Question $1500 Animation/3D modeling build

[BoJangle]

Hi again, been a long time. I am looking to build a Windows PC primarily for use with After Effects and Blender. Will need all peripherals. Any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks
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[Ralston18]

Budget? $1,500 total for all or just the PC?

What is actually included in "all peripherals"?

First step is to determine the hardware requirements for the software that you intend to use.

Most applications present some hardware requirements (specs) grouped as minimal, recommended, and best.

You do not want minimal and you do want as much "best" as you can afford.

Holds true for peripherals as well.

Start with an "ideal" setup/configuration that fully meets all applicable requirements for performance. May or may not be within your budget.

Then scale back where viable with respect to any available/acceptable trade-offs.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Adobe tends to favor Intel and Nvidia best, so this setup offers great performance in most work tasks, which should include yours. Threadripper is another good option, however, this also depends on use. This is just a rough draft, and you may want to swap parts out depending on budget and what you need.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor | $489.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler | Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $99.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $139.92 @ Amazon
Memory | G.Skill - Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $149.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage | Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $77.98 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $59.78 @ OutletPC
Video Card | MSI - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS OC Video Card | $349.99 @ B&H
Case | NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $89.98 @ Amazon
Keyboard | Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard | $34.99 @ Amazon
Mouse | Logitech - G203 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse | $27.63 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1620.13
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| Total | $1590.13
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-11 20:17 EDT-0400 |
The weak link here is likely the GPU but this is a strong pc.
If you need a Monitor, you could omit the 32gb of ram for 16 and downgrade to a gtx 1660ti.