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GammaRay
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Hi,
Editor transitioning over to 3D Animation and am making that my focus for the long term. Been using Apple for all previous work (editing, animation, color grading, design, etc.) I have started with Blender and will probably be using it for a while. I'm definitely a PC noob, but have learned quite a bit over the past few weeks. Budget is around $2500cdn, so looking to get a pretty powerful machine that can last me a good while. I have created a build using your builder, but have made a few modifications. Let me know what you think.
Potential Build
CPU - AMD Ryzen 9 3900x 3.8ghz 12-Core processor ($619, Newegg or amazon)
CPU Cooler - be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($117, Newegg)
Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming ($280, CC)
GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER DirectX 12 RTX 2070 Super GAMING X 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card ($750, anywhere)
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16gb) DDR4 SDRAM ($160, Newegg or CC)
Pcle-SSD - Sabrent Rocket 1TB NVMe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive ($280, amazon)
Power Supply - EVGA 650 B5, 80 Plus Bronze 650W Power Supply ($177, amazon)
Case - Fractal Design Define R5 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($170, CC)
Total Cost: $2553-2600
I'm most worried about compatibility with the motherboard and everything fitting in the case because this will be my first PC build. Is there anywhere I could possibly save money? Does the number of RAM sticks make a difference? I have also read that it would be to my benefit to have an SSD and HDD to help compartmentalize storage...is there validity to that? Any advice helps! Thank you![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Editor transitioning over to 3D Animation and am making that my focus for the long term. Been using Apple for all previous work (editing, animation, color grading, design, etc.) I have started with Blender and will probably be using it for a while. I'm definitely a PC noob, but have learned quite a bit over the past few weeks. Budget is around $2500cdn, so looking to get a pretty powerful machine that can last me a good while. I have created a build using your builder, but have made a few modifications. Let me know what you think.
Potential Build
CPU - AMD Ryzen 9 3900x 3.8ghz 12-Core processor ($619, Newegg or amazon)
CPU Cooler - be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 ($117, Newegg)
Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming ($280, CC)
GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER DirectX 12 RTX 2070 Super GAMING X 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card ($750, anywhere)
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16gb) DDR4 SDRAM ($160, Newegg or CC)
Pcle-SSD - Sabrent Rocket 1TB NVMe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive ($280, amazon)
Power Supply - EVGA 650 B5, 80 Plus Bronze 650W Power Supply ($177, amazon)
Case - Fractal Design Define R5 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($170, CC)
Total Cost: $2553-2600
I'm most worried about compatibility with the motherboard and everything fitting in the case because this will be my first PC build. Is there anywhere I could possibly save money? Does the number of RAM sticks make a difference? I have also read that it would be to my benefit to have an SSD and HDD to help compartmentalize storage...is there validity to that? Any advice helps! Thank you