Gaming rig, no thought on $

[orthog0n0n]

looking for help on the best gaming rig, with no thought on money,well a little im willing to go up to 10,000, but this includes it all, ie monitors(i would like 3) keyboard,sound and case, any help or advice would be helpful.

thank you.

p.s. sorry for asking that way Linus Sebastian â€

[bchampion96]

Well if you really want to spend all that 10,000 (dollars i assume?) then you could get an intel i7 extreme, 2 690's a ton of SSDs and get it all water cooled, but frankly, there's no point in wasting all that money. What do you want to do with this computer anyway? If you tell me that, I can pick you some parts to get the best performance out of the applications you need.

[orthog0n0n]

Well if you really want to spend all that 10,000 (dollars i assume?) then you could get an intel i7 extreme, 2 690's a ton of SSDs and get it all water cooled, but frankly, there's no point in wasting all that money. What do you want to do with this computer anyway? If you tell me that, I can pick you some parts to get the best performance out of the applications you need.

online gaming, to include mmo's, fps. and moba style games, hope this helps

[Guest]

3570K - you will not notice any performance gain going with anything higher.

Corsair H100i or Swiftech H220

2 680's, 2 670's, An Asus Ares or dual 7970's

Asus ROG board

8GB of Corsaie Vengeance C9 1600 or similar

Samsung 840 Pro SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB for general storage

Corsair 760AXi PSU

Corsair 600T or C70, Fractal R4 ect

I promise you will not notice any more performance increase if you get more RAM or a better CPU. People are mislead that bigger CPU or more RAM = better performance. Once you go above a 3570 and 6GB of RAM, you don't notice it. The only other option would be to watercool this build but unless you know what you're doing, that can be dangerous to the life of your parts. Spending any more than what I've listed is a waste.

Also, what currency is this? I'm starting to think it isn't USD.

[bchampion96]

Well if you really want to spend all that 10,000 (dollars i assume?) then you could get an intel i7 extreme, 2 690's a ton of SSDs and get it all water cooled, but frankly, there's no point in wasting all that money. What do you want to do with this computer anyway? If you tell me that, I can pick you some parts to get the best performance out of the applications you need.

And you want to do this on three monitors?

[Guest]

Well if you really want to spend all that 10,000 (dollars i assume?) then you could get an intel i7 extreme, 2 690's a ton of SSDs and get it all water cooled, but frankly, there's no point in wasting all that money. What do you want to do with this computer anyway? If you tell me that, I can pick you some parts to get the best performance out of the applications you need.

It is a bit strange unless he wants to play on one and run other stuff on the others

[mono]

I have a setup in mind:

MOBO: MSi Big Bang Xpower II

CPU: Intel i7-3930K (no need for the 3970X - it's a waste of money, obviously i think you don't really care about wasting money :D)

RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 4x8GB 2400 Mhz

Videocard: 3x GTX 680 (No need for quad gpu - you'll have lots and lots of problems. I really think that even 3 gpu's is an overkill. In some situations 4 gpus perform worse than 2, because of the drivers and unoptimized games, i still don't think that you need more than 2 gpus for gaming)

Case: Corsair 900D, pre-order it if the build can wait a bit.

SSD's: OCZ RevoDrive 240GB - for boot. 2x Samsung 840 Pro's 256GB in RAID 0

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200rpm (if you need more than that you're gonna be having lots of p0rn to store in there :D )

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

Sound "card": Asus Essence One

Headset: Steelseries 7H

Speakers: Corsair SP2500

Keyboard: Cherry MX (don't know your preference on switches) get CM Storm or Ducky.

Mouse: It really depends on what you like, i'd say go for the R.A.T. 7, but i know a lot of people don't like this mouse.

Custom watercooling for this system, 480mm rads and stuff - 900D no problem.

Monitors: Depends how big you want them. Definetly IPS or PLS, if not going 3D.

Definetly build it as a completely custom system. Find the color scheme you want - i went neutral with a black motherboard.

The specs i gave you here with everything shouldn't go over $7000.

[Nidiahk]

My recommendations:

Computer:

Intel core i7 3930k cpu

Asus p9x79 mobo

sapphire 6gb 7970 vapor-x video card x2

dvd writer/burner doesnt matter really

corsair 600t case is very nice

mushkin enhanced red line 4x8gb RAM

ocz vector 256gb ssd x2 (windows and games)

mushkin enhanced chronos 60gb ssd (cache for hdd)

WD 3tb red hdd

corsair h110 cpu cooler

xfx 1050w psu

Windows 8 pro

Monitors:

Asus VH242H Black 23.6" x3 monitors

Asus VK278Q Black 27" (put above it is awesome)

Sound:

any speakers you want really but the logitech Z906 5.1 channel speakers are very nice

Keyboard and mouse:

up to your preference really get what you like but i love my corsair k60 there is also the k90 though

and for a mouse the corsair m65 should be great for gaming

Make sure your desk is big enough for all this! and total cost is about $4,600 depends on deals and such

+ you can always step up to water cooling and such if you want

[Guest]

Why is everyone suggesting 32GB of RAM and a 3930K? Find a game that will chew through more than 8 GB of RAM and needs a high performance hex core CPU.

Just because you have 10k doesn't mean you have to spend it.

[TheNorthHarrier]

Intel 3770k

Asus Sabertooth Z77

16 GB Corsair Dominator Memory

AMD Radeon HD 7970 ( I like Sapphire brand)

NZXT Phantom 410

Corsiar H110 Cooler

$3000 Max and you have a VERY GOOD gaming rig.

[Nidiahk]

Why is everyone suggesting 32GB of RAM and a 3930K? Find a game that will chew through more than 8 GB of RAM and needs a high performance hex core CPU.

Just because you have 10k doesn't mean you have to spend it.

that much i realize,but a better processor doesn't need to be upgraded quickly, sure its overkill now but in a few years it will still be shining

[orthog0n0n]

3570K - you will not notice any performance gain going with anything higher.

Corsair H100i or Swiftech H220

2 680's, 2 670's, An Asus Ares or dual 7970's

Asus ROG board

8GB of Corsaie Vengeance C9 1600 or similar

Samsung 840 Pro SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB for general storage

Corsair 760AXi PSU

Corsair 600T or C70, Fractal R4 ect

I promise you will not notice any more performance increase if you get more RAM or a better CPU. People are mislead that bigger CPU or more RAM = better performance. Once you go above a 3570 and 6GB of RAM, you don't notice it. The only other option would be to watercool this build but unless you know what you're doing, that can be dangerous to the life of your parts. Spending any more than what I've listed is a waste.

Also, what currency is this? I'm starting to think it isn't USD.

it is USD

also thank you for the advice

[orthog0n0n]

I have a setup in mind:

MOBO: MSi Big Bang Xpower II

CPU: Intel i7-3930K (no need for the 3970X - it's a waste of money, obviously i think you don't really care about wasting money :D)

RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 4x8GB 2400 Mhz

Videocard: 3x GTX 680 (No need for quad gpu - you'll have lots and lots of problems. I really think that even 3 gpu's is an overkill. In some situations 4 gpus perform worse than 2, because of the drivers and unoptimized games, i still don't think that you need more than 2 gpus for gaming)

Case: Corsair 900D, pre-order it if the build can wait a bit.

SSD's: OCZ RevoDrive 240GB - for boot. 2x Samsung 840 Pro's 256GB in RAID 0

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200rpm (if you need more than that you're gonna be having lots of p0rn to store in there :D )

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

Sound "card": Asus Essence One

Headset: Steelseries 7H

Speakers: Corsair SP2500

Keyboard: Cherry MX (don't know your preference on switches) get CM Storm or Ducky.

Mouse: It really depends on what you like, i'd say go for the R.A.T. 7, but i know a lot of people don't like this mouse.

Custom watercooling for this system, 480mm rads and stuff - 900D no problem.

Monitors: Depends how big you want them. Definetly IPS or PLS, if not going 3D.

Definetly build it as a completely custom system. Find the color scheme you want - i went neutral with a black motherboard.

The specs i gave you here with everything shouldn't go over $7000.

good stuff thank you, ill be looking into it all

[Victor Golf]

Send this dude an email if you want a ridiculousness system built. singularitycomputers@hotmail.com

Also look for his channel and see his skills.

[Wats]

If you're spending that amount of money you should be paying someone to do this.

I would fly to your town and build it on site.

[hiyayhi]

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=72748&vpn=TJ07B-W-USB3%2E0&manufacture=Silverstone%20Technology

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57799&vpn=CA-SP211NA&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1360

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=111142165&vpn=VG248QE&manufacture=Asus

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=67872&vpn=RAMPAGE%20IV%20FORMULA&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1360

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=64992&vpn=BX80619I73930K&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1139

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=78010&vpn=CMD32GX3M4A2400C10&manufacture=Corsair

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=58376&vpn=WD2002FAEX&manufacture=Western%20Digital%20WD

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=79155 X2

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=8888104896&vpn=04G-P4-3687-KR&manufacture=EVGA X3

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=74744&vpn=CP-9020008-NA&manufacture=Corsair

This is the build I would make and then you can do what you want in terms of water-cooling. I found this block that is compatible with the cards. http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/fc-geforce/geforce-gtx-6x0-series/ek-fc680-gtx-ftw-nickel.html

Tell me if I missed something

[hiyayhi]

3570K - you will not notice any performance gain going with anything higher.

Corsair H100i or Swiftech H220

2 680's, 2 670's, An Asus Ares or dual 7970's

Asus ROG board

8GB of Corsaie Vengeance C9 1600 or similar

Samsung 840 Pro SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB for general storage

Corsair 760AXi PSU

Corsair 600T or C70, Fractal R4 ect

I promise you will not notice any more performance increase if you get more RAM or a better CPU. People are mislead that bigger CPU or more RAM = better performance. Once you go above a 3570 and 6GB of RAM, you don't notice it. The only other option would be to watercool this build but unless you know what you're doing, that can be dangerous to the life of your parts. Spending any more than what I've listed is a waste.

Also, what currency is this? I'm starting to think it isn't USD.

Actually you will experience a bottleneck of the graphics cards in SLI with the 3570k. I would suggest at LEAST a 3770k for dual (or more) cards.

[hiyayhi]

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=72748&vpn=TJ07B-W-USB3%2E0&manufacture=Silverstone%20Technology

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57799&vpn=CA-SP211NA&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1360

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=111142165&vpn=VG248QE&manufacture=Asus

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=67872&vpn=RAMPAGE%20IV%20FORMULA&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1360

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=64992&vpn=BX80619I73930K&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1139

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=78010&vpn=CMD32GX3M4A2400C10&manufacture=Corsair

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=58376&vpn=WD2002FAEX&manufacture=Western%20Digital%20WD

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=79155 X2

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=8888104896&vpn=04G-P4-3687-KR&manufacture=EVGA X3

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=74744&vpn=CP-9020008-NA&manufacture=Corsair

This is the build I would make and then you can do what you want in terms of water-cooling. I found this block that is compatible with the cards. http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/fc-geforce/geforce-gtx-6x0-series/ek-fc680-gtx-ftw-nickel.html

Tell me if I missed something

oh I forgot the sound card, go for an ASUS xonar essence one.

[Guest]

3570K - you will not notice any performance gain going with anything higher.

Corsair H100i or Swiftech H220

2 680's, 2 670's, An Asus Ares or dual 7970's

Asus ROG board

8GB of Corsaie Vengeance C9 1600 or similar

Samsung 840 Pro SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB for general storage

Corsair 760AXi PSU

Corsair 600T or C70, Fractal R4 ect

I promise you will not notice any more performance increase if you get more RAM or a better CPU. People are mislead that bigger CPU or more RAM = better performance. Once you go above a 3570 and 6GB of RAM, you don't notice it. The only other option would be to watercool this build but unless you know what you're doing, that can be dangerous to the life of your parts. Spending any more than what I've listed is a waste.

Also, what currency is this? I'm starting to think it isn't USD.

Very much doubt it

[IceSentry]

Well if you really want to spend all that 10,000 (dollars i assume?) then you could get an intel i7 extreme, 2 690's a ton of SSDs and get it all water cooled, but frankly, there's no point in wasting all that money. What do you want to do with this computer anyway? If you tell me that, I can pick you some parts to get the best performance out of the applications you need.

If he is playing fps the 3 screen is nice to have and mmo in 3 screen is also nice but no advantage at all

[Glenwing]

3570K - you will not notice any performance gain going with anything higher.

Corsair H100i or Swiftech H220

2 680's, 2 670's, An Asus Ares or dual 7970's

Asus ROG board

8GB of Corsaie Vengeance C9 1600 or similar

Samsung 840 Pro SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB for general storage

Corsair 760AXi PSU

Corsair 600T or C70, Fractal R4 ect

I promise you will not notice any more performance increase if you get more RAM or a better CPU. People are mislead that bigger CPU or more RAM = better performance. Once you go above a 3570 and 6GB of RAM, you don't notice it. The only other option would be to watercool this build but unless you know what you're doing, that can be dangerous to the life of your parts. Spending any more than what I've listed is a waste.

Also, what currency is this? I'm starting to think it isn't USD.

Games don't use hyperthreading... 3570K and 3770K are the same CPU as far as games are concerned...

[hiyayhi]

3570K - you will not notice any performance gain going with anything higher.

Corsair H100i or Swiftech H220

2 680's, 2 670's, An Asus Ares or dual 7970's

Asus ROG board

8GB of Corsaie Vengeance C9 1600 or similar

Samsung 840 Pro SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB for general storage

Corsair 760AXi PSU

Corsair 600T or C70, Fractal R4 ect

I promise you will not notice any more performance increase if you get more RAM or a better CPU. People are mislead that bigger CPU or more RAM = better performance. Once you go above a 3570 and 6GB of RAM, you don't notice it. The only other option would be to watercool this build but unless you know what you're doing, that can be dangerous to the life of your parts. Spending any more than what I've listed is a waste.

Also, what currency is this? I'm starting to think it isn't USD.

On a recent video from newegg paul had to use a 3960X instead of his usual 3570k because the overclocked ares 2 wasn't getting the numbers he had hoped for, the beefier cpu DOES help, trust me I'm running a bottlenecked HD 6990. :( If your going to spend the money for multiple GPU's, you need the extra CPU horse power.

heres the vid:

[NamelessTed]

Geforce GTX Titans! Two of them. I can't wait to see what one of those bad boys will be able to pump out, let alone two. That will be about $1800 right now.

In all seriousness, don't spend $10k on a computer though. Unless you are a millionaire or something. In that case, totally do it.

[Glenwing]

3570K - you will not notice any performance gain going with anything higher.

Corsair H100i or Swiftech H220

2 680's, 2 670's, An Asus Ares or dual 7970's

Asus ROG board

8GB of Corsaie Vengeance C9 1600 or similar

Samsung 840 Pro SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB for general storage

Corsair 760AXi PSU

Corsair 600T or C70, Fractal R4 ect

I promise you will not notice any more performance increase if you get more RAM or a better CPU. People are mislead that bigger CPU or more RAM = better performance. Once you go above a 3570 and 6GB of RAM, you don't notice it. The only other option would be to watercool this build but unless you know what you're doing, that can be dangerous to the life of your parts. Spending any more than what I've listed is a waste.

Also, what currency is this? I'm starting to think it isn't USD.

Yes I know. That performance boost has nothing to do with hyperthreading though, it has 2 more physical cores, and the cores themselves are more powerful. As I said, games don't use *hyperthreading*. Not games don't use more than 4 cores.

[Guest]

3570K - you will not notice any performance gain going with anything higher.

Corsair H100i or Swiftech H220

2 680's, 2 670's, An Asus Ares or dual 7970's

Asus ROG board

8GB of Corsaie Vengeance C9 1600 or similar

Samsung 840 Pro SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB for general storage

Corsair 760AXi PSU

Corsair 600T or C70, Fractal R4 ect

I promise you will not notice any more performance increase if you get more RAM or a better CPU. People are mislead that bigger CPU or more RAM = better performance. Once you go above a 3570 and 6GB of RAM, you don't notice it. The only other option would be to watercool this build but unless you know what you're doing, that can be dangerous to the life of your parts. Spending any more than what I've listed is a waste.

Also, what currency is this? I'm starting to think it isn't USD.

Just off the top of my head that's more likely to be from a difference in PCI lanes between the Z77 and X79 chipset - not clock rates or CPU core power.