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$2,000 PC for 3D and rendering, part by part

An Intel Core i9-14900K with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB, and the 6 parts around them that fit it: $1,996 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 Intel Core i9-14900K and the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB are well matched at 1440p.

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$1,996 of $2,000

Montech Air 903 MaxSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB750 W

Build order

Eight steps, the way a builder works through the case. $1,996 all in.

  1. Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 on the tray
  2. Core i9-14900K in the socket
  3. Arctic Liquid Freezer III 240 on top
  4. 2 sticks of memory
  5. Lexar NM790 2TB on the board
  6. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB in the x16 slot
  7. 750 W supply in the basement
  8. Panel on, power on
PartScore for the jobTypical priceBuy
ProcessorIntel Core i9-14900K

Highest 3D & rendering score the budget allows next to this card: 24 cores, boosts to 6 GHz.

2 swaps that still fit
94
$470
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MotherboardGigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4

B760 board for the LGA1700 socket, DDR4, 2 M.2 slots.

44
$130
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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
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Graphics cardSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB

16 GB of video memory, index 70 at 1440p; tuned for all-core throughput and render speed.

2 swaps that still fit
56
$720
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CPU coolerArctic Liquid Freezer III 240

Rated 280 W for a chip that turbos to 253 W.

2 swaps that still fit
88
$51
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Power supplyCorsair CX750

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

58
$60
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CaseMontech Air 903 Max

4 fans in the box, 3 of them lit, 4 is the least 557 W of parts needs behind a mesh front. Takes EATX/ATX/MATX/ITX boards and cards up to 400 mm.

2 swaps that still fit
82
$90
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StorageLexar NM790 2TB

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

76
$300
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Total, typical prices8 parts$1,996

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