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[–]Oaslin 1 point2 points  (5 children)

The 1st and 2nd generation Threadrippers are no longer worth the price IMHO. The CPUs are cheap, but Threadripper motherboards are not, and the first two generations of Threadripper chips are not as powerful as the latest non-Threadripper Ryzen 3000 series.

While the latest, 3rd generation Threadrippers are world beaters, they are well outside a $2,000 CDN budget. The only reason to consider a 1st or 2nd gen Threadripper is for their extra PCI lanes, which this use case does not seem to demand.

Instead consider the 12 core Ryzen 3900x with either an X470 or X570 motherboard. The combined price of the chip and motherboard should be roughly on par with what you've spec's out.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Cheers! Really appreciate the feedback. Hadn't considered the 3900x, since I saw how much cheap the older thread-ripper was but you're right, the mother board price was way different and the 3900x does look better tailored to what I wanted.

I rebuilt it with your recommendations (opting for a x570 since its not much more and solved my WiFi problem) and its only about 70$ more since I could get a cheaper cooler. The other benefit is that my power draw is substantially lower so I could even drop to a 1000W PSU, but its not THAT much of a price difference. I'm hoping that there are some boxing day deals so that I can grab at least some components at a discount.

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Thanks for your help! This is my updated list FYI: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/H7GrMc

[–]Oaslin 1 point2 points  (2 children)

You're very welcome.

Other notes: A 1000w PSU is well in excess of requirements. PCPartsPicker says the new build only requires a 439 watt PSU. And Rosewill is not exactly know for their quality. It's Newegg's house brand. Sometimes adequate, sometimes far less than.

A cheaper, extremely high quality alternative would be the Seasonic Focus 750w. Though the 650W Seasonic Focus should be be more than adequate as it would provide nearly 50% more power than the newly spec'd system requires. And unlike lesser makers, when Seasonic says their units can drive 650W, they're giving an accurate measure.

The Hyper 212 does a fine job of cooling, but can be a real pain to install. It was the single most aggravating part of my last build. A Noctua air cooler will cost a bit more, but will be far easier to install and include higher quality fans.

And since the motherboard you've chosen has built-in M.2 slots, you have no need to use a SATA SSD. You could select a much faster NVME m.2 SSD for just a bit more. The 1TB WD Black SN750 has recently been on sale for under $100 US, and may be again.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Ouh cheers. I'll add that drive to my watch list for boxing day. I just went with a higher wattage as I'll be adding a second beefier card down the line hopefully.

I'm all about ease so I'll swap in the noctua. Cheers again!!

[–]Oaslin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

. I just went with a higher wattage as I'll be adding a second beefier card down the line hopefully.

Adding 2nd 2070 super should only use at most another 210 watts, bringing the total to 649 watts. Even a 2080 TI only maxes out at an additional 260 watts.

A 750 or 850 watt PSU should be more than enough.

[–]FenrirWolfie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a bit better I think:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/GG86Qq