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twistedpancreas

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Time for an upgrade!!!
« on: June 25, 2021, 05:44:06 AM »
Ok my GTX900 machine is looking pretty old, so time for an upgrade. I received the following quote (in $AU) and was wondering if these are the right specs and price if i’m freelancing with Blender, Unreal/Twinmotion, Photogrammetry software, mainly for technical or interactive architecture still or animated projects (see my portfolio here https://twistedpancreas.artstation.com for the work I do)…

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3800XT, 8 Core
(Base: 3.90GHz, Boost: 4.70GHz / 32MB Cache / AM4 / 6 Core)
CPU Cooler - AMD Prism Wraith Cooler

Motherboard - ASUS AMD B550 ROG STRIX B550-A
2x M.2 SSD Storage / Wifi 6 / 2.5 Gb LAN / USB 3.2 / USB-C

RAM - Hyper X Fury 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz DDR4

SSD - Crucial P2 1TB M.2 NVMe Storage
SSD - Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" Sata SSD

PSU - Deepcool DQ 850W Gold Power Supply

OS - Genuine Windows 10 Home

TOTAL: $3,058AU including GST

Upgrade to 64GB RAM, additional $280AU+ GST
RTX 3070, Additional $1,550AU incl GST
RTX 3080, Additional $2,400AU incl GST
RTX 3090, Additional $3,400AU incl GST

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Re: Time for an upgrade!!!
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2021, 09:11:05 AM »
I also got these 2 quotes...

QUOTE 1
Ryzen 5 5600X  ZEN 3
X570 GAMING X BAORD
HYPER X 32GB DDR4 3200MHZ RGB
1TB M.2 SSD
1TB SATA SSD
850W GOLD GIGBAYTE
RTX 3070 VENTUS MSI
WINDOWS 10 HOME 64BIT
DEEPCOOL L240ARGB DUAL RADIATOR COOLER
AROUS C300 CASE
ALL INSTALLED    AU$3865

QUOTE 2
AMD Ryzen 7-5800X 4.7Ghz AM4, 8 Core, 16 Thread
MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 ATX MB 4xDDR4 2xPCIEx16 2xPCIEx1 2xM.2 RAID LAN DP
HDMI 6xSATAIII 2xUSB3.2 6xUSB2.0
G.Skill Flare X 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR4 3200MHz Memory
1 x ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB 3500MB/s NVME M.2 SSD
1 Crucial BX500 1TB 2.5" 3D NAND SATA SSD CT1000BX500SSD1 - Interface: SATA 6 GB/s
Gigabyte AP850GM AORUS 850W ATX PSU Power Supply 80+ Gold Modular
Deepcool Matrexx 50 ADD RGB 4F Tempered Glass Mid-Tower E-ATX Case
Deepcool GAMMAXX L240 A-RGB Liquid CPU Cooler, Anti-Leak, E-Shape Micro Water Design, Two
ARGB PWN Fan Included
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
TP-Link Archer T4E AC1200 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter - 2 Dual Band Detachable
Antennas - IEEE 802.11ac/n/a 5GHz, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz - Up to 867Mbps at 5GHz, 300Mbps at
2.4GHz - PCI Express Interface - Compatible with: Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (32/64bit) - 3 Years Limited
Warranty
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING Z TRIO 8GB Video Card
Total invoice price including AU$4,199.0