Ok so
-do you want to be mobile with your pc, you need a laptop or a desktop
No I want a desktop workstation.
-amount of money you want to spend
I have a budget of 2.5K to include a good display 27 inches upward.
-what you have lying around. like monitor, mouse, keyboard, maybe graphics card
I currently have an I mac with built in screen and apple keyboard an mouse. So I will need everything new.
-form factor pc, like big of very small
Small as possible without hindering performance.
-do you want to buy second hand
Prefer new as if something goes wrong I have options however I would consider a bargain. (if I knew what one looked like)
-if not, which shop to buy from
Do not mind however I am UK Based
which Mac do you have now?
I currently have the most powerful iMac Available.
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
4 GHz Intel Core i7
AMD Radeon R9 M395X 4096 MB
Are you planning to use GPU rendering? I am completely at the beginning of this 3D journey. Im not sure what I need. However I intend to use the software for archviz. Thats modeling and rendering.
A little more info:
I am currently an architectural retoucher. I worked within photoshop everyday. An opportunity has arisen for my company to move into CGI in the future and so they/I have decided that I would like to give it a go and train in arch viz. My plan is to learn as much as I can as soon as I can so as to get up and running creating CGI images of interior and exterior architecture. Taking 1 year studying as much as possible going on courses and home learning and then hopefully learning as I go.
The PC i get therefore needs to be very capable of running 3dsMax Vray allowing me to learn the software and then able to cope with me moving into a professional capacity later on. Possibly upgrading when needed.
I hope that helps. Thank you so much for replying and lending me your knowledge.
Nick
