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Here is the build I have going currently.  A friend of mine who doesn't know much about PC's asked me to build him a 2k$ - 3k$ machine and this is what I came up with

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cBCf6h

 

 

 

Should I go with a Xeon E5 instead?

 

note: I'm pretty set on the GPU's for crossfire and I'm pretty set on the Dom plat RAM.

 

He wanted 64Gb of RAM I said 32Gb should be more than enough

 

It's used for runnning servers in Gmod, Minecraft, Teamspeak etc. etc.

  "As Individuals we are weak like twigs but when we come together we become a mighty faggot"

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1 minute ago, Marziman said:

Here is the build I have going currently.  A friend of mine who doesn't know much about PC's asked me to build him a 2k$ - 3k$ machine and this is what I came up with

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

Should I go with a Xeon E5 instead?

 

note: I'm pretty set on the GPU's for crossfire and I'm pretty set on the Dom plat RAM.

 

He wanted 64Gb of RAM I said 32Gb should be more than enough

 

It's used for runnning servers in Gmod, Minecraft, Teamspeak etc. etc.

Multiple servers or just one?

I have an Anet A8 as my project printer and a i3 MK3 for when I want things to work. 

 

I extrude my own filament and haven't saved a penny yet.

 

 

My PC:

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CPU: Intel i7 8700k

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A Pro

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V (2x8GB) DDR4-3200

GPU: GTX 1070 Founders Edition (OC'd)

Storage: 2x 2TB Seagate 5400RPM, 128GB ADATA SSD

Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 750w  B2

Cooling: Noctua NH-D15. 3 Intake Fans, 2 Outtake

Case: Fractal Design Define R6

 

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BTW that mobo only supports 16gb of ram not 32 or 64 forget that 

I have an Anet A8 as my project printer and a i3 MK3 for when I want things to work. 

 

I extrude my own filament and haven't saved a penny yet.

 

 

My PC:

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i7 8700k

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A Pro

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V (2x8GB) DDR4-3200

GPU: GTX 1070 Founders Edition (OC'd)

Storage: 2x 2TB Seagate 5400RPM, 128GB ADATA SSD

Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 750w  B2

Cooling: Noctua NH-D15. 3 Intake Fans, 2 Outtake

Case: Fractal Design Define R6

 

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3 minutes ago, Marziman said:

Here is the build I have going currently.  A friend of mine who doesn't know much about PC's asked me to build him a 2k$ - 3k$ machine and this is what I came up with

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

Should I go with a Xeon E5 instead?

 

note: I'm pretty set on the GPU's for crossfire and I'm pretty set on the Dom plat RAM.

 

He wanted 64Gb of RAM I said 32Gb should be more than enough

 

It's used for runnning servers in Gmod, Minecraft, Teamspeak etc. etc.

Could you fix the link? It doesn't show your part list. It shows mine. 

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2 minutes ago, VoyexTech said:

Multiple servers or just one?

I think he might be running multiple per game.  Probably not more than 2 or 3

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Just now, UnlimitedTMD said:

it does support 32

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero

Ik I was looking at one of my builds by accident

I have an Anet A8 as my project printer and a i3 MK3 for when I want things to work. 

 

I extrude my own filament and haven't saved a penny yet.

 

 

My PC:

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i7 8700k

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A Pro

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V (2x8GB) DDR4-3200

GPU: GTX 1070 Founders Edition (OC'd)

Storage: 2x 2TB Seagate 5400RPM, 128GB ADATA SSD

Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 750w  B2

Cooling: Noctua NH-D15. 3 Intake Fans, 2 Outtake

Case: Fractal Design Define R6

 

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Just now, Marziman said:

I think he might be running multiple per game.  Probably not more than 2 or 3

Ok if only 2 or 3 32 should be fine if he is going to be running a lot I would say 64 but if he I'd running just a few small servers he'll be fine

I have an Anet A8 as my project printer and a i3 MK3 for when I want things to work. 

 

I extrude my own filament and haven't saved a penny yet.

 

 

My PC:

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i7 8700k

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A Pro

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V (2x8GB) DDR4-3200

GPU: GTX 1070 Founders Edition (OC'd)

Storage: 2x 2TB Seagate 5400RPM, 128GB ADATA SSD

Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 750w  B2

Cooling: Noctua NH-D15. 3 Intake Fans, 2 Outtake

Case: Fractal Design Define R6

 

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2 minutes ago, UnlimitedTMD said:

it does support 32

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero

 

2 minutes ago, pokechat8978 said:

Could you fix the link? It doesn't show your part list. It shows mine. 

 

3 minutes ago, VoyexTech said:

BTW that mobo only supports 16gb of ram not 32 or 64 forget that 

I edited the post read it now.

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1 minute ago, pokechat8978 said:

That's probably what was in your part list. If you clear you part list, and click the link in the OP, the list will be empty.

yeah, I  noticed lol, was looking and was thinking he did a pretty good job :P

(edited my post)

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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..server or gaming PC?

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8 minutes ago, Marziman said:

Here is the build I have going currently.  A friend of mine who doesn't know much about PC's asked me to build him a 2k$ - 3k$ machine and this is what I came up with

 

Component   Selection Price  
CPU 3e1e53e1c14368995d467c7d0ff1b7e3.med.256 $374.99 Buy
CPU Cooler ca16d42d3e187f96c728c09183df14a7.med.256 $89.35 Buy
Motherboard cd3dc3828df3b8bace5f1799d082f2c9.256p.jp $389.99 Buy
Memory a1e2ade8d86d2f7534f52038f505e81a.256p.jp $299.99 Buy
Storage e46ea83d20b504fc691293d4a1d95bc1.med.256 $84.99 Buy
  5116c64b7d5f0c684cd6f5b00cf2ef92.256p.jp $89.98 Buy
  5116c64b7d5f0c684cd6f5b00cf2ef92.256p.jp $89.98 Buy
Video Card 42a14060cb6180186e723fd174e9b823.256p.jp $223.98 Buy
  42a14060cb6180186e723fd174e9b823.256p.jp $223.98 Buy
Case 6011d0218d6ecacd7a9fa7a4f2358421.256p.jp $129.98 Buy
Power Supply 202a3a97e4c036744a9dadd2a3f9c6a9.med.256 $179.99 Buy
Total: $2177.20  

 

 

Should I go with a Xeon E5 instead?

 

note: I'm pretty set on the GPU's for crossfire and I'm pretty set on the Dom plat RAM.

 

He wanted 64Gb of RAM I said 32Gb should be more than enough

 

It's used for runnning servers in Gmod, Minecraft, Teamspeak etc. etc.

Try to get a quadro or FirePro.

i like trains 🙂

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Why are you going with 2 380x? Also from a terrible company?

Could definitely go cheaper on the motherboard.

 

Why not post the actual PCPartPicker link?

For $2-3k, that's pretty bad.

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1 minute ago, Windspeed36 said:

..server or gaming PC?

A mixture of both, I suspect he'll game on it but he says he wants it next to him WHILE he games.  Before this he was trying to find dedicated server boxes...I'm pretty sure he has crappy specs on his PC last I checked.  He doesn't realize he could do both on this PC

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1 minute ago, pokechat8978 said:

Why are you going with 2 380x? Also from a terrible company?

Could definitely go cheaper on the motherboard.

 

Why not post the actual PCPartPicker link?

For $2-3k, that's pretty bad.

Terrible company...what are you talking about? AMD makes great GPUS!  Linus' 7 Gamers 1 CPU was made with 7 AMD Fury Nano's, I'll fix the link issue and imo the MOBO is worth it.  Especially considering it's his first build, ASUS makes it simple.

  "As Individuals we are weak like twigs but when we come together we become a mighty faggot"

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1 minute ago, Marziman said:

Terrible company...what are you talking about? AMD makes great GPUS!  Linus' 7 Gamers 1 CPU was made with 7 AMD Fury Nano's, I'll fix the link issue and imo the MOBO is worth it.  Especially considering it's his first build, ASUS makes it simple.

He`s talking about ASUS, their coolers on GPU`s suck balls on just about any platform sadly

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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Better + Cheaper
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wztcWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wztcWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.91 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital RE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($132.59 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital RE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($132.59 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($497.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1857.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 17:22 EST-0500

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Just now, UnlimitedTMD said:

He`s talking about ASUS, their coolers on GPU`s suck balls on just about any platform sadly

So I'll go Gigabyte Windforce, because in my opinion the DD cooler on the 380x is over priced

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This is being used JUST to host the servers right? Unless something has changed lately no game servers actually utilize GPU power so anything more than integrated graphics or an HD5450 or a GT610 would be a waste of money. For most game servers you just want a strong CPU, a decent amount of RAM (Especially when running multiple servers), decently fast storage (SSD's preferably) and a great network connection.

My Current Build: 

Intel i5 3570K @ 4.4GHz 1.11V, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz, Samsung 840 EVO 250GB, Asus GTX 760 DCII Overclocked, Corsair CX600M

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2 minutes ago, Marziman said:

So I'll go Gigabyte Windforce, because in my opinion the DD cooler on the 380x is over priced

XFX or Sapphire are best for current gen AMD GPU, but I hope you`ll go with my build or @Jacktastic-Mofo  build

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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1 minute ago, Wtalk2 said:

This is being used JUST to host the servers right? Unless something has changed lately no game servers actually utilize GPU power so anything more than integrated graphics or an HD5450 or a GT610 would be a waste of money. For most game servers you just want a strong CPU, a decent amount of RAM (Especially when running multiple servers), decently fast storage (SSD's preferably) and a great network connection.

That's why I went caviar black with the HDD's because he can buy more for cheaper than an SSD in the future.  I went with the EVO PRO as a boot drive. I believe he will be playing games on this sometime as well so think of it as a combo unit.  Should I go Xeon E5 or stick with the 5820K?

  "As Individuals we are weak like twigs but when we come together we become a mighty faggot"

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6 minutes ago, UnlimitedTMD said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n6Cf6h

I would go with this

He has a burning desire to own the Domm plats I don't know why and it's a tad more efficient when you have 4 rather than two. Though, I didn't go full 980 Ti because I figured it might just be a bit much since I don't know how often he would game on it and the idea of two cards in one system was quote "Friggin awesome!" to him.  So I might have to go single card.

  "As Individuals we are weak like twigs but when we come together we become a mighty faggot"

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1 minute ago, Marziman said:

That's why I went caviar black with the HDD's because he can buy more for cheaper than an SSD in the future.  I went with the EVO PRO as a boot drive. I believe he will be playing games on this sometime as well so think of it as a combo unit.  Should I go Xeon E5 or stick with the 5820K?

Depends on what E5 you go with. An E5 around the same class as a 5820K will likely be a bit cheaper and more reliable but either work.

My Current Build: 

Intel i5 3570K @ 4.4GHz 1.11V, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz, Samsung 840 EVO 250GB, Asus GTX 760 DCII Overclocked, Corsair CX600M

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