Gadgetory

right here on the table is a build that is going to be pretty crazy because I'm doing something I haven't done before and that is sort of mixing high-end parts with budget parts and also going to be using this as my main rig for a few months so we just came off the back of the Xeon versus the two eight cores in 2018 and there wasn't a whole lot of difference but what I want to do is I want to take the thread Ripper 2950 X for a good test drive with all my usual work flow and today we've got here on the table a bill that kind of integrates a bit of budget into that especially since we're using as rocks X 399 phantom gaming 6 which is specifically designed for the 16 and 12 core thread Ripper chips and not the 24 core and 32 cores they can use a lot more power so they've cut down on the vrm a little bit since a lot of people will be going I think for those 16 core 32 thread thread Ripper chips instead of the bigger variants since I think they're more practical for most people and we're also going to be coupling this with 32 gigabytes of ddr4 flare X memory this is the seal of 14 stuff for 3,200 megahertz as well as an RX 590 for the gravis card because for video editing I find I don't need a real high-end card I find the mid-range grabs guys are more than capable of handling my workflow but we've also got in this build a 10 terabyte iron wolf Pro for backup and then for the main drive for the nvme boot and also scratch drive we're using a corsair mp5 10 some other cool components were using in this build is courses newest specs 6 case has a tempered glass side panel has a fan included the front and a fan of the rear also supports 280 Mildred's so we will be using the H 115 I plant number mounting that up the top and then testing as well motherboard and CPU temperatures in this case versus an open-air scenario and the last component in this build is going to be a little bit controversial I can already see some people getting triggered in the comments but I'm gonna be using a mid-range power supply this is the CX 750 M because I'm gonna be testing this with this CPU overclocked and the gravis card as well to see if we can juice around 600 watts plus from the power supply itself and see if this holds up over time as my editing rig because I've heard a lot of people in the past say that you shouldn't be using these power supplies you should be going for something more higher-end like the rmx or the ax series or other brands as well super flower see sonic EVGA but for me personally I want to run this through the gauntlet and see if it will hold up plus it's got some really neat black cables included so I won't have to use any cable extensions to get a pretty neat-looking build but with all that aside that let's build this beast right here and put it through its paces and yes that is a little tank on top of the case because I think like this builds going to be a work tank so we're coming to a little bit of trouble in paradise men build and that is this case is not really going to support the 280 mil rad with its fans up the top here without hitting this heatsink right here so you can see here even one fan sort of struggles as well so I'm guessing the 280 mill at the top is out of the question but we're gonna try and mount it to the front of the case so now the build is complete we are installing Windows right now and it is looking a pretty clean like pretty subtle this not too much bling going on there's a bit of bling coming from the fans at the front here and also the Corsair H 115 I've platinum other than that pretty stealthy look and it's also really quiet of course as soon as I've installed Windows I'm gonna be doing a bit of overclocking and then testing the temperatures within this case because we've got a fan up here ventilating as well as this one at the rear ventilating and then we've got these two at the front being intake so hopefully this is good enough to cool the CPU also in regards to the cost of this build if you're gonna go buy this off the shelves right now it costs around about two thousand six hundred and ninety USD and then estrella around about three thousand seven hundred twenty two dollars using all the components I've used and I mean honestly for the price it may seem expensive but this is a 16 core 32 threaded beast with 32 gigs of DDR for memory CL 14 stuff it's also got a 10 terabyte hard drive one terabyte nvme and it's ready to rock and roll so here's the next step in the progress of setting up this new PC here's my old desktop and you can just see the amount of files on the actual desktop itself and this is pretty much like a week's work for me so it just fills up so quickly and then I'll clean it all up keep all the important footage but in this case I'm actually backing up data to the NASS now and then from the NASS I can just copy it across to the PC itself so this little Nass here it saves so much time it's really good really handy having this thing in the tackiest studio anyway well all the files are copying across we're gonna boot this thing up and start giving it a bit of an overclock and tune here's the final product now on the bench and it is really good I'm impressed with this build so far I've already been editing out some footage in Adobe Premiere Pro no hiccups whatsoever even played some dota 2 at 4k and the RX 590 handled that absolutely fine they keep in mind dota 2 is a pretty easy to play game though it's the game that I do play in my spare time I do like to play turbo mode quite a lot it's actually quite enjoyable and as for the temperatures inside the build the CPU only went up two degrees over an open-air test bed set up with the same ambient temperatures so that was really good to see and also another thing was since the power supply is not as good as the ax 1500 on the test bench it was using ten more watts so the temperatures are being affected really at all but looking at the x3 turn on fan of gaming sixes vrm now actually saw a temperature drop so it is getting some airflow going over that vrm now and that enabled it to get about 10 degrees less than when it was on the open air test bench so so far with this build I'm really impressed it's super easy to build in but another benefit as well as it's really quiet even on load that the noise only went up to like 48 decibels and in terms of idle I'm standing right next to this build and it's just whisper quiet the front of the case features an RGB strip as well with different modes different speeds and you can change different colors however there's no option to switch it off completely so when I've got this on my desk and these RGB lights are facing me they can get a little bit annoying so I'll just like to switch them off completely and so to do that you just unplug the RGB controller itself anyway in terms of this build versus the zeon counterpart right next to it I won't really know until I've used it for a little while then I'll be able to test all the nooks and crannies and compare them against each other and I will be reporting back in a couple of months what it's been like to edit videos and just use this as my main desktop versus the Zeon 8 core but one thing I'd like to do with this hardware is take it for a proper test drive and I think a lot of reviews out there now just get the CPU do the benchmarks and then show the graphs as of late I've really been enjoying trying out different architectures and different CPUs and seeing what their strengths and weaknesses are and yes when it comes to doing my work I do use an overclocked workstation I have been doing so for the last couple of years without any hiccups whatsoever when it comes to Premiere Pro I'd just like to autosave every two minutes because I don't think the over clocks are the problem when it comes to Premiere Pro the software itself as we've reported in the past is the biggest issue where it'll just bug out with some weird bug especially for sound transitions for example if you accidentally hit that slider Premiere Pro just crash on you so an overclocked workstation in 2018 and going into 2019 is seriously worth your consideration also in relation to the CX 750 Nothings are cut out yet everything's been super smooth so the power supply is looking like it's doing a decent job as we mentioned before it's not as efficient as the X 1500 that is a titanium rated power supply which does have a hefty price tag so I will report back and if this power supply holds up with this whole build then honestly I wouldn't be surprised I think a lot of people underestimate actually how much power they need in a build and tend to go super over-the-top when it comes to buying a pass-by I mean that's not a bad thing especially since you can always keep using that power supply especially if it's got good components but me personally going to take this mid-range power supply and use it and see how it holds up with an overclocked 16 core system there Lhasa in relation to the spec 6 itself it's a solid case it looks really nice especially if you're into that enclosed front off design of course I do prefer the air 540 there's not one case that has come out yet that has sort of surpassed it in terms of looks features and also air flow I mean the fi40 really does go well on bringing you better temperatures than you'd otherwise get on an ambient desk setup the one thing I will critique about this case itself is the top mounting for the radiators I did not have enough room whatsoever to mount the 280 mill rad at the top with the fans included just mounting fans up the top is okay you will just clear the motherboard but if you want to mount a radiator then you're definitely gonna have to mount it at the front and speaking of airflow with this case if you're going to get this definitely orientate the front fan to the top so then you've got two exhaust fans and then get an addition to fence or do what I've done here and that is mount your radiator at the front and have those fans bringing it into the case anyway guys I'm gonna be now taking this bill putting it back on the desk and getting back to editing videos but also a big difference already is that I do miss shadow play it's a very convenient app to have on your desktop where you just have one hotkey to record your desktop but an easy way to get around this with the RX 590 is I'm now using OBS studio and then I turn on notifications in the bottom right corner of the screen and then I can hotkey just like I would with shadow play and I can now record our desktop and also gameplay footage at 4k and if you enjoyed this video be sure to pop that like button and also stay tuned because I've got a worst products of 2018 as well as best products of 2018 dropping on the channel and we've got the BitFenix and so mesh where they've redesigned the front panel of the case to allow for better airflow so I'm going to be stuffing in some seriously hot hardware oh pun intended and seeing how well that thing can cooler but what was that you want some tech yes lovin well of course I mean you're a Zeon and you're in an air 5:40 I'm gonna hear this request ASAP you