Project: Zer0

[Thias.TG]

Project: Zer0
A build by Thias.MD

 

Intro:

I wanna give a quick intro into what this is.
This is going to be my main Workstation + Gaming Rig.
This setup is not aimed to be value a build in any way; this build is made to be over the top and to some extend stupid.

 

Budget & Location:
There isn't a "Budget", I'm aiming to build a powerful workstation that can handle everything I throw at it and add a little show-off.
The Parts will be bought & Assembled in Denmark.

 

Aim:

This PC will be used for light 3D Rendering and Video Rendering.
It will also be used for Software Development a lot and it will also be used as a Gaming Machine.

The games that will be played is mostly AAA titles and dumb games like House Flipper

 

Monitors:
The PC Will have to run:
2x Dell 34'' UltraSharp Curved Monitor - 3440x1440

1x (1+ Later) Samsung Samsung 27" LED S27H850Q - 2560x1440
 

Peripherals:

Mouse: Corsair Glaive

Keyboard: Corsair K70 MK.2 - MX Silent
Headset: Bose Q35

Mousepad: Corsair MM200

Driving Setup: Logitech G29 + Logitech H-Shifter
 

Specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

CPU Cooling: Corsair Hydro 150i PRO (Will be upgraded to custom loop later)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme

RAM: 8GBx4 G.SKILL TridentZ 3666MHz

GPU: 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid GAMING
PSU: Corsair AX1600i + Corsair Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro
CASE: Cooler Master Cosmos C700P
SSD #1:Samsung 970 EVO SSD M.2 2280 - 500GB
SSD #2:Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD - 1TB

SSD #3: Some no-branded - 500GB (From Current Setup)
HDD #1: Seagate IronWolf 12TB

HDD #2: Seagate IronWolf 12TB
Fans: Corsair LL120
RGB: Corsair Commander Pro + Corsair Link RGB LED Kit

Edit:
I'm posting this for constructive feedback & if you think I should change something please specify why

[AskTJ]

I highly suggest you wait for Threadripper 2. 32 cores for around $1500. And a rumoured 180W TDP.

[Jurrunio]

The 32 core Threadripper should come in Q3 or Q4 2018, with power draw enough to rip the Zenith Extreme to bits when overclocked. That's... sadly only new boards that came out in Computex 2018 are ready to handle the beast, so this 'over the top' build' will soon become 'below the top' build

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, AskTJ said:

I highly suggest you wait for Threadripper 2. 32 cores for around $1500. And a rumoured 180W TDP.

180w claim is irrelevant. The 8 core 2700x has 105w TDP, so 32 core should have a TDP of 420w when clocked just as high. 180w figure is only achieveable on low clock speeds, irrelevant since everyone should overclock the CPU.

[Thias.TG]

2 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

I highly suggest you wait for Threadripper 2. 32 cores for around $1500. And a rumoured 180W TDP.

 

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

The 32 core Threadripper should come in Q3 or Q4 2018, with power draw enough to rip the Zenith Extreme to bits when overclocked. That's... sadly only new boards that came out in Computex 2018 are ready to handle the beast, so this 'over the top' build' will soon become 'below the top' build

Thank you guys, for some reason I totally missed the information on Threadripper 2. I'll probably wait for that to be released

[AskTJ]

7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

180w claim is irrelevant. The 8 core 2700x has 105w TDP, so 32 core should have a TDP of 420w when clocked just as high. 180w figure is only achieveable on low clock speeds, irrelevant since everyone should overclock the CPU.

Threadripper 1950X has a TDP of 180W, so it would be higher than 180W, but probably not 420W. I

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, AskTJ said:

Threadripper 1950X has a TDP of 180W, so it would be higher than 180W, but probably not 420W. I

Of course they wont tell you it's 420w since the base clock certainly wont be 4.2GHz. If AMD somehow decides it's a good idea for TR2 32 core to have 2700x clocks, then there will be a 420w tdp (and probably a brain check for all the employees). 

[AskTJ]

Quote

Also announced at the presentation is the state of play of motherboards. According to the motherboard vendors These new Threadripper 2000-series processors will have a peak TDP rating of 250W, which is much higher than 180W we saw on the 1950X. We have been told by partners that the 250W rating is actually conservative, and users should expect lower power consumption in most scenarios. Nonetheless, it was stated by several motherboard vendors that some of the current X399 motherboards on the market might struggle with power delivery to the new parts, and so we are likely to see a motherboard refresh. That is not saying that the current X399 offerings will not work, however they might not offer overclocking to the level that users might expect. At Computex there are new X399 refresh motherboards being demonstrated by a few companies, and we will report on them in due course. Other specifications are expected to match the previous generation, such as PCIe lane counts, despite the newly active dies.

Source

[GoldenLag]

30 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Of course they wont tell you it's 420w since the base clock certainly wont be 4.2GHz. If AMD somehow decides it's a good idea for TR2 32 core to have 2700x clocks, then there will be a 420w tdp (and probably a brain check for all the employees). 

It will have XFR2 and precision boost that will make it have a 4,2 ghz 1 or 2 core boost with either the same boost for a set number of cores and a decrease in boost as the core load increase. So for gaming i expect it to run similarly to an 2700x when stock. 

 

Also AMD calculates TDP differently than Intel. The TDP doesnt actually tell you the power consumption of the chips.