Feedback on Planning Build

[leewhitt]

Hi There,

 

It's been a decade since I last built, so thought I'd get some feedback on a planned build I have from the experts over here. Please be as harsh as you like...!

 

Key purposes:

• Development (3D game development)
• 3D modelling (occasional)
• VR Gaming
• Quiet Operation

I'm based in the UK, and budget is not too fixed (I want optimal performance primarily along with low noise levels). Wouldn't want to spend much more than the £3,600 it looks like it's going to cost already though. Plan to run 3 monitors with it - one 4k 60hz colour calibrated, the other 2 are plain old 1080 monitors. VR usage means any of the main PC headsets - most system intensive is the Pimax 5k+, but I already know most premium graphics cards struggle with that and am used to unplugging various monitors to squeeze performance from the current set up. No peripherals are needed as they'll be borrowed from the existing set up.

 

Reason for new build as opposed to upgrade is that I'm running on a custom built gaming laptop from 3 years ago ATM and it's showing it's age in productivity tasks and can't pump out the frames across multiple monitors. Upgrading the laptop is limited, not to mention the howling noise it makes when it's thinking hard!!

 

Proposed build is as follows (although I would plan to wait on the CPU to see how the 3950X performs on release in September as the extra cores would likely help some tasks I do):

 

PCPartPicker Part List:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	£529.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	£69.99 @ Amazon UK
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste	£5.99 @ AWD-IT
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE EATX AM4 Motherboard	£679.98 @ Box Limited
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	£175.15 @ More Computers
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	£175.15 @ More Computers
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£419.99 @ Corsair UK
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	£1199.93 @ Box Limited
Case	be quiet! Silent Base 801 ATX Mid Tower Case	£116.83 @ Box Limited
Power Supply	be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£173.66 @ CCL Computers
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	£85.00 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£3631.66
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-07 15:01 BST+0100

 

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£529.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£69.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste  (£5.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE EATX AM4 Motherboard  (£679.98 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£175.15 @ More Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£175.15 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£419.99 @ Corsair UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card  (£1199.93 @ Box Limited) 
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 801 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£116.83 @ Box Limited) 
Power Supply: be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£173.66 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£85.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £3631.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-07 15:01 BST+0100

 

 

Thanks in advance!!!

 

Lee

[brob]

1 hour ago, leewhitt said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	£529.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	£69.99 @ Amazon UK
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste	£5.99 @ AWD-IT
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE EATX AM4 Motherboard	£679.98 @ Box Limited
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	£175.15 @ More Computers
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	£175.15 @ More Computers
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£419.99 @ Corsair UK
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	£1199.93 @ Box Limited
Case	be quiet! Silent Base 801 ATX Mid Tower Case	£116.83 @ Box Limited
Power Supply	be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£173.66 @ CCL Computers
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	£85.00 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£3631.66
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-07 15:01 BST+0100

 

The Dark Rock Pro 4 comes with a tube of thermal compound. No real need for the Kryonaut.

 

Given the use case there is no need for such an expensive motherboard.

 

I'd suggest getting a 2x16GB memory kit. This will leave two slots free for a non-replacement upgrade should it ever prove necessary. Besides, one can get slightly better performing modules around the same cost.

 

The case does not have a USB-C front panel port.

 

A 650W psu should be more than enough for the system.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£529.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£69.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£425.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£349.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£419.99 @ Corsair UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card  (£1199.93 @ Box Limited) 
Case: be quiet! Dark Base 700 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£147.52 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME Platinum 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£115.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£85.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £3343.35
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-07 17:06 BST+0100

 

 

[leewhitt]

Thanks @brob

 

Really good advice - appreciate it!

 

Particularly like the change in case you recommended! Thank you!

 

On the PSU - which is probably the area I am most weak in, (I went with the Be Quiet one originally as happened to be on their website), is there any particular reason you recommend the Seasonic PSU you did, over for example something like a Corsair (I think I see why you recommend it over Be Quiet already)?

 

[LienusLateTips]

50 minutes ago, leewhitt said:

is there any particular reason you recommend the Seasonic PSU you did, over for example something like a Corsair (I think I see why you recommend it over Be Quiet already)?

 

It's just cheaper. No need for a more expensive PSU.

[brob]

@leewhitt Seasonic Prime are superb psu with a 12 year warranty.and I like Seasonic. There is nothing wrong with the Dark Power 11, it is also a good psu as is the Corsair HX Platinum.