Other details: I am not sure whether to go Ryzen or Intel so I have made two builds in PC part picker. And some occasional gaming but not the focus here. Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly Houdini, Maya, ZBrush, Renderman, Nuke. I am professionally a Lighter/Compositor/Look Development artist working at a major animation studio and I am looking to upgrade my home computer to take on some personal projects out of work. Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 Best Buy) Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1199.00 Amazon)Ĭase: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case ($174.99 Amazon) Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 Amazon) Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790-P WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($239.99 Amazon) Why not use an NVMe drive instead of the SATA Samsung 870 Evo?ĬPU: Intel Core i9-13900K 3 GHz 24-Core Processor ($569.99 Amazon)ĬPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler It uses a thicker than usual radiator which eliminates some popular case choices. Artic Liquid Freezer II 360 has excellent performance. The other option would be to use an Intel CPU with a DDR4 motherboard.Īn AIO is a very good idea for both CPU. If you really must have more than 64GB of memory I'd suggest waiting a few months to let things mature. There are issues running 4x32GB on both platforms. The bracket is available from Noctua with proof of purchase.

The note regarding an LGA1700 bracket for the NH-D15 is cautionary as older stock may not have the necessary hardware.

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