[SOLVED] Need reviews of a setup with 3900XT/5950X

[FredDgr]

Hello

I'm wondering if my choices in the below list are good.
Please could you review my configuration and help me with my questions below?

This build will be for development. It will be Linux Debian with Kubernetes and my programs. There is no graphic card because of no need at this stage.

cpu: AMD Ryzen 3900XT
mb: GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Elite V2
ram: G.SKill Trident Z Neo 16GB Kit DDR4-3600 CL14
ssd: Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
ther: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g
ventil: Liquid Freezer II 360
alim: Seasonic Focus PX PX-750W
box: Cooler master n300

1. Motherboard

I will upgrade the cpu to 5950X in a few years.
I don't see any requirements for me to choose a x570 chipset.
Did I miss something? This motherboard will be able to power up a 5950X with no problem?

I'm looking for stability. However, I'd like to play with the overclocking of CPU and RAM. Is GIGABYTE good for that?

2. Box

The box looks cheap for a so expensive setup. However, I need many hdds and the n300 appears to have space for disks.
I don't know the airflow is good with that box.
Small noise is not an issue for this computer.
Please would you have any idea or feedback?

3. SSD

Gigabyte doesn’t show the SSD from Crucial in the list https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Document/mb_m.2_support_amd_201006.pdf
I believe the list is incomplete.
Should I worry about that?

Many thanks
Fred

 

[kanewolf]

Hello

I'm wondering if my choices in the below list are good.
Please could you review my configuration and help me with my questions below?

This build will be for development. It will be Linux Debian with Kubernetes and my programs. There is no graphic card because of no need at this stage.

cpu: AMD Ryzen 3900XT
mb: GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Elite V2
ram: G.SKill Trident Z Neo 16GB Kit DDR4-3600 CL14
ssd: Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
ther: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g
ventil: Liquid Freezer II 360
alim: Seasonic Focus PX PX-750W
box: Cooler master n300

1. Motherboard

I will upgrade the cpu to 5950X in a few years.
I don't see any requirements for me to choose a x570 chipset.
Did I miss something? This motherboard will be able to power up a 5950X with no problem?

I'm looking for stability. However, I'd like to play with the overclocking of CPU and RAM. Is GIGABYTE good for that?

2. Box

The box looks cheap for a so expensive setup. However, I need many hdds and the n300 appears to have space for disks.
I don't know the airflow is good with that box.
Small noise is not an issue for this computer.
Please would you have any idea or feedback?

3. SSD

Gigabyte doesn’t show the SSD from Crucial in the list https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Document/mb_m.2_support_amd_201006.pdf
I believe the list is incomplete.
Should I worry about that?

Many thanks
Fred

With a 3900 Ryzen or eventually a 5950, you HAVE to have a graphics card. There is no build-in GPU.
16GB of RAM isn't alot for a high end development build. Especially running VMs and orchestration software. 32GB (2x16G) would be the recommendation.

 

[FredDgr]

Your comments are very good points @kanewolf.

for the graphic card, I have an old space gtx 660 that I can get for that use.

For the memory, my programs don't take that much memory so it should be ok in a first step.
I believe I will add more ram next year. I'd like to stay on cl 14 even when it is that expensive...

Do you see anything else to be improved?

 

[FredDgr]

Actually I might go CL15 in 32GB with G Skill. I will think about that.

 

[kanewolf]

Actually I might go CL15 in 32GB with G Skill. I will think about that.

The difference in memory timing for an application like this is NOT something to obsess over. Stability is paramount. The last 1% of possible performance should not even enter into the equation.