Moving from my 6 year old i7 4770 pc to this beast (3950x build)

[thaicharoens]

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY S2 BLACKOUT TEMPERED GLASS
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.7GHz/73MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
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Anything to add guys?

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

What's it for?

What's your max budget?

What monitor are you pairing it with, what resolution and refresh rate or make and model if you're unsure?

 

[thaicharoens]

What's it for?

What's your max budget?

What monitor are you pairing it with, what resolution and refresh rate or make and model if you're unsure?

Video rendering, 3D design, gaming and streaming. Pairing it with my current Asus 144hz 1080p monitor (Hence the 2080 super and not Ti)

Edit: Budget of around 3000

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

I woulldn't go for the QVO SSD, they're not terribly good at sustained writes which you'll be using a lot I imagine. If you wanted a SATA SSD as the storage, I'd consider an alternative like a samsung Evo 860 or similar.

Given your uses and the overall spec, I'd highly consider the Corsair MP600 as the primary M2 drive, it's just insanely fast and worth it imho.

I'm glad you opted for the H115i cooler, I think that's the go to for this chip!

I take it the GPU is going to be used for hardware acceleration in rendering?

 

[thaicharoens]

I woulldn't go for the QVO SSD, they're not terribly good at sustained writes which you'll be using a lot I imagine. If you wanted a SATA SSD as the storage, I'd consider an alternative like a samsung Evo 860 or similar.

Given your uses and the overall spec, I'd highly consider the Corsair MP600 as the primary M2 drive, it's just insanely fast and worth it imho.

I'm glad you opted for the H115i cooler, I think that's the go to for this chip!

I take it the GPU is going to be used for hardware acceleration in rendering?

Yep GPU as HW acceleration and gaming. At 1080p I think most games are CPU bottlenecked for frames anyways, no point of going for a 2080Ti. Plus saves me some cash as well as the 3000 series will probably me out mid 2020 anyway, so gives me an excuse to sell and upgrade,

Going to look into the MP600 M.2 drive. I stuck to Samsung primarily because of their reputation and reliability. EVO 860 is a great shout though.

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

Yep GPU as HW acceleration and gaming. At 1080p I think most games are CPU bottlenecked for frames anyways, no point of going for a 2080Ti. Plus saves me some cash as well as the 3000 series will probably me out mid 2020 anyway, so gives me an excuse to sell and upgrade,

Going to look into the MP600 M.2 drive. I stuck to Samsung primarily because of their reputation and reliability. EVO 860 is a great shout though.

For gaming at 1080p even high refresh you don't need anything more than an RTX 2060 and even that's overpowered but if you're using it for rendering then the 2080 Super makes sense.

Really though, you want to upgrade your monitor to at least 1440p 144Hz, but likely 4k 144Hz given your budget for systems.

That's going to be an absolute stonker of a build! I can but say I'm hugely jealous! But hope to follow in your footsteps a bit later on when stocks have settled down a bit and hopefully prices have reduced.

I'm also on 4th Gen i7 (4770k) which has been a superb processor, probably the last gen of the great Intels before they started ripping us all off!

God bless AMD for bringing healthy competition and honest business practices to the forefront again! Down with Intel!

 

[Scott]

Not convinced on the Hero motherboard or the aforementioned SSD drive, other than that... that's a dream build for anyone

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

Not convinced on the Hero motherboard or the aforementioned SSD drive, other than that... that's a dream build for anyone

I would normally agree, but on the 3900x and 3950x you really need a good VRM setup which the Hero does include.

Given the choice I would have gone for an MSI board as their X570 VRM's are about the best of the bunch, completely overspecced from what I've seen.

 

[Scott]

I would normally agree, but on the 3900x and 3950x you really need a good VRM setup which the Hero does include.

Given the choice I would have gone for an MSI board as their X570 VRM's are about the best of the bunch, completely overspecced from what I've seen.

TUF Gaming-X has you covered on the VRM front. They're fantastic. Saves £200 too. The Hero is a fantastic board, I just don't see the value in it at all.

I think the best is the Aorus Xtreme, again not worth it though. You would need to be into Overclocking before getting there, by which point you're probably looking at the Godlike anyway.

 

[Scott]

Some info here on them I was reading earlier.

Best Motherboard For Ryzen 3900X And 3950X - Good Gaming Motherboard

A comprehensive guide if you looking for the best motherboard for Ryzen 3900X or 3950X processor, Ryzen 3900X and 3950X are the best high all-around performances and great value.

goodgamingmotherboard.com

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

It's unfortunate that most of the best boards are the extreme boards meant for LN2 and xtreme OC.

It does look like the Aorus is by far the winner. I'm gonna have to look more into the X570 lineup. The board I was thinking was relatively well priced by MSI is actually over £400!!!