Beast $4500 build thoughts.

[dark_xzyph3r]

Hey guys I have constructed a build that I feel is capable of pretty much anything and want thoughts.. Yes I know that I have titans on it but they are about $780 each from a friend. Also the ssd's.. Two of them are gonna be in raid 0 and the other two will be in another raid 0 since I am gonna be dual booting with it (some programs only work on windows 7 or 8.1) also the hdds will all be in raid 10 with nigtly backups via 10gb to another server that has 2tb drives in raid 1.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($130.09 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($358.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($160.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($160.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($994.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($994.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($376.75 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.49 @ OutletPC)

Mouse: Razer Ouroboros Wireless Laser Mouse ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Total: $4627.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 11:40 EST-0500

[dark_xzyph3r]

4930K...

You know that Haswell-E is out, right?

Yeah I like the mobo that's the only reason for going with the 4930k

[SolarNova]

Triple 980ti's (Claasifieds or Lightnings) instead of Titans

 

No HDD's

 

Larger SSD's (4x 500GB = 2x Raid0 arrays for 1 TB of storage),and/or M.2 , and/or PCI-e

 

Thermaltake Core x9 case

 

Custom water loop

 

Better RAM i.e 2x G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2666

 

No Optical drive (no need just, use USB)

[dark_xzyph3r]

Triple 980ti's instead of Titans

No HDD's

Larger SSD's, or M.2 , or PCI-e

Thermaltake Core x9 case

Seasonic PSU

Ether custom water loop or EK AIO.

Water cooler is only temp I am going custom down the road. Ssd's are just not cheap enough for multiple tb of just solid state storage. Too much microstutter with 980 ti's. I really like this case. No need to swap out psu since I have never had problems with corsair and it is 80+ titanium

[KemoKa]

Instead of RAIDing the SSDs, just get a fast M.2 drive, an OCZ Revodrive or an Intel 750.

 

And like I said, you are going to be kicking yourself in the head for not having gone with 980Tis.

 

If this is gonna be a crazy-ass no-holds-barred build, minimize your spinning rust.

[aidenrelkoff]

Hey guys I have constructed a build that I feel is capable of pretty much anything and want thoughts.. Yes I know that I have titans on it but they are about $780 each from a friend. Also the ssd's.. Two of them are gonna be in raid 0 and the other two will be in another raid 0 since I am gonna be dual booting with it (some programs only work on windows 7 or 8.1) also the hdds will all be in raid 10 with nigtly backups via 10gb to another server that has 2tb drives in raid 1.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($130.09 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($358.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($160.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($160.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($994.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($994.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($376.75 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.49 @ OutletPC)

Mouse: Razer Ouroboros Wireless Laser Mouse ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Total: $4627.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 11:40 EST-0500

insted of four 1tb drives get two 3tb drives for like the same price.. 

[Coaxialgamer]

No raid 0 , get a larger intel pcie drive instead ( better performance and less chance of performance.

 

Also get haswell e or wait for broadwell e to come out soon  ( you will get an 8 core cpu for the same price)

[dark_xzyph3r]

No raid 0 , get a larger intel pcie drive instead ( better performance and less chance of performance.

Also get haswell e or wait for broadwell e to come out soon ( you will get an 8 core cpu for the same price)

I was actually thinking of swaping to a xeon since alot of my professional work likes xeons also why no raid 0? And can I get the same size pcie drives?

[dark_xzyph3r]

insted of four 1tb drives get two 3tb drives for like the same price..

I don't care about space since I have 14 TB of storage on my NAS I am only going with 4 1TB drives because I can put them in raid 10 for speed and for reliability with 2 of them being able to fail and I still have my storage.. They are only for my games so no reason for going with 3tb drives

[Coaxialgamer]

I was actually thinking of swaping to a xeon since alot of my professional work likes xeons also why no raid 0? And can I get the same size pcie drives?

raid 0 is not recommended with more than 2 drives , as it adds a higher chance of failure  and scaling is an issue.

 

You could buy a 1.2tb 750 ssd (on newegg for 600$ last time i checked) , but you can get a 950 pro for a better price.

 

Xeon or i7 , you should still wait for broadwell e , it's supposed to come out VERY soon ( Q4 2015 or Q1 2016) , you'll get better price/performance and more cores , unless you can find ivybridge e for cheaper .

[flexluthor]

CPU - If you could wait for Broadwell-E, you can get 10 cores for like $999. 

 

GPU - Two 980tis

 

RAM - Get a faster 32gb RAM kit

 

HDD/SDD - Samsung 950 Pro (512GB) and just buy a cheap 1TB SSD

 

Mouse - G602 or MX Performance/Master

[dark_xzyph3r]

raid 0 is not recommended with more than 2 drives , as it adds a higher chance of failure and scaling is an issue.

You could buy a 1.2tb 750 ssd (on newegg for 600$ last time i checked) , but you can get a 950 pro for a better price.

Xeon or i7 , you should still wait for broadwell e , it's supposed to come out VERY soon ( Q4 2015 or Q1 2016) , you'll get better price/performance and more cores , unless you can find ivybridge e for cheaper .

Yeah I am buying in may so things can still change there are gonna be 2 sets of raid 0 with 2 ssd's in each raid. (Ie: {Raid0 1 - 2 ssd's} {Raid0 2 - 2 ssd's} {Raid10 1 - 4 1TB drives}

[dark_xzyph3r]

CPU - If you could wait for Broadwell-E, you can get 10 cores for like $999.

GPU - Two 980tis

RAM - Get a faster 32gb RAM kit

HDD/SDD - Samsung 950 Pro (512GB) and just buy a cheap 1TB SSD

Mouse - G602 or MX Performance/Master

For the mouse I am only going with eh razer mouse for the thumb and pinky rest. I was thinking of going with like 2 1tb ssd's in raid 1 or since I'm a speed freak then raid 0 then backup nightly to my NAS. Yeah I am looking at a 1600 kit I was on Mobile so that's why I went with 1333. I am not changing the gpu's since I am going for the bling factor and I am getting them for $750-$780 each. I can always switch the CPU since I am buying in may.

[brob]

SSD behave differently than HDD. A single larger ssd will perform no worse than a raid 0 array except in larger serial i/o, in 4K read/write it will generally perform better. Since the bulk of Windows i/o is generally done in 4K blocks, that makes the single larger ssd a better choice in most systems. For slightly less than the price of the 4x250GB 850 EVO one can buy a 1TB 850 EVO.

 

I would suggest an 8x8GB memory kit. This would guaranty quad channel memory operation at advertised speed and timings. With two kits the modules can get mixed. Also, XM Profiles are based on kit density.

 

A 1200W psu would make much more sense.

[GSTARR]

Hey guys I have constructed a build that I feel is capable of pretty much anything and want thoughts.. Yes I know that I have titans on it but they are about $780 each from a friend. Also the ssd's.. Two of them are gonna be in raid 0 and the other two will be in another raid 0 since I am gonna be dual booting with it (some programs only work on windows 7 or 8.1) also the hdds will all be in raid 10 with nigtly backups via 10gb to another server that has 2tb drives in raid 1.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($130.09 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($358.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($160.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($160.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($994.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($994.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($376.75 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.49 @ OutletPC)

Mouse: Razer Ouroboros Wireless Laser Mouse ($99.99 @ Best Buy)

Total: $4627.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 11:40 EST-0500

4500 and you're going to buy 7200 rpm hard drives? go 10000 rpm dude

[SolarNova]

If u like a thumb and pink rest, take a look at the Mad Catz (Cyborg) R.A.T series.

 

[dark_xzyph3r]

4500 and you're going to buy 7200 rpm hard drives? go 10000 rpm dude

Again, I am not looking for speed for my hdds I am looking for reliability with raid 10 so no need for 10k rpm.

[SolarNova]

If u want a thumb and pinky rest on ur mouse, check out MAD CATZ R.A.T series.

 

 

 

 

 

I use a MMO 7 version myself, don't think I could go without a pinky rest now lol..or a thumb rest for that matter.

[GSTARR]

Again, I am not looking for speed for my hdds I am looking for reliability with raid 10 so no need for 10k rpm.

kk

[dark_xzyph3r]

SSD behave differently than HDD. A single larger ssd will perform no worse than a raid 0 array except in larger serial i/o, in 4K read/write it will generally perform better. Since the bulk of Windows i/o is generally done in 4K blocks, that makes the single larger ssd a better choice in most systems. For slightly less than the price of the 4x250GB 850 EVO one can buy a 1TB 850 EVO.

I would suggest an 8x8GB memory kit. This would guaranty quad channel memory operation at advertised speed and timings. With two kits the modules can get mixed. Also, XM Profiles are based on kit density.

The ssd's will be in 2 different raid 0's for 2 diff os's. Yeah I was looking at my ram choice and since I have no need for 64 GB I am prolly going with either 16 or 32 GB of RAM in quad channel.

[dark_xzyph3r]

If u want a thumb and pinky rest on ur mouse, check out MAD CATZ R.A.T series.

I use a MMO 7 version myself, don't think I could go without a pinky rest now lol..or a thumb rest for that matter.

How big are they? I used the wireless one and it is really small.. I have pretty big hands.

[dark_xzyph3r]

A 1200W psu would make much more sense.

Yeah I was only going with 1500 watts so I have some head room but I will go with a 1200 if that would be a better option.

[brob]

Again, I am not looking for speed for my hdds I am looking for reliability with raid 10 so no need for 10k rpm.

 

So why not go with 2x2TB RAID 1 array. Much more reliable than anything that uses RAID 0.

 

The ssd's will be in 2 different raid 0's for 2 diff os's. Yeah I was looking at my ram choice and since I have no need for 64 GB I am prolly going with either 16 or 32 GB of RAM in quad channel.

 

The argument holds. If you insist on two separate drives go with two 512GB units. But there really is no need just put multiple volumes on the unit. Each o/s would be installed in its own volume. A single 1TB ssd should be more reliable than two 512GB units because writes will be spread more evenly. With smaller drives one will tend to have a higher concentration of writes.

[jimakos234]

better

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($372.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($251.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($113.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($113.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1029.33 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1029.33 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1600W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($335.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $4402.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 12:55 EST-0500

[dark_xzyph3r]

So why not go with 2x2TB RAID 1 array. Much more reliable than anything that uses RAID 0.

The argument holds. If you insist on two separate drives go with two 512GB units. But there really is no need just put multiple volumes on the unit. Each o/s would be installed in its own volume. A single 1TB ssd should be more reliable than two 512GB units because writes will be spread more evenly. With smaller drives one will tend to have a higher concentration of writes.

Alright I will revise this build and edit the post your argument makes sense. I am also thinking of just using a pcie drive in place of the hdd's