motherboard

[Candelstick]

hey guys im in the market for a really good  Gaming PC build i wanna go intel and im not sure what MB to get im not gunna go crazy with OC but i want a badass board for gaming and some video editing i want at least 32 Gb RAM. But to cut to the chase what MB should i get that has room for upgrades good longevity and capable of a little over clocking ? and money is not an issue ether

[DigitalHermit]

more specific budget and location please... we can go full overboard with this (2x R9 295X in 4way Crossfire watercooling with multiple radiators, copper pipes, and other stuff)...

[hammerslap1]

An MSI z97 isnt that much more than an MSI z87 and you can run the new haswells on em.

[hammerslap1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1753610&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[Candelstick]

im alright with spend 7 grand kind of buget and i wanted a custom water cooling loop including GPUs as well i want this thing to last for a while and i have never really looked into AMD i have always herd GTX and intel were the way to got for quality and that look cool too.

[DigitalHermit]

im alright with spend 7 grand kind of buget and i wanted a custom water cooling loop including GPUs as well i want this thing to last for a while and i have never really looked into AMD i have always herd GTX and intel were the way to got for quality and that look cool too.

You've got no choice but intel for something this high end... I'd recommend 295X2s with the waterblocks if you want to go crazy...

[hammerslap1]

wow $7000 lol. ill brb gona make you a 7k build.

[Candelstick]

lol yeah i just got my VA disablility was in the marines for a little while and got hurt in afghan now im getting paid for it. isnt that a dual GPU for the AMD card?

[DigitalHermit]

lol yeah i just got my VA disablility was in the marines for a little while and got hurt in afghan now im getting paid for it. isnt that a dual GPU for the AMD card?

 

The AMD card is dual 290Xs on a single card with internal Crossfire... I've seen a system on TekSyndicate (I think) where they did a system with 2 of those, with custom water cooling loops using copper pipes... I'll link the video if I ever find it...

[Candelstick]

and i wanna do multi Radiators too i want this thing so cold it can cool my house!!!!!. ok maybe not that cold but i was thinking maybe a few x2 and a x3 i got the idea when linus made that overkill build with the 2 titans and made it all watercooled

[i_build_nanosuits]

im alright with spend 7 grand kind of buget and i wanted a custom water cooling loop including GPUs as well i want this thing to last for a while and i have never really looked into AMD i have always herd GTX and intel were the way to got for quality and that look cool too.

hummm...i fear your 7K budget will not be enough...could you maybe spend 8.5Gs on a gaming system? that one would last you a while though...otherwise i can adjust some stuff...

For example i would go with only a 4790K CPU, an R9 290 GPUs (crossfire or single 295x2) 8gb of RAM wich is plenty...in fact i can build for you a full system that will run ANY games maxed out for under 1500$...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($1035.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($474.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2800 Memory  ($1120.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Intel 320 Series 600GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($1099.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate  6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($559.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($1599.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($1599.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT LCS ATX Full Tower Case  ($353.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($449.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $8455.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 10:53 EDT-0400

[DigitalHermit]

hummm...i fear your 7K budget will not be enough...could you maybe spend 8.5Gs on a gaming system? that one would last you a while though...otherwise i can adjust some stuff...

For example i would go with only a 4790K CPU, an R9 290 GPUs (crossfire or single 295x2) 8gb of RAM wich is plenty...in fact i can build for you a full system that will run ANY games maxed out for under 1500$...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($1035.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($474.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2800 Memory  ($1120.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Intel 320 Series 600GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($1099.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate  6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($559.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($1599.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($1599.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT LCS ATX Full Tower Case  ($353.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($449.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $8455.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 10:53 EDT-0400

 

Won't it be better to get a bunch of SSDs in RAID 0 instead of the 6TB drive? You'd want to remove points of failure...

 

Also he can try what Linus is planning... That water loop that is embedded into the room with the rads hanging outside the house...

[i_build_nanosuits]

Won't it be better to get a bunch of SSDs in RAID 0 instead of the 6TB drive? You'd want to remove points of failure...

 

Also he can try what Linus is planning... That water loop that is embedded into the room with the rads hanging outside the house...

this whole thing was a joke man of course NOBODY need or should spend that much money on a gaming rig WTF i was just kidding 100% such hardware should not even exist i mean we are talking running crysis 3 at most here...no games are out ATM that can take advantage of such a machine and none of them are worth spending anywhere near 7000$ on a build WTF

[hammerslap1]

there 6k and i left 1k for your water cooling

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($259.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2800 Memory  ($1120.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($360.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($360.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.2 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($687.27 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($687.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo White ATX Full Tower Case  ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $6080.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 11:01 EDT-0400

[Candelstick]

thats everything including 3 monitors not just the pc i just want a good reliable system to last my a while and to run smooth... would it be worth making a RAM disk or would it just be better to put the os on the SSD?

[i_build_nanosuits]

This is what i consider even an OVERKILL gaming PC, no one should spend anything more than this...that stuff is all as good as it gets for the money and will perform flawlessly, you could go with bigger SSD's and HDDs or more RAM if you do some video editing and stuff...but for gaming this is already pretty good! Went crazy with even a blueray drive!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1946.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 11:08 EDT-0400

[DigitalHermit]

@Candelstick

 

Here's the system I mentioned earlier... It was on HardwareCanucks...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjMlkpRz2-A

[Candelstick]

This is what i consider even an OVERKILL gaming PC, no one should spend anything more than this...that stuff is all as good as it gets for the money and will perform flawlessly, you could go with bigger SSD's and HDDs or more RAM if you do some video editing and stuff...but for gaming this is already pretty good!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ TigerDirect)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($389.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($389.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($169.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1925.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 11:05 EDT-0400

for this build would it help to water cool everything and could i go with dual 780Tis?

[i_build_nanosuits]

for this build would it help to water cool everything and could i go with dual 780Tis?

yes you could go with dual 780ti's but they only have 3gb of VRAM (VRAM won't add-up in SLI so you get 3GB effective) and for higher resolution gaming the R9 290(x) are better cards...they have faster VRAM on a wider 512bit bus...if you check 4K benchmarks you will realise they are significantly faster at anything higher than 1600P or surround gaming...and NO you don't need to watercool the cards the twinfrozr coolers are great and allow overclocking...unless you are GPU overclocking enthousiast i wouldnt suggest waterblocks.

[hammerslap1]

and no i would not suggest a ram disk. youd be perfectly fine putting your OS on a high quality SSD but I have heard you dont really want to put OS on a RAIDED SSD. not sure the validity of that but its what i have heard.

[Candelstick]

ok so then whats the diff between the 4790k and the 4770K

[i_build_nanosuits]

and no i would not suggest a ram disk. youd be perfectly fine putting your OS on a high quality SSD but I have heard you dont really want to put OS on a RAIDED SSD. not sure the validity of that but its what i have heard.

indeed a good fast SSD is PLENTY fast enough.

[Candelstick]

and no i would not suggest a ram disk. youd be perfectly fine putting your OS on a high quality SSD but I have heard you dont really want to put OS on a RAIDED SSD. not sure the validity of that but its what i have heard.

ok was thinking of doing a Tb SSD i think its the 730 series? and a 3 GB HDD.

[i_build_nanosuits]

ok so then whats the diff between the 4790k and the 4770K

they are the same chip, but the 4790K has upgraded thermals (in short, they have upgraded the paste that distribute the heat from the chip to the IHS wich is the integrated heat spreader the metal square on top of the CPU) so it allows ''somewhat'' better overclocking...lower temps are always welcome, the 4770K is a hot running chip and so is the 4790K but its easier to get rid of the heat on the 4790K!

you need a Z97 for the 4790K to work out of the box but an Z87 board will work but you have to update the bios with a non-refresh haswell chip.

If you're not into overclocking that much and aim for say a 4.4GHZ overclock you could as well go with the 4770K and a Z87 and save some bucks...if you aim for high overclocks then you might want the 4790K.

[hammerslap1]

the 4770k has had issues with some of the interface material and can cause the cpu to run significantly hotter which ruins your ability to over clock. i wish i had gone with the 4790k myself but i couldnt