3D Rendering & Video Editing — Chester
CONTENT
CREATION MACHINES
Custom-built workstations for 3D artists, video editors, and creative professionals. Specced for your exact software — not just the highest numbers on a spec sheet.
Your Workflow.
Your Machine.
3D Rendering & Modelling
Whether you're sculpting characters in Blender, building architectural visualisations in Cinema 4D, or producing environments in Unreal Engine 5 — render times define your productivity. The right spec cuts hours off every project.
- GPU — RTX 5080 or 5090 for fast CUDA rendering
- CPU — Ryzen 9 9950X for CPU render engines (V-Ray, Corona)
- RAM — 64–128GB for complex scenes with large texture libraries
- Storage — Fast NVMe Gen5 for quick project and asset loading
Video Editing & Post Production
4K and 8K timelines, heavy effects stacks, colour grading — video editing is brutally demanding. A properly specced machine means smooth playback, fast exports, and no dropped frames. The right GPU alone can cut export times by over 60%.
- GPU — RTX 5080/5090 NVENC hardware encoding for fast exports
- CPU — High single-core speed for smooth timeline scrubbing
- RAM — 64GB minimum for 4K multi-track with effects
- Storage — High-speed NVMe for smooth 4K/8K playback
The Right Spec
Saves Hours
Every Week.
GPU Rendering is 10x Faster Than CPU
Modern GPU-based render engines like Redshift, Octane, and Blender Cycles GPU are dramatically faster than CPU rendering. The RTX 5090 shows around 35% faster Blender performance than the RTX 4090 — that's hours saved on complex scenes.
VRAM Limits Your Scene Complexity
GPU rendering loads your entire scene into VRAM. Run out and the render either falls back to CPU or fails entirely. 16–32GB VRAM means you can work with detailed, texture-heavy scenes without hitting the wall.
Hardware Encoding Transforms Export Times
NVIDIA's NVENC hardware encoder in RTX cards handles H.265 and H.264 video exports directly on the GPU — more than twice the speed of software encoding in Premiere and DaVinci Resolve.
RAM Keeps Complex Projects Moving
Blender, Cinema 4D, and After Effects all use significant RAM for scene data, previews, and caching. 64GB is comfortable for professional work — 128GB for the heaviest projects.
Times are approximate and vary by scene complexity, codec, and settings. Intended to illustrate relative performance difference.
Three Tiers.
One Standard
of Build.
A serious step up from any consumer off-the-shelf machine. Handles 1080p/1440p video editing smoothly and mid-complexity 3D scenes with fast GPU rendering.
- GPU RTX 5070 Ti — 16GB VRAM
- CPU Ryzen 7 9700X — 8 Core
- RAM 32GB DDR5
- Storage 2TB NVMe Gen4
- Cooling 240mm AIO
The sweet spot for serious creators. 4K video editing with a heavy effects stack, complex Blender scenes, architectural visualisation — handled without compromise.
- GPU RTX 5080 — 16GB VRAM
- CPU Ryzen 9 9900X — 12 Core
- RAM 64GB DDR5
- Storage 2TB NVMe Gen5
- Cooling 360mm AIO
Built for the most demanding creative workflows. 8K editing, massive 3D scenes, real-time ray tracing in Unreal Engine 5, and heavy simulation work — nothing held back.
- GPU RTX 5090 — 32GB VRAM
- CPU Ryzen 9 9950X — 16 Core
- RAM 96GB DDR5
- Storage 4TB NVMe Gen5
- Cooling 360mm AIO + case airflow
Why these prices moved in 2026
Memory, storage and graphics cards have risen sharply this year. AI data centre demand has taken most of the world's DRAM and NAND output, so a 64GB DDR5 kit that cost around £150 last year now costs closer to £800, and high-capacity NVMe drives have roughly tripled.
Mat has raised the price rather than quietly cut the specification. Where a capacity no longer earned its cost, it dropped one step and that money went into the GPU instead. 128GB and 192GB memory configurations are still available on request, priced on the day.
Every quote is checked against live supplier stock before it is given. Prices above are a guide. Use the PC builder or call Mat for a current figure.
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Content Creation?
Strong entry-level creator card. Handles mid-complexity Blender scenes, 4K editing, and standard After Effects work. Good value starting point.
Excellent balance of price and performance. Faster than the 4090 with improved NVENC encoding. Handles professional 4K workflows and complex 3D scenes with ease.
The current best for creative professionals. 32GB VRAM handles the largest 3D scenes, 8K video, and real-time ray tracing. Around 35% faster than the 4090 in Blender.
YOUR CREATIVE MACHINE
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78 Reviews.
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"Mat took into account our requirements and budget while making suggestions and explaining the tech. Ordered, delivered and set up within a week. Really easy and friendly to deal with."