First workstation build

[helpmebuild]

Budget (including currency): 5000 USD

Country: New Delhi, India

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: PCB Design, Heavy scientific work

Other details: The only things I absolutely require are a RTX 4090 (or should I wait for the 5090?) and at least 4 PCIe x16 slots (the more the merrier). 64 GB or more RAM is preferred but I don't know if I should go for a DDR4 or DDR5 build.

Thanks.

 

[brob]

49 minutes ago, helpmebuild said:

Budget (including currency): 5000 USD

Country: New Delhi, India

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: PCB Design, Heavy scientific work

Other details: The only things I absolutely require are a RTX 4090 (or should I wait for the 5090?) and at least 4 PCIe x16 slots (the more the merrier). 64 GB or more RAM is preferred but I don't know if I should go for a DDR4 or DDR5 build.

Thanks.

 

 

Desktop processors do not have 64 PCIe lanes available for expansion slots. 

[bal723]

2 minutes ago, brob said:

 

Desktop processors do not have 64 PCIe lanes available for expansion slots. 

dont forget about xeons and threadrippers

[brob]

1 minute ago, bal723 said:

dont forget about xeons and threadrippers

 

Those are workstation and server processors.

[bal723]

Just now, brob said:

 

Those are workstation and server processors.

he is building a workstation

[brob]

12 minutes ago, bal723 said:

he is building a workstation

 

Yes and the vast number of threads in this forum concern desktop systems.

[BentleyOwen123]

4x16 pcie lanes isnt possible, but the motherboard has them, they either A wont work at all, or B will run at pcie 4 x8 but has 16 cores 32 threads 4tb of nvme and a 4090 fe, you could go xeon or threadripper, but the chances of you needing that litteraly ever are very very low, this is the best consumer platform system, and you dont need 5 grand unless you want 16tb of ssd

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PfH6ZJ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($599.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($90.08 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($118.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($118.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card  ($2075.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMe (2023) 1200 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $3678.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Rk6TTY

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($599.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($90.08 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44 8 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($859.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44 8 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($859.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card  ($2075.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMe (2023) 1200 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $5160.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[BentleyOwen123]

or you could have 2 3090s if you need vram, + 128gb ram fits here too, just tons of fucking ram all around

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hMvgcH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($599.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($90.08 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast RGB 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory  ($447.29 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Trinity OC GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card  ($1100.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Trinity OC GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card  ($1100.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 1600 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($399.90 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 Max 81.04 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $4656.23
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[helpmebuild]

Thanks for the amazing list @BentleyOwen123.

I don't think I can use two GPUs in that motherboard since it has only one x16 slot.

I am thinking of going with a used Xeon to get a higher PCIe x16 slot count. What do you think?

[BentleyOwen123]

yea its not a bad idea as long as you get a good deal, but i do think 2 3090s is better for ml and stuff like that right? 48gb of vram, and that motherboard has more than one? i specifically searched for ones with 3+

[BentleyOwen123]

[BentleyOwen123]

brand new Xeon and mobo, best I could do is 3090 tho idk if it matters too much if all you need is v ram

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GFqxKX

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.95 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Trinity OC GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card  ($1100.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1350 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: ASUS Pro WS W790-ACE Intel® W790 (LGA 4677) CEB workstation motherboard, PCIe 5.0 x16, M.2, 10G and 2.5G LAN, Server-grade Remote Management, 12+1+1   ($875.99 @ Newegg) 
Custom: Intel Xeon W5-3435X Processor 16 cores 45MB Cache, up to 4.7 GHz  ($1574.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $4464.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[BentleyOwen123]

Wait this would be bad ass 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/64hRXk

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.95 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Trinity OC GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card  ($1100.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Trinity OC GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card  ($1100.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1350 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Processor  ($1469.00 @ Amazon) 
Custom: GIGABYTE TRX50 AERO D sTR5 AMD TRX50 EATX Motherboard - DDR5, PCIe...  ($585.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $5168.91
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if 4090 is a nessesity, you can swap the 2 3090s for 1x 4090

[helpmebuild]

6 hours ago, BentleyOwen123 said:

yea its not a bad idea as long as you get a good deal, but i do think 2 3090s is better for ml and stuff like that right? 48gb of vram, and that motherboard has more than one? i specifically searched for ones with 3+

Only one of the x16 slots is actually x16.

[BentleyOwen123]

1 hour ago, helpmebuild said:

Only one of the x16 slots is actually x16.

oh, just the size of a x16 slot running at x8 speed? assholes why even include them haha, what did you think of the threadripper build?

[helpmebuild]

29 minutes ago, BentleyOwen123 said:

oh, just the size of a x16 slot running at x8 speed? assholes why even include them haha, what did you think of the threadripper build?

x8 would have been fine but they are x1.

[BentleyOwen123]

dang thats lame the threadripper one only has 3 slots, but the top 2 run at pcie 5x16 and the bottom one is 4x16

[BentleyOwen123]

Just now, BentleyOwen123 said:

dang thats lame the threadripper one only has 3 slots, but the top 2 run at pcie 5x16 and the bottom one is 4x16

and they ACTUALLY run at those 

[BentleyOwen123]