£2k Ryzen Workstation Build

cheechm · 24 Apr 2017 at 15:18

I'm building a new workstation mainly for CAD and rendering software. From what I've read, Ryzen is the way to go. This is what I've thought up so far... Thoughts?

I'm not 100% sure about the memory or the power supply.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
1 x Asrock X370 Gaming K4 AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £150.49
1 x NZXT Kraken X52 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 240mm = £142.98
- Coloured Trim:Unwanted
- AM4 Bracket:NZXT AM4 Brackets
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £139.99
1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £248.99
1 x WD Black 2TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD2003FZEX)= £126.95
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 1080Ti ROG Strix 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £788.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black= £94.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £119.99

Total: £2,127.46
(includes shipping: £14.10)

stulid · 24 Apr 2017 at 17:33

RAM is fine.

WD Black is expensive compared to others.

AIO - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...quid-cooler-oem-ocuk-exclusive-bu-02f-cs.html

PSU could be better/cheaper,
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Super Flower Leadex II 850W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £114.95
1 x Seasonic P Series 760w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply= £119.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex II 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £99.95

Total: £345.99
(includes shipping: £11.10)

Habakkuk · 24 Apr 2017 at 19:12

WD black is more expensive than others, but it's the correct choice for a rendering workstation.

stulid · 24 Apr 2017 at 19:22

Is it? whys that then?

cheechm · 24 Apr 2017 at 20:14

I've been off the building scene for a while... Haven't heard of these Super Flower PSUs. Are they rated quite highly?

Also, although it's not a build for prettiness, I did like the LED design of the Kraken. Any reason for the Corsair AIO?

stulid · 24 Apr 2017 at 20:21

The Corsair one has RGB fans too and is cheaper, the corsair logo on the pump might even illuminate too.

Superflower are top tier and make many PSU for others and most notably a fair few EVGA ones are Superflower inside.