A moderate dream machine

[newcster2]

I'm looking to get an entirely new really nice high end rig and I've already picked out nearly all of the parts, but as always before I buy parts I want to check around on forums and get recommendations from people on places I could spend less money, or places I should spend more money.  I'm not really on much of a budget, though this shouldn't go too far over about $3200, I already said it wouldn't go over $2900 but we're already past that.  Basically I'm just asking if I should look for a different monitor, or a slightly better GPU, or perhaps I should spend less on the CPU.  I also want suggestions on what fans I should get and how many, because in the past I've had cases that came with a lot of fans but I don't think the 750D has very many included.

 

CPU: Intel i7-4930k

Cooler: Corsair H100i

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 LGA2011

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8x2GB DDR3-2133MHz

SSD: Corsair 240GB CSSD-F240GBGS-BK

HDD: WD 4TB 7200rpm WDBSLA0040HNC-NRSN

GPU: Gigabyte 780ti 3Gb GV-N78TGHZ-3GD

Case: Corsair 750D full ATX case

PSU: Corsair AX860 860w 80+ Plat

OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

Monitor: BenQ XL2420Z 144Hz 24"

 

Partpicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MNCprH

 

I was looking for a 2560x1440 monitor that ran at 120Hz or better with 2ms response time or better, but couldn't find one, does this exist? I also considered a 4k monitor, like the ASUS PB287Q, but I am entirely unfamiliar with how well a single 780ti performs at 4k and I'm also pretty set on having 120Hz or better.

Again, I'm not sure if the 4930k is overkill or not, also would anyone recommend a different RAM solution?

 

pre-post edit: Right before posting this my friend suggested that I just go for a TITAN Black, is the $300 increase worth it?  Will the DX12 support future-proof my machine? Really my budget could go even higher, so perhaps ignore any budget right now.  I can also keep my current PSU so that would shave-off $170 that i'd pay for the AX860.

 

Another edit: VERY IMPORTANT I plan on making an attempt at having a successful stream / upload to Youtube.  I do occasionally edit videos for fun, and I am an amateur programmer so I'd like to be able to compile games quickly.  So perhaps the CPU is necessary.

 

Thanks, all!

[dragoon20005]

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let me rework your build not optimized

[Createinator]

You do not need LGA2011 for moderate dream machines.... i7 4770K or the new 4790K is more than enough to drive 1440P. You do not need the Titan or any of its variants, unless you need the Floating Point Precision in your productivity applications. A single 780 is more than enough for playing games at 1440P you can add another in SLI when it starts to show its age. 750D is pointless unless you want to create a custom loop or add more than 5 HDD. You can save more than 1000$ by going with my suggestion and having no performance decrease in day to day usage and games.

[I_Got_Lost]

Why 8x2gb memory cards when you could get 4x 4gb and leave the option of upgrading later?

[dragoon20005]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($578.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Corsair Neutron Series GTX 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Storage:  Western Digital  4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($679.99 @ NCIX US)
Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply:  Cooler Master V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit)  ($199.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor:  Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($466.60 @ B&H)
Total: $3145.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-05 03:58 EDT-0400)

 

 

actually the Asus ROG Swift monitor will have 1440P res at 144Hz with G-Sync coming in July or worst case in Dec

[newcster2]

You do not need LGA2011 for moderate dream machines.... i7 4770K or the new 4790K is more than enough to drive 1440P. You do not need the Titan or any of its variants, unless you need the Floating Point Precision in your productivity applications. A single 780 is more than enough for playing games at 1440P you can add another in SLI when it starts to show its age. 750D is pointless unless you want to create a custom loop or add more than 5 HDD. You can save more than 1000$ by going with my suggestion and having no performance decrease in day to day usage and games.

Points well taken, however, the Titan Black is getting better performance in games and has double the VRAM, to me that sounds like it's worth something even if you couldn't care less about FPP (which as you guessed I don't care about at all).  I'm very well aware that your CPU has nearly nothing to do with what resolution you're running, however I do play MMO's including Tera and PS2 which are notorious for CPU bottlenecks, I also plan on playing the crap out of Star Citizen and Everquest Next which are looking to be CPU heavy games.  Not only that, but I mentioned in an edit that I'm going to be compiling, streaming, editing, and perhaps rendering on this machine as well, wouldn't you say LGA2011 is necessary for that, or am I exaggerating the necessity for CPU horsepower?  I seriously don't know at all, that's why I'm here.

 

Is there a different case you could recommend?

[Createinator]

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Even if you do get better performance and much more VRAM... no Titan is worth the extra 300+$ over the 780. I have never heard of anyone having a CPU bottleneck in any game while running an i7 4770K... either those people are running these games on Laptop or do not have enough RAM. You may get 10-12% better performance from LGA2011 based PC, but 4930K is more than double the price of 4770K and you will not find any 2011 Motherboard which can compete with Z87/97 MOBO in price to features or price to performance. Gaining 10% extra performance by spending extra 500$ on just CPU and MOBO is entirely your choice.

Unless you are dealing with 1 TB of RAW 2K-4K video on a daily basis, it is not worth while for editing. Unless you want to compile 10,000+ lines of code in C++ using proprietary Compilers on a regular basis, its not worth the money. Streaming can be done effortlessly with an i5, making 4930K not worth the money. You must first understand that CPU horsepower is only needed to drive the other components and since you will have discreet GPU with CUDA cores... you can as easily use them over the CPU for most of your task... making anything more than an i7 4770K unnecessary.

You can house everything in a Define R4 or an H440(if you want the gamer look)

[newcster2]

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The H440 does look like a better option, as for the CPU I see differently though.  I may not be compiling 10,000+ lines of code, but perhaps up to 3,000+, I will be a computer science major after all.  I understand for sure that the CPU isn't necessary to drive graphics, and I even understand that 98% of games don't have support for anything past 4-cores in a CPU, but regardless, multitasking is something that is a necessity for me which is why I choose 16Gb of Ram over 8-12.  If I do end up choosing the 4930k I may not get every use out of it but I know there's going to be some difference in performance, maybe even way down the line.  I know I'll be overclocking just for fun at some point, I'm not any kind of professional but I just love doing all of these kinds of things and being able to do it.  So for something that I'm buying once that's already very expensive and I plan to last for a number of years, would you really really say that there's no way that this is worth it?  I just want to be 100% sure because budget isn't a huge issue, I certainly don't want to waste my money, I'm just saying the reasons you're giving me for not going balls-to-the-walls on this seems like tangible sacrifices in the long run for me.  I've probably exhausted your patience, thank your for at least giving me the advice you've given thus far, I appreciate it.

[Createinator]

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I am happy to help. Even if you have a large budget, buying any technology at a premium which does nothing at all over its more mainstream brothers is a waste of money. Even if you are a computer science major... you will never need more than an i5 to compile your code in under 3 hours. I am sure you want the best out of your money and spending it on a glorified epeen is not the best use of it. 4930K does not serve your purpose. i7 4770K will easily last 5-10 years as your primary programming/ editing/ streaming machine. And it will work equally well for at least 3 years in Gaming using a 780 which can be SLI'd in the future to compensate performance loss.

Buy whatever makes you happy, I am not here to dishearten you. While keeping in mind that you may not have enough capabilities in the near future to fully utilize all the "horsepower".