Crafty23

I'm avoiding gigabyte, as the socket from Foxconn is having some QC issues

I plan on using the system for a server, video encoding and streaming, as well as gaming. Why wouldn't the system be stable with 3200 mhz ram, I have read that faster, low latency ram improves performance of threadripper. I chose a 1000W PSU because I want the overhead if I decide to SLI in the future.

So, I am planning on building a system based around the x399 platform, I think I will be waiting for next-gen GPU's depending on if the performance is as good as what the server level cards are getting compared to Pascal - Threadripper 1950x - Asus ROG Strix x399-E - 4x8 GB G.Skill Trident Z CAS 14, 3200mhz - Samsung 960 EVO 250GB m.2 SSD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - Enermax Liqutech TR4 360 - GTX 1080ti (If I wait, I will be getting the 1180, or 2080) - NZXT H700i (The EATX board will fit with a couple mm of clearance) - EVGA Supernova G3 1000W Are there any issues with the build that stand out? Or is the build solid? I plan to OC the Threadripper to about 3.8 or 3.9 on all cores.

I am stuck between the Asus ROG Strix x399E board and the GIGABYTE x399 AORUS 7. I know that Asus doesnt use the Foxconn socket that seems to have issues with screws threading, but it seems to offer less for a slightly premium price, despite being a EATX board. Is there something I am missing, or is Asus just offering less features on a larger board? I plan on pairing this with: 32GB Trident Z CAS 14 3200mhz TR 1950x GTX 1080ti (SLI Possible) 3x 960 Evo SSD (I will need an expansion card if I get Asus)

The reason that I am comparing the two is because of the potential to bottleneck gaming. I know that the TR is better for multithreaded, but I don't know how games will deal with the core count, as well as how the GPU will interact with it. If the 8700k gets 20-30% better FPS, then I want to know.

I am torn between the Threadripper and i7-8700k. I plan on doing gaming, and while the threadripper isn't the best for it, I also plan on running game servers off of the machine, as well as some rendering. I also plan to stream and record gameplay. I know that the threadripper will excel in some areas, but I have heard that on games such as Destiny 2, it suffers from a very low frame rate, even with high-end gpus, I don't know this to be true, but I would like to know how much of a bottleneck the single-core performance of a threadripper is a 1440p or 2160p. I plan on pairing this with 2x 1080ti's, and 32GB of ram. I also plan to overclock each as high as I can on an AIO. TLDR - Which is better overall for a gaming/rendering/server/streaming build?