Gaming/Rendering Build Advice

[ntong90]

Looking for some advice on build recommendations for gaming/rendering for someone in my family majoring in Architecture. My background mostly involves gaming so I don't really know what would be required for rendering which is where I'm hoping you guys will come in.

Background:
The desktop will be used for playing games like Overwatch, CS:GO, etc. Nothing really major here as most cheaper builds can play these at high settings without any issues. The important part is the rendering which is out of my alley. I found out what programs will be used on the desktop to hopefully assist in the recommendations for parts.

Rendering Programs: 3D Max, Rhino, Adobe Photoshop, Autocad and Revit.

Budget: <$1500-1600 (Total budget was $1800, but I'm taking out $200 for monitor/peripherals)

Any and all advice would be welcome. I know right now isn't really the time to build, but having recommendations handy would be useful. I doubt GPU prices would drop by the end of Summer, but that is when the desktop would be needed (basically before the semester starts)

 

[MRBANG1]

Well the mining craze is slowing down, so you might just be able to get reasonable prized GPU's soon. Build wise, considering the rendering you are doing, it really comes down to either the I7 or Ryzen 7 ( I would recommend the 1700, then you get a cooler included). Ryzen setup would be a slightly cheaper plat form, you would have more cores and more threads. If you are doing heavy multitasking that will come in very handy. Get fast DDR 4 ram for either setup, and get 16 gigs.

 

[g-unit1111]

Well the mining craze is slowing down, so you might just be able to get reasonable prized GPU's soon. Build wise, considering the rendering you are doing, it really comes down to either the I7 or Ryzen 7 ( I would recommend the 1700, then you get a cooler included). Ryzen setup would be a slightly cheaper plat form, you would have more cores and more threads. If you are doing heavy multitasking that will come in very handy. Get fast DDR 4 ram for either setup, and get 16 gigs.

Not to mention NVIDIA has been teasing the 2XXX series cards for Q3 so I'm hoping when those are out that they'll drive 10XX prices even further down. If there's still any left.

 

[ntong90]

Does anyone with rendering experience know which would be more beneficial in terms of Ryzen vs Intel? I did some research and it seems Intel performs slightly better for gaming, but Ryzen would probably be better for rendering/heavy processing since it has more cores/threads. Would anyone be able to confirm that?

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($102.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($729.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1825.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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