Final Big Build :D

[Poundcake767]

I had money laying around and decided to upgrade my computers and go on a shopping spree. I decided to build a Steam Machine and Throw out my main gaming computer and restart this is what I got.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.23 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Green 2TB 2.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($128.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($239.70 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($239.70 @ Newegg)

Case: BitFenix Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $1275.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 18:20 EDT-0400

! Be aware I needed to get good GPUs for my Steam OS machine because I'm going to be using it on a LG 4k 55" Curved TV - http://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-55EG9600-oled-4k-tv

My Main Gaming Build -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($552.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE/U3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($379.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($470.26 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT H630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($126.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Raidmax Vampire 900W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($52.75 @ OutletPC)

Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($128.74 @ NCIX US)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($93.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.49 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Acer S277HK wmidpp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($499.99 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($189.00 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Sennheiser G4ME ZERO Headset ($194.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $4945.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 18:24 EDT-0400

I already completed my main gaming build 2 days ago but just decided to include It.

Anyways, I'd like feedback and suggestions on either of my machines. I have not built the Steam Machine yet.

Thanks!

[Poundcake767]

Do you guys have any suggestions for the steam machine and feedback? Also is my main gaming build good?

[Poundcake767]

Like is my steam machine good or overkill?

[Poundcake767]

Should I have gotten 4x GTX 980s SLI or is 3 fine?

[Poundcake767]

I also forgot to mention this is a hackintosh

[MrTopSodaPop]

I had money laying around and decided to upgrade my computers and go on a shopping spree. I decided to build a Steam Machine and Throw out my main gaming computer and restart this is what I got.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.23 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Green 2TB 2.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($128.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($239.70 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($239.70 @ Newegg)

Case: BitFenix Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $1275.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 18:20 EDT-0400

! Be aware I needed to get good GPUs for my Steam OS machine because I'm going to be using it on a LG 4k 55" Curved TV - http://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-55EG9600-oled-4k-tv

My Main Gaming Build -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($552.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE/U3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($379.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($470.26 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT H630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($126.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Raidmax Vampire 900W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($52.75 @ OutletPC)

Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($128.74 @ NCIX US)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($93.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.49 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Acer S277HK wmidpp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($499.99 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($189.00 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Sennheiser G4ME ZERO Headset ($194.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $4945.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 18:24 EDT-0400

I already completed my main gaming build 2 days ago but just decided to include It.

Anyways, I'd like feedback and suggestions on either of my machines. I have not built the Steam Machine yet.

Thanks!

in what world will you ever need 3 980's?

[Poundcake767]

For gaming at 4k

[CharlieR1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($552.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE/U3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($399.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($470.26 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($1064.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NZXT) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($22.49 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Acer S277HK wmidpp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($499.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($189.00 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Sennheiser Momentum Black Headphones  ($189.95 @ Adorama) 

Other: ModMic 4.0 ($40.00)

Total: $4062.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 23:42 EDT-0400

 

Tell me if anything here does not fit your needs.

[Poundcake767]

This is for specifically rendering

[AliveGhost13]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($552.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE/U3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($399.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($470.26 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($1064.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NZXT) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($22.49 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Acer S277HK wmidpp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($499.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($189.00 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Sennheiser Momentum Black Headphones  ($189.95 @ Adorama) 

Other: ModMic 4.0 ($40.00)

Total: $4062.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 23:42 EDT-0400

 

Tell me if anything here does not fit your needs.

 

 

The RM850 is overpriced, underperforming and overall just meh. For the same price, the EVGA G2 750-850W can be had which is far better in internal componentry, has double the warranty and is just a better unit all around