Posted July 12, 2016 Hello all I have started planning as the title says a SLI gaming computer.It will be the first time I have done this in many years and I have decided to spend more than I normally would on a pre built.I want to put together a balanced system that leaves room to upgrade. This is a first draft and likely will change quite a bit. here is what I have so far. Cooler Master Cosmos II XL-ATX Ultra Tower Case Black ASUS GeForce GTX 970 Strix OC x2 Ekwb EK-XLC Predator 360 AIO CPU Cooler Intel Core I7-6800K BROADWELL-E Processor Cooler Master V1200 1200W Modular Power Supply ASUS Rog Rampage V Extreme ATX LGA20 Any feedback positive and esp negative would be of great help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 I know you want SLI, but please don't. The cons outweigh the pros: -Microstuttering -More power consumed -More heat -The power of only one card in games that don't scale at all (which is quite often) A stronger single card is what you should be going for. With two GTX 970s, 4GB of VRAM is also going to be a limiting factor. Get a GTX 1080 instead. Another critique would be the excessive power supply. You'll only need a 550W for a GTX 1080 + i7 6800K build. 'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum. Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply. Spoiler CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 Single GTX 1070 will outperform 2x GTX 970 in SLI. 1200W PSU is overkill ... you don't need anything more than 850W Intel i7 12700K | Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 | Pure Loop 240mm | G.Skill 3200MHz 32GB CL14 | CM V850 G2 | RTX 3070 Phoenix | Lian Li O11 Air mini Samsung EVO 960 M.2 250GB | Samsung EVO 860 PRO 512GB | 4x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 140mm fans WD My Cloud 4TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 Why sli? Youll better of with single 1070 or even 1080 ''Daddy CumTits 2.0'' (pc): CPU - Intel i7 8700k GPU - Asus Strix 1080 8gb RAM - 2x8gb Corsair Vengance MOBO - Asus Prime Z370-p PSU - Corsair RM750x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 If you want room to upgrade, get a 980 Ti as the 1080 and 1070 are lower in price to performance at the moment (but get them if you'd like). Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 Author TY for the feedback. I figured as much on the power supply.If I go with one card I wont need the case I selected either.I chose that for the increased cooling and room.Ill take another look at the 980 and 1080 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 Also, the i7 6800k is not the best CPU. For gaming, this CPU is quite useless. Think of getting an i7 6700k, better single core performance, better OC conditions and better price. For multimedia and workstations, the 6800k is good, but think of an good cooling. Broadwell-E is getting much hotter than older CPUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 Author kwb EK-XLC Predator 360 AIO CPU Cooler not enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, User347943598 said: Also, the i7 6800k is not the best CPU. For gaming, this CPU is quite useless. Think of getting an i7 6700k, better single core performance, better OC conditions and better price. For multimedia and workstations, the 6800k is good, but think of an good cooling. Broadwell-E is getting much hotter than older CPUs. So your suggestin him to change his cpu to something lower than his just for what not even few fps, maybe 1 or 2. Jeesus. Dude you dont need new cpu and with the cpu that i have, i can tell you that you are set for a while in cpu department ''Daddy CumTits 2.0'' (pc): CPU - Intel i7 8700k GPU - Asus Strix 1080 8gb RAM - 2x8gb Corsair Vengance MOBO - Asus Prime Z370-p PSU - Corsair RM750x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2016 Author I did a little more research.OK a lot more and realized I was coming at it from the wrong perspective. I really need to do a lot more studying before I buy. However just for fun I put together a parts list to my dream machine It would come to a little over $6000. Should I list it? I cannot afford it but based at what I have learned so far it seems balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 29, 2016 Author Hello all I finally have the cash and my build is now possible.I still plan on doing an sli build I know the arguments against But I think that the advantages when applied to VR outweigh them.(might be wrong) I have put together a parts list and if anyone can come up with a better part to swap out I’m all ears. The video cards I’m not sure of.My thinking is I can always move to a total water cooled set up later and start with air cooled for now, here is where I am so far. 1 x Intel Core I7-6900K BROADWELL-E Processor 8CORE 20M Cache 3.2GHZ Up to 3.70GHZ LGA2011 v3 1 x Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100I V2 CPU Cooler System LGA1151/1150/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1/FM2 1 x ASUS RGB Motherboard Rampage V Edition 10 CI7 X99 LGA2011V3 DDR4 SATA EATX 2 x Corsair Vengeance Lpx 16GB 4X4GB DDR4-2666MHZ C16 XMP 2.0 1.2V Quad Channel Memory Kit 1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D ATX Super Tower Case w/ Window 4X5.25 9X3.5INT USB3.0 No PSU ? (good airflow room for water cooling later.) 1 x Corsair AX1200I 1200W Digital ATX 12V 80 Plus Platinum Modular Power Supply W/10 Years Warranty may be overkill But gives lots of oc juice 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64BIT English DVD OEM f 1 x Samsung 950 Pro 500 GB Solid State Drive 1 x ASUS 24X DVD-WRITER SATA1 x Western Digital WD1003FZEX Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5in Hard Drive OEM 3 x Corsair Air Series AF140 LED White Quiet Edition 2 x ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 OC ROG Strix 1 x ASUS MG28UQ 28IN 4K UHD LED Monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2016 Author Hello again I finished my build "sort of".I am waiting for the 1080i to come out but I am quite happy with it so far.I will try and post some pics of the build one my phone is recharged.In short though I went with a Strix 970 oc,Asus deluxe2 mb a Corsair 760t case and an Intel 6800 cpu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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