Help with new Workstation config

[Daskydesign]

Hi,
I need some help, I am planning to invest in a new Workstation.
This is what I think to buy:

- AMD Ryzen 1950X 3500mhz - 16 CORE - Threadripper WOF

- MB MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC, AMD X399 Mainboard - Sockel TR4

- CPC Arctic Liquid Freezer 240

- PSU 750W Corsair RM750x enthusiast 843591050715

- SSD SAMSUNG 960 PRO NVMe SSD, PCIe 3.0 M.2 Typ 2280 - 512 GB

- HDD int. 3,5 2TB Seagate Barracuda

- memory D4 3000 32GB C15 Corsair VenLEDK2

- Geh E-ATX Big oN Corsair Obsidian 750D 2x3 5,25"or3,5",USB3.0,schwarz

- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 OC WindForce 2X 8GB GDDR5 - Boost: 1771mhz -

My intent is to decrease the rendering time.

Price about 2700€

What do you think?
All suggestions are welcome :D

[Jann]

All looks good.
Just check that the RAM you buy is from that motherboards compatibility list. Important to check at what speeds it's confirmed to work with 4+ slots populated. Ryzens are kind of picky with memory.
And as always, I'd suggest to get 16Gb per ram stick for future upgrades up to 128Gb ;)

[Christa Noel]

..Ryzens are kind of picky with memory.

Are they? I thought they support any DDR4, can you please explain it a bit more in details?
I'm planning to build new ryzen pc

[Fritzlachatte]

@Daskydesign

Hi, concerning your ram, I would think about the need for higher clocking. There had been discussions, about the benefit for rendering.
If you want to play games as well, take the (clock)speed. For rendering, I am just not convinced right now. I preferred for my (nearly the same system) more Ram.
It looks like the demand will rise. 64Gb shouldn´t be a wrong investment, but take definitely the 16Gb sticks.
Just for your cooler, the Freezer 240 was also my favorite, because of the lag of coolers. But I decided to take the Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 Tower.
The reseller recommended Noctua compared to the freezer and the linked Review confirms this theory. In the Review the Nocua capped the expensive Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB 360.

https://www.computerbase.de/2017-08/noctua-nh-u14s-u12s-u9-tr4-test/ 

@Christa Noel

after looking a few compatibility lists of Mainboards for Threadripper, they looked way more liberal relating the Ram.

kind regards

[Jann]

Are they? I thought they support any DDR4, can you please explain it a bit more in details?
I'm planning to build new ryzen pc

It's much better now, but still, some modules don't work at the advertised speed.
As for the importance of speed - with Ryzen you can find info that memory speed does actually affect rendering tasks more than on Intel platforms. So I'd try to get at lease 2400-2666MHz ram modules from the compatibility lists. If lucky, won't cost much more than basic 2133MHz.

Also, from building a Ryzen 1700 system recently - it did not want to boot with only 1 ram module. Only booted with the whole 4 module kit (though it was listed as compatible as a kit). So that was something new :)

[4b4]

might be worth seeing if you can get some 3200MHZ ram.  This review http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_ryzen_threadripper_1950x_review,15.html seems to have got one of the best Cinebench and corona benchmark speeds at a @4GHZ overclock.

I'm hoping to buy a similar workstation soon so would be interested to know how you get on, I'm holding out for a wide choice of coolers at the moment and would prefer a liquid cooler.

[3dwannab]

Looks good. Have you built it yet?

It's true about the RAM. I've yet to source a 128GB set to buy that's compatible with the QVL of the mobo I'm buying as it not only requires the model number but the actual version of the sticks. As long as it's on that list you should be okay. Mixing different sets of RAM is not meant to be good as they wouldn't be factory tested as a set so instead of buying a (4x16gb) set and upgrading later I'm going feet first.


I'd replace the AIO cooler with this link below. Seen this chip getting hot in most OC vids I've seen at 3.8Ghz. I'd put this down to the AIO plate just not covering the CPU heat spreader correctly (I hope).


Bought this today (in stock on the 9th Oct). Comes in a 280mm form factor too.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enermax-elc-lttr360-tbp-Liqtech-TR4-Water-Processor/dp/B07511TK12/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1506802521&sr=8-3-fkmr1&keywords=liquid+cooler+amd+tr4


Can you let me know what you think of the SAMSUNG 960 PRO NVMe SSD? And maybe basic times of saves of large files?

[Christa Noel]

... it did not want to boot with only 1 ram module. Only booted with the whole 4 module kit (though it was listed as compatible as a kit). So that was something new :)

nah another surprising fact again :D thanks jann