Feedback on new build please!

[CorruptedPixl_]

Hi everyone! This is my first build post, looking for some feedback/suggestions for a new build.

 

Aim

I use my setup for a lot of things, but mainly software development, audio and video production (FL studio & After Effects), as well as Adobe's Creative Cloud Suite for general design.

 

Occasionally I play games like Forza H4, Minecraft, Gmod, Rust, and some VR titles, but not too often.  

I've got a Valve Index and started to notice some lag in Beat Saber, HLA and other VR games. I'm unsure whether this is GPU or CPU related.

 

This is my current build from October 2016:

CPU     >  Intel i7 6800K
GPU     >  MSI GTX 1080 Aero
MOBO    >  ASUS X99-PRO/USB 3.1
Cooler  >  NZXT Kraken x62
RAM     >  32GB (2x 2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200
Storage >  Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2 boot drive
        >  Samsung 850 EVO 512GB
        >  Western Digital RED 3TB
        >  Western Digital RED 4TB
PSU     >  Corsair RM750X

 

I've looked around and made a temporary new build, listed below.  

https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/QXjzDc

 

New Build Specs

CPU     >  Intel i9 10850K
GPU     >  MSI RTX 3070 TI Ventus
MOBO    >  ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero (Wifi)
Cooler  >  [REUSED] NZXT Kraken x62
RAM     >  32GB (4x8GB) G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3600
Storage >  Samsung 980 PRO 1TB M.2 boot drive
        >  [REUSED] Samsung 850 EVO 512GB
        >  [REUSED] Western Digital RED 3TB
        >  [REUSED] Western Digital RED 4TB
PSU     >  Corsair RMx 850
CASE    >  NZXT H510 Elite (or similar, recommendations welcome)

 

I also have some requirements/questions I hope you guys can help me with:

 

I definitely want to be able to overclock.

I'd also like if a TPM module came with the motherboard to be able to install and run Win 11 in the future, but I don't know a lot about firmware based TPM, do most motherboards support that nowadays?

If I understand correctly, there is currently no point in paying €100 more for an 11th gen cpu since the improvements are maginal compared to the 10th gen, is that correct?

 

Is there any difference between the ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO and the ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO except the chipset?

The XII is €40 cheaper, is it worth going for that one or should I get the more expensive XIII?

I'm not sure if this mobo is overkill or not? Feedback appreciated.

 

Budget

The current budget is around €2300-2500 with an absolute max at €3000.

I'd love to keep it under 2.5K but with GPU's these days I've set a max at 3K.

 

Monitors

I'm currently using 2 monitors,

LG 34UC89G Ultrawide, 144hz 1080P as my main and a Asus VX279 1080P on the side.

I'd like to maybe add a 4K monitor in the future, but high refresh rate ones are expensive af so that's gonna have to wait a bit longer.

 

Peripherals

I will be reusing my peripherals from my current setup so no need to include those in the budget.

 

Why?

I'm planning on using my current desktop as a server (prob running esxi) for a variety of things. (Game servers for friends, local dev servers, linux vm's, windows vm's, etc...)

The current cpu I have does not have integrated graphics, so I would need a gpu for the server to run. This greatly increased my budget sadly enough, but I feel like buying a cheap gpu for a server is a bit of a waste. I'd rather spend some more and do a full upgrade.

 

I'll transfer over all my storage to the new build, so that isn't included in the parts list, except for the 1TB M.2 Boot drive. I'm planning on making a clone of the current 256GB one onto the new 1TB one and just using the current 256GB in the server as storage for now. I'll probably add a few drives later, but that doesn't seem necessary right now.

 

I have an unused noctua cooler for my current build, so I'd transfer over the watercooler to the new build and use the air cooler for the server.

 

Any thoughts, ideas or feedback is welcome. I'd like this build to last me another 5 years without issues and hope to use it as a server once I upgrade this new build in the future. Hence why I chose for a cpu with integrated graphics and a motherboard that supports that. That way I can save some money next time I upgrade and just keep the GPU I get now.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, CorruptedPixl_ said:

 but I don't know a lot about firmware based TPM, do most motherboards support that nowadays?

Yes. My cheapo B460M Steel Legend came with it.

4 minutes ago, CorruptedPixl_ said:

If I understand correctly, there is currently no point in paying €100 more for an 11th gen cpu since the improvements are maginal compared to the 10th gen, is that correct?

The 11th gen i9 is actually worse for multi-core performance than the 10th gen.... so, yeah, don't do that.

 

[BetteBalterZen]

The new build looks great. I have 1 thing I would change if I were you, and especially when you want to overclock. 

Change the RAM kit to a kit with 2x 16GB sticks, instead of having 4x 8GB sticks. 

4x RAM sticks causes the IMC to work harder, which results in higher voltaged needed, and higher voltage means more heat. 
My own 8700K went up 5c after upgrading to 4x sticks of RAM from 2x sticks. 

Take a look at motherboards made for extreme overclocking; you sometimes only see 2x RAM slots, and that is because of what I said above. 

[CorruptedPixl_]

Just now, BetteBalterZen said:

The new build looks great. I have 1 thing I would change if I were you, and especially when you want to overclock. 

Change the RAM kit to a kit with two 16GB sticks, instead of havin four 8GB sticks. 

Four RAM sticks causes the IMC to work harder, which results in higher voltaged needed, and higher voltage means more heat. 
My own 8700K went up 5c after upgrading to four sticks of RAM from two sticks. 

Take a look at motherboards made for extreme overclocking, you sometimes only see 2 RAM slots, because of what I said above. 

Oh I didn't know that!

I might change that around then! I remember from my current build that more channels = better performance at the time, has that changed or was this always the case with the temps?

[BetteBalterZen]

2 minutes ago, CorruptedPixl_ said:

Oh I didn't know that!

I might change that around then! I remember from my current build that more channels = better performance at the time, has that changed or was this always the case with the temps?

Having 4x sticks of RAM will still only run in Dual channel. You'd need a "workstation"-CPU to have 4 RAM channels / Quad channel. 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

14 minutes ago, CorruptedPixl_ said:

Hi everyone! This is my first build post, looking for some feedback/suggestions for a new build.

 

Aim

I use my setup for a lot of things, but mainly software development, audio and video production (FL studio & After Effects), as well as Adobe's Creative Cloud Suite for general design.

 

Occasionally I play games like Forza H4, Minecraft, Gmod, Rust, and some VR titles, but not too often.  

I've got a Valve Index and started to notice some lag in Beat Saber, HLA and other VR games. I'm unsure whether this is GPU or CPU related.

 

This is my current build from October 2016:

CPU     >  Intel i7 6800K
GPU     >  MSI GTX 1080 Aero
MOBO    >  ASUS X99-PRO/USB 3.1
Cooler  >  NZXT Kraken x62
RAM     >  32GB (2x 2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200
Storage >  Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2 boot drive
        >  Samsung 850 EVO 512GB
        >  Western Digital RED 3TB
        >  Western Digital RED 4TB
PSU     >  Corsair RM750X

 

I've looked around and made a temporary new build, listed below.  

https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/QXjzDc

 

New Build Specs

CPU     >  Intel i9 10850K
GPU     >  MSI RTX 3070 TI Ventus
MOBO    >  ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero (Wifi)
Cooler  >  [REUSED] NZXT Kraken x62
RAM     >  32GB (4x8GB) G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3600
Storage >  Samsung 980 PRO 1TB M.2 boot drive
        >  [REUSED] Samsung 850 EVO 512GB
        >  [REUSED] Western Digital RED 3TB
        >  [REUSED] Western Digital RED 4TB
PSU     >  Corsair RMx 850
CASE    >  NZXT H510 Elite (or similar, recommendations welcome)

 

I also have some requirements/questions I hope you guys can help me with:

 

I definitely want to be able to overclock.

I'd also like if a TPM module came with the motherboard to be able to install and run Win 11 in the future, but I don't know a lot about firmware based TPM, do most motherboards support that nowadays?

If I understand correctly, there is currently no point in paying €100 more for an 11th gen cpu since the improvements are maginal compared to the 10th gen, is that correct?

 

Is there any difference between the ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO and the ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO except the chipset?

The XII is €40 cheaper, is it worth going for that one or should I get the more expensive XIII?

I'm not sure if this mobo is overkill or not? Feedback appreciated.

 

Budget

The current budget is around €2300-2500 with an absolute max at €3000.

I'd love to keep it under 2.5K but with GPU's these days I've set a max at 3K.

 

Monitors

I'm currently using 2 monitors,

LG 34UC89G Ultrawide, 144hz 1080P as my main and a Asus VX279 1080P on the side.

I'd like to maybe add a 4K monitor in the future, but high refresh rate ones are expensive af so that's gonna have to wait a bit longer.

 

Peripherals

I will be reusing my peripherals from my current setup so no need to include those in the budget.

 

Why?

I'm planning on using my current desktop as a server (prob running esxi) for a variety of things. (Game servers for friends, local dev servers, linux vm's, windows vm's, etc...)

The current cpu I have does not have integrated graphics, so I would need a gpu for the server to run. This greatly increased my budget sadly enough, but I feel like buying a cheap gpu for a server is a bit of a waste. I'd rather spend some more and do a full upgrade.

 

I'll transfer over all my storage to the new build, so that isn't included in the parts list, except for the 1TB M.2 Boot drive. I'm planning on making a clone of the current 256GB one onto the new 1TB one and just using the current 256GB in the server as storage for now. I'll probably add a few drives later, but that doesn't seem necessary right now.

 

I have an unused noctua cooler for my current build, so I'd transfer over the watercooler to the new build and use the air cooler for the server.

 

Any thoughts, ideas or feedback is welcome. I'd like this build to last me another 5 years without issues and hope to use it as a server once I upgrade this new build in the future. Hence why I chose for a cpu with integrated graphics and a motherboard that supports that. That way I can save some money next time I upgrade and just keep the GPU I get now.

Case has garbage airflow, consider getting a mesh case like the p300a or p400a

 

I think a meg unify would be a good board for your ocing needs cause of the beefy vrms

 

Otherwise seems like a good build

[BetteBalterZen]

Memory specs of the Intel i9 10850K

[CorruptedPixl_]

3 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Case has garbage airflow, consider getting a mesh case like the p300a or p400a

 

I think a meg unify would be a good board for your ocing needs cause of the beefy vrms

 

Otherwise seems like a good build

Thanks for the heads up, was looking in potentially getting the P360A, but that one only has 2 HDD bays as far as I can see.

I do like the look of the p400A Digital, but same thing, only 2 HDD slots as far as I can see, can they be added somewhere else in the case or is there only 2 slots?

[CorruptedPixl_]

6 minutes ago, BetteBalterZen said:

Memory specs of the Intel i9 10850K

Thanks, I overlooked that! 2x16 it is!

[Somerandomtechyboi]

2 minutes ago, CorruptedPixl_ said:

Thanks for the heads up, was looking in potentially getting the P360A, but that one only has 2 HDD bays as far as I can see.

I do like the look of the p400A Digital, but same thing, only 2 HDD slots as far as I can see, can they be added somewhere else in the case or is there only 2 slots?

If you are looking for hdd slots get a pc case from 2010 or something, they have like 69 of em in all cases