I can't recommend 'a model', since I built all my compy out of raw hardware and good steak. But I can give you some guidelines.
- spring for the biggest M.2 or NVME ssd you can get. 2tb of ultra fast storage. Use it for everything. It's worth it. If you're a data hoarder, throw an 8tb or 10tb chunk of spinning rust at that problem.
- i7, one notch down from 'top shelf'.
- 32gb memory minimum.
- nvidia graphics, 10_70_ ti superclocked wtf OC ultra whobit edition or 1080 ti - you want one from a big name (Asus is my go-to, MSI, Gigabyte) with three big 'ol fans on it.
- Corsair Hwhatever all in one 'water cooling' unit. Quiet, reliable, plenty of cooling overhead for moderate overclocking.
I'm currently happy as a clam with a 7th gen i7 running six cores at 5.0ghz stable. I wish I had 64gb of ram, I wish I had a 1080ti instead of a 1070.
I am intel / nvidia biased. I do not want to discuss the merits.
- spring for the biggest M.2 or NVME ssd you can get. 2tb of ultra fast storage. Use it for everything. It's worth it. If you're a data hoarder, throw an 8tb or 10tb chunk of spinning rust at that problem.
- i7, one notch down from 'top shelf'.
- 32gb memory minimum.
- nvidia graphics, 10_70_ ti superclocked wtf OC ultra whobit edition or 1080 ti - you want one from a big name (Asus is my go-to, MSI, Gigabyte) with three big 'ol fans on it.
- Corsair Hwhatever all in one 'water cooling' unit. Quiet, reliable, plenty of cooling overhead for moderate overclocking.
I'm currently happy as a clam with a 7th gen i7 running six cores at 5.0ghz stable. I wish I had 64gb of ram, I wish I had a 1080ti instead of a 1070.
I am intel / nvidia biased. I do not want to discuss the merits.