X299 Gaming / Editing Build Suggestions

[TrinityHigh]

Hey all!

 

I am looking into building another computer but this time on the X299 platform. I will be using this as a gaming rig but also as an editing rig. I am not set on a budget but I want to find a good balance between the two. Any build suggestions? 

 

Thanks!

[Fasauceome]

If you want to do editing/gaming, wait for next gen high end Ryzen. You'll have a much better gaming experience that way, and very good video editing experience at that.

[TrinityHigh]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

If you want to do editing/gaming, wait for next gen high end Ryzen. You'll have a much better gaming experience that way, and very good video editing experience at that.

When is AMD releasing next gen Ryzen? 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, TrinityHigh said:

When is AMD releasing next gen Ryzen? 

In something like a couple weeks, they're being announced at CES this month and should be available soon after.

[TrinityHigh]

Just now, fasauceome said:

In something like a couple weeks, they're being announced at CES this month and should be available soon after.

Nice! I'm currently watching the newest video on TechLinked and just heard about it! lol

[Taf the Ghost]

Just now, TrinityHigh said:

Nice! I'm currently watching the newest video on TechLinked and just heard about it! lol

CES is next week. We'll know more then. If, for no other reason, than the entire Tech Press will be drinking together, so they'll share all of the information.

[Taf the Ghost]

If were were going for a X299 system, you'd want the 12c or 14c parts. Best balance of Single-Core and Multi-core performance. You'd also need to overclock the Uncore. The latency in the Mesh is what causes issues in games.

[TrinityHigh]

2 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

CES is next week. We'll know more then. If, for no other reason, than the entire Tech Press will be drinking together, so they'll share all of the information.

 

1 minute ago, Taf the Ghost said:

If were were going for a X299 system, you'd want the 12c or 14c parts. Best balance of Single-Core and Multi-core performance. You'd also need to overclock the Uncore. The latency in the Mesh is what causes issues in games.

I'm wondering now, if Intel will be releasing a "X399" (new gen X299) In the spring / summer? If so, I think I can just wait until then..

[Taf the Ghost]

6 minutes ago, TrinityHigh said:

 

I'm wondering now, if Intel will be releasing a "X399" (new gen X299) In the spring / summer? If so, I think I can just wait until then..

Cascade Lake-X. Some of the parts are "out", though availability is limited for a few more months. They're 100-200 Mhz faster due to having soldered dies.

[SupaKomputa]

If the rumors are true, you can get a regular AM4 Ryzen 9 chip with 16 cores with 4.7ghz boost for $450! That is Threadripper's playground.

A price tracker site in russia already listed the new "Matisse" cpu.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-3000-series-matisse-specs,38310.html

[Guest]

7 hours ago, fasauceome said:

In something like a couple weeks, they're being announced at CES this month and should be available soon after.

I would say that May/June is a more likely release date, as Computex is on at the end of May. We might get some info at CES but I doubt it will release then. Hopefully I am wrong but just being realistic. Looking at previous release dates Ryzen 1xxx was Mar 2017, and Ryzen 2xxx was Apr 2018 so May seems more likely if they stick to a 12 month or so gap.

[Taf the Ghost]

3 hours ago, lee32uk said:

I would say that May/June is a more likely release date, as Computex is on at the end of May. We might get some info at CES but I doubt it will release then. Hopefully I am wrong but just being realistic. Looking at previous release dates Ryzen 1xxx was Mar 2017, and Ryzen 2xxx was Apr 2018 so May seems more likely if they stick to a 12 month or so gap.

It might launch in March, we don't know. First set of ES showed up about 2 weeks ago, so motherboard manufacturers are in final qualification mode. May & Computex should bring an Anniversary Edition, of some form.