Dream builds

[FakeNSA]

So I was bored this evening, and put together an "If I suddenly had a billion dollars tomorrow" PPC list of components that are quite absurd in hindsight: This list.

I just looked at the final price, and it would set me back over 7k. Ummmm, not quite yet, with my gtx 1060 in the mail hopefully being my 4 year card.

So, do you have an if money was no object build? Have you already built it? What do you think?

[Anghammarad]

I would go for what I need the system for, not just throw everything in... so I would build more than one system, one file/media server, one allpurpose/gaming machine.

 

I would chose a motherboard with more m.s slots so I can build for example a raid 5 of 3 nvme ssd for os and games. If it still is, don't care about the bucks, add in some sata SSDs for plain storage. Ram I would max out, CPU depending on performance needs the biggest baddest threadripper, or the meanest Core I. For GFX I would go Titans, If in SLI or not, hm... dont know. 

 

A few years ago I pieced together a "dream build" which was around 10000 bucks I think with all in. But didn't make it come true, there I'm just more to the ground, get last generations high midrange equip for the price of current lower midrange/higher entry machines. But then, since the Core I came out, there weren't that high performance upgrade from generation to generation. 

 

Cheers

[WereCat]

Even if I had that kind of money I would pick $2000-$3000 max build.

[minibois]

I basically have already, I would only change out my RX 580 for a 1080 Ti

[Taja]

For me there is no fun in having lots of money and getting all expensive stuff.

For me, the nice part is to get piece by piece, always looking for the best bang for the buck (and most coherent product placement), and NEVER, EVER losing sight of whats relevant.

 

I would never get a m.2 ssd to boot from windows, since a sata one is already blazing fast (and tbh, there would be ZERO difference). 

I would never get a flagship graphics card, PERIOD. Usually the smart choice is the second better (If you can)

I would never start thinking I have to play ultra, because it is the stupidest thing ever. i WOULD however play on 4k, because if I can, I may as well enjoy it. Or maybe 1440p high refresh rate.

 

So my "dream pc" would be less powerful than most pcs of users here. Probably nowadays it would be a gtx 1070/vega 56, a 1440p 100Hz monitor, a 500Gb SSD + 2Tb HDD, R7 1700, b350 mobo, a good 600w PSU, 16Gb of 3200MHz ram and a nice case (maybe with tempered glass? Just for the luxury)

[FakeNSA]

6 hours ago, Anghammarad said:

I would go for what I need the system for, not just throw everything in... so I would build more than one system, one file/media server, one allpurpose/gaming machine.

 

I would chose a motherboard with more m.s slots so I can build for example a raid 5 of 3 nvme ssd for os and games. If it still is, don't care about the bucks, add in some sata SSDs for plain storage. Ram I would max out, CPU depending on performance needs the biggest baddest threadripper, or the meanest Core I. For GFX I would go Titans, If in SLI or not, hm... dont know. 

 

A few years ago I pieced together a "dream build" which was around 10000 bucks I think with all in. But didn't make it come true, there I'm just more to the ground, get last generations high midrange equip for the price of current lower midrange/higher entry machines. But then, since the Core I came out, there weren't that high performance upgrade from generation to generation. 

 

Cheers

Good point. Looking back on this build, even if I had the money, I would probably never build it. Rather, my current rig would become a NAS, etc.

6 hours ago, WereCat said:

Even if I had that kind of money I would pick $2000-$3000 max build.

Good point. This was definitely a case of me wondering how much money I could really spend on it.

5 hours ago, Minibois said:

I basically have already, I would only change out my RX 580 for a 1080 Ti

Nice! I have slight rig envy.... Perhaps  I will upgrade on ryzen 2 or maybe even 3.

4 hours ago, Taja said:

For me there is no fun in having lots of money and getting all expensive stuff.

For me, the nice part is to get piece by piece, always looking for the best bang for the buck (and most coherent product placement), and NEVER, EVER losing sight of whats relevant.

 

I would never get a m.2 ssd to boot from windows, since a sata one is already blazing fast (and tbh, there would be ZERO difference). 

I would never get a flagship graphics card, PERIOD. Usually the smart choice is the second better (If you can)

I would never start thinking I have to play ultra, because it is the stupidest thing ever. i WOULD however play on 4k, because if I can, I may as well enjoy it. Or maybe 1440p high refresh rate.

 

So my "dream pc" would be less powerful than most pcs of users here. Probably nowadays it would be a gtx 1070/vega 56, a 1440p 100Hz monitor, a 500Gb SSD + 2Tb HDD, R7 1700, b350 mobo, a good 600w PSU, 16Gb of 3200MHz ram and a nice case (maybe with tempered glass? Just for the luxury)

You, my friend, would be a good millionaire. I would be a terrible one. Nice!

[Nup]

7 hours ago, Minibois said:

I basically have already, I would only change out my RX 580 for a 1080 Ti

Oh shit! Just look at your signature and noticed you had upgraded, nice one  feels better? 

[Spork829]

I'd do a few upgrades for sure, but honestly if I fell into a shitload of money, PC parts are not the first thing I'm looking into

[Gale]

My dream build would be something that dusts itself off.

[minibois]

On 8/24/2017 at 8:16 PM, Nup said:

Oh shit! Just look at your signature and noticed you had upgraded, nice one  feels better? 

Feels very good man.

It's great to have a PC that starts up in second and having games run at more than 30fps.

[Dash Lambda]

I would get a Caselabs Mercury S8, build a custom loop, probably upgrade my primary GPU to whatever 2nd tier card there is ('Cause why not...), get another WD Red 4TB (for redundancy) and a bigger 2.5" SSD (for games), and get a nice ultrawide monitor (like the Predator X34).

I already love my machine, so I wouldn't build a new one or anything, I'd just do the upgrades I've planned.

 

Now, if it was budget for more than just the desktop, I'd build a kickass NAS and completely overhaul my house's networking stuff (or lack thereof...), putting it all in a rack. Maybe even build a compute server for projects and occasionally folding.

[PorkishPig]

On 8/23/2017 at 10:01 PM, Aelar_Nailo said:

So I was bored this evening, and put together an "If I suddenly had a billion dollars tomorrow" PPC list of components that are quite absurd in hindsight: This list.

I just looked at the final price, and it would set me back over 7k. Ummmm, not quite yet, with my gtx 1060 in the mail hopefully being my 4 year card.

So, do you have an if money was no object build? Have you already built it? What do you think?

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I basically already have my dream build, with the exception of really wanting a 1080 Ti. See my signature. I had so many "screw it" moments with my build and just went all out. Started with an R5 1600, said screw it and went to an R5 1600X and noticed it didn't have a cooler, and said fuck it and got an R7 1700 because all the RGB. Same with my SSD, went from a 250 850 EVO to a 512 950 EVO in a matter of hours.

 

I would love to have a two new 1440p high refresh rate monitors for my setup though. That'd be nice.

[FakeNSA]

4 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

I'd be this guy...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Thermal Compound: Cooler Master - MasterGel Maker 4g Thermal Paste  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG ZENITH EXTREME EATX TR4 Motherboard  ($549.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4-3333 Memory  ($1403.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 4TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($1597.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 4TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($1597.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 4TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($1597.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 4TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($1597.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Extreme Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($759.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Extreme Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($759.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Elite (Gray) ATX Full Tower Case  ($929.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($408.89 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus - BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($109.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Sound Card: Asus - STRIX RAID DLX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Thermaltake - Riing 14 RGB 3-Pack Premium Edition 73.9 CFM  140mm Fans  ($84.69 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Dell - UP3218K 31.5" 7680x4320 60Hz Monitor  ($3699.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Monitor: Dell - UP3218K 31.5" 7680x4320 60Hz Monitor  ($3699.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Monitor: Dell - UP3218K 31.5" 7680x4320 60Hz Monitor  ($3699.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Monitor: Dell - UP3218K 31.5" 7680x4320 60Hz Monitor  ($3699.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Keyboard: Cherry - G80-3930 MX 6.0 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($175.99 @ B&H) 
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Sennheiser - HD 800 S  Headphones  ($1626.44 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Sennheiser - PC 373D 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($249.95 @ B&H) 
Speakers: Logitech - Z906 500W 5.1ch Speakers  ($279.68 @ Amazon) 
External Storage: LaCie - 5big 25TB External Hard Drive 
External Storage: LaCie - 5big 25TB External Hard Drive 
External Storage: LaCie - 5big 25TB External Hard Drive 
External Storage: LaCie - 5big 25TB External Hard Drive 
UPS: APC - SRT10KRMXLI UPS  ($7508.77 @ Amazon) 
Total: $37563.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-26 18:38 EDT-0400

And I though 7k budget was excessive.... Wow.

[FakeNSA]

4 hours ago, Dash Lambda said:

I would get a Caselabs Mercury S8, build a custom loop, probably upgrade my primary GPU to whatever 2nd tier card there is ('Cause why not...), get another WD Red 4TB (for redundancy) and a bigger 2.5" SSD (for games), and get a nice ultrawide monitor (like the Predator X34).

I already love my machine, so I wouldn't build a new one or anything, I'd just do the upgrades I've planned.

 

Now, if it was budget for more than just the desktop, I'd build a kickass NAS and completely overhaul my house's networking stuff (or lack thereof...), putting it all in a rack. Maybe even build a compute server for projects and occasionally folding.

Just looked up the S8. That is dang cool! Also, I would also probably end up with a moderately kickass nas, although my current daily driver i5 6600 would do that fairly well.

8 hours ago, Minibois said:

Feels very good man.

It's great to have a PC that starts up in second and having games run at more than 30fps.

Nice!

On 8/24/2017 at 10:20 PM, Gale said:

My dream build would be something that dusts itself off.

Too true... I may not like my current office-esque matte black pc case, but it does not look dusty. Still ugly tho.....

3 hours ago, Homeless_Pineapple said:

I basically already have my dream build, with the exception of really wanting a 1080 Ti. See my signature. I had so many "screw it" moments with my build and just went all out. Started with an R5 1600, said screw it and went to an R5 1600X and noticed it didn't have a cooler, and said fuck it and got an R7 1700 because all the RGB. Same with my SSD, went from a 250 850 EVO to a 512 950 EVO in a matter of hours.

 

I would love to have a two new 1440p high refresh rate monitors for my setup though. That'd be nice.

Yeah, I look longingly at ryzen alot myself. Glad you could make the jump! I might do it for the r7 2xxx or 3xxx? Also, multimonitor would be awesome!

[Nup]

On 26/8/2017 at 7:51 PM, Minibois said:

Feels very good man.

It's great to have a PC that starts up in second and having games run at more than 30fps.

Yeah I can imagine it’s a big jump!!! ;P the drawing better too? Or not much of a difference? 

[Ithanul]

On ‎8‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 5:17 AM, Spork829 said:

I'd do a few upgrades for sure, but honestly if I fell into a shitload of money, PC parts are not the first thing I'm looking into

Yep, though it can be a bit fun to imagine.

 

Myself, I be doing more than one build if I had money to blow and did not impact on standard of living.  (Then again, I am the nutty that hogs hardware and have enough to have over five working computers)

I sure as heck base a build off the mobile servers I work with.  Though the netApp SAN alone probably cost a few grand.   (Had the fun already troubleshooting one.  Talk about learning some command line)

 

If I had money to blow:

Build a dual redundant server with netApp SAN, which is mobile server floating on ESXi and VMWare and rock several VM servers at once.  Probably make one the dedicated media server, dedicated DHCP, DC, DNS server, and for giggles WDS server (no more hunting a darn disc to do a clean install).

Upgrade the main rig some more.

Build a one hell of a bad arse Folding/BOINCing/Mining rig into my TX10 case.  If you never seen one of these cases in real life, go look up some pictures.

A small powerhouse ITX build (I try to shove a Xeon with as many cores as I can).

 

I think building all of those if I had the cash to do it.

[mrchow19910319]

I would have two separate system. 

1. Mini iTX system: 
   • i7 7700k
   • 32GB of RAM
   • GTX1080 Ti
   • Asus motherboard probably ROG one. 
   • SFX power supply
   • 128GB+2TB of SSD
   • NCASE m1
   • 4K monitor.
2. Mac Pro (rumor has it coming out next year) 
   • Mac Pro itself
   • The rumored apple usb c monitor (8k probably?)
   • And a 8TB G-raid external HDD with usb-c

[Timbs]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/thRMhq

This. I already have the K55 RGB, and I might get a different motherboard, and keep my current case. But IDK yet. This is more of when I get a job, as I'm only 15 as of now, and by the time I get enough money to build this, either the parts will become more scarce (LGA1155 parts are already difficult to come by), or better parts will be available.