New Builder Going Extreme

[Dr Burrito]

Hello

 

I'm looking to build a "balls to the wall" pc that will perform well for a period of time. I've been a console gamer for a long time and only about 2 years ago got into pc gaming with an expensive gaming laptop. I definitely love the surround gaming aspect, trying to set up a 3 monitor display with this build. I know that I will get the "you don't need this" and "start smaller for a first build". I get it, what I'm looking for is some advice if I am going too over-the-top with some items, but I'm still looking for a very high end build. I've never built a computer but I've seen many reviews, comparisons, and build guides to figure out what to do. There is no set budget really, but keep it (somewhat?) reasonable.

 

Onto the Specs:

 

Motherboard: Asus x99 Deluxe, possibly Asus  Rampage V Extreme for a black and red color combo

CPU: Intel core i7 5930k

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220X

RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16G DDR4 2666 (4x4Gb)

GPU: Not sure on this, looking at dual 780ti's or dual 980's offer opinions prefer nvidia though

Storage: intel 730 series 240Gb SSD and a Western Digital 4Tb Black

Case: Corsair 750D

Power:Corsair AX1200i

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS

OS: Windows 7 home premium

extras: ergotech triple monitor desk stand, Asus PB238Q x3, corsair k70 keyboard.

 

thanks again,

 

Dr Burrito

[AlwaysFSX]

You want that as a build? No. I will get you something better.

 

Also, click, read, format.

[WereCat]

To be honest there is NO benefit of going X99 v s Z97 in gaming. You wont notice any FPS increase by going expensive X99 route instead of affordable Z97.

 

 

EDIT

Choose any peripherals you wish to have, There I suggest you this build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

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

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($154.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.98 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2449.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 19:38 EDT-0400

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

If you're going balls to the walls, get the 5960x and get a bigger SSD. With this king of budget at least a 500 GB ssd. You don't realize hoe great they are until you have one. Also, get the dual 980's as they have better power consumption and offer the same of not better performance as the 780ti's. 

[ForsakenLive]

There is hardly a difference if you go with a more basic Z97 build in performance against this luxurious monster, except that you save like $1000 that you can spend in water cooling or everything else in your life.

[AlwaysFSX]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2486.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 19:40 EDT-0400

[Probenja]

I would only go 6-core i7 if I was going to do video editing, if it is just for gaming i wouldn't go that high end.

 

Even this i find a little over the top:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($196.97 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($549.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($549.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2252.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 20:01 EDT-0400

[Dr Burrito]

thanks, exact kind of advice i was looking for, one thing, for three monitors would it be better for 970s in 3 way sli or 2 980s in 2 way sli?

[JoaoPRSousa]

Way more than enough

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($200.09 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($369.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($369.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: BenQ XL2720Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($429.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $2821.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 20:35 EDT-0400

[brob]

As others have suggested, for a system to be used principally for gaming LGA1150 is often a better platform. Since you want a reasonably extreme build I would suggest going with the i7-4790K as it is the highest clocked Haswell family processor available. Two GTX 980 should be sufficient, but there is room in the build for another. I am also suggesting a 1TB ssd for principal storage. The 4TB drive is there for media.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.96 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($283.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($429.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($139.98 @ NCIX US)
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: Phanteks Enthoo Primo White ATX Full Tower Case  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($56.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor  ($211.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor  ($211.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor  ($211.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Corsair CP-8920050 Individually Sleeved DC Cable (White) ($80.00)
Other: Ergotech 100-D16-B03 Triple LCD Desk Stand  ($205.00)
Total: $4286.78
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 23:11 EDT-0400

[Dr Burrito]

As others have suggested, for a system to be used principally for gaming LGA1150 is often a better platform. Since you want a reasonably extreme build I would suggest going with the i7-4790K as it is the highest clocked Haswell family processor available. Two GTX 980 should be sufficient, but there is room in the build for another. I am also suggesting a 1TB ssd for principal storage. The 4TB drive is there for media.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.96 @ NCIX US)

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

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($283.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($429.00 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($139.98 @ NCIX US)

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: Phanteks Enthoo Primo White ATX Full Tower Case  ($239.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($56.00 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($94.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor  ($211.99 @ Best Buy)

Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor  ($211.99 @ Best Buy)

Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor  ($211.99 @ Best Buy)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon)

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

Other: Corsair CP-8920050 Individually Sleeved DC Cable (White) ($80.00)

Other: Ergotech 100-D16-B03 Triple LCD Desk Stand  ($205.00)

Total: $4286.78

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 23:11 EDT-0400

something i forgot to mention in the original post, will this setup be able to run a 1080p with 60fps on the triple monitor? if possible a 1440p 60fps with better monitors? if not what would i need to upgrade?

[brob]

something i forgot to mention in the original post, will this setup be able to run a 1080p with 60fps on the triple monitor? if possible a 1440p 60fps with better monitors? if not what would i need to upgrade?

 

It should handle most games on a triple 1080 monitor setup. Adding a third gpu should handle higher resolutions.  http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980_SLI/1.html and http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/5623/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-sli--3-way-sli--4-way-sli-review a good variety of relevant benchmarks.