New build advice looking for a flex piece

[AubreyJust]

Looking for some advice with my current build. I mostly play Rocket League and do coding, I would like to start moving into VR territory as well. So yes this is a ridiculously over kill but. I have always wanted an amazing PC but have been to broke. I finally got a good job a few months back and want to flex on younger me. My budget is $4,000 before tax in USD not including monitors or any other peripherals. Main goal: build a PC that will do almost anything I will ever throw at it and make it look as stunning as possible. ( I will almost certainly do an RTX2080TI FE instead of what is posted)

Thank you for your help.

 

My current build is as follows

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CgPGFt
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CgPGFt/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 2920X 3.5 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($618.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA EATX TR4 Motherboard  ($646.00 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Dell)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Dual Video Card  ($775.99 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake - The Tower 900 ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3038.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-13 00:03 EST-0500

 

 

[mxk]

There's no point in getting the threadripper 2950X because it'll perform worse in games than a 9900k. Just get a 9900k and a Z390 motherboard. I know you want to "flex", but you're going to get worse performance in most games because the threadripper isn't made for gaming.

 

The ROG Zenith is also really pricey, too. You'll save money and get better gaming speed going with a 9900k and Z390 motherboard.

 

Also, the HDD (the WD Red 4tb) is kinda slow. Pick a 7200 RPM hdd. It seems you have the money for it.

 

Last, that water cooler doesn't even cover the whole threadripper CPU. It wouldn't of cooled as well as a cooler meant for threadripper CPUs.

 

Just stick with a 9900k and Z390 motherboard.

[Fasauceome]

For gaming, a threadripper won't be amazing, compared to something like an i9 9900k, which would be more cost effective. The power supply is overkill but if you want platinum efficiency it's fine I suppose.

[AubreyJust]

Thank you I will look at this and post an updated config.(I'm not the biggest Intel fan and would like to not feed them money until they innovate but better is better and cheaper is cheaper) ETA on new build is 10minutes

 

[AubreyJust]

Thank you guys for the advice I think this is starting to look a ton better. Not sure if the CPU cooler is a good fit however.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cDhZmq
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cDhZmq/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($499.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME EATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($585.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Dell)
Storage: Western Digital - Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Dual Video Card  ($775.99 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake - The Tower 900 ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2930.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-13 00:57 EST-0500

[Fasauceome]

23 minutes ago, AubreyJust said:

Thank you guys for the advice I think this is starting to look a ton better. Not sure if the CPU cooler is a good fit however.

Now there's a good flex build. 

The cooler seems fine to me, built an i9 7940x system with one once so I know it's good.

[AubreyJust]

Good to know about the cooler, thank you for your help again I'm looking forward to getting in all the parts next month

 

[Jrasero]

16 hours ago, AubreyJust said:

Looking for some advice with my current build. I mostly play Rocket League and do coding, I would like to start moving into VR territory as well. So yes this is a ridiculously over kill but. I have always wanted an amazing PC but have been to broke. I finally got a good job a few months back and want to flex on younger me. My budget is $4,000 before tax in USD not including monitors or any other peripherals. Main goal: build a PC that will do almost anything I will ever throw at it and make it look as stunning as possible. ( I will almost certainly do an RTX2080TI FE instead of what is posted)

Thank you for your help.

 

My current build is as follows

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CgPGFt
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CgPGFt/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 2920X 3.5 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($618.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA EATX TR4 Motherboard  ($646.00 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Dell)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Dual Video Card  ($775.99 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake - The Tower 900 ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3038.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-13 00:03 EST-0500

 

 

So while I agree that Threadripper isn't a gaming CPU, it still can game.  My 2950X setup is basically equal to a 2700X.  With that being said if your dead set on a HEDT system would say go with a 1950X which Microcenter has now for $500 or try to score a 7900X used for $600.  Last year I was kind of in the same boat as you and finally moved to mATX and basically wanted to make the most bad ass system I could within reason.  At the time I debated about going with a 9900K but in the end the massive amount of PCIe lanes available in X399 and the idea that I would do rendering at home sold me.  Honestly I have done zero rendering on Threadripper setup and while the extra PCIe lanes have come in handy with me populating three M.2 NVME drives on the motherboard, I could have saved $500 by just going with a 9900K CPU and MOBO combo

 

TLDR really be honest with yourself in regards to what this computer will be used for.  I thought my Threadripper machine would be for work/play but basically I use it solely game/stream. 

 

Also the H150i is not intended for TR4  I am not saying that non full coverage blocks can't adequately cool a Threadripper CPU since I have a Kraken X52 on my 2950X, but it's advisable to get a full coverage air cooler since the Enermax AIO are pure garbage.  You can run the H150i on a TR4 but you need Corsair's $15 adapter which never seems to be in stock.   

 

Simply downgrading to a 9900K and thus the appropriate motherboard will save you hundreds and allow you to go to a RTX 2080 Ti and/or go with more M.2 or 2.5" SSD storage

 

 

[AubreyJust]

Build list as it stands + the water cooling equipment outlined in this video,

note: with the SSDs I currently have + the ones in the build guide I will be A okay on storage for a long while.

The mother board is about the most overkill thing I could have picked but I love it.

Jrasero I appreciate the advice one thing I forgot to mention in my initial post is this will be running up to 50 routers in VMs from time to time for simulated networks. 

Thread ripper would be great for that but the 9900k will meet my 98% use case of gaming. I essentially just took the savings from not doing TR and put it into the motherboard looking cool. I would love to get the 2080TI but they don't look any different and I will already not be maxing out performance of the 2080 so again 500 dollar savings go to the motherboard haha. Thank you all for your advice, and I look forward to questions comments concerns

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LGYZmq
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LGYZmq/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste  ($6.26 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE EATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($907.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Dell)
Storage: Western Digital - Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE Video Card  ($899.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake - The Tower 900 ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 107.41 CFM 140mm Fan  ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 107.41 CFM 140mm Fan  ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 107.41 CFM 140mm Fan  ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 107.41 CFM 140mm Fan  ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 107.41 CFM 140mm Fan  ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 107.41 CFM 140mm Fan  ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 107.41 CFM 140mm Fan  ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 107.41 CFM 140mm Fan  ($27.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $3476.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-15 00:24 EST-0500

[Guest]

When your motherboard costs more than your gpu.......

 

I think you should rethink this build. Spending $900 on a mainstream board is just nuts. A $3500 build should have an RTX 2080 ti or you are doing it wrong. The Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master is more than enough and saves you $650 in the process. That could be spent towards a 2080 ti and a custom loop etc.

 

Also those Noctua Industrial fans are loud if I remember correctly. If you want non RGB fans then check out BeQuiet Silent Wings 3.

[AubreyJust]

Lee32uk, I completely agree that the 650 dollar difference would be SIGNIFICANTLY better spend on almost any other part of my build, (RAM, GPU, Storage, Ect.) however, I will never be pushing my system to the point where I will notice the difference between the 2080 and the 2080TI, I will on the other hand be looking at my motherboard everyday, It was a purely visual choice and if I ever need to upgrade the GPU I can do so easier than tearing down the whole build to swap the motherboard. I do appreciate you looking out for the performance per dollar aspect of this build and I do not wish to come across otherwise. I will most certainly look the the fans however!

Thank you for all your help guys I will continue to update this thread, I'm sorry if your advise seems to be ignored that is not my intention.

[AubreyJust]

12 hours ago, lee32uk said:

That could be spent towards a 2080 ti and a custom loop etc.

Forgot to mention Pc part picker did not have the actual graphics card I wanted, It has an it just has ports not a full enclosed loop.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814932080&ignorebbr=1&source=region&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-N82E16814932080&gclid=CjwKCAiAwJTjBRBhEiwA56V7q2rJEMfVcsKJQyG3gVn8IOdjLv80-1plr7ORaiygUb4J91bCXX-1choCXX0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds