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sKeptical
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Here the workstation build I'm planning: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $494.79 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $99.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $184.89 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $180.98 @ Newegg Business
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $99.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $79.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card PNY - Quadro RTX 4000 8 GB Video Card $884.00 @ Amazon
Case Thermaltake - Core X9 ATX Desktop Case $169.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $96.88 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $139.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor Dell - S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor $319.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2821.08
  Mail-in rebates -$70.00
  Total $2751.08
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-11 11:37 EDT-0400  

Any advice on how I can squeeze any more performance out of this without substantially changing the price (+$100ish is about as far as I'm willing to go)? The monitor is part of my build (I currently only have a crappy 1080 monitor and I desperately need an upgrade, so I've got my sights set on that particular monitor). Also any advice on places where I can cut back costs without hurting performance? Also, before anyone asks, yes I do need Windows 10 Pro, I'm not saving the $20 there, and I do really want that case :)

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what software?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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9 minutes ago, sKeptical said:

Any advice on how I can squeeze any more performance out of this without substantially changing the price

Waiting a few weeks for new Ryzen processors to hit the market

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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2 minutes ago, sKeptical said:

@Jurrunio DaVinci Resolve, various CAD, and some light gaming.

then you should wait, since the only software you mentioned by name works well with Ryzen instead of single core beasts like Intel ones.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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8 minutes ago, sKeptical said:

@Jurrunio DaVinci Resolve, various CAD, and some light gaming.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Autodesk-AutoCAD-134/Hardware-Recommendations

 

My first impression was right, but CAD doesn't care about core count much at all... It's all clock speed (I do H/H work and it's the same issue)

 

Unless your talking about graphics editing CAD... (Ive never seen Da Vinci used)

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I think the Gigabyte is a better MB, and a little less expensive. If you are not overclocking, the Mugen should be fine. I would increase your SSD to 500GB. They work better the less they are filled. There are less expensive SSD choices in 500GB if you are interested. The case is a bit expensive, but you may love that one. 550W will be plenty. Some people get a Windows key off the internet for about $20, but that is up to you.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($494.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($51.89)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($144.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: PNY - Quadro RTX 4000 8 GB Video Card  ($884.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Core X9 ATX Desktop Case  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Newegg $49.99)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($139.99 @ Other World Computing)
Monitor: Dell - S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2610.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-11 13:05 EDT-0400

 

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This Asus Z390 Extreme4 would be fine too. It's not quite as good as the Gigabyte, but about equal to the Asus Prime and comes with an excellent Crucial MX500 240 GB SSD:

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157848&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=EXPRESS051119&cm_mmc=EMC-EXPRESS051119-_-EMC-051119-Index-_-IntelMotherboards-_-13157848-S2A2A&ignorebbr=1

 

This BeQuiet DRP4 is a step up from the Mugen and probably equal to the H100i PRO:

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V6YA3005&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL051019&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL051019-_-EMC-051019-Index-_-CPUFansHeatsinks-_-9SIA68V6YA3005-S1A9B&ignorebbr=1

 

The i9-9900K is $474 at Newegg with promo code EMCTATV53.

 

That's a very big case. What about a Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C with or without tempered glass? Here is the previous one without the front USB-C port:

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaxLG2hCgo&t=1s

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