ULTIMATE Workstation Threadripper 3970x 4GPU BUILD REVIEW 2020 [ENG]

Overview of my new build, based on Threadripper 3970x (2020)

Configuration:
CPU: Ryzen Threadripper 3970x
M/B: Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Xtreme
Ram: 128Gb HyperX DDR4
NVMe SSD: Samsung 970 Pro 512Gb
RAID 10: HDD 3Tb Seagate x8
Back Up: HDD Seagate Ironwolf 12Tb
GPU1: RTX 2080Ti 11Gb
GPU2,3,4: GTX Titan X 12Gb
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2
HDD Bracket: Orico1106 x2
Case aux Fan 1: Prolimatech Ultra Sleek Vortex 14
Case aux Fan 2: be quiet! Silent Wings 3 120mm BL066
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock PRO TR4
CPU aux fan: be quiet! Silent Wings 3 120mm BL070
PSU: EVGA 1600 Supernova
PSU Fan (replacement): Noctua NF-A14

Puget Systems

My previous build (2012)

[mortiarty]

need to figure out my next major build, got 4 years till I'm going to decommission my current pc from service

[alanparker]

That is an awesome pc you built! I guess you can do just about anything you want with it. Very nice!

[Jackson_M]

This is insane. How do you keep it that cool....

[dylan.dog]

your pc build is a power monster but i think it deserve much better pc case

[myezuband]

you have to release the BEAST!!! you cant keep that monsture in that

[brianparadillo]

this guy is cool







he's still using hdd's instead of ssd's

[bergamMNE]

Check out for some of the gigantic Lian Li cases for the next build! :)

[Jacketz]

That’s an amazing setup! What type of work do you do to utilise so much horsepower?!

[pirotess]

It's hard to find a case with more than 4 HDD trays in Vietnam : (

[AllIsNotWhatItSeems]

I just subscribed... I don't want to miss future info.. A couple of questions. I know you gave a figure of $12k with peripherals, how much just for the workstation? And what do you mean the cost of upgrade?

Also, I have decided to try and get in to 3d modelling and rendering (I checked out what I assume is some of your stuff on the instagram... pretty cool!), I have decided that I am going to go down the BLENDER path. If money was no object, what type of system would YOU recommend (can I be cheeky and ask you to list the idea items I should have... ).

Are the GPU's used for additional monitors or is the onboard 11/12GB of memory just used for rendering? Or both?

I have been told from some that Intel CPU's would be better for 3d rendering? Do you agree with that? Or do you think Threadrippers would be better? (If so why?)

Looking forward to your reply sir. Мир и единство

[exakaume]

you use what 3d software ? what's the price of this configuration ? what is the temperature of 4 gpu when you rendering a 3d scene ?

[jihanartemys]

My iPhone 11 has the same performance with this PC desktop. Look how good apple manages its phones to reach the exactly same with the pc made by another company.

[Иван-Романов]

Отличная машинка. Почему на воду не переведешь? Тротлинг уйдет. При температурах до 50 особенно 20 серия сильно прибавляет в турбобусте.

[BEOGRADNAVODI]

Some complain that multiple cards don’t work well for them. That is, it doesn't work when you Edit in etc.. Adobe Premiere, and it does render. Did you have any problems getting all 4 GPUs running? Are there additional settings for GPUs?

[DarthAvocado]

Bruh, what do you DO with that much power!?!?

[neaaat]

how do the gpus get airflow i would like to see temp to

[belialvandals]

How long do you usually have your gpus running for? Curious if temp might be an issue

[jiangweixiong]

Have you tried pytorch with your ultimate workstation? I'm also trying to build a 3970x 4GPU workstation for deep learning. Last year, I built a 2990WX workstation with both ROG ZE and AORUS Xtreme with 4 2080Ti, but none of them can run pytorch with the 4 GPUs. So I'm curious about wheter the combination of 3970wx and Aorus Xtreme is capable of running pytorch with 4 GPUs. Looking foward to your reply, thank you very much!

[FFFCorp]

Running a System with the Same Case and the gigabyte x399 designare ex with 3 GPUs for Rendering with octane and redshift. unfortunately one of the cards has a axial Layout and not the blower Style. At which temperatures do you think its getting dangerous for the gpus

[thomasponisch]

How loud ist this maschine? What do you do with it?