Question Advice for prebuilt PC for 3D modelling work

Oct 10, 2024
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Hello!

I am looking into a pre-built for 3D modelling work using the following software: Maya 2024 / 3DSMax 2024, Photoshop 2024, Substance Painter 2024, ZBrush 2024, PureRef 1.X, and Steam Platform. Also, would be using a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet (paper edition that requires Bluetooth).

Budget is up to $5000, but preferably 2500/3000. In Canada.

Monitor would likely be 4K (27" or larger), and probably a refresh rate of 120. With possibility of a 2nd as well.

Not a super rush, but thinking within a month or so.

For reference, my school's PC is an ASUS, Windows 10, i9-12900k at 2.4GHz, 64 GB RAM. Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 Ti.

My school gave 3 recommended builds, low, mid and high tier All Windows 11:

Low: 1 monitor, 1080, or 1440, 32 GB Ram, i7-10700 or Ryzen 5700x, Nvidia RTX 2070 (or 3070), 1TB internal storage

Mid: 2 monitors 1440 or 4k, 64 GB Ram, i9-12900k or Ryzen 7 5950x, Nvidia RTX 4070, SSD with 500GB, and another SSD, or HDD at 1TB

High: 2 4k monitors, 64 GB ram, i9-13900k or Ryzen 7950x, Nvidia RTX 4090, SSD with 500 GB, and a another for storage, 2TB (SSD or HDD).

I had been thinking Dell, but I am note sure how upgradeable the inside is these days, oh, and if they use proprietary parts as I know HP has (and probably still does?).

And maybe their products are good, but I hear bad things abotu Asus business practices the last year or two. So, if their is a reputable major pre-built PC company out there, that'd be good!

Hopefully I have provided adequate information, I can always add more if needed.

Thanks very much
 

Lutfij

Titan
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You might want to pass on a link to each prebuilts. I wouldn't go for an RTX2070 not when the RTX5000 is almost around the corner. I would avoid 13th and 14th Gen Intel processors for the time being since thy are dealing with issues.

The core of your builds(in terms of the processor, discrete GPU and ram) are on point but please keep in mind that workstation prebuilts would be your go to solution since you're looking for stability, that's what you're paying for. Otherwise you could actually build a system from the ground up after hand picking parts. I'm sure all of the apps you've listed above would do good on Nvidia Quadro and AMD Radeon Pro series cards they cost a pretty penny but are rock solid in terms of stability.
 
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CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor ($402.96 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.65 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: *MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($239.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: *Patriot Venom RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($239.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($141.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: *Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card ($1098.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($106.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: *be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Canada Computers)
Monitor: *Dell G2724D 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor ($299.99 @ Dell Technologies)
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