Approximate Purchase Date:
Within about a month
Budget Range:
2000-2500
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Workstation-compiling-some 3D and video work, Home server,
Are you buying a monitor:
Not at the moment
Parts to Upgrade:
new build, but will be using my hard drives which are recently RMA'd so pretty fresh out of the box. Will probably get a top notch SSD in about a year
Do you need to buy OS:
No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
www.pccomponentes.com
Location: City, State/Region, Country -
Malaga, Spain
Parts Preferences:
I don't play favorites. My past builds have been budget builds and have been quite great, each has lasted me between 4-5 years.
Overclocking:
Very unlikely. Electricity is quite expensive here. Much more cost effective to layout for higher end hardware and run it nice and cool.
SLI or Crossfire:
Maybe down the road. Video requirements aren't top priority
Your Monitor Resolution:
2560x1440
1600x1200
Will be getting a 4k end of year to replace the old trusty Dell
Additional Comments:
I'm especially interested in the 3 following factors.
- Great cooling
- Noise reduction
- Size (I have an architect's desk at home and want to place it on the side saddles if at all possible.) That was the main reason to go with the ASRock mobo rather than the Zenith Extreme
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
It's time. I work on my machine and it's also the home media center as well as and the configuration is showing its age.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 3.5GHz
https://www.pccomponentes.com/amd-ryzen-threadripper-1920x-35ghz
Asrock Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming
https://www.pccomponentes.com/asrock-fatal1ty-x399-professional-gaming
G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4 3600 PC4-28800 16GB 2x8GB CL17
https://www.pccomponentes.com/g-skill-trident-z-rgb-ddr4-3600-pc4-28800-16gb-2x8gb-cl17
Corsair Crystal 460X RGB Cristal Templado USB 3.0
https://www.pccomponentes.com/corsair-crystal-460x-rgb-cristal-templado-usb-3-0
EVGA Supernova 1000 P2 1000W 80 Plus Platinum Full Modular
https://www.pccomponentes.com/evga-supernova-1000-p2-1000w-80-plus-platinum-full-modular
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
https://www.pccomponentes.com/corsair-crystal-460x-rgb-cristal-templado-usb-3-0
Total build cost is €2249.
While I recognize that performance wise this machine is a bit above my real requirements I also know that I'm not going to buy another one for 4-5 years so I'm ok with spending to future proof. a bit.
Some additional thoughts to add.
- I chose the 1920x because of the higher single thread speed. Cost wasn't a factor, 1950x just
didn't make as much sense.
- I know nothing about cases personally but the once I selected comes with very high and I like the aesthetic.It also isn't nearly as big as the other ATXs a I was considering coming in at 44cm in height as compared to around 55cm for some other models.
- I also know little about motherboards. I had read initially that the ROG Zenith Extreme was by far and away the best option but reading the specs I don't see the ASRock really that far behind. On newegg and other sites I've complaints about the manufacturing (broken boards etc) with respect to the Gigabyte x399. That being said I've had Asus boards in most of my builds and have never had an issue. My current build has an MSI which has been just perfect.
- Regarding memory, the board specs show that that 3600, 3200, 3000 are all OC memory. I'm not sure what that means exactly but does make me ask if stock 3600 ram is compatible. I based this selection on the RAM that some blog used in their benchmark and quality to price ration. That being said, I'm not an expert on latency so if there's a better option I'm all for it.
Well that's about it. Would really appreciate any recommendations from the peanut gallery!
Within about a month
Budget Range:
2000-2500
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Workstation-compiling-some 3D and video work, Home server,
Are you buying a monitor:
Not at the moment
Parts to Upgrade:
new build, but will be using my hard drives which are recently RMA'd so pretty fresh out of the box. Will probably get a top notch SSD in about a year
Do you need to buy OS:
No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
www.pccomponentes.com
Location: City, State/Region, Country -
Malaga, Spain
Parts Preferences:
I don't play favorites. My past builds have been budget builds and have been quite great, each has lasted me between 4-5 years.
Overclocking:
Very unlikely. Electricity is quite expensive here. Much more cost effective to layout for higher end hardware and run it nice and cool.
SLI or Crossfire:
Maybe down the road. Video requirements aren't top priority
Your Monitor Resolution:
2560x1440
1600x1200
Will be getting a 4k end of year to replace the old trusty Dell
Additional Comments:
I'm especially interested in the 3 following factors.
- Great cooling
- Noise reduction
- Size (I have an architect's desk at home and want to place it on the side saddles if at all possible.) That was the main reason to go with the ASRock mobo rather than the Zenith Extreme
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
It's time. I work on my machine and it's also the home media center as well as and the configuration is showing its age.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 3.5GHz
https://www.pccomponentes.com/amd-ryzen-threadripper-1920x-35ghz
Asrock Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming
https://www.pccomponentes.com/asrock-fatal1ty-x399-professional-gaming
G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4 3600 PC4-28800 16GB 2x8GB CL17
https://www.pccomponentes.com/g-skill-trident-z-rgb-ddr4-3600-pc4-28800-16gb-2x8gb-cl17
Corsair Crystal 460X RGB Cristal Templado USB 3.0
https://www.pccomponentes.com/corsair-crystal-460x-rgb-cristal-templado-usb-3-0
EVGA Supernova 1000 P2 1000W 80 Plus Platinum Full Modular
https://www.pccomponentes.com/evga-supernova-1000-p2-1000w-80-plus-platinum-full-modular
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
https://www.pccomponentes.com/corsair-crystal-460x-rgb-cristal-templado-usb-3-0
Total build cost is €2249.
While I recognize that performance wise this machine is a bit above my real requirements I also know that I'm not going to buy another one for 4-5 years so I'm ok with spending to future proof. a bit.
Some additional thoughts to add.
- I chose the 1920x because of the higher single thread speed. Cost wasn't a factor, 1950x just
didn't make as much sense.
- I know nothing about cases personally but the once I selected comes with very high and I like the aesthetic.It also isn't nearly as big as the other ATXs a I was considering coming in at 44cm in height as compared to around 55cm for some other models.
- I also know little about motherboards. I had read initially that the ROG Zenith Extreme was by far and away the best option but reading the specs I don't see the ASRock really that far behind. On newegg and other sites I've complaints about the manufacturing (broken boards etc) with respect to the Gigabyte x399. That being said I've had Asus boards in most of my builds and have never had an issue. My current build has an MSI which has been just perfect.
- Regarding memory, the board specs show that that 3600, 3200, 3000 are all OC memory. I'm not sure what that means exactly but does make me ask if stock 3600 ram is compatible. I based this selection on the RAM that some blog used in their benchmark and quality to price ration. That being said, I'm not an expert on latency so if there's a better option I'm all for it.
Well that's about it. Would really appreciate any recommendations from the peanut gallery!
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