Author Topic: I want to build a Threadripper 5995XWTR Workstation - your help please  (Read 1754 times)

2022-08-18, 02:22:32

shortcirkuit

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Hi guys

I currently have a 3970x with 256GB RAM and a GTX 3080 - looking at getting a 5995 to help with the render times and start to do more animations.

I want to keep my 3080 gfx card and put it in this new build as i have an older 2080 sitting around that i can use for it.
I would probably want to go for 256 GB RAM - i believe these can go up to 8 x 256GB RAM if i am not mistaken?

Current specs i could find listed below - what are your thoughts and would you change anything here?  Your help and input would be much appreciated.

CPU: AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper Pro 5995WX 64-Core sWRX8

Ram: 256GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600MHz PC4-28800 CL18 RGB Octuple Channel Kit (8 X 32GB)

SSD: Samsung 980 PRO M.2 PCI-E Gen4 NVMe SSD 2TB

SSD: Samsung 980 PRO M.2 PCI-E Gen4 NVMe SSD 2TB

Motherboard: MSI WS WRX80 WiFi E-ATX Workstation Motherboard - Threadripper Pro

PSU: Corsair HX1200 1200W 80+ Platinum

Case: Fractal Design Torrent RGB Tempered Glass Light Tint Case Black

CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Multi Socket PWM Chromax Black CPU

2022-08-18, 11:34:08
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Sebastien

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Quite a piece of technology you already have. I can't help with your question, I read that the threadrippers 5000 serie is only available for the Lenovo workstations but will soon be sold one by one.

Does someone know how much performance can we get from a 5995x ? I can't find any benchmark for Corona with this CPU.

2022-08-18, 11:56:37
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Vuk

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Given the fact that the 3000 series WX (pro) CPU's are around 3-5% slower in benchmarks than their 3000 non-pro counterparts, I reckon the 5000 pro series should be at the best 5-10% faster than the 3000 non-pro series.

I would recommend the WRX80 Sage mobo from Asus. I just built a 3000 series WX machine with it and it is a top-notch quality motherboard! I don't know about the MSI you could do some research and see what you need more of the options. The Sage has Dual Intel 10gbe ethernet which is a really nice feature. The motherboard also has a built-in Aspeed Graphics chip so you could run this machine as a rendering node without the graphics card which I am doing and actually save some money :).

Those motherboards support 2TB of ram so I guess you could technically populate all 8 slot with 256 but I am not sure. Check the QVL of the motherboard on what is supported.

Everything else seems in order apart from the cooler. I built the node in the same case you want to order (just without the window). The socket of the motherboard is rotated 90 degrees to horizontal. TR non pro cpu's on TRX40 motherboards have their sockets vertical. The cooler you mentioned in the text is not gonna provide a full coverage of the CPU and even if you go for a U14S TR4 cooler you will end up exhausting air to the PSU bracket which is positioned at the top of the case above the motherboard.

I suggest going for a waterloop or if you want to go with a fully budget option like I did then go for this:
Arctic Freezer 4U SP3

This cooler is rotated by 90 degrees, it provides full coverage of the CPU and will suck air from the 2 big 180mm fans of the Fractal torrent positioned frontally. Again since you are going for a windowed case this cooler is quiet ugly and I would rather go for the waterloop option!

Happy part hunting!



2022-08-19, 05:08:23
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shortcirkuit

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Thanks guys - i had another provider come up with the below solution - what are your thoughts compared to the original post i did?

RAM: 256GB DDR4 3200MHz
SSD 1: 1TB 980 Pro for OS/Applications
SSD 2: 4 x 2TB 980 Pro in RAID 0 inside Hyper M.2 Expansion card (This results in a single 8TB volume with theoretical maximum speeds of 28000MB/s Read / 20000MB/s Write)

My priority is obviosuly speed and stability