What is the most powerful/most expensive system PCS has ever built?

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Mndlssomssn

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That's exciting news! Definitely going to re render some old projects and look at the speed change.

This is my specs, I've not got it yet its meant to be being built this week. The plan is to upgrade to 2x3090 when everything settles down so the 3060 is to see me through as its in stock.

Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32 Core CPU (3.7GHz - 4.5GHz, 147MB CACHE)
Motherboard
Gigabyte TRX40 DESIGNARE (Wi-Fi 6, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6400MB/R, 2700MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6400MB/R, 2700MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HX SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Change to: Corsair H150i RGB PRO XT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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
 
SpyderTracks

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If you're going to want 2 x 3090's you'll need the 1600w PSU. I agree, for your uses, it would be a beneficial upgrade if you have the funds.

It's 850W for the initial card and build, then the card alone pulls anywhere up to 400W, even 450W, especially for the workflows you're intending it for:

www.notebookcheck.net

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 may have a 350 W TDP but it can consume nearly 60% more

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 already has an insanely high TDP of 350 W, eclipsing even the TITAN RTX by quite a margin. However, AIBs are releasing custom cards with TDPs over 400 W, while one modder has upped the consumption of their card to a whopping 550 W. The RTX 3090 is truly a beast in all...
www.notebookcheck.net www.notebookcheck.net
 
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Mndlssomssn

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SpyderTracks said:
If you're going to want 2 x 3090's you'll need the 1600w PSU. I agree, for your uses, it would be a beneficial upgrade if you have the funds.

It's 850W for the initial card and build, then the card alone pulls anywhere up to 400W, even 450W, especially for the workflows you're intending it for:

www.notebookcheck.net

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 may have a 350 W TDP but it can consume nearly 60% more

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 already has an insanely high TDP of 350 W, eclipsing even the TITAN RTX by quite a margin. However, AIBs are releasing custom cards with TDPs over 400 W, while one modder has upped the consumption of their card to a whopping 550 W. The RTX 3090 is truly a beast in all...
www.notebookcheck.net www.notebookcheck.net
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Thanks for for reply, I actually did swap to the 1600 but it didn't include it in this list. Good to have it confirmed though, thankyou!
 
Hello Paul

Hello Paul

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Mndlssomssn said:
Oh awesome! I don't know a huge amount about components so that I reassuring to hear 🙂 everyone on these forums is so helpful!
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Did you go for the 3970X over the 5950X because of availability and the unknown waiting time for the 5950X? I'm in the situation of wanting a machine soon, but would prefer the cheaper, faster, newer, but fewer cores 5950X, but might have to get the 3970X to speed up the build. The PCS configurator thingy says that the 5950X's ETA is tomorrow...I don't think anyone knows for sure if that's the case, or if the delivery will only just cover the existing backlog of orders for this CPU... https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/foru...-thread-5900x-5950x.74367/page-48#post-589361
 
Hello Paul

Hello Paul

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Ash_ said:
also with ram, i’d be tempted to spec min ram if i were you and just buy the 128gb of ram. But 128GB of 3600hmz CL16 or less, would be insanely expensive
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I did just spec the min. RAM and will buy 128GB RAM separately - anyone got any thoughts on what would be the most suitable RAM for my setup? (4 slots, so 4x 32GB modules, and a 5950X processor. Obviously I don't want the speed of the RAM to slow anything down, but equally there's no point speccing faster RAM than the system can take advantage of).

The final total (after some re-jigging of my spec) is now £4,722 (including an RTX 3090, but NOT including the RAM, which will add a fair chunk to that price!). I'm sincerely hoping the investment will be worth it - I'm expecting this to be one fast machine!
 
Hello Paul

Hello Paul

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Ash_ said:
I believe the 5950X can take over 4800MHZ, so no need to worry about that
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While the 5950X can "take" over 4800MHz, would there be any benefit to using RAM that fast (and presumably more expensive) compared to, say, 3200MHz? I don't know if there would be bottlenecks elsewhere in the system that would negate using RAM that fast. (I'm just guessing here - I am by no means an expert on RAM speeds!)
 
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Ash_

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With these sort of workloads, the faster the ram the better i believe. Frequency makes a difference here, where as in gaming - you need the balance between frequency and CAS latency.

But as always... the faster you go, the more expensive. I saw some 4400mhz CL19 on sale the other day, which would be better for you, than the 3600mhz CL18 that pcs sell. I believe it was steel viper or whatever it is called.

This is the only one i can find at the moment and is monumentally expensive for the amount of ram you need, so i would probably just got 3600mhz.


Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K16G44C19U4B 4400 MHz, DDR4, DRAM, Desktop Gaming Memory Kit, 32GB (16GB x2), CL19, Black : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Buy
www.amazon.co.uk
 
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