Advice on new workstation for CPU/GPU render and editing, under $4k.

Shakubuku

Considering:

i9-13900 Raptor Lake 

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Overclocked Triple Fan 24 GB GDDR6X 

ASUS Z790 ROG Maximus Hero ?

OR 

ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E ?

OR 

MSI MPG Z790 CARBON ?

Best RAM option for 64GB (2x32) 6000+ ?

1+ SSD NVMe, 3+ SATA

Cooler?

Case? 

Power- 1000w enough? 

Thanks!

PowerSpec_KenJ

1000W is enough for this build. The 4090 is 450W and the 13900K would draw around 300W at peak. This leaves plenty of power for the other components of the PC. Personally, I would recommend the MSI carbon board. The ASUS Maximus board is designed more for overclocking. The config I would use in a render build is:

CPU: Core i9-13900K or 13900KF

Board: MSI Z790 Carbon

SSD: Samsung 980 Pro or WD SN850, both drives are PCIe 4.0 x4

SATA Drives: Seagate Ironwolf

Chassis: Lian Li Lancool III or Fractal Pop Air

Cooler: Lian Li Galahad II Trinity Performance 360mm (the performance version has a larger pump and better fans than the other variants)

Power Supply: ASUS TUF Gaming 1000W

Video Card: Any 4090 with three fans.

This configuration without OS and sales tax should be under the $4k target price you are looking for.

Shakubuku

Thanks! Excellent reply. Total is at $3,615. Wattage at 870.

Any recommendation on RAM? Looking at G.Skill - Trident Z5 RGB 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5-6400 PC5-51200.

I could assemble, but REALLY hate wasting time troubleshooting issues that typically come up. Most places seem to be charging WAY too much ($800!?). Microcenter charges the most reasonable fee, but have the most slim selection (no Carbon or Hero boards, no SSD Samsung "990"). I dont know if they will obtain them, or I can supply them.

But thanks!