Spec me a 3D/rendering (and light gaming) upgrade

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Hi everyone,

Been a very long time and I’m long overdue and upgrade. Currently running a 6600k, 16gb and a 1050ti.

I mainly use my computer for design these days, mostly 3D and rendering so pretty cpu and memory heavy. But I’d like the option to get back into some games too.

Going to do it in two stages, so first off is like a new cpu, mobo and memory, looking to spend around the £500 mark.

Then I will get a new graphics card a bit later.... I have no idea about graphics card so what’d you recommend?

And if it could be an ITX board and not a huge graphics card that’d be great.

Also, is this a good time to upgrade or are there loads of new stuff coming out soon?

 

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Perhaps. Would that be compatible with current mobos? Could get a cheaper stop gap cpu if zen 3 is going to make a big difference

 

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First off , what 3D programs are you using ?

Secondly go B550 ITX as VRMs are a Lot better then x570 and b450 boards when rendering !!! Specially if your leaving for hours on end and in a small form factor !
Heck even A520 ITX beats B450 boards

If you need CPU now, just grab it and upgrade later when you need it . You'll spend twice as much in a stop gap waiting etc

You can push 3700 cheaper

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x Gigabyte A520I AC (Socket AM4) DDR4 ITX Motherboard= £104.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £82.99

Total: £498.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

B550 , would come in around £550 mark but designed to handle over 16 cores overclocked

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £82.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £179.99

Total: £573.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Both those boards can run 4000hz plus ram which if your serious about Zen 3 , you'd get etc . But drives up costs

Intel , but would need a good £40 odd cooler for it

b]My basket at Overclockers UK:[/b]

• 1 x Intel Core i7-10700 2.9GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £314.99
• 1 x Asrock B460M-ITX/AC (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £101.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £79.99

Total: £507.47 (includes shipping: £10​

Amazing, thanks!

As far as software goes mainly SolidWorks, Rhino and KeyShot. Yea there's a good chance I'll be leaving it rendering over night.

Will both those boards accept zen 3 when it comes out? Might as well make sure it's a little future proof.

No one seems to suggest intel very much these days, are the ryzen chips just much better?

As far as cooling goes I have an old Corsair H80i, it's probably not compatible with the new sockets. I've really enjoyed the silence of water-cooling, what's the best 120mm AIO units these days?

 

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B550 , would come in around £550 mark but designed to handle over 16 cores overclocked

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £82.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £179.99

Total: £573.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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So think I’m going to go for this unless anyone has any other suggestions.

Also I’ve seen an 3800x for about £275, is it worth going for? I notice it has a much higher voltage, I assume it would run a lot hotter, maybe not worth it for an ITX build?