Building a modern system.

[Grog6]

I have a friend that asks me to build him a new system every few years, as they get outdated. The last one worked for 10 years before we had to update the graphics card.
He gave me a soft budget of $5k, I looked thru reviews and all, and came up with this list. I know video cards are unobtanium now, so this ignores that totally.
Does anything on this list look Wrong?
I can take a flaming. \





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Cart Item List:

Qty.	Product Description	Savings	Total Price​
2​	Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 2TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW020T8X1 Form Factor: M.2 2280 Capacity: 2TB Memory Components: 3D NAND Item #:N82E16820167461 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$449.98​
1​	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 3.9 GHz Socket sWRX8 100-100000167WOF Desktop Processor Item #:N82E16819113673 Return Policy: Replacement Only Return Policy		$1,149.99 $1,148.99​
1​	ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI sWRX8 Extended ATX AMD Motherboard CPU Socket Type: sWRX8 Item #:N82E16813119391 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$999.99​
8​	HyperX Fury RGB HX436C17FB3A/8 8GB DDR4 3600Mhz Non ECC Memory RAM DIMM Capacity: 8GB Type: 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM Speed: DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) CAS Latency: 17 Color: Black LED Color: RGB Fan Included: No Option: N/A Item #:2KY-0009-000Z8 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$583.92​
1​	Cooler Master V1300 Platinum 1300W Full-Modular, 80 PLUS Platinum, Japanese Capacitors, Single/Multi Rail Switch, 10 Year Warranty Power Supply Maximum Power: 1300W Fans: 1 Modular: Full Modular Model: MasterWatt Item #:9SIABXXEA57717 Sold by CCTV_IPC_NVR		$558.38​
4​	Kingston 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model HX432C16FB3/32 Capacity: 32GB Type: 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM Speed: DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) CAS Latency: 16 Color: Black Item #:9SIAH41E2G5031 Sold by Easternstar		$869.44​
Grand Total:​	$4,610.70​

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[dirtyferret]

what does your friend do with computers?

 

[Hemmingstamp]

Does anything on this list look Wrong?
I can take a flaming. \

Yeah, the price. What is he using the rig for?

 

[Grog6]

General purpose computing; gaming mostly. He wants it to last another 10 years, like the last one.

I realize this is overkill, but it includes all the buzzwords he mentioned.

This is more of a "can I" more than a" Should I" post.

 

[dirtyferret]

General purpose computing; gaming mostly. He wants it to last another 10 years, like the last one.

I realize this is overkill, but it includes all the buzzwords he mentioned.

This is more of a "can I" more than a" Should I" post.

it looks more like a work station you are about to build with enough juice to power multiple video cards, it's not overkill so much as it's not an ideal build for gaming

 

[Hemmingstamp]

Overkill+5 IMO unless he's into video / graphics editing / content creation etc.

 

[Grog6]

I only missed his target price by eighteen bux, though.

 

[Hemmingstamp]

I only missed his target price by eighteen bux, though.

Haha. I wouldn't spend 5k on a rig to last me 10 years though. I go for the 2k mark and see what upgrades can be had along the way.
Mind you I used to like a frequent hardware refresh. Not so much these days though.

 

[dirtyferret]

I only missed his target price by eighteen bux, though.

web sites like logical increments, tom's hardware, PCgamer, techspot among others always post various price point builds. I would suggest checking them out and getting a ballpark idea of what the top gaming CPUs, GPUs, mobos, etc., are and start your friend's build from there.

FYI, your friend may actually get better performance and longevity by doing a $2.5k build now and in five years do another $2.5k build.

 

[64K]

tbh your friend would be much better off with a more modest build now and an upgrade 5 years from now. There's no such thing as future-proof. We don't have any idea what's coming even 5 years from now in gaming. That 1300 watt Platinum PSU is extreme overkill for any single GPU rig. You can get a robust EVGA Supernova Gold with a 10 year warranty for around $200

 

[Grog6]

Haha. I wouldn't spend 5k on a rig to last me 10 years though. I go for the 2k mark and see what upgrades can be had along the way.
Mind you I used to like a frequent hardware refresh. Not so much these days though.

Me either; my socket 2011 system is still doing just fine; $2k is my usual target.

But, it won't include his requested buzzwords.

I was blown away by the $1000 mobo ,lol

 

[Selaya]

This build is completely useless for gaming. You're building a Workstation here.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wWMnVc

^ more like it, this is about $2,500 so it leaves another $2,500 for a GPU.

 

[Hemmingstamp]

Well, if he has 5k to burn and you enjoy building the rig. What the heck.
Just don't tell him you'll need another scalping 3k for a GPU--- if they become available

 

[Grog6]

I have several generations of video cards, that he can borrow until sanity returns to the market.

He has a lot of disposable cash; he runs a beutiful Vette drag car . I think he ran out of ways to spend money on it, strange as it sounds. After tou're rocking twin turbos, mods get scarce.

 

[Hemmingstamp]

I have several generations of video cards, that he can borrow until sanity returns to the market.

He has a lot of disposable cash; he runs a beutiful Vette drag car . I think he ran out of ways to spend money on it, strange as it sounds. After tou're rocking twin turbos, mods get scarce.

Spend away it is then. I'd still stick to the 2-2.5k mark though and see what's coming in the near future.
I still have my 980ti sat behind me in mint condition, box and all. Lovely little hot beast it is that hasn't seen action in nearly 2 years.
Don't really keep that much hardware any longer because of the clutter. Still have my old Sinclair Spectrum tucked away along with some other stuff.

 

[Grog6]

I still have a cherry PC XT and a PC AT; packrats have nothing on me, lol.

 

[birdie]

I'd choose Ryzen 9 5950X over AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX any day of the week unless you absolutely need AMD PRO, a ton of PCI-E lanes or more than 128GB of RAM.

 

[Deleted member 202104]

I mean since we're in overkill mode, seems like you could spend a bit more for some <buzzword>PCIe 4.0 4x NVMe M.2 drives.</buzzword> Two 980 Pros?

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[Grog6]

Not sure what you're saying. I like Samsung; please enlighten me.

 

[Hemmingstamp]

Not sure what you're saying. I like Samsung; please enlighten me.

Samsung Evo M.2 drives.

 

[dragontamer5788]

I'd censor out your email address before its webscraped permanently into a web-crawler. Its hard enough to deal with spam without having your email address laying around.

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> Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 2TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW020T8X1

I really dislike that drive. Its QLC: slow and fragile compared to others that are similarly priced. Try the HP EX950 instead: TLC technology, faster and more reliable.

> AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Despite being very expensive, the Threadripper "WX" series is very niche. I think its only really useful to people who are doing 3d rendering. I suggest sticking with a "mainstream" Threadripper, like the 3990x. 3995WX is slower than 3990x in many tasks: the extra cores use up so much power that they're forced to clock lower. As a result, the 3990x is faster in most "practical" tasks.

EDIT: Actually, do you have any idea what your friend will do with the computer? Knowing what tasks they plan to run will help figure out if "pro wx" or "standard" will be better for your tasks. 8-channels of RAM is pretty niche, especially if you're getting only a 16-core / 32-thread CPU.

 

[Hemmingstamp]

I'd censor out your email address before its webscraped permanently into a web-crawler. Its hard enough to deal with spam without having your email address laying around.

A very good idea.

 

[Deleted member 202104]

Not sure what you're saying. I like Samsung; please enlighten me.

The Intel 660p drives you've chosen are pretty slow, even for PCIe 3.0. The Samsung are some of the fastest 4.0 drives.

 

[dragontamer5788]

> Cooler Master V1300 Platinum 1300W Full-Modular

This is grossly overpowered. You probably can save several hundred $$$ by making a more natural 750W PSU instead. 1300 is probably needed for a cryptominer (or anyone who runs 3+ GPUs). But even a high-end dual-GPU setup (which is already grossly unnecessary for most people) is going to struggle to use more than 1000W.

 

[Grog6]

(Done! Thanks!!

I've had that email since '91; I'd hate for it to be unusable.