Ryzen 3950x RTX 2080TI build

[Borez]

OK, so I'm switching from Mac ( 2018 MBP Vega 64 Razer Core X egpu ) to PC for 3D, motion graphics and video editing. I'll be using C4D ( Octane and Coroner renderers ) Blender, After effects ( I have lots of plugins including the full Red Giant suites ) Premiere, Davinci Resolve, Photoshop.

This is the system spec I'm thinking of buying. Budget is around £3.5K

COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX MB530P RGB GAMING CASE or NZXT H500 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK)


AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz
11GB GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti
Corsair H100x /w Quiet Fans ( is this enough cooling for the CPU? )
ARCTIC MX-4 Thermal paste.

1TB Samsung 860 QVO ( Project Drive )
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 ( System Drive )
6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO ( Assets and Backup )


CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES ( I would like to add a second RTX2080 Ti at some point as funds become available, would this be enough PSU for the pair? )


Windows 10 home 64bit.

Keyboard and mouse will be Logitech MX master 3 and MX keys so I can dual use between Mac and PC ( I already have these )

A few questions.

Is there enough cooling in this config, the MB530P RGB GAMING CASE has fans, are they included, will they be enough or do I need more?

Would I be better off buying 2 x 3-4TB Ironwolf drives and using RAID to back up ( I'm used to Time Machine with OSX so clueless here, is there a PC equivalent? )

Is overclocking an option or should I leave it as factory, does PC specialist do this for me if I choose that option, would that void the warranty?

Would I be better off with full tower or is mid OK here?

I'm also an audio Pro ( who dabbles in Motion Graphics, Resolume, Touch designer etc. ) so I'll probably use a scarlett solo/2i2 for audio duties, maybe even try Ableton and Pro Tools out on this machine too but it's mainly for content creation.

Fed up with Apple so looking forward to making the jump.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Scott]

You're going to want the H115i Platinum on that chip to keep it cool. You don't need the arctic paste with the Corsair units, good paste comes pre-applied.

Don't OC, it won't give you any better performance, it will actually hamper the performance.

If you haven't ordered, the Define R6 may be available by the time it comes around. Otherwise I would probably look at the Corsair 680X for optimum airflow/cooling. Pared with the H115i you would have cooling covered. You need a big case to even consider 2x 2080 Ti's.

 

[Borez]

The Define R6 looks really nice. Some great info there so thanks

 

[Borez]

Can anyone else answer my question on whether the CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES will be powerful enough to run 2 x RTX2080ti's?

 

[Borez]

Anyone?

 

[Scott]

1000W is about right. You will normally see ITRO 250-300w used from a Ti before getting into the crazy power hungry ones. 700w would be the minimum I would recommend for a 2080 ti so SLI 1000w would do just fine.

The RMx PSUs are fantastic. What you see is what you get so it will be good clean power. I don't see 1000w as a whole load of cushion though, you're meeting requirements for that power with that PSU. If you want a bit of cushion, you would need to bump it up.