https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rqZNTY
I haven't built a PC in quite a few years, but I kinda like how this one is turning out.
I don't want any rgb.
Use case is going to be gaming, model rendering, upscaling, and photo editing.
I was thinking about going to an i9.
You primary use cases seem very GPU heavy, could you not save some budget by going for an F series CPU maybe even go to a 13th gen? Might even be able to save more by going for DDR4. In gaming DDR4/5 seem reasonably close, but I have no idea how RAM sensitive productivity stuff is. Then you could swing up to a 4070ti or better depending on sales.
Good point, I was thinking that the upscaling software was more CPU intensive but it's definitely GPU intensive.