Pink PC Build for 3D Modeling & Rendering

[bethanyj3D]

Budget (including currency): $1,000 - $1,500

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Clip Studio Paint

Other details: Monitor, keyboard, and mouse needed. Looking to buy now or if/when prices drop soon. Budget is for PC only, not peripherals

 

Hey all, first timer here looking for parts recommendations for a 3D modeling & rendering PC. I will be doing little to no animation work and most likely using GPU for rendering. I'd be gaming on it as well but nothing insane... think Minecraft but with shaders. I have a rough parts list on PCPartsPicker listed here. I am looking for 32GB ram, 16-core processor, and 1 TB of storage. 3070 would be nice but it all depends on what will fit in the budget. Prefer air cooling over water cooling. I would love to find any parts in pink and/or white as well! I'm willing to paint any safely paintable parts as well. Also open to suggestions for peripherals. 

 

Thank you in advance!

 

Edit: Updated parts list (link) with new board and storage.

 

Edited June 29, 2023 by bethanyj3D
Updated parts list

[Bombastinator]

15 minutes ago, bethanyj3D said:

Budget (including currency): $1,000 - $1,500

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Clip Studio Paint

Other details: Monitor, keyboard, and mouse needed. Looking to buy now or if/when prices drop soon. Budget is for PC only, not peripherals

 

Hey all, first timer here looking for parts recommendations for a 3D modeling & rendering PC. I will be doing little to no animation work and most likely using GPU for rendering. I'd be gaming on it as well but nothing insane... think Minecraft but with shaders. I have a rough parts list on PCPartsPicker listed here. I am looking for 32GB ram, 16-core processor, and 1 TB of storage. 3070 would be nice but it all depends on what will fit in the budget. Prefer air cooling over water cooling. I would love to find any parts in pink and/or white as well! I'm willing to paint any safely paintable parts as well. Also open to suggestions for peripherals. 

 

Thank you in advance!

 

As far as the pinkness goes I have a single suggestion: spray paint.  It might be possible to get pink colored gear, but the selection is going to be so reduced and the price so high you might as well do it yourself.  Take the stuff apart, and paint the parts you want to be pink.  DO NOT paint any pcbs or fin stacks with the possible exception of milled or cast VRM coolers.   Leave them the color they came.  Use a Sandable primer, then sand, then do color.  You’ll want as clean a place to do it as possible and spray paint floats on the air so stuff around you will be pink too if you don’t take steps.

[Why_Me]

26 minutes ago, bethanyj3D said:

Budget (including currency): $1,000 - $1,500

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Clip Studio Paint

Other details: Monitor, keyboard, and mouse needed. Looking to buy now or if/when prices drop soon. Budget is for PC only, not peripherals

 

Hey all, first timer here looking for parts recommendations for a 3D modeling & rendering PC. I will be doing little to no animation work and most likely using GPU for rendering. I'd be gaming on it as well but nothing insane... think Minecraft but with shaders. I have a rough parts list on PCPartsPicker listed here. I am looking for 32GB ram, 16-core processor, and 1 TB of storage. 3070 would be nice but it all depends on what will fit in the budget. Prefer air cooling over water cooling. I would love to find any parts in pink and/or white as well! I'm willing to paint any safely paintable parts as well. Also open to suggestions for peripherals. 

 

Thank you in advance!

 

That board won't handle that unlocked i7. You will experience thermal throttling. 

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-nv2-ssd   <--- there's a reason that SSD is so inexpensive.

 

Add this cooler to the build.

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-GAMMAXX-AG620-WH-ARGB/dp/B0BMTM1X24/ 

DeepCool AG620 WH ARGB Dual Tower CPU Cooler $54.99 

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AG620-WH-ARGB-Dual-Tower-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2022/16083.shtml 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($159.95 @ B&H) 
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: *FSP Group Hydro G Pro 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Total: $740.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-28 19:36 EDT-0400

[Bombastinator]

Hmmm… there’s a thought:  white rgb build with pink lighting.  That could be done without painting.

Edited June 28, 2023 by Bombastinator

[brob]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B760-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($69.59 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone SETA A1 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master V550 V2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1314.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-28 20:58 EDT-0400

[SorryBella]

15 hours ago, bethanyj3D said:

I would love to find any parts in pink and/or white as well!

White is easy but as someone who had to get some pinks for an Ai Hoshino themed build, pink is easier to fetch via spray paints.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($349.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M AORUS Pro AX DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($72.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($589.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case Fan: Phanteks M25-120 PWM D-RGB 84.26 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($31.70 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1457.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-29 10:33 EDT-0400

[bethanyj3D]

38 minutes ago, SorryBella said:

White is easy but as someone who had to get some pinks for an Ai Hoshino themed build, pink is easier to fetch via spray paints.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($349.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($38.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M AORUS Pro AX DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($72.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($589.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse G360A ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case Fan: Phanteks M25-120 PWM D-RGB 84.26 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($31.70 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1457.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-29 10:33 EDT-0400

Thank you for the feedback! Is there a specific type of heat-proof paint I need to use? I'm a bit concerned about chipping or peeling. The PC's cooling ability should not be compromised as long as I'm just painting the shrouds of parts, correct?

[Bombastinator]

1 minute ago, bethanyj3D said:

Thank you for the feedback! Is there a specific type of heat-proof paint I need to use? I'm a bit concerned about chipping or peeling. The PC's cooling ability should not be compromised as long as I'm just painting the shrouds of parts, correct?

There is paint made for car engines that will take really hefty temps.  Comes in most colors. Many brands. Shrouds aren’t radiating surfaces so no. 

[SorryBella]

Just now, bethanyj3D said:

I'm a bit concerned about chipping or peeling. The PC's cooling ability should not be compromised as long as I'm just painting the shrouds of parts, correct?

nods

 

You don't need high heat engine enamel paints, at worst the surfaces that doesn't contribute to cooling would be at around 45-55 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile basic plastidip is rated at 93c. You wanna concern yourself more with surface preparation and even application than the heat.

While this is for car parts, almost all of the advice here applies. All i could say beside that is to make sure you do not and i mean DO NOT paint anything that contributes to cooling like radiator fins, heatsink arrays, and fans. For the latter you could do it but youll need to rebalance it and even after that the fan wont be the same due to the added weight of the paint.

[Bombastinator]

3 minutes ago, SorryBella said:

nods

 

You don't need high heat engine enamel paints, at worst the surfaces that doesn't contribute to cooling would be at around 45-55 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile basic plastidip is rated at 93c. You wanna concern yourself more with surface preparation and even application than the heat.

While this is for car parts, almost all of the advice here applies. All i could say beside that is to make sure you do not and i mean DO NOT paint anything that contributes to cooling like radiator fins, heatsink arrays, and fans. For the latter you could do it but youll need to rebalance it and even after that the fan wont be the same due to the added weight of the paint.

I would say VRM heat sinks are probably ok if they’re cast or milled. Paint will insulate but it won’t insulate a lot, and those things are more than half decorative anyway.