Best CPU + GPU combo for animation

[misunet]

Budget (including currency): $1,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Adobe programs + Blender

Other details: I'm planning on building this in a NR200P Max so the gpu will need to be able to fit in the case. $1000 is my preferred budget for this but if y'all want to recommend something that goes a bit over that's ok. 

 

[Why_Me]

CPU

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8VqPxr/intel-core-i7-13700-21-ghz-16-core-processor-bx8071513700  

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230490/intel-core-i713700-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html  

 

If you plan on running a single M.2 SSD then this board.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TxcgXL/msi-b760-gaming-plus-wifi-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-gaming-plus-wifi 

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI  

 

If you plan on running dual M.2 SSD's then this board.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8m6p99/msi-pro-z790-a-wifi-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-z790-a-wifi  

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-A-WIFI  

 

RAM

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QJ3gXL/gskill-ripjaws-s5-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3040g32gx2-rs5k  

 

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/377/1649234605/F5-6000J3040G32GX2-RS5K-F5-6000J3040G32GA2-RS5K 

 

CPU Cooler

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9T92FT/deepcool-ak620-6899-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ak620-bknnmt-g 

 

https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/AK620-High-Performance-CPU-Cooler-1700-AM5/2021/13067.shtml

 

 

[Brooksie359]

https://www.pugetsystems.com/solutions/3d-design-workstations/blender/hardware-recommendations/

It looks like for animation your single core performance is the most important so I would go for something like a i5 13600k if it fits the budget. 

[SorryBella]

10 hours ago, misunet said:

 I'm planning on building this in a NR200P Max

Why not the standard NR200P? 350 buck for extra PSU and cooler when the case itself is only 100$ is not worthwhile. And good luck finding NR200P Max on MSRP in this economy, theyre more like 400$-450$ on resellers. 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: Deepcool LS320 WH 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($104.99 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($129.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $314.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-09-19 01:13 EDT-0400

10 hours ago, Why_Me said:

 

If you plan on running a single M.2 SSD then this board.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TxcgXL/msi-b760-gaming-plus-wifi-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-gaming-plus-wifi 

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-PLUS-WIFI  

its mITX case. In this case most mid end B series board are already 10 phases. And with it being mostly 2 slot it also has a better RAM tracing on paper.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($256.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760I AORUS PRO DDR4 Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($97.42 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Twin Edge OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($284.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($104.99 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($129.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1149.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-09-19 01:35 EDT-0400

 

150$ overbudget. You can try to compress by getting the 3060 or 2080Ti at 150-200$. I highly recommend getting an Nvidia RTX line to take advantage of Optix.