New workstation for IT/Dev build advice

[aviasd]

Hi,
It's the end of the year and I decided to treat myself with a new workstation

I think I'm pretty set on my specs (besides the Gpu) but I'd like advice from pros since I'm by no means a professional and would probably miss a thing or two.

I mostly use the station for dev/programming/IT - VMs, some video processing, audio processing, etc. So my main consideration was high CPU+high memory.

I did encounter a myriad of options when it came to GPUs - I'm not a gamer but since I do have a budget for a decent GPU (~400-500$) I'd like to know which one to choose/which manufacturer is recommended for that price range - I couldn't reach a conclusion by myself .
The estimated life of the GPU should be as long as possible . So, although I don't need a monster, if it's a consideration between a 400$ card or even 550$ which will still be legitimate/relevant in 5 years, it's worth the extra $$ for me.
Just for reference - my current GPU is a GeForce GTX 650 which I bought some 7 years ago to be able to play StartCraft II ‍♂.

As I'm not a gamer I don't believe I'll need to OC the machine to an extreme but I'd still like to reserve the right .

In terms of CPU I'm set but all the other parts are subject to change, especially if other manufacturers are recommended/less problem prone

Here are (my current) Specs:

1. Cpu -Intel i9-9900
2. Mobo - Asrock Z390 Pro4
3. Mem - HyperX Fury 32GB 3000MHz DDR4 CL15 - 2 units (64GB)
4. Psu - I think some Antec 750w but I didn't really research this one.
5. Disk - Have, Don't need.
6. Gpu - This is the main question - I don't really need an amazing card for gaming but a decent one in the range of 400$-500$ , my main use for it would probably be AI training , but if a nice game comes along I'd like to be able to play on decent graphics - nothing extreme... I was looking at ASUS DUAL RTX 2060 SUPER EVO Advanced which looks ok but I really don't understand enough.
7. Casing - Have, Don't need.
8. Cooling - ? - CPU is on max load for short durations during video encoding/Dev builds, but I'd still like something reasonable.

A note about GPU - The purchase has to be by the end of 2020. Since Nvidia just announced their new line of GPUs, would it be wise to postpone the GPU purchase till December in case they lower the costs for the existing midrange GPUs ?

If this post does not follow the guidelines, I'm sorry - I tried to follow the pinned threads but it's a bit convoluted..

In another note - Is there a feature on TPU where you can input the budget for a GPU and it gives you some fitting recommendations ? I couldn't find...

Thanks !

 

[JustAnEngineer]

The GeForce GTX 2060 SUPER and GTX 2070 non-super have very similar performance using slightly different versions of the Turing Tu106 GPU. They're currently selling for close to the same $420+ price. They would be excellent for 1080p and good for 1440p gaming for several years.

For GP compute, the new Ampere GPU generation may offer significant (up to double) performance improvement over similarly-positioned Turing GPUs. The $500 GeForce RTX 3070 is the smallest Ampere announced so far (available in October). The rumored 3060 might not make it to market before the end of 2020.

GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Tu104: 2560 cores, 184 TMUs : 64 ROPs at 1605/1770 MHz, 8 GiB VRAM at 448 GB/s, 215 watts, launched 7/9/2019 at $500, currently $530+
GeForce RTX 2080 Tu104: 2944 cores : 184 TMUs : 64 ROPs at 1515/1710 MHz, 8 GiB VRAM at 448 GB/s, 215 watts, launched 9/20/2018 at $700, currently $730+ or out of stock
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Tu104: 3072 cores : 192 TMUs : 64 ROPs at 1650/1815 MHz, 8 GiB VRAM at 496 GB/s, 250 watts, launched 7/23/2019 at $700, currently $750+
GeForce RTX 3070 GA104: 2944 x2 cores: 184 TMUs, 96 ROPs at 1500/1725 MHz, 8 GiB VRAM at 448 GB/s, 220 watts, launching October 2020 at $500.

 

[chaosmassive]

since you will be using VM, I would suggest you to use AMD instead as it offer broader range of CPU core counts up to 3950X on AM4 instead of maxed out on 8c/16t with Intel.
as for GPU, RTX 3070 will fit the bill nicely as its cost 500 directly from nvidia and also has tensor cores for your AI workload.

 

[aviasd]

The GeForce GTX 2060 SUPER and GTX 2070 non-super have very similar performance using slightly different versions of the Turing Tu106 GPU. They're currently selling for close to the same $420+ price. They would be excellent for 1080p and good for 1440p gaming for several years.

For GP compute, the new Ampere GPU generation may offer significant (up to double) performance improvement over similarly-positioned Turing GPUs. The $500 GeForce RTX 3070 is the smallest Ampere announced so far (available in October). The rumored 3060 might not make it to market before the end of 2020.

GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Tu104: 2560 cores, 184 TMUs : 64 ROPs at 1605/1770 MHz, 8 GiB VRAM at 448 GB/s, 215 watts, launched 7/9/2019 at $500, currently $530+
GeForce RTX 2080 Tu104: 2944 cores : 184 TMUs : 64 ROPs at 1515/1710 MHz, 8 GiB VRAM at 448 GB/s, 215 watts, launched 9/20/2018 at $700, currently $730+ or out of stock
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Tu104: 3072 cores : 192 TMUs : 64 ROPs at 1650/1815 MHz, 8 GiB VRAM at 496 GB/s, 250 watts, launched 7/23/2019 at $700, currently $750+
GeForce RTX 3070 GA104: 2944 x2 cores: 184 TMUs, 96 ROPs at 1500/1725 MHz, 8 GiB VRAM at 448 GB/s, 220 watts, launching October 2020 at $500.

It looks like RTX 3970 would be quite a catch.
I live in Israel and We don't get the Founders edition here. From the known manufacturers we have MSI, Gigabyte, Asus, EVGA, PNY and Zotac.

I know it might be hard to answer now because it's not released, but is one of them considered more reliable and less prone to issues ? TPU has a bunch of bad reviews on Gigabyte From what I saw, but maybe it's for specific cards ?

since you will be using VM, I would suggest you to use AMD instead as it offer broader range of CPU core counts up to 3950X on AM4 instead of maxed out on 8c/16t with Intel.

Thanks , But I'm already set on CPU.. I'm buying it via a friend who works at Intel with a 60% discount, so I'm actually building the PC around the CPU...

 

[JustAnEngineer]

GeForce RTX 3060Ti specs leaked: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-gets-4864-cuda-cores-and-8gb-gddr6-memory

 

[dgianstefani]

3070 for sure.