Build Plan For Project Lights Out

[ELSknutson]

I have a Sale Pending For the 7D that's in the Classifieds so I need to start planning my next adventure 

 

I'm going to call it Lights Out. Tell me what you think 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4820K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($306.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($341.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($130.74 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($130.74 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.78 @ Directron) 

Case Fan: be quiet! SHADOW WINGS 54.4 CFM 92mm  Fan  ($29.61 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2235.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 13:31 EDT-0400

 

Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108456Inwin 904 Plus

[theelitegamer]

What case are you using? I think the Black/Silver beQuiet case would be neat. 

[ELSknutson]

What case are you using? I think the Black/Silver beQuiet case would be neat. 

case selection is at the bottom

[RJSX1]

Why not X99?

[theelitegamer]

case selection is at the bottom 

I think it looks great, only question is the 4820k? No 5820k? 

[ELSknutson]

I think it looks great, only question is the 4820k? No 5820k? 

5820k is haswell-e and would not work with the board 

 

I also don't want to spend boko bucks on ddr4 and love that motherboard 

[ELSknutson]

Why not X99?

More expensive and I love the board 

[RJSX1]

More expensive and I love the board 

Wont it require a BIOS update though?

[ELSknutson]

Wont it require a BIOS update though?

thats simple on an asus board