[SOLVED] My 1st PC Build: any obstacle or opportunity for this system?

[PauloCRM]

Hi All,

Here is the pcpartpicker link https://it.pcpartpicker.com/list/Brg8wh
To clarify: the Corsair Vengeance LPX are actually 32 GB (2 X 16 GB), I couldn't find in the website.

Here all the system:
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4 CPU Cooler
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Upgrade
Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra, AMD X570 Motherboard - Socket AM4
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 X 16 GB), DDR4, 3200 MHz, C16 XMP 2.0, Nero, 288-pin DIMM
EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC Super Ultra
Samsung MZ-V7S1T0 970 EVO Plus SSD 1 TB, NVMe M.2
Samsung MZ-V7s500bw 970 EVO Plus SSD 500GB, Pcle NVMe M.2
Corsair HX850i High Performance PSU - 850 Watt
Corsair Carbide 275R Airflow Middle Tower, Tempered Glass - Bianco
LG 32UD99 32" 4K UltraHD LED IPS HDR 10, 3840 x 2160, AMD FreeSync

The purpose is mainly video editing with Davinci Resolve.
Overall what do you reckon?
Any recommendation for the building side? Any recommendation for the setup?
Basically anything you think me be useful, bear in mind that it's going to be my first own PC after years with Apple.
Please be kind 😀
Thank you all in advance!

 

[bmockeg]

Definitely should be getting DDR 3600mhz for a system that powerful. Otherwise looks good.

 

[PauloCRM]

Definitely should be getting DDR 3600mhz for a system that powerful. Otherwise looks good.

Thanks for your feedback!
The point is that the same Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM 2x16 rated at 3600 MHz (then still C16) is almost impossible to find, only at 300€, against the 168€ of the 3200 Mhz.
Is it a real game changer for me? I have read this https://www.memorybenchmark.net/ram.php?ram=Corsair+CMK32GX4M2K3600C16+16GB&id=13840 GOOD THINGS!
Maybe any alternative cheaper and available in the market that fits with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X properly?

Also, do you think that I need any extra air cooling?

Thanks a lot

 

[bmockeg]

Thanks for your feedback!
The point is that the same Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM 2x16 rated at 3600 MHz (then still C16) is almost impossible to find, only at 300€, against the 168€ of the 3200 Mhz.
Is it a real game changer for me? I have read this https://www.memorybenchmark.net/ram.php?ram=Corsair+CMK32GX4M2K3600C16+16GB&id=13840 GOOD THINGS!
Maybe any alternative cheaper and available in the market that fits with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X properly?

Also, do you think that I need any extra air cooling?

Thanks a lot

Which is why I prefer using a liquid cooler. Not a fan of Corsair lpx myself. Ryzen gets a pretty good boost from 3200-3600mhz

 

[Hellfire13]

H264 Encoding requires more GPU power than CPU. Some good information here...
https://www.pugetsystems.com/recomm...-DaVinci-Resolve-187/Hardware-Recommendations

This should be better...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor | €484.50 @ Amazon Italia
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler | €98.76 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard | €335.00 @ Amazon Italia
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | €434.00 @ Amazon Italia
Storage | ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | €96.00 @ Amazon Italia
Storage | Samsung 860 QVO 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | €215.89 @ Amazon Italia
Video Card | Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GAMING AMP Video Card | €1266.34 @ Amazon Italia
Case | Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case | €86.43 @ Amazon Italia
Power Supply | SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | €128.61 @ Amazon Italia
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | €40.00 @ Amazon Italia
Monitor | LG 43UD79-B 42.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor | €569.97 @ Amazon Italia
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | €3755.50
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 16:54 CEST+0200 |

 

[PauloCRM]

H264 Encoding requires more GPU power than CPU. Some good information here...
https://www.pugetsystems.com/recomm...-DaVinci-Resolve-187/Hardware-Recommendations

This should be better...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor | €484.50 @ Amazon Italia
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler | €98.76 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard | €335.00 @ Amazon Italia
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | €434.00 @ Amazon Italia
Storage | ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | €96.00 @ Amazon Italia
Storage | Samsung 860 QVO 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | €215.89 @ Amazon Italia
Video Card | Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GAMING AMP Video Card | €1266.34 @ Amazon Italia
Case | Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case | €86.43 @ Amazon Italia
Power Supply | SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | €128.61 @ Amazon Italia
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | €40.00 @ Amazon Italia
Monitor | LG 43UD79-B 42.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor | €569.97 @ Amazon Italia
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | €3755.50
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 16:54 CEST+0200 |

Thanks for the answer and your suggestion!
Yep, I'm aware of what Puget Systems says, I was inspired by their configuration
Please check here https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-DaVinci-Resolve-187/Buy_213
Let's say that the RTX 2080 8GB performs well, the RTX 2080 11GB even better, but with this mindset there is not limit 😉 I'm saving 450€ with the 8GB and it's relevant
Here is my choice https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07VKPJGBN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

About the rest, is there any reason why you suggested that CPU Cooler and Power Supply in comparison with those I chose?

About the RAM, 4x16 sounds good, but one more time the price just gets too high 🙁
I have now a very tricky choice about the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-RAM 2x 16GB, which one is better between:

• the 3200 Mhz cl16 --> 170€
• the 3600 MHz Cl18 --> 220€

Unfortunately the price for the 3600 MHz Cl16 is too much higher --> €324
https://www.corsair.com/it/it/Categorie/Prodotti/Memoria/VENGEANCE-LPX/p/CMK32GX4M2K3600C16

Thanks again!

 

[Hellfire13]

Thanks for the answer and your suggestion!
Yep, I'm aware of what Puget Systems says, I was inspired by their configuration
Please check here https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-DaVinci-Resolve-187/Buy_213
Let's say that the RTX 2080 8GB performs well, the RTX 2080 11GB even better, but with this mindset there is not limit 😉 I'm saving 450€ with the 8GB and it's relevant
Here is my choice https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07VKPJGBN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

About the rest, is there any reason why you suggested that CPU Cooler and Power Supply in comparison with those I chose?

About the RAM, 4x16 sounds good, but one more time the price just gets too high 🙁
I have now a very tricky choice about the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-RAM 2x 16GB, which one is better between:

• the 3200 Mhz cl16 --> 170€
• the 3600 MHz Cl18 --> 220€

Unfortunately the price for the 3600 MHz Cl16 is too much higher --> €324
https://www.corsair.com/it/it/Categorie/Prodotti/Memoria/VENGEANCE-LPX/p/CMK32GX4M2K3600C16

Thanks again!

Ok then. Let me break this down for you.

First, NVENC accelerated 264 video encoding is faster and consumes less power than legacy CUDA-based or CPU-based encoding. The PugetSystems document is actually framed on this premise. And if you go by that logic it is better to build something like a 3800x + 2080Ti rather than something like 39000x + 2080Super, as the former (more GPU power than CPU power) will give you adequate balance for such NVEMC encoding.

Second, if you check your build vs mine, at the time of posting the reply mine was cheaper than yours with all good quality highly rated parts and included both 3900x as well as 2080Ti along with RAM prices (missing from your build, more on this later). As I can see that the monitor has changed price since then, I can suggest you a substitute to still keep the prices in similar bracket.

For your CPU Cooler, I choose an unit which performs similar as the Noctua but actually is cheaper and more beautiful...
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/891730-cpu-cooler-performance-tier-list/
Cryorig is a company formed by system engineers and they are very highly rated.

Again for the PSU, I choose something very high quality but not ripping the budget...
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/
Most Corsair PSUs are made by Seasonic, one of the most reputable power supply unit manufacturers in the PC world.

Additionally, if you have doubts here is a guide for the motherboard choice as well...
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1137619-motherboard-tier-list-v2-currently-amd-only/
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJFqqVxdCR9daIVNyMatydkpFA/htmlview#

Here is a guide for SSD too...
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1092033-ssd-tier-list/
Remember, SSD speeds are anyways quite fast and you wont be able to make out one from the other mostly in real time scenarios.

Note, that these charts are not Gospel but gives you a rough idea for reference purpose.


Now coming to RAM, 3600Mhz CL16 is the sweet spot for Ryzen 3rd gen. and I have included the same in the build...
https://premiumbuilds.com/ram/best-ram-for-ryzen-3000/
They will perform in the similar ballpark for the rated frequency and latency, regardless of which brand you choose.

Edit: The front fan of the larger coolers are usually adjustable for RAM clearance. Alternatively you can go for relatively lower profile Crucial Ballistics kits...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor | €484.50 @ Amazon Italia
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler | €98.76 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard | €335.00 @ Amazon Italia
Memory | Crucial Ballistix RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | €208.99 @ Amazon Italia
Memory | Crucial Ballistix RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | €208.99 @ Amazon Italia
Storage | ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | €96.00 @ Amazon Italia
Storage | Samsung 860 QVO 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | €215.89 @ Amazon Italia
Video Card | Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GAMING AMP Video Card | €1266.34 @ Amazon Italia
Case | Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case | €86.43 @ Amazon Italia
Power Supply | SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | €128.61 @ Amazon Italia
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | €40.00 @ Amazon Italia
Monitor | Philips BDM4350UC/00 42.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor | €478.98 @ Amazon Italia
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | €3648.49
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-15 03:20 CEST+0200 |

 

[PauloCRM]

Hey! Thanks for all your insights, very much appreciated
You convinced me to change the RAM 🆒 I have just purchased this https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07VRLBXLR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for 50€ plus. Not too bad

About the rest, I'm keeping the EVGA RTX2080 8GB, a plus of 500 € wouldn't be "feasible" for my mind at the moment.
I'm also thinking to do a SLI in the future - maybe the price of the GPU gets even lower - since it's possible with Davinci Resolve Studio and I have read very good things.

I also changed the CPU cooler...uhm...just the color: the black chromax version of the Noctua DH-15 for 20€ more (in a local shop)

Very last thing, you also have changed my mind in terms of PSU:
I think i'm gonna go for the PSU SEASONIC PRIME 850 T2, I'd like a Platinum but the price are quite high in Italy (280) and for 30€ more I can take the Titanium version (313 in a local shop). I have read great things https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seasonic-prime-850w-titanium-psu,4761.html and since I'm not going to change it in 10 years so I prefer to spend slightly more for something will accompany me for a while. AM I CRAZY? 😀

Thanks man!

 

[bmockeg]

Hey! Thanks for all your insights, very much appreciated
You convinced me to change the RAM 🆒 I have just purchased this https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07VRLBXLR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for 50€ plus. Not too bad

About the rest, I'm keeping the EVGA RTX2080 8GB, a plus of 500 € wouldn't be "feasible" for my mind at the moment.
I'm also thinking to do a SLI in the future - maybe the price of the GPU gets even lower - since it's possible with Davinci Resolve Studio and I have read very good things.

I also changed the CPU cooler...uhm...just the color: the black chromax version of the Noctua DH-15 for 20€ more (in a local shop)

Very last thing, you also have changed my mind in terms of PSU:
I think i'm gonna go for the PSU SEASONIC PRIME 850 T2, I'd like a Platinum but the price are quite high in Italy (280) and for 30€ more I can take the Titanium version (313 in a local shop). I have read great things https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seasonic-prime-850w-titanium-psu,4761.html and since I'm not going to change it in 10 years so I prefer to spend slightly more for something will accompany me for a while. AM I CRAZY? 😀

Thanks man!

Power supplies are hard to get at the moment. Only reason to get anything better than a gold PSU is energy costs. How long will it take to recoup the savings in this energy savings? Seasonic gold units carry a 10 year warranty.