Workstation rig help - 2K$ budget

[Bmyonatan]

I am in the process of picking parts for a pc (mainly workstation, a little gaming). the main use will be 3d modeling, rigging and animating and rendering (mostly modeling), and 2d graphic design and video editing (Maya, Zbrush, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier, After effects - from most used to least). My budget is somewhere in the neighborhood of 2K$. So far this is the setup I came up with - this is my first time building a pc so any comments about compatibility/performance and such would be appreciated.
I currently have a 1080p monitor, but plan to upgrade to 4k in the future. Also I may like to replace the cooling to a custom water cooling loop (maybe via pre picked part kit like the ekwb p360).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($349.75 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-GAMING 5 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($193.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card  ($745.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1937.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Thanks for any help

[MrMcMuffinJr]

i would go for the 1800x for an extra $100

[pelark]

2 minutes ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

i would go for the 1800x for an extra $100

Why?

Shouldn't matter too much if he just OCs his chip a bit. 

[tom_w141]

17 minutes ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

i would go for the 1800x for an extra $100

No. My 1700 performs above 1800X at stock... I'm at 4GHz and an 1800X only has a 23% chance of achieving 4.1GHz. They are all factory OC'd 1700s. He should get a 1700 and invest the saving elsewhere, e.g. a 500GB SSD or another 3TB drive.

[Bmyonatan]

Is OC recommended for a workstation though? I plan on using this rig for at least 4-5 years (maybe with relatively small upgrades like increasing ram to 64 gigs and such)

Also does atyone know if I won't have clearance issues with the D15 and ram sticks?

Thanks

[Bmyonatan]

So I got a little bit of a budget boost, and thought about this build. I have a few questions about it though:
1. Is the ram compatible with Ryzen 7? and would I be able to achieve the mentioned 3200 Mhz clock speed?

2. Is the 1800x really worth it? I'm new to pc builds so I don't have a lot of knowledge about overclocking but I need this rig to be completely stable, even over multiple day renders of my 3d work - is that level of stability possible with overclocking?

3. should I get additional case fans besides the 2 included with the Define C and the ones on the 240 radiator?

Thanks for any help

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($419.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - CROSSHAIR VI HERO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($236.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($314.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($234.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($83.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($784.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C with Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2364.26

 

[brob]

On 6/7/2017 at 2:56 PM, Bmyonatan said:

I am in the process of picking parts for a pc (mainly workstation, a little gaming). the main use will be 3d modeling, rigging and animating and rendering (mostly modeling), and 2d graphic design and video editing (Maya, Zbrush, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier, After effects - from most used to least). My budget is somewhere in the neighborhood of 2K$. So far this is the setup I came up with - this is my first time building a pc so any comments about compatibility/performance and such would be appreciated.
I currently have a 1080p monitor, but plan to upgrade to 4k in the future. Also I may like to replace the cooling to a custom water cooling loop (maybe via pre picked part kit like the ekwb p360).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($349.75 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-GAMING 5 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($193.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card  ($745.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1937.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Thanks for any help

You may want to check out: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-cpu,4951-9.html, https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-1-1-CPU-Comparison-Skylake-X-Kaby-Lake-X-Broadwell-E-Skylake-Ryzen-7-976/, and https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-1-2-CPU-Comparison-Skylake-X-Kaby-Lake-X-Broadwell-E-Skylake-Ryzen-7-969/.

 

An i7-7700K build would be slightly less expensive than the quoted build. You might also want to take a look at X299. The four core i7-7800X offers slightly better performance than the i7-7700K, mostly due to its higher clocks. The six core i7-7740X would be more expensive, but also offers pretty good performance.

[Bmyonatan]

So how about a build like this? If i downgrade from the 500gb nvme to 250, the build would cost only 60$ more

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WjB7jc
 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($678.75 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X299-A ATX LGA2066 Motherboard  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($234.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($784.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define C with Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2416.67

[Guest]

If you can make use of the extra cpu cores then Ryzen is better value for money than Skylake X.

 

The Corsair Vengeance Ram is low profile so it will fit under the Noctua D15 if you want that cooler. 

[Bmyonatan]

Thanks for the replies - but I still would like these questions to be answered
 

On 7/10/2017 at 6:39 PM, Bmyonatan said:

So I got a little bit of a budget boost, and thought about this build. I have a few questions about it though:
1. Is the ram compatible with Ryzen 7? and would I be able to achieve the mentioned 3200 Mhz clock speed?

2. Is the 1800x really worth it? I'm new to pc builds so I don't have a lot of knowledge about overclocking but I need this rig to be completely stable, even over multiple day renders of my 3d work - is that level of stability possible with overclocking?

3. should I get additional case fans besides the 2 included with the Define C and the ones on the 240 radiator?

Thanks for any help

 

I think I'll stick with Ryzen, but is the 1800x really worth it over the 1700x? I think ill overclock, but again, not sure about the stability.