Posted January 22, 2020 Hey all. So it’s been 4 years since I’ve built a system, switched to Mac mini due to my requirements not really needing much. But recently I’ve been required to upgrade. The primarily use will be Maya/Houdini with Mantra/Arnold. I will also be utilizing Clarissa/Katana so CPU will be important. Since it’s been so long I’m not really up to date on release schedules, or best comparability. So any help would be appreciated. GPU doesn’t need to be that great, as most of my resources will be geared toward CPU, with light GPU rendering with Arnold for pre-viz. My budget is flexible, but $2000 is max. $1500 is better. No peripherals/monitor needed. I’ll also be using CentOs. So anything I should know with compatibility there? Ill take all the help I can get. Thank you in advance. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Threadripper 1920X 3.5 GHz 12-Core Processor $199.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 59.5 CFM CPU Cooler $89.90 @ Amazon Motherboard ASRock X399 Taichi ATX sTR4 Motherboard $319.99 @ Newegg Memory G.Skill Aegis 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $246.99 @ Newegg Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $79.98 @ Amazon Storage Western Digital WD SE 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $129.80 @ Amazon Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $309.99 @ Newegg Case Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $129.99 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $127.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1654.62 Mail-in rebates -$20.00 Total $1634.62 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-21 23:44 EST-0500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 22, 2020 Not much of an upgrade path going with x399. I'll recommend something like this instead...You can even upgrade to a 3950x if needed. 3900x would be better than the 1920x because of higher clock speeds and better IPC. But you'll have comparitively less number of PCIe lanes in 3900x as compared to 1920x, though they are PCIe gen 4. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($493.00 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital WD SE 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.80 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card ($159.99 @ B&H) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1501.70Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-22 00:28 EST-0500 Have a look at this video by GN. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, kberes said: I’m confused Just ignore Lamoid, he's been spamming random nonsensical posts/threads the whole day today for some reason. QUOTE ME IN A REPLY SO I CAN SEE THE NOTIFICATION! When there is no danger of failure there is no pleasure in success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 22, 2020 Towards max budget PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor $749.00 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $79.90 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard $279.99 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $149.99 @ Newegg Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $149.99 @ Newegg Storage Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon Storage Hitachi 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $135.00 @ Amazon Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $239.99 @ Best Buy Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $99.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $2063.81 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-22 02:35 EST-0500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 22, 2020 Author 7 hours ago, VEXICUS said: Not much of an upgrade path going with x399. I'll recommend something like this instead...You can even upgrade to a 3950x if needed. 3900x would be better than the 1920x because of higher clock speeds and better IPC. But you'll have comparitively less number of PCIe lanes in 3900x as compared to 1920x, though they are PCIe gen 4. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($493.00 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital WD SE 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.80 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card ($159.99 @ B&H) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1501.70Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-22 00:28 EST-0500 Have a look at this video by GN. Video was a great addition thank you. I think the 3900x is a solid choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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