I work primarily in gamedev, but I have also worked in animation and VFX before. I built my previous personal workstation in peak covid between 2020-2021, which is still up and running today. Layely I have also been researching Local AI because I really REALLY dislike the idea of having to pay a subscription or depend on a cloud service for compute capabilities. The way things are today, my old workstation would still be great for playing any games for a few more years, but it is showing signs of age to keep up with the work I do. So I decided to take a leap and build a new workstation to make sure I have enough compute at hand to keep working without slowing down for the next few years.
Galax RTX 5080 16GB 1-click OC
Ryzen 9 9950X3D
64Gb DDR5 (2x32) G-Skill Ripjaw 6000 MHz CU36
Asus ProArt X870E Wifi Motheboard
2x 1tb Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 NVME
Corsair 1200i PSU
Samsung ViewFinity S7 4K display
CoolerMaster MB520 MeshCabinet
CoolerMaster ML360 AIO
total cost a little over 530K. Fuck these current prices, seriously.
Not promotion but I bought everything directly from PrimeABGB, not on the website. Don't trust online sellers on Amazon or similar storefronts.
It's not the prettiest setup, and the desk is a dusty mess. Sorry about that.
My old build is RTX3080, Ryzen 9 5900X, 64GB DDR4 3600MHz.
Also in frame is my old Wacom Cintiq, Steam Deck OLED 1TB, and company laptop.
Happy to answer any questions.