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$1,500 PC for 3D and rendering, part by part

An AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with the Radeon RX 9070, and the 6 parts around them that fit it: $1,493 all in.

Blender, CAD and simulation, with long renders. Every part here was checked against every other for fit, and picked for all-core throughput and render speed. Typical US prices read on 2026-09-09, not a live checkout total: no operating system, shipping, tax, screen, keyboard or mouse.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and the Radeon RX 9070 are well matched at 1440p.

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The ASRock B550M Pro4 goes onto the Montech XR's tray: MATX, B550, nine standoffs.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 drops into the AM4 socket, lever down: 6 cores, up to 4.2 GHz.

The Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE clamps onto the chip: a tower rated 180 W against the 88 W the chip can pull.

Two sticks of Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 White click into the second and fourth slots: 64 GB at 3200 MT/s.

The Lexar NM790 2TB screws into the first M.2 slot under the card.

The Radeon RX 9070 slides into the x16 slot and latches: 290 mm in a case that takes 400 mm, 16 GB of memory.

The Corsair CX750 goes into the basement, 750 W for a build that draws about 500 W flat out.

Side panel on, three case fans spinning. Fit for the job: 50 of 100.

Build order

Eight steps, the way a builder works through the case. $1,493 all in.

ASRock B550M Pro4 on the tray
Ryzen 5 5500 in the socket
Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE on top
2 sticks of memory
Lexar NM790 2TB on the board
RX 9070 in the x16 slot
750 W supply in the basement
Panel on, power on

PartScore for the jobTypical price

ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 5500

Highest 3D & rendering score the budget allows next to this card: 6 cores, boosts to 4.2 GHz.

34

$82

MotherboardASRock B550M Pro4

B550 board for the AM4 socket, DDR4, 2 M.2 slots.

42

$90

MemoryCorsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 White

64 GB DDR4 at 3200 MT/s CL16; 64 GB or more is the floor for 3D & rendering.

55

$175

Graphics cardRadeon RX 9070

16 GB of video memory, index 62 at 1440p; tuned for all-core throughput and render speed.

1 swap that still fit

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB-$170, -15 ptsBuy on Amazon

51

$700

CPU coolerThermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE

Rated 180 W for a chip that turbos to 88 W.

62

$16

Power supplyCorsair CX750

750 W, 80 Plus bronze; this build draws about 500 W at full tilt.

1 swap that still fit

MSI MAG A650BNsame price, -8 ptsBuy on Amazon

58

$60

3 fans in the box, 3 is the least 308 W of parts needs behind a mesh front. Takes ATX/MATX/ITX boards and cards up to 400 mm.

1 swap that still fit

Montech XR Whitesame price, same scoreBuy on Amazon

72

$70

StorageLexar NM790 2TB

2 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe, 7,400 MB/s reads.

76

$300

Total, typical prices8 parts$1,493

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