Just lost my CAD/CAM laptop and need to buy a replacement ASAP. I'm a teacher and teaching remotely so will likely order parts tomorrow. I'm going with a desktop this time to save money and hopefully get a better video editing setup without spending a ton of money. I'd like to stay around $1500. Last time I built a computer from parts it was a Pentium Pro rig (with a tape drive for backup) if that gives you any idea of how rusty my knowledge is.
I teach Mastercam and Solidworks. Nothing super intensive in either of those apps. My Dell Precision 5520 with 32GB of RAM (that I just lost) handled everything just fine except for some larger Solidworks assemblies that I did for personal projects. I also shoot and edit instructional machining videos in Davinci Resolve and the laptop just barely coped and ran hot and loud making voiceovers difficult at times. If possible I would like to be able to edit 4k video with this rig and have something that runs reasonably quiet.
Here is what I've spec'd out so far, I'd appreciate feedback. The GPU is obviously chosen to save money with plans to upgrade later on if necessary. With that said, should I go with a larger PSU to increase my GPU options? Are there other inexpensive GPU's that I should consider? This will never be a gaming rig.
Thanks for your time
CPU (and cooler)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Motherboard
ASRock B550 Steel Legend Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen/Future AMD Ryzen Processors Motherboard
GPU
Nvidia Quadro M4000 8GB GDDR5 256-bit PCI Express 3.0 x16 Full Height Video Card (Renewed)
PSU
Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 660W PSU - 80 PLUS Platinum - ATX - High performance Power Supply - Fully Modular - Zero RPM - Silent 140 mm fan FDB Bearings - UltraFlex Cables - 10 year warranty - Black
Case
Fractal Design Define R5 - Mid Tower Computer Case - ATX - Optimized for High Airflow and Silent - 2X Dynamix GP-14 140mm Silent Fans Included - Water-cooling Ready - Black
Memory
2 x Viper Steel Series DDR4 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3200MHz Kit (possibly 2x32gb instead)
Storage
I teach Mastercam and Solidworks. Nothing super intensive in either of those apps. My Dell Precision 5520 with 32GB of RAM (that I just lost) handled everything just fine except for some larger Solidworks assemblies that I did for personal projects. I also shoot and edit instructional machining videos in Davinci Resolve and the laptop just barely coped and ran hot and loud making voiceovers difficult at times. If possible I would like to be able to edit 4k video with this rig and have something that runs reasonably quiet.
Here is what I've spec'd out so far, I'd appreciate feedback. The GPU is obviously chosen to save money with plans to upgrade later on if necessary. With that said, should I go with a larger PSU to increase my GPU options? Are there other inexpensive GPU's that I should consider? This will never be a gaming rig.
Thanks for your time
CPU (and cooler)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Motherboard
ASRock B550 Steel Legend Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen/Future AMD Ryzen Processors Motherboard
GPU
Nvidia Quadro M4000 8GB GDDR5 256-bit PCI Express 3.0 x16 Full Height Video Card (Renewed)
PSU
Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 660W PSU - 80 PLUS Platinum - ATX - High performance Power Supply - Fully Modular - Zero RPM - Silent 140 mm fan FDB Bearings - UltraFlex Cables - 10 year warranty - Black
Case
Fractal Design Define R5 - Mid Tower Computer Case - ATX - Optimized for High Airflow and Silent - 2X Dynamix GP-14 140mm Silent Fans Included - Water-cooling Ready - Black
Memory
2 x Viper Steel Series DDR4 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3200MHz Kit (possibly 2x32gb instead)
Storage
- OS/App Drive - Samsung (MZ-V7E500BW) 970 EVO SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology, Black/Red
- Cache - Sabrent 1TB Rocket NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD Extreme Performance Solid State Drive (SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-1TB)
- Working Media Storage - Crucial MX500 2TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD