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Yes - I instinctively went for the ROG STRIX X570-F because: 1. It was the most expensive, therefore I assumed (naively maybe!) that it's the "best" 2. It seemed to have quite a few fast PCI slots. I know very little about PCI speeds/widths/etc! What would the 'Hero' board offer over this one...

...Just got to figure out a spec now! I shall post a 5950X spec soon - I have no idea about cases or motherboards for that CPU!

I agree...I'm still SO in two minds whether to go for a 5950X and just wait it out or do the 3970X. I'd like to get the order in today so it's in this financial year due to tax and stuff (Easter/good Friday/bank holiday monday means that Tuesday will be 2021/22 financial year), AND today the...

Right - I'd like to (at last) get this thing ordered today, and welcome anyone's thoughts and opinions, please, before I "pull the trigger"! I'd REALLY like a 5950X and I'd REALLY like a 24GB RTX3090, but it looks like I'd be waiting forever for those, so it looks like I'll have to make do with...

I'm hoping to place an order today, and instead of yesterdays "ETA 1/4/2021" message for the 5950X, this is today's message, so some kind of progress, maybe: How easy is it (with PCS) to change an order after it's been placed without losing one's place in the queue or is it a case of "cancel...

Did you go for the 3970X over the 5950X because of availability and the unknown waiting time for the 5950X? I'm in the situation of wanting a machine soon, but would prefer the cheaper, faster, newer, but fewer cores 5950X, but might have to get the 3970X to speed up the build. The PCS...

Yep! Download the public beta version from the Creative Cloud app, and multi-core rendering is there already! Out of interest, what's the spec of your new build? I'd love to get a 5950X processor but might opt for a slower, more expensive 3970X just because of the shortage of the 5950X.

Anyone got any idea if there's likely to be the 5950X in stock soon and not already allocated to dozens of people already in the queue? I'm happy to configure a PC with no graphics card so I can get it sooner. I'd like a 5950X system, but think I might have to fork out for a 3970X instead to get...

I'd love one of those but I'd pretty much eliminated the 5900X & 5950X due to their seeming non-availability - unless anyone has any news on the possibility of their impending appearance? Also, am I right in thinking the max. RAM these processors can address is 128GB? (I don't need that much RAM...

Phew - now it's public, we can talk about Adobe After Effects' new multi-frame rendering (which I've been using enthusiastically on Adobe's confidential beta programme for a while now before it passed to the public beta). It totally changes the game regarding speccing an AE machine - it always...

Yep - from experience, you'll definitely want at least 64GB, preferably 128GB if you're working on 4K comps/edits. Being able to turn off After Effects' Disk Cache and store rendered frames in RAM should speed up your workflow. I'm also in the process of speccing up an AE/Premiere/C4D machine...

Haha no, not gaming! I do motion graphics and visual effects (After Effects, Cinema 4D) and editing (Premiere Pro). This is me: https://paulroper.com/ (needs updating, but I never get around to it!) My current system is based around an overclocked (4.5GHz remains cool and stable) Intel 3960X...

Hmmm....I guess prices fluctuate up and down or something? This is the exact spec I went for, except last week I paid £3921 for it. And I'm sure I originally specced the 2TB Samsung 980 PRO M.2 as my system drive, but my order says it's the 970 EVO PLUS. If I change this spec to the 980 PRO...

My £3900 system is about to start being built by PCSpecialist in a couple of weeks! 😆 (And that doesn't include the graphics card because sadly graphics cards don't actually seem to exist any more).

Just out of interest, I was wondering what was the most incredible, powerful, and/or most expensive system that PCSpecialist has ever built. Spec? Photos? Please?!

Thanks @sck451 for those comments. So I think I'll stick with 64GB 3600MHz RAM for now, and up my power to 1200W, as suggested by @Stephen M . Regarding the case, will the ASUS® ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA fit in a smaller case? And is that motherboard a good choice for: performance future...

Thanks to all who have given suggestions and help so far. I have a few more questions in case anyone's interested in giving me some more advice (please!)...I'd like to get this system's specs finalised ASAP and get it ordered this week. I'm looking for a fast machine to run mainly Adobe After...

Hello again - thanks for suggestions and help so far. I have a few more questions in case anyone's interested in giving me some more advice (please!)... Overclocked CPU AMD Threadripper 3970X 32 Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.3GHz): How much overclocking am I likely to get out of this CPU? My current...

Hello, I am looking to replace my ageing workstation with something more powerful, and wondered if anyone's willing to give me some advice. I need it for Adobe After Effects (likes very fast CPU clock speeds), Premiere Pro (eats VRAM for breakfast) and Cinema 4D (uses all the cores all the...

I'm also looking to spec/buy a workstation for Adobe video editing/After Effects/some Cinema 4D. One thing I noticed - you (ARO_X) specced a 10GB graphics card. My current system has an 11GB Nvidia GTX1080Ti and I regularly have renders fail due to insufficient VRAM if I'm rendering something in...