Opinon about Mega build Updated

[Legend27]

Looking for honest opinions about this build and what you think should be changed. I plan to use this for about anything from photo shop to game design well and of course gaming.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor  ($905.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S TR4-SP3 140.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.90 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Noctua - NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.68 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG ZENITH EXTREME EATX TR4 Motherboard  ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($461.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card
Case: Cooler Master - COSMOS C700P ATX Full Tower Case  ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($110.25 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB2 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($508.64 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair - Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Corsair - VOID PRO RGB (Black) 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Razer - Leviathan 60W 5.1ch Speakers  ($163.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3660.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-08 15:35 EST-0500

Edited January 8, 2018 by Legend27

[byronas100]

i believe that you could save some money with the ram by buying the half , cheaper fans , a cheaper tower, no new thermal paste and a cheaper hdd in order to go to 1080 ti sli

[Legend27]

3 minutes ago, byronas100 said:

i believe that you could save some money with the ram by buying the half , cheaper fans , a cheaper tower, no new thermal paste and a cheaper hdd in order to go to 1080 ti sli

But is it worth getting 2 1080ti

[Thermosman]

8 minutes ago, Legend27 said:

But is it worth getting 2 1080ti

Yeah

List of comments

Switch the aio with enermax tr4 360

Get only 32gb of ram

HDD is very overpriced

Get a bigger ssd

Get sli 1080 ti's

Get a 4k moniter

Case is no good, especially for thermals

Consider getting hybrid watercooled 1080 tis

240hz montiers are pointless imo

 

[byronas100]

@Legend27 would you pay 900 dollars for ram?

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, Legend27 said:

But is it worth getting 2 1080ti

over that amount of RAM? yah probably, also if you are going to be buying thermal paste at least get something thats not crap. get NT-H1. id also not use that case because its pretty flimsy and not especially well thought through, the Define R6 is what id go for tbh.

 

id get this basically:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zTMZ4C
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zTMZ4C/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor  ($905.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S TR4-SP3 140.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - X399 SLI PLUS ATX TR4 Motherboard  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($461.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($814.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($814.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Black TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($164.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - HX Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB2 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($494.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB2 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($494.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Corsair - VOID PRO RGB (Black) 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Razer - Leviathan 60W 5.1ch Speakers  ($163.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $5611.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-08 12:58 EST-0500

 

and do you really need both monitors to be 240hz? you can only game on one of them, so id get a cheaper second screen. i dropped the liquid cooling for mostly personal preference but this noctua cooler will do almost as good of a job, and opted for tripple 4TB disks over a single 12TB so that if one goes down not everything goes with it. half the RAM and another GPU, this is another $500 though so thats up to you really

[Guest]

Do you really need a 16 core cpu and 64GB Ram ? Not trying to tell you how to spend your money but it seems a bit extreme unless you are doing serious video editing or doing this as a job etc.

 

Also with a budget like this I would look at building two separate systems i.e A dedicated gaming system and a Workstation. Have a nice 165Hz 1440p G-Sync for the gaming pc and a standard 60Hz 1440p/4K IPS for the workstation build.

[brob]

Photoshop does better on an i7-8700K as do most game titles. So do most development environments. Although if you plan to run multiple concurrent VM then an i9-7900X would be a better choice.

 

More fast storage is needed for a good development environment. NVMe drive will not provide that noticeable an improvement, a bigger SATA III ssd will.

 

Windows 10 OEM license does not permit use in DIY builds. One should buy a full retail version.

 

Likely 32GB of storage would be more than sufficient.

 

A 750W psu would operate more efficiently given the build.

 

This is what I think would offer better performance for the workload described than the OP build.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($388.89 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($258.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($493.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($259.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - IronWolf 12TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($429.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card 
Case: Cooler Master - COSMOS C700P ATX Full Tower Case  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($110.25 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB2 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($508.64 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB2 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($508.64 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Corsair - VOID PRO RGB (Black) 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Razer - Leviathan 60W 5.1ch Speakers  ($163.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $4057.79
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-08 15:04 EST-0500

 

But if multiple concurrent VM were going to be run, then something like the following would be better.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7900X 3.3GHz 10-Core Processor  ($931.37 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX X299-XE GAMING ATX LGA2066 Motherboard  ($369.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($479.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($259.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - IronWolf 12TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($429.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card 
Case: Cooler Master - COSMOS C700P ATX Full Tower Case  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($110.25 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB2 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($508.64 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB2 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor  ($508.64 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Corsair - VOID PRO RGB (Black) 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Razer - Leviathan 60W 5.1ch Speakers  ($163.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $4717.27
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-08 15:10 EST-0500

 

 

 

[Legend27]

I took all your replies into consideration have a look and tell me what you think.

[brob]

58 minutes ago, Legend27 said:

I took all your replies into consideration have a look and tell me what you think.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-1-1-CPU-Performance-Core-i9-7940X-7960X-7980XE-1039/

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8700K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-TR-1950X/3937vs3932

 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3076-intel-i7-8700k-review-vs-ryzen-streaming-gaming-overclocking?showall=1

 

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1932?vs=2047

 

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1932?vs=1905

[Legend27]

4 hours ago, brob said:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-1-1-CPU-Performance-Core-i9-7940X-7960X-7980XE-1039/

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8700K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-TR-1950X/3937vs3932

 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3076-intel-i7-8700k-review-vs-ryzen-streaming-gaming-overclocking?showall=1

 

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1932?vs=2047

 

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1932?vs=1905

Those are some nice benchmarks I plan to us this pc for a long time before I have to upgrade.