Build for 3D and Blender
Learning Blender, modelling, sculpting and quick previews, with the occasional final render.
Budget
Goal: Comfortable modelling
$1,637
- Viewport and renders at about the same speed as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 8 GB video memory: large scenes may not fit
- NVIDIA card: Blender’s fastest renderer (OptiX) works
- Processor
- 6C/12T
- Graphics
- 8 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 1 TB
- Peak power
- ~285 W
- ProcessorRyzen 5 9600X$304 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock A620M-HDV/M.2+$119 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryKingston Fury Beast 32GB (2×16) DDR5-6000$374 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardGigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 8GB Windforce OC$489 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageCrucial P3 Plus 1TB$104 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyMSI MAG A650BN$79 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
Mid-range
Best valueGoal: Fast previews
$2,252
- Viewport and renders about 1.5× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 12 GB video memory: fine for most scenes
- NVIDIA card: Blender’s fastest renderer (OptiX) works
- Processor
- 14C/20T
- Graphics
- 12 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~483 W
- ProcessorCore i5-14600K$354 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardMSI PRO B760M-A WiFi$219 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryKingston Fury Beast 32GB (2×16) DDR5-6000$374 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardZotac GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Twin Edge$874 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyMSI MAG A650BN$79 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
High-end
Goal: Big scenes, quick renders
$3,372
- Viewport and renders about 1.9× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 16 GB video memory: big scenes are fine
- NVIDIA card: Blender’s fastest renderer (OptiX) works
- Processor
- 20C/20T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~602 W
- ProcessorCore Ultra 7 265K$499 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardGigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E$259 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance 64GB (2×32) DDR5-6000$689 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Ventus 3X OC$1,304 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerThermalright Frozen Notte 280$124 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyCorsair RM850x (2024)$189 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
What matters
- The graphics card: Blender’s viewport and Cycles renders run on it.
- NVIDIA cards for OptiX, Blender’s fastest renderer.
- Video memory decides how big a scene can be rendered on the card.
What to skip
- A top-end processor: unless you render on the CPU, the graphics card matters far more.
Good to know
- Blender is free, and its official benchmark (opendata.blender.org) is a good way to compare cards.
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