PC Build for design work

[mad_allan]

Looking to build a new desktop.

My primary use case is unity, blender, cad, da Vinci resolve and Photoshop. The only game that gets played is a golf simulator game that I use for testing.

Although I have a AM4 build and could use the parts I am pretty much wanting all new hardware apart from gfx card.

Musts are at least 3 m2 slots and the case must have 2 3.5” slots for my drives. Will require 1 nvme for operating system and programs and a 2tb nvme for current projects.
No need for a monitor or peripherals or a gfx card as the 4070 does a good enough job for my needs.

Budget around £1500

Thanks

 

[Tetras]

My primary use case is unity, blender, cad and Photoshop.

Do you know how much you're bottlenecked by storage? If you're hardly at all and don't copy much, the PCI-E 5.0 drive in my spec is a waste.

Do you use a lot of RAM? Upgrading to 4 sticks can be a problem, so I'd suggest just getting what you want now. Though, 96GB could easily be excessive.

There are Z890 boards with 4 M.2 slots, if you'd prefer. Do you need SPDIF?

You can get the 265K discounted at the moment, around £230.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £289.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z890 UD WIFI6E (LGA1851) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03488) = £175.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 96GB (2X48GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02844) = £239.99
• 1 x Crucial T705 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen5 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01870) = £192.95
• 1 x Crucial T500 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-02889) = £245.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £85.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 1000W 80PLUS Platinum ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02521) = £128.99

Total: £1,371.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​