@blndrusr posted a new topic, subject "Advices on computer specs needed". It read:

   Would you replace any part from the list below to get better performance with the same price level, or the same performance with lower price?  
    I'm not going to make movies/animations nor advanced sculpting. At the moment modelling and rendering with both Cycles and Eevee are in scope of my interests.
    
    Motherboard Asrock TaiChi X399-A TR4  
    CPU AMD Threadripper 2950X  
    Cooling Corsair Hydro H100i Pro RGB, 2x ML series  
    RAM 32 GB DDR4 3000 MHz (2 x 16GB) G.skill  
    SSD 500GB Samsung 860 EVO  
    SSD 1TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2  
    GPU RTX2080Ti  
    Case Fractal Design Define R5  
    Power supply 750W Supremo FM2 Gold modular

@elhippiesupremo (elhippiesupremo) replied

    That's a high end gpu and cpu. You could definitely go for more humble hardware and still get great performance and save several hundred dollars.

To which @elhippiesupremo (elhippiesupremo) replied

    Look around pcpartpicker for ideas for build setups. They have good tools for build configuration and price comparison.

@birdnamnam (birdnamnam) replied

    I would use a 4x8gb RAM kit to take advantage of the platform's quad channel. I would definitely use a better psu. A 850W platinum from Corsair or EVGA would be my choice. And finally for the chassis take a look at the new Fractal design R6. It's a newer case.

To which @blndrusr replied

    Thanks guys for hints.

@FinalBarrage replied

    I dont know how much you know about computers, but here is how you want to set up the fans.
    
    I started doing some research but there is simply just sooo much to choose from… So i'll leave it up to you to decide.  
    I think your case can fit two 140mm fans at the front, but doublecheck that before you buy it. You want the biggest fan you can fit.  
    You want these two fans to be “High static pressure”  
    and low noise
    
    Dont worry about cost, you can find anything from 10-40bucks, go for the more expensive end if you have to. Your ears will thank you for it.
    
    For the exhaust fan you want a “high flow” fan. This fan should run as slowly as you possibly can without standing still. Then configure it to pick up speed gradually once you pass the 60c mark.
    
    The benefit with this setup is that you always maintain a pressure inside the case, which stops dust from getting inn. And ALL air intake will pass through a single filter, which makes it easy to clean and maintain (once per month ideally).  
    And as long as you pick good front fans, then there will be virtually no noise when idle. I started looking for a decent fan, but there is just too much out there… so i'll leave it up to you.

To which @joseph_raccoon (joseph raccoon) replied

    Honestly, I would just look at 4 TB drives for that, and considering what you may very well be using it for, I would be tempted to look into water cooling both the cpu/gpu (and to be fair many of cooling blocks they have out for threadrippers only cover half of the actual 4 physical cores in it…I have professional issues with that) and checking out a cube pc chassis I did a build with one of those a few weeks ago and put in some liquid cooling and it was just nice to work in, so much space and really it don't take up much more floor space than a tower would.
    
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    this is a threadripper with the lid off, and heatspreader or no, you want ALL of that processor space making as much contact as it can with its cooling block. most coolers leave about half of those cores uncovered and depends on the heat spreader lid to do its job, and unfortunately that lid is going to warp a little with time and in a few years (maybe more maybe less) parts of those cores are not going to be getting the cooling they need, and as it is anymore it is very likely that the processor you buy today can have a 10 year service life on it.

Then @blndrusr said

    Thanks guys.  
    @FinalBarrage It's interesting. I never thought that one can mess up a fans setup, but it seems logical   
    @joseph_raccoon I think that at this stage I'm more convinced of buying Intel i9-9900K than Threadripper.


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