Navbryce

I like the changes to the build. Always appreciate a lower price too

Thoughts on $950 build? I think the PSU is overkill in terms of quality, but I wanted something modular. The computer will be used for gaming (League of Legends) and general productivity. The end goal is to maximize performance and reliability per dollar. I can't give too many use case specifics because it's a build for a family friend that I don't know very well . PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DD Ultra Video Card ($329.99 @ Best Buy) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case ($70.00) Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ B&H) Total: $951.94 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-18 15:20 EDT-0400

I'll look into 1000 Watt power supplies. I was thinking the same thing about the air cooler. My concern is my brother is moving a lot as a college student between internships and stuff, and I don't want a heavy air cooler to pop off during transportation.

Building computer for my brother. He's going to use it for machine learning stuff (neural net stuff) and lots of number crunching, not gaming. He wants a 2080 TI because that's best for what he's going to do. He also wants the potential of upgrading to a second 2080 TI (thus the overkill PSU and blower style GPU). His budget is $3,000. Lemme know what you think I should change. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD - Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($499.00 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte - X570 AORUS ULTRA ATX AM4 Motherboard ($299.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($284.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($107.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Blower Video Card ($1157.97 @ Amazon) Case: Lian-Li - PC-O11 Air ATX Full Tower Case ($117.99 @ Newegg Business) Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon) Total: $2922.90 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-08 20:10 EDT-0400

AIGHT. Here's the final computer (middle of first picture). The graphics card is missing because that's in storage near my college, so currently I'm just using a filler card I had lying around. I used a 65mm noctua cooler instead of the 35mm one. Also, the RVZ01 is a special kind of hell to build in. Far left is full tower. Far right is mid-tower. In between full tower and mid-tower is a can. Gives perspective on the size of the case.

Sounds good, I swapped the board for the one you suggested in your earlier build.

I might go with the the i7-8700. Good point about the memory. The kit you suggested is cheaper anyways, so I'll definitely go that route. ALRIGHT. So this is the new build I came up with -- keeping in mind people's suggestions: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.95 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI - H310I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($85.36 @ Newegg Business) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Corsair) Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($125.50 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card Case: Silverstone - RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($103.99 @ B&H) Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS SGX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($122.00 @ Amazon) Total: $936.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-18 01:04 EDT-0400

What if I changed the case to https://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/products/index.php?model=RVZ01&area=en . I really don't want to buy a 2060 cause I have a spare vega 64.

I was thinking the latest version of the Raven might be good, the RVZ03. Anyone have thoughts on the case? Seems like there might be some QC issues on the case, so I might go for the RVZ01. The RVZ02 has a smaller volume, which probably means worse temps. According the excel sheet linked above, it would be pushing it to put an RX 64 in an SG13.

Is there any way I can change that case and not make the performance sacrifices? Good question about the 32 GB RAM. I just want to fill both slots on the motherboard and figured I would never need to upgrade to 64 GB.

Oh jeez. New plan. Is there another mini-ITX case where I won't have to sacrifice an 8 core CPU? I'm willing to give up that case if I can keep a high-core CPU however I would still like the case to be relatively portable (and durable).

Thoughts and comments on this computer build. I have my heart set on the case, so I'm not going to change that. I also am not going to change the graphics card because I already own an RX 64, and I am just going to re-use it. In other words, I'm flexible on everything but the case and the graphics card. In terms of budget, keep it under a $1000 (excluding the graphics card, don't factor that into the price). What am I going to use this computer for? Gaming and coding in college. Lots of google chrome tabs. I definitely want at least 16 GB of RAM and 500 GB of storage. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock - B450 GAMING-ITX/AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($85.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($85.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($125.50 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case ($69.79 @ Amazon) Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS SGX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($122.00 @ Amazon) Total: $919.13 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-17 21:04 EDT-0400 EDIT 1: Probably going to switch to the Silverstone RVZ01 for the case instead of the Node 202. Edit 2: ALRIGHT. So this is the new build I came up with -- keeping in mind people's suggestions: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.95 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock - H370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Corsair) Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($125.50 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card Case: Silverstone - RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($103.99 @ B&H) Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS SGX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($122.00 @ Amazon) Total: $951.41 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-18 02:16 EDT-0400

A bit of necro, but I realized they did this in November, five months after I made this post. Probably a coincidence.

I'm psyched for what they produce

Fair points. Google gave free Google Home Mini's to people who bought Pixel 2's within a certain amount of time, which was a pretty good incentive for me. I guess they're trying to get as many Google "ecosystem" hooks into customers as possible.