Gaming / Work Station Build

[Dutuna]

Good day,

 

I'm planning to build a desk PC like the one Linus did but with different specs. so far I have no parts bought. I'm starting at zero. I need a recommendation from you guys what to buy. I'm an architecture student, frequently doing some heavy renders, using V-ray, Rhinoceros and Lumion. Also a gamer, when I have some free time. Since Lumion is based on GPU a lot, 1080 TI is must, but I don't know which one is better, there are so many... and I think I would need at least 8 core CPU cause V-ray uses CPU a lot. Also which power supply would I need, wattage, RAM, motherboard, water cooling would be nice too. No preference between AMD and Intel. and the budget is about 2000$ (budget can be raised if needed. not too much tho...)

 

Thanks!

[Daniel Z.]

AIO or custom loop?

 

[Dutuna]

3 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

AIO or custom loop?

 

custom loop, like he did, radiators, fans, pumps, and reservoirs

[CapitalistVN]

Whoa, 1080Ti is really expensive right now, Ok? It's hovering around $850 now, so if this is a must, then you gotta trim some of the other parts.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (8 cores, like you required, superb value for productivity, and also very decent in gaming)

GPU: ASUS GTX 1080Ti STRIX (Little OC is great)

RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200

Mobo: Well, any B350 to be cheap, and an X370 mobo for more.

PSU: Any 750W PSU with an 80+ certificate.

[Dutuna]

19 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

Whoa, 1080Ti is really expensive right now, Ok? It's hovering around $850 now, so if this is a must, then you gotta trim some of the other parts.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (8 cores, like you required, superb value for productivity, and also very decent in gaming)

GPU: ASUS GTX 1080Ti STRIX (Little OC is great)

RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200

Mobo: Well, any B350 to be cheap, and an X370 mobo for more.

PSU: Any 750W PSU with an 80+ certificate.

Thanks for responding, i forgot to mention up there, wifi internet in at a really bad location at my place, so runing enthernet cable wont really work. Is there any motherboard with wifi that supports specs you recomended?

[Daniel Z.]

1 hour ago, CapitalistVN said:

Whoa, 1080Ti is really expensive right now, Ok? It's hovering around $850 now, so if this is a must, then you gotta trim some of the other parts.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (8 cores, like you required, superb value for productivity, and also very decent in gaming)

GPU: ASUS GTX 1080Ti STRIX (Little OC is great)

RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200

Mobo: Well, any B350 to be cheap, and an X370 mobo for more.

PSU: Any 750W PSU with an 80+ certificate.

That PSU suggestion is really bad.

CPU: 1700x, its only 10 dollars more than the 1700 for better binning and a 400mhz OC

GPU: any 1080Ti that works with block that you choose

RAM: any 2x8 or 4x8 kit over 2800mhz

mobo: x370 killer SLi

PSU: G2 850w

HDD: 2+ tb 7200rpm

SSD: 500 GB MX300, SL308 or 850 Evo

[Dutuna]

8 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

That PSU suggestion is really bad.

CPU: 1700x, its only 10 dollars more than the 1700 for better binning and a 400mhz OC

GPU: any 1080Ti that works with block that you choose

RAM: any 2x8 or 4x8 kit over 2800mhz

mobo: x370 killer SLi

PSU: G2 850w

HDD: 2+ tb 7200rpm

SSD: 500 GB MX300, SL308 or 850 Evo

how about ASUS CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC) AM4 AMD X370 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX AMD Motherboard

just because of WIFI...

[brob]

10 hours ago, Dutuna said:

Good day,

 

I'm planning to build a desk PC like the one Linus did but with different specs. so far I have no parts bought. I'm starting at zero. I need a recommendation from you guys what to buy. I'm an architecture student, frequently doing some heavy renders, using V-ray, Rhinoceros and Lumion. Also a gamer, when I have some free time. Since Lumion is based on GPU a lot, 1080 TI is must, but I don't know which one is better, there are so many... and I think I would need at least 8 core CPU cause V-ray uses CPU a lot. Also which power supply would I need, wattage, RAM, motherboard, water cooling would be nice too. No preference between AMD and Intel. and the budget is about 2000$ (budget can be raised if needed. not too much tho...)

 

Thanks!

 

I believe V-Ray does cpu, gpu, and hybrid rendering. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($28.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($193.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($284.00 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Black Edition Video Card  ($739.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1910.83
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-30 11:55 EST-0500

[Dutuna]

Any water cooling kit for good price? (pump, radiator, reservoir, coolers and blocks)

 

[brob]

1 hour ago, Dutuna said:

Any water cooling kit for good price? (pump, radiator, reservoir, coolers and blocks)

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAC8W5SB2259&cm_re=ekwb-_-9SIAC8W5SB2259-_-Product

[Dutuna]

hey guys, 

the 1080 TI STRIX i was looking at is out of stock...
what do you think about this one? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814126202