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Is this build completely overkill?

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Hey Guys. 

I suppose I'll use the same format I see in other posts.. So I'm new to the community (This is my first post) and I have some money to blow. I would like to use this build to do gaming at three, 4K monitors with ultra to high setting at high FPS. While asking for high resolution, FPS, and graphics might be unreasonable, I'm wondering if there's anywhere I can cut corners and maybe not have this computer cost 8,000$. I've came up with a PC that might be able to achieve the things I want, but I'm wondering if there's any part in this PC I could cut down to save some money while still getting the performance I want. Any suggestions, comments or concerns would be appreciated. Thanks.

1. Budget
Budget is around $9,000 but I'm looking for anywhere to bring down the cost and still get the same performance.

2. Aim

- Running Dual GTX Titan X SLI seems like it would run what I'm looking for but any other suggested GPU's are appreciated.
- To give a rough idea of just how overkill this build is.

 

3. Monitors
x3 Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor
-Looking for 4K monitor Suggestions

4. Peripherals
- Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard
- Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse
-  Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset
-Also looking for Peripheral suggestions

5. Build

 
CPU |                           Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor | $1001.99
CPU Cooler |               NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $127.79
Motherboard |            Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard | $372.99
Memory |                     Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory | $1684.25
Storage |                     Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $549.00
Storage |                     Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $199.99 
Video Cards |             EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) | $999.99 x2
Case |                         NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $104.50
Power Supply |          Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $400.00
Operating System |   Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit) | $87.95
Monitors |                   Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor | $561.99 x3
Keyboard |                  Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard | $162.92 
Mouse |                       Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse | $56.99 
Headphones |             Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset | $86.99 
Speakers |                   Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers | $65.65
Other |                         Desk and Chair | $700.00 | Other Fans | $100.00 
Total | $9387.60
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If i had to save cost in this build:

Dont buy the extreme edition cpu's, they are stupidly expensive for what you get.
Get 32GB instead of 64GB RAM, more then enough.

i think you are going to need those dual titan's for triple 4k gaming so no way of saving on the gpu's.

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swap these parts in and you've saved $2000 with no real loss in performance for gaming.

RAM: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax4u2800w8g17qrz

CPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75930k

PSU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs1050v1

CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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Dude WOW!

I would try to re-adjust the part list and i get a custom loop up in that biatch!

I3-4150 | Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | 8GB KINGSTON FURY RAM | MSI Z97-G43 | HYPERX FURY 120GB SSD SAPPHIRE HD7950 VAPOR-X | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M | EVGA 500W | Corsair SP120's w/ NZXT Fan Hub

Plans: I5-4690K || EVGA GS 650W | KINGSTON FURY 8GB RAM  PCPARTPICKER: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

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If this is just for games, this is just bonkers. Saving it up for something else is a better option.

 

don't hate me for it just my opinion.

|CPU: Intel i7-5960X @ 4.4ghz|MoBo: Asus Rampage V|RAM: 64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum|GPU:2-way SLI Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980's|SSD:512GB Samsung 850 pro|HDD: 2TB WD Black|PSU: Corsair AX1200i|COOLING: NZXT Kraken x61|SOUNDCARD: Creative SBX ZxR|  ^_^  Planned Bedroom Build: Red Phantom [quadro is stuck in customs, still trying to find a cheaper way to buy a highend xeon]

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If you can afford all this than its fine. If you are just gaming you can go with something much less. I would put it towards something else that you might want to save up for. Also if you  are spending that much I'd say get better peripherals, maybe cherry mx keyboard like a g710+ and audiophile headphones and blue yeti

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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great idea

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Hey Guys. 

I suppose I'll use the same format I see in other posts.. So I'm new to the community (This is my first post) and I have some money to blow. I would like to use this build to do gaming at three, 4K monitors with ultra to high setting at high FPS. While asking for high resolution, FPS, and graphics might be unreasonable, I'm wondering if there's anywhere I can cut corners and maybe not have this computer cost 8,000$. I've came up with a PC that might be able to achieve the things I want, but I'm wondering if there's any part in this PC I could cut down to save some money while still getting the performance I want. Any suggestions, comments or concerns would be appreciated. Thanks.

1. Budget

Budget is around $9,000 but I'm looking for anywhere to bring down the cost and still get the same performance.

2. Aim

- Running Dual GTX Titan X SLI seems like it would run what I'm looking for but any other suggested GPU's are appreciated.

- To give a rough idea of just how overkill this build is.

 

3. Monitors

x3 Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor

-Looking for 4K monitor Suggestions

4. Peripherals

- Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard

- Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse

-  Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset

-Also looking for Peripheral suggestions

5. Build

 
CPU |                           Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor | $1001.99
CPU Cooler |               NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $127.79
Motherboard |            Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard | $372.99
Memory |                     Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory | $1684.25
Storage |                     Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $549.00
Storage |                     Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $199.99 
Video Cards |             EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) | $999.99 x2
Case |                         NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $104.50
Power Supply |          Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $400.00
Operating System |   Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit) | $87.95
Monitors |                   Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor | $561.99 x3
Keyboard |                  Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard | $162.92 
Mouse |                       Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse | $56.99 
Headphones |             Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset | $86.99 
Speakers |                   Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers | $65.65
Other |                         Desk and Chair | $700.00 | Other Fans | $100.00 
Total | $9387.60

 

Okay, first off no way in hell will triple monitor 4k work with current available hardware on the market. 2- way sli Titan X's will give you 70 fps on a single 4K monitor. Three monitors would just be . . . ugh. Not trying to be rude here but I don't want you to get your hopes up and then be disappointed with the results :)

 

Honestly there is no setup available that can run triple 4K at high fram rates, it's just not at that point yet. But congrats o having the money to even consider building something like this :)

CPU: AMD FX 8320 @4.4 GHz 1.212 vcore Motherboard - Asus M5A99X R2.0 RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws X 16 GB 1866 GPU - Asus Gtx 970 Case - Corsair Vengeance C70 Military Green Storage - 120 GB Samsung 840 Series, 1TB WD Black,  240 GB Corsair Force LX PSU - EVGA 750W G2 Cooling - Noctua NH-D14 Keyboard Corsair K70  Mouse - Logitech G502

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Okay, first off no way in hell will triple monitor 4k work with current available hardware on the market. 2- way sli Titan X's will give you 70 fps on a single 4K monitor. Three monitors would just be . . . ugh. Not trying to be rude here but I don't want you to get your hopes up and then be disappointed with the results :)

 

Honestly there is no setup available that can run triple 4K at high fram rates, it's just not at that point yet. But congrats o having the money to even consider building something like this :)

Yea, I'm aware that 3 4K monitors isn't really reasonable. However... I do know that a buttery smooth 4K fps benchmarks with 2 way sli Titan X's of about 90 FPS with one monitor according to some benchmarks I've seen. And maybe, just maybe, if I add suppose a 3rd Titan X, I could get about 50-60 fps across three 4K monitors... Now that. That would be fun. And I'm actually a broke college student who recently was given a lot of money, and for some reason, I've chosen to spend half of it on this, because considering I'm pre-med, I won't get another opportunity to do this for possibly another 15 years. For some reason, whenever I get money, I just want to throw at my computer and be like "GIVE ME ALL THE PERFORMANCE".

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Yea, I'm aware that 3 4K monitors isn't really reasonable. However... I do know that a buttery smooth 4K fps benchmarks with 2 way sli Titan X's of about 90 FPS with one monitor according to some benchmarks I've seen. And maybe, just maybe, if I add suppose a 3rd Titan X, I could get about 50-60 fps across three 4K monitors... Now that. That would be fun. And I'm actually a broke college student who recently was given a lot of money, and for some reason, I've chosen to spend half of it on this, because considering I'm pre-med, I won't get another opportunity to do this for possibly another 15 years. For some reason, whenever I get money, I just want to throw at my computer and be like "GIVE ME ALL THE PERFORMANCE".

I can understand why you want to go 4k surround, however maybe consider doing 3 rog swift, or 3 lg 3440 x 1440, could be something to consider.

Also dont forget to get a fourth display up top

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