Compatibility check

[RETR0GRESSI0N]

first pc i decided to build on my own. i did some quick research on parts and checked compatibility on pc part picker. but since its a bit of a large investment, i want a proper opinion from ppl who know what they are doing.

my budget is around 2500 to 3000 CAD, i dont care what it looks like. this is for gaming as well as render work in maya and the like. i usually use 2 monitors, and im probably going have one at least 4k monitor

to save on building the whole thing new, i want to use my existing case, psu, and optical drive which i added to the list for reference. one thing i wasnt sure on at the least was if i could use the watercooled fan from the gpu on the side of my pc case. it has 2 cutout for 120mm fans on the side

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$432.41 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid 120 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$109.79 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ATX AM4 Motherboard	$359.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$241.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$269.99 @ Amazon
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$269.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC HYBRID GAMING Video Card	$749.99 @ Amazon
Case	Antec Eleven Hundred V2 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Antec 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive	LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer	$49.88 @ Other World Computing
Case Fan	be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$25.90 @ Amazon
Case Fan	be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$25.90 @ Amazon
Case Fan	be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$25.90 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2561.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-29 07:52 EDT-0400

 

 

[boggy77]

the motherboard is overpriced, you can get a strix-e and save some money.

the 120mm water cooler is underpowered for a 3900x. either get a good air cooler like the noctua nh-d15 or at least 240mm water.

get 3600 ram.

the rest looks good.

there is a canada version of pcpartpicker.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$636.95 @ shopRBC
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$109.95 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$408.21 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$215.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$349.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$349.99 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC HYBRID GAMING Video Card	$1178.81 @ Amazon Canada
Case	Antec Eleven Hundred V2 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Antec 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive	LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer	$73.75 @ Vuugo
Case Fan	be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$39.42 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan	be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$39.42 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan	be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$39.42 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3441.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-29 08:22 EDT-0400

 

[SavageNeo]

this build is very wierd. 120mm aio is very bad, even decetn air cooler will beat that. some high end air coolers even beat 240mm aio's. I came up with a better build:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$432.41 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$159.99 @ Amazon
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$269.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$87.65 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$1099.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$92.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	ARCTIC P12 Value Pack 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans	$19.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2612.92
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$2562.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-29 08:25 EDT-0400

 

[RETR0GRESSI0N]

how are motherboards chosen beside needed connections to other parts? i dont see a difference beside a lost of a pci-e slot, audio and lan chipset. 

ive seen that air cooler pop up a few times so il switch to that. what about for the gpu, would it be better to have the one i selected with liquid cooling or go with a fan based one?

[Hilltrot]

23 minutes ago, RETR0GRESSI0N said:

how are motherboards chosen beside needed connections to other parts? i dont see a difference beside a lost of a pci-e slot, audio and lan chipset. 

ive seen that air cooler pop up a few times so il switch to that. what about for the gpu, would it be better to have the one i selected with liquid cooling or go with a fan based one?

The more expensive motherboards tend to have more overhead for overclocking.  Since you are using a 3900x with the need for work loads, I think the motherboard you chose is perfectly fine.  However, the Asus TUF 570 will run a 3900x as well.  And the general mood of this forum is parsimony.  They will generally recommend the minimum needed. 

 

Other things one pays with motherboards are feature. Some boards come with WIFI, the board you selected does not.  Some have better audio, more connections, better connections, better LAN, troubleshooting help like bios flashback Q-code LEDs.  If you want 2 NVME drives, you should definitely check make sure that the motherboard supports two NVME. 

 

If you want to save some money, the Tuf-gaming will work.