Good evening,
i have already built a pc, but i am not sure if it is enough for my tasks;
My usual tasks is virtualization (mostly for testing software & learning how to manage different OS), CAD, localhost kind of stuff & C & php IDEs [i’m sure it is enough for that] and new tasks that i want to explore is Deep Learning, specifically image processing AI (supersampling, recognition, etc), 3d modeling software Blender & Maya (as fusion 360 became payed license only), LabView, Unity 3D.
Current build:
Mobo: Asrock z590 PG
CPU: i9-10900k
RAM: 4x4gb SK Hynix [will replace with 4x32 Ripjaws V]
GPU: AMD RX 6800
Storage: 2xSK Hynix p31 1tb
I am usually working in lots of windows at the same time, with different emulators or IDEs opened in them + few unrelatedly themed such as LibreOffice & Telegram
Obviously storage space is too small for such tasks, how much to add?
Since i do not have proper AIO for CPU, how powerful AIO do i need? [considering ability to upgrade to i9-13900k in future]? (we all know that TDP is not trustworthy for Intel)
Anxious about CrossFire support for baking in Blender & Unity
Have extra drive with Win 10, so won’t need to emulate that OS, but will need to emulate Win XP, 7, 8.1
P.s i usually love to make some benchmarks for my own code and test it under different conditions & systems
Consider the AMD R7 7700X, especially if you’re going to replace your RAM anyway. A pair of 16GB sticks will suffice, expand if your remaining budget allows. A suitable X670 mainboard from an A-brand, although you may opt for a lower tier B650 board to make your budget work. On AMD, air-cooling is fine.
Storage: have a 1TB NVMe drive for the OS, VM’s and some caching, add an 8TB HDD for long term storage. If your budget allows, consider a 2TB NVMe for the OS, so you have more room for (concurrently running) VM’s.
These are fine. Not mindblowing or anything, but really no need to upgrade unless we are talking dozens of concurrent VMs running heavy concurrent workloads. Your use case seems to be half a dozen or so VMs with light to medium workloads, so this should work for that use case for the next 2-3 years.
Dear GOD upgrade those 16 GB like, yesterday! 16 GB is hardly enough to run anything more than light webbrowsing these days - at least not without severe stutter. 64 GB should be plenty for your use case, 128 GB is a bit excessive though.
I hope you’re not thinking of RAID0 striping those for better perf? Even PCIe 3.0 drives are faster than 10 Gbit network interfaces. RAID1 mirroring is awesome though. As for the drives themselves, they are nice and solid OS drives.
That is entirely up to you. I would purchase atleast 2 TB of fast storage and 8 TB of slow storage like @Dutch_Master mentions, but you might want to start considering a cheap home NAS as well, like a Synology or QNAP.
How hot is your CPU running right now? AIO is usually a waste of space and money compared to a solid air tower cooler like the Noctua NH14 or Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2. You could, but it sure is expensive. Only real reason to go watercooled in 2022 is if you want the bragging rights or if you plan on running multiple GPUs as single slot cards.
Don’t be. CrossFire is to be considered legacy at this point. PCIe 3.0 is much, much faster on shuffling data between the cards, even if you have a multi-GPU setup.
but you might want to start considering a cheap home NAS as well, like a Synology or QNAP
Usually do, limited by power usage now, so not an option
AIO is usually a waste of space
Just like compact cases & cannot find a proper one for the build yet, so solid towers is way too tall
Don’t be. CrossFire is to be considered legacy at this point. PCIe 3.0 is much, much faster on shuffling data between the cards, even if you have a multi-GPU setup.
Useful knowledge, good to know that i do not need CrossFire to set-up multi-GPU now
Right there with you - ever since I realised my HDDs can move to a NAS and rest of my setup can use NVMe drives, I also realised most cases are waaaay too big. A compromise for your current system could fit in this:
With this cooler, should just barely be enough cooling for your current system, you can’t OC it but other than that, should work.
Otherwise, the Sliger Cerberus X seems to do what you want it to:
