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Hey guys,

 

So I want to know what is the best build you can get for $5000. I am not planning on buying a new pc, my current system is epic. But I am curious with what $5000 can get you...

 

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Where I live: Murica

 

Currency: U.S Dollar

 

Designed for: Gaming and video editing

 

Thanks,

  -Retro

 

 

 

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I know my current system is great, but I just want to see some ideas for a $5000 build.

There is only one system we would ever want to make with 5000 and that is the best I7 out there with crazy liquid cooling and 4 way gtx 780 to sli

Case: Sentey Eagle Plus Extreme $54 Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 $78   CPU: AMD FX-6300 $120 Heatsink: cooler master TX3 $30
RAM: G-Skill 8GB DDR3 1866 $77 PSU: COOLER MASTER GX 750w $100 GPU: EVGA GTX 660 Superclock Sig 2 $230  GPU: EVGA GTX 660 Superclock Sig 2 $230 
Fans: Cooler Master $12 SLI Bridge: ASUS $8  Hard drive: 2TB western digital $87

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4k monitor, 4 x 780ti 

4960x

Then just buy necessities

Big Bertha3570k @ 4.5GhzASRock Fatal1ty Z777970 DCUII TOP EVGA GTX 780Swiftech H220 w/ NF-F1216GB RAM128GB Kingston HyperX 3K1TB Western Digital Black40GB Western Digital Raptor 10K PeripheralsMionix 3200 MouseCMStorm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues2 x Dell U2713HM AudioAsus ROG Orion Pro HeadsetSony XB-500AKG K240Bose AE2i​Fiio E10

Samsung Galaxy S45.0" 1920x1080p Super AMOLED screen16GB Storage2600 mAh battery1.9Ghz quad-core Krait CPU2GB RAMCyanogenMod CameraNikon D310018x55mm NIKKOR VR Lens14.2 MP
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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($567.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.98 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($484.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($283.41 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Microcenter) 


Total: $5040.83

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 00:26 EST-0500)

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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($567.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($484.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($283.41 @ NCIX US) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 
Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $5040.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 00:26 EST-0500)

 

Only 32 gb of ram?!?!?! 1TB of Memory?!?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, WE DON'T MESS AROUND!!!!

 

 

 

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Change to 4 6GB Titans and you're good to go

You'd need a bigger budget.

 

 

I wouldn't water cool if I were building it. Too much maintenance.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CCFN 

 

I'm a tad over budget. I hope this doesn't hurt your wallet

Big Bertha3570k @ 4.5GhzASRock Fatal1ty Z777970 DCUII TOP EVGA GTX 780Swiftech H220 w/ NF-F1216GB RAM128GB Kingston HyperX 3K1TB Western Digital Black40GB Western Digital Raptor 10K PeripheralsMionix 3200 MouseCMStorm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues2 x Dell U2713HM AudioAsus ROG Orion Pro HeadsetSony XB-500AKG K240Bose AE2i​Fiio E10

Samsung Galaxy S45.0" 1920x1080p Super AMOLED screen16GB Storage2600 mAh battery1.9Ghz quad-core Krait CPU2GB RAMCyanogenMod CameraNikon D310018x55mm NIKKOR VR Lens14.2 MP
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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($567.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($484.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($283.41 @ NCIX US) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($736.13 @ Newegg) 
Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $5040.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 00:26 EST-0500)

 

Can 780ti's run in Quad SLI?

"You Can't Buy Happiness, But You Can Buy Horsepower, And That's Kind of The Same Thing."


 


 

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With that budget you can basically get the best of everything.

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CCFN 

 

I'm a tad over budget. I hope this doesn't hurt your wallet

only a tad, you know it's only 5,000.

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5000 dollars can get you alot of cheap computer parts so that you may then proceed to build a quantity of gaming pc's, then to resell them and make double your money. Instead of wasting money, we're making money :)

8320 @ 4.3ghz l Gigabyte 970a Ud3 l Hyper 212 Evo l R9 290 l 8gb RAM 1866 Vengeance l 1tb WD Black l 120gb Samsung Evo SSD l HX750 Gold PSU l 500d Arctic Case l Windows 8 OS l K65 and Blackwidow Keyboard l M65 and DeathAdder 2013 l Qck Steelseries l 24in Vizio Monitor 1080p

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Only 32 gb of ram?!?!?! 1TB of Memory?!?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, WE DON'T MESS AROUND!!!!

are you kiddin me? 32 gb ram is enough, even 16 gigs.

 

Also you are doing so much of bad choice to build a x79 system, Haswell-is around the corner, please wait for it, you wont regret it

[spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)]

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log

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Don't need it all for a decent gaming system.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($62.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($192.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Storage:  Samsung EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($529.99 @ Amazon)
Storage:  Seagate  4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($506.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($506.99 @ Amazon)
Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply:  SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($184.02 @ Mwave)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor:  Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($549.99 @ Microcenter)
Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse:  Logitech G100s Wired Optical Mouse  ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones:  Skullcandy PLYR 1 7.1 Channel Headset  ($155.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $3719.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 05:25 EST-0500)

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