Chris Hasinski

A 4-core i3 should be more than enough cpu. It will have to have an iGPU, so no F models. I'd check out availability of Alder Lake i3-12100 or i3-12300. But I suspect you'll have to settle for a Comet Lake i3-10100 or i3-10300.
 
Boxed versions of these cpu, i.e. intended for retail, will include a perfectly adequate cpu cooler. 
 
Given the motherboard limits, I'd suggest getting 2x8GB or 2x16GB of memory. Speed and timings are not super important. Most of the latency in this system will be in storage and network.
 
The motherboard doesn't need to be much. Four or more SATA III ports, port for a monitor (only needed during setup), usb ports for keyboard, mouse, and thumb drive. 
 
A good quality 80+ Gold PSU, 350W - 450W should be sufficient. At least 4 SATA power connectors. Fully modular will make assembly easier.
 
I'd suggest HDD designed for small raid arrays. Seagate Iron Wolf Pro and Western Digital WD Red Pro are two such brands.
 
With at least 4 HDD in a mini-ITX case, cooling will likely be an issue. 

https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/ce7576b7-3b39-4a64-a605-4ba89a9cf3f5


Ping would be lower, but it's difficult to find a speedtest server that supports a 10Gbit connection in my area, so I had to manually pick one further away from me😉 Also the results from browser are much worse, so I used speedtest CLI for Ubuntu.

It's one of the bonuses of living in a new apartment that's included in my ISP's experimental 10Gbit network (they will roll it out to more places in 2022) . I pay about $28/month for this kind of connection and it is uncapped.

the best cooler imo would be the custom 92mm aio that asetek makes specifically for this case

does the dancase a4 sfx fit your size requirements?
if yes theres a pretty big amount of documentation on their site in relation to what you can fit inside it

Lol
 
My logic on pc parts is basically if ive got a 12 phase vrm board im gonna use it all and then some

Cooler is abit uneccesary cause i bet theres gonna be no overclocking but i guess itll perform like a drp4 or nh d15 and keep cpu temps down
 
And board is not neccesary, a 12 phase vrm will be enough for a non oced 5900x
 
Other than a couple somewhat uneccesarily overkill parts is a good build

Cooler - Tu zalezy od ciebie czy chcesz pakowac tam AIO, czy wpakować porządny cooler typu Noctua NH-D15.
Jeżeli chodzi o chłodzenie wodne to polecam H150i od Corsaira.
Do tego proca jeżeli o cooler chodzi polecam iść wyżej niż Cooler Master 212 Evo.
 
Jak dla mnie to do 2080Ti możesz wpakować Ryzena 9 5900 bez problemu, przy okazji masz proca, który w przyszłości pozwoli ci na upgrade na coś fajniejszego w czasie, gdy ten RTX za kawał czasu straci wsparcie.
 
Jako płytę możesz wpakować ASUS TUF Gaming X570.
Fajna płyta, bardzo fajne UEFI - przejrzyste i korzystanie z niej jest absolutnie przyjemnością.
 
Jeżeli o zasilacz chodzi Corsair TX650 powinien ci wystarczyć do tego buildu, jako minimum.
Dla późniejszego OC i innych pierdołek na twoim miejscu wpakowałbym tam RM750X.
 
Tyle ode mnie w temacie 😉
 

No you dont need x570 unless you are using more than one gen4 m.2 drive

https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/ce7576b7-3b39-4a64-a605-4ba89a9cf3f5


Ping would be lower, but it's difficult to find a speedtest server that supports a 10Gbit connection in my area, so I had to manually pick one further away from me😉 Also the results from browser are much worse, so I used speedtest CLI for Ubuntu.

It's one of the bonuses of living in a new apartment that's included in my ISP's experimental 10Gbit network (they will roll it out to more places in 2022) . I pay about $28/month for this kind of connection and it is uncapped.

https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/ce7576b7-3b39-4a64-a605-4ba89a9cf3f5


Ping would be lower, but it's difficult to find a speedtest server that supports a 10Gbit connection in my area, so I had to manually pick one further away from me😉 Also the results from browser are much worse, so I used speedtest CLI for Ubuntu.

It's one of the bonuses of living in a new apartment that's included in my ISP's experimental 10Gbit network (they will roll it out to more places in 2022) . I pay about $28/month for this kind of connection and it is uncapped.

https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/ce7576b7-3b39-4a64-a605-4ba89a9cf3f5


Ping would be lower, but it's difficult to find a speedtest server that supports a 10Gbit connection in my area, so I had to manually pick one further away from me😉 Also the results from browser are much worse, so I used speedtest CLI for Ubuntu.

It's one of the bonuses of living in a new apartment that's included in my ISP's experimental 10Gbit network (they will roll it out to more places in 2022) . I pay about $28/month for this kind of connection and it is uncapped.

A small update:

I've bought a used X540-T2 (with a big heatsink, no fan) since I couldn't get anything new that quickly. I've been using it since yesterday and it seems stable.
 
Speedtest is a little bit slower today, but that might be other devices on the network hogging up the bandwidth, and it's definitely good enough:

https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/ad5cc1b0-dedb-4c28-a5cf-5cc7a5e79811 

I have a couple of Intel X550 NIC's. Have been very reliable, passively cooled. Get's full 10gb speeds no issue. 
I had issues with some of the Asus cards with two of them being DOA. So after that experience I picked up the X550's off ebay. 

Depends on the day, sometimes I'll have a bunch of ISOs I've downloaded over the past few days for work sitting on my computer that I want to get off but might need later so I'll store those, other times it's weekly backups of the computer, etc. and Steam might be doing updates as well or I don't want to wait on whatever other download might be going. It's less about I'm usually bandwidth constrained and more of a I don't want to be bandwidth constrained, plus my storage server can easily saturate a 10G connection so might as well make use of it 😛

For me it's about the total capacity of my network. I have an uncapped symmetric 10Gbit ISP connection. I can run Plex while PS5 downloads it's tens of gigabytes worth of updates, having a zoom call and docker pulling images at the same time. My girlfriend meanwhile can watch her 4k Netflix show and I don't have to worry about any of this maxing out my network. Also a NAS storage becomes a viable option when you have fast network connection, which can save you money on adding lots of storage for every single device you own.

That being said files are getting bigger all the time, especially for games, so 10Gbit today is probably an overkill, 10Gbit a few years from now will be just a decent connection. Having it today feels like having 32 GB of RAM in 2012 or a high-dpi display during 1080p dominance era. A little bit overkill, some early adopter issues, but it works miracles if stars align correctly. The difference is you can easily swap a monitor or add more RAM later, but cables in walls are a lot of work to re-do 😉

That's why I think it's worth it doing 6 in most places and 6a wherever you have more than 55m. It's probably the end of the line for copper, so getting 10Gbit is as future-proof as you can get putting cables in the walls now, anything more is probably an overkill. Also the difference between 6 and 6a in pricing is not that much considering the price of the rest of the networking equipment, especially for 10Gbit, but YMMV.

Actually, I lied (or rather, I forgot). I do have experience with the X540-T2. I bought a pair of them early last year but made the mistake of going for ones with a small heatsink and fan setup. The fans were silly loud (fans were faulty) and the cards would overheat without them so I returned them. While they did work, they achieved 10Gb/s no problem. My advice would be to try to go for one with a big passive heatsink rather than one with a fan. If you do go for one with a fan, I'd advise replacing it with a 40mm fan from the likes of Noctua or similar to reduce noise. 
 
Other option is to go for one of Intel's SFP+ options and use SFP+ or an SFP+ to 10G RJ45 module. Think the X520 is their SFP+ version of the X540.

PCIe 2.1 x8 provides 4GB/s of bandwidth, which is 32Gb/s, plenty of bandwidth. 5.0 GT/s is the transfer rate of PCIe 2.0/2.1, not the bandwidth of an 8 lane 2.1 connection. 
 

 
I have no personal experience with them. I personally use the XG-C100C as you do, but I haven't had any issues with them. The X540 is well regarded among the home server forums and subreddits.

https://www.netgear.com/business/products/switches/unmanaged/XS508M.aspx
Cheapest Option I would have in mind

Another thing I just realized. If you do go aio, double check if the tubes interfere with the ram. The nzxt kraken lineup has tubes coming out the sides which can mean some ram slots cannot be populated. I have seen this on ryzen and 1151 boards. Not sure if it applies to thread ripper. Since you are buying 8 ram sticks it would be a bummer to not be able to use them all..

Yeah. threadripper + decent memory. Be aware that for cache intensive programs you want fast memory for the zen architecture, as speed of the cache is **largely** dependent on memory frequency. Not sure if you can get overclock rated ECC memory (or even OC it at all). If you decide to get non ECC memory, get memory that is rated for at least 3200mHZ CL14. That way you are certain to get samsung b die which plays the nicest with ryzen.
 
Liquid cooling makes sense. Threadripper generates alot of heat. Stick with the more expensive stuff. I have had quite bad experience with a cheap res + fittings. Although thats only if you go custom loop. I think the enermax AIOs are quite good for threadripper. I wouldn't touch corsair ones. I have heard a horror story about the back plate screws cross threading really easily with no warranty.
 
As for the GPU, depedns if its lagging. If not, probably wait for volta next year and get another card when they are on clearance. I'll likely to that with my rig.
 
PS, also quote /mention us in your replies. Otherwise we don't know you've replied. You're lucky I left this tab open.

Highly doubt it 

Only causes real issues when you step into SLI territory so you're probably safe. Well deserved upgrade at this point!