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  1. Thanks again so much for your advice. So based on that, I think that I'm probably better accepting slightly worse single core performance now with the hope that the better graphics card and the multicore performance will be more beneficial as I expand into Vray and other software. I do understand what you mean about rendering using the GPU and that will certainly be the plan. I've been thinking a lot about all of the components and googling a lot and this is now what I've come up with. I have to admit that the case and the lighting is really based on making it look cool, but with the important parts (CPU, graphics card etc.) I've gone for what I think is the best performing combination within my budget. I realise that I will need to upgrade some components in the future, but for the money I have now I'm thinking this is the best I can do and it should be sufficient. If you have any comments on this combination or whether you think there would be any bottlenecks between components then I would value your advice. I've dropped back to the Ryzen 1700 with a plan to overclock it. CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory blue Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (I'll add another other Toshiba extra hard drive later) Video Card: Galax GeForce GTX1070 EXOC Sniper White 8GB GDDR5 Video Card [i will add a second one of these (or 1080) later when I can afford it] Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case white Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Thanks! Julia
  2. Thanks Nikolaos! At the moment I will be using Cycles more but in the future I will definitely use VRAY. Do you mean that Blender makes use of the single core performance more? The Intel cpus do perform better with single cores but the comparable ones are 3-4 times the price of the 1700X, and so I'm not sure I can get better performance at this price, but if you think the intel i5's would be a better bet then please do let me know. Many thanks for your advice!!
  3. Hi, I'm new to the forum and would value advice from you folks. I am planning on building my first pc aimed at running the following (as best as possible in my budget): Blender: Advanced Particle systems. (Full grass fields with 1000000’s of strands using low poly grass meshes) Cloth/Fluid Simulations High poly meshes. Faster Render mode in the viewport as well as faster rendering images. Advanced PBR shaders as well as Procedural materials. Other software: Substance Painter Substance Designer 3ds max External rendering software. (Vray) Photoshop/Corel painter (with bigger canvas and brush size but not getting lag when painting) Illustrator After Effects Unity Based on my budget (~AUD$2000, excluding monitor, keyboard, mouse etc), I have been recommended the following build and would like some advice on whether this is suitable or can it be improved (without increasing the cost): AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Noctua NH-U12S Multi Socket CPU Cooler ASUS Prime X370 Pro Motherboard Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Black Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB SSD Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WindForce OC 6GB Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Black EVGA SuperNOVA G2 Gold 850W Power Supply Hitachi 2TB HGST (secondary drive) windows 10 I do understand that I will need an excellent monitor as well, but that will be an extra cost not included in this build cost. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks! Julia
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