Build 30 – VO₂ Max: 3D Rendering Workstation

VO₂ Max is a 3D rendering workstation, designed around a 6-core Ryzen 5 2600X processor with a GTX 1060 6GB video card.

Description

VO₂ Max is a 3D rendering workstation, designed around a 6-core Ryzen 5 2600X processor with a GTX 1060 6GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 6-core Ryzen 5 2600X processor with a GTX 1060 6GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer needed a powerful new 3D rendering workstation to handle their growing professional workload. This system is designed with a decent level of GPU rendering in mind, and will be used primarily as a render box.

This build was influenced by Pegasus.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3000

Storage (SSD): Crucial MX500 500GB

Video Card (GPU): MSI GTX 1060 6GB

Power Supply (PSU): Corsair CXM 550

Case: NZXT H500 White

Fans: 2x Phanteks PH-F120MP

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Design Rationale

  • The Ryzen 5 2600X gave the customer a great amount of single-core performance for editing, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, air cooling with a single-tower is recommended.
  • The customer wanted a stable motherboard with a good amount of desktop functionality.
  • The customer wanted at least 16GB of RAM.
  • The customer requested a single 500GB SSD.
  • We recommended the GTX 1060 for rendering performance.
  • The overall design of the build meant that a 550W power supply was recommended.
  • We used our default white mid-tower case to fit the build.
  • We used our default fans to ensure proper airflow and static pressure.

Customer Review

“Chris recently provided our business with a new workstation which has dramatically increased our efficiency and sped up our workflow!

He was very accommodating, adept, and personable. If you are looking to upgrade your PC you can’t do any better than Top Flight Computers!”

Matthew, Raleigh NC

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