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DemiSLayer
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Just sold my Xeon processors so I have about a 3k budget.   I already have an unopened evga gtx1080 ftw.  I either want a second ftw or titan x. 

 

I have a few cases picked out and am going to get a evga power supply 1200-1500 watt not sure yet.

 

I want the best mother board ram and CPU.  am also looking for a simple water cooler kit for the CPU.

 

I would prefer ASUS for the mother board and would like the pcie 2x 16x if possible.   my z820 xeon workstation does 3x  16x.

 

also wanting some nice wireless headphones

 

 

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10 minutes ago, DemiSLayer said:

Just sold my Xeon processors so I have about a 3k budget.   I already have an unopened evga gtx1080 ftw.  I either want a second ftw or titan x. 

 

I have a few cases picked out and am going to get a evga power supply 1200-1500 watt not sure yet.

 

I want the best mother board ram and CPU.  am also looking for a simple water cooler kit for the CPU.

 

I would prefer ASUS for the mother board and would like the pcie 2x 16x if possible.   my z820 xeon workstation does 3x  16x.

 

also wanting some nice wireless headphones

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($91.74 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($157.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Headphones: Logitech G930 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1239.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i would get these over a wireless headphone....

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00193FT26/?tag=pcpapi-20

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1 minute ago, DemiSLayer said:

Already have the SSD.  and I would like the best possible CPU and motherboard

the best possible is probably the i7-6950x with the ASUS Rampage V Extreme.

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My computers as of 2017/03

 

My Old PC

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Dell Vostro 260 $150 2010

CPU: i3-2120@3.3Ghz, GPU: Intel HD Graphics 2000, ATI Radeon X1300, RAM: 4GB Axevir Budget Series, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: random 250GB and random 160 GB, CASE: Crap from Dell, OS: Windows 7 Enterprise

My Current PC

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Custom Build $1200 2016

CPU: i5-6600k@3.6Ghz, GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury, RAM: 16GB Geil EVO X, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: Hitachi 500GB, CASE: Deepcool Kendomen, OS: Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

Laptop

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ASUS F8S $1150 2008

CPU: Core 2 Duo T7500, GPU: ATI 2400 Mobility, RAM: 8GB Mushkins, SSHD: 1TB Seagate Hybrid Drive, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N and Windows 10 Professional

HTPC

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MSi Cubi $200 2016

CPU: Pentium 3805u@1.9Ghz, GPU: Intel HD, RAM: 4GB Crucial DDR3L, SSD: 120GB Radeon R7

 

Other Laptop

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HP 2210b $400 2009

CPU: Core 2 Duo T8100@2.1Ghz, GPU: Intel GM965, RAM: 2GB Hynix, HDD: Hitachi 160GB, OS: Linux Mint 17.3 and Lubuntu

*All Prices in the Canadian Dollar

 

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34 minutes ago, Hydraxiler32 said:

the best possible is probably the i7-6950x with the ASUS Rampage V Extreme.

The i7 6700K is the fastest cpu for gaming (In most games). Some cpu heavy games might prefer the extra cores but generally the Skylake i7 is King.

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http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2488-pci-e-3-x8-vs-x16-performance-impact-on-gpus is a good read when looking at GTX 1080 in x8 vs x16 PCIe configurations.

 

Given the very marginal difference, (within the margins of error), a faster 4-core cpu would be my choice.

 

1000W psu is far more than needed. I would suggest considering something around 850W.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME/ASSEMBLY EATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($548.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($204.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1314.95
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80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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