My Future

Trenten Shores · December 19, 2020

Budget (including currency): $8000 USD

Country: United States of America

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Computer Aided Design, Finite Element Analysis, Microsoft Excel, After Effects, Photoshop, Black Desert Online

Other details: I know that I would like to include an RTX 3090, but I'm uncertain as to which one performs the best. 128GB of RAM, although a lot, is something I would like to have moving forward in the future. A big question I have is whether or not RGB affects performance, it's something I find fascinating, but if it makes my computer run slower, I don't see that as beneficial.

Hi LTT (and associates)! My name is Trenten Shores and I'm looking to plan a PC build that can handle any work and hobbies I have moving forward to the future as a mechanical engineer. My hobbies include artwork, music/content creation, and gaming/streaming. As mentioned above I know I'd like to have the new 3090 included in the build, but I don't know where to start with what brands I can trust. A second monitor with the same brand as the first at 60hz instead of higher, with the ability to turn vertical for viewing reference sheets, images, or viewing chat is an acceptable save instead of buying two 240hz or such. I've always drawn or sketched designs and artwork on paper, but I would like to transfer that to virtual representation for ease of access, but I didn't know if y'all knew anything about such mediums like what kind of pad is best used for it. Thank you in advance for whoever views this request for information. The budget is expandable, as I'm just saving money from my full/part time jobs while I have time off of school.

Prodigy_Smit · December 19, 2020

Thats a massive budget. Here is the best build you can buy for the money.

This build absolutely smashes through any task you can throw at it. I put 18tb of hard drive storage for storing just about anything you can. The 32 core threadripper obliterates through rendering workloads and the 3090 is the best you can buy GPU wise. The AXi 1600w was chosen for its amazing quality and you could get by with a 1200 w I did not want to take chances. The LG monitor is your primary and the ASUS is for vertical mounting and I chose the 144 hz and 60hz config since you are not a gamer and most 240hz monitors dont have great color accuracy.

Feel to ask any questions

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Threadripper 3970X 3.7 GHz 32-Core Processor	$2099.99 @ Adorama
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$79.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA EATX sTRX4 Motherboard	$794.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$466.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$279.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate IronWolf Pro 18 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$564.69 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card	$1653.49 @ Staples
Case	Lian Li O11D XL-X ATX Full Tower Case	$209.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair AXi 1600 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$559.99 @ Newegg
Monitor	Asus VN279QL 27.0" 1920x1080 Monitor	$204.99 @ B&H
Monitor	LG 34GK950F-B 34.0" 3440x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$796.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$7711.99
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-19 12:40 EST-0500