Budget (including currency): $1,500-$2,500 USD
Country: USA
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Zbrush, Photoshop, Blender, Twitch streams
Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):
Hi all, I'm moving from the world of laptops to the world of more powerful desktop computers, and while I understand design software I know next to nothing about tech specs and hardware.
I plan to be using Zbrush, Photoshop and Blender for my work, and streaming on Twitch and Youtube simultaneously. I know Zbrush is CPU based so I'm looking to get a high end but not highest CPU. I know AMD is releasing Zen 3 very soon and I'm considering the second highest 12-core CPU, but put in a high-end Zen 2 for now as a placeholder. From what I can tell it looks like it's worth waiting for the Zen 3 upgrade.
I probably need a decent GPU for streaming? But I don't need crazy good refresh rates as a game streamer would. Refresh rates for rendering 3d images and digital art might play a role though. I am trying to avoid liquid cooling fans (I don't want to risk even the 0.01% leak chance), but I am also looking for as much full-spectrum RGB as possible (artist brand, lol).
I have a few parts picked out but not the whole computer, and the chassis is still flexible (big fan of the starry front panel, not sure how I feel that the whole thing is backwards, and no USB-C is a turnoff) I am completely lost in terms of motherboard, GPU, and anything else I'm missing, and would really appreciate some help, thank you in advance!
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2KRP3Z