Aquinus
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System Name | Apollo |
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Processor | Intel Core i9 9880H |
Motherboard | Some proprietary Apple thing. |
Memory | 64GB DDR4-2667 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2 |
Storage | 1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External |
Display(s) | Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays |
Case | MacBook Pro (16", 2019) |
Audio Device(s) | AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers |
Power Supply | 96w Power Adapter |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
Keyboard | Logitech G915, GL Clicky |
Software | MacOS 12.1 |
Howdy folks. After about 8 lovely years with Sandy Bridge E and after killing off all of my debts, I'm ready to start thinking about building a new machine in the next 2 or 3 months. To make a long story short, I originally had a 3820 when I first built my current machine, then several years later replaced it with a used 3930k which bought me a few years of breathing room. Now I'm hitting bottlenecks in both single and multi-threaded applications, some are games, some are not. Most of the cases where I need more threads is when I'm working with PostgreSQL, crunching large datasets, doing loads tests for things like scalability of the software I'm writing, or an occasionally simulation. So needless to say, I'm in need of a platform upgrade. I'm relatively satisfied with the performance I get out of my Vega 64 (when I'm not CPU or thermally constrained,) so I don't want to replace it yet. The old machine will likely find its way into a quiet part of the house and will likely run headless as a VM Host and as a NAS, so finding a replacement for larger scale storage isn't as big of a deal with this build. As a result, I probably won't run RAID with this machine. I will, however, continue to use Linux so there is no need for a Windows license.
I've already put together a preliminary list of hardware I think would be good for what I'm looking at doing.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Aquinus/saved/#view=MTZJf7
As you might notice, I left out cooling solutions. I'm considering getting a full coverage block for the Vega 64 and putting both the CPU and GPU under water on a single loop. I'm using a Corsair H100i for the 3930k and it works really well, but the Vega 64 really needs better cooling to run at its maximum potential and I don't like the sound of a squirrel cage fan running like a bat out of hell. I'm not exactly sure what I'd get for the liquid loop, but I'd probably get a single 360-rad and mount it on the top of the case. I still need to shop around for things like the rad, reservoir, piping, fittings, blocks, etc.
My self-imposed budget is currently $2,000 USD, however I have flexibility to bend this limit if I need to.
So given what I've said, the parts I've picked out, and the intent to liquid cool this machine, what are your suggestions? Do the parts look good? Would you suggest any changes? Anything I might want to consider since this is my first time doing a custom loop? What do you think?
Edit: I might bring the Samsung 960 Pro over from my current machine.
I've already put together a preliminary list of hardware I think would be good for what I'm looking at doing.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Aquinus/saved/#view=MTZJf7
As you might notice, I left out cooling solutions. I'm considering getting a full coverage block for the Vega 64 and putting both the CPU and GPU under water on a single loop. I'm using a Corsair H100i for the 3930k and it works really well, but the Vega 64 really needs better cooling to run at its maximum potential and I don't like the sound of a squirrel cage fan running like a bat out of hell. I'm not exactly sure what I'd get for the liquid loop, but I'd probably get a single 360-rad and mount it on the top of the case. I still need to shop around for things like the rad, reservoir, piping, fittings, blocks, etc.
My self-imposed budget is currently $2,000 USD, however I have flexibility to bend this limit if I need to.
So given what I've said, the parts I've picked out, and the intent to liquid cool this machine, what are your suggestions? Do the parts look good? Would you suggest any changes? Anything I might want to consider since this is my first time doing a custom loop? What do you think?
Edit: I might bring the Samsung 960 Pro over from my current machine.
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