Recommendations for a new photo editing computer (+ info on system performance)

[BosseBe]

All this talk about building a new PC has triggered my fantasy!
So here is kind of a maximum PC build I might maybe consider if I win the lottery!

What	$	Comment
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor	853​	Started by looking at Threadripper CPUs, but at 185W TDP I thought it was too high.
Noctua NH-D15	105​	Haven't tried liquid cooling, prefer Air, this is supposed to be the most effective Air cooler.
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)	582​	Looked at MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE, but at 50% higher price it was too much.
Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB)	448​	DDR4 / CL19 / 4000 MHz / DDR4 SDRAM
Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB Gaming OC	515​	This seems to be the sweet spot.
Samsung 980 Pro series SSD 500GB M.2 (MZ-V8P500)	201​	Larger ones are coming but are not really avalable yet.
Fractal Design Define 7 / Solid - Svart / Vit	201​	Just like it!
Fractal Design Ion+ Nätaggregat / 80 PLUS Platinum / 760 Watt / Svart	163​	outervision.com/power-supply-calculator says 464W! So with 50% extra = 696W
Sum	3068​
MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE	840​	Alternate MB

Yes, I know it is total overkill for processing photos and surfing the web which is what I will use it for, but look how fast it will be!

So any comments?

 

[PacNWMike]

X570 chipset √, but not sure why the wifi in a desktop rig The fast ethernet is more useful. And wait a couple weeks for the 980 pro 1tb M2. Better yet get 2 since that MB supports dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots to provide NVMe SSD RAID. That will smoke. And I think that the 1tb drives will be a bit faster than the 500gb. The RX 5700 XT is about $400 now but why not a GTX 1660 Super for nearly as good performance and a fair bit cheaper. Spend the extra $¢£ on the second M2. I personally don't spend any pesos on a chassis since people throw perfectly good ones out all the time with old computers.

 

[BosseBe]

X570 chipset √, but not sure why the wifi in a desktop rig The fast ethernet is more useful. And wait a couple weeks for the 980 pro 1tb M2. Better yet get 2 since that MB supports dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots to provide NVMe SSD RAID. That will smoke. And I think that the 1tb drives will be a bit faster than the 500gb. The RX 5700 XT is about $400 now but why not a GTX 1660 Super for nearly as good performance and a fair bit cheaper. Spend the extra $¢£ on the second M2. I personally don't spend any pesos on a chassis since people throw perfectly good ones out all the time with old computers.

I think the WIFI crept in there since I wanted Bluetooth on the MB.
I choose the 500GB M2 card since the 1TB was not available.
A second M2 SSD would certainly be on the horizon as soon as bigger drives are available.
The RX5700 XT because it is mentioned as working well with DxO PL4 and DeepPRIME NR.

This is a fantasy build and even if I am tempted to do it, it will not be soon. (Not until I win the lottery!)

 

[BosseBe]

X-post from the What did you buy this week thread.

Not in the same league as my maximum build above, but hopefully much faster then my current PC.

Chassie	Fractal Design Define R7	150​
PSU	Corsair RM750X 750W v2 Gold	162​
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15	109​
MB	MSI X570 MAG TOMAHAWK WIFI	279​
M2 disk	WD Black SN850 Gen 4 SSD 1TB	290​
Graphics	MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB Mech OC	278​
RAM	Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB)	170​
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3,6MHz 36MB	348​
Cost	Total	1785​

Would have liked to have the Fractal Design Ion Platinum PSU, but it is out of stock until February.

 

[PacNWMike]

Taking good advantage of the 570 chipset and pcie4 I see.