Gaming, Workstation Machine

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Hello guys, I am going to upgrade my current machine, and I was wondering if you can help me with your opinions :). I am using my PC for gaming mostly, also rendering on 4k...
I am currently with 8700k on 5.3ghz ( I do a lot of overclocking, please share your experience with threadripper 2 in Overclocking, it is important to me) but I am not very impressed by the processor, in games it is ok, I can say very good, but the usage is much during gaming, I want more cores.. I was wondering because now I am playing on 2560 / 1080 but I am waiting for the new Asus PG35VQ to come out which will be 3440 / 1440p + 200hz and I am not sure if on this resolution the processor still play very big part of the FPS as in 1080p. I am going for rtx 2080ti SLI, and for processor I would like to try Threadripper 2950x with Asus zenith x399 Extreme + waterblock. I am with hard tube cooling, but I will do the 2080 ti water-cooled as I did with my 1080ti. I will use both rads for the CPU. It will be my first AMD processor. so Do you think the Threadripper can the job very well I am aiming 200fps with this SLI at this resolution. I would wait for the new i9 but the X versions but they still haven't announced them as I know.
 
i tested the game mode with ryzen master utility on designare ex, works without problem and get faster decoding result, i dont have latest gtx card but it runs well on 4 gtx 780ti, comparing those 780ti on x99 with xeon is way faster, i got extra110+ octane bench score,

dont forget to update bios
 
The 2990WX is an absolute monster for rendering tasks and general productivity works.

Are you sure you want to go with a 200hz panel? Cuz I am pretty sure even if you overclock an Intel X series cpu to 5.5ghz, 120-144hz is the max you can get.

1 more thing to consider, get the msi X399 Meg creation mobo. It got the vrm to take on even the 32 core threadripper monster. Get the 1950X now or even the cheapest threadripper now and get the 7nm threadripper when that comes out.

Go for a monoblock for these kinds of hardware.

3 360 slim rads or a single slim 360 and a thick 360 ought to cover a 500w render tasking cpu and 500w sli gpu.

The thermaltake core P7 can house 2 60mm thick rads like these : https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Pacific-Cooling-Radiator-CL-W193-CU00BL/dp/B07DKNSNZ8/ref=pd_sbs_147_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07DKNSNZ8&pd_rd_r=f81b7859-b579-11e8-a3d9-8f6065affc51&pd_rd_w=gS3Mz&pd_rd_wg=uM6gi&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=0bb14103-7f67-4c21-9b0b-31f42dc047e7&pf_rd_r=NP82N6QB6EE3AVCZSTRK&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=NP82N6QB6EE3AVCZSTRK. One for the cpu, 1 for the sli.

If you want some bling : https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Radiator-Designed-Radiators-CL-W220-PL00SW/dp/B07DKMYCX4/ref=pd_sbs_147_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07DKMYCX4&pd_rd_r=f81b7859-b579-11e8-a3d9-8f6065affc51&pd_rd_w=gS3Mz&pd_rd_wg=uM6gi&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=0bb14103-7f67-4c21-9b0b-31f42dc047e7&pf_rd_r=NP82N6QB6EE3AVCZSTRK&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=NP82N6QB6EE3AVCZSTRK

And I would suggest the noctua industrial fans for these thick rads. Should have high static pressure to move air through dem rads. Have a phanteks halos lux frame if you want rgb.

My personal choice of reservoir? Swiftech malestorm or Barrow boxfish. Dem glass reservoirs looks awesome compared to the cheapo plastic+acryllic reservoir.
 


Hello, I have a Corsair HX1000i Platinum as a PSU, I got 2 EK PE radiators, one 360 and one 240, also I got 6x Corsair LL 120 Dual light series, Enermax pump 440 and for case Corsair crystal 570x. I am just not sure if 1000w plat is enough for this build any suggestions, also i think 2950x has better power consumption from 1950x ?
Yes I am aiming 200fps even now with single 1080ti I get 130-150, and on bit higher resolution, the processor is not taking part of the fps that much, so 2 rtx 2080ti should get ne the right FPS
 
Maybe you haven't maxed everything, that's why u r getting 130-150fps.

Sure, maybe 2 2080ti sli can push upto 200fps provided the cpu is not holding it back. But it will, atleast in the latest AAA games. All the benchmarks are saying so.

Derbauer in his YouTube channel overclocked the 2990WX, u can see how much it consumed.

If you are using msi afterburner, and suppose you are having 120-150% power limit, that's still 300-350w. But only 1 card will be used above 90%, the second card will be be about 50%. So you can take 500w for the sli setup as max.

The ek pe is a 40mm thick rad. It's not beefy enough for your components.

So to cover everything a 1300w would be more than enough : https://pcpartpicker.com/product/s2ZFf7/seasonic-prime-platinum-1300w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-1300pd

Ur gaming load will be cpu : 150w max with oc. Gpu 350W for both the cards. So ur current psu will have no problems. But if you try to oc both cpu and gpu, u need that 1300w prime psu.
 


Mate,, first you don't read carefully I am going for 2950x which is twice less cores, second I am not a new to computing and I am telling you am doing 130-150 fps without any issue, maxing out everything possible, in battlefield 1 , 2560x1080 with scale 100% I have up to 200fps , on scale 150% I have 130 to 150 fps and on 200% I do 80-100
 
Is there any real reason for you to upgrade? The only one you've mentioned so far is "wanting more cores". You have not stated what games you play or what software you might use, which will make use of 2950x's horsepower. 8700k @5.3 is pretty much the best all-around chip one could own right now: exceptional for gaming and not bad at productivity either. As far as I'm concerned your "upgrade" would be a huge waste of money.
 


Lets start with the reason I need more cores. First I use 3D max design ( 4k Rendering which takes a lot using 8700k, autoCAD, Ilustrator, Architecture and etc. Also I am learning Artificial Intelligence, I will do 2 small servers on it, and I will game as well, I will fully on 1440p 200hz or 4k 120hz - 144hz. The current usage of my 8700k go up to 75-80 in some games, which I play on 1080p. Also the processor is broken after I did a mistake with it, and I can buy another one (I am buying my Intel i7 8700k CPU from specific place where most of them can be clocked to 5.1-5.3 ((not silicon lottery I Overclock it my self)), but I prefer to go with something with more "horsepower's". The thing I need for artificial intelligence more than 4 cores in use I can set It up manually how much to use, also for the servers I need 3 cores in total. I do Linux virtual machine which I need another 2 cores so now in total I need 9 cores another 7 are gaming and some left in case. When rendering it will be fully rendered. And I forgot streaming might be the other thing on the top.
 
Are you on a monte carlo simulation AI stuff? I prefer nvidia way, much better documentation and support but demand expensive piece of hardwares, if time matter then yes you should get at least Titan V for a start, because you look like developing 3D game (some leak of your developed game will be nice).

Please don't do like "some **** game inc" does, for whom worked so hard and invest hefty money to develop a game. How do you feel if somebody outs game by imitating your script (took years of testing and fixing) without drop by and say " hey, I'm using your script in a different names, could we do that?"
 


:) Thanks for you reply, yes i am learning Nvidia AI. I am not game developer, i do it for other purposes not related with games at this moment. I am going for rtx 2080ti SLI , because i will game as well. I will buy the cards without VAT so i will get them for less price than actually 2080 cost, and that is another reason for not going to Titan V it cost £2800 here where i can but SLI 2080ti Asus for £1560 in total.