Heya fellas!
It's that time of the decade, where I decided to finally build a new PC!
Timeline is end of December, will try to grab the parts on sale, so not in a hurry. I don't know what mega-hyper-super-duper stuff will be released in the next months, so tips to wait for better stuff is also appreciated!
I'm looking for recommendations as for Mobo, CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU and some other necessary bits like Case and Cooling, but those I can select myself based on what's available here.
Price range is 1400-1600 USD , preferably lower cos VAT here is a biatch.
It does Not need the be the newest and shiniest stuff, as long as the base has room for upgrades.
I know there is no such thing as future proof so I won't ask for that, but it should be decent for the next 5 years with some upgrades.
Use cases:
Primarily WORK: 3D animation, simulation, 2D comp, 3D rendering.
I work with GPU based renderers, so the highest end video card that fits into the budget is preferred. NVidia only! (CUDA is a must cos of software)
The software I work with have loads of elements which are not multithreaded (enough), like most 2d compositing nodes and 3d fluid simulations.
Because of the above, Ryzen might not be the best choice for my case, as most professional software still benefits waaaaaay more from single core performance than more cores with low performance. Yes, I know the "benchmarks" and unprofessionals who work with crap like Premier and AE (looking at you Linus Trash Tips), TOMs hardware and such says the only way is Ryzen, but my day to day experience still shows the exact opposite. I'm not trying to intel fanboy here, I'd be much happier with the cheaper price tag of the AMD, but it's cheaper for a reason.
Secondary: Gaming, and Star Citizen when I feel like it. No streaming, recording, just playing the games for myself.
All that said, I think whatever I build for work will work well with SC as well. This budget can't fit a professional video card anyways...
Tldr: Intel CPU preferred with high single core performance, cos it's just still better for my use-case. Probably. Still, 8 cores (incl. HT) should be the minimum..
RAM: 32gigs minimum, + as much as fits into budget. More is better, simulations can take up infinite amounts. Just like Chrome.
Storage: one large-ish NVME drive is enough because I will move my old drives over into the new case as well. So the case will need at least 2 SSD slots and 3 HDD slots and the mobo at least 6 SATA connectors.
Cooling: Air preferred. I'd rather dust off 6 high quality fans every couple of weeks than have a leaky AIO.
Case: Normal size, should be heavy and solidly built, doesn't need flashy glass doors, should be well filtered and soundproof instead. It's down by the desk so no need for excessive RGB and such, it won't be seen. Oh, and preferably black, or even yellow. I'll 3D print some accents in the opposite color to TESTify it later lol
PSU: whatever fits in the budget and lasts long.
Have I forgot anything?
Full disclosure: as for Brand I'm a fan of Gigabyte, their stuff is reasonably priced here, and everything I have from them still works fine. Also a fan of Corsair for RAM and PSU, although I heard they got worse recently especially in the PSU dept. I'm very much not a fan of their cases though. Cheaply built and noisy. I much prefer a solidly build nondescript case from Fractal Design.
TLDR.: fast single-core performance CPU (minimum 8cores with HT), much RAM (32gig+) , mucher GPU (30xx?), solid case and PSU. Longevity and quality preferred over flashy RGB and "for Gamers" stickers.
Please note that I'm not in the USA, there is a 27% VAT on everything here, but pricey vary wildly compared to US based sites. Also, obviously, I can't order a nice prebuilt from your local shop, posting those won't help me much either.
Thanks in advance!
It's that time of the decade, where I decided to finally build a new PC!
Timeline is end of December, will try to grab the parts on sale, so not in a hurry. I don't know what mega-hyper-super-duper stuff will be released in the next months, so tips to wait for better stuff is also appreciated!
I'm looking for recommendations as for Mobo, CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU and some other necessary bits like Case and Cooling, but those I can select myself based on what's available here.
Price range is 1400-1600 USD , preferably lower cos VAT here is a biatch.
It does Not need the be the newest and shiniest stuff, as long as the base has room for upgrades.
I know there is no such thing as future proof so I won't ask for that, but it should be decent for the next 5 years with some upgrades.
Use cases:
Primarily WORK: 3D animation, simulation, 2D comp, 3D rendering.
I work with GPU based renderers, so the highest end video card that fits into the budget is preferred. NVidia only! (CUDA is a must cos of software)
The software I work with have loads of elements which are not multithreaded (enough), like most 2d compositing nodes and 3d fluid simulations.
Because of the above, Ryzen might not be the best choice for my case, as most professional software still benefits waaaaaay more from single core performance than more cores with low performance. Yes, I know the "benchmarks" and unprofessionals who work with crap like Premier and AE (looking at you Linus Trash Tips), TOMs hardware and such says the only way is Ryzen, but my day to day experience still shows the exact opposite. I'm not trying to intel fanboy here, I'd be much happier with the cheaper price tag of the AMD, but it's cheaper for a reason.
Secondary: Gaming, and Star Citizen when I feel like it. No streaming, recording, just playing the games for myself.
All that said, I think whatever I build for work will work well with SC as well. This budget can't fit a professional video card anyways...
Tldr: Intel CPU preferred with high single core performance, cos it's just still better for my use-case. Probably. Still, 8 cores (incl. HT) should be the minimum..
RAM: 32gigs minimum, + as much as fits into budget. More is better, simulations can take up infinite amounts. Just like Chrome.
Storage: one large-ish NVME drive is enough because I will move my old drives over into the new case as well. So the case will need at least 2 SSD slots and 3 HDD slots and the mobo at least 6 SATA connectors.
Cooling: Air preferred. I'd rather dust off 6 high quality fans every couple of weeks than have a leaky AIO.
Case: Normal size, should be heavy and solidly built, doesn't need flashy glass doors, should be well filtered and soundproof instead. It's down by the desk so no need for excessive RGB and such, it won't be seen. Oh, and preferably black, or even yellow. I'll 3D print some accents in the opposite color to TESTify it later lol
PSU: whatever fits in the budget and lasts long.
Have I forgot anything?
Full disclosure: as for Brand I'm a fan of Gigabyte, their stuff is reasonably priced here, and everything I have from them still works fine. Also a fan of Corsair for RAM and PSU, although I heard they got worse recently especially in the PSU dept. I'm very much not a fan of their cases though. Cheaply built and noisy. I much prefer a solidly build nondescript case from Fractal Design.
TLDR.: fast single-core performance CPU (minimum 8cores with HT), much RAM (32gig+) , mucher GPU (30xx?), solid case and PSU. Longevity and quality preferred over flashy RGB and "for Gamers" stickers.
Please note that I'm not in the USA, there is a 27% VAT on everything here, but pricey vary wildly compared to US based sites. Also, obviously, I can't order a nice prebuilt from your local shop, posting those won't help me much either.
Thanks in advance!
