Desktop for Large Scale Interiors

[Niccolò Oliva]

Hi everyone! Since I recently landed a new job, I will soon start to work on a very large and very detailed model (we’re talking about 300m long architectural corridor) and I think I need to upgrade my machine.
So far I’ve been relying on a I7-8550U, 8GB RAM and a Radeon 530, but as I started using Grasshopper and setting up interior scenes I hit the roof (slowdown, overheating, crashes). I think I need to get a CPU with a high base clock speed to handle the modeling part, and then, since I’m sacrificing multicore a bit, a decent GPU to get the renderings done.

My budget sits around 1400€, and I’m thinking of a desktop solution (not willing to assemble it myself). Can somebody validate my thought process? Am I missing any key factors (maybe the case, the motherboard etc.)? I’d appreciate it so much if you could suggest setups that suit my needs and wallet. This is what I had in mind (a little over budget):

 

- Intel Core i7-10700KF

- Invidia GeForce RTX 2060

- 16GB DDR4 RAM

- 512GB SSD

 

 

Edited July 10, 2021 by Niccolò Oliva