New PC Build Suggestions

[Dosden]

Budget (including currency): 4,000-5,000 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Blender, Stable Diffusion, Fooocus, Solidworks, Archicad, Adobe Cloud Apps (Illustrator, Photoshop, etc)

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): 

Hi all, 

 

I am looking to build my first PC. I basically want to build a creative PC that will give me flexibility to run any programs without having long rendering times/seconds per iteration and will last for the next 5-10 years. I have never had a powerful PC before so I would rather invest money upfront into a build, rather than going for more budget friendly option and end up spending more later. 

 

I have been looking at some of the following items:

- CPU: Ryzen 9 7950X Processor

- Motherboard: ASUS Proart x670e

- GPU: ASUS Proart RTX4080 16gb

 

I would rather make a minimalistic build over a RGB build. 

 

Any suggestions or things to avoid would be appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

[brob]

Are you using the CPU or GPU for rendering?

[Dosden]

GPU

[brob]

3 minutes ago, Dosden said:

GPU

 

In that case the 7950X is likely overkill. It would be better to put more resources into the GPU which will help reduce render times. 

 

Consider an i7-14700K on a motherboard like the MSI Pro Z790-A. In the new year Intel is expected to drop locked 14th gen CPU. You might then consider an i7-14700 an a B760 motherboard like the Asus ProArt B760 or MSI PRO B760-P WiFi.

 

If you were buying now I'd suggest something like the following despite it being a bit over budget.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor ($655.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool LT720 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($165.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($329.88 @ Amazon Australia) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 96 GB (2 x 48 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($570.90 @ Newegg Australia) 

Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($175.59 @ Amazon Australia) 

Video Card: MSI GAMING X TRIO GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card ($3003.00 @ I-Tech) 

Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.00 @ Scorptec) 

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($269.00 @ Amazon Australia) 

Total: $5327.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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