Building a new computer

[nwadc10]

Alright guys, need some advice...

I'm building a new computer very soon, within a few weeks. I was originally planning on i9 and Nvidia 2080 but this new AMD ryzen CPU send to be getting people excited. Anyone have suggestions?

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[chevol]

Hi Justin,

I am no pc specialist at all so a year ago I asked a firm near me to built a new pc for me knowing that I was a flight sim addict. This is what they produced

Intel core I7-8700 cpu@3.2 ghz, 16 gb ram, Nvidia gforce RTX2080

I am a very happy camper, very fluid no hick-up at all running P3D 4. For me it is perfect

Cheers
Luc

[Volker Jacob]

The new AMD Ryzen CPU performs much better at the moment - the 3900X or if budget allows the 3950 are best what You can get for Your money .....
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

[nwadc10]

Thanks for the suggestions...I had already spec'd out an i9 setup and will check out the 3950 setup too.

[Bodo Mueller]

Thanks for the suggestions...I had already spec'd out an i9 setup and will check out the 3950 setup too.

If electric power is cheap in the U.S. go for the AMD, otherwise take the i9

[nwadc10]

Thanks for the suggestions...I had already spec'd out an i9 setup and will check out the 3950 setup too.

If electric power is cheap in the U.S. go for the AMD, otherwise take the i9

LOL. Does the AMD take a lot of wattage? I am leaning towards the AMD 3950X right now.

[Bodo Mueller]

LOL. Does the AMD take a lot of wattage? I am leaning towards the AMD 3950X right now.

The AMD 3950X is specified with 105 wattage but I heard, depending on apps, it can go up to 167 watt. The i9 series mostly stays around 94 but also can go over 100.

[nwadc10]

wow. Do I need a bigger power supply than about 750-800 watts? ...Assuming I go with a 2080 graphics card.

[Bodo Mueller]

A 750-800 watts power supply is OK.

[nwadc10]

Ordered all the parts today. Went with AMD Ryzen 3950X, an Asus ROG Mobo, 32 gb of Corsair memory, 2 1TB M.2 hard drives, 850w power supply, water cooled CPU heatsink.

Parts get here on Friday but I won't be able to build it until next week.

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[nwadc10]

First post from the new computer. Still working on getting software installed but almost done.

Specs
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro
MoBo: ROG Strix X570-E
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro (2x16 for 32GB)
Graphics: ROG Strix RTX 2080
Storage: 2x Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe SSDs, 1TB each
CPU cooler: NZXT Kraken X72, 360mm
PSU: Corsair RM850

I want to add some RGB strip lighting in the near future. I haven't benchmarked anything yet. I've got all the flight sims installed but haven't played anything yet to check performance.