I will be building a new PC in the next few months, and have two questions regarding CPU and GPU for Alibre Pro 2019 and potentially Keyshot or other rendering program. My models would be small, expecting under 100 parts. As an aside, same computer may be used for 4k video editing.
1) Best Processor: I know Alibre recommends a high clock speed vs many cores. For around the same price point, that would mean Intel over AMD, but Keyshot says they use all cores, so a plus for AMD. I was thinking of either the Intel i7-9700k (8 core/8 thread and higher clock speed) or the AMD 3700X (8 core/16 thread and slower boost clock speed).
2) Best Graphics Card: Do I need the nVidia Quadro or AMD Radeon Pro series cards? Both are costly. Recommendations? Seems like most anything other than very basic meets Alibre's requirements. Keyshot recommends a Quadro RTX 4000, which costs $882. Yikes! Do I really need that?
I expect to use 16GB or RAM, but will use 32 if warranted. ??? Monitor is 2560 x 1440, 25".
Thanks,
Phil
1) Best Processor: I know Alibre recommends a high clock speed vs many cores. For around the same price point, that would mean Intel over AMD, but Keyshot says they use all cores, so a plus for AMD. I was thinking of either the Intel i7-9700k (8 core/8 thread and higher clock speed) or the AMD 3700X (8 core/16 thread and slower boost clock speed).
2) Best Graphics Card: Do I need the nVidia Quadro or AMD Radeon Pro series cards? Both are costly. Recommendations? Seems like most anything other than very basic meets Alibre's requirements. Keyshot recommends a Quadro RTX 4000, which costs $882. Yikes! Do I really need that?
I expect to use 16GB or RAM, but will use 32 if warranted. ??? Monitor is 2560 x 1440, 25".
Thanks,
Phil