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System Name | Pegasus |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme |
Cooling | Custom 480mm EK Loop |
Memory | 4 x 8GB G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3000MHz @ 3000MHz |
Video Card(s) | ASUS ROG Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti |
Storage | Samsung 960 EVO M.2 500GB / Samsung 850 EVO 500GB / Samsung 840 EVO 250GB |
Display(s) | 2 x 25" Dell Ultrasharp U2515H / 1 x 15" ASUS MB169+ |
Case | Corsair 900D |
Audio Device(s) | 2 x Tannoy Reveal 502 / Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO 250 Ohm / Behringer Xenyx X1204 USB / MXL 770 |
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNova G3 1000W |
Mouse | Logitech G903 Lightspeed |
Keyboard | HyperX Alloy FPS / Corsair K95 RGB / Anne Pro 2 / 2 x Elgato Stream Deck |
Software | Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit |
It's time to change, 5 years down the line with Sandy and I can't say I'm disappointed nor that I really need to upgrade because the old girl still serves me well. My situation however is slightly different. I'm about to take out a loan for a house and get married which leaves little to no space for PC upgrades in the future. Like me, you might argue there will be but I don't see this in the near future. Since Sandy served me 5 years (and will do more) I want to build something that can last me the next 5+ years at least. My requirements have also changed. Sandy was my gaming machine but after that I got into photography and now video which now makes me want more cores and threads!
Some other info, I'm not new to PCs, I've been building PCs for myself and others for over 10 years now, even though I was quite younger back then and actually know what I'm doing. The reason I'm asking for assistance is because I'm venturing into an area I've never been to before which is the high-end spectrum of things. So I'm going to list a few pointers we can work with.
Take it away from here boys & girls. Let me know if there's something I'm not thinking through or could improve and thank you for your kind attention.
Some other info, I'm not new to PCs, I've been building PCs for myself and others for over 10 years now, even though I was quite younger back then and actually know what I'm doing. The reason I'm asking for assistance is because I'm venturing into an area I've never been to before which is the high-end spectrum of things. So I'm going to list a few pointers we can work with.
- Build is case only, no peripherals.
- LGA2011-v3 centric, yes, looking at that sexy i7-6950X
- No GPUs, using both my R9 290s
- M2 SSD doesn't have to be NVMe, no HDDs required
- 64GB of RAM preferred
- ASRock boards are preferred since I have direct contact to my local agent and have used them extensively both for myself and for others in the last 9 years (see specs/sig )
- Budget at €3000, can exceed it if I see fit but would be good to stay below.
- For power supply I've had great results with my 550w Supernova G2 so looking into a
1000W Supernova P2750w/850w Gold PSU as informed in the first few posts. - Usage will be as described above, photos and video (Adobe Suite, Capture One) and probably since there will be the cores and threads, a massive amount of re-encoding. I currently 2 PC stream to Twitch so I think I might be moving to a 1 PC setup using this machine so there will be some gaming especially considering the crossfire setup.
- Has to be custom loop cooled, will take suggestions but I do love EK, have had my setup for all of these 5 years without any hiccups.
- [EDIT] The current Sandy machine will stay as is except the GPUs being replaced, already have a pair of 7850s and 6870s I can use so nothing other than one of the SSDs and the 290s will be used on the new bui.d
- Location is Malta so due to import taxes prices have to be within the EU if I have to import them.
Take it away from here boys & girls. Let me know if there's something I'm not thinking through or could improve and thank you for your kind attention.
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