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i7 7820x - Motherboard / RAM suggestion

Mixmaster5
By Mixmaster5
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Hi there,

 

I'm looking into buying a i7 7820x. I'm a professional filmmakers. I looked at threadripper and i9 but having compared the results from pugetsystems it seems that the 7820x seems to be the sweetspot in price/performance. Now I'm confused with all the different options for DDR4 RAM and motherboards. Would be happy to get some good advise:

 

- I don't have my machine connected to a server 

- I will use a GTX 1080 and don't plan to use a second GPU in the near future. I might use another in 2-3 years. 3 GPUs is off the table though

- I exclusively have USB 3.0 drives so far. A USB C connection would be nice for the future or adapters

- WLAN would be nice, though not a must - I would have an adapter 

- I plan to use 1 or 2 M2 SSDs

- 8 SATA ports are a must since I will use a RAID0 with 5 x 3 TB, 1 OS SSD, 1 sratch disk SSD 

- Motherboard needs to be good for RAID 0

 

I was looking at ASUS motherboards, though they seem to be a bit more pricey than other brands. Are they better for OC? 

Regarding RAM I was thinking about 4 x 8 GB Dominator Platinums but maby that depends on the board I would use? 

 

Would be happy to get some advice. 

 

Cheers

 

Windows 8.1 / i7 4930k / ASUS P9X79 / Gigabyte 770 4GB / Corsair H100i / G.Skill 32 GB 2133mhz RAM / Cooler Master V850 / 250 GB SSD C-Drive

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I suggest you get the Asus Prime X299-A 

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Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Mixmaster5 said:

I was looking at ASUS motherboards, though they seem to be a bit more pricey than other brands. Are they better for OC? 

Regarding RAM I was thinking about 4 x 8 GB Dominator Platinums but maby that depends on the board I would use? 

Yes Asus makes up for its price in quality.

 

G.Skill Trident Z offers better cost-benefice than Corsair's Dominator Platinum.

 

What country are you from?

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Budget not really defined. Though I decided not to spend over 1000$ for 10+ core  cpu for just 10% increase. I'm from Switzerand. 

 

I looked at the ASUS Prime and the ASUS TSU. Not sure how i benefit differently.

Windows 8.1 / i7 4930k / ASUS P9X79 / Gigabyte 770 4GB / Corsair H100i / G.Skill 32 GB 2133mhz RAM / Cooler Master V850 / 250 GB SSD C-Drive

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@Mixmaster5

 

Asus Prime X299-A looks like a good fit. Includes wired LAN. WiFi would have to be using an adapter.

 

I would council against RAID 0, especially with an array involving more than two hdd. Any single unit failure loses all data in the array. RAID 1+0 requires more units but provides some protection in the event of a single unit failure.

 

Below are some suggestions you might consider. I've used the German pcpartpicker figuring that local availability is more likely to be similar than the US.

 

I've included two 32Gb/s NVMe M.2 ssd. I suspect you could probably use a single unit for system, apps, and scratch without seriously impacting performance. The four 10TB hdd are intended to make a 20TB RAID 1+0 array. 

 

The psu is large enough to allow for more memory, a second gpu, and four more hdd.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($574.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X299-A ATX LGA2066 Motherboard  ($286.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($392.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 Pro 2TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($1204.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($128.85 @ Other World Computing) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($128.85 @ Other World Computing) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($128.85 @ Other World Computing) 
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($128.85 @ Other World Computing) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX 11Gbps Video Card  ($589.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 Blackout Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($107.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($189.00 @ B&H) 
Total: $4105.81
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-24 18:32 EDT-0400

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