Roen Davis wrote:Ryzen 9 is a compelling argument but I am not sure I can wait for it to be available "down under"...
Thanks for your interest Dermot and Misha
Just a $5k AUS system that is pretty fast.
PCPartPicker Part List:
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/XtR6GGCPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($827.20 @ Newegg Australia)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U12S TR4-SP3 54.97 CFM CPU Cooler ($105.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming ATX TR4 Motherboard ($645.00 @ I-Tech)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($764.50 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($217.00 @ Austin Computers)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($439.00 @ Austin Computers)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($439.00 @ Austin Computers)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon VII 16 GB Video Card ($1089.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Antec - P101 Silent ATX Mid Tower Case ($130.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Titanium 1500 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($329.00 @ Scorptec)
Total: $4984.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Case has room for 8 spinning drives, motherboard has onboard 10 G ethernet and supports upto 8 sata drives in raid 0/1/10 for storage and 2 SSD's in raid 0/1 as scratch drive + 1 SSD as system drive.