Well after many years out of the loop the time has come to build my self a new system since my old one (Q9550 CPU) ain't cutting it anymore.
The new system is going to be used for work 95% and perhaps a little bit of gaming on the side but chances are slim due to time constraints.
The software packages I use are the following.
1) Adobe Creative Cloud (Photo Shop, Illustrator, InDesign and looking to dive into After Effects as well)
2) Autodesk Autocad
3) 3Ds Max
4) MS Office 365
5) Font Management Software (Suitcase Extensis) with 10,0000 Fonts
6) Adobe Bridge & ACD See (multiple instances) for browsing large digital asset libraries.
5) 3-4 Web Browsers Concurrently (Firefox Developer Edition, Chrome, Opera) with over 300 Tabs open.
I also intend to run 1-2 Virtual Machines and a Web Server for web development purposes and the PC will also serve files to other PCs (4-5).
Typical Workflow Scenario (Programs Open)
Outlook 365 Open
Adobe Illustrator Open
Adobe Photoshop with 1GB+ file open
1 VM running
1 Local Web Server Running
Chrome, Firefox with developer tools open and Opera running
ACD See 3-4 instances running
Random Requests for file handling meaning more to open (e.g. Autocad or 3Ds Max)
MS Excel & Word Running
Adobe Acrobat Running
So I need to be sure that I have enough memory and the ability to leave the system on and continue my work from where i left it.
So my current parts list is the following --- https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/hf7J6X
Summary
Case - CoolerMaste Cosmos 2 - ( I have it already brand new in its box from 4 years ago)
Motherboard Asus ROG RAMPAGE Extreme VI - (on its way)
CPU - Intel - Core i9-7900X 3.3GHz 10-Core Processor
GPU - Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card
RAM - G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 Memory
PSU - Corsair - AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (have a good local deal)
SSD - Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
For cooling I am going with a full custom loop and to overcome the Cosmos 2 limitation it will be external.
Here are the parts.
Radiator - Watercool Radiator MO-RA3 420 Pro - Stainless Steel Edition
Pump - EK Water Blocks EK-XTOP Revo Dual D5 PWM Serial
Reservoir - Watercool Heatkiller Tube 200
CPU Waterblock - EK-FB ASUS ROG R6E RGB Monoblock - Acetal+Nickel
GPU - Waterblock - Either EK or Phanteks Asus STRIX full cover waterblock
There are other parts as well but the above are the most important.
So what do you think?
I am mostly confused and worried about two things:
A) Whether the CPU Monoblock will perform properly. I have read that it had issues with delided CPUs (height differences due to lack of silicon sealing)
B) What memory to get? I need 64GB to be future proof. Does MHz speed matter on the X299 Platform?
Note: I don't care about overclocking initially but will want to down the line so I want to have the ability. (My current system is overcloked for the last 6 years)
So any advice on the Waterblock and RAM?
The new system is going to be used for work 95% and perhaps a little bit of gaming on the side but chances are slim due to time constraints.
The software packages I use are the following.
1) Adobe Creative Cloud (Photo Shop, Illustrator, InDesign and looking to dive into After Effects as well)
2) Autodesk Autocad
3) 3Ds Max
4) MS Office 365
5) Font Management Software (Suitcase Extensis) with 10,0000 Fonts
6) Adobe Bridge & ACD See (multiple instances) for browsing large digital asset libraries.
5) 3-4 Web Browsers Concurrently (Firefox Developer Edition, Chrome, Opera) with over 300 Tabs open.
I also intend to run 1-2 Virtual Machines and a Web Server for web development purposes and the PC will also serve files to other PCs (4-5).
Typical Workflow Scenario (Programs Open)
Outlook 365 Open
Adobe Illustrator Open
Adobe Photoshop with 1GB+ file open
1 VM running
1 Local Web Server Running
Chrome, Firefox with developer tools open and Opera running
ACD See 3-4 instances running
Random Requests for file handling meaning more to open (e.g. Autocad or 3Ds Max)
MS Excel & Word Running
Adobe Acrobat Running
So I need to be sure that I have enough memory and the ability to leave the system on and continue my work from where i left it.
So my current parts list is the following --- https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/hf7J6X
Summary
Case - CoolerMaste Cosmos 2 - ( I have it already brand new in its box from 4 years ago)
Motherboard Asus ROG RAMPAGE Extreme VI - (on its way)
CPU - Intel - Core i9-7900X 3.3GHz 10-Core Processor
GPU - Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card
RAM - G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 Memory
PSU - Corsair - AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (have a good local deal)
SSD - Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
For cooling I am going with a full custom loop and to overcome the Cosmos 2 limitation it will be external.
Here are the parts.
Radiator - Watercool Radiator MO-RA3 420 Pro - Stainless Steel Edition
Pump - EK Water Blocks EK-XTOP Revo Dual D5 PWM Serial
Reservoir - Watercool Heatkiller Tube 200
CPU Waterblock - EK-FB ASUS ROG R6E RGB Monoblock - Acetal+Nickel
GPU - Waterblock - Either EK or Phanteks Asus STRIX full cover waterblock
There are other parts as well but the above are the most important.
So what do you think?
I am mostly confused and worried about two things:
A) Whether the CPU Monoblock will perform properly. I have read that it had issues with delided CPUs (height differences due to lack of silicon sealing)
B) What memory to get? I need 64GB to be future proof. Does MHz speed matter on the X299 Platform?
Note: I don't care about overclocking initially but will want to down the line so I want to have the ability. (My current system is overcloked for the last 6 years)
So any advice on the Waterblock and RAM?