Planning new $4,000USD setup

[HKBChristensen]

Hi! I am a new user, but a long time viewer on youtube. 

After a long time on a old slow system, i`m finally ready to plan af more or less complete new system. I live in Denmark, so pricing may vary, but my budget is equivalent to $4,000USD. I game nut i´m no pro gramer, and i use following programs: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and Dreamweaver. Autodesk 3ds max and Maya 3d.

 

After a lot of research, i have found this to suite my needs: 

 

Hardware:

Case: Coolermaster Cosmos II (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengance Pro 1866MHz CL9

Video card: 2x Asus GTX 780 DirectCU OC 3GB in sli

PSU: Corsair AX860i

System drive: Asus Raid-R 240GB Pci-E SSD

Storage: I have som WD Greens i will be reusing 

 

Accessories:

Asus ROG Frontbase

Corsair red Individually Sleeved Modular Cables.

Fans: Corsair AF120 and AF140 Quiet editions

 

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Corsair Vengance K95 (I would love the Corsair RGB keyboard, but i don know when it will be released)

Mouse: Logitech G602

Mousepad: Steelseries QCK (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Headset: My currently is a eDimensional Audio FX Pro by Ben Heck, but i am looking for a replacement for this.

Speakers for gaming: Logitech Z5500 (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Speaker for music: Yamaha AX892 amplifier and Infinity Primus 250

Monitor: I currently have 2x Dell SP2309P, but are thinking about buying a LG 29eb96-P.

 

I know it may be a bit overkill, and not the best value for money. But i want to spend that extra, to get i sexy looking beast... 

 

Are there anything i should be aware of? 

What would be a great new gaming headset?

Is it possible to get a side panel whith a window, for the Cosmos 2?

 

Thanks....

[dizmo]

That looks pretty awesome.

You can get complete window side panels but they're not cheap. They definitely look sexy though.

http://mnpctech.com/mnpctech-clear-case-pc-panels/cooler-master-cosmos-ii-panel.html

If I were getting the Cosmo case, and spending money on sleeving and such to improve the look, I'd say this is almost a requirement.

 

Welcome to the forum

[alpenwasser]

Hey, welcome to the forums!

 

Is it possible to get a side panel whith a window, for the Cosmos 2?

Not from coolermaster themselves AFAIK, but MNPCTech make one.

It's a bit pricey, but in the end acrylic is not cheap, and that's a

rather big piece of it.

EDIT:

Too slow... :rolleyes:

[jameshumphries47]

I like it I would get to gtx titans lol if I had 4k as my budget

[dizmo]

EDIT:

Too slow... :rolleyes:

Now now...around here we prefer too special

I kid.

[Antistatic12]

$4000 budget and no LGA2011 Love..........
PCI ssd, as long as you are aware of the issues involved, continue with it, otherwise use a SATA SSD.

 

Corsair red Individually Sleeved Modular Cables.

You will love them, they are a great colour and great quality
nice rig

[Joshua Ondangan]

not sure about the pricing in your place but.

 

spend 2k on the rig. then 2k for x2 titan black just because you can.

[SAV1OUR]

why are you cutting your self so short go with 2011 on that budget 
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($564.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($314.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($152.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($725.91 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($725.91 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($208.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2872.99

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-20 05:48 EST-0500)

[alpenwasser]

I like it I would get to gtx titans lol if I had 4k as my budget

Where I live that would cost you about another 1200 USD, and unless you can take

advantage of double precision (which very few applications use) or have some

super high-res gaming setup to utilize the 6 GB of VRAM that would be pretty

much wasted money.

And this is coming from somebody who has a Titan.

 

Now now...around here we prefer too special

I kid.

Yay, I'm special! Oh, wait, you mean that kind of special...

EDIT:

@HKBChristensen: Just noticed: For photo editing and 3D stuff, more than 16 GB of

RAM might not be a stupid idea. If you go with LGA1150, I'd probably go with the

full 32 GB. Might be a bit more than you need, but I currently have 16 GB in my

rig and have found it to be insufficient (well, at least suboptimal) for editing

large pictures.

Should you upgrade to LGA2011 (worth a consideration), the same applies.

[Physc]

if you have space, why don't you get the MM200 extended or any other mouse mats. Personally it just makes the desk space much more clean.

[Antistatic12]

 

why are you cutting your self so short go with 2011 on that budget 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($564.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($314.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($152.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($725.91 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($725.91 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($208.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2872.99

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-20 05:48 EST-0500)

 

yes, that's better. @SAV1OUR has got the right idea.

[dizmo]

$4000 budget and no LGA2011 Love..........

PCI ssd, as long as you are aware of the issues involved, continue with it, otherwise use a SATA SSD.

You will love them, they are a great colour and great quality

nice rig

 

 

why are you cutting your self so short go with 2011 on that budget 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($564.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($314.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($152.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($725.91 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($725.91 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($208.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2872.99

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-20 05:48 EST-0500)

 

 

 

Don't forget lads. He's in Denmark, not the US. Pricing is entirely different. I imagine peripherals and such were included in that $4,000 too, though you have more than enough room.

 

Yay, I'm special! Oh, wait, you mean that kind of special...

Any kind of special is still special. Embrace!

[SAV1OUR]

Don't forget lads. He's in Denmark, not the US. Pricing is entirely different. I imagine peripherals and such were included in that $4,000 too, though you have more than enough room.

 

Any kind of special is still special. Embrace!

im sure if he was able to give us a estimate of $4000usd this is still also going to be able to fit into his budget 

[dizmo]

im sure if he was able to give us a estimate of $4000usd this is still also going to be able to fit into his budget 

You'd be surprised. It's also possible that product isn't available to him, plus there's the ROG front unit, peripherals, etc etc.

If you use the German PCPartPicker you'd probably get a better idea.

Also he'll need at least a 250gb SSD if he's only going with 16gb of RAM.

[alpenwasser]

why are you cutting your self so short go with 2011 on that budget 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($564.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($314.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($152.10 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($725.91 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($725.91 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($208.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $2872.99

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-20 05:48 EST-0500)

Don't forget lads. He's in Denmark, not the US. Pricing is entirely different. I imagine peripherals and such were included in that $4,000 too, though you have more than enough room.

I just checked because I was curious. Substituting the 16 GB of RAM for a 32 GB

kit and upgrading to a 250 SSD, that list costs about 3,500 USD where I live.

Just as a frame of reference.

Any kind of special is still special. Embrace!

 

Shall do.

[dizmo]

I just checked because I was curious. Substituting the 16 GB of RAM for a 32 GB

kit and upgrading to a 250 SSD, that list costs about 3,500 USD where I live.

Just as a frame of reference.

 

Shall do.

Yeah, I tried the German PCPP and it was...expensive to say the least. Well up to 2500 - 2600 Euro. That wasn't including his peripherals or the ROG piece...or the case, either, which is probably quite expensive over there. I think the OP's original idea with the 4770k is a pretty solid choice. If he needs more cores he can always upgrade when Broadwell drops.

If he gets that clear side window I'ma be supa jealous

 

Kind of off topic, how did you find the cable routing in the Caselabs case? I've heard their cases are lacking there.

The S5 is on a very, very very short list of cases for my next build.

[TheDigitalRealm]

Hi! I am a new user, but a long time viewer on youtube. 

After a long time on a old slow system, i`m finally ready to plan af more or less complete new system. I live in Denmark, so pricing may vary, but my budget is equivalent to $4,000USD. I game nut i´m no pro gramer, and i use following programs: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and Dreamweaver. Autodesk 3ds max and Maya 3d.

 

After a lot of research, i have found this to suite my needs: 

 

Hardware:

Case: Coolermaster Cosmos II (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengance Pro 1866MHz CL9

Video card: 2x Asus GTX 780 DirectCU OC 3GB in sli

PSU: Corsair AX860i

System drive: Asus Raid-R 240GB Pci-E SSD

Storage: I have som WD Greens i will be reusing 

 

Accessories:

Asus ROG Frontbase

Corsair red Individually Sleeved Modular Cables.

Fans: Corsair AF120 and AF140 Quiet editions

 

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Corsair Vengance K95 (I would love the Corsair RGB keyboard, but i don know when it will be released)

Mouse: Logitech G602

Mousepad: Steelseries QCK (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Headset: My currently is a eDimensional Audio FX Pro by Ben Heck, but i am looking for a replacement for this.

Speakers for gaming: Logitech Z5500 (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Speaker for music: Yamaha AX892 amplifier and Infinity Primus 250

Monitor: I currently have 2x Dell SP2309P, but are thinking about buying a LG 29eb96-P.

 

I know it may be a bit overkill, and not the best value for money. But i want to spend that extra, to get i sexy looking beast... 

 

Are there anything i should be aware of? 

What would be a great new gaming headset?

Is it possible to get a side panel whith a window, for the Cosmos 2?

 

Thanks....

Wow there Cowboy. Wait for the 800 series to come out (Q2 2014) and one of two things will happen:

1. They will be a marginal performance leap and be mostly about power efficiency. Still bringing down 700 series prices for you.

2. They will be an awesome performance leap, and well worth purchasing.

[alpenwasser]

Yeah, I tried the German PCPP and it was...expensive to say the least. Well up to 2500 - 2600 Euro. That wasn't including his peripherals or the ROG piece...or the case, either, which is probably quite expensive over there. I think the OP's original idea with the 4770k is a pretty solid choice. If he needs more cores he can always upgrade when Broadwell drops.

If he gets that clear side window I'ma be supa jealous

Yup, it's a very nice window indeed. I think OP already has the case though.

Kind of off topic, how did you find the cable routing in the Caselabs case? I've heard their cases are lacking there.

The S5 is on a very, very very short list of cases for my next build.

To avoid derailing this thread, I've posted the answer here.

[HKBChristensen]

Thanks for all the great answers... 

 

1. The budget on the $4k is with all peripherals, and with the hardware pricing here, i dont see LGA2011 as an option for me.

 

2. It`s pretty cool that side panel fra MNPCTECH, but i think it will be too expensive with shipping. For what i know, Coolermaster is considering to make a windowed side panel (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/hardware-clinic-2/cooler-master-facebook-wants-you-vote-vote-cosmos-ii-windowed-side-panel-options-3874280.html) And i would love one of type B or C. But i think i will have to find my Dremmel, and make my own

 

3. I'm wating to in the middle of April, before i place my order. I guess the release of the 800 series geforce, will affect pricing on the 700 series.

 

4. I am considering to boy 32GB ram, but maybe i will start out with 16GB, and have the possibilitie to uograde later if needed. Thats why i choose 2x8GB and not 4x4GB

 

What about headset? I have looked at Logitech G930 and Corsair Vengance 2100

[Florian11]

i wish i had more money and was allowed to build a pc, maybe i am too stupid for that but ok

[ViruZ_HUN]

Hi! I am a new user, but a long time viewer on youtube. 

After a long time on a old slow system, i`m finally ready to plan af more or less complete new system. I live in Denmark, so pricing may vary, but my budget is equivalent to $4,000USD. I game nut i´m no pro gramer, and i use following programs: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and Dreamweaver. Autodesk 3ds max and Maya 3d.

 

After a lot of research, i have found this to suite my needs: 

 

Hardware:

Case: Coolermaster Cosmos II (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengance Pro 1866MHz CL9

Video card: 2x Asus GTX 780 DirectCU OC 3GB in sli

PSU: Corsair AX860i

System drive: Asus Raid-R 240GB Pci-E SSD

Storage: I have som WD Greens i will be reusing 

 

Accessories:

Asus ROG Frontbase

Corsair red Individually Sleeved Modular Cables.

Fans: Corsair AF120 and AF140 Quiet editions

 

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Corsair Vengance K95 (I would love the Corsair RGB keyboard, but i don know when it will be released)

Mouse: Logitech G602

Mousepad: Steelseries QCK (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Headset: My currently is a eDimensional Audio FX Pro by Ben Heck, but i am looking for a replacement for this.

Speakers for gaming: Logitech Z5500 (My currently, which i will be reusing)

Speaker for music: Yamaha AX892 amplifier and Infinity Primus 250

Monitor: I currently have 2x Dell SP2309P, but are thinking about buying a LG 29eb96-P.

 

I know it may be a bit overkill, and not the best value for money. But i want to spend that extra, to get i sexy looking beast... 

 

Are there anything i should be aware of? 

What would be a great new gaming headset?

Is it possible to get a side panel whith a window, for the Cosmos 2?

 

Thanks....

get a 780 TI and nerf something else.

 

GPU for gaming is everything today:)

[dizmo]

Thanks for all the great answers... 

 

1. The budget on the $4k is with all peripherals, and with the hardware pricing here, i dont see LGA2011 as an option for me.

 

2. It`s pretty cool that side panel fra MNPCTECH, but i think it will be too expensive with shipping. For what i know, Coolermaster is considering to make a windowed side panel (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/hardware-clinic-2/cooler-master-facebook-wants-you-vote-vote-cosmos-ii-windowed-side-panel-options-3874280.html) And i would love one of type B or C. But i think i will have to find my Dremmel, and make my own

 

3. I'm wating to in the middle of April, before i place my order. I guess the release of the 800 series geforce, will affect pricing on the 700 series.

 

4. I am considering to boy 32GB ram, but maybe i will start out with 16GB, and have the possibilitie to uograde later if needed. Thats why i choose 2x8GB and not 4x4GB

 

What about headset? I have looked at Logitech G930 and Corsair Vengance 2100

I'd look at the higher end Steelseries if you're looking at getting a gaming headset.

Honestly though I'd just get a clip on mic and a set of really nice headphones unless you want the virtual 7.1 surround.

I hope CoolerMaster does make one of those windows! I like C the best, for sure.

16GB in a 2x8 is a good starting point until you figure out if you're running into walls not having 32GB.

With the larger SSD you always have the option to offload some of the CS stuff to that, which is nice.

 

get a 780 TI and nerf something else.

 

GPU for gaming is everything today:)

2 780's > 1 780 Ti

[DefinitelyNotAPedophile]

PCI ssd might cause compatibility issues. I rather go with just regular ssd. I'd reccomended a swiftech h220 instead of corsair h100i since the h220 uses copper fins and shows a bigger performance. Plus the fans on the swiftech h220 are better for radiators.

[WoodenMarker]

Are you using iRay or some other sort of Cuda rendering? I don't see the point in 2 gpus otherwise. 

[HKBChristensen]

Update!

 

I have bought all det hardware, and some of the peripherals. As you will notice, i didn´t take the Asus RaidR PCI-E SSD, i found out that the formula motherboard doesn't have enough pci-e lanes for SLI and the RaidR which requires a PCI-E x2.

 

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula

CPU: Core i7 4770K

RAM: 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance Pro 1600MHz CL9 DDR3

GFX: 2x Asus GTX780 DirectCU II OC in SLi

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105

PSU: Corsair AX860i

SSD: 2x Samsung EVO 840 120GB in Raid 0

HDD: 2x Seagate Baracuda 3TB in Raid 0

Optical Drive: ASUS BW-16D1HT (Yes i still use this an optical drive)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95

Mouse: Logitech G602

Fans: 4x Corsair SP120 Quiet + 2x AF120 Quiet

OS: Windows 8.1

Misc: Asus ROG Frontbase

Headset: I have set my mind on a Steelseries H Wireless Headset

 

I am currently running this, and it runs great. I am wating for a set of red individually sleeved kabels for my PSU, and i am trying to find the right LED strip to light op the inside. Also i will make a window ind my Cosmos 2, and some other stuff to make it look awesome.  

 

I am using Autodesk 3DS Max, which supports iRay rendering. And i use Adobe Photoshop CS6, which should be able to take advantage of cuda.