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shomy993
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Hey all!

 

For the past year or so, I`ve been working my a** off to get money for new rig (unfortunatelly, with this ammount of money, I ignored all my other needs :))

I could use a few recommentations, so anny suggestion are welcome. I`m an architect who uses CAD and Adobe software mostly, with the passion for gaming. Recently, few years ago I became interested in overclocking too. I got about 3k Euros (4k Dollars) to spare, but dont need to spend it all :P

 

CPU: i7 4770k (hyper-threading is a benefition for me)

GPU: GTX 780 (since I want to try out water cooling, I was wondering should i get stock EVGA with water block or get card and block separatly?)

MB: Maximus VI Formula (was going for Sabertooth, but this one is supposingly better for watercooling and onboard audio is better too)

RAM: Dominator platinum 16GB @ 1866Mhz

SSD: 250GB 840

 

Corsair 900D case and 1400p LG 27EA83

Corsair K70 kbd and M65 mouse.

 

Now, for watercooling, should i go for some premade kits like XSPC Raystorm twins or get parts separatly?

 

This would be all for now, and any help would be appreciated  :) 

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For that much money, you can basically get whatever you want. You can consider a GTX Titan for the extra CUDA cores, if it will benefit your use case. As far as I understand, you're also better off getting individual components for your loop separately for maximum customization to your situation (unless it's something like a pump/pump top combo).

CPU: i5 4670k • Cooler: Corsair H100i • Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER • RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 2x 8GB • Storage: Samsung 840 250GB SSD, 2x WD Red 3TB • GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3GB • PSU: Corsair RM750W • Case: Corsair 750D • Mouse: Razer Naga 2012 (I actually use the thing for productivity/media buttons) • Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 w/ Browns - Green LED • Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27" 2560 x 1440, ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 • Lighting: 2m NZXT Sleeved Blue LED Strip • pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHfZ

 

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I wish I was in your shoes OP. Good luck with your build.

i5 4670k | Sapphire 7950 | Kingston 120GB SSD | Seagate 1TB | G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 8GB

PB238Q | Steelseries Sensei | Ducky DK9087 | Qck Heavy

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Peripherials are, OS and Software aren`t.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $155.00) 

Thermal Compound:  Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($2.25 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard:  ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (Purchased For $100.00) 

Memory:  Kingston LV XMP 10th Anniversary Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($130.74 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Kingston LV XMP 10th Anniversary Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($130.74 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (Purchased For $100.00) 

Storage:  Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($120.00) 

Storage:  Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($114.00 @ Adorama) 

Storage:  Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $90.00) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($643.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($643.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Sound Card:  Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (Purchased For $60.00) 

Wired Network Adapter:  Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  (Purchased For $30.00) 

Case:  NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case  ($120.00) 

Case Fan:  Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $15.00) 

Case Fan:  Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan:  Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan:  Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan:  Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan:  Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan:  Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan:  Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm  Fan  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  NZXT HALE90 V2 1200W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($215.98 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive:  LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($64.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $90.00) 

Monitor:  Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($152.48 @ Newegg) 

Mouse:  Genius DeathTaker Wired Laser Mouse  ($47.84 @ Amazon) 

Other: Liquid Fusion X4 Quad Spiral Reservoir - White ($119.99)

Other: EK Supremacy Clean CSQ Nickel Plexi ($81.99)

Other: 2 x EK-FC770 GTX - Nickel ($254.98)

Other: Backlit Macro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/2 Port USB Hub and Headset/Mic Jacks- Cherry MX Red ($129.80)

Other: SLEEVE SMALL - TITANIUM GREY MKII ($8.89)

Other: SLEEVE SATA - TITANIUM GREY MKII ($8.30)

Other:  SLEEVE SMALL - WHITE ($8.89)

Other: SLEEVE SATA - WHITE ($8.30)

Other: 4 x Dual IG1/4" 90 (45x2) Degree Rotary Adapter - Silver Shining ($75.95)

Other: 5 x BitsPower BP-DWWP-C47 G1/4" Deluxe White Multi-Link Adapter - Set of 2 ($59.75)

Other: 2 x Bitspower G 1/4" Deluxe White Rotary 90 Degree IG 1/4"; Adapter ($21.90)

Other: Thermochill Flex 1/2"OD -3/4"ID Tube -White (1 Foot in Total Length) ($2.50)

Other: 4 x E22 Clear Extruded Acrylic Tubing - 10/8mm (15 foot in total) ($31.80)

Other: QD4 Exreme Flow Female Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling, Compression for 13mm x 19mm (1/2in x 3/4in) - Black ($20.99)

Other: QD4 Extreme Flow Male Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling, Compression for 13mm x 19mm (1/2in x 3/4in) - Black ($17.99)

Other: 1/2"ID 3/4"OD Straight Compression Fitting - Gloss White ($11.99)

Other: Bitspower Dual / Single D5 Top Upgrade Kit 150 - Black (BP-D5TOPUK150P-BKBKCL) ($49.99)

Other: Swiftech MCP655-B 12v Water Pump w/ 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH) ($89.95)

Other: Bitspower D5 / MCP655 Pump Mod Kit - Black Sparkle (BP-D5MA-BK) ($49.95)

Other: Bitspower D5 / MCP655 Pump Mod Top V2 - Acetal (G1/4 Version)(BP-D5TOPP2-BK) ($49.99)

Other: 2 x EK-CoolStream RAD XTC (420) - Triple 140mm Radiators ($249.98)

Total: $4495.79

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-22 11:18 EDT-0400)

Note that this is my personal planned build. ^ And it is around $4,000 if you do not nickel and dime yourself with the custom sleeving and the Noctuas (Corsair Penetrators should be good enough). That and I am going for a rigid tubing water cooling setup which costs a bit more than a soft tubing one. Simply because it takes more fittings (turns and adapters). 

So yeah. I would recommend everything in that above list, except you should note that the GTX 780's are placeholders for the AMD 9970's that will come out in October. You should wait for that either way you choose your GPU simply because prices will change (get lower) then for a lot of GPUs. 

Note that you can obviously choose your own Case and stuff based on aesthetics since, at this price, there is no limit on what case you could get. Even a Mountain Mods case would be possible and great, though it would be empty in all honesty.

As for why I would suggest the 3570k over the 4670k, it is simple. Haswell is a terrible overclocker and the 3570k does just as well as the 4670k for gaming. If you plan on video editing or anything similar, my suggestion is moot. It is only for gaming. 

 

My last rig is 4 years old and cost about 800$  :P  I dipped some blood sweat and tears for this one :)

I wish I knew that feeling. lol

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i would recommend getting a HDD as well, an SSD is good for the os but but for the main storage? I am not so sure. Also you should consider allocating some of that money from the case into a better CPU, something LGA 2011 if you are doing that sort of stuff. As for the water cooling business i have no idea.

 

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Well, I`ve always been Intel/nVidia fan so idk, I wouldnt mind lacking those ~5% performance loss :)

 

How would Corsair Air Series 140 (quite ones) do instead of Noctua? Would really like black/white scheme inside my case...

Well, that was what I was saying. It does not matter if you are Intel/Nvidia. Wait for the 9XXX series to drop so that the prices of the 780 and such drop too. 

They would do fine. In all honesty, you probably would not know the difference.

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How heavy is the work you are going to do? Where are you shopping?

Dominator platinums are a waste of money. Ram is ram and brand does not affect performance. Any CL9 1600 ram would do fine.

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How heavy is the work you are going to do? Where are you shopping?

Dominator platinums are a waste of money. Ram is ram and brand does not affect performance. Any CL9 1600 ram would do fine.

"doing fine" is not good enough for a $4000 build. It has got to "look" fine too. XD

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"doing fine" is not good enough for a $4000 build. It has got to "look" fine too. XD

Lol, there's some pretty good looking ram that aren't platinums. 

Platinums don't look THAT good imo. The heatsinks level off with each other at the top and are boring.

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How heavy is the work you are going to do? Where are you shopping?

Dominator platinums are a waste of money. Ram is ram and brand does not affect performance. Any CL9 1600 ram would do fine.

Well, I don`t go into the video editing side, but i do a lot ow graphic renderings and so. Reasons why i chose platinums are their looks, quality and I prefer Corsair over the other brands :)

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If your doing heavy editing, go for a titan, stock cooler, and buy a waterblock seperate.

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Well, I don`t go into the video editing side, but i do a lot ow graphic renderings and so. Reasons why i chose platinums are their looks, quality and I prefer Corsair over the other brands :)

Just so you know, 'quality' of ram is quite irrelevant because pretty much all available ram is relatively good quality.

What programs do you use? What do you mean by 'graphics rendering'? o.O

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Just so you know, 'quality' of ram is quite irrelevant because pretty much all available ram is relatively good quality.

What programs do you use? What do you mean by 'graphics rendering'? o.O

 Graphic rendering emans that i sometimes need to render models i make in some outrageous resolutions often using plugins that make my image look realistic (surroundings, textures, etc)

I use "all" Adobe programs, some CAD an so on...

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I use "all" Adobe programs, some CAD an so on...

All adobe programs? Really?

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