About to buy a new workstation. Please help!

[Iskren Marinov]

Hello everyone,
I just saw that morning that the new CPU's are released, which is amazing. I was waiting long time for this and I am excited. I would like to share my future build with you and please tell me your opinion.

CPU: I9 7900x with water cooling, probably Corsair.

GPU: 3x EVGA Hybrid 1080 ti plus one 1080 Air cooled (will be at the bottom slot) which I have now.

Motherboard: That's what bothers me. I liked the Asus ROG Apex, but it has only two slots for memory, which is weird.I will need a Mobo with at least 4 PCIE slots at 8x speed. Any suggestion ?

RAM: Vengeance® LPX 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Memory Kit. I am not sure what c15 and c16 means but there is huge difference in the price. But from what I read in forums, there is not such noticeable difference in performance.

PSU: Right now I am using EVGA 1000w G2 and I am not sure if it will be enough if I overclock my CPU, so probable have to go to Corsair AX1500i, 1500 Watt.

Case: Already bought it : ThermalTake Core x9

SSD: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB. It's more than enough for all the software I use.

I am using my PC mostly for GPU Rendering and simulations. Please give me your opinion about that configuration.
Thank you !

 

[kanewolf]

For the new i9 CPUs you need an X299 motherboard. The Asus ROG is a Z270. It is not compatible with the CPU you chose.

There are reports of VRM overheating on X299 motherboards. If you purchase now you will be an early adopter. That isn't the best place to be for a PC that, from your description, is a work machine not a play machine.