The 3900x is both cheaper and about about 15% faster then the 2920x (or about 20-25% faster then a 1950x). It also uses less power then either of those threadripper cpus, and runs on a motherboard socket that is still in use (AM4 has at least 1 CPU generation left before AM5, while those threadripper CPUs use TR4 while…
@PolyHertz Ahhh right thanks very much for the really useful info! I have a couple of SSD's and zbrush is cached to a secondary 1TB one I seem to remember. But I will defo check the task manager to see how much ram I'm using tomorrow. Haha you're totally right, my mistake about the cores! Was considering upgrading the CPU…
Hi everyone, I'm a desperate 3d Character Artist who doesn't understand much about computer that bought this pre-assembled pc in 2016 https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05216306 I've recently changed the case for a better passage of the air and also added other fans and changed the power supply so you can find my…
Thank you guys, I had the feeling that I had to replace everything.. I want to do a full upgrade so I was looking at the examples of PolyHertz in the first page and I was thinking to go with the last build (Under 1200$) I've seen that the ram and the gpu are the same you already mentioned so.. I think it's a good way to…
Sweet! :D I'll swap the GPU and power supply. Currently this build is $3700 - I'd like to keep the budget below that but I'm finding it tough to decide which components can be swapped out or prioritised price wise. I initially planned to only spend roughly $2000-2500, but I've also been scared of buying a PC which isn't…
@ElectricEchoes The Ryzen 1600X or 2600 would be a slightly better then your old CPU, and both go for about $150 new these days. If you go that route make sure you get an X400 motherboard since it'll they'll be the most compatible with the new Ryzen 3000 series (X500 would be ideal but wont be out within your timeframe).…
@kat_sta There are a few major issues with that build: 1. You're vastly overpaying for an old GPU. The 1080 Ti has been discontinued for years and doesn't even have hardware based raytracing. The Geforce 3080 is cheaper, faster, and offers realtime raytracing. 2. Your RAM is way too slow, it'll bottleneck your CPU. You…
Hey all, Currently in the market for a new build to upgrade my 6 year old PC (which has been somewhat upgraded over the years) Came up with this : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mdzDmq Decided to go with the 1080ti as I don't game on PC all that often and mostly work with CPU rendering, so would rather stick in an extra…
To be honest I have a little similar question about GPUs for Substance Painter and other programs too. I started working on bigger scenes lately in Substance Painter and I noticed that my GTX 770 Phantom 4GB may be not enough anymore ::tongue: I was wondering, If I should upgrade to RTX 2070 8 GB or used GTX 1080 TI 11GB.…
@"another caveman" It looks like you have the AM4 version of the CPU cooler, you should just get the regular one. Also, considering how much you're paying, and how powerful of CPU cooler you're getting, it probably makes more sense to go with a 9900K cpu instead of an 8700K. @Someone8me Is there any particular reason you…