PC Build for 3D Modeling and Animation + High End Gaming

[wabbajacki]

This will be the first and hopefully only PC I build (for a long time, at least).

I do 3D modeling using Blender, use many Adobe programs, and would like to play games without the characters having shiny clay hair. And I'd like to keep it under $1500.

I have something started, so I guess I just need some guidance. Am I on the right track? Will it do what I need? Can I make it any better?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($394.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($91.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($292.84 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1438.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 18:15 EDT-0400

 

[logainofhades]

Made some minor tweaks, to for better, or less expensive, items. Also dropped the ram to 16gb. With those changes, I was able to squeeze in a GTX 1070.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk X400 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($14.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1491.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-21 12:36 EDT-0400