Desktop for Gaming and Machine Learning

[iPC]

Hi, I'm building a new desktop for machine learning and gaming. This is my current build, but I'd like to shave off a little money if possible. I want to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows, and was originally contemplating two 1tb ssds, but decided against it due to cost. Would you recommend two smaller drives? Any other suggestions?

 

Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/iPC/saved/92jTCJ

[Blatcher2]

24 minutes ago, iPC said:

 

Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/iPC/saved/92jTCJ

The build is set to private, we can't see.

[iPC]

1 minute ago, Blatcher2 said:

The build is set to private, we can't see.

Damn my bad. Should be fixed

[Blatcher2]

6 minutes ago, iPC said:

Damn my bad. Should be fixed

Looks good for gaming. Not too familiar with price to performance for machine learning.

 

As for dual booting, you can partition a single drive to have both OS's there. That should be cheaper than 2 individual drives but it depends.

[iPC]

16 minutes ago, Blatcher2 said:

Looks good for gaming. Not too familiar with price to performance for machine learning.

 

As for dual booting, you can partition a single drive to have both OS's there. That should be cheaper than 2 individual drives but it depends.

Just thinking that it would be safer/generally better. Also then more games can be on SSD. Thoughts on going down to 3800x and adding another SSD?

[Blatcher2]

9 minutes ago, iPC said:

Just thinking that it would be safer/generally better. Also then more games can be on SSD. Thoughts on going down to 3800x and adding another SSD?

Would go with the 3700X and save 40 bucks. Still a great CPU.

[iPC]

1 hour ago, Blatcher2 said:

Would go with the 3700X and save 40 bucks. Still a great CPU.

What do you think about the SSD thing?

[Blatcher2]

4 hours ago, iPC said:

What do you think about the SSD thing?

Whatever is cheaper per GB

[iPC]

13 minutes ago, Blatcher2 said:

Whatever is cheaper per GB

going with 1 2tb drive is like 9 bucks less than 2 1tb drives, so negligible

[Blatcher2]

2 1tb would allow you to swap systems more easily if you wanted to separate the OS's

[iPC]

3 minutes ago, Blatcher2 said:

2 1tb would allow you to swap systems more easily if you wanted to separate the OS's

true. Is there any performance downside?

[Blatcher2]

3 minutes ago, iPC said:

true. Is there any performance downside?

not that I know of

[iPC]

12 minutes ago, Blatcher2 said:

not that I know of

ok, thanks. Any other general suggestions?

[Blatcher2]

9 minutes ago, iPC said:

ok, thanks. Any other general suggestions?

Enjoy the build

[iPC]

1 minute ago, Blatcher2 said:

Enjoy the build

thanks man

[iPC]

On 11/13/2019 at 10:33 PM, Blatcher2 said:

Enjoy the build

I came up with an Intel alternative for the build. Which do you think I should go for? I'm kinda leaning still towards AMD because of the high core count, but I have to shave 50-100 dollars off of it somewhere. Any suggestions? (I'd prefer not to change the monitor)

[iPC]

1 hour ago, iPC said:

I came up with an Intel alternative for the build. Which do you think I should go for? I'm kinda leaning still towards AMD because of the high core count, but I have to shave 50-100 dollars off of it somewhere. Any suggestions? (I'd prefer not to change the monitor)

sorry, here are the links

Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/iPC/saved/CVwdmG

 

AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/iPC/saved/phmwhM

[Blatcher2]

1 hour ago, iPC said:

sorry, here are the links

Intel: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/iPC/saved/CVwdmG

 

AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/iPC/saved/phmwhM

AMD

[iPC]

31 minutes ago, Blatcher2 said:

AMD

Any ideas on cutting a little bit of cash on the AMD build?

[Blatcher2]

Save a 140 dollars on the motherboard. Go for a MSI B450 Tomahawk. It will still support a 3950X if you want to upgrade later on.

[iPC]

32 minutes ago, Blatcher2 said:

Save a 140 dollars on the motherboard. Go for a MSI B450 Tomahawk. It will still support a 3950X if you want to upgrade later on.

how about an x470 board like the ASUS ROG Strix X470-F?

[Blatcher2]

25 minutes ago, iPC said:

how about an x470 board like the ASUS ROG Strix X470-F?

I'm not too familiar but for sure don't spend more than $200. Should be around 150 for a good X470

[iPC]

15 hours ago, Blatcher2 said:

I'm not too familiar but for sure don't spend more than $200. Should be around 150 for a good X470

Ok, so I've decided I kinda want to do an ITX build, but was wondering which build to go with. One uses a smaller case, which is nice, but I'm worried about the thermals for the 3800x and also decided to go with a hybrid GPU because of the small form factor.

EDIT: the reason I'm still going with the x570 mobo s partially because I need the wifi.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor	$354.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken M22 Liquid CPU Cooler	$79.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$218.79 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$124.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC HYBRID GAMING Video Card	$729.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Evolv Shift Air Mini ITX Tower Case	$105.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair SF 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$108.99 @ Newegg
Monitor	Dell AW3418DW 34.1" 3440x1440 120 Hz Monitor	$658.98 @ Newegg
Custom	EX950 2TB	$209.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2622.68
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$2592.68
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-17 10:28 EST-0500

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor	$354.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X52 Rev 2 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$129.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$218.79 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$124.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING Video Card	$709.99 @ Amazon
Case	NZXT H210 Mini ITX Tower Case	$79.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.97 @ Newegg
Monitor	Dell AW3418DW 34.1" 3440x1440 120 Hz Monitor	$658.98 @ Newegg
Custom	EX950 2TB	$209.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2612.67
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$2597.67
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-17 10:28 EST-0500

 

[Blatcher2]

On 11/17/2019 at 10:29 AM, iPC said:

EDIT: the reason I'm still going with the x570 mobo s partially because I need the wifi.

Come on, there's quite a few Mini ITX B450 boards with wifi