Maxed out Build

[djamr]

Budget (NO BUDGET): 

Country: Switzerland/EU

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Music Prouction, Light Gaming, Photoshop, 3D rendering

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Upgrading from a 2018 macbook. Friend wants a maxed out pc. Something that will be able to handle his music production needs. We already know that were gonna go for 64 gbs of ram. Something strong. Something that THROWS SOMETHING BACK. Whenever you throw something at it. Please advise a cpu, motherboard, cpu cooler, gpu case, etc etc. Pre-build are also welcome.

 

Thank you

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

11 minutes ago, djamr said:

Budget (NO BUDGET):

Could you atleast give an ideal or max budget? Cause if theres no budget then might aswell spend 20k on a dual epyc 7763 server with 1tb ram or something

[Chris Pratt]

For CPU, I'd go 5900X or 5950X. Something like a 12900K/KS would work, but they suck power and get hot. You'll need a much more robust cooling solution for that. Personally, there's not enough of a performance differential in productivity to make it worth it, as far as I've seen, but if you want "maxed out", for the moment that's probably king of the hill.

 

For RAM, 3600MHz CL16 or better. I'd go for 2x32GB, if you can get it, as that would give you more headroom to potentially OC it or tighten the timings. 4x16GB will work, but you'll already be stressing the IMC with that. If you do go the 4x16GB route, make sure they're single ranked.

[djamr]

7 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Could you atleast give an ideal or max budget? Cause if theres no budget then might aswell spend 20k on a dual epyc 7763 server with 1tb ram or something

You're right. His budget is about 4-5k euros.

 

[mr fobs]

3 minutes ago, djamr said:

You're right. His budget is about 4-5k euros.

 

Lol right when you set a budget: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hP4nmk

This is what maxed out with no budget looks like without going for server grade or Threadripper. For Music production you don't need a 3090. If he games, then get him a 3080 or 3080 Ti for "maxed out".

[djamr]

 

1 hour ago, mr fobs said:

Lol right when you set a budget: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hP4nmk

This is what maxed out with no budget looks like without going for server grade or Threadripper. For Music production you don't need a 3090. If he games, then get him a 3080 or 3080 Ti for "maxed out".

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-tech-labs-intel-12th-gen-alder-lake-ddr4-gaming-pc-configurator-fs-01z-tl.html#t=b3c.e9f_g9

 

 

 

Here are the specs

[mr fobs]

I would recommend getting a DDR5 motherboard with DDR5 memory if you are going 12th gen intel. Otherwise, if you don't want to do that, get a 5950x with a x570 motherboard with 3600Mhz CL 16 RAM. 

The only reason 12th gen is worth it is if you can get DDR5 RAM. Otherwise you are just overpaying for the same performance, consuming more power and running things hotter.

 

Also if you go 12th gen Intel, with DDR5 get a 1000w PSU

[brob]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  (€609.00 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€88.86 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Asus ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€515.00 @ Alza) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  (€426.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Kingston KC3000 1.024 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€173.66 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Kingston KC3000 4.096 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€885.99 @ ARLT) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VENTUS 2X Video Card  (€899.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case  (€136.37 @ Mindfactory) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€132.28 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €3868.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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