AMD Threadripper 1950X Build

W0LFMAN

The time has come again for another build,

2.5 years ago I did a mini-itx watercooled build, post found here --->

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=95659217

The PC has been and still is working fantastic, but now I'm thinking "Bigger is Better!".

So I decided to go for a Threadripper build, and the parts have just arrived.



GPU+PSU+Monitor and keyboard/mouse, will be used from a old build, now offline

GPU = 980ti Windforce
PSU = 1500w MaxRevo
Monitor = Dell 43in 4K

Purchase was

The Tower 900 Thermaltake E-ATX Vertical Super Tower Display PC Gaming Case Price = €242.94
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/thermaltake-the-tower-900-snow-edition-e-atx-vertical-super-tower-chassis

AMD 16 Core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Unlocked CPU/Processor Price €1080.41
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-threadripper-1950x-s-tr4-16-core-32-thread-34ghz-40ghz-turbo-40mb-64-lane-180w-cpu-retail

Samsung 960 Pro 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive/SSD Price = €622.92
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-samsung-960-pro-m2-pcie-nvme-48-layer-v-nand-3500mb-s-read-2100mb-s-440k-360k-iops-800tbw-retail

Corsair Vengeance RGB LED 64GB DDR4 2666 Memory Kit 8x8GB Price = €672.59
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/64gb-(8x8gb)-corsair-ddr4-vengeance-rgb-pc4-21300-(2666)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-16-18-18-35-rgb-led

ASUS AMD Threadripper X399 ZENITH EXTREME TR4 E-ATX Motherboard Price = €567.77
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-rog-zenith-extreme-amd-x399-s-tr4-ddr4-sata3-u2-triple-m2-4-way-sli-crossfire-10gbe-ad-wifi-usb

Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 Gaming PC AiO Cooler Kit Price = €143.03
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/thermaltake-water-30-riing-rgb-360-hydro-cooler-all-in-one-liquid-cooler-3x-120mm-fans-360mm-radiato

NZXT HUE+ RGB Colour Changing Dual Channel Internal LED Controller - Black Price = €54.58
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/nzxt-hueplus-advanced-pc-illumination-rgb-led-controller-in-matte-black-525-bay-1x-sata-power-with-n

Commander F6 Fan Controller from Thermaltake with adjustable voltage and thermal monitoring Price = €43.65
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/thermaltake-commander-f6-rgb-lcd-multi-fan-controller-525-drive-16-display-colours-adjustable-output

Delivery was €30

total cost = €3457.89 (All purchased from Scan.co.uk to take advantage of the weak pound.)

Reason for build, my job required me to do a lot of 3D Rendering, and 4K Video rendering.

This is not a game machine, I've given up on Starcraft 2 ages ago.

My old Machine, was a water cooled I7-990X on a X58 Gigabyte G1 Killer Mobo, with 24g 1866Ghz, running a 512 SSD. At the time, I cried when I purchased all the parts, was €2,500 back then, and a alot of money.



The I7-990x was a pure work horse for the last 6 years, and has supported me and my family well.

I'm am bit reluctant to move from Intel to AMD, but the figures on the interwebbs, look good, for this processor. (16 cores/32 threads nearly triple what I had in the last computer)

I'm also looking forward to see if I notice a speed read/write difference moving from the SSD to SSD m.2.

Hopefully, I didn't buy into fake hype.

I'm weird and have name's for my computers, sad but true.
My old PC that this one is replacing was called "White Ninja", I have a small form factor mini-itx called "Little Tank". I have a render farm dual-Xeon Machine called "Buster". My Laptop is called "Knight"

I haven't decided a name for this one yet.

Will post build pictures over the next day, as it has to be built and ready for Monday to work.

SickBoy

Nice system.
Worthy of a name like Juggernaut.

wotzgoingon

That's going to be some machine. The price of the RAM and motherboard :eek: but it is a HEDT at the end of the day.

You always buy top of the range it seems going by the 990X and G1 killer on the x58 platform and now the Threadripper CPU and board.

K.O.Kiki

Should've bought a Mac Pro tbh.

4-year old 8-core CPU + 16 Gb RAM for the bargain price of €4'699!

Serephucus

Commenting because I, too, would like to receive email notifications of build porn.

deceit

Looking at this thread helped me make my decision and I just ordered the same cpu and motherboard. I ordered an ek block also, I think with this it will take time to get in stock.
I may sell my 5820k and 1800x as with this rig I don't think I will need either anymore.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Subscribed. good luck with build i will read with interest.

W0LFMAN

Build























Very Impressed, with the case, was not aware that motherboard was 90 degrees, It would cause problems for those wanting to get access to Mobo panel as the case has a lid on top, (Lucky its removable)

The Case is huge, The Glass all around is "Magnificent"! This is a PC case for the "Boss". I decided to put a Cactus in there.



I messed up on the CPU Water cooler I picked, the water pipes are the smallest length I've come across for a triple fan, they weren't long enough to go around the back, of this case. I've had to mount it on the piller, but as the case is so big, and the piller is so strong it holds it no problem. In-fact its made it quite interesting feature to look at as the cooler now looks like its floating, The Glass panels are not flush to the case, so its great for direct access ventilation to the Radiators. The glass inside reflects the triple RGB Fan Rings, and gives its a lot more ambient light to the internals.




, is really for custom loops, but that's an option for me in the future.

Plenty of Space, well thought out case.

CPU is best I ever used.

SSD M.2 ram is great.

64gig Ram is Plenty

There's two nice little side pockets for SSD HD's, I filled them with 1TB Samsung Pro's, for Storage.

Mobo is great, would say a good 3-5 year lift span in it.

Build was done in one day.

Will mess around with it when I have more free time.

wotzgoingon

That's one hell of a lump of a case. I can only imagine how much it cost you. Even the rest of the build. Over 5 grand anyway.

W0LFMAN

wotzgoingon wrote: »

That's one hell of a lump of a case. I can only imagine how much it cost you. Even the rest of the build. Over 5 grand anyway.

Price breakdown, is at the top.

Add, 2x140mm RGB Corsair fans €50 and a plant plus pot from Ikea €10

Was purchased in Scan when the Pound was down to 92 pence.

Work that I do, PC has paid for itself already.

wotzgoingon

W0LFMAN wrote: »

Price breakdown, is at the top.

Oh yea I never even looked.

SickBoy

What did you name it?

Lu Tze

You should call it the Dermot Bannon.

We need windows, here, here and here to bring the outside in!

Metric Tensor

And then paint everything white!

K.O.Kiki

But does it run Crysis?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Epic build, regardless of your use need that deserves and 1080ti.

W0LFMAN

"White Tower"

wheresmahbombs

Sweet build you have going there. Would love to have a 1080 Ti (or its successors) coupled with an ultrawide monitor someday.