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System Name | Pioneer |
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Processor | Ryzen R9 7950X |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans... |
Memory | 64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30 |
Video Card(s) | XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310 |
Storage | 2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs |
Display(s) | 55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display |
Case | Thermaltake Core X31 |
Audio Device(s) | TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W |
Mouse | Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless |
Keyboard | WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps |
Software | Gentoo Linux x64 |
With X58 parts at a high premium on ebay (anyone know why?), and a nice check for a few odd jobs sitting in reserve, I have decided to give Chernobyl, my gaming system a nice kick in the pants (CPU-side at least).
Chernobyl runs hot. Seriously, it's hard to use it on summer days. Hopefully this will get me that little more performance without increasing heat... and I won't regret this come summer.
I'll be documenting the process here, though the parts likely won't arrive until Wednesday next week (I'm a stickler on shipping).
The system is the same one in my profile. I have those exact parts but just sold my Xeon processor, and my 6x 4GB DDR3 ram. The Sabertooth is pending sale either to a forum member or ebay, it's gone either way. Typing this on my seldom used laptop (Core 2 duo, Radeon X1300, woo).
That left me with roughly $800 to spend on this "sidegrade" of sorts. My main goal was not to really improve performance massively but to future-proof by making the leap to Socket LGA2011-v3 and DDR4 as cheaply as possible. X58's chipset is also a massive PITA, it doesn't support proper anything modern, heck it's SATA3 and the SATA6 third party controllers are a joke from Marvell.
Back on topic, Here's what I ordered. Still time to cancel if any of this seems incredibly stupid, but I think it should be a nice sidegrade considering those $800 are purely from Chernobyls sold parts. (I mean seriously, why is X58 so high right now? If anyones on this platform they should sell it and sidegrade/upgrade to something more modern ASAP IMO).
First, links, then price:
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128752
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148862
PROC: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117402
NOTE: The rush processing was checked by accident, and has been cancelled already. Who rush processes ground shipments, anyhow?
tl;dr, here are my main questions for the moment. Build log will follow in future posts.
My main worries were/are as follows:
4x DIMM slots. Too few for an enthusiast platform? I'm thinking no because ram density is likely to increase with time and little uses even the 16GB I have crammed in there from the get go. I know I don't even touch Chernobyls old 24GBs, for example. But I am open to be proved wrong.
My CPU choice: Too few PCIE lanes? This is a single GPU build. It should have plenty of lanes really, amirite? I know the CPU only has 28 lanes but to my knowledge you'd really need AT LEAST 2 GPUs to even feel this. Also, on the topic of CPU, is delidding worth it on this model? I have a real nice, frickin' massive Phantek cooler coming (hence the standard sized ram).
And finally, Gigabyte mobo? I know they had quality issues way back when, but they are better now, no? It looks of decent quality.
Oh, and I chose that Gigabyte because there was a $25.00 off combo with the proc and I intend to use it to squeeze just a little more out here and upgrade with an MX100 512GB Crucial SSD I can get cheaply for $100 (my check is for $75.00, but I have some budget leeway too, so that's covered).
Will follow with a build log as promised, but in the meantime, this horribly scatterbrained post is meant for people to comment and make suggestions before I can't cancel the order Monday. So, have at!
Chernobyl runs hot. Seriously, it's hard to use it on summer days. Hopefully this will get me that little more performance without increasing heat... and I won't regret this come summer.
I'll be documenting the process here, though the parts likely won't arrive until Wednesday next week (I'm a stickler on shipping).
The system is the same one in my profile. I have those exact parts but just sold my Xeon processor, and my 6x 4GB DDR3 ram. The Sabertooth is pending sale either to a forum member or ebay, it's gone either way. Typing this on my seldom used laptop (Core 2 duo, Radeon X1300, woo).
That left me with roughly $800 to spend on this "sidegrade" of sorts. My main goal was not to really improve performance massively but to future-proof by making the leap to Socket LGA2011-v3 and DDR4 as cheaply as possible. X58's chipset is also a massive PITA, it doesn't support proper anything modern, heck it's SATA3 and the SATA6 third party controllers are a joke from Marvell.
Back on topic, Here's what I ordered. Still time to cancel if any of this seems incredibly stupid, but I think it should be a nice sidegrade considering those $800 are purely from Chernobyls sold parts. (I mean seriously, why is X58 so high right now? If anyones on this platform they should sell it and sidegrade/upgrade to something more modern ASAP IMO).
First, links, then price:
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128752
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148862
PROC: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117402
NOTE: The rush processing was checked by accident, and has been cancelled already. Who rush processes ground shipments, anyhow?
tl;dr, here are my main questions for the moment. Build log will follow in future posts.
My main worries were/are as follows:
4x DIMM slots. Too few for an enthusiast platform? I'm thinking no because ram density is likely to increase with time and little uses even the 16GB I have crammed in there from the get go. I know I don't even touch Chernobyls old 24GBs, for example. But I am open to be proved wrong.
My CPU choice: Too few PCIE lanes? This is a single GPU build. It should have plenty of lanes really, amirite? I know the CPU only has 28 lanes but to my knowledge you'd really need AT LEAST 2 GPUs to even feel this. Also, on the topic of CPU, is delidding worth it on this model? I have a real nice, frickin' massive Phantek cooler coming (hence the standard sized ram).
And finally, Gigabyte mobo? I know they had quality issues way back when, but they are better now, no? It looks of decent quality.
Oh, and I chose that Gigabyte because there was a $25.00 off combo with the proc and I intend to use it to squeeze just a little more out here and upgrade with an MX100 512GB Crucial SSD I can get cheaply for $100 (my check is for $75.00, but I have some budget leeway too, so that's covered).
Will follow with a build log as promised, but in the meantime, this horribly scatterbrained post is meant for people to comment and make suggestions before I can't cancel the order Monday. So, have at!
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