How To Choose The Best Computer For Blender (4 key hardware specs)
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- Are you looking to get started with Blender, but not sure if your computer has the right specs? We cover the four key hardware specs for Blender, and explain why they matter. You’ll learn whether you need a new computer or not. And, by the end, if you need a new computer, you'll know how to choose the best one!
Intro (00:00)
CPU (02:42)
RAM (03:54)
GPU and VRAM (04:31)
Our recommendation (6:09)
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Also, we’d love to know what computer you’re going to get and why.
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Yes it was very helpful, now I have a Ryzen 5 3600 64 GB ddr4 and a GTX 1660 6gb but I feel that Blender does not work for me so, it would be fine if I migrate to a new PC with this, i9 12900KF, 64GB ram ddr5 and an RTX 4070 ventus 3X 12GB for Blender? although with your video the answer would be yes!
The best computer is the one you can afford.
Yes - great point!
Can't*
I’ve been doing shit on a Mac for the longest time I don’t give a rip they can take my money. I could’ve done 15 commissions in the time just trying to get it to work
So true. Any computer is a major investment for me. I use blender for 3d design mostly. I have no photorealistic or animation projects in the works. After studying the situation, I'm going with a mini that outperforms the old stuff I've been using. Hardware acceleration can wait til I actually need it.
Yeah i have a gtx 1050 2 gb laptop and a 7 gen HQ intel cpu it's not good not bad but I don't know what should i upgrade to
This is by far the best-explained video of System Specification I have seen on Productivity and creative work. Subscribed! A Hidden gem you are. Keep on Keeping on! 👏💯
Wow, thanks for the kind words!
i did a project where a single rendered frame took about 30 minutes on an m1 pro mac book pro, and less than 45 seconds on my i7 12700k with 64gb ram and a nvidia 4070 master.. the working experience on booth systems is almost the same, but the render speed differences are enormous.
Yes, you are definitely better off using PC with an NVIDIA GPU for rendering when compared to a Mac.
Big help and info dump, Thanks!
You're welcome!
Perfect timing thanks, helpful info :)
Glad you found this to be helpful!
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
Thank you for this tutorial, quick and easy explanation of all the hardware specs!
You're welcome!
The CPU “speed” doesn’t depend on GHZ. The generation of cpu is the easiest way to determine its power. The latest generation CPU clocked to 2ghz will be way faster than 6ghz CPU from 2010.
Thanks for sharing your insights
wow amazing video! Everything was so insightful and clear cut!
Really happy to hear that you liked the video!
This has been really informative, as I'm getting a new laptop or desktop in the new year. I've had my Lenovo z710 laptop for like 9 years and it struggles on a NVIDIA GeForce GT745M 2GB graphics supporting DirectX 11, with an intel i7, so getting something new on a budget of 1200 will be a better difference hopefully
You should be able to get a desktop PC for around $1200 USD that would be able to do a good job of running Blender.
A very helpful and informative video, very well presented.
Glad to hear you liked the video!
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
A very well done video!
Your explanations are very clear and engaging. Helped me decide the right CPU for my next PC.
Thanks a lot!
Just a quick thing that I would like to add. Some GPUs are very heavily optimised towards blender in comparison to other GPUs, so if you do more gaming than blender, it might be worth checking other benchmarks too. The other thing is, Nvidia 40 series isn't very worth it imho, since they tend to prioritise slightly higher performance with less vram... So also with investigating.
I'll give an example for both. For me, the RX 6700 XT, Arc 770, RTX 4060 and RTX 3060 are about the same price, but I'll probably end up buying the 3060 because it has more vram than the 4060, and it's optimised much better for blender in comparison to the Intel and AMD cards...
Hope that helps
Thank you for the kind words and for the helpful feedback!
have you purchaged?
i'm also going with 3060 but the budget is 1000$
so can you suggest other components with future proof
@@viipeditz Hi
Well, that really depends on where u live (because of prices), and what do you prioritise in a pc... If you mainly want a good pc for big heavy scenes, you might want to get more RAM and VRAM and cut wherever you can, but if you only want fast render times with smaller scenes, or if you do more gaming, it might be worth not going for too much vram/ram and getting a flat out faster card/cpu...
If you haven't already, I would recommend checking your build out on PCpartspicker because it's really easy there to check for alternative parts, and see where can you spend a little less, or get a bit more.. And if you really care about blender, I would take a look at the blender open benchmarks (although you should take everything there with a big pinch of salt since benchmarks also change with other pc specs).
If all of this doesn't help that much, feel free to send me a link to your pcpartspicker list and I'll write my opinion. Just note that I'm a 19yo person that likes blender and did a bit of research, so don't take my word too seriously.
Hope this helps ^^
I've been having such a hard time deciding between AMD's Ryzen 7800x3D, 7900x, or if there might be a better choice. Trying to find the right balance between gaming, 3d work, and render is hard. Is there a minimum number of cores/threads needed for rendering?
At the moment, you would want at least 8 cores with 16 cores probably being ideal (more than 16 cores and you start to get into a place where the speed of a single core is low enough that the tradeoff is no longer worth it)
For the choice between the two AMD options, both will do great! If you can step up to the more expensive option, it will be faster - but if budget is a factor then you will be fine at the less expensive option.
I am aiming for 3d animation, 3d rendering and also motion graphics. Does 16Vram enough for me? or should I aim for 24Vram gpu?
The more VRAM you can afford, the better!
Wow, this vedio is very helpful!!!🎉🎉❤
Glad you think so!
One question,what type of motherboards would be good.I was thinking like getting an Asus proart series type of motherboard cause it supports multiple mvme slots.Or is that really unnessary ,like is it just a waste of money
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do you think the recent model of amd graphic card can be a good alternative to the expensive nvidia option ? 😢
NVIDIA is a far better option when it comes to the types of things your computer needs to do when using Blender.
Thank you sir this very helpful
You're welcome!
Really enjoyed the video, considering the factors shown in the video which would be the #1 laptop right now, without budget limitations.
Hard to pick a clear #1, but two options that are definitely on the higher end of specs would be:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQNVT4S5?th=1
OR
www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops/intel/spd/alienware-m18-r1-laptop/wnm18r1cto20
I found the most helpful tip on how to calculate the Core and speed of the CPU.
Thanks for sharing!
Great video!
I have a question about prioritizing specs when it comes to Blender and similar programs.
Due to my budget I have to make sacrifices with either the CPU, GPU or RAM.
Could you help me decide which specs are better to sacrifice when it comes to a smooth workflow?
These are the options:
i7-12700H > i5 -13500HX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 > NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
36RAM > 16RAM
I know you recommend 32RAM, but it really ramps up the price so I guess I'd have to sacrifice both CPU and GPU for that.
BTW, I am getting a Lenovo Legion 5i Pro.
Thank you for your help, guys!
Of the things you listed, I would prioritize the CPU and RAM and go with the 3060 GPU.
Does anyone know if the 7900 gre is good enough for 3d modeling? I can't seem to find any proper benchmarks.
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Amazing video, really helpful. could you please suggest a laptop or a best mobile workstation for Blender and Aftereffects in the price range of ($1500-$2000).? thank you , sorry the link you have added is not working that's why.
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does someone know any prebuild pc that are fine for blender? i dont know how to built them and in my country there are barely services like this rip
Try searching "gaming PC" on a website that sells computers in your country, and all of those options will be tuned to perform better with Blender than most computers. Here in the U.S., I might search Dell.com, but you can look for gaming computers from any retailer and that should do the trick.
hello sir, im planning to upgrade my pc in the future. ill also be using blender for my works, does rendering with both cpu and gpu really is faster than using the gpu alone?
GPU alone is the fastest rendering option. When we talk about the CPU and GPU together, we are talking about how you are going to have tasks in Blender that reply on a strong CPU working in tandem with a strong GPU.
but if theres a time that when you are rendering and the errors comes out saying "system has not enough vram" then using both cpu and gpu has the same speed of rendering duration but cpu brings out help from the rams to use the ram capacities? is that the other way to work if ur scene is too heavy?
Thank you very much.
You are welcome!
Can we blender cgi animation rendering on i9 13900H (14 cores) 32GB ram , intel 96 EU iris xe
Yes, you can definitely create rendered animations using the computer you mentioned.
hey, i'm wondering what CPU is the best for me to use since i use blender a lot. (i have a 9th GEN intel core i5 9400F 2.90ghz) I just bought a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8gb and i realized that i need a better memory card and CPU. im planning to get a 32gb (or if i can afford it) a 64gb card. i also use blender for simulations, commissions and a ton of modelling so i do ALOT in blender. What cpu do you recommend? and what works with my PC (acer nitro N50-600) (hope u answer)
For CPU, the Ryzen 5 5600 or i5 126000K CPUs should both pair well.
@@BlenderAcademydotcom does ryzen work with intel core cpu?
This is so useful, I'm going to start learning blender plus other creative stuff (also programming) and I'm also going to upgrade my setup, with a budget of $1229.69 approximately, so definitely not the best but yeah.
Do you have any recommendations?
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I have m1 max with 64gbram . But it seems still slow working for some project for me. I have budget to build pc with amd 7800x3d, rtx 4070ti, 32ram. Does this will makes change to work/render better or will it be the same with my previous m1max? Thanks
The PC build should perform better due to the fact that you have an NVIDIA GPU which is tuned to run Blender faster than Mac hardware.
I am working on a short film in blender that will require animation and simulations (cloth sim, rigid body collision’s etc.) Are these specs good for that? 12900k, rtx 4080, Asus Gaming E motherboard, 128gb of ram
That sounds like a good computer for what you need to do
I'm currently in the market for a used laptop and this video helped me make an informed decision that doesn't break the bank and will also be okay for Blender:
A ThinkPad P53 Workstation laptop with an Intel i7 9th-gen Hexa-Core @ 2.6GHz, 32 GB of RAM and an Nvidia Quadro T2000 with 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM
Happy to hear that the video was helpful for you!
Hi I'm currently considering learning Blender to change a job within the company I'm currently working with but I'm using a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) with following specs ;
Processor ; 2,5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
Memory ; 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics ; Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB
Works that I'll be doing requires NO animations, but rather heavily-detailed luxury product 3D modelling.
What should I do?
(PS this model is one of the last MacBook that some parts are still upgradeable)
Greatly appreciated for any advices.
Ideally you would upgrade your computer, either to a PC with an NVIDA GPU or to one of the new Macs with the M3 chip. These will help you model in Blender and also create realistic images of your product designs. If you need more specific guidance or have follow-along questions, be sure to send them to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will try to help.
U got my sub sir❤🎉
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I'm about to build a pc but i don't know which processor is better. Right now I have settled on ntel core i7-14700f processor tray and amd ryzen 9 5900x, can anyone help?
Check out Blender's Open Data project where they share hardware scores so you can compare options to see which perform the best: opendata.blender.org/
hey there bro i have i913900HX processor with 16 Gb of ram and a gpu of RTX 4070ti are they a good specifications for blender?
Those should work well for Blender
Hello, can you please tell me if I can make renderings with an RTX 3050 Ti video card? Together with i7-12700H and 16gb DDR5 Ram. Thanks
Yes, you can create renderings with the hardware you mentioned.
Could I have some limitations on something with this setup?
Hello. Great video. Can someone tell me is this a good for AutoCAD and 3dsMax : Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 / Intel Core i9 (13th Gen) 13905H / 14-core 24 MB cache, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 / Intel Iris Xe Graphics 8 GB GDDR6 SDRAM, 64 GB - I will use it for creating interior designing projects.
That computer setup should work fine for your interior design projects.
Hello, I’m planning to buy a 2019 16inch macbook pro for blender
Core i9-9980HK, 2.4ghz, 8core, 16gb ram, AMD Radeon Pro 560X, for 570$
I have the choice between AMD Radeon Pro 560X or AMD Radeon Pro 5300M
Should i go for it or you think it won’t be enough?
The 2019 Macbook Pro options you listed will run Blender, but will not be nearly as fast as a PC with an NVIDIA GPU. If you are open to getting a PC, I recommend you find one with an NVIDIA GPU (search "gaming PC" or "gaming laptop" to find good options for Blender).
If you are set on getting a Mac, the version you mentioned will run Blender, but some things like rendering will be slow.
I've been a Mac user all my life and have never purchased or custom built any kind of PC in the past. Is there an 'off the shelf' pc that would be a good mid to low range computer for running blender. I'm imagining doing mostly low poly work. Thanks in advance.
how much do u wanna spend
I guess I'd like to keep it around $1,000 +/- if that's even possible. @@gcontre_
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Im building a new pc with i5 12400f with rtx 3060 12gb is it good ...if not can you plz recommend with is best for my budget
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Hello everyone. Please advice me which is better for AutoCad + 3ds Max for rendering. A laptop with Intel Core i9-13980HX RTX A3000 8 GB / Intel Core i7-14650HX NVIDIA RTX 4070 8GB or PC (workstation) ?
Typically, you'll be able to get the fastest hardware for the least investment if you go with a PC Workstation (over a laptop).
I have a pc from 2016 with core i5 6600k... 16 gb ram.. GTX970... However nowadays i am using blender as a hobby... And i feel rendering in cycles is pain in the ass with my computer 😢.. So planning to upgrade GPU to RTX 4070... I heared that it won't bottleneck with the CPU for Blender rendering.... Is this true? The bottle neck problem is only for gaming in PC? If so i can just upgrade the GPU, since changeing the whole pc will cost me more...😢 Can you advise me on this ?!
You're right that there's a bottleneck with that combo for gaming. With Blender, we have read that people are able to make the two work together successfully, but don't have firsthand experience. Here's a relevant discussion that might help: blenderartists.org/t/6700k-with-4070/1471816/14
At the start of the video you touched on the 4 things to focus on but at the end you left out a recommendation for the VRAM. do you have one? Great video though! Tons of info. Very helpful.
Please email team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will try to help with your particular situation in terms of which options you're looking at.
I'm working on a YT video about Airplanes, and the file is getting bigger and bigger with thousands of lights and more polygons than I can spell
My system has
i5 8400,
16 GB RAM
12 GB 4070ti
The animations are rendering superfast, but the frame loading time is more than the rendering time, 20 sec of loading time and 6-8 sec of rendering and de-noising time.
Please help me, I don't know what is the main culprit, the large file?, low RAM? or my CPU?
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Whatd u say about this build for blender?
CPU Ryzen 9 5900X 12Cores 3.7GHz
ASUS ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
I know the CPU is a lot better than the GPU but with my Budget (1500€) a Ryzen 9 is almost the same as the 7 and that way I can upgrade my GPU later on (cause the 40 series is way too expensive rn)
Im struggling a little with the fans tbh. Rn I have 6 fans and a single fan for the CPU since it comes without one. Would 3 instead of 6 still be enough..?
Feedback? :]
A decent GPU is far better at rendering than a CPU but if rendering with CPU blender can use all your RAM for graphics but with GPU rendering you can only use the RAM on your GPU card for the graphics. Try both see which is fastest.
@humansrants1694 yeah I've been rendering with GPU so far ngl.
Do you think the 3060 would still be good? Or what would you recommend? Cause the 4070 f.e. costs double the amount idk if I can do that.
And the Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 only have like a 70€ difference which is worth it to me
The 3060 will work great for Blender!
Do I need 32 gb ram? Would 16 gb make things frustrating for me. I am confused between a i9 + 16 gb ram vs i7+32 gb ram. I want to do 3d animation.
If you have to choose between a faster CPU and more RAM, we would recommend you prioritize the CPU. So an i9 with 16GB of RAM would be a better choice over i7 with 32GB of RAM.
Super cool video thx for the infos.
i would need help please i'm so tired of waiting in front of the PC re-rendering and re-baking to adjust everything and loose entires days anymore like that. would like to speed at maximum level the process (with only one gpu config).
Have heard these top notch AMD processor serie 7 78003D or Pro seems to beat the intel series 13 or 14900k (which have 24 cores lol) according to some nerds on youtube and forums (maybe on video games technically speaking? they say it runs efficiently, quietly, cooler, less energy consumption and 23% + perf. If its real its a lot of arguments for AMD).
these AMD have only 8 cores(like my actual i9 9900k). so my questions if you may, would be:
Does this top notch AMD processor with only 8 little cores, will really have similar perfs than a top notch intel i13 or 14 which have 24 cores concerning baking fluids, particles and all these animations where GPU can't bake. i have big doubts on it. 8 against 24... i would like to pair a killer processor with an rtx 4090 help me make the best choice please. also would love to know if i could keep my ram 64gb ram in ddr4 with such processor, i have doubts about motherboard offering these cross gen config...
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When baking a material to a mesh in blender the processor starts working 100% after 4 minutes, it works for 2 minutes and goes down to 3% usage 😢 my laptop is i7 13700HX with RTX 4070 and 32gb Ram😢
What do you think about this build, because i want to upgrade to this:
- Ryzen 5 5600
- 32gb 3200Mhz ram
- rtx 3070
That will do a great job with Blender!
I got a new pc but the frames start at 60 then drops but my trash pc was able to run blender im confused
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i have the m1 and it definitely starts to set on fire when rendering
Hey, should I get a RTX 3060 12GB VRAM or an RTX 4060 8GB VRAM (on budget)
Either would work fine - go with the less expensive of the two since you're on a budget.
Can dual core hp core i 7 afford making products ad.
What do you think about the M3 MacBook Pro for blender?
It can certainly run Blender, but if you want certain tasks to run faster - especially rendering out still images or animations - then you'll be best off with a PC that has an NVIDIA GPU.
Nice video but the point about Macs not benefitting from GPU is not correct. Blender now has Metal API support so the GPUs in the M1 and M2 chips does make a huge improvement as opposed to rendering on the CPU alone. Ofcourse this is still nowhere near as fast as what the latest NVIDIA GPUs can do. Also, the high end M series chips can have up to 128gb of RAM shared between the CPU and GPU, so unlike a High end NVIDIA GPU that has typically has a maximum of 24GB VRAM, High-end macs can theoretically handle much larger files without hitting the memory bottleneck.
I have ran out of memory a lot on my M1 laptop, still needs improvement :(
Thanks for sharing! Helpful stuff. I can see where we could have improved our word choice on this topic - we didn't mean to mislead anyone. The main point is that for those who are looking for speed, you still need to go with a PC with NVIDIA GPU even with all the Mac improvements.
metal api is horrible
i have i7 12400 16gb ddr5 ram can you suggest me a good gpu for blender and 3d modelling? please reply
Go with an NVIDIA RTX 3070 or 3080 as a solid choice, or you can upgrade to the NVIDIA RTX 4070 or 4080 if you can afford to.
I got an m2 beefed up Mac laptop and it is extremely fast. 8k images in 1-2 min or less. For larger files I use render farms. Laptop offers me mobility + speed and render farm offer unbelievably fast renders in the fly.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
M2 Max@@ghostrun101
Well, compared to a similar prized PC, this isn't considered fast...
So which lap top should I get for blender🤔
How many GB RAM?
Can I use blender in Dell precision 5550
Processor: Intel core i7 10875H
Ram: 32GB
SSD: 256 +1TB
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 with 4GB VRAM
Display: 1920x1080 resolution
Please help me to give information...
The NVIDIA Quadro may not be the best choice - but the best way for us to help you with the decision is if you send a message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will be happy to help.
Can a pc with 8gb ram 500 ssd intel hd 4000 core i3 run it
While you technically might be able to run Blender, it will likely run quite slowly. You can take a closer look at the recommended requirements here: www.blender.org/download/requirements/
Is this setup good enough for blender rendering?
Processor Ii7 13700K
Motherboard MSI Pro Z790-P WI-FI DDR5
RAM Corsair Vengeance 32GB (16x2) 5200MHz DDR5
Graphics Card RTX 4070 12GB
CPU Cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L
SSD Crucial P3 500GB M.2 NVMe
SSD 2 Crucial P3 500GB M.2 NVMe
SMPS Cooler Master MWE 750 80+ Gold
Case LIAN LI Lancool 216 ARGB E-ATX TG
Yes, you can create Blender renderings with that set-up.
I have HP G3 840 core I5 6th generation. 16gb RAM, 256 SSD and 320 HDD what do you suggest how much is my system favorable with blender specs.
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All I know is I bought a friend's Windows 10 machine awhile back because it was better for streaming OBS than either of my laptops. But now that I'm back into Blender, trying to figure out peripherals that work, following tutorials, it's just one disaster after another. Non-Miracast support, no multiple HDMI outs, and I got all excited about doing pwnisher's CG challenge...opened up my first free particle effect (a big dust cloud) and the first time I stuck it in a .blend file, my PC froze for like ten hours. I need to upgrade.
I have a Mac book air from 2013 lol I can use an earlier version and blender works decent after a few fixes but it crashes and the animations are very slow. It’s good for know as I’m just learning the basics but I plan on upgrading. Thanks for sharing this 💯
Great vid very informative.
I have a laptop with i712700H . 16 GB system RAM and Rtx3050 with 4 gb VRAM.
Will it run properly on blender cycles? I mainly do architectural renderings. (Only medium projects)
Thanks
It will be able to create renderings using the Cycles rendering engine. If you were looking to upgrade, it could definitely be faster, but that is ultimately a matter of budget.
greetings which one should i go i5-12400 or R7 5700x? pairing it with rtx3060 12gb vram
Looks like you didn’t pay attention to the video.
Multiply cpu speed with core count.
I also gonna either one of them.
R7 got 2 more cores but it costs 60$ more.
I am gonna look for benchmarks online and see if 60$ are worth the extra scores.
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I learned (through pain...) that the SPEED of RAM (measured in MHz) is as important as its size. It is a deal breaker if you buy a large, but slow, RAM.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Id argue that size is more important. I dont think its possible to do any professional work with 8gb of ram.
Which GPU will best For autoCad, Blender? 3070, 4060 12Gb, 4070 12gb?
Any of those options will be great. The 4070 will likely perform the very best, but the others are really good options as well.
I use an AMD 7950X3D with two RTX 4090 and 64GB RAM - runs quite smooth but i use C4d and Maya mainly
That sounds like a pretty nice setup!
Is rtx 3060 and 16gb ram with ryzen 7 5800h good enough?
It's good enough to run Blender, however, you might find that upgrading to 32GB of RAM and perhaps a little more horsepower for your CPU will make a big difference as you get more advanced with your Blender usage.
Is MACminiM2pro a good choice?
For Blender, you'd be best off with a PC that has an NVIDIA card. If you are going with a Mac, the newest M3 chips are the best. But you can certainly run Blender using the Mac Mini with an M2 chip.
Is CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X and GPU: 4060 TI 16GB a nice combo for a starter on blender? I want to build a pc that could handle Blender and explore into 3D world a bit! I will appreciate if someone answers!
That computer should do a good job with Blender as you're getting started learning it.
What ever you're budget is spend half of it on GPU and spend 25%for cpu keep room for storage and ram upgrade
What ever is the recommended power usage add 200-300w to for future upgrades
And keep your case open with a portable fan blowing in it 😃
Thanks for sharing your insight!
I'm hesitating on getting a 7900x with rtx 4060 or a 5600 with rtx 4070.ram will be 64gb ddr4 vs ddr5.it's about the same budget.
Please send this question to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will try to help.
I'm choosing rtx 4070
32 gb ram ddr4
Amd ryzen 7 5800x
1tb ssd Kingston gen 4
Case nzxt h5 flow
Cooler Nzxt T120 RGB 120mm CPU Air Cooler (White)
Power supply Asus ROG Thor 850P 850 Watt 80 Plus Platinum SMPS
Mother board msi msi b550 tomahawk
Is it good or not I want to build this pc in July and I'm saving money for that so if any advice you have on this pc pls give me
Please send a message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will help.
Ok
Then I am going for
12400f
32gb ddr5
Rtx 4060ti
❤(One question) do i go for 32gb ddr5 or 64gb ddr4😅
Sounds good! And if you can afford more RAM, go for it!
I run HP z8xx type servers which uses dual E5-269x CPU, 64gb RAM, with 1 RTX3090 (24Gb VRAM) so far, but will be bumped to 4.
I noticed that when preparing a frame for GPU rendering, my CPU only uses 1 core ("charge" open movie, 1.4GB). i tried the same with other demo files from the belnder website.
Is this normal practise?
I was expecting multithreading for frame preparation to speed up the process.
Thanks
The CPU processes all the necessary data first and sends it to VRAM where the GPU can then be used to work on the rendering.
Presuming that your GPU is working at 100% capacity, the CPU will only send data as needed so that it's not trying to push anything to the GPU when it's already at full working capacity. That would mean only a single CPU core is needed, as prepping multiple frames at once wouldn't speed things up since you can't feed those frames into the rendering pipeline any faster than the GPU can handle them.
I will add OS To the list. Blender works faster with Linux overall.
Thanks for sharing your experience with Linux!
im a blender beginner.. i only have a i7 8700k with 32gb ram... no gpu... i can do alot with it but some stuff, like rendering just take for ever... i got me a 4060 and its alot better now lol
Glad to hear the NVIDIA 4060 made a big difference!
@Blender Academy - Nice Video.
Glad you liked the video!
This is my system. is this enough for aniamtion for belender?
CPU Type: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.8GHz 8-Cores
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X570-P
Memory (RAM): Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 32GB (16GBx2) 3200MHz CL16 DDR4
Graphic Card : NVIDIA GeForce ROG STRIX GTX 1650 SUPER O4G
SSD Drive: Samsung SSD 860 EVO SATA (500GB)
SSD Drive(Windows & Programs installation): Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus NVME M.2 (250GB)
This system will work, but may not be very fast depending on what all you are trying to animate.
Blender is a DCC software, The idea is to make cpu do less work and gpu do all work, and there is also OpenGl vs directX, and you didnt mentioned simulation 😍 which i am intersted by. One more you should try ramdisk or any alternatives😊.
Thanks for sharing your feedback. We'll be sure to note it for future updates to the video.
For now Ill be rocking with my PC I salpped together with a 12700f, 4070ti and 16GB of ram
Sounds like a good setup!
Ryzen 5 5600x rtx 4060 and 32gb ddr4 ram is enough?
That should work!
I have a Mac with 8 cpu cores and an 8 gb ram and let me tell you something. Rendering is horrific. I tried rendering the 7 s donut tutorial animation. My laptop managed to do 12 frames in 14 hours :(
Yeah, the hardware you mentioned is going to be slow when it comes to more intensive processes like rendering.
Graphics card: Asus TUF-RTX4080S-16G-GAMING
Processor: Intel Core i9-14900KF - 24 cores
Mainboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI
Memory: Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MT/s 64GB (2x32GB)
1ST SSD M.2: Samsung 1TB 980 Pro
2ND SSD M.2: Samsung 1TB 980 Pro
Power supply: Corsair RMe Series 2.0, RM750e, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified
CPU cooling: Corsair H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT
1st fan: Corsair LL120 RGB (120mm, triple kit)
2nd fan: Corsair LL120 RGB (120mm, single pack)
Will an AMD GPU be fine
You can run Blender with an AMD GPU, but you'll get much faster performance if you use a PC with an NVIDIA GPU
how would this pc fare in blender? thinking of starting out with some amateur 3d modelling
10900k 10c20t
RTX 4070ti 12gb
32gb 4000mhz ddr4
That PC should fare pretty well with Blender!
how about amd gpu?
NVIDIA GPUs are better tuned to work the best with Blender.
AMD released a driver for blender that makes it fast. But it would take a power user to figure out how to install :) so Nvidia if plugins and installs are not your thing :)
Thanks for sharing!
Now, this is a perfect explainer video... Thanks
You're welcome!
For Blender My set up will be
Ryzen 9 5950x 16cores
128gb DDR4 3600 RAM
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM
I'm not going to Crossfire 2 4090's lol I'm gonna have to go with what I got.
That's a great system!
When you try volume explosions big ones for animation you will want two 4090.
@@humansrants1694 welll... I'm gonna have to wait for a bit before I can do 2 of them.
what about ryzen 7 5700g
It's not the best option for rendering - if you would like to discuss more options with one of our instructors, send a message to team@blenderacademy.com
this guys information is helpful, but do not go out and break the bank,
you can always run a much older version of blender that is less system resourceful,
you can always do your base modelling with a version of blender, and do the rest on a aws(cloud computer).
aldepeping what your project is but the basic system requirements will be enough and especially if you use a much older version.
Thank you for adding your insight. Really helpful for others!
Hello. In this case is that mean that I can use a laptop with i9--13905H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (8GB GDDR6)GDDR6 / 32 GB memory / Nominal frequency 4.1 GHz and memory Frequency 6400 MHz for making drawing in AutoCad for interior design and after that basic modeling of the design in 3ds Max and for the rendering to use like you say aws(cloud computer) or is better to get a PC (workstation) for that although I will need to be mobile.
After quite a bit of research, I ended up making my list with a Ryzen 5 5600X, RTX 3060, 32GB DDR4 (3600MHz) and two M2 ssds. If by the time I buy my new PC (later this year, November or December) the prices have dropped then I might go, depending on the said prices, with a RTX 4070.
Sounds like a powerful computer - should be a lot of fun to use with Blender!
Wait, the 5600x isnt only can use ram with 3200Mhz max? I mean the AMD website says this.
I think that is the stock ram speed with no OC profile. At least I've seen builds online with 5600X and 3600MHz sticks.
have you purchaged?
Me when blender starts requiring SSE4 support in the next version:
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Are AMD GPUs an inferiour choice compared to NVIDIA? You didn't even mention them.
NVIDIA are better for rendering given their real-time raytracing architecture.
Nvidia are certainly considered the "safe bet", but the generally lower price of AMD cards make them an appealing option. I'm running Blender 3.6 on Linux with an AMD 5700xt and GPU renders are very fast. However, you do have to do your research to make sure you have the correct driver versions or whether AMD has added support for your card. AMD seems to intentionally make it as difficult as possible to get your AMD card working for production workstations.
They are missing a big opportunity here sell a ton more GPUs.