[SOLVED] What specs should I get out of computer when my work requires mainly 3D rendering?

[Carrotlysphaget]

Software

• Houdini
• Autodesk Maya
• Adobe after effects and Photoshop
• NukeX

Renderers
-Mantra
-Arnold Renderer

 

[Ralston18]

I think you are asking what hardware your computer needs in order to run the listed software and renderers - correct?

Most software products provide a listing of hardware requirements.

Generally in the form of "minimal", "recommended", and "best".

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

Look at the specifications for each product you listed. Make a simple table that allows you to compare hardware requirements for each product: CPU, GPU, Storage, RAM, PSU, etc..

Then (budget and compatibilities permitting) select the hardware components that equal or exceed the hardware requirements for all software to be run.