Week 8: Putting it Together
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min read
This past week, we finalized the PC component list with the help of Dr. Asghari and graduate student Max Hushahn. After considering the upgradeability of our system, we came to the list found in the first link. This system was created without budget constraints in mind while also being reasonable with part selection. An alternative list was created with a smaller budget of around $1800. This build was created for the scenario that we would not be able to obtain the budget needed for the ideal build. This component list shaved off as much of the cost as possible without making a huge impact on performance. It also maintains the potential for upgrades in the future. We are now awaiting budget and list approval and expect to order parts soon. Then, we can begin integrating it into the system and verifying its functionality within it.
The following list is the high budget build. This primarily contains a top of the line SSD, 1000W power supply, high-end air cooler, and 32GB of 3600 MHz RAM. Additionally, a higher end motherboard with extra PCIe port coincides with plans to implement a PCIe digitizer, as mentioned by Dr. Asghari.
This link contains the lower budget build. Here, the RAM size is cut in half to 2 x 8GB rather than 4 x 8GB. The RAM was reduced to 16GB which will be enough for the current system and leaves two slots for more RAM in the future. The system storage has been omitted because we have a SATA SSD in the lab which can be used until we can obtain an NVMe SSD. The motherboard and CPU cooler has been changed to cheaper but still effective models. Finally, the power supply wattage was dropped down to 750W, which still allows for approximately 275W of headroom.
Below is a part list breakdown with bullet points of reasoning. Arguments for choosing Ryzen over Intel in terms of central processing units can be found as well.
AMD Ryzen Zen 2 platform:
- The Ryzen 3000 series processors have more cores and threads compared to Intel’s latest Coffee Lake processors. More cores and threads translates to better productivity in multi-threaded tasks and using multiple applications in the background.
- The Ryzen 9 3900X sports 12-cores and 24-Threads. It outperforms the Intel Core i9-9900K in threaded workloads and is comparable in single-threaded tasks as well.
- The Ryzen 9 3900X also has a faster base clock at 3.8 GHz over Intel's i9-9900k's at 3.6 GHz. Effectively eliminating the drawback that AMD processors are slower than Intel.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- 12 Cores, 24 Threads 3.8 GHz 4.6 GHz Boost (High core count, fast clock)
- High Cinemark r15 performance, high performance to value ratio
- Processing with CPU: Core count more important
- Processing with GPU: Clock speeds more important
- Has best of both, high core count and speeds
GPU: ASUS Dual EVO OC RTX 2080 Super
- 3072 CUDA Cores, Base Clock of 1650 MHz, Boost Clock of 1860 MHz
- 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, Memory speed of 1937 MHz, Memory Bandwidth of 496 Gb/s
- High-end newest generation, better architecture
Motherboard: ASRock Taichi X570
- 1 Gb/s Ethernet port, USB-C port, Supports memory speeds up to DDR4-4400
- 3x PCIe ports for future expansion
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 4 x 8 GB DDR4-3600
- High amount of memory
- Fast RAM for quick data access, Ryzen CPU’s benefit from high-speed RAM
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB
- 1TB of SSD storage
- Sequential 3500/3300 MB/s read/write speeds
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black
- Top of the line air cooler
- Quieter than average coolers
- Air cooling preferred over All-in-One’s due to potential leakage from AIO
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro
- Good cable management, Good airflow
- ATX Full Tower, spacious and can support large form factors
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 1000 W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular
- 1000W (double power draw of approximately 474W ), fully-modular reduces cable clutter
- Plenty of headroom for expansion
Wired Network Adapter: ASUS XG-C100C PCIe x 4 10Gbit/s Network Adapter
- Fully compatible with 10/5/2.5/1/0.1 Gbps
- High-speed networking capabilities
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