If your going to do 3d, your going to be sitting fore long periods of time. Take breaks, walk around, get some water. And get something for your body.

Some good sites and youtube channels for Computers, the best parts, and trends Look for the following.

Jay z Youtuber

GamerNexas Youtube Channel

Toms Hardware Website  Tomshardware.com

 

These websites use blender as a benchmark so it's easy to see which cpu's do the best.  But be careful, not all the charts are apples to apples.    Sometimes the chart says cpu only, or gpu only and the true benchmark isn't reflected.

 

As someone starting to use blender, an amd Ryzen is good to start.  But as you grow in your blender powers, you will see that you need a more powerful computer.   But these start to get expensive, from 2k to 5k.    You can buy a premade rig which are always more expensive, or build your own which requires you to do your homework on what parts to buy but is much cheaper by hundreds of dollars.  The thing is, what is your time worth.   You have to ask where the balance is between what you can afford and how long it takes for you to do things on the computer.  Faster computer means bigger more complicated scenes.  So, in the beginning an Amd is fine.   But I found the gpu is critical, get one with enough vram as possible.  The way blender works, is if you run out of vram, the CPU won't render the scene, and you have to use the cpu, or reduce the tile size in performance section of blender.  So what good is the gpu if it craps out before it even renders.  So even though a 3070 with 8gb sounds better because it's faster, a 3060 with 12gigs is more important because you simply need the vram.  That's why nvidia makes a bridge product, so if you have 2 gpus, you can "bridge" the ram together.  (Totally worth it for larger scenes) (The Bridge Might only be for 3090's)

2022 Gpu trends see 8gb Cards,  10gb,  12gb, 16gb, 24gb cards.   Always try to get the largest vram you can in the series your selecting.  You want to render as much in the gpu rather than the cpu.  Sometimes when you have large scenes that take up 40 or 90gb of ram the only option is cpu.

Monitors

 

Picking a good monitor is essential because the better the colors are displayed, the better art decisions you can make.

There are several different formats that monitors today have.  Dolby Vision, HDR, Srgb to name a few.

Buying a better monitor will allow you to see more of that HDRI image.

Monitors today support DisplayPort 1.2: which Supports up to 4K at 60Hz, some 1.2a ports may also support AMD's FreeSync. DisplayPort 1.3: Supports up to 4K at 120Hz or 8K at 30Hz. DisplayPort 1.4: Supports up to 8K at 60Hz and HDR.

If you plan on using the 2.0 USB ports then it should support 1440p at 120hz, DEPENDING on your HDMI cable. If you want those speed and picture, you're going to have to get a certified Premium HDMI cable (4K @ 60hz, 18gb/s bandwidth) or an Ultra HDMI cable (8K @ 60hz or 4K @120hz, 48gb/s bandwidth).

Dolby Vision

Dolby Vision is an HDR standard requires monitors to have been specifically designed with a Dolby Vision hardware chip, which Dolby receives licensing fees for. Dolby Vision uses 12-bit color and a 10,000-nit brightness limit. It’s worth noting that Dolby Vision’s color gamut and brightness level exceed the limits of what can be achieved by displays being made today. Moreover, the barrier to entry for display manufacturers to incorporate Dolby Vision is still high due to its specific hardware support requirements.

HDR10

HDR10 is a more easily adoptable standard and is used by manufacturers as a means of avoiding having to submit to Dolby’s standards and fees. For example, HDR10 uses 10-bit color and has the capability to master content at 1000 nits of brightness.

HDR10 has established itself as the default standard for 4K UHD Blu-ray disks and has also been used by Sony and Microsoft in the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One S. When it comes to computer screens, some monitors from the ViewSonic VP Professional Monitor Series come equipped with HDR10 support.

HDR Content

To provide a relevant example, if you own a 4K television, you won’t be able to benefit from the 4K detail unless the content you’re watching is also in 4K. The same goes for HDR, in that in order to enjoy it, you’ll need to ensure that your viewing material supports such an experience. It’s an easy mistake to make, especially if you own an HDR television, that all content is HDR content. Well, this is not the case; not all content is created equally!

Here is a link to what type of monitor you want to get.  Get an hdr ready Monitor.

Here is a blog all about the world of video and audio editing that has an excellent article about HDRi images.   Although geared to Video, VideoProc.com explains what Hdri images are, why they are good to use.   As you can use greenscreen with Blender, these types of websites are helpful if you like to shoot Video for your animations.

 

Apple is making its new Ipads and Iphones with Lidar. Watch what the new ipad pro can do here.  Important because they also are making software that scans 3d objects. Easily populate your 3d scenes with objects,  You can not only scan objects, but entire scenes too. Get an Ipad pro and 3d scan any object for your projects.