the issue i see with these topics is that it’s actually really hard to recommend something. and it really depends on your needs.
but then it’s totally fine to ask for help. im sure many devs here will love to help.
vram is truly important for ue. specially for lumen, vsm, and nanite.
i have a rtx 3060ti and it serves me to work professionally. i don’t use it to do AAA work, but for regular work is fine. it could be better though. so i wouldn’t worry TOO much.
it struggles with lumen, and 4k, but works. so anything above that is great.
i have a ryzen 9 something 16 cores. i love it.
but to take advantage of the speed you need to have a lot of ram too. i would not recommend less than 32gb of system ram. 64 is ideal basic.
i personally don’t go for “the best hardware” unless i have a specific need, i usually try to go for “the best value”. so, for example, if i can find a card in discount, i will get that, and use the money to boost another part of the system.
what i do try to do, is i try to go for stable hardware, nothing too new.
also i usually don’t go for “High-end”. mid-range seems to be the sweet spot of quality/cost for me.
since it has more buyers, it tends to have better price for the bang. also problems seems to be solved quicker and easier to find help.
amd is pretty good, it has good drivers for linux. i used to use amd. but got an nvidia because my job send it.
nvidia is good too.