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$2,500 PC for 3D and rendering, part by part

An Intel Core i9-14900K with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and the 6 parts around them that fit it: $2,495 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 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti are well matched at 1440p.

76Fit for the job

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$2,495 of $2,500

Lian Li Lancool 207RTX 5070 Ti750 W

Build order

Eight steps, the way a builder works through the case. $2,495 all in.

  1. MSI PRO B760-P WiFi DDR4 on the tray
  2. Core i9-14900K in the socket
  3. Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 on top
  4. 2 sticks of memory
  5. Lexar NM790 2TB on the board
  6. RTX 5070 Ti 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
MotherboardMSI PRO B760-P WiFi DDR4

B760 board for the LGA1700 socket, DDR4, 3 M.2 slots, Wi-Fi.

1 swap that still fit
54
$139
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 cardGeForce RTX 5070 Ti

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

2 swaps that still fit
67
$1,120
CPU coolerArctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360

Rated 330 W for a chip that turbos to 253 W.

2 swaps that still fit
96
$70
Power supplybe quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W

750 W, 80 Plus gold; this build draws about 750 W at full tilt, native 12V-2x6 cable.

82
$80
CaseLian Li Lancool 207

4 fans in the box, 2 of them lit, 4 is the least 553 W of parts needs behind a mesh front. Takes ATX/MATX/ITX boards and cards up to 395 mm.

2 swaps that still fit
88
$141
StorageLexar NM790 2TB

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

76
$300
Total, typical prices8 parts$2,495

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