Switching from Mac to PC. What PC Do I Need for 3D?

Nov 30

Nick is finally leaving his Mac for a PC, but he doesn’t know where to start. In this episode, Nick and Chad discuss their needs and options for new machines.

They’ll talk about third-party rendering, CPU vs GPU, and which upgrades you can afford skip and which ones are crucial.

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Want the specs on the machines they ordered?

Here are the specs from the custom machines they ordered from AVA Direct.

Nick’s AVA Direct PC

Obsidian Series 750D Airflow Edition w/ Window, No PSU, XL-ATX, Black, Full Tower Case
MEG X399 CREATION, AMD X399 Chipset, TR4, E-ATX Motherboard
RyzenTM ThreadripperTM 2990WX 32-Core 3.0 – 4.2GHz Turbo, TR4, 250W TDP, Processor
2 x GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 ELITE GAMING BLACK, 1569 – 1683MHz, 11GB GDDR5X, Graphics Card
64GB Kit (4 x 16GB) Trident Z DDR4 3200MHz, CL16, Black-White, DIMM Memory
1200 P2, 80 PLUS Platinum 1200W, ECO Mode, Fully Modular, ATX Power Supply
Liqtech TR4 II 360, 360mm Radiator, 500W+ TDP, Liquid Cooling System
Diamond 7 Carat, 1.5g, 4.5 (W/m-K), Micronized Diamond, Thermal Compound
1TB 970 PRO 2280, 3500 / 2700 MB/s, V-NAND 2-bit MLC, PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe, M.2 SSD
2TB 970 EVO 2280, 3500 / 2500 MB/s, V-NAND 3-bit MLC, PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe, M.2 SSD
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Chad’s AVA Direct PC

Obsidian Series 750D Airflow Edition w/ Window, No PSU, XL-ATX, Black, Full Tower Case
MEG X399 CREATION, AMD X399 Chipset, TR4, E-ATX Motherboard
RyzenTM ThreadripperTM 2990WX 32-Core 3.0 – 4.2GHz Turbo, TR4, 250W TDP, Processor
64GB Kit (4 x 16GB) Trident Z DDR4 3200MHz, CL16, Black-White, DIMM Memory
1200 P2, 80 PLUS Platinum 1200W, ECO Mode, Fully Modular, ATX Power Supply
Liqtech TR4 II 360, 360mm Radiator, 500W+ TDP, Liquid Cooling System
Diamond 7 Carat, 1.5g, 4.5 (W/m-K), Micronized Diamond, Thermal Compound
2 x GeForce RTXTM 2080 Ti XC GAMING, 1350 – 1635MHz, 11GB GDDR6, Graphics Card
1TB 970 PRO 2280, 3500 / 2700 MB/s, V-NAND 2-bit MLC, PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe, M.2 SSD
2TB 970 EVO 2280, 3500 / 2500 MB/s, V-NAND 3-bit MLC, PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe, M.2 SSD
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

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