Looking for feedback for new PC

[weeryan17]

I'm looking for feedback on a new computer I plan to build to finally move away from my laptop, which is nice but doesn't meet my needs anymore. If you have any question feel free to ask.

Budget (including currency): Flexible, I'm looking to save up to make this pc in the next few months. Would like to aim for less the $5000 though

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: The idea behind this build is to be two computers in one using some sort of visualization environment like proxmox, or unraid. I'm mostly a hobbyist working on a variety of things i find interesting like blender animation, game creation, programming, ect.... The idea is to run a linux workstation to work on on my projects, and a windows gaming pc in order to run games (obviously). I'll go into more details at the end after i post to parts list in the other details section.

Other details: You can find the part list here:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$689.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$159.49 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$68.98 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$68.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$93.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$93.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)	$499.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)	$499.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$204.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor	Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor	$349.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor	$349.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor	$349.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Corsair K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$49.99 @ Best Buy
Custom	Elgato Stream Deck XL - Live Content Creation Controller with 32 Customizable LCD Keys, Adjustable Stand, for Windows 10 and macOS 10.11 or Later
Custom	Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro MK.2, 4K60 HDR10 Capture and PassThrough, PCIe Capture Card, Superior Low Latency Technology
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$4190.31
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-26 10:46 EDT-0400

I'm planning on giving ether 4 cores, or 6 to the windows gaming rig and everything else to the workstation. Also I was going to use this graphics card for the main os (so proxmox/unraid) https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Profile-Graphic-02G-P4-6333-KR/dp/B071LGVBDM/

PC part picker won't let me add it without overriding my two 2070, Also they're not in sli, one if for the workstation, one is for the gaming pc.

Also I don't want to duel-boot. I would like to have both oses to be able to run at the same time in order to have something processing on the workstation while I play a game, ect....

I might upgrade the ram as its a little low right now for two computers. The gaming pc is ether going to plugin into the capture card, or I'll set up a virtual monitor and use ndi to stream it to the work station. It just depends on what I can get setup once I actually build it. Ether way I plan to have a script/program to start up the gaming pc and connect to it so I basically have an app to launch my windows pc.

Only other issue is I'm running low on PCIe slots. I was thinking of doing a threadripper instead, but that would cost $1,500 more, so maybe as a future upgrade Any suggestions/ideas are appreciated.

[eeeee1]

why sli??? or are you planning to pass over a gpu? using sli probably aint a very good idea instead, spend the dual 2070 money on a 2080 or ampere and just get like atleast a 10 series card for your main workstation

[weeryan17]

I said I wasn't using sli.....

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Also they're not in sli, one if for the workstation, one is for the gaming pc.

 

[Dimondminer11]

1 minute ago, weeryan17 said:

I said I wasn't using sli.....

 

But why would you... I don't even understand why you would do that over having 2 separate computers. A workstation in my opinion doesn't even need that much graphical horsepower. Drop the workstation gpu down to like a 1660ti and upgrade the gaming one to a 2080 super.

[weeryan17]

5 minutes ago, Dimondminer11 said:

But why would you... I don't even understand why you would do that over having 2 separate computers. A workstation in my opinion doesn't even need that much graphical horsepower. Drop the workstation gpu down to like a 1660ti and upgrade the gaming one to a 2080 super.

I also want my work station to have a powerful gpu for stuff like game development, blender renders, any sort of programing i do that involves a gpu like ai, ect.... Not to mention I plan to stream from the workstation so it needs a powerful gpu for that, I do admit I could drop down the workstation gpu, but you'd be surprised how much I use a gpu for workstation tasks. (not to mention I need to run 3 1440p monitors)

Edited July 26, 2020 by weeryan17
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[Dimondminer11]

2 minutes ago, weeryan17 said:

I also want my work station to have a powerful gpu for stuff like game development, blender renders, any sort of programing i do that involves a gpu like ai, ect.... Not to mention I plan to stream from the workstation so it needs a powerful gpu for that, I do admit I could drop down the workstation gpu, but you'd be surprised how much I use a gpu for workstation tasks. (not to mention I need to run 3 1440p monitors)

But you could just switch the gpu from one vm to another. It doesn't make sense to have 2 decent cards in one machine over a meh one and an awesome one.

[weeryan17]

7 minutes ago, Dimondminer11 said:

But you could just switch the gpu from one vm to another. It doesn't make sense to have 2 decent cards in one machine over a meh one and an awesome one.

You can????? I haven't seen that talked about/used anywhere. I though you couldn't switch pcie pass through on the fly.

With that I could save a little on the workstation card, although then I run into the situation where I want to have two gpu intensive tasks running at a time, but that would be rare. Also imo the 2080 is not worth it. While I do have a flexible budget I still want things of good value and at most a 20% improvement (from what I've seen, correct me if I'm wrong) is not worth almost double the price.

[Entropy.]

1 minute ago, weeryan17 said:

I also want my work station to have a powerful gpu for stuff like game development, blender renders, any sort of programing i do that involves a gpu like ai, ect.... Not to mention I plan to stream from the workstation so it needs a powerful gpu for that, I do admit I could drop down the workstation gpu, but you'd be surprised how much I use a gpu for workstation tasks. (not to mention I need to run 3 1440p monitors)

Fristly: Don't get a Corsair AIO. It's overpriced, try going for a 360mm deepcool castle, cooler master 360mm AIOs, that type of stuff. Much better deal, will get you a 360mm aio for the price of a corsair 240mm. The motherboard is fine IMO, a nice high-end board, but not strictly needed. The Ram though, I would look in to buying 4x8gb or 4x16 gb of Trident Z neo, for that optimization for the workloads. Also, I am kind of confused because you say you're running 2 pcs but only have two seperate gpus, basically the rest is... ???? do you already have some of the parts?

Alright, getting back to what you're talking about. 

I reccomened waiting for Nvidia Ampere, Or AMD's Big Navi, which are both around the corner, launching in less than two months. Should bump performance up a good bit. If you need the GPUs asap, and unless you need something from Nvidia that AMD can't do in their GPUs, go with dual or tri-fan 5700xt's, It'll save you $100 (in a normal market), and will give you ~90-97% of the performance of the 2070S. For the drives, I would just reccomened sabrent pcie 4.0 drive in replacement of the samsung drives, but this is mostly because of the added feature set of the drives, it's not all that big of a deal. For the monitors, I would look in to getting an 49' ultrawide for around the same total price and spec (5120x1440p), 144hz, Gsync/Freesync, loads of ports, hdr 600 or smnth, all that, but it's your choice. 

[Entropy.]

1 minute ago, weeryan17 said:

You can????? I haven't seen that talked about/used anywhere. I though you couldn't switch pcie pass through on the fly.

With that I could save a little on the workstation card, although then I run into the situation where I want to have two gpu intensive tasks running at a time, but that would be rare. Also imo the 2080 is not worth it. While I do have a flexible budget I still want things of good value and at most a 20% improvement (from what I've seen, correct me if I'm wrong) is not worth almost double the price.

I just posted, but Neither is the 2070S. You should really consider waiting for Ampere/Big navi, Nvidia's and AMD's next-gen products, or go with the 5700xt.

[weeryan17]

1 minute ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

Fristly: Don't get a Corsair AIO. It's overpriced, try going for a 360mm deepcool castle, cooler master 360mm AIOs, that type of stuff. Much better deal, will get you a 360mm aio for the price of a corsair 240mm. The motherboard is fine IMO, a nice high-end board, but not strictly needed. The Ram though, I would look in to buying 4x8gb or 4x16 gb of Trident Z neo, for that optimization for the workloads. Also, I am kind of confused because you say you're running 2 pcs but only have two seperate gpus, basically the rest is... ???? do you already have some of the parts?

Alright, getting back to what you're talking about. 

I reccomened waiting for Nvidia Ampere, Or AMD's Big Navi, which are both around the corner, launching in less than two months. Should bump performance up a good bit. If you need the GPUs asap, and unless you need something from Nvidia that AMD can't do in their GPUs, go with dual or tri-fan 5700xt's, It'll save you $100 (in a normal market), and will give you ~90-97% of the performance of the 2070S. For the drives, I would just reccomened sabrent pcie 4.0 drive in replacement of the samsung drives, but this is mostly because of the added feature set of the drives, it's not all that big of a deal. For the monitors, I would look in to getting an 49' ultrawide for around the same total price and spec (5120x1440p), 144hz, Gsync/Freesync, loads of ports, hdr 600 or smnth, all that, but it's your choice. 

Thanks for the advice on those parts.

I'll look into those gpus. There's nothing specifically special about nvidia, I just didn't realize amd actually had competitive offers. my bad for not doing the research.

Also its two computers in one, just virtualized computers which I figured would be cheaper then two separate computers as I wouldn't have to buy a separate motherboard, cpu, case, ect....

Also I prefer having bezels for spiting up windows/tasks I'm working on, so I'd rather have 3 monitors then 1 ultra wide.

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