Rendering Update - Rendering Computer Question

Hey all. So I am behind in rendering around 1400 frames. The frames are taking 4-8 minutes on this computer but I am going to have my computer rendering 24/7 this weekend to try and catch up a little.

Also, it looks like whenever my Patreon payout comes in I will be able to afford a new computer just for rendering! That will speed things up a LOT!

Well, I am not super techy when it comes to hardware so I was just curious if anyone could recommend a good site/computer/buildout to help me out. I think the most important thing is cores + processing power. The more cores = the faster it renders (I think). I also might use this second computer to do all my fluid simulations that way I can still animate while those are running. Again, I think thats all CPU & cores.

Let me know if you have any ideas so I can shop around this weekend and get something ordered.

I could use the render farm but I just feel that investing in a second computer for rendering would be much smarter in the long run