Best PC for architectural 3D Modelling and Rendering

Davaglio

New member
Hi all,

I am looking to build a new workstations as my PC's get slower with in two years of using them and am having to by a new laptop/pc every 3/4 years.

I am looking for something with longevity and enough processing power to make my work more efficient. I mainly use Auto Desk Revit, Auto CAD, Sketch up pro, V-Ray and Adobe creative suit. My current work station at work can handle small projects really well however it struggles whit larger projects.

My budget is £1500-£2000.

I hope there is someone who can help me build a PC that meet these requirements. :smartass:

Many thanks
 

Frank100

Rising Star
Hi,

Starting from scratch I wanted to leave plenty of budget for a higher end Quadro card if you intended to get one. For 3D modelling they are usually better than consumer grade GTX or RTX cards. On top of that you get better support and the parts that are unique to the Quadro range are machined to a higher standard.

I also wanted to ensure there was capacity for at least 32GB of RAM and really you might benefit from more than that. In order to leave room for those things I went with AMD's Ryzen 7 CPU, which is very good at this sort of work irrespective of value for money. The i7 9900K is the Intel chip I would also consider but it puts 64GB of RAM and/or a Quadro P2000 or P4000 a little further out of reach.

Here is my suggested starting point: -

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275R TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.35GHz/20MB CACHE/AM4)
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 FREE w/ select AMD Ryzen CPUs!
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X470-PLUS GAMING (DDR4, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
FREE Geforce Fortnite bundle w/ select GTX cards
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 2300MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,383.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-pc/PhQED7ZFYF/

The same build with a Quadro P2000 instead takes you to a little over £1500 and with a P4000 to just under £2000. Keeping the GTX1060 in this build but getting 64GB of RAM takes you to just over £1600.

In terms of case, it is very much personal preference. I picked something fairly basic but it will be perfectly adequate for the job and will have no problems keeping a hard-working PC cool even when CPU and GPU are maxed out.

A M.2 SATA for you OS and programs and you could additionally use this as a scratch disk for files being processed. Once complete they could be moved off onto a HDD and it just becomes a case of how much space do you need and whether you want to keep that internally on a second storage device.

The higher end AMD CPUs come with perfectly decent coolers so the standard one would be fine for high workloads and is quiet.

A lot comes down to whether you are better off with a Quadro card. Consumer grade cards do a good job as co-processors and so the 1060 might do the job perfectly well. There's perhaps a case for suggesting the RTX2070 instead of a Quadro too.

Certainly a few things to consider there.

Frank100
 
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