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(This article was written on April 13-21, 2021)
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
$3,060.00 + $35.00 (shipping) + $205.04 (tax) - EVGA Geforce RTX 3090 XC3 Ultra Gaming (24G-P5-3975-KR) (10496 CUDA Cores + 24 GB Ram) + EK-Quantum Vector XC3 RTX 3080/3090 D-RGB - Nickel + Plexi [3831109832646] (Ebay)
Overclocking: 107% power limit, 135-140 MHz Core Clock, 500 MHz Memory
1725 MHz Boost Clock, 19500 MHz (effective memory)
1949 MHz Clock with EKWB 360mm PE, 1991 MHz with EK-Quantum Vector (fans 100%), 1974 MHz with EK-Quantum Vector (fan curve)
Temps: 44.9 (idle), 55.7 (load)
(needs to unlock the titan driver paths and sr-iov)
(test by unplugging 3rd ssd card in order to use all 16 pins)
$7.99 - Lian Li Graphic Card Anti-sag Bracket (Micro Center)
$149.99 + $9.94 (tax) - EK-Quantum Vector XC3 RTX 3080/3090 Active Backplate D-RGB - Plexi [3831109843550]
$249.99 + $16.56 (tax) - (Pump + Reservoir Combo) - EK-Quantum Kinetic FLT 360 D5 PWM D-RGB - Plexi [3831109819807]
(get second radiator with 3 new static fans... maybe also get new cpu water block)
2. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
$ 350.00 + $ 23.19 (tax) - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (Ebay) (MSRP: $ 299)
Release Date: November 5, 2020
(Revit uses single-core processing, Adobe uses multi-core processing however 8 cores provides 93-98% efficiency.) - (how to best overclock click here to watch) (PBO Fmax Enhancer "enabled" / Boost "enabled" / Boost limit 200 Mhz)
3. CPU Cooler
$ 109.99 + $ 7.29 (tax) - Artic Liquid Freezer II 240 mm AiO Radiator (intake / push) (2 - 120 mm fans) (Amazon)
Temps: 10.4 (idle) 52.4 (load) @ 1,178 RPM
4. MOBO (Motherboard) (enter bios by pressing shift + click on restart, troubleshoot, advanced options, UEFI Firmware Settings) (Dynamic Overclock Switching)
$ 549.98 + $ 36.44 (tax) - Asus ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (X570 - AM4) (Ebay) (MSRP: $ 400)
Release Date: December 2020
5. RAM (Random Access Memory) (DDR 5 coming soon)
(enable xmp, 1,900 MHz amd - 3,800 MHz ram)
(2x) $377.99 + $25.04 (tax) - Crucial Ballistix DDR4 3600 MHz (Latency: 16) 64GB (2 x 32GB, Black) (Amazon)
(overclock by enabling D.O.C.P.) (DRAM 1.4 volts)
6. SSD (Solid State Drive - NVMe - M.2 - Gen. 4) (watch this)
(Microsoft direct storage technology API software coming soon)
OS & Software (C-Drive): $197.12 + $13.06 (tax) - WD Black SN850 (1TB) (Amazon)
Projects (D-Drive): $389.89 + $25.83 (tax) - WD Black SN850 (2TB) (Amazon)
Cache & Scratch (E-Drive): $198.80 + $13.17 (tax) - WD Black SN850 (500GB) (with heatsink) (Amazon)
(Up to: 7000MB/s Read, 5300MB/s Write or actual: 4,382.18 MB/s Read, 5,234.82MB/s Write)
Release Date: September 2020
PCIe 4.0 x4 = 8 GB/s = 64 GT/s = 63.02 Gbps = 7,876.88 MB/s
PCIe 3.0 x8 = 8 GB/s = 64 GT/s = 63.02 Gbps = 7,876.88 MB/s
PCIe 4.0 x8 = 16 GB/s = 128 GT/s = 126.03 Gbps = 15,753.85 MB/s
PCIe 4.0 x16 = 32 GB/s = 256 GT/s = 252.06 Gbps = 31,507.50 MB/s
7. M.2 SSD Module (single-sided memory add an extra black pad to raise it higher up)
$10.99 + $0.73 (tax) - AMPCOM M.2 NVME SSD to PCIe 4.0 Adapter Card (Amazon)
8. PSU (Power Supply Unit) (Linus thinks 1,000 watt to support RTX 3090, however Load Wattage:587 W... Recommended UPS rating:1100 VA... Recommended PSU Wattage:637 W)
$199.99 + $13.25 (tax) - Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium (TX) (750 watts) (Amazon)
Release Date: September 2016 - (on Amazon August 20, 2020)
9. Case (how to build)
$109.99 + $7.29 (tax) - Lian Li LANCOOL II Mesh Performance (Newegg)
Release Date: October 12, 2020
10. USB Flash Drive (Bootable - Windows 10) (click here to watch how)
$42.99 + $2.85 (tax) - SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO USB 3.2 Solid State Flash Drive (Up to: 420MB/s Read, 380MB/s Write or actual: 384MB/s Read, 378MB/s Write) (Amazon)
USB 2.0 = 0.48 Gbps = 60 MB/s (black)
USB 3.0 = 5 Gbps = 625 MB/s (blue)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 = 10 Gbps = 1250 MB/s (red)
11. Case Fans (click here to learn about bottom fans)
(case comes with 1 rear 120 mm fan, 2 top 140 mm fans)
(front radiator provides 2 120 mm fans)
(1 front 120 mm fan on bottom, 2 120 mm fans on bottom)
(3x) $22.90 + $1.52 (tax) - Noctua Chromax 120 mm fans (Amazon)
12. Thermal Paste & Cable & RGB Light
$4.99 + $0.75 (tax) + $6.34 (shipping) - Prolimatech PRO-PK3-1.5G Nano Aluminum (Newegg)
$11.99 + $0.40 (tax) - Lian Li 600mm USB 3.1 (Gen 2 Type-C) Cable for LANCOOL II - Black (Micro Center)
$11.99 + $0.40 (tax) - Diffused LEDs Strip for LANCOOL II (Micro Center)
14. Tools
$49.39 + $3.27 (tax) - Electric Cordless Magnetic Screwdriver (Amazon)
15. Sound Card (included on motherboard)
To minimize electrical interference an external DAC (like the Focusrite) is best. Use XLR cables.
16. Software
$139.99 + $9.27 (tax) - Windows 10 Home (usb or digital download)
$69.99 - $4.64 (tax) - Microsoft 365 Personal
Pre-Tax: $2,970.40 + $ 196.44 (tax)
Total: $3,173.18 (not including screwdriver, USB or software)
GTX 580 - GPU Clock: 772 MHz
Memory Clock: 1002 MHz
MSI Twin Frozr II OC - GPU Clock: 800 MHz (+3.63%)
Memory Clock: 1024 MHz (+2.20%)
Core Voltage: 1,025 MV
Fan: 40% - 55% (auto)
Recommended - GPU Clock: 926.4 MHz (+20%)
Memory Clock: 801.60 MHz (-20%) or 1075 MHz (+7.29%) (in MSI 2150 MHz)
Core Voltage: 1,025 MV (+0%)
Fan: 70%
My OC - GPU Clock: 985 MHz (+27.59%)
Memory Clock: 1150 MHz (+12.30%) (in MSI it's called 2300 MHz)
Core Voltage: 1,100 MV (+7.32%)
Fan: 70%
1. GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
$ 1,500 - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 made by Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Edition
Release Date: October 2020
OR
$249 + $15 (shipping) - AMD Radeon RX 570 made by ? (Ebay)
Release Date: April 18, 2017
(Sapphire Nitro+ or MSI Gaming X - 6800XT or Liquid Cool: iGame - RTX 3080 Neptune)
OR
$469 (MSI) or $499 (ZOTAC) - RTX 3060
$3,499.00 + $23.45 (shipping) + $231.81 (tax) - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE Founders Edition (Ebay)
$339.99 + 22.52 (tax) - EK-Quantum Vector FE RTX 3090 D-RGB - Black Special Edition
2. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
$257.94 + $7.04 Intel Core i5-11600K (Ebay)
Release Date: March 30, 2021
$ 549.99 - Intel Core i9-11900K
Release Date: March 30, 2021
7. PSU (Power Supply Unit)
$317.99 - Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium (TX) (650 watts) (Newegg)
5. RAM (Random Access Memory)
$88.29 - Crucial 16GB Ballistix DDR4 3600 MHz (2 x 8GB, White) (Amazon)
Corsair Dominator Platinum
$187.95 - Crucial 32GB Ballistix DDR4 3600 MHz (2 x 16GB, Black) (B&H)
4. MOBO (Motherboard)
$84.99 + $3.99 (shipping) - Gigabyte AORUS Elite (A520 - AM4) (Ebay) (Newegg)
Release Date: August 2020
$ 740.29 - ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme (Z590 - LGA 1200)
Release Date: May 2020
$299.97 - Gigabyte AORUS Master (X570 - AM4) (Ebay)
Release Date: July 2019
8. Case
$129.99 - Lian Li LANCOOL 215 (B&H)
Lian Li Der8auer
9. USB Flash Drive (Bootable - Windows 10)
$19.99 - Samsung BAR Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive 128GB (400MB/s Read Speed)
3. CPU Fan
$99.95 - Noctua NH-D15 (Amazon)
Release Date: April 2014
$152.97 - Artic Liquid Freezer II 420 mm AiO Radiator (intake) (3 - 140 mm fans)
$114.99 - Artic Liquid Freezer II 280 mm AiO Radiator (intake/push) (2 - 140 mm fans)
6. SSD (Solid State Drive - NVMe - M.2 - Gen. 4)
OS & Software - C-Drive: $196.75 - Samsung 980 PRO Series (1TB) (Amazon)
Projects - D-Drive: $196.75 - Samsung 980 PRO Series (1TB) (Amazon)
Cache & Scratch: $129.99 - Samsung 980 PRO Series (500GB) (Amazon)
Cache & Scratch: $87.99 - WD Black SN850 (500GB) (Amazon)
10. Case Fans (optional upgrade)
(2 intake + 3 intake radiator + 3 exhaust)
Noctua Chromax (120 mm fan for radiator anti-static pressure) (3 front intake) $22.90 each
Noctua Chromax (120 mm fan (a - airflow) (2 bottom intake, 1 rear exhaust) $22.90 each
Noctua Chromax (140 mm fan) (2 top exhaust) $24.90
(maybe need 140 mm for front radiator)
7. M.2 SSD Module (single-sided memory add an extra black pad)
$69.99 - ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 4.0 X4 Expansion Card Supports 4 NVMe M.2 (B&H)
13. Sound Card (included on motherboard - Gigabyte AORUS Master)
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Audio Solutions
• ALC1220-VB Audio
• ESS 9118 SABRE DAC
• Gold Plated Audio Jacks
• High-End Audio Capacitors (WIMA & Nichicon Fine Gold)
ESS SABRE reference DAC (ESS 9118)
Hyperstream Dynamic Range (SNR 125dB)
High-Res music (32bit, 192KHz PCM)
Super low THD+N (THD+N -112db)
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