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16 minutes ago, Wyotracker said:

I am looking at a R9 3900x based computer ( w. 5700xt GPU) from whitebox. I would use it for Cad/Cam work, Gaming, and some 3d modeling. I need enough power to render and simulate physics on ~150-200 parts in a model. 

 

So, is ~$1400 a fair price to pay?

With a R7 3700x yes but not with a 3900x.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $326.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.98 @ Amazon
Storage Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $124.99 @ Amazon
Storage Toshiba X300 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $109.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card $449.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG ATX Mid Tower Case $94.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1396.91
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1376.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-20 03:44 EST-0500  

 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $499.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $164.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.98 @ Amazon
Storage Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $124.99 @ Amazon
Storage Toshiba X300 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $109.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card $449.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG ATX Mid Tower Case $94.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1619.91
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1599.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-20 03:45 EST-0500  

 

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if the price of a system with a 3900x is $1400, that is quite good as seen by the breakdown of parts from above. though what is the spec of that pc you are talking about?

Im with the mentaility of "IF IM NOT SURE IF ITS ENOUGH COOLING, GO OVERKILL"

 

CURRENT PC SPECS    

CPU             : Ryzen 5 3600 (Formerly Ryzen 3 1200)

GPU             : ASUS RX 580 Dual OC (Formerly ASUS GTX 1060 but it got corroded for some odd reasons)

GPU COOOER      : ID Cooling Frostflow 120 VGA (Stock cooler overheats even when undervolted :()

MOBO            : MSI B350m Bazooka

MEMORY          : Team Group Elite TUF DDR4 3600 Mhz CL 16
STORAGE         : Seagate Baracudda 1TB and Kingston SSD
PSU             : Thermaltake Lite power 550W (Gonna change soon as i dont trust this)
CASE            : Rakk Anyag Frost
CPU COOLER      : ID-Cooling SE 207
CASE FANS       : Mix of ID cooling fans, Corsair fans and Rakk Ounos (planned change to ID Cooling)
DISPLAY         : SpectrePro XTNS24 144hz Curved VA panel
MOUSE           : Logitech G603 Lightspeed
KEYBOARD        : Rakk Lam Ang

HEADSET         : Plantronics RIG 500HD

Kingston Hyper X Stinger

 

and a whole lot of LED everywhere(behind the monitor, behind the desk, behind the shelf of the PC mount and inside the case)

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15 hours ago, Martin2132 said:

if the price of a system with a 3900x is $1400, that is quite good as seen by the breakdown of parts from above. though what is the spec of that pc you are talking about?

Here is a list of specs from the seller:

 

New Thermaltake V200 Tempered Glass RGB Edition
New AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8GHz to 4.6GHz Turbo
New AMD Radeon 5700 XT
New 16GB DDR4 3200 RAM
New 512GB NVME SSD
Windows 10 Pro

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15 hours ago, Wyotracker said:

Here is a list of specs from the seller:

 

New Thermaltake V200 Tempered Glass RGB Edition
New AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8GHz to 4.6GHz Turbo
New AMD Radeon 5700 XT
New 16GB DDR4 3200 RAM
New 512GB NVME SSD
Windows 10 Pro

was the brands mentioned on the components? that 5700xt might be the thicc or the ram have horrible timing.

Im with the mentaility of "IF IM NOT SURE IF ITS ENOUGH COOLING, GO OVERKILL"

 

CURRENT PC SPECS    

CPU             : Ryzen 5 3600 (Formerly Ryzen 3 1200)

GPU             : ASUS RX 580 Dual OC (Formerly ASUS GTX 1060 but it got corroded for some odd reasons)

GPU COOOER      : ID Cooling Frostflow 120 VGA (Stock cooler overheats even when undervolted :()

MOBO            : MSI B350m Bazooka

MEMORY          : Team Group Elite TUF DDR4 3600 Mhz CL 16
STORAGE         : Seagate Baracudda 1TB and Kingston SSD
PSU             : Thermaltake Lite power 550W (Gonna change soon as i dont trust this)
CASE            : Rakk Anyag Frost
CPU COOLER      : ID-Cooling SE 207
CASE FANS       : Mix of ID cooling fans, Corsair fans and Rakk Ounos (planned change to ID Cooling)
DISPLAY         : SpectrePro XTNS24 144hz Curved VA panel
MOUSE           : Logitech G603 Lightspeed
KEYBOARD        : Rakk Lam Ang

HEADSET         : Plantronics RIG 500HD

Kingston Hyper X Stinger

 

and a whole lot of LED everywhere(behind the monitor, behind the desk, behind the shelf of the PC mount and inside the case)

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That 5700XT could be a blower card too...

My First (Current) Build:

Ryzen 7 2700 (3.90 @ 1.35v OC) | Asus Prime X470 Pro | G.Skill Ripjaws V 16gb 3200 | Inland Professional 512gb M.2 NVME | Samsung 860 Evo Sata M.2 1TB | Corsair H115i Platinum | Corsair ML 140 RGB Fans | Fractal Design Meshify C | EVGA RTX 2070 XC Ultra

 

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 13t Gem Cut (i7 8565u, 240gb, 8gb mem)

 

My Ride:

2015 VW Golf TDI Sportwagen

Eventually an XJ manual...

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tHERE YOU GO 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($499.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB TUF Gaming X3 OC Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1347.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-20 23:47 EST-0500

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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2 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB TUF Gaming X3 OC Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 

That card is as bad as the blower, nice build though :

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $499.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.99 @ Amazon
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage HP EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $79.99 @ Adorama
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $398.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $84.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $74.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1376.92
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1356.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-21 01:57 EST-0500  

 

Same build as @VEXICUS but with a decent GPU instead.

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