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  1. I just want to say THANK YOU for necro threading here! I was absolutely about to give up thinking I used up my one argb header on my fans with no way to light my cpu cooler (coolermaster) and couldn’t ever add strips on either. Got excited about the ROG controller too until I realized it’s basically discontinued. This might seriously save me and anybody else with similar problems, so thank you!!
  2. Understood, thank you for the explanation! After talking to my father he did say that is correct, so I'll switch that to an SSD for programs and HDD for storage. Do you have any recommendations for a good HDD? Seagate vs Western digital?
  3. I'll keep in mind about the 8gb Ram, thank you! I've heard a lot of things about HDD failures though and have experienced them with external storages (Orange LaCie for art school, dead, and it was a common occurrence for the students as told by the IT there). I'm paranoid about that risk and I feel like the SSD would be more secure?
  4. Thank you for the help! I have the two SSDs so I can separate huge important files and running programs/holding video recordings, which I've heard is more ideal than one large SSD. I'm paranoid to trust HDDs from what I've heard regarding failures and would pay for that sense of security. I agree the 2060 does seem overpriced. I can wait for the AMDs, but if I'm unable to grab any due to stock shortage I'll take your suggestion. Just wondering, this was the graphics on the surface book; I'm not great with numbers but how would you say this stacks up? Just to get an idea of the difference Surface Book: i5: Intel® HD graphics 520; i5/i7: NVIDIA® GeForce® dGPU with 1GB GDDR5 memory As for the case I'll still have to look around more I suppose haha. I'm more leaning visually towards the ones where the front rgb isn't just all visible showing the fans in a row, but I know that makes it harder to find ones with good airflow. Hence why I was looking at the EvolvX, Rosewill prism, Thermaltake versa, that kind of appearance (Yeah I know it's usually the type found on cheap gamer budget pre-builts). I greatly like the idea of the hinge side panels; if I can find a case with that I'm much more interested than the screws.
  5. Budget (including currency): $2000+ USD (can go a bit higher if necessary) Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Zbrush, Blender, Photoshop, Twitch Streaming Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Hi all, I'm revising this from a few weeks ago after doing a lot more research. I am upgrading from a Microsoft Surface book (1st gen, base config) that just does not give me the power I need for 3D modeling as full-time work. This is my first time going from a laptop to PC but I am working on much heavier things now than I was with the Microsoft laptop. I have a lot of the parts figured out, but I'd like some help filling in the gaps. CPU: Will try hard to go for the 5900X as I'm focused the most on the CPU in this build. I'm hoping missing out won't take me into January. That's my biggest concern right now. GPU: What I know the least about. I am not playing any heavy games, but I am 3D modeling so I see the need for something fairly decent for anti-aliasing and 3d rotation work. People also talk about '4k-gaming'. I apologize for my ignorance but would this also affect just a 4k monitor for drawing/3d modeling work a lot, or is it really just for gaming FPS? What about for streaming? I'm not sure how powerful I need. Is a 2060 Super, better? is a 2060 fine? I know the prices are higher than they should be right now, which is quite frustrating CASE: I'm very artsy aesthetic-driven (rainbow unicorn puke, as I've noticed it called here) and I was set on the Lancool II but the Gamer's Nexus review seriously throws me off. Thermals I can live with-ish but noise I want to avoid as much as possible. I was looking at the Phanteks EvolvX which I think has better thermals/noise but is also a bit older. Does that matter much for cases? I love how the lancool ii is a bit smaller in form and the RGB is part of the case and not the fans, but I'm willing to switch to a case where the rgb is masked enough that it doesn't just look like three fans in a row rgb. I know, seriously not the important part of the pc but the looks matter to me Is the EvolvX better for noise and thermals than the Lancool II? Any other cases I should look at instead? Current list: (Note: GPU and CPU will be switched out, I just needed a price placeholder. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $429.99 @ Newegg CPU Cooler Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard $284.00 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Trident Z Royal 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $199.99 @ Newegg Storage Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon Storage Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $149.97 @ Amazon Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card $549.79 @ Amazon Case Lian Li LANCOOL II-W ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Adorama Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $144.99 @ Best Buy Custom Lian Li LAN2-2X Side diffused LEDs Strip for LANCOOL II $15.99 Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $2004.68 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-02 08:13 EST-0500 Thanks so much for any help!
  6. Budget (including currency): $1,500-$2,500 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Zbrush, Photoshop, Blender, Twitch streams Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Hi all, I'm moving from the world of laptops to the world of more powerful desktop computers, and while I understand design software I know next to nothing about tech specs and hardware. I plan to be using Zbrush, Photoshop and Blender for my work, and streaming on Twitch and Youtube simultaneously. I know Zbrush is CPU based so I'm looking to get a high end but not highest CPU. I know AMD is releasing Zen 3 very soon and I'm considering the second highest 12-core CPU, but put in a high-end Zen 2 for now as a placeholder. From what I can tell it looks like it's worth waiting for the Zen 3 upgrade. I probably need a decent GPU for streaming? But I don't need crazy good refresh rates as a game streamer would. Refresh rates for rendering 3d images and digital art might play a role though. I am trying to avoid liquid cooling fans (I don't want to risk even the 0.01% leak chance), but I am also looking for as much full-spectrum RGB as possible (artist brand, lol). I have a few parts picked out but not the whole computer, and the chassis is still flexible (big fan of the starry front panel, not sure how I feel that the whole thing is backwards, and no USB-C is a turnoff) I am completely lost in terms of motherboard, GPU, and anything else I'm missing, and would really appreciate some help, thank you in advance! https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2KRP3Z
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