Overpowered Build

[Anir_]

I have a 15k budget for a computer, been saving since I was 12, does my build push my money to the max, or is there anything I can add/do that'll make a good difference performance wise that stays in my budget?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Threadripper 3990X 2.9 GHz 64-Core Processor	$3749.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Asus ROG Strix LC 360 80.95 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$409.45 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste	$8.39 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming ATX sTRX4 Motherboard	$525.86 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 256 GB (8 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$1425.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$429.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS Video Card (2-Way SLI)	$1630.89 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS Video Card (2-Way SLI)	$1630.89 @ Amazon
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case	$128.01 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB Titanium 1500 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$529.99 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.99 @ Other World Computing
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB White with Lighting Node PRO 63 CFM 120 mm Fans	$103.86 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB White with Lighting Node PRO 63 CFM 120 mm Fans	$103.86 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB White with Lighting Node PRO 63 CFM 120 mm Fans	$103.86 @ Amazon
Monitor	LG 34GK950G-B 34.0" 3440x1440 120 Hz Monitor	$1296.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wired Gaming Keyboard	$176.99 @ Best Buy
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM XT Wired Gaming Keyboard	$199.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Corsair IRONCLAW RGB WIRELESS Wireless Optical Mouse	$79.98 @ Amazon
Headphones	Corsair Virtuoso RGB SE 7.1 Channel Headset	$209.99 @ Amazon
Speakers	Logitech G560 120 W 2.1 Channel Speakers	$199.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$13084.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-18 03:03 EDT-0400

PS: I do animation.

 

 

[MartinKweh]

is this for gaming? going for threadripper in gaming is pretty much determinal to the performance. getting a 3950x is better on that accord. though if its for productivity(which even then is overkill) threadripper is great

 

also, if this is for gaming, most of those parts are actually literally redundant as it might not even be supported such as the 2x gpu. 

[Jurrunio]

Depends on how willing you are to peeling away all the RGB bling

[Anir_]

It's for heavy workload animation.

 

[Anir_]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Depends on how willing you are to peeling away all the RGB bling

Hell yeah, It's for full performance.

 

[MartinKweh]

1 minute ago, Anir_ said:

It's for heavy workload animation.

 

oh i see. then i see why not. 

 

just a question. whats the purpose of those overpriced fans if the case is pretty much open?

[Anir_]

Just now, MartinKweh said:

oh i see. then i see why not. 

 

just a question. whats the purpose of those overpriced fans if the case is pretty much open?

Didn't update the build yet, still looking around.

[LIGISTX]

I am highly doubtful you will be able to run that much RAM at 3200 MHz, but I could be wrong... I just am not sure the memory controller can handle that.

 

Also, if this is for actual production, I would consider ECC RAM...

 

And to that point, would a Quadro card not be better? I am not sure how that plays into simulations, but I know for CAD it makes a world of difference (its just a driver change, which is super lame..... but its how they differentiate the product stack).

 

It just seems like a strange system. Its trying to be a hardcore pro-sumer workstation, but it has RBG, a "fancy" mobo and such. If this is for lolz, sure, thats going to be fantastic. But if its for getting actual work done, 24/7/365, at these price points, why not look at supermicro mobo's and such? I suppose this use case does make sense, but, 13k just seems a bit nuts. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[SavageNeo]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Threadripper 3990X 2.9 GHz 64-Core Processor	$3749.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Asus ROG Strix LC 360 80.95 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$409.45 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA EATX sTRX4 Motherboard	$853.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4800 Memory	$404.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4800 Memory	$404.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4800 Memory	$404.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4800 Memory	$404.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$419.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$419.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$521.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	PNY Quadro RTX 8000 48 GB Video Card	$5400.00 @ Amazon
Case	Corsair 1000D ATX Full Tower Case	$546.00 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower iRGB PLUS 1250 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$449.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Thermaltake Riing Plus 12 RGB TT Premium Edition (5 Fan Pack) 48.34 CFM 120 mm Fans	$137.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Thermaltake Riing Plus 12 RGB TT Premium Edition (5 Fan Pack) 48.34 CFM 120 mm Fans	$137.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$14667.32
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-18 03:20 EDT-0400

the quadro rtx 8000 is the bets for workloads and gaming rn. it is very overpriced but it is much better than 2x rtx 2080 ti's

added 64gb faster ram. you wont need any more and that is very fast ram. (this is very big load on the controller, im not sure of they can run at 4400mhz)

biggest and fastest HDD and 4tb of fastest ssd's.

very good corsair case with 10x one of the best rgb fans

 

 

 

 

[Anir_]

13 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

I am highly doubtful you will be able to run that much RAM at 3200 MHz, but I could be wrong... I just am not sure the memory controller can handle that.

 

Also, if this is for actual production, I would consider ECC RAM...

 

And to that point, would a Quadro card not be better? I am not sure how that plays into simulations, but I know for CAD it makes a world of difference (its just a driver change, which is super lame..... but its how they differentiate the product stack).

 

It just seems like a strange system. Its trying to be a hardcore pro-sumer workstation, but it has RBG, a "fancy" mobo and such. If this is for lolz, sure, thats going to be fantastic. But if its for getting actual work done, 24/7/365, at these price points, why not look at supermicro mobo's and such? I suppose this use case does make sense, but, 13k just seems a bit nuts. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What do you mean when you brought up the 3200 MHz?

 

[LIGISTX]

2 minutes ago, Anir_ said:

What do you mean when you brought up the 3200 MHz?

 

To actually run that much ram at 3200, it better be in the QVL for the CPU. It’s possible that Corsair RAM is, but being RBG and such, it would surprise me. When running 256 GB of ram, your well past “normal desktop” and deep into “server” land. I would consult the QVL of the motherboard and try and find folks running that much RAM and see what works and what doesn’t. That’s going to be a tremendous load on the CPU’s memory controller. You may need non-standard DIMMS to run that much RAM, but you may not. I’m not 100% sure, but I would advise going a lot of research. Also, do you actually need that much RAM? Not many things besides running many VM’s or large dataset manipulation would require that much.

[Anir_]

12 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

To actually run that much ram at 3200, it better be in the QVL for the CPU. It’s possible that Corsair RAM is, but being RBG and such, it would surprise me. When running 256 GB of ram, your well past “normal desktop” and deep into “server” land. I would consult the QVL of the motherboard and try and find folks running that much RAM and see what works and what doesn’t. That’s going to be a tremendous load on the CPU’s memory controller. You may need non-standard DIMMS to run that much RAM, but you may not. I’m not 100% sure, but I would advise going a lot of research. Also, do you actually need that much RAM? Not many things besides running many VM’s or large dataset manipulation would require that much.

It says it's compatible with this: https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-128gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232959?item=N82E16820232959&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-memory+(desktop+memory)-_-N82E16820232959&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyur0BRDcARIsAEt86IA38J-QAUJygSyRL3gLczEwR8-O9YpCPDQwN8alDppv2TCG5d_MExwaArzKEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

 

Does that mean I could have two sets of them to make 256?

[Little_Apprentice]

2 hours ago, Anir_ said:

Hell yeah, It's for full performance.

 

Hey Anir , there is a difference between building an overpowered system and wasting money. Your system is a total overkill . I can guarantee that even the folks at pixar does not use this kind of system. In terms of practical performance , you would not see a huge difference between a 15,000$ build and a 7500$ build. It would be much wiser to elaborate on your exact requirements so we can suggest a better build .