I am looking to build an audio-video workstation focusing more on audio, but also video editing and 2d animations. I have already purchased these components: pcpartpicker_com/list/7z2hcT
CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 64.95 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 Memory
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING Twin Edge OC Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
I couldn’t put the PC together since the Motherboard was faulty (Asus ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI) and got the money back. I am now reluctant to order the same MB, and I am looking for suggestions for a good and reliable MB for a workstation build that would be 100% compatible with the rest of the components.
It’s important to get both M.2 SSDs working, while also running the video card at x16 speed.
I was looking at the Gigabyte Z590 Vision D which seems like a good option but I am not sure if it’s 100% compatible with the parts and would be stable in the long run.
If you have any recommendations / opinions regarding which MB would be best suited for this build, please let me know! I appreciate any feedback!
In a little bit of pickle, when it comes to the PCIe lane req’s you’re intending, with current inventory
10th Gen Core contains 16 lanes [effectively your GPU will take it all]
11th Gen Core would’ve had 20 lanes [would support 1 NVMe direct + GPU]
… Also to note, the 590 boards top most NVMe, is explicitly 11th gen support
The Mainboard chipset, would normally accommodate, for 1 NVMe card [x4]… maybe 2 [at x2]
Do a bit of digging, on the various board manuals, if such chipset NVMe divvying is a viable option
Almost forgot another NVMe divvying move → shutting off unused peripherals
Chipset supports 1 NVMe native, but can support an additional NVMe, thru disabling some SATA ports
Here’s one below, for reference https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-Z590-TORPEDO/Overview
He currently has this sizeable stack of components, with an Intel-based rig in mind
I imagine he got a fair-enough offering at the time, in crafting up that package [+ probably before people caught to 10th Gen i9 >> 11th Gen, when addressing some multi-threaded workloads, thanks to higher core/thread count]
Yeah, I already had a good deal on these parts for the Intel build, and I always had Intel builds which worked very well and wanted to stay in that ecosystem.
After reading through the manual, the Gigabyte Z590 Vision D seems like a good fit.
Regarding the NVMe SSDs and GPU, it looks like the first M.2 (PCIe 4.0) slot works only with Intel 11th gen CPUs while slots 2 and 3 (PCIe 3.0) are working with fine with the 10900k.
So in theory if I put the GPU on the first PCIe x16 slot, it will draw all the 16 lanes from the CPU therefore running at x16. Installing the SSDs in slots 2 and 3 will draw the lanes from the chipset running at x4 each.
Memory wise the manual says the folowing:
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9/i7 processors:
Support for DDR4 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
That means that the memory I have (G Skill DDR-4 3200 CL14) is not officially supported or works only in XMP mode? Do you think these memories will present any issues?
Other than that the MB looks like it’s a very good fit. What do you guys think?
Saw that mainboards Gen 11 vs Gen 10 RAM frequency spans…
1st time seeing that kinda locking… Guess a small [coercion] move, to chasing the newer flashier chip
If anything, your memory pkg would likely boot to the lowest frequency initially, if not another frequency. Then you can change up the frequency, with your own tinkering [if XMP ratings, don’t get accepted].