PC build for architecture student.

[B0ULDER]

Budget (including currency): $4000 - for PC only monitors and other peripherals not included in this budget.  

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: This computer will primarily need to be able to run Rhino, Revit, the adobe suite, indesign, lumion, enscape, and 3ds max (might not be using this program not entirely sure yet). I would also love this computer to be able to play video games as well so being able to play most games would be great, but i need it to be able to run my architecture programs to the best ability first. 

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): 

When our college tech guy was recommending PC for school, he said we need a workstation rather than a gaming PC. I dont entirely understand the difference between the two so what im really wondering if its possible to build a pc that could do both very well. Also they talked about differences in GPU and Im curious what the difference between a gaming gpu and a workstation gpu is? or if it would make a big difference if I got a higher end gpu. I want to build a computer but my only worry is if a part fails due to project deadlines if I would have the time to get it fixed so im wondering if a custom PC builder such as origin would be a good choice. If this computer could last me the next 4 years of school for architecture and be able to run well towards the end that would be amazing. So if anyone could give me any recommendations and tips that would be greatly appreciated I really want to get the best machine I can buy and would love to be able to use it to play my games and not just for school right now. I also had a quick question about monitors. I am going to run a dual monitor set up and Im considering the LG 27GL850 27'' UltraGear™ Nano IPS 1ms Gaming Monitor with G-Sync® Compatibility. Is that a good choice? If you have any questions about anything just ask I will respond as quick as possible. Thank you to anyone who helps!

[dizmo]

There isn't a huge difference between the two unless you're doing extremely specific stuff that requires a Quadro card or something.

I'd go with an ultrawide over that monitor.

[Avocheeseado]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$699.66 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$181.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.00 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$179.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$399.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Western Digital Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$176.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1499.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ATX Mid Tower Case	$239.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair AX 850 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$254.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3902.59
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-16 15:07 EDT-0400

I'd say something like this. If you dont think you'll need all this storage you can always go for less. A 2080ti should be good unless you need a Quadro card. The monitor you chose looks good.

[Aereldor]

That's a lot of money...

Dizmo's right, and the RX 5700 seems to do well in productivity applications, compares well to the more expensive RTX 2080. I feel like at that budget there's no real limits, Threadripper 3970x, the fastest NVMe SSD money can buy. 
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Threadripper 3970X 3.7 GHz 32-Core Processor	$1899.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$79.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX sTRX4 Motherboard	$379.00 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$229.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$399.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$399.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	$319.90 @ B&H
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro Tempered Glass ATX Full Tower Case	$114.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 11 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$199.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$4043.65
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$4023.65
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-16 15:08 EDT-0400

 

[Aereldor]

5 minutes ago, Avocheeseado said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$699.66 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$179.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1499.99 @ Newegg

Not sure I agree with spending almost half the budget on a gaming GPU in a workstation build... And going with a Ryzen chip and only 32GB ram. Or is Rhino CUDA-reliant and that GPU heavy?

 

[Avocheeseado]

What about this - you might need more storage

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QLBPq3

[_Omega_]

29 minutes ago, Avocheeseado said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$699.66 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$181.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.00 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$179.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$399.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Western Digital Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$176.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1499.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ATX Mid Tower Case	$239.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair AX 850 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$254.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3902.59
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-16 15:07 EDT-0400

I'd say something like this. If you dont think you'll need all this storage you can always go for less. A 2080ti should be good unless you need a Quadro card. The monitor you chose looks good.

Swap the Mainboard for a ASUS X 570-P (its more than fine), "downgrade" the PSU a bit to a BitFenix Formular Gold 750W and with that you can fit 64GB of RAM and still get heavy CUDA for Adobe.