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Critique: $5000 Gaming Build

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Here's a list of my parts: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9KNmK8

 

  • The parts I'm buying are the three 4K monitors. Budget: 1.6k
  • The rest of the parts are being bought by someone else for me. Budget: $3.2k

 

Notes:

- I'm only going to be gaming on the middle monitor. So not all of the three monitors are going to be used for gaming at once.

- The two side monitors are going to be for Skype, browser(s), TS3, etc. while I'm gaming on the middle monitor.

- All three monitors will be VESA mounted.

- The 2x 500GB 850 EVOs will be in RAID 0.

 

Main question:

- Will the two 980s be able to run the three 4K monitors? (see how I'm going to be using the monitors above).

 

Thanks for your help, any suggestions will help out a lot!

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I wouldn't recommend the peripherals you chose. Other then that it looks good. If you're only going to game on a single 4K monitor you should be fine.

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Running 3 4k screens at once with a game going, Yep. Not going to happen

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Whatever it might be (I didn't bother looking), for 5k $, it is NOT worth the price.

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If you want to run triple 4K for anything worthwhile, not just gaming (why do you even want to?), dual 980s isn't going to cut it.

 

Edit: Also, where are your mass storage drives?

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CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Here's a list of my parts: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9KNmK8

 

  • The parts I'm buying are the three 4K monitors. Budget: 1.6k
  • The rest of the parts are being bought by someone else for me. Budget: $3.2k

 

Notes:

- I'm only going to be gaming on the middle monitor. So not all of the three monitors are going to be used for gaming at once.

- The two side monitors are going to be for Skype, browser(s), TS3, etc. while I'm gaming on the middle monitor.

- All three monitors will be VESA mounted.

- The 2x 500GB 850 EVOs will be in RAID 0.

 

Main question:

- Will the two 980s be able to run the three 4K monitors? (see how I'm going to be using the monitors above).

 

Thanks for your help, any suggestions will help out a lot!

 

headphones are ok.. the mouse is a no go. the rat 9 is horrible tbh.    ands you can get a much better build... wait for the titan X to come out...

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headphones are ok.. the mouse is a no go. the rat 9 is horrible tbh.    ands you can get a much better build... wait for the titan X to come out...

 

Titan X is even more a waste of money, IMO... the performance isn't going to justify the price.

 

It's not that 5 grand builds aren't worth it... but this is a lot of money put the wrong places.

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CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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$5000 is a lot to spend on a pc.

 

This is a bit cheaper and has 2 x 1440p Monitors and a 28" 4K G-Sync Monitor for gaming on. You could go with 1080p for the outer Monitors if you are only using them for Skype/Internet etc. 

 

At the end of the day it is your money to spend how you want so I am not going to preach to you. 

 


 

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

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.99 @ Directron) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($121.99 @ Amazon) 



Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($532.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($532.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($128.39 @ Amazon) 


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

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($429.99 @ Micro Center) 

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($429.99 @ Micro Center) 

Monitor: Acer XB280HK bprz 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($699.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.95 @ Newegg) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($64.79 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Other: DisplayPort Cable ($9.99)

Other: DisplayPort Cable ($9.99)

Other: DisplayPort Cable ($9.99)

Total: $4339.93

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This rig is a mess.... and you will never run 3 4K monitors. The GPUs are just not powerful enough right now.

Is it bad that my dream setup only costs a few thousand not counting the obutto?


 

CPU: FX-8320

Motherboard: asrock 970Pro3 r2.0

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB DDR3-1600 Memory 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  

SSD: MX100 128GB

HDD: WD 2TB black edition

 

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The op is only gaming on 1 of the monitors.

Doesn't matter. Unless he is going to turn off the other 2 monitors, he is going to have a horrible time trying to run 3 4K monitors WELL running a game.

Is it bad that my dream setup only costs a few thousand not counting the obutto?


 

CPU: FX-8320

Motherboard: asrock 970Pro3 r2.0

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB DDR3-1600 Memory 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  

SSD: MX100 128GB

HDD: WD 2TB black edition

 

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Why do I need mass storage drives? I already have 1TB of SSD..

 

It's a gaming PC... games are pretty large, some up to 80gb each... that'll fill quick

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CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Doesn't matter. Unless he is going to turn off the other 2 monitors, he is going to have a horrible time trying to run 3 4K monitors WELL running a game.

No He isn't. You can still have the other two screens enabled. If He is only gaming on one of the screens then it will be fine.

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No He isn't. You can still have the other two screens enabled. If He is only gaming on one of the screens then it will be fine.

Okay... if you say so. 

Is it bad that my dream setup only costs a few thousand not counting the obutto?


 

CPU: FX-8320

Motherboard: asrock 970Pro3 r2.0

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB DDR3-1600 Memory 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  

SSD: MX100 128GB

HDD: WD 2TB black edition

 

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Here's a list of my parts: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9KNmK8

 

  • The parts I'm buying are the three 4K monitors. Budget: 1.6k
  • The rest of the parts are being bought by someone else for me. Budget: $3.2k

 

Notes:

- I'm only going to be gaming on the middle monitor. So not all of the three monitors are going to be used for gaming at once.

- The two side monitors are going to be for Skype, browser(s), TS3, etc. while I'm gaming on the middle monitor.

- All three monitors will be VESA mounted.

- The 2x 500GB 850 EVOs will be in RAID 0.

 

Main question:

- Will the two 980s be able to run the three 4K monitors? (see how I'm going to be using the monitors above).

 

Thanks for your help, any suggestions will help out a lot!

 

Instead of RAID 0, a single 1TB drive will provide very similar performance when used as a system drive - Samsung MZ-75E1T0B/AM.

 

When buying 4 sticks of memory at the same time get a single 4x kit. This guarantees dual channel memory operation at the advertised speed and timings. Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory

 

The monitors come with DP - miniDP cables.

 

Windows 8.1 will have a longer supported lifetime and is less expensive.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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