Best hardware for 4k development

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Looking for desktop PC hardware recommendations.

I’m planning to use UE5 for creating 4k images from 3d photorealistic scenes. They will either be still objects or a frame of an animation/live scene that I want to export at 4k resolution.

Budget is not an issue for this (within reason), so I am after a no compromises setup.

I have a strong programming, artistic, and engineering background, but am new to game engines in general and UE5 in particular. Also I have been working on Mac for the last 20+ years, so I’m not up to speed on PC hardware.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - thanks.

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Here is something to measure against. My specs:

  • Monitor 1: VG248QE, 1920x1080, 144Hz
  • Monitor 2: MX279H, 1920x1080, 60Hz
  • GPU: GeForce GTX 1080
  • CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6 GHz 16MB
  • RAM: 2x Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200Mhz CL16 Vengeance
  • Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING
  • Cooler: Corsair Hydro H150i PRO RGB 360mm
  • Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
  • Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB
  • Storage: WD Green 2TB IntelliPower 64MB
  • Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition Black
  • Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero Gaming Mouse
  • Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

I am running the Lyra project on 35-50 FPS with the high settings. It is not super great…

I would suggest that you look for something like this to work efficiently:

  • Intel Core i9 13900K 3.0 GHz 68MB (I prefer Intel as it’s never let me down, however I think the smartest thing is to go with something from AMD) ← Get external cooling.
  • ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 24GB ROG Strix Gaming (Cheaper alternative: ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti TUF - 12GB GDDR6X RAM)
  • ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus D4 ← Is on the cheaper side, but works.
  • 64 / 128 GB RAM
  • Any M.2 Drive with read and write over 2500 MB/s
  • Any PSU with 1200+ W
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Thanks so much for that detail. I have been finding out more about all the components, and it certainly looks as if this should cover my needs.

I’ll probably get a couple of 4k 144Hz+ monitors to go with the setup.

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