Best specs for $3000

[piplupgao]

What are the best specs possible for $3000 I will be using this for gaming and video editing so I would like for it to be based on X79 (socket 2011). 

        Things I don't need

• Case
• Operating System
• Peripherals
• Cooling
• Storage
• Monitors

[Helltech]

I'd prolly wait for Ivy Bridge-E with that budget at this current point in time. 

[Akula]

What Case have you got?

What Monitor's have you got?

Storage?

Cooling?

 

All will determine what parts we pick.

[gts250ftw]

32gig kit :300$

asus rog mobo 2011 :450$

3970x :1050$

psu :150$

gpu :1050$ (titan) or buy a 3930k for 500$ so you can get a 1550$gpu (dual-triple 780s possibly)

also you should wait for the next gen tho

[calebp123]

Idk with $3000 I would probably recommend 2011 if your really going to be doing alot of editing. If mostly gaming then yah probably ivy bridge-e.

[Akula]

32gig kit :300$

asus rog mobo 2011 :450$

3970x :1050$

psu :150$

gpu :1050$ (titan) or buy a 3930k for 500$ so you can get a 1550$gpu (dual-triple 780s possibly)

also you should wait for the next gen tho

 

Pretty poor advice really..

[Hyydrah]

I'd prolly wait for Ivy Bridge-E with that budget at this current point in time. 

Sandy Bridge-E will still be a great option.

[piplupgao]

What Case have you got?

What Monitor's have you got?

Storage?

Cooling?

 

All will determine what parts we pick.

I'll decide those later as I want a caselabs thing with a full water cooling loop the specs of which I will decide later.

[Hyydrah]

Idk with $3000 I would probably recommend 2011 if your really going to be doing alot of editing. If mostly gaming then yah probably ivy bridge-e.

Ivy Bridge-E is LGA2011.

[piplupgao]

Pretty poor advice really..

good enough (mostly)

[calebp123]

Ivy Bridge-E is LGA2011.

Oh wow didn't even realize I had put that. I meant sandy bridge.

[Dim]

You can't decide the monitors later - it's imperative in deciding the appropriate graphics card.

In essence though, sticking to reasonable price to performance components, you would be looking at a 3930K with a Samsung 840 Pro (or two), as well as four drives in RAID, with sizes depending on your storage needs.

 

If you want to play games in a 7680 x 1600 resolution, you'd be wanting two Titans. If you want to play on one monitor only, two GTX 780s would be exceptional for a 2560 x 1600 or 2560 x 1440 display.

[piplupgao]

You can't decide the monitors later - it's imperative in deciding the appropriate graphics card.

In essence though, sticking to reasonable price to performance components, you would be looking at a 3930K with a Samsung 840 Pro (or two), as well as four drives in RAID, with sizes depending on your storage needs.

 

If you want to play games in a 7680 x 1600 resolution, you'd be wanting two Titans. If you want to play on one monitor only, two GTX 780s would be exceptional for a 2560 x 1600 or 2560 x 1440 display.

In that case I will probably want 3x 1080p and eventually 1x 4K

[rangat]

For workstation environments, you are better off with a titan because of Titan's GK110 architecture's workstation optimization that are not on 780's GK110 

[Dim]

In that case, two 780s should be sufficient along with a 3930K.

I wouldn't bother with a Titan at that point, since you aren't asking for a huge upgrade, and Titans generally don't give significant improvement over 780s at 5760 x 1080.

 

Motherboard: Any compatible LGA 2011 X79 motherboard will be fine - I usually consider motherboards to be personal preference beyond them having heatsinks and fans on them. But at that budget, maybe a Rampage IV Extreme?

Consider a sound card also, if you care about sound - head over to the Audio forum and they will have a good insight at your budget.

I wouldn't go past a 3930K for a workstation. That is to say, I wouldn't bother with a 3970X. However, if you want the prestige and slight performance improvement that is your prerogative - just don't expect the performance to scale with the cost.

[Dim]

For workstation environments, you are better off with a titan because of Titan's GK110 architecture's workstation optimization that are not on 780's GK110 

This is correct, sorry I overlooked this.

Two Titans may be pushing your budget, though, and one may not be enough for all games at 5760 x 1080.

[piplupgao]

This is correct, sorry I overlooked this.

Two Titans may be pushing your budget, though, and one may not be enough for all games at 5760 x 1080.

Its fine if I go over a bit so I think I'll be going with this

[gts250ftw]

Pretty poor advice really..

how so? please enlighten me i mean im no expert at workstation sorts but thats kinda what i generally see heh...so id love to know more :)

[piplupgao]

how so? please enlighten me i mean im no expert at workstation sorts but thats kinda what i generally see heh...so id love to know more :)

I think he/she means its too vague

[piplupgao]

This is correct, sorry I overlooked this.

Two Titans may be pushing your budget, though, and one may not be enough for all games at 5760 x 1080.

So would any of you be willing to give me a full specs list

[RazeG3SG1]

Ivy Bridge-E with Samsung 840 pros 512GB RAID 0. 2 way SLI 780s. Should be enough.

[Dim]

Ivy Bridge-E with Samsung 840 pros 512GB RAID 0. 2 way SLI 780s. Should be enough.

IB-E isn't coming for several months though.

[RazeG3SG1]

IB-E isn't coming for several months though.

True. If he's willing to wait though......

[Dim]

So would any of you be willing to give me a full specs list

Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Formula

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K

Power Supply: Corsair AX1200i

GPU: Titan x2

Storage: 4 x 3TB Seagate Barracudas in RAID10

SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB

RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600

 

I can't really give prices on these since I live in Australia, but that's a general outline. I would not follow that to the letter, and I would search for better options where possible (such as a cheaper power supply with similar reliability and wattage).

[Dim]

I should add that you really probably won't use 32GB of RAM. But at that budget, excess RAM will help to prevent bottlenecks if you find yourself in a situation that you do need that much RAM.