I recently took the step of updating my video card to something better, as mentioned in a previous post. Now the time is ripe for me updating the rest of the computer. The old Intel Xeon CPU from the Haswell generation has done a heroic amount of editing work through the years, but it is starting to show some clear signs of ageing. After all, five years is a long time in this line of work. So... What I'm looking at now is the latest AMD Ryzen 3000 platform and more specifically the Ryzen 9 3900X. This processor has no less than 12 cores and twice as many threads, all while costing a lot less than what you have to pony up for an Intel that even comes close to this performance and specs. You're actually getting way more performance for less than half of what Intel is charging. So there's really no question as to what you should be using when building a new high end PC in the year 2019. Buying the processor is sadly just part of the story. I'm now going to have to get new DDR4 RAM and preferably some fast RAM in 32gb modules which is really, and I mean really expensive. Second I'll need to fit on a suitable motherboard. My top choice would be this one, but it will set me back as much as the CPU, so I haven't decided yet. The X570 motherboards for Ryzen 3000 all cost an arm and half a leg, but also have the fast new PCI-E 4 interface which might come in handy down the line. Just for the heck of it, I'm also going to put all of my shiny new workstation gear in a case that's just as shiny and new. I don't want an RGB freakshow, but I sure wouldn't mind an open design with lots of fans for good cooling. It's going to make a bit of noise, but the difference is not as much as you think in my experience. Adding more fans to your workstation build might actually keep the noise level down, because they don't have to work as hard. At least that's how the theory goes.. Right now I am looking at the Thermaltake Level 20 XT. This is a real monster with plenty of space for my RAID 10 backup arrangement. I'll get back to this later when the new gadgets have arrived and do a walkthrough of how to put it all together. I know at least one reader who's interested in this and that's more than enough for me...
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