Topic: AMD Threadripper rig, good choice?

#1

Hey guys,

Thinking about building an AMD Threadripper rig forrendering. First time DIY a PC here, so kinda excited and hope not step wrong
steps. I use pcpartpicker for computability check but want to check with you 3D
gurus to see if the rig is solid for day-to-day rendering of personal projects
and upgrade potential for adding two or three GPUs in the future for GPU
rendering.
Trying to keep the budget under $2000 and hence the GTX 1060and 32GB of RAM.

Main concern: capability and stability for OC to 4GHz with the cooler…

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor ($799.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U9 TR4-SP3 78.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X399 Taichi ATX TR4 Motherboard ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid StateDrive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual VideoCard ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 750W 80+ Bronze CertifiedSemi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1963.84 USD

Any comment will be appreciated.

cheers,
​​​​​​​Jason

#2

Decided intel because everything I read review wise indicated the typical amd issues with bios and drivers. The time saved on rendering will be made up ten fold tweaking for stability.

#3

Interesting! Would you share the link to reviews you have read? I did research beforehand but didn’t come across comments about bios and drivers issue…

#4

We have a couple of Threadrippers and Ryzen running here. There were some issues with the very fist ones when the BIOS and drivers were not realy finished, but that is not a problem anymore.

#5

You’ll need a psu with 2 eps connectors. The X399 Taichi needs 8+4 12V connectors.

For 3xgpus in the future you’ll be needing at least a 1000W psu. I’d suggest you take a look at this one https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bcTrxr/evga-power-supply-210gq1000.

#6

How is the performance of the ryzen and threadripper cpu. Are you running ryzen 1800x? Deciding between 7820x, ryzen and threadripp.

#7

Price/Performance is pretty good, but we are mostly running on different platforms to ensure the compatibility of our software, not because of speed.