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Hardware for mid-level photoedit+3Dprint+coding using Linux?

Cybersung
By Cybersung
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Budget (including currency): $1500-$2800

Country: Europe

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fedora OS. Darktable. Blender, Python, Gimp, 0 A.D., VirtualBox.

Other details: I wish for super quiet, stable, fast usb-ports. I'm no overclocker but if the bios provide it easy so sure.

 

I have a Samsung 860 Evo 1TB SSD. AOC Q3279VWFD8 monitor and calibrate it with X-rite i1 + extra HP EliteDisplay E232 monitor

I'm working on a hobby level. I do small photoprints for own usage.  I would like to learn Python and making 3D CAD prints.
Modern games would be fun to try, but no need to max the graphics. I need a computer fast to work on webdesignprojects. Doing graphics seems demaning alot of memory and cpu and I'm thinking that I know what i get if I go AMD CPU/board and the new LGA1700 could have lots of problems in the beginning. Just read that B660 could limit the pci-express to 4.0. Several reviews shows AMD doing well against the new Intels, and well with photoshop and such.

 

But I'm not sure if I should go mid-level 5800X or high-level 5950X

My list for the moment: 5950X + Noctua NH-U12S (or Scythe Ninja 5) + Grizzly Kryonaut. Corsair RM750X, Fractal Design Define 7, G.Skill trident Z neo 3600 2x16 CL16 16-19-19-39 (and add 2x16 if needed). And a 3060TI 8gb (only thing I can find in the stores, maybe 3070 8gb). I would like a fanless motherboard; GIGABYTE X570S AORUS MASTER, MSI MAG X570S TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI  (high end), ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero, GIGABYTE X570S AERO G.

 

Have they made any fanless B550?

 

Linux-nerds seem to like ECC memory. I had problems with my superold computer with corrupted files and crashing game so it sounds tempting. But one wrote its more worth to ensure the computer was low temperature. ECC or speed?

 

I could concider buing a WD Black SN850 1TG M.2 SSD (7000/5300MB/s) if that is recommended to instead of my 860 EVO.

 

Graphicscard available:

Asus RTX3060TI Dual OC V2 8GB (I conicder this one)

Plait RTX3060TI dual lhr 8GB

Asus RTX3060TI tuf oc v2 8GB

Radeon RX6600XT dual 8GB (asus, XFX, ROG strix OC)

Asus RTX3060 Dual OC v2 12GB

Gainward RTX3060 Ghost 8GB

ASUS RTX3060ti duavl mini v2 8GB

XFX RX6700XT SWFT 309 12GB

and some other. Most of them perform the same I guess.

 

 

In short: Linuxfriendly, quiet/passive, low powerconsuming, good perfomance for editing diffrent things on hobby level. 5800X or higher?

 

Thanks

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Cybersung said:

Have they made any fanless B550?

Um, all of them?

 

5 minutes ago, Cybersung said:

Linux-nerds seem to like ECC memory. I had problems with my superold computer with corrupted files and crashing game so it sounds tempting. But one wrote its more worth to ensure the computer was low temperature. ECC or speed?

AM4 ECC support is very hit-or-miss (not advertised, generally). Better to not worry about it. Just make sure the memory speed you choose is rock stable (less of a problem now than early AM4).

Main System (Byarlant): Ryzen 9 5950X | Asus B550-Creator ProArt | EK 240mm Basic AIO | 32GB G.Skill DDR4 3600MT/s CL16 | XFX Speedster SWFT 210 RX 6600 | Samsung 990 PRO 2TB / Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB | Corsair RM750X | StarTech 4× USB 3.0 Card | Realtek RTL8127 10G NIC | Hyte Y60 Case | Dell U3415W Monitor | Keychron K12 Blue (RGB backlight)

 

Laptop (Narrative): Lenovo Flex 5 81X20005US | Ryzen 5 4500U | 16GB DDR4 3200MT/s (soldered) | Vega II 384SP Graphics | SKHynix P31 1TB NVMe SSD | Intel AX200 Wifi | Asus 2.5G USB NIC | Asus ProArt PA278QV | Keychron K4 Brown (white backlight)

 

Proxmox Server (Veda): Ryzen 7 3800XT | ASRock Rack X470D4U | Corsair H80i v2 | 128GB Micron DDR4 ECC 3200MT/s | 2× Samsung PM963a 960GB SSD / 4× WD 10TB / 4× Seagate 14TB Exos / 4× Micron MX500 2TB / 8× WD 12TB (custom external SAS enclosure) | Seasonic Prime Fanless 500W | Intel X550-T2 10G NIC | LSI 9300-8i HBA | Adaptec 82885T SAS Expander | Fractal Design Node 804 Case

 

Proxmox Server (La Vie en Rose): GMKtec Mini PC | Ryzen 7 5700U | 32GB Lexar DDR4 (SODIMM) | Vega II 512SP Graphics | Lexar 1TB 610 Pro SSD | 2× Realtek 8125 2.5G NICs


Media Center/Video Capture (Jesta Cannon): Ryzen 5 1600X | ASRock B450M Pro4 R2.0 | Noctua NH-L12S | 16GB Crucial DDR4 3200MT/s | EVGA GTX750Ti SC | UMIS NVMe SSD 256GB / TEAMGROUP MS30 1TB | Corsair CX450M | Viewcast Osprey 260e Video Capture | TrendNet (AQC107) 10G NIC | LG WH14NS40 BD-ROM | Silverstone Sugo SG-11 Case | Sony XR65A80K

 

Workbench (Doven Wolf): Lenovo m715q | Ryzen Pro 3 2200GE | 16GB Crucial DDR4 3200MT/s (SODIMM) | Vega 8 Graphics | SKHynix (OEM) 256GB NVMe SSD | uni 2.5G USB NIC | HDMI add-in module

 

Network:

Spoiler 
                       ┌─────────────── Office/Rack ───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Google Fiber Webpass ── Cloud Gateway Max ══╦═ Pro XG 8 ══╦═ Flex 2.5-8 ══╦═ Doven Wolf
                      La Vie en Rose (DNS) ═╬═ Narrative  ╠═ Veda-NAS     ╠═ La Vie en Rose (vmbr)
                                Veda (DNS) ─┘             ╠═ Veda (vmbr)  ├─ Ptolemy (vmbr)
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╩═ Ptolemy-NAS  ├─ Veda (Mgmt)
║   ┌ Closet ┐      ┌───────── Bedroom ─────────┐                         └─ Veda (IPMI)
╚═══ Flex XG ══╦╤═══ Flex XG ══╤╦═ Byarlant
       (PoE)   ║│              │╠═ Narrative 
Kitchen Jack ══╣└─ Dual PoE ┐  │╚═ Jesta Cannon*
   (Testing)   ║┌─ Injector ┘  └── Work Laptop
     Bedroom ══╝│        ┌─────── Media Center ────────────────────────────┐
     Jack #2    └──────── Switch 8 ────────────┬─ nanoHD Access Point (PoE)
Notes:                                         ├─ Sony PlayStation 4 
─── is Gigabit / ═══ is Multi-Gigabit          ├─ Pioneer VSX-S520
* = cable passed from Bedroom to Media Center  └─ Sony XR65A80K (Google TV)
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I'll recommend something like this....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor (€449.00 @ Mindfactory) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€74.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€197.99 @ Mindfactory) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-4000 CL18 Memory (€147.89 @ Alternate) 

Storage: Corsair MP600 Core 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€232.89 @ Alternate) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card (€1199.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case (€69.90 @ Alternate) 

Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€85.89 @ Caseking) 

Total: €2458.36

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

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1 hour ago, AbydosOne said:

Um, all of them?

 

AM4 ECC support is very hit-or-miss (not advertised, generally). Better to not worry about it. Just make sure the memory speed you choose is rock stable (less of a problem now than early AM4).

Thanks. 🙂

1 hour ago, VEXICUS said:

I'll recommend something like this....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor (€449.00 @ Mindfactory) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€74.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€197.99 @ Mindfactory) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-4000 CL18 Memory (€147.89 @ Alternate) 

Storage: Corsair MP600 Core 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€232.89 @ Alternate) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card (€1199.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case (€69.90 @ Alternate) 

Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€85.89 @ Caseking) 

Total: €2458.36

Thanks I'm open to 12700K setups also. But it's tricky to get these parts at the moment.

However it made me qurious on alternative parts and how to compare memory.

Two alternatives in my "local" webshop: G.Skill 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 4000MHz CL16 Trident Z Royal (16-19-19-39), and Corsair 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 4600MHz CL18 Vengeance(18-22-22-42) for almost the same price.

 

overclockers.com did some tests on the G.skill and best result was: Overclock 3 ~ 4266 MHz CL17-18-18 + Improved Sub Timings @ 1.50V

 

Question. CL16 4000 G.skill or CL18 Corsair 4600?

 

 

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