Server/Gaming setup

Psittac · January 1, 2020

I'm tossing around the idea of selling both of my servers and building a new AM4 system to take their place while also being my main machine. This is what a friend of mine did and I'm liking the idea.

Plan is to end up with 30+TB of storage after the lost drive in raid5 (thinking 5x8tb)

Ryzen 9 3900x

32gb ram 3600+

1tb nvme gen4

rtx 2080super

maybe air cooled, maybe aio

have a spare 850w seasonic gold psu

I'm going to need to find a case that I like, needs to have tempered glass (be quiet make good cases, like the phanteks too but open to anything that looks good)

I threw together a quick build of about $3k which after selling my servers and drives should be doable. Just thought I'd see what everyone thinks for a build while I ponder this move

Prefer Asus mb's

Light OC will be done, not going to push hard

want a color matched build too

Server just does Plex

Juular · January 1, 2020

16 minutes ago, Psittac said:

about $3k

Yes, seems spot-on. Don't bother with PCIe 4.0 SSDs tho.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($493.84 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: EVGA CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($115.84 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($181.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card ($729.99 @ Amazon)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 801 ATX Mid Tower Case ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $2999.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-01 15:45 EST-0500

Psittac · January 1, 2020

5 minutes ago, Juular said:

Yes, seems spot-on. Don't bother with PCIe 4.0 SSDs tho.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($493.84 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: EVGA CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($115.84 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($181.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card ($729.99 @ Amazon)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 801 ATX Mid Tower Case ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $2999.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-01 15:45 EST-0500

lol, this is almost the exact system I had put together on newegg except the cooler was a place holder and I went with sabrent gen4

*edit: oh for some reason I didn't go WD red this recent time, went with wd ultrastar's

I might shuck and mod external's and save $350

Juular · January 1, 2020

2 minutes ago, Psittac said:

went with hgst ultrastar's

Oh, Hitachi \ Toshiba drives are LOUD, you were warned

Psittac · January 1, 2020

1 minute ago, Juular said:

Oh, Hitachi \ Toshiba drives are LOUD, you were warned

Yarrrr, my entire office/computer room is loud. Got a fishtank and two servers so it doesn't bother me, I kind of like background noise. One of my server's are toshiba. (my edit realized that they're WD's not hgst but at one point I was going hgst and another point toshiba, I'll narrow that down)

Juular · January 1, 2020

7 minutes ago, Psittac said:

realized that they're WD's not hgst but at one point I was going hgst and another point toshiba

HGST and Toshiba drives are nearly identical anyway tho. When WD bought Hitachi, regulators demanded that they'll sell some factories to Toshiba so they make the same drives as Hitachi ones essentially, and from 2018 HGST brand are defunct, their drives are marketed under WD now (Deskstar, Ultrastar).