Gaming build first time (technically)

[Realist Peter Pan]

I had a hand in making my first build, but it was with the help of friends better than I in the hobby. For my true first build, I wanted to do it all myself (for the most part).

 

1. Budget & Location
I'm willing to spend up to 2500-3000$ USD

2. Aim
Gaming Primarily.
3. Monitors
I want to run 2-3 monitors initially, eventually getting up to 6 or 9 screens. 

 

Edit: Sorry I forgot about resolutions Primary monitor I want 4k, and smaller 1080 ones on the sides. 

4. Peripherals
Not sure what I want for a keyboard, but I've done a bit of research on some of the types of mechanical keyboards out there. I have a razer mouse, so I think I'm set there. 
 

5.Note

 

I've been staring at the Titan X for a few months now, but Idk if I should even bother. My friends keep telling me to just get two 980's, and SLI them, but I would like to deal with just one card. (plus the titan x is sexy as hell...) 

 

If there are any threads for me to get to understand computers, and their pieces of hardware better I would greatly appreciate it. I like to understand how everything works, down to the physics of it, so any information that is really specific on the inner workings of things with visual aids would be VERY appreciated. 

 

Edit: I read a bit more in the pinned posts, and some helped with descriptions, and what not, but I'm looking for some more visual representations ,and models for the inner workings of computers. 

[Guest]

I had a hand in making my first build, but it was with the help of friends better than I in the hobby. For my true first build, I wanted to do it all myself (for the most part).

 

1. Budget & Location

I'm willing to spend up to 2500-3000$ USD

2. Aim

Gaming Primarily.

3. Monitors

I want to run 2-3 monitors initially, eventually getting up to 6 or 9 screens. 

4. Peripherals

Not sure what I want for a keyboard, but I've done a bit of research on some of the types of mechanical keyboards out there. I have a razer mouse, so I think I'm set there. 

 

5.Note

 

I've been staring at the Titan X for a few months now, but Idk if I should even bother. My friends keep telling me to just get two 980's, and SLI them, but I would like to deal with just one card. (plus the titan x is sexy as hell...) 

 

If there are any threads for me to get to understand computers, and their pieces of hardware better I would greatly appreciate it. I like to understand how everything works, down to the physics of it, so any information that is really specific on the inner workings of things with visual aids would be VERY appreciated. 

Prephirals in the budget?

[ShadowCaptain]

3. Monitors

I want to run 2-3 monitors initially, eventually getting up to 6 or 9 screens. 

 

I am sorry what? 6 to 9 monitors? for what purpose

 

Just trying to work out what you have planned for this pc and how you will use it

[Realist Peter Pan]

No peripherals in the budget 

[Samsterstorm]

I had a hand in making my first build, but it was with the help of friends better than I in the hobby. For my true first build, I wanted to do it all myself (for the most part).

 

1. Budget & Location

I'm willing to spend up to 2500-3000$ USD

2. Aim

Gaming Primarily.

3. Monitors

I want to run 2-3 monitors initially, eventually getting up to 6 or 9 screens. 

4. Peripherals

Not sure what I want for a keyboard, but I've done a bit of research on some of the types of mechanical keyboards out there. I have a razer mouse, so I think I'm set there. 

 

5.Note

 

I've been staring at the Titan X for a few months now, but Idk if I should even bother. My friends keep telling me to just get two 980's, and SLI them, but I would like to deal with just one card. (plus the titan x is sexy as hell...) 

 

If there are any threads for me to get to understand computers, and their pieces of hardware better I would greatly appreciate it. I like to understand how everything works, down to the physics of it, so any information that is really specific on the inner workings of things with visual aids would be VERY appreciated. 

I would go for a 980 SLI set up! Two GPU look so sexy in a system thats been well built, the titan X will not perform as good as a 980 SLI

[Realist Peter Pan]

I am sorry what? 6 to 9 monitors? for what purpose

 

Just trying to work out what you have planned for this pc and how you will use it

I'm a bit of a monitor whore, and I frequently use many many screens for personal purposes 

 

edit: plus the monitor thing is a bit in the future....like way in the future. 

[Comessy]

I would go for a 980 SLI set up! Two GPU look so sexy in a system thats been well built, the titan X will not perform as good as a 980 SLI

But dat Vram

[Samsterstorm]

But dat Vram

That you will never use! 

[Guest]

No peripherals in the budget 

Go 1000 dollar on pc and 2 titan x for 2000

[ShadowCaptain]

I'm a bit of a monitor whore, and I frequently use many many screens for personal purposes 

 

edit: plus the monitor thing is a bit in the future....like way in the future. 

 

Just seems overkill heck I think 3 is overkill

 

What resolution do you plan on playing at? You could look into 1440p 144hz or 4k 60hz or even trple surround or superwide, with a high end set up like that

[Comessy]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($552.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($212.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($194.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2614.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Realist Peter Pan]

Just seems overkill heck I think 3 is overkill

 

What resolution do you plan on playing at? You could look into 1440p 144hz or 4k 60hz or even trple surround or superwide, with a high end set up like that

I fixed some info in OP, but I'm not all too informed on monitor stats, and lingo. 

[TheGamingBarrel]

Just seems overkill heck I think 3 is overkill

 

What resolution do you plan on playing at? You could look into 1440p 144hz or 4k 60hz or even trple surround or superwide, with a high end set up like that

Superwide being triple ultrawide?

[Realist Peter Pan]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($552.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($212.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($194.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2614.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 05:41 EDT-0400

 

Thanks for the build! I'll keep this one in mind when I start getting parts. 

[Realist Peter Pan]

Superwide being triple ultrawide?

super wide is already making me drool.... 

[zappian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($119.54 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($106.52 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2995.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 05:49 EDT-0400

[TheGamingBarrel]

super wide is already making me drool.... 

2X3 3440X1440P Would just make my brain pop!

[Realist Peter Pan]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($119.54 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($106.52 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2995.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 05:49 EDT-0400

 

Thanks for the build input, The one by Commessy seems a lot better on the pricing, but I'm curious why you went with air cooled rather than the liquid, and also 4 ram sticks, rather than the two 8's, is there a significant use in that much more ram? 

[zappian]

Thanks for the build input, The one by Commessy seems a lot better on the pricing, but I'm curious why you went with air cooled rather than the liquid, and also 4 ram sticks, rather than the two 8's, is there a significant use in that much more ram? 

 

Hmm some basic math here.

2 titan X > 1 Titan X.

4790k is more than enough cpu .

Why did i use air cooling ? Well that cpu is already turboed at 4.4 ghz , good luck getting a much higher OC than that.

So you are buying water cooler to get 4.8 ghz instead of 4.4 on air , seems a worthwhile investment for 100 dollars more lol , those 400 mhz.

Also 5930k for gaming ? K then let me grab my opteron...

[Realist Peter Pan]

Hmm some basic math here.

2 titan X > 1 Titan X.

4790k is more than enough cpu .

Why did i use air cooling ? Well that cpu is already turboed at 4.4 ghz , good luck getting a much higher OC than that.

So you are buying water cooler to get 4.8 ghz instead of 4.4 on air , seems a worthwhile investment for 100 dollars more lol , those 400 mhz.

Also 5930k for gaming ? K then let me grab my opteron...

haha, didn't notice the twin titans... 

[SkywardKkalox]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($123.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Acer B326HK YMJDPPHZ 60Hz 32.0" Monitor  ($801.05 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2764.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 13:18 EDT-0400

 

This is what i would honestly go with. You can play at 4k now, and add another titan in SLI later down the road when you save up the enormous amount of money that is needed to buy one, and get some used 1080p monitors.

 

EDIT:  Used a higher wattage PSU for the 2nd titan later on.

[Realist Peter Pan]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($123.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Acer B326HK YMJDPPHZ 60Hz 32.0" Monitor  ($801.05 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2764.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 13:18 EDT-0400

 

This is what i would honestly go with. You can play at 4k now, and add another titan in SLI later down the road when you save up the enormous amount of money that is needed to buy one, and get some used 1080p monitors.

 

EDIT:  Used a higher wattage PSU for the 2nd titan later on.

 

Thanks for the build suggestion, I'll keep in mind with all the others.