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

An Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and the 6 parts around them that fit it: $2,984 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 Ultra 7 270K Plus and the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti are well matched at 1440p.

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Montech Air 903 MaxRTX 5070 Ti750 W

Build order

Eight steps, the way a builder works through the case. $2,984 all in.

  1. Gigabyte B860 Aorus Elite WiFi7 on the tray
  2. Core Ultra 7 270K Plus in the socket
  3. Arctic Liquid Freezer III 240 on top
  4. 4 sticks of memory
  5. Samsung 9100 Pro 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 Ultra 7 270K Plus

Highest 3D & rendering score the budget allows next to this card: 24 cores, boosts to 5.5 GHz.

2 swaps that still fit
96
$324
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MotherboardGigabyte B860 Aorus Elite WiFi7

B860 board for the LGA1851 socket, DDR5, 3 M.2 slots, Wi-Fi.

76
$170
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MemoryG.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 192GB (4x48GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 White

192 GB DDR5 at 6400 MT/s CL32; 64 GB or more is the floor for 3D & rendering.

93
$749
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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
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CPU coolerArctic Liquid Freezer III 240

Rated 280 W for a chip that turbos to 250 W.

2 swaps that still fit
88
$51
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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.

2 swaps that still fit
82
$80
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CaseMontech Air 903 Max

4 fans in the box, 3 of them lit, 4 is the least 550 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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StorageSamsung 9100 Pro 2TB

2 TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe, 14,700 MB/s reads, with cache.

3 swaps that still fit
97
$400
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Total, typical prices8 parts$2,984

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