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Operating System
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 5960X @ 3.00GHz 23 °C
Haswell-E/EP 22nm Technology
RAM
32.0GB Unknown @ 1065MHz (15-15-15-36)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. RAMPAGE V EXTREME (SOCKET 2011) 38 °C
Graphics
ROG PG278Q (2560x1440@144Hz)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 47 °C
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 42 °C
ForceWare version: 347.88
SLI Enabled
Storage
476GB Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB ATA Device (SSD) 32 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB ATA Device
Audio
Sound Blaster ZxR DBpro
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So there is the problem. I know almost nothing about putting together a PC. However, I want to put together a high end gaming PC and my budget is around $5,000. I am aware there is a sweet spot in price vs value, I would be using this machine for high end 3D rendering in Maya, and video games. I would like to be able to run things like Star Citizen in 4K as an example.

 

So the real question is, can anyone help me mire through this build with suggestions, I am looking to avoid bottle necking or similar incompatibilities.

 

Here is my current thoughts on what I am looking at.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dMLbxr(raid system)

 

I am open to any suggestions or picking at what I have put together. This is after a week of research and looking, and I am starting to go cross eyed, so any help is appreciated. ^_^ Thank you for anyone who decides to help.

 

~Phrawstbyte

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5930K would probably be a better choice. And why would you waste so much money on SSDs? Just get a 500GB Samsung 850 Evo and raid 0 some 2TB mechanical drives for fast storage.

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I'm liking all the ssd's ;)

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Well, I have access to a large amount of offsite storage, and I only play 3-4 games at a time. So I was thinking of a raid 10 system for fast response time, idk. What do you think?

 

Also, why would you suggest the 5930K  over the Xeon? (pardon my ignorance)

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- Change the Xeon to the 5820k

- Change the CPu cooler to the Kraken X61

- Change the SSD's to 2x1TB ones (better for reliability)

- Change the HDD to 2x4TB ones in raid 1 for your maya work (instead of a $210 1TB HDD :S)

- Change the PSU to an EVGA G2 850W

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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Why not 5960X with that budget? :blink:

CPU: AMD R7 5800x | GPU: XFX 5500XT 4GB | RAM: 2x8GB Kingston Fury Renegade 3600MHz CL16 | Cooling: Deepcool Gammaxx L360 | MB: Aorus B550 Elite V2 | Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250gb & WD20EAZX | Case: Antec DF700

 

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Well, I have access to a large amount of offsite storage, and I only play 3-4 games at a time. So I was thinking of a raid 10 system for fast response time, idk. What do you think?

 

Also, why would you suggest the 5930K  over the Xeon? (pardon my ignorance)

Better single core performance for gaming.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2336&cmp[]=2386

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Well, I have access to a large amount of offsite storage, and I only play 3-4 games at a time. So I was thinking of a raid 10 system for fast response time, idk. What do you think?

 

Also, why would you suggest the 5930K  over the Xeon? (pardon my ignorance)

 

The practical performance gain from raiding SSD's is minimal so a single fast & big SSD will serve you better. (I don't think you need the redundancy on SSD just set up a mechanical raid 1 for your Maya projects)

 

The 6 faster cores of the 5930K will perform better in games than the 8 slower cores of the xeon. Im not sure how they will compare when rendering tho.

 

Heres some benchmarks with 5930K vs Xeon E5 2690

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1322?vs=1316

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So there is the problem. I know almost nothing about putting together a PC. However, I want to put together a high end gaming PC and my budget is around $5,000. I am aware there is a sweet spot in price vs value, I would be using this machine for high end 3D rendering in Maya, and video games. I would like to be able to run things like Star Citizen in 4K as an example.

 

So the real question is, can anyone help me mire through this build with suggestions, I am looking to avoid bottle necking or similar incompatibilities.

 

Here is my current thoughts on what I am looking at.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dMLbxr(raid system)

 

I am open to any suggestions or picking at what I have put together. This is after a week of research and looking, and I am starting to go cross eyed, so any help is appreciated. ^_^ Thank you for anyone who decides to help.

 

~Phrawstbyte

Why 5000 $

And I recommend you getting the high end mac pro

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- Change the Xeon to the 5820k

- Change the CPu cooler to the Kraken X61

- Change the SSD's to 2x1TB ones (better for reliability)

- Change the HDD to 2x4TB ones in raid 1 for your maya work (instead of a $210 1TB HDD :S)

- Change the PSU to an EVGA G2 850W

Why are you suggesting the Kraken x61? and the EVGA G2 850W?

 

Also thank you all for your feedback! Its wicked helpful :D

 

@Pelop17 Its just my price limit. Thats all. (also not a fan of mac's)

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If you have a large amount of offsite storage then you dont need so much SSD's and HDD's

This will be more then enough:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($551.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: EVGA Classified EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($405.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $3456.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hell you could even go 3 way-sli and still be cheaper

Let's agree to disagree

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Why are you suggesting the Kraken x61? and the EVGA G2 850W?

They are both better than what you selected

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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If you have a large amount of offsite storage then you dont need so much SSD's and HDD's

This will be more then enough:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($551.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: EVGA Classified EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($405.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($202.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Micro Center)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $3456.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Hell you could even go 3 way-sli and still be cheaper

ehh, add on the 5960x and moar SSDS:D

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Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log

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Enjoy. All white and black. The stronger cores of the 5820k will be a lot better for gaming, and due to them being so much faster, they should rival the Xeon in other intensive tasks. Also, you can OC with it. The 5930k is stupid, almost 0 gains for a lot more money. The 5960X would improve multi-threaded workloads, but not gaming, so balance it out.

 

750w PSU, all you'll ever need. Best CPU cooler in existence. And partpicker is a bit stupid, so I had to add the GPUs and the Optical drive via custom part inputs. Still, have fun with your machine:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK TRITON 100.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.00)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($367.55 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($913.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($181.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($181.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: LSI MegaRAID SATA/SAS 9260-4i 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 w/ 512MB ($299.99)
Other: LSI LSI00161 MegaRAID LSIiBBU07 Battery Backup  ($162.99)
Other: PNY VCGGTX9804XPB-XP-OC GeForce GTX 980 ($609.00)
Other: PNY VCGGTX9804XPB-XP-OC GeForce GTX 980 ($609.00)
Other: SAMSUNG USB 2.0 (3.0 Compatible) External DVD Burner Model SE-218GN/RSBD ($34.00)
Total: $4234.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Enjoy. All white and black. The stronger cores of the 5820k will be a lot better for gaming, and due to them being so much faster, they should rival the Xeon in other intensive tasks. Also, you can OC with it. The 5930k is stupid, almost 0 gains for a lot more money. The 5960X would improve multi-threaded workloads, but not gaming, so balance it out.

 

750w PSU, all you'll ever need. Best CPU cooler in existence. And partpicker is a bit stupid, so I had to add the GPUs and the Optical drive via custom part inputs. Still, have fun with your machine:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK TRITON 100.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.00)

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($367.55 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($913.50 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($181.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($181.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Other: LSI MegaRAID SATA/SAS 9260-4i 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 w/ 512MB ($299.99)

Other: LSI LSI00161 MegaRAID LSIiBBU07 Battery Backup  ($162.99)

Other: PNY VCGGTX9804XPB-XP-OC GeForce GTX 980 ($609.00)

Other: PNY VCGGTX9804XPB-XP-OC GeForce GTX 980 ($609.00)

Other: SAMSUNG USB 2.0 (3.0 Compatible) External DVD Burner Model SE-218GN/RSBD ($34.00)

Total: $4234.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you have a large amount of offsite storage then you dont need so much SSD's and HDD's

This will be more then enough:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($551.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: EVGA Classified EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($405.00 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($202.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Micro Center)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $3456.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Hell you could even go 3 way-sli and still be cheaper

I would do this build but a 900d and a custom loop for cooling

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Would it be able to game tho?

Your build is overkill for gaming. Current games just need a Core i5, but Core i7 will be good too, when you need to do 3D and other rendering work.

At your budget, this is the build I came up with. Dual Xeon CPU at 8 cores each with HT that is a total of 32 threads! Each CPU has its own dedicated 8 ram slots supporting quad channel mode. A single SSD is all you need for the OS and it's plenty fast enough. RAID is not necessary for SSD. I've added 2x 2TB HDD as storage to be used in RAID 1, for mirror, so if 1 HDD fails, then you will still have your data on the other. Note that RAID 1 is protection against hardware failures not software, so if you got a virus on 1 of the drive, it will write to the other. Now if some how both HDD died at the same time, then no RAID can help with that. Ignore the "other" section. I've already moved those parts into the build list.

 

Dual Xeon build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 V3 2.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($909.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 V3 2.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($909.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS ($499.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 2133 ECC Memory ($279.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 2133 ECC Memory ($279.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital WD SE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital WD SE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.98 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.88 @ OutletPC)

Other: Asus Z10PE D16 WS ($499.99)

Other: Xeon CPU ($909.99)

Other: Crucial 16GB ECC Ram quad channel kit ($279.99)

Other: Crucial 16GB ECC quad channel kit ($279.99)

Other: Cooler Master 212 Evo ($25.98)

Total: $4860.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Single CPU Core i7 5960x

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($1000.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($367.55 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($404.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital WD SE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital WD SE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($108.72 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.98 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.88 @ OutletPC)

Total: $3815.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Single Xeon build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 2.3GHz 12-Core Processor  ($1514.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($404.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital WD SE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital WD SE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($108.72 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.98 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.88 @ OutletPC)

Total: $4225.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 12:27 EST-0500

 

Single CPU Core i7 5930K

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($551.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($296.79 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($404.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($108.72 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Total: $3043.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 12:33 EST-0500

 

 

 

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