Building a computer for CAD/3d modeling

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I could use some help building a rig for 3d modeling for 3d printing that would also work alright for gaming. I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to picking out hardware but lets put the budget at $2000 USD. 
Thanks!

[Chiyawa]

Well, now a days, any machine fit for gaming can be used for 3D modelling. Maybe you can give more specification, such as what games are you trying to play, that way we might be able to choose a compatible graphic card.

 

So here are some question to determine your ideal hardware:

- How much storage are you going to need or planning to have?

- Anything 'special' criteria, such as USB-C ports or Thunderbolt port? How about M.2 (or NGFF) ports?

- With or without Wi-Fi? Need multi-gigabit ethernet?

- Fancy or flashy RGB lighting or plain normal looking one?

- Other hardware consideration such as SAS cards or Blu-ray drives.

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On 5/15/2020 at 5:52 AM, Chiyawa said:

Well, now a days, any machine fit for gaming can be used for 3D modelling. Maybe you can give more specification, such as what games are you trying to play, that way we might be able to choose a compatible graphic card.

 

So here are some question to determine your ideal hardware:

- How much storage are you going to need or planning to have?

- Anything 'special' criteria, such as USB-C ports or Thunderbolt port? How about M.2 (or NGFF) ports?

- With or without Wi-Fi? Need multi-gigabit ethernet?

- Fancy or flashy RGB lighting or plain normal looking one?

- Other hardware consideration such as SAS cards or Blu-ray drives.

I don't play many games right now as I just got done building a machine that can finally play modern games but lets say I wanted to play rollercoaster tycoon then switch to Doom Eternal, and then maybe the new Half Life VR game.

The only thing I know about 3d modeling and computer hardware is that it doesn't use the GPU for some reason. Its all done on the CPU. 

Storage: lets say 2TB + 500gb to 1TB SSD
Special: I don't know what NGFF is but maybe a usb-c port on the case
Wifi yes or no and don't need gigabit just yet (hopefully someday I will have it again)
RGB not needed but if its on a component then whatever.
HArdware, maybe a SD card reader on the case? But thats not really a big deal

[Chiyawa]

2 hours ago, x9x9x9x9x9 said:

The only thing I know about 3d modeling and computer hardware is that it doesn't use the GPU for some reason. Its all done on the CPU. 

Depends on the software, most 3D modelling software do use GPU, but they may need to install some additional software. If you are using Blender, Blender should have a pre-installed CUDA software that could be activated if you have supported nVidia GPU in your system. If you are using AMD/ATi GPU, then you need to download a blender plug-in from the AMD websites in order to utilised your GPU.

 

Okay, let's see...

 

Well, you can check this out. This is what I can come up with, so you can see if it fits to your liking.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($269.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($878.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($127.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($142.88 @ Other World Computing)
Case Accessory: NZXT Aperture M Card Reader  ($43.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $2058.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-17 04:45 EDT-0400

 

You can play around to see which components suit your needs. Have fun.

 

Regards,

Chiyawa

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4 hours ago, Chiyawa said:

Depends on the software, most 3D modelling software do use GPU, but they may need to install some additional software. If you are using Blender, Blender should have a pre-installed CUDA software that could be activated if you have supported nVidia GPU in your system. If you are using AMD/ATi GPU, then you need to download a blender plug-in from the AMD websites in order to utilised your GPU.

 

Okay, let's see...

 

Well, you can check this out. This is what I can come up with, so you can see if it fits to your liking.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($269.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($878.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($127.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($142.88 @ Other World Computing)
Case Accessory: NZXT Aperture M Card Reader  ($43.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $2058.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-17 04:45 EDT-0400

 

You can play around to see which components suit your needs. Have fun.

 

Regards,

Chiyawa

Ah okay cool. I typically use fusion 360 but maybe I should try blender. For the meantime thought I will try finding the plugin to work with my rx580. 

Wow that is rather close to what I ended up building. I just need to switch to the 2080 super, add a wifi m.2 card, and the card reader and then I have basically the same build.
Thanks for the help

[Chiyawa]

13 hours ago, x9x9x9x9x9 said:

Ah okay cool. I typically use fusion 360 but maybe I should try blender. For the meantime thought I will try finding the plugin to work with my rx580. 

Wow that is rather close to what I ended up building. I just need to switch to the 2080 super, add a wifi m.2 card, and the card reader and then I have basically the same build.
Thanks for the help

Oh, I see. What Mobo are you using? You can only add PCIe WiFi card if your MoBo doesn't come with WiFi, as the M2 usually is hidden and not easily accessible, and most of the time, the motherboard manufacturer just out right solder the chip on the board rather than having an M2 slot for WiFi.

[Chiyawa]

13 hours ago, x9x9x9x9x9 said:

Ah okay cool. I typically use fusion 360 but maybe I should try blender. For the meantime thought I will try finding the plugin to work with my rx580. 

Here's the link to download some 3D software plug-in for Radeon GPU: https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-prorender-downloads

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20 hours ago, Chiyawa said:

Oh, I see. What Mobo are you using? You can only add PCIe WiFi card if your MoBo doesn't come with WiFi, as the M2 usually is hidden and not easily accessible, and most of the time, the motherboard manufacturer just out right solder the chip on the board rather than having an M2 slot for WiFi.

MSI x570 Gaming Plus It has 2 m.2 slots that are fairly easy to get it but I think I will just go with a pci-e card

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20 hours ago, Chiyawa said:

Here's the link to download some 3D software plug-in for Radeon GPU: https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-prorender-downloads

Thank you! That helps a lot!