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Overall setup: 2x HP 1080p monitors keyboard\mouse usb wired logitech webcam hyperx headpohes usb hp laptop for work. said devices above connected to a dell docking station via cable USB type B on a docking station end and USB Type C on the laptop end. Monitors from the docking station use HDMI. All works okay-ish. PC: MSI tomahawk max b450 Ryzen 5 2600 RX 580 8gb Connected to the same monitors via DisplayPort. However, keyboard\mouse, webcam, headphones are connected to the docking station, I simply reconnect Type C cable (end of which with Type B is in the docking station) either to the laptop or to the PC when i need that or the other. Logic is simple - when i work, my pc is off, so monitors auto-detect input catches HDMI from docking station. When i play, monitors catch Display Port, and i`ve purposely disabled two "devices" that are "display adapters USB 3.0 Dock", so my PC won`t see 4 connected monitors - 2 via DP, 2 via HDMI > dock station > usb type c connection. Worked fine, but had a SMALL issue - i had to dive under the desk to my PC each time to reconnect cable. So i purchaised Delock USB Type-C M/F (trying to map to exact model on their site - got it from local Ukrainian reseller so not sure if it`s genuine or not...) Tested the cable with the laptop setup: extender into the laptop, docking station into the other side of the extender - a minute to thing and all works as intended - monitors, keyboard\mouse etc. No hiccups. Then i try to actually deploy extender - so, extender to the PC, female part of the extender on my desk to easy switch between laptops type c and extenders... and it dosen`t work properly. It SEEMS that the monitors is detected trough docking station (enabled in device manger to check, disabled again) as well as the ethernet port (same, enabled to check then disabled as not using it), but the pure and basic USB hub from the docking station isn`t recognized by the PC. Only over the extension cable. When i connect docking station trough the extension cable, in the device manager i see a USB device with error "unknown usb device descriptor request failed". If i remove extension cable from the chain of my PC, all works fine. If i use extension cable in the chain with the laptop, works fine both with or without it. ONCE ive seen on PC that USB device recognized correctly - only when i, just for a test purposes, curved the cable into a ring and it was just hanging at the rear I\O port of the PC. After i unwrapped it again, i couldn`t get it to work properly on PC ever again, but it is working fine on the laptop. All the possible drivers for a chipset is up to date even tho ive no idea how that could impact a single specific cable not working. Docking station is separately powered via power brick so i don`t _THINK_ its the power issue, especially that it worked _once_. Any reasonable advice would be appreciated. I`m lost.

"Budget - 6-7k$" - i was sure that "$" is USD? Right now, i`m using RX580 4 GB > changed from RX470 4gb due to broken closed CPU liquid cooler loop ;C can you imagine, i had that loop for 15 days, and it spills it`s content from a bad pressure ring onto my GPU`s processing unit socket AND RAM`s control module INTO THE screw hole of backplate, at the same time, at my 30`th birthday?! Gladly, loop`s manufacturer supposedly able to give me a refund for broken due it`s cooler problems hardware. If i`ll be able to find a purchasing documents for GPU, i`ll get _some_ money back. Anyways, i really appreciate your input into this topic, especially with exact devices. Usually i`m using a local bit re-seller called Rozetka, or Can.ua > each of them works directly with a lot of manufacturers, but i`m mostly not aiming for finding exact models locally, i`m totally fine with finding proper set\functions\naming for stuff that could fit into this idea, and i`d work it from there. I have at very least 10 years of experience working as a support engineer for IT, so i`d say more than 10K PC`s and laptops build, i`ll find my way out of the problem, BUT last 4-5 years i`ve switched profession into devops\site reliability engineer, so have less hands-on the direct hardware, hence - the questions above. Re GPU - i know Vega standalone wasn`t exactly best deal. And above that, they are sold overpraised here, at least 150$ above EU\UK money for what i can see. So i`ll wait for the next generation at the very least. I have a lot of time to spare because current builds for me and my wife wasn`t exactly top of the line for quite a while and i`m not aiming to get one. The aim is to have a single huge case with all the hardware that`ll handle our (nearest future... ) new apartments automation needs and both of our gaming needs without exactly the top-of-the-line outscope +2 FPS above everything else on the market. Main concerns here is i`d like to have it really reliable. Like, i`d probably would switch GPU`s in 3-4 years after. in 6-iish - CPU probably, because i believe that AMD4\threadripper`s socket will last at least 5 years from now on as well.

woah, that`s really fully valuable pack of hardware. Neat, thank you for that much. Tho, after thinking about it (with your list in mind) i`d probably stick with AMD GPU so, FreeSync and compatible monitor, hence - Display Port rather than HDMI Second thing - i`m trying to evaluate would it be fine to find a dock stations for meant purpose, so a workstation place would be fully usable. As well as i agree that USB 3.x would be fully sufficient for that, and motherboard should have enough controllers to be passed to VM`s, i`m thinking about using something alike this little guy https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1039491-REG/hp_f3f43at_hp_thunderbolt_2_pcie_1_port_i_o.html to deal with a "dock station purposes" on the rig site, tho i`m still in deep search for docking station itself and a suitable cable.

1. Budget & Location Location - Kyiv, Ukraine Budget - 6-7k$ 2. Aim several goals with this build 1. two gamers 1 CPU. Inspired, doh, via same video and the following. 2. some leftover cores to be used by home server with NAS functions, smart home automation, et cetera. 3. provide me and my wife two separate gaming seats with fair experience. no "AL I WANNA IS ULTIMATE SETTINGS 16K 144 GHz". 1080p 60ghz, maybe will try out 1440p or 4k. | 4. rig is to be placed on a fair distance between each of the gaming places. Approximately 7-10 meters each. 5. liquid cooling. just wanna! 3. Monitors One 1080p\1440p approx 28-32" + one 1080 22" per each gaming spot Notice - trying to find a proper hadrware setup, so the monitoris might be attached to a dock station, that`ll be attached to the rig. 4. Peripherals Trying to figure out a way to : -- have a fair display resolution and response times on each of monitors. If needed, the "+1 1080p" might be ditched. -- have a dock station that`s connected to the rig with fair connection speed. Thunderbolt2 perhaps? -- have 3-4 USB 3.x on dock station - to attack keyboard, mouse, some thumbdrive -- 3.5mm jack for headset in\out Why are you upgrading? I am deadly tired of maintaining two rigs. It`s costly and time-consuming. Aiming to use unraid to handle the KVM-vm`s for home server and bouth gaming WM`s. Having issue with figuring out proper solution for docking station, monitors, connection for all of that. Plan is to use Thermaltake The Tower 900 case to fit all what needed + have some space to spare. At first, stick with regular cooling, but in time switch to custom loop liquid. One loop for CPU, another for GPU`s. Threadripper of second generations. Preferably, 8 cores per gaming VM, 3-4 cores for home server, 1-2 for unrad. Most required advices is for docking station, real expirience of taking high resolution monitors pretty far from the rig itself, et cetera.