Help with CAD and Gaming Rig ($5000 limit)

Balls-to-the-wall best build you can get for workstation tasks that isn't running a Xeon CPU or Quadro GPU.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i9-12900KS 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor $636.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler $99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte Z690 UD AX DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard $189.99 @ Newegg
Memory *Mushkin Redline Lumina 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $249.99 @ Amazon
Memory *Mushkin Redline Lumina 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $249.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate FireCuda 520 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $179.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 8 TB 3.5" 5640RPM Internal Hard Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card *MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card $1149.99 @ Amazon
Case Deepcool MATREXX 55 MESH ATX Mid Tower Case $58.76 @ Amazon
Power Supply be quiet! Straight Power 11 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $243.94 @ Amazon
Case Fan *Noctua P14r redux-1500 PWM 78.69 CFM 140 mm Fan $14.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan *Noctua P14r redux-1500 PWM 78.69 CFM 140 mm Fan $14.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan *Noctua P14r redux-1500 PWM 78.69 CFM 140 mm Fan $14.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan *Noctua P14r redux-1500 PWM 78.69 CFM 140 mm Fan $14.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan *Noctua P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan $14.90 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $3254.28
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-30 17:00 EDT-0400
  • Best-in-market CPU, CPU cooler, and GPU
  • Fantastic top-tier mobo with excellent VRMs
  • 128 GB super fast RAM
  • 2 TB Gen4 NVMe SSD + excellent value 8 TB HDD
  • Awesome airflow case + 5 Noctua fans (2 front intake, 2 top exhaust, 1 rear exhaust)
  • Top-tier PSU with multi-rail switching and modular cabvling

You can also scale back the CPU slightly and the GPU a bit, and end up with like 95% of the performance while saving close to $900:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i9-12900F 2.4 GHz 16-Core Processor $497.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Thermalright Peerless Assasin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $35.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard $189.99 @ Amazon
Memory *Mushkin Redline Lumina 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $249.99 @ Amazon
Memory *Mushkin Redline Lumina 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $249.99 @ Amazon
Storage *PNY XLR8 CS3030 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.99 @ Amazon
Video Card *PNY GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Video Card $749.99 @ B&H
Case Deepcool MATREXX 55 MESH ATX Mid Tower Case $58.76 @ Amazon
Power Supply Phanteks AMP 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $127.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan NZXT Aer P 98.17 CFM 140 mm Fan $7.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan NZXT Aer P 98.17 CFM 140 mm Fan $7.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan NZXT Aer P 98.17 CFM 140 mm Fan $7.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan NZXT Aer P 98.17 CFM 140 mm Fan $7.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan $7.95 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $2330.50
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-30 16:59 EDT-0400
  • The "locked" version of the same CPU, without integrated graphics included
  • Best value CPU cooler on the market right now
  • Value-oriented mobo with excellent VRMs, but does not support overclocking
  • Same RAM
  • 2 TB NVMe SSD - the cheapest available
  • Drop down 3090 Ti to 3080 12 GB - performance is close, and you save quite a lot of money. If this wasn't a workstation build, I would go AMD here, but I bet the CUDA cores will come into play.
  • Same case but with far better value case fans
  • Much better value PSU with excellent reviews and reliability
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