Planning my first PC build

[Shutset]

Hi.

I'm pretty new to building PC's so I'm researching as much as there is to know.

I'm making a long term plan of components to save up to create a powerful and, hopefully, future-proof desktop for

gaming and productivity (inc. graphic design, video editing, etc.)

 

So far, here are the components I'm looking to get.

• Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7 motherboard
• AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X CPU
• Corsair Vengeance RGB 64GB 3733MHz RAM
• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GPU
• Samsung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 1TB SSD's (at least two)
• Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut paste for CPU and GPU
• Corsair AX1500i PSU
• And a custom liquid cooling loop from EKWB

Which all adds up to roughly $8000.

I don't plan to overclock my system because A) I want to preserve it for as long as possible (hence the cooling applications) and B) Many of the games I play are just the classics that don't require such high specs which are mainly for productive programs including graphic design, 3D modelling, video editing, etc.

 

I'm also looking to get several SSD's to form a RAID 0, which I hear gives the best performance boost.

 

Last of all, in order to meet the requirements of a particular Linux distro I've set my eyes on, I recently discovered that the hardware I use needs to have support for Second Level Address Translation, which has thrown a spanner into my plan.

 

So A) I'm asking if anyone has any advice I should consider when building my first PC and if there's any modifications to my plan I should also consider and

B) I'm asking if anyone knows if any of my desired components supports SLAT.

 

Thank you.

Edited June 25, 2018 by Shutset

[GoldenLag]

Change the RAM to 3200mhz kit instead of 3733mhz. It will be cheaper and it is more oikely to enshure stability than the higher speed kit. 

[Thinkfreely]

So first off, there is 0 reason not to overclock. If your spending money on a custom loop, and you don't overclock. your wasting a ton of money,

[Shutset]

Just want to make a small amendment.

As for my power supply, I'm thinking about a Corsair AX1500i.