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This ultimate build guide is for folks who want a truly beast surround gaming experience. 4K is a hot buzzword right now, but if immersion is what you're after, three 2560x1440 (2.5k) monitors in a surround config might be a better bet for you... Too bad it's also much more demanding to run than a single 4K display!

 

 

 

I'm going to list out the components as well as provide a source or two for where you can get them   :)

 

I can't tell you where to buy this stuff, but I do lean towards NCIX for the Canadians (and International viewers if their pricing and shipping costs work out for you) because they're my bros, and for Americans, Brits, and a couple other regions, the Amazon links below are affiliate links, so of course every little bit helps   :)

 

 

CORE COMPONENTS

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K Unlocked Quad Core Processor with HyperThreading



 

SSD: 1x Intel 730 Series 240GB SSD



 

Hard Drive: 1x WD Black 4TB



 

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MK1



 

Case: NZXT H440 "Razer Edition"




 

Video Card: Dual Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Windforce Cards in Crossfire



 

RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133MHz Dual Channel DDR3



 

Power Supply: Corsair AX1200i



 

Mouse: Razer Deathadder 2013



 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB



Direct Link: 

 

Headset: Streets by 50 On Ear Star Wars Edition

You should probably watch this video if you're trying to figure out where to buy these...

 

Monitor1: ASUS PA279Q 60Hz 2.5k LCD



 

Monitor2: ASUS PB278Q 60Hz 2.5k LCD



 

Monitor Stand: Ergotech Triple Horizontal Stand with Telescoping Wings

NCIX: n/a


 

Cooling Components

 

CPU Heatsink: Swiftech H220-X



 

Extra Fans: Bitfenix Spectre Pro LED Fans



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"My opinion is that your opinion is wrong." - AlwaysFSX    CPU I5 4690k MB MSI Gaming 5 RAM 2 x 4GB HyperX Blu DDR3 GPU Asus GTX970 Strix,  Case Corsair 760T Storage 1 x 120GB 840EVO 1 x 1TB WD Blue, 1 x 500GB Toshiba  

 The cave/beast v2 (OLD) http://imgur.com/a/8AmeH                                  PSU 600W Raidmax RX600AF Displays ASUS VS278Q-P x2, BenQ Xl2720z Cooling Dark Rock 3, 4 AP120s Keyboard Logitech G710+ Mouse Razer Deathadder 

 

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Now I can finally go to bed. Thanks Linus, and happy birthday! :)

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Yay, it's finally here, thank you Linus and the team :D

 

Oh and happy birthday!

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Alright! Been waiting for this since I saw the Instagram pictures the other month :D

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Branwen (2015 build) - CPU: i7 4790K GPU:EVGA GTX 1070 SC PSU: XFX XTR 650W RAM: 16GB Kingston HyperX fury Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPower MAX AC SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB + Crucial MX300 1TB  Case: Silverstone RV05 Cooler: Corsair H80i V2 Displays: AOC AGON AG241QG & BenQ BL2420PT Build log: link 

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Netrunner (2020 build) - CPU: AMD R7 3700X GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 (from 2015 build) PSU: Corsair SF600 platinum RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix RGB 3600Mhz cl16 Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus X570i pro wifi SSD: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB Case: Lian Li TU150W black Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Slim

 

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awesome, can't wait for it to finish processing.

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Finally. Happy birthday!

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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YOU DON'T KNOW **** ABOUT SWAG BUT ME I'M ******* ELITE, LIKE A BLACK 'N' WHITE PIMP FROM THE HEAD TO MY FEET.

srsly does anyone recognize the lyrics

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yes finally!!! I can finally stop stalking Linus' YouTube account every night to see if its uploaded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Main PC: Core i5 4670 | MSI Mpower Max z87 | G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4gb | Stock intel cooler | PNY GTX 770 2gb (hoping to upgrade) | Seagate 1tb 7200rpm | Corsair RM850 | Corsair Carbide Air 540 | PCCG custom sleeved black/yellow extensions | Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue | Corsair M45 |

Phone: LG Nexus 5 | Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-PDG1, Shure SRH440 | Laptop: Asus 303la (i5 model, 1600x900 res) | Motorbikes: 2004 Sherco 290i, 2013 Husqvarna CR125 | Xbox one

 

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@LinusTech - Can you highlight all of your text and change it to the automatic color pl0x? :)

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4K is kinda hard to power with dual GPUs even with 290s

 

2560x1440x3 is much harder as the res is way higher than 4K which you said so yourself

 

for racing games yea three screens will be great

 

IMO I think the LG 21:9 monitor will be the nicer monitor to pick

 

or three 1080P monitors like the Dell U2412M

 

 

good build 

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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holy shit :) thats awesome

 

But SO demanding, I think I will stick to my single 1440p display

 

So tempting to save up for something monster though, I really should some time

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It was nice, then it said razer deathadder, BAD LINUS.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


Listen if you care.

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YOU DON'T KNOW **** ABOUT SWAG BUT ME I'M ******* ELITE, LIKE A BLACK 'N' WHITE PIMP FROM THE HEAD TO MY FEET.

srsly does anyone recognize the lyrics

 

Phil Collins?

 

Oh, wait. It's that dreadful rap that Linus did.

"How hard can it be?" - Jeremy Clarkson

"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you." - Jeremy Clarkson

 

"There's an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I ain't looking." - Leslie Nielsen

 

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It was nice, then it said razer deathadder, BAD LINUS.

What's bad about it? The mouse is awesome, razer or not.

Sure, there are better but the deathadder is still a good pick for gaming.

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It's uploaded for me now, it wasn't before D:

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This ultimate build guide is for folks who want a truly beast surround gaming experience. 4K is a hot buzzword right now, but if immersion is what you're after, three 2560x1440 (2.5k) monitors in a surround config might be a better bet for you... Too bad it's also much more demanding to run than a single 4K display!
 
 
I'm going to list out the components as well as provide a source or two for where you can get them  :)
 
I can't tell you where to buy this stuff, but I do lean towards NCIX for the Canadians (and International viewers if their pricing and shipping costs work out for you) because they're my bros, and for Americans, Brits, and a couple other regions, the Amazon links below are affiliate links, so of course every little bit helps  :)
 
 
CORE COMPONENTS
 
CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K Unlocked Quad Core Processor with HyperThreading
 
SSD: 1x Intel 730 Series 240GB SSD
 
Hard Drive: 1x WD Black 4TB
 
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MK1
 
Case: NZXT H440 "Razer Edition"
 
Video Card: Dual Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Windforce Cards in Crossfire
 
RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133MHz Dual Channel DDR3
 
Power Supply: Corsair AX1200i
 
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 2013
 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB
Direct Link: 
 
Headset: Streets by 50 On Ear Star Wars Edition
You should probably watch this video if you're trying to figure out where to buy these...
 
Monitor1: ASUS PA279Q 60Hz 2.5k LCD
 
Monitor2: ASUS PB278Q 60Hz 2.5k LCD
 
Monitor Stand: Ergotech Triple Horizontal Stand with Telescoping Wings
NCIX: n/a
 
Cooling Components
 
CPU Heatsink: Swiftech H220-X
 
Extra Fans: Bitfenix Spectre Pro LED Fans
 

 

Please fix the formatting Linus, your text is black in the night theme. (I fixed it in the quote) 

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CPU: R5 1600 @ 4.2 GHz; GPU: Asus STRIX & Gigabyte g1 GTX 1070 SLI; RAM: 16 GB Corsair vengeance 3200 MHz ; Mobo: Asrock Taichi x470; SSD: 512 gb Samsung 950 Pro Storage: 5x Seagate 2TB drives; 1x 2TB WD PurplePSU: 700 Watt Huntkey; Peripherals: Acer S277HK 4K Monitor; Logitech G502 gaming mouse; Corsair K95 Mechanical keyboard; 5.1 Logitech x530 sound system

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Streets by 50 headphones? Wtf

he is sarcastic

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I would buy this if I only had the money. If only a certain @LinusTech would be generous enough to gift me this :D <3

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This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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All that color matching and you can't even notice it. The Green Plasti-dip is UV reactive. Would have liked to see a little more effort in color matching if it was that big of a deal that you painted things. 

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Streets by 50 headphones? Wtf

He tells us to not buy a product if we don't want it on the market, and yet he goes and buys some 200$ shit headphones and gives them more promotion and glory that they don't need. 

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He tells us to not buy a product if we don't want it on the market, and yet he goes and buys some 200$ shit headphones and gives them more promotion and glory that they don't need. 

 

You're special.

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