New Rig (Overkill?)

[DrunkenSano]

My gaming laptop is about 5 years old and I'm thinking of buying a new computer, a desktop this time. I'm pretty much done with gaming laptops. Trying to catch up on the newest techs and stuff, all the new gear seems pricey as hell. My intention is to play the new games that are coming out on really good graphic settings and here is some of the items I am looking to have in my new computer. Is it overkill or do I need this gear to play on those settings?

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5X
AMD® Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (3.8-4.0GHz) (64mb L3 cache) TR4 Socket (8-Core/16-Threads CPU)
MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon (AMD® X399 Chipset) (8 DIMMS, 4 x PCIe 3.0, 2 x PCIe 2.0, 3 x M.2 slots)
850W EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 Gold Power Supply Unit
16GB DDR4 2666MHz (2x8GB) G.SKILL RipJaws V Dual Channel
250GB Samsung 860 EVO M.2 Solid State Drive (Read 550MB/s|Write 520MB/s)
1TB 7200rpm SATA III Hard Drive

Cooling I have no idea, but I know for my laptop, heat is the biggest issue and I need something that will work longterm (multiple years). Have a friend that went water cooling route.

Thanks for giving a hardware noob some advice!

 

[UsandThem]

If you are a gamer, and that's what your PC is primarily used for, you do not want a Threadripper.

You want a build around an Intel i7-8700k or AMD Ryzen 2700X.

 

[Paratus]

My gaming laptop is about 5 years old and I'm thinking of buying a new computer, a desktop this time. I'm pretty much done with gaming laptops. Trying to catch up on the newest techs and stuff, all the new gear seems pricey as hell. My intention is to play the new games that are coming out on really good graphic settings and here is some of the items I am looking to have in my new computer. Is it overkill or do I need this gear to play on those settings?

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5X
AMD® Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (3.8-4.0GHz) (64mb L3 cache) TR4 Socket (8-Core/16-Threads CPU)
MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon (AMD® X399 Chipset) (8 DIMMS, 4 x PCIe 3.0, 2 x PCIe 2.0, 3 x M.2 slots)
850W EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 Gold Power Supply Unit
16GB DDR4 2666MHz (2x8GB) G.SKILL RipJaws V Dual Channel
250GB Samsung 860 EVO M.2 Solid State Drive (Read 550MB/s|Write 520MB/s)
1TB 7200rpm SATA III Hard Drive

Cooling I have no idea, but I know for my laptop, heat is the biggest issue and I need something that will work longterm (multiple years). Have a friend that went water cooling route.

Thanks for giving a hardware noob some advice!

I’ve got a similar rig and did an informal review. Maybe it might help.

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/my-threadripper-1900x-semi-formal-review-part-1.2544112/

 

[DrunkenSano]

If you are a gamer, and that's what your PC is primarily used for, you do not want a Threadripper.

You want a build around an Intel i7-8700k or AMD Ryzen 2700X.

Thanks, definitely good to know.

I’ve got a similar rig and did an informal review. Maybe it might help.

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/my-threadripper-1900x-semi-formal-review-part-1.2544112/

Will check it out!

 

[whm1974]

USandThem is right, you don't want or need Threadripper for gaming. The Ryzen 2700 or the i7-8700 will be far more suitable for gaming, and not mention that both CPUs and motherboards are much cheaper then TR ones.

 

[DrunkenSano]

That's what I will be doing, either the Ryzen 2700 or i7-8700. Everything else is pretty much needed though or performance will suffer?

 

[Paratus]

That's what I will be doing, either the Ryzen 2700 or i7-8700. Everything else is pretty much needed though or performance will suffer?

If Gaming is your thing that’s probably the way to go.

I went with X399 because I tend to keep my machines for a long time and the multiple full speed M.2 slots, multiple x16 and x8 PCIE slots, and CPU upgrade path made sense for me.

 

[DrunkenSano]

I'll have to go back to the upgrade method, the past 10 years I've had 2 gaming laptops so no upgrading there. Dropping the idea since the laptops run super hot and just not as powerful as desktops.

 

[UsandThem]

With the money you'll save by not getting a Threadripper, you will want a 480GB - 512GB SSD.

The 250GB versions 99.9% of the time are slower than the larger sizes. Heck, you can pick up a fast NVMe drive as your boot drive in that size for $130 - $200.

 

[whm1974]

With the money you'll save by not getting a Threadripper, you will want a 480GB - 512GB SSD.

The 250GB versions 99.9% of the time are slower than the larger sizes. Heck, you can pick up a fast NVMe drive as your boot drive in that size for $130 - $200.

The Micron 1100 2TB SSD would be a good choice for the OP. However I would get an USB external HDD for backup as well.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I'd drop the spindle drive and go with an SSD. Saves a little on power drawl and no worries about keeping the drive cool with fans. EDIT: Plus it'll be a little bit quieter.

 

[DaveSimmons]

850 watts is overkill for an i7-8700 and a single 1080ti. I'm using a 650 watt Seasonic platinum, though I have a non-K 8700 (so stock speed) and don't overclock my GPU. Even if you go with an overclocked Ryzen a 750 watt PSU should be fine and will be more efficient than a comparable-quality 850.

Most decent cases should be able to fit a 120mm tower cooler for quiet cooling of the CPU. I'm happy with my Noctua 140mm but there are many good 120mm including from Noctua.

 

[aigomorla]

*peaks in the door*
if your just a heavy gamer... a intel platform with optane cache and a large cap spinner 6TB maybe the most budget economical.

Games are gignormous these days, even me with 6TB of SSD storage cap, my steam library laughs at me rolling its eyes going you wish pal...