Is it worth upgrading?

[alan93]

Hello everyone. I Recently got back into 3Dmodeling with Maya and was wondering if it is worth upgrading anything on my PC.

 

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon wifi.

CPU: I9-13900k

RAM: VENGEANCE® RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MT/s CL40 Memory Kit — Black

GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti OC Edition Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Dual Ball Fan Bearings

[GuiltySpark_]

What is it not doing that makes you want to upgrade? 

[Needfuldoer]

1 minute ago, alan93 said:

I Recently got back into 3Dmodeling with Maya and was woundering if it is worth upgrading anything on my PC.

Add another 32 gig kit of RAM if you're bumping into that limit, but other than that you've got a pretty high end system. Any GPU or GPU upgrade from what you've got now will be expensive and incremental at best.

[alan93]

Just now, GuiltySpark_ said:

What is it not doing that makes you want to upgrade? 

Just been awhile since I did all the animation and 3D modeling stuff and mainly built this for gaming so just didn't know if it was worth upgrading anything on it for that stuff was all.

[podkall]

No, not really, unless you're running out of RAM.

 

You could either upgrade to both faster and bigger RAM, or just more RAM at slower speed, since 4 DDR5 sticks aren't as easy to run at full XMP speed anyway.

[alan93]

1 minute ago, podkall said:

No, not really, unless you're running out of RAM.

 

You could either upgrade to both faster and bigger RAM, or just more RAM at slower speed, since 4 DDR5 sticks aren't as easy to run at full XMP speed anyway.

Any suggestions on good RAM kits? Like something that is middle ground or more towards the higher end?

 

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, alan93 said:

Any suggestions on good RAM kits? Like something that is middle ground or more towards the higher end?

 

Just start working. Only upgrade if you run out of ram. You have a TOP OF THE LINE computer as is

[Agall]

55 minutes ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

What is it not doing that makes you want to upgrade? 

Bank account too high, must be zero.

 

54 minutes ago, alan93 said:

Just been awhile since I did all the animation and 3D modeling stuff and mainly built this for gaming so just didn't know if it was worth upgrading anything on it for that stuff was all.

Other than an RTX 4090, I'd say you're still good. I'd wait for RTX 5000 series then consider if its worth it.

 

13900k has had some issues, so maybe jumping ship to a 9950x when that comes out (which just got delayed). If your 3d modeling program would even benefit from a better CPU enough to warrant it.

[Lurking]

1 hour ago, alan93 said:

Just been awhile since I did all the animation and 3D modeling stuff and mainly built this for gaming so just didn't know if it was worth upgrading anything on it for that stuff was all.

The only way to find out is to use the software for YOUR projects. Keep task manager open to monitor GPU/CPU/RAM utilisation. 

 

I don't know Maya, but suspect you could have a tiny or very large model and the hardware requirements will differ greatly 

[TetraSky]

Upgrade ? Upgrade to what. You're only a single generation away from current gen. Only thing better would be an RTX 4090. Are you even running out of RAM ?  If not, upgrading the RAM wouldn't be worth the upgrade either.

At least wait until the 5000 series of GPUs. Shouldn't be long now.

[Dedayog]

On 7/25/2024 at 9:13 AM, alan93 said:

Hello everyone. I Recently got back into 3Dmodeling with Maya and was wondering if it is worth upgrading anything on my PC.

 

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon wifi.

CPU: I9-13900k

RAM: VENGEANCE® RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MT/s CL40 Memory Kit — Black

GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti OC Edition Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Dual Ball Fan Bearings

Your ram is less than ideal.  And low.

 

4090 crushes the 3090ti.

 

More storage.

[atxcyclist]

14 hours ago, Dedayog said:

Your ram is less than ideal.  And low.

 

4090 crushes the 3090ti.

 

More storage.

Was this post made jokingly?

 

 

32GB of RAM is extremely generous for most workloads, I use 3D modelling architectural software for whole hospitals and don't use 32GB of RAM.

 

24GB of VRAM is extremely generous for most workloads, and realistically someone 'just getting back into' 3D work probably isn't going to see that as a limitation.

 

They could have 40TB of storage, I don't see it listed.

[starsmine]

On 7/25/2024 at 9:13 AM, alan93 said:

Hello everyone. I Recently got back into 3Dmodeling with Maya and was wondering if it is worth upgrading anything on my PC.

 

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon wifi.

CPU: I9-13900k

RAM: VENGEANCE® RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MT/s CL40 Memory Kit — Black

GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti OC Edition Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Dual Ball Fan Bearings

To what?
14900k is like 7% faster. 
4090 isnt worth upgrading to from a 3090ti. 

I cant read this as someone looking to upgrade, this comes off as someone bragging in a distasteful way. 

[Dedayog]

6 hours ago, atxcyclist said:

Was this post made jokingly?

 

 

32GB of RAM is extremely generous for most workloads, I use 3D modelling architectural software for whole hospitals and don't use 32GB of RAM.

 

24GB of VRAM is extremely generous for most workloads, and realistically someone 'just getting back into' 3D work probably isn't going to see that as a limitation.

 

They could have 40TB of storage, I don't see it listed.

It's as honest as the OP.   With his rig, those are the upgrade points.

 

5 hours ago, starsmine said:

To what?
14900k is like 7% faster. 
4090 isnt worth upgrading to from a 3090ti. 

I cant read this as someone looking to upgrade, this comes off as someone bragging in a distasteful way. 

Well said.