come out with this list -
CASE - NZXT H7 Flow
MOBO - ASUS ProArt X670E-CREATOR
CPU - Intel Corei9 12900KS
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition
RAM - 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair DDR5 Vengeance
HD1 (System) - 1TB Samsung 980 PRO
HD2 (Projects) - 2TB Samsung 980 PRO
HD3 (Cache) - 1TB Samsung 980
PSU - 1200W be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum
CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-U12A Chromax CPU Cooler
Extras - Gigabyte Titan Ridge Thunderbolt3 PCIe (I saw on another thread here I needed this for my Thunderbolt monitor. I'm not sure I fully understood that post either though)
I suppose my main questions are -
• will this all work together and have I missed anything? Particularly unsure about cooling
• Is there anywhere I can save money without compromising performance too much? Currently this is about £3500
• Is it really best to build yourself? Remember I have zero experience and don't want to break anything in the process!
• Will this work with my Apple Thunderbolt monitor? It's a decent monitor and I don't really want to fork out for a new one
Many thanks to anyone who takes an interest!
I've been a mac user for 11 years so a complete novice to this area. I already have a 2019 Macbook pro which is working well for my day to day work in Adobe CC and C4D but I really want to get into Redshift and feel confident taking on more complex 3D work which is why I want to build a PC. I'd love to stick with Mac for this but from what I can tell Mac isn't up to standard in the GPU rendering sphere and the prices are pretty eye-watering. The key here is for it to be upgradable. I'll be starting out just playing with Redshift and Houdini so don't need it to be super-fast but it would be good to know I can upgrade it to be higher-spec if necessary. I also appreciate clean minimalist design so looks are important to me!
I've been looking at websites and YouTube videos and have come out with this list -
CASE - NZXT H7 Flow
MOBO - ASUS ProArt X670E-CREATOR
CPU - Intel Corei9 12900KS
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition
RAM - 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair DDR5 Vengeance
HD1 (System) - 1TB Samsung 980 PRO
HD2 (Projects) - 2TB Samsung 980 PRO
HD3 (Cache) - 1TB Samsung 980
PSU - 1200W be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum
CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-U12A Chromax CPU Cooler
Extras - Gigabyte Titan Ridge Thunderbolt3 PCIe (I saw on another thread here I needed this for my Thunderbolt monitor. I'm not sure I fully understood that post either though)
I suppose my main questions are -
• will this all work together and have I missed anything? Particularly unsure about cooling
• Is there anywhere I can save money without compromising performance too much? Currently this is about £3500
• Is it really best to build yourself? Remember I have zero experience and don't want to break anything in the process!
• Will this work with my Apple Thunderbolt monitor? It's a decent monitor and I don't really want to fork out for a new one
Many thanks to anyone who takes an interest!