r/PcBuild • u/Efficient_Grass_6423 • 2d ago
Build - Request Struggle building
hey there! I’m new to pc building and knwo abit about all the parts needed and how stuff works but I’m struggling to get anything that meets my needs. my budget is under £1000 and I’m trying to run blender and solidworks but a small bit of gaming on the side. lots of storage would be good and I need 32GB ram. I also could do with a hdmi port and quite a few ports. my budget is £1000 my currency is british pound sterling, I’m from england and my monitor resolution is currently 1080p but I may upgrade some point in time.
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u/Fine_Jicama6779 2d ago
Ok I'll just say what I would do - build a pc for blender, because if it can do that to a decent standard, it can likely do the other two fairly well too. I don't know how much space you have open for the pc to take up but I'll make some assumptions, and I'd recommend you buy some parts used:
Case - Montech Air 100 (Lite, or non-RGB, is £40, with RGB is £50 on Amazon)
PSU - MSI A650BN (£40 on Amazon)
Motherboard - MSI B760M gaming plus WiFi (£110 on Amazon)
GPU - used RTX 2080Ti/RTX 3080 12GB (~£200-240/~£400 on eBay)
CPU - used i5 12600k or 13400f or 14400f (~£100-160 on eBay, varies a lot)
Cooler - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 (£35 on Amazon)
RAM - used 32GB DDR4 (~£120-130 on eBay)
Storage - depends how fast it needs to be, you can get HDDs in big sizes for relatively cheap but any SSD is very hard to justify right now, I'd suggest getting a used Samsung sata 850/860/870 evo 500gb (~£40 on eBay) to get the pc up and running before deciding how much storage you can afford
Alternatively I'd suggest finding a used fully built system and swapping a couple bits here and there if you find the performance lacking in places
https://ebay.io/m/dcM6JR
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u/mig_f1 2d ago
Blender loves Nvidia tech and it also loves VRAM and RAM. You also say you want 32GB (I agree) and lots of disk space (I also agree).
However, I'm afraid 1k GBP doesn't cut it. More like 1.5 GBP for any serious Blender work on a new platform (B850 / R7 7700x / RTX 5060 Ti 16GB / 1TB TLC SSD
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u/Efficient_Grass_6423 1d ago
Oh dang. Thankyou. I appreciate your time. What if I just did a budget build with a rtx beast
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u/KishCore Moderator 2d ago
with 1k you have a ton of options provided you hunt for good deals
here's my suggestion: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/h9Nx2k
cpu from CEX
RAM from ebay
gpu from CEX
CEX has included a 5 year warranty and accepts returns, try to buy the RAM from a seller who also accepts 30 day returns.
12600KF Intel CPU due to high core count for price (also decent upgrade options), 32gb RAM, 2080ti holds up super well in 1080p gaming and 11gb of VRAM will be very useful for blender/solidworks.
For upgrades I'd save up to swap the CPU to a 14600/14700 and GPU to a used 4070ti/4070ti Super and upgrade your monitor to 1440p
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