Blood Machine: The PC built on dried, ground-up peasant blood and slathered on only the darkest obsidian.

[Matakor]

((More pics!))

 

PCPartPicker part list (and pics) / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $279.99)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $94.99)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $250.38)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $159.99)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $159.99)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $131.99)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $131.99)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $131.99)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $131.99)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $132.99)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $132.99)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $132.99)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $132.99)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 6GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (Purchased For $589.99)
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $329.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $191.99)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $53.99)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $174.99)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $174.99)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $174.99)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $780.00)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  (Purchased For $12.75)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (Purchased For $24.99)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (Purchased For $24.99)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (Purchased For $24.99)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (Purchased For $24.99)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $17.99)
Keyboard: Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E.5 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $168.82)
Keyboard: Razer Orbweaver Elite Mechanical Gaming Keypad Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $89.99)
Speakers: Logitech Z906 500W 5.1ch Speakers  (Purchased For $339.99)
Other: EVGA G2/P2 Black Power Supply Cable Set (Individually Sleeved) (Purchased For $77.19)
Other: Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 (Purchased For $99.99)
Other: Chief Kontour Single Screen Dynamic Pole Mount (Black) K1P120B (Purchased For $174.04)
Other: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (Purchased)
Total: $5555.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 21:55 EST-0500

 

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A long time waiting with this build, one I fully intended to simply let sit until I had my hands on my ASUS RoG Swift. I'd say it worked out well. It sat for approximately five months while I waited, but I finally got that monitor. It is glorious. (Side note, this build started before the x99 boards and CPUs were released, and also before 9XX GPUs, though I plan to grab a 980ti when it's released)

 

So, here's the Blood Machine.

 

The Cosmos2 case will inevitably be a 'for-life' case. I fully intend it to be such. It's enormous, and there's more space in it than I know what to do with, but it certainly helped that I intended to get a bunch of hard drives.

 

The 250GB SSDs are set up in a RAID5 format, just in case anything goes wrong. Three of the HDDs are setup in as a single drive which will hold movies and the like. Basic data storage, no games or fancy stuff will touch those, so high-speed isn't necessary. The last one is set up as a secondary backup drive for my RAID drive, just in case.

 

The CPU cooler was probably the most unusual one I've encountered. That thing is HUGE! Works well though, so I like it. Still trying to figure out how to OC the CPU with this mobo. It's being a bit finicky about actually applying the OC even though I've told it to. More research probably required, but I'll figure that out at some point.

 

RAM may have been a bit more overkill than necessary, but it had the style I wanted so I got it.

 

The Swift is the primary point to the whole thing. I wanted the sheer ridiculousness of it, and I damned-well got it. There have been absolutely no issues with the monitor at all. Backlight bleed doesn't exist, no dead or stuck pixels, the view angles are absolutely incredible, and games are awesome. My 780SC is dedicated to this monitor and the 770 I have in there is used to connect the peripheral monitors. No OC on the 780, as I plan to resell it once the 980ti is released.

 

The peripheral monitors are all being brought in from my old build and will remain as periphs for as long as they live. The four-monitor setup was the plan from the get-go, but the stand addition didn't arrive for a while after. I finally got that this past Monday and put it all together.

 

Most people would probably rag on my for not having a mechanical keyboard, but that's alright. I generally game with the Orbweaver, which is actually phenomenal. The ONLY issue I have with it is that the 4-way directional pad isn't a joystick/joypad, which could only make it better if done well. The mouse is awesome as well, though it looks like a transformer infected it. It's very well built.

 

Speakers are speakers, and while these aren't the top-of-the-line kind of speakers, they certainly hold their own. No complaints there.

 

Needless to say, I'm very pleased with this very overkill build. Gaming is utterly glorious on the machine, and it'll stick up well for some time, especially once I have my hands on a 980ti.

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So, thoughts? Complaints? Questions? Throw them at me, ready and willing! ((I will also post more pics once I get home to take them. Feel free to request specifics!))

[soaringchicken]

Ahhhh, why all this and a 780?

[Firearm2112]

5K dollars and only a 780? What?????

[KayTees]

-CHOP-

 

 

After being blinded by your list of fans and drives, and monitors. I was hoping to see possibly SLI 980s 2 or 3-way. Instead I see SLI 770s. Why.

[AlexStriz]

That title tho....

 

Taking PCMasterrace to a whole new level.

[Matakor]

Did no one see in my description that I'm going for a 980ti (or two) when they're released? The 780SC is only going to hold me over until the release of the 980ti, in-which-case I will replace it with that and probably sell the 780SC.

[Matakor]

After being blinded by your list of fans and drives, and monitors. I was hoping to see possibly SLI 980s 2 or 3-way. Instead I see SLI 770s. Why.

Not 770s. 780SC for the moment. 980ti when it's released, don't you worry.

[KayTees]

Not 770s. 780SC for the moment. 980ti when it's released, don't you worry.

[Matakor]

[sNIP]

 

:lol:

[JohnnyGrey]

 

Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  (Purchased For $12.75)

 

 

Why?

[Matakor]

Why?

Just to offload network processing.

[DeViLzzz]

OP do you do drugs much?  WTH with this build?  You have to be a troll.

[Matakor]

OP do you do drugs much?  WTH with this build?  You have to be a troll.

 

It's legit. What's your gripes?

[Matakor]

Noticed that the pcpartpicker list wasn't linked to my actual build. Fixed that.

[JohnnyGrey]

Just to offload network processing.

 

No. So much no. Network processing probably uses, what, .0001% of the CPU, if any at all? And you're trading a badass onboard Intel NIC for a bargain-bin network card. Save yourself the $12, if this build is even real at all.

[Matakor]

No. So much no. Network processing probably uses, what, .0001% of the CPU, if any at all? And you're trading a badass onboard Intel NIC for a bargain-bin network card. Save yourself the $12, if this build is even real at all.

 

Didn't think about that. Regardless, it's comcast network, so pretty much shit connection anyway. Biggest choke on the beast.

[atrash]

I genuinely want to know your main purpose/usage of such beastly system here.. All the best. More pics to come perhaps?

[Matakor]

I genuinely want to know your main purpose/usage of such beastly system here.. All the best. More pics to come perhaps?

 

Mostly at the moment just gaming. Also intend to use it as my Star Citizen machine after I snag a 980ti. Gonna be a wait for that.

 

After I get home, yup! I'll try to take a plethora of them, but the only cam I have is the one on my phone. It's not potato, but it's not much better.

[Matakor]

For any that wanted to see more, here's an imgur album with some details. http://imgur.com/a/Awini#0

 

Quoting to let you know I got pics.

[snip]

[Guest]

Agressive title, but I like it.

[That Random Cat]

Mostly at the moment just gaming. Also intend to use it as my Star Citizen machine after I snag a 980ti. Gonna be a wait for that.

 

After I get home, yup! I'll try to take a plethora of them, but the only cam I have is the one on my phone. It's not potato, but it's not much better.

Why all the storage?!

[Matakor]

Why all the storage?!

Mostly digital backups of the movies and tv shows that I have.