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2021/04/18 08:59:08
AlanBlayney
Found out today that silver has higher thermal conductivity than copper or gold.
I really like my current rig, but I wouldn't say no to some custom pure silver heatsinks and rads.
2021/04/18 09:02:10
AlanBlayney
kelkel1
Something like this ...
 

 
 Plus nvme raid card.




What do you need RAID for when you can run the whole system on a RAMdisk?
2021/04/18 09:06:07
hashmeir70
castrator86
I'd do a submerged, mineral oil build. Something ridiculous like a 3-way SLI 3090 build so I don't need to drain/dry it for a long time.

"Deep-frier"
2021/04/20 17:11:46
driam
kelkel1
Something like this ...
 

 
 Plus nvme raid card.


Wow... not nearly enough ram (sarcasm)
 
Here is mine..
 
I like my CPU now (Thread Ripper 3960X)
RTX 3090
4K monitor
PCIE 4.0 NVME riser card
Maybe add in some water cooling (I have a few 3D print designs ready to go if I do this)
 
 
2021/04/20 21:56:59
candle_86
Easy, my dream system, I still want one, I still lust after it.

AMD FX-60
ASUS A8N32-SLI
2GB OCZ GOLD DDR600
7800GTX 512 SLI
150GB WD RAPTOR X4 RAID 0+1
Sound laster Audigy 2 ZS
BFG Physix card
bd-rw drive
Hd-dvd drive
Dell 30in 2560x1600
Antec P160
Dual 120mm noctua fans
Blue cold cathodes
2021/04/21 01:00:32
bhavv
If money is no object then I still couldn't get anything because nothing is in stock.
2021/04/21 16:22:01
driam
candle_86
Easy, my dream system, I still want one, I still lust after it.

AMD FX-60
ASUS A8N32-SLI
2GB OCZ GOLD DDR600
7800GTX 512 SLI
150GB WD RAPTOR X4 RAID 0+1
Sound laster Audigy 2 ZS
BFG Physix card
bd-rw drive
Hd-dvd drive
Dell 30in 2560x1600
Antec P160
Dual 120mm noctua fans
Blue cold cathodes


Whoa nice rig! You can totally play half life at full settings, even Crysis maybe! (sarcasm). 
 
I totally forgot that PhysX Cards used to exist...
2021/04/24 18:14:54
Dendra
Given my current needs, I honestly don'y think there is a point in buying anything better than the rig I'm trying to buy this year:

Ryzen 5 5600x (good with low power consumption - why overkill it with a 5950x)
Dark Rock Pro 4 (similar performance to Noctua&don't trust liquid cooling, espec for long-term use)
Asus ROG strix b550-f gaming wifi (again, do I really need better?)
32gb 3200 corsair lpx (64 is an overkill, 3600 debatable)
Evga ftw3 rtx 3070/3080 (whichever comes first in queue)
Meshify 2 midi (black&solid side panel, think glass is a bad idea/not into rgb to stare at it)


So the only three things I'd actually get better are:

Corsair RMX850x 80gold - replace it with a higher quality one.
WD Blue SN550 2tb - swapped out for the best money can buy because reasons.
Monitor s2721dgf - I'd get instead separate 25'' and 27'' for different competitive gaming and then maybe something giant for work.

It's already my dream pc for the foreseeable future. Maybe I'm just too much of a realist ;)
2021/04/29 05:22:48
Kuro1n
krane
I know we have had this discussion before but,  If money were no object, what would your next PC rig setup be? I'm curious what parts and pieces you would choose. 

Ryzen 9 5950x
At least 128Gb ram for Houdini workloads
A ton of SSD space for caching data used during work
Multiple quadro cards unless a 3090 will perform similarly and then just let it chug along. :)

I want performance for big cronch.
2021/04/29 06:32:57
85Bears
Ryzen 9 5900x
MSI X570 Ace
2x EVGA RTX 3090 NVlink
EVGA 1600 P2
64GB Ballistix MAX RAM
Phanteks Evolv X
3x Samsung 980 Pro NVME 2tb
 

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