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[Recon97]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminum High-Grade 30g Thermal Paste

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($395.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($259.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($807.58 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($135.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($47.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Sennheiser G4ME ZERO Black Headset ($279.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $4125.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 01:28 EDT-0400

[pancoon]

10/10 would drool over again.

[Enderman]

Not that impressive. If this is a gaming PC then you're wasting a ton of money going with x99 which will perform worse than going z97.

[tengarp]

Don't care much for headsets, non-noctua fans, or TN panels... but 8/8 m8 its gr8 (but seriously no one should ever buy something like that for gaming lol)

[Recon97]

Not that impressive. If this is a gaming PC then you're wasting a ton of money going with x99 which will perform worse than going z97.

It's for gaming.But the fact is that I love stay ahead in computer technology.So yeah.

[xnoobftw]

It's for gaming.But the fact is that I love stay ahead in computer technology.So yeah.

all that horse power for a non 4k screen..... 

[Unlikelyjoker]

9/10 i would more than a 1TB hdd, i've heard bad things about NZXT's program for the watercooler. I think theres a slightly cheaper 980 (would check)

And lastly i've never heard of that thermalpaste but its a good build

[dizmo]

I think it's a pretty decent rig! A lot of money, but we all have one vice or another right?

 

 

Not that impressive. If this is a gaming PC then you're wasting a ton of money going with x99 which will perform worse than going z97.

While I agree that for gaming x99 probably isn't the best platform for most, to say it performs worse just isn't true.
It won't perform noticeably worse at all.

 

all that horse power for a non 4k screen..... 

I'd bet hitting 144 fps on a 1440p panel is just as hard as hitting 50 - 60 fps on a 4k screen.

[RevoltTrain]

7/10

 

If you are spending this much on parts alone , you should go with a custom loop, not an AIO. (You'll be very happy if you do it) Also, with all that graphical horsepower and no 4K monitor? Come on now. Also another TB or so would help out tremendously. 

[brob]

7/10.

 

If one is going with X99 for an SLI gaming rig then it would be better to go with a 40 PCIe lane i7-5930K cpu. On the Asus X99-Deluxe motherboard the two gpu would then run at x16x16. With the i7-5820K the two gpu will run at x16x8. (Not that I expect it will make a very noticeable difference.)

 

Get a 1TB ssd and ditch the SSHD. Ditch the SSHD regardless. Given the likely access, the ssd portion will not contribute very much additional performance. These drives are more suited for boot/system drives.

 

I am not a fan of the monitor. But that is really personal preference.

[Recon97]

OK guys gimme 5 min or so to fix it up.

[s4spencer]

If your willing to go that far for a PC, i'd hold up another month and see what else is going to be getting released. I'd also suggest you consider additional screens, either for surround or an auxiliary.

 

Damn nice overall though

[Enderman]

It's for gaming.But the fact is that I love stay ahead in computer technology.So yeah.

The fact is that you will 'stay ahead' a lot more by spending half the money on a Z97 i5 or i7, then using the leftover money to upgrade when the new generation is released.

 

Many people don't understand that the extreme edition platform gets updated much less frequently than the consumer grade platform. Broadwell, skylake, etc... will all be coming to 1150 much sooner than x99. So by going x99 you're basically saying "I'm not going to upgrade for the next 3 years and have worse performance for those 3 years'

 

Upgrading 1150 every year will keep you at the latest generation of CPUs as they come out.

Upgrading 2011 every 3 years will keep you behind everyone else who saves their money and bought an i5 instead, so now they can get the new broadwell or skylake i7.

[tomtomhaxor]

4/20 would blaze it again.... 

 

cpu is a bit over kill but nice stuff

[Recon97]

I am not sure about the CPU.

I will just get over with 512 gb ssd Cuz I will just install maybe 5 games,steam and use it as a boot drive.1tb is like more than enough for me.

@brob Not sure what you really mean.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ NCIX US)

Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminum High-Grade 30g Thermal Paste

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($395.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($259.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($807.58 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($135.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($47.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Sennheiser G4ME ZERO Black Headset ($279.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $4352.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 01:51 EDT-0400

[Enderman]

While I agree that for gaming x99 probably isn't the best platform for most, to say it performs worse just isn't true.

It won't perform noticeably worse at all.

The fact is that the 5820k performs worse than a 4790k. It also overclocks less.

Then there's the fact that no new CPUs for that platform will be coming out for 3+ years. While 1150 still has broadwell and skylake to come.

 

So if the 4790k already performs better than the 5820k, can you image how behind in technology he will be when broadwell and skylake perform way better in the near future? Plus all the new technologies that come with the boards.

It will be like the 4930k on the old x79 and the 4770k beating it with much higher core performance and newer technologies.

[Recon97]

The fact is that you will 'stay ahead' a lot more by spending half the money on a Z97 i5 or i7, then using the leftover money to upgrade when the new generation is released.

Many people don't understand that the extreme edition platform gets updated much less frequently than the consumer grade platform. Broadwell, skylake, etc... will all be coming to 1150 much sooner than x99. So by going x99 you're basically saying "I'm not going to upgrade for the next 3 years and have worse performance for those 3 years'

Upgrading 1150 every year will keep you at the latest generation of CPUs as they come out.

Upgrading 2011 every 3 years will keep you behind everyone else who saves their money and bought an i5 instead, so now they can get the new broadwell or skylake i7.

This is a consumer grade pc too.Many people on YouTube have built even better rig than this one.Particularly "over kill"

[Recon97]

The fact is that the 5820k performs worse than a 4790k. It also overclocks less.

Then there's the fact that no new CPUs for that platform will be coming out for 3+ years. While 1150 still has broadwell and skylake to come.

So if the 4790k already performs better than the 5820k, can you image how behind in technology he will be when broadwell and skylake perform way better in the near future? Plus all the new technologies that come with the boards.

It will be like the 4930k on the old x79 and the 4770k beating it with much higher core performance and newer technologies.

OK let me change the specs again.You are making me scared.

[dizmo]

The fact is that the 5820k performs worse than a 4790k. It also overclocks less.

Then there's the fact that no new CPUs for that platform will be coming out for 3+ years. While 1150 still has broadwell and skylake to come.

 

So if the 4790k already performs better than the 5820k, can you image how behind in technology he will be when broadwell and skylake perform way better in the near future? Plus all the new technologies that come with the boards.

It will be like the 4930k on the old x79 and the 4770k beating it with much higher core performance and newer technologies.

Check out the benchmarks on AnandTech. The 5820k gets the same fps on most, or ~3 fps less on pretty much every test. Which is well within the 5% error buffer.

If the second part ring true, it might make more sense. However he stated he doesn't upgrade often, and everything I've read shows that Skylake will be on a different socket.

 

CPU performance rarely jumps generation to generation. Hell my 2700k still performs just as well as the current CPU's.

[Recon97]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ NCIX US)

Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminum High-Grade 30g Thermal Paste

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($310.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($254.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($807.58 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($135.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($47.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Sennheiser G4ME ZERO Black Headset ($279.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $4042.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 02:04 EDT-0400

[tengarp]

nevermind this sorry

[Enderman]

Check out the benchmarks on AnandTech. The 5820k gets the same fps on most, or ~3 fps less on pretty much every test. Which is well within the 5% error buffer.

If the second part ring true, it might make more sense. However he stated he doesn't upgrade often, and everything I've read shows that Skylake will be on a different socket.

 

CPU performance rarely jumps generation to generation. Hell my 2700k still performs just as well as the current CPU's.

The 5820k has a higher TDP, meaning you will hit a thermal limit sooner than a 4790k.

Also the 4790k has a higher base clock, so you can take the overclock much farther.

 

And finally no, your 2700k does not perform the same as current CPUs.

Plus the other thousands benchmarks you get from just googling 2700k vs 4770k

Then considering the fact that the 4790k is better than the 4770k by quite a bit, your CPU is quite out of date.

 

 

Oh and also skylake is rumoured to be a massive performance improvement, over 150%, so it will be cheaper to upgrade if you saved money by not going x99.

[Enderman]

any particular reason for going dual top of the line cards and 1080p?

The ROG swift is a 1440p 144Hz monitor.

[Recon97]

I have updated the specs as you wanted guys.Any further change required?

[Recon97]

Should I go with 8x2 ram configration or 4x4 configuration? DOES formula support 4x4 configuration