Noob looking for advice for PC bulid

[Thebabe]

To start off I have very limited knowledge of Pc's so help Is very much appreciated, I tried to contact a local PC company but seems like they don't want business as there communications are trash, anyway...

I'm looking to run a self learning AI program called Monker solver.

I've asked around and looked on forums/Videos and I'll be needing a lot of CPU power and Ram.
My Budget is 3k-3.5k euros. I was told a 'Threadripper' is maybe what I'd be looking for.

From my limited Knowledge 24 core would be fine and I would need 128GB Ram or even perhaps 256GB (price depending). SSD 1 TB or perhaps 2 TB (price depending). Graphics Card I'm not too worried about as Monker doesn't need anything too high tech but something average/above average will be fine as I only do a little bit of gaming now and then.

Motherboard - I've no knowledge about at all

In terms of a case and cooling system I again have no knowledge about this stuff but I guess something decent as the simulations I will be running might be long/hard on the PC?

Thanks
Adam

 

[RichLan564]

To start off I have very limited knowledge of Pc's so help Is very much appreciated, I tried to contact a local PC company but seems like they don't want business as there communications are trash, anyway...

I'm looking to run a self learning AI program called Monker solver.

I've asked around and looked on forums/Videos and I'll be needing a lot of CPU power and Ram.
My Budget is 3k-3.5k euros. I was told a 'Threadripper' is maybe what I'd be looking for.

From my limited Knowledge 24 core would be fine and I would need 128GB Ram or even perhaps 256GB (price depending). SSD 1 TB or perhaps 2 TB (price depending). Graphics Card I'm not too worried about as Monker doesn't need anything too high tech but something average/above average will be fine as I only do a little bit of gaming now and then.

Motherboard - I've no knowledge about at all

In terms of a case and cooling system I again have no knowledge about this stuff but I guess something decent as the simulations I will be running might be long/hard on the PC?

Thanks
Adam

No idea what the software is or does but there isn't that many choices with coolers and MB for Threadripper, put something together on the builder and see what people comment, that's the best way of getting advice on builds.

 

[Scott]

I would probably save the money and go for the non-threadripper AMD option.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WIFI (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
128GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (4 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H150i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £2,716.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/70bP3EPxRs/

 

[Scott]

Similarly specced TR is almost £1000 more with not a lot of value in it.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24 Core CPU (3.8GHz - 4.5GHz, 142MB CACHE)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA (DDR4, Wi-Fi 6, CrossFireX/SLI) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
128GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (8 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid ML360 RGB TR4 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Price: £3,642.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-trx40-pc/wpzhQ5fzXg/

 

[Thebabe]

Thank you @Scott @RichLan564
I think maybe the Ryzen 9 16 cores might well be enough for what I'm looking for so I might go with that.
Sorry for the noob question but what is the difference between a storage drive and M.2 SSD drive? I see you mentioned two different M.2 SSD drives and is it necessary to get both a storage drive and M.2 SSD drive? @Scott
thank you for your time

Adam

 

[sck451]

Thank you @Scott @RichLan564
I think maybe the Ryzen 9 16 cores might well be enough for what I'm looking for so I might go with that.
Sorry for the noob question but what is the difference between a storage drive and M.2 SSD drive? I see you mentioned two different M.2 SSD drives and is it necessary to get both a storage drive and M.2 SSD drive? @Scott
thank you for your time

Adam

Basically it's about the "form factor": the size and shape of the storage device and the way it attaches to the computer. For many years, SATA was the interface that connected storage devices (hard drives and SSDs) to motherboards. This is still possible, but it carries a speed limit (600MB/s). To overcome that, there is a new(ish) connection protocol called NVMe. This comes alongside a new physical design, which is much smaller, called M.2. Most NVMe devices are M.2 devices; most M.2 devices are NVMe devices.

Basically this means there are two tiers of performance: SATA devices (what the config tool calls "storage drive") and M.2 devices. SATA is only really good for hard drives now. You can buy SSDs that connect by SATA, but there's not much cause to. If you want SSDs (and you do!), you should go for M.2 ones.

Perhaps that's more technical info/history than you need/want, but it's an answer!

 

[Thebabe]

@sck451 Thank you

 

[Thebabe]

Hey I'm currently in the market for a new PC for running a self learning AI program called Monker solver, I've very little knowledge about PC's myself but been told I need a lot of CPU and RAM which I've nailed down but apart from that is my build ok in general? GPU I'm not worried about as I don't game that much and monker doesn't require anything top of the range

Feedback is greatly appreciated
Thanks

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
128GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (4 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 1030
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 1880 MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - 3 User, 1 Year
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Cynosa V2 Gaming Keyboard
Speakers
LOGITECH S150 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: €2,544.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[JUNI0R]

Hey I'm currently in the market for a new PC for running a self learning AI program called Monker solver, I've very little knowledge about PC's myself but been told I need a lot of CPU and RAM which I've nailed down but apart from that is my build ok in general? GPU I'm not worried about as I don't game that much and monker doesn't require anything top of the range

Feedback is greatly appreciated
Thanks

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
128GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (4 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 1030
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 1880 MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 360 Series ARGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - 3 User, 1 Year
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Cynosa V2 Gaming Keyboard
Speakers
LOGITECH S150 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price: €2,544.00 including VAT and Delivery

Hey Adam, I see you have a couple of stellar looking builds suggested above by @Scott. Is there any reason why you're enquiring with a new spec? The one here is inferior in pretty much every way.