Build 40 – Render Unto Caesar: 3D Rendering Workstation

Render Unto Caesar is a 3D rendering workstation, designed around a 6-core i7 8700K processor and an RTX 2070 8GB video card.

Description

Render Unto Caesar is a 3D rendering workstation, designed around a 6-core i7 8700K processor and an RTX 2070 8GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 6-core i7 8700K processor and an RTX 2070 8GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer needed a powerful new workstation to handle their growing professional workload. Several components selected for visual appeal by the client (CPU cooler, video card, case, fans).

This system is designed in particular for Rhino 3D and Lumion 9.

This customer followed this purchase with Et Tu Brute, Veni Vidi Vici, and Thaumazo.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): Intel i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming WiFi

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 2x16GB DDR4-2666

Storage (SSD): Samsung 860 EVO 500GB

Video Card (GPU): Gigabyte RTX 2070 8GB Gaming OC (White)

Power Supply (PSU): EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750

Case: Phanteks Evolv X (Silver)

Fans: 4x Noctua NF-A12x25

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Design Rationale

  • The i7-8700K gave the customer a great amount of single-core performance for gaming, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, air cooling with a single-tower cooler is recommended.
  • The customer wanted a stable motherboard with a good amount of desktop functionality.
  • The customer wanted at least 32GB of RAM, 64GB was an easy upgrade.
  • The customer was fine with a single-drive storage setup.
  • The customer was fine with our recommended video card, also wanting a white model.
  • The overall design of the build meant that a 750W power supply was recommended.
  • The customer requested a specific case for the build.
  • The customer requested specific fans for the build.

Customer Review

“Chris built an awesome computer for my company so that we can use advanced 3D modeling and create fly thru renders in Lumion for our clients.

I cannot express how thankful I am to have met Chris. He and his team did an amazing job helping me figure out what I needed and then delivering this awesome computer that I now have.

They are professional, timely, very communicative, and offered a fabulous value.”

Jon, Raleigh NC

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