Workstation Build - Advice?

[duckypath]

Hey all. So it’s been 4 years since I’ve built a system, switched to Mac mini due to my requirements not really needing much. But recently I’ve been required to upgrade.

 

The primarily use will be Maya/Houdini with Mantra/Arnold. I will also be utilizing Clarissa/Katana so CPU will be important. Since it’s been so long I’m not really up to date on release schedules, or best comparability. So any help would be appreciated. GPU doesn’t need to be that great, as most of my resources will be geared toward CPU, with light GPU rendering with Arnold for pre-viz.

 

My budget is flexible, but $2000 is max. $1500 is better. No peripherals/monitor needed. I’ll also be using CentOs. So anything I should know with compatibility there?

 

Ill take all the help I can get. Thank you in advance.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Threadripper 1920X 3.5 GHz 12-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 59.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock X399 Taichi ATX sTR4 Motherboard	$319.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$246.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$79.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital WD SE 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$129.80 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$309.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$129.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$127.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1654.62
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1634.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-21 23:44 EST-0500

 

[VEXICUS]

Not much of an upgrade path going with x399.

I'll recommend something like this instead...You can even upgrade to a 3950x if needed.

3900x would be better than the 1920x because of higher clock speeds and better IPC. But you'll have comparitively less number of PCIe lanes in 3900x as compared to 1920x, though they are PCIe gen 4.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($493.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD SE 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.80 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1501.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-22 00:28 EST-0500

 

Have a look at this video by GN.

 

[Samfisher]

1 hour ago, kberes said:

I’m confused

Just ignore Lamoid, he's been spamming random nonsensical posts/threads the whole day today for some reason.

[boggy77]

Towards max budget

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$749.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$79.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$279.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$149.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$149.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Hitachi 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$135.00 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$239.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2063.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-22 02:35 EST-0500

 

[duckypath]

7 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

Not much of an upgrade path going with x399.

I'll recommend something like this instead...You can even upgrade to a 3950x if needed.

3900x would be better than the 1920x because of higher clock speeds and better IPC. But you'll have comparitively less number of PCIe lanes in 3900x as compared to 1920x, though they are PCIe gen 4.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($493.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD SE 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.80 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1501.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-22 00:28 EST-0500

 

Have a look at this video by GN.

 

Video was a great addition thank you. I think the 3900x is a solid choice.