Hi, I have been using the same laptop for over 2 years to do all my zbrush/studio max/photoshop work. I’ve had so much value for money out of it (probably paid around £1/day to use it over that period) but I’m getting keen on an upgrade.
The main reason is that I like to run really large 3D renders/compiles/processings and I frequently have waiting periods of 2 - 3 hours for stuff to finish, sometimes all day. Even using the smudge tool in photoshop is a big deal on larger pictures, which seems nuts. I feel that getting a computer that can crunch through such stuff faster would be the absolute best thing for my work.
The second thing is that I spend so much time on my computer during big projects that a laptop can be quite uncomfortable to use. I really like having just one computer for everything, but I think a desktop would seriously help limit damage to my eyesight and my back.
The other criteria is that I’d ideally like to have something that I can upgrade in a year or two, rather than buy a new computer.
Can anyone suggest a good PC build, or offer any advice on a price-limit (a price after which I’m paying for things I wont use). If you can explain (or link) what I should be looking at to get the kind of PC I want then that’d be awesome. This isnt an area I know much about, so I’d really appreciate any advice you have.