Recommendations for upgrading PC for both gaming and rendering

[MasterWayZ]

Hi,

 

Currently I have self-built PC that I've had for a couple of years.

 

It has a Intel Core i7 8700k, 64GB of memory (DDR4 4x 16GB at 3000 MHz) and a GTX 1080 Ti.

The MB is a ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-H Gaming. Only the CPU is watercooled using a pre-built loop from Cooler Master if I remember correctly.

The power supply is a 750W from Corsair I believe. (RM750x?)

(Currently not at home as I'm on holiday but I will check if anyone prefers as soon as I get home).

 

Right now I play heavier games like F1 22 and some of the latest Call of Duty, but I also do 3d rendering using OctaneRender.

 

The budget is more or less a "depends on how long I want to spend time saving up for it" if you get what I mean.

Any ideas/recommendations?

[Motifator]

Probably overhaul the platform first while keeping the GPU.

[jaslion]

27 minutes ago, MasterWayZ said:

Hi,

 

Currently I have self-built PC that I've had for a couple of years.

 

It has a Intel Core i7 8700k, 64GB of memory (DDR4 4x 16GB at 3000 MHz) and a GTX 1080 Ti.

The MB is a ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-H Gaming. Only the CPU is watercooled using a pre-built loop from Cooler Master if I remember correctly.

The power supply is a 750W from Corsair I believe. (RM750x?)

(Currently not at home as I'm on holiday but I will check if anyone prefers as soon as I get home).

 

Right now I play heavier games like F1 22 and some of the latest Call of Duty, but I also do 3d rendering using OctaneRender.

 

The budget is more or less a "depends on how long I want to spend time saving up for it" if you get what I mean.

Any ideas/recommendations?

Octane can be rtx enabled so even a 2060 for example can perform up to 5 times faster.

 

So basically a gpu upgrade is what I would do here. With a rm750x a 3070ti is as far as I'd push it.

[Vishera]

Your system is already pretty good as it is now,but you could upgrade the GPU if you want better performance in gaming and have newer features like RTX and DLSS.

[MasterWayZ]

The issue is that (sometimes) with bigger renders I will run out of the graphical memory on the GPU. Then it falls back to main system memory which slows down the render. So if I get a GPU that has less graphical memory then I will run into the issue more.

[Vishera]

51 minutes ago, MasterWayZ said:

The issue is that (sometimes) with bigger renders I will run out of the graphical memory on the GPU. Then it falls back to main system memory which slows down the render. So if I get a GPU that has less graphical memory then I will run into the issue more.

What about a NVIDIA Quadro P6000 or a RTX 3090/Ti

[MasterWayZ]

4 hours ago, Vishera said:

What about a NVIDIA Quadro P6000 or a RTX 3090/Ti

Quadro cards don't do it for me with their prices. If I were to get a RTX 3090, what CPU should I pair up with it? Keep in mind I'll need to get a new MB anyway and I'd like to keep using my current DDR4 memory.

[Motifator]

3090 is horrible value, unless you're doing this Octane stuff professionally, I wouldn't bother.

[MasterWayZ]

19 hours ago, Motifator said:

3090 is horrible value, unless you're doing this Octane stuff professionally, I wouldn't bother.

It's not a whole lot of earnings at this point, but there's definitely money coming in.

For starters I would need at least 11GB again like I have on the 1080 Ti, so that leaves little options.