Build Advice Where to Use increased Build Budget?

[kurthalamue]

I have been planning out this build to purchase over the holiday season and just got a surprise bonus from work of $500. Where would it be best to upgrade or should I keep and enjoy being able to afford it all better? My current build is below and will be used for Architecture, 3D modeling, Rendering, Unreal Engine, and Games.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($328.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 V3 BLACK 77.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($51.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK 6 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Total: $1634.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-17 13:47 EST-0500

 

[Eximo]

Nice monitor?

Can always go with a bigger GPU.

For a mixed workstation, get the i7.

4070Ti + i7 would consume $500

 

[kurthalamue]

Nice monitor?

Can always go with a bigger GPU.

For a mixed workstation, get the i7.

4070Ti + i7 would consume $500

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[Skpstr]

I have been planning out this build to purchase over the holiday season and just got a surprise bonus from work of $500. Where would it be best to upgrade or should I keep and enjoy being able to afford it all better? My current build is below and will be used for Architecture, 3D modeling, Rendering, Unreal Engine, and Games.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($328.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 V3 BLACK 77.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($51.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK 6 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Total: $1634.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-17 13:47 EST-0500

Might want to go with a 4080, 16Gb will future-proof a little better.