workstation build for 3d/rendering

[kitsune2ch]

hi all, covid-19 is here and this means i need a pc to stay at home not bored

 

 

1. Budget & Location

vancouver, bc (canada)

budget - $3000 - $3500 CAD (ideally less as possible towards < $3500 after taxes)

 

2. Aim

3d modeling, rendering

 

These applications will be used:

• Quote

   

  • Vectorworks
  • Photoshop
  • Rhinoceros
  • V-RAY
  • Autodesk Revit

   

 

3. Monitors

1 ultrawide monitor. 

currently, looking into either the Acer predator XR342CK Pbmiiqphuzx or the Dell UltraSharp U3415W

 

4. Peripherals

will be re-using kb + mouse; windows key is needed, but will purchase OEM key

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I have no viable PC/Laptop for those applications, only macbook pro 2015 13" with the least performant specs.

When NVIDIA 3000 series / Ryzen 4000 comes out, I may look at selling previous parts now, and purchasing the newer ones.

For now, nothing is confirmed. It may be a while until these gpu/cpus comes out.

 

 

i made a list pre-configured, and I want to see if there's any way to reduce costs, bang for buck

since it's a workstation, there's a certain premium I understand I have to pay for upgrade features. that said, here we go:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($636.95 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($191.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($609.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($134.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($33.46 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($33.46 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: Dell U2718Q 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($920.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $3196.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-29 17:18 EDT-0400

[Entropy.]

2 minutes ago, kitsune2ch said:

hi all, covid-19 is here and this means i need a pc to stay at home not bored

 

 

1. Budget & Location

vancouver, bc (canada)

budget - $3000 - $3500 CAD (ideally less as possible towards < $3500 after taxes)

 

2. Aim

3d modeling, rendering

 

These applications will be used:

•  

 

3. Monitors

1 ultrawide monitor. 

currently, looking into either the Acer predator XR342CK Pbmiiqphuzx or the Dell UltraSharp U3415W

 

4. Peripherals

will be re-using kb + mouse; windows key is needed, but will purchase OEM key

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I have no viable PC/Laptop for those applications, only macbook pro 2015 13" with the least performant specs.

When NVIDIA 3000 series / Ryzen 4000 comes out, I may look at selling previous parts now, and purchasing the newer ones.

For now, nothing is confirmed. It may be a while until these gpu/cpus comes out.

 

 

i made a list pre-configured, and I want to see if there's any way to reduce costs, bang for buck

since it's a workstation, there's a certain premium I understand I have to pay for upgrade features. that said, here we go:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($636.95 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($191.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($609.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($134.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($33.46 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($33.46 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: Dell U2718Q 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($920.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $3196.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-29 17:18 EDT-0400

The hyper 212 evo is worse than the prism. If youre going to run the 3900x at 75%+ utlization for more than 45 minutes at a time you might want to consider a dark rock pro 4. The motherboard is fine, the RAM should be at 3600mhz, the nvme is solid, the Meshify-C isnt the best value anymore, but it works, Change the GPU to an aftermarket 5700xt, and hot damn is that monitor overpriced. If you arnt gaming at all, just @ me or quote me, and I'll make you a threadripper build instead. 

[KingTdiGGiTTy]

The hyper 212 evo is a decent cooler for the money, but if you're willing to spend more, you can do much better.

If you are planning on doing GPU based rendering, I would go for different card.

[kitsune2ch]

12 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

The hyper 212 evo is worse than the prism. If youre going to run the 3900x at 75%+ utlization for more than 45 minutes at a time you might want to consider a dark rock pro 4. The motherboard is fine, the RAM should be at 3600mhz, the nvme is solid, the Meshify-C isnt the best value anymore, but it works, Change the GPU to an aftermarket 5700xt, and hot damn is that monitor overpriced. If you arnt gaming at all, just @ me or quote me, and I'll make you a threadripper build instead. 

I'm potentially interested in a threadripper build, but I still do want an Ultrawide for viewing preferences, lol.

 

As for the GPU, I understand that NVIDIA is much better than AMD cards, due to their drivers and incompatibility with certain of these applications.

 

Could you let me know what is that Meshify-C alternative?

[Entropy.]

4 minutes ago, kitsune2ch said:

I'm potentially interested in a threadripper build, but I still do want an Ultrawide for viewing preferences, lol.

 

As for the GPU, I understand that NVIDIA is much better than AMD cards, due to their drivers and incompatibility with certain of these applications.

 

Could you let me know what is that Meshify-C alternative?

You realize that Monitor is a flat 27"?? AMD card incompatibility/driver problems have been fixed for a while. A good meshify-c alternitive is the Phateks P300a/400a