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Hello everyone,

I am new here and this is my first post. I`ve been wanting to build a gaming pc for a long time now, and finally I have all the money and I want to start.

I have been trying to do as much research as possible, but I would really apreaciate it if anyone can help me out with suggestions advice or anything that would be great. So please let me know, is this good enough for a med-high level gaming pc? Is there any bottlenecks? Am I missing anything? I am aiming for a med-high gaming pc with about $4000 limit.

Thanks in advanced for all your help

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.5GHz LGA 2011-v3          

MOBO: ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM:CORSAIR DOMINATOR Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666    Will this be enough ram or 32g

PSU: CORSAIR AXi series AX1200i 1200W 

SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO-Series MZ-75E500B/AM 2.5" 500GB SATA III 

GPU 2 x EVGA 04G-2981-KR GeForce GTX 980 4GB 

This comes to about  $3,982.26

Windows 7, And I have a 900D Corsair case

 

Thanks again

 

 

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Med-high end, lel this is top of the line

 

Give me your money and I will destroy what you have made here

 

Edit: You could make some better bang for the buck changes

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($346.50 @ Directron) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($240.99 @ NCIX US) 




Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($549.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($549.00 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($339.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2611.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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TONS cheaper and no less powerful

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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Not much of a reason to step up to x99 for gaming, this is what i recommend. quad 980s to max out everything even at 4k. i7 4790k is a very good cpu. 32 GB of ram. 512 GB ssd.  very good psu

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($206.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($288.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($554.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($554.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($554.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (4-Way SLI)  ($554.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $3933.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-27 11:28 EST-0500

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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sorry, but that's a complete waste of money. In general, dumping more than 2000$ on a gaming only build is a very bad idea and a great way to flush your money down the toilet.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($339.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1919.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-27 11:35 EST-0500
 
You don't need to spend any more money at all, this will even chew through 4k gaming at ultra.

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quad 980s

 

That's pretty much the greatest waste of money possible. And 32gb of ram, really?

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If your an enthusiast and want quad water cooled 980's but other then that no point 

 

yep ^^ and even then such an enthusiast would probably wait for amd's next launch, the 900 series doesn't really impress performancewise when compared to 2 year old cards...

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That's pretty much the greatest waste of money possible. And 32gb of ram, really?

he wanted a  4000 gaming machine, he got one. 4 980s can game at ultra 4k. 32 gb ram means he wont have to upgrade for a long time.

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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the 300 series of gpu's from AMD will own NVIDIA in every way

 

or so we hope. at the very least it will get them off their asses and force them to lower the current bs pricing, which can't be bad :)

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he wanted a  4000 gaming machine, he got one. 4 980s can game at ultra 4k. 32 gb ram means he wont have to upgrade for a long time.

Scaling will be terrible on 4 way sli. You won't need 32GB Ram for a gaming pc for a long long long time. 

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he wanted a  4000 gaming machine, he got one. 4 980s can game at ultra 4k. 32 gb ram means he wont have to upgrade for a long time.

 

Even a radeon R9 295x2 can game at 4k ultra without any problem whatsoever. And would cost him almost one quarter of 4 980s while having a fraction of the problems related with multi-gpu configurations. 2 gpus are fine, 4 will give you more headaches than achieve anything useful. 32gb of ram are completely, and utterly, useless in a gaming build and they very likely will be for the whole lifespan of his machine. Not to mention, getting what he needs now and adding some more ram later would both be cheaper and allow him to only get it if he REALLY needs it.

 

When people ask for a build advice, and give you a budget, it doesn't mean that you must use all that budget no matter what. They may not know what they really need and state what they can afford. OUR job is to advise them and help them not waste money with a snake oil configuration. If I asked for advice on  usb cable and told you I had 1000$ to spend, would you tell me to get a 1000$ cable?

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thanks for all the posts,

 

I would like a high end gaming pc, just didnt know what I was posting if it was really good or not. Also one thing I am worried about is, if I get one of the systems suggested that is a few years old, in a few more years it will be really outdated. Thats why I was interested in getting X99, ddr4, and the i7 5930k. To kind of future proof?

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thanks for all the posts,

 

I would like a high end gaming pc, just didnt know what I was posting if it was really good or not. Also one thing I am worried about is, if I get one of the systems suggested that is a few years old, in a few more years it will be really outdated. Thats why I was interested in getting X99, ddr4, and the i7 5930k. To kind of future proof?

 

No, that's not how it works (besides the build I suggested uses only current parts). If you go and spend 500$ now on a cpu that you really don't need (plus the expensive motherboard and ram), by the time you will ACTUALLY need more performance you'll be able to upgrade to something better for a fraction of the price. If you buy an core i5 4690k on the other hand, you'll have exactly what you need and when you need more performance buying an upgrade won't feel like you're throwing away 700 bucks and you'll end up with a much better deal than getting something overkill now. Future proofing just doesn't work out in these scenarios, and reasoning with that logic only leads to wasting money for something that will most likely be just as outdated in approximately the same amount of time. For example, let's say you bought a core i7 3960x 3 years ago at 1000$, thinking it would be "future proof". Now you would have found that a modern core i5 actually performs just as well if not better in pretty much any game, for 200$. You would only have lost money from the core i7 purchase.

 

Same goes for the 2 980s: they are only marginally faster than the card I suggested, however they cost almost twice as much. And in 2-3 years, when you might actually need the extra bit of power, you'll be able to buy a faster card than 2 980s for 300$.

 

In general, don't think of tech with the "future proof" mindset. Get what you need now, and everything will just work out nicely :)

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No, that's not how it works (besides the build I suggested uses only current parts). If you go and spend 500$ now on a cpu that you really don't need (plus the expensive motherboard and ram), by the time you will ACTUALLY need more performance you'll be able to upgrade to something better for a fraction of the price. If you buy an core i5 4690k on the other hand, you'll have exactly what you need and when you need more performance buying an upgrade won't feel like you're throwing away 700 bucks and you'll end up with a much better deal than getting something overkill now. Future proofing just doesn't work out in these scenarios, and reasoning with that logic only leads to wasting money for something that will most likely be just as outdated in approximately the same amount of time. For example, let's say you bought a core i7 3960x 3 years ago at 1000$, thinking it would be "future proof". Now you would have found that a modern core i5 actually performs just as well if not better in pretty much any game, for 200$. You would only have lost money from the core i7 purchase.

 

Same goes for the 2 980s: they are only marginally faster than the card I suggested, however they cost almost twice as much. And in 2-3 years, when you might actually need the extra bit of power, you'll be able to buy a faster card than 2 980s for 300$.

 

In general, don't think of tech with the "future proof" mindset. Get what you need now, and everything will just work out nicely :)

I really like your logic, I'm glad I posted here definatly saved lots of $$, thank you :) .

One thing I am wondering about is with that cpu you suggested the i5 4690k. With that would I be able to multitask a lot without slowing down? Like downloading, streaming video, browsing internet, etc?

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I really like your logic, I'm glad I posted here definatly saved lots of $$, thank you :) .

One thing I am wondering about is with that cpu you suggested the i5 4690k. With that would I be able to multitask a lot without slowing down? Like downloading, streaming video, browsing internet, etc?

 

I have a core i7 2600 (which is a slightly slower i5 with hyperthreading) and I have never had problems with really heavy multitasking. Now, the i5 is bound to be a little worse because it doesn't have hyperthreading, and that's why I personally chose the i7 route, however a modern i5 is really close even in multithreading scenarios because of the slightly higher ipc. If you really multitask heavily a lot and are willing to pay more to make sure you never, ever stutter, then buying a core i7 4790k is a valid choice, bare in mind it's 100$ more though and ingame there won't be a difference. Going higher than that doesn't make sense though :)

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I have a core i7 2600 (which is a slightly slower i5 with hyperthreading) and I have never had problems with really heavy multitasking. Now, the i5 is bound to be a little worse because it doesn't have hyperthreading, and that's why I personally chose the i7 route, however a modern i5 is really close even in multithreading scenarios because of the slightly higher ipc. If you really multitask heavily a lot and are willing to pay more to make sure you never, ever stutter, then buying a core i7 4790k is a valid choice, bare in mind it's 100$ more though and ingame there won't be a difference. Going higher than that doesn't make sense though :)

Awesome, thanks a lot man, you were extremely helpful! 

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Awesome, thanks a lot man, you were extremely helpful! 

 

glad I could help ^^

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