$4,000 Mac Pro alternative

[Arata414]

Being in the military, I just found out about the $4,000 Apple Mac Pro.
I thought to myself, "Perhaps I should give my hand a try at building a $4,000 PC."
Compatibility check.
Experts, come at me!

Case: CM Storm Trooper

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K Ivy Bridge

CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H110 Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 280mm

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition

GPU: 2 EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti's Superclocked 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/EVGA ACX

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10Q-32GZM

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (OS), Two Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD (Data)

PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W

Optical Drive: ASUS Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS

Total cost according to Newegg: $3,854.88

 

[Francisco Costa]

I'd change the CPU cooler to the H100i, almost the same thing for $20 less, I'd get the reference design 780 ti because that's the best configuration when running multiple cards, and I'd get a Samsung 840 Evo 250GB instead of the Pro for $20 less.

 

[allocco91]

Being in the military, I just found out about the $4,000 Apple Mac Pro.
I thought to myself, "Perhaps I should give my hand a try at building a $4,000 PC."
Compatibility check.
Experts, come at me!

Case: CM Storm Trooper

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K Ivy Bridge

CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H110 Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 280mm

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition

GPU: 2 EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti's Superclocked 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/EVGA ACX

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10Q-32GZM

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (OS), Two Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD (Data)

PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W

Optical Drive: ASUS Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS

Total cost according to Newegg: $3,854.88

I just have two questions:

1. Can I have the link to this $4000 Macbook?
2. Are you running this all on one monitor?

 

[Arata414]

Being in the military, I just found out about the $4,000 Apple Mac Pro.
I thought to myself, "Perhaps I should give my hand a try at building a $4,000 PC."
Compatibility check.
Experts, come at me!

Case: CM Storm Trooper

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K Ivy Bridge

CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H110 Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 280mm

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition

GPU: 2 EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti's Superclocked 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/EVGA ACX

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10Q-32GZM

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (OS), Two Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD (Data)

PSU: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W

Optical Drive: ASUS Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS

Total cost according to Newegg: $3,854.88

I just have two questions:

1. Can I have the link to this $4000 Macbook?
2. Are you running this all on one monitor?

$4,000 Mac Pro. Not Macbook Pro.
And no.

 

[allocco91]

Wow, Apple's really trying to blow minds, huh?

Everything's compatible. I guess if you're just gaming, the parts you picked would be adequate for a triple monitor 1440p setup while running all games for the next 2-3 years on ultra.

 

[Masonrk]

I'd just change one thing: Use a custom watercooling loop going to:
The 780's
CPU
RAM is your feeling crazy

and run 8 monitors

Hope this was as helpful as funny to read!

Regards, Mason.

PS. Thank you for your service.

 

[filippi]

This is better than an Apple Mac Pro

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($567.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($314.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2-W ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($162.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-207MBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($84.95 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - OEM (64-bit) ($135.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($157.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($157.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($157.00 @ B&H)
Total: $4001.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-19 21:03 EST-0500)

 

[Arata414]

I'd just change one thing: Use a custom watercooling loop going to:
The 780's
CPU
RAM is your feeling crazy

and run 8 monitors

Hope this was as helpful as funny to read!

Regards, Mason.

PS. Thank you for your service.

They've always been an eye candy for me. Which would you recommend where do I get them, and how do you install them?

 

[Masonrk]

I'd just change one thing: Use a custom watercooling loop going to:
The 780's
CPU
RAM is your feeling crazy

and run 8 monitors

Hope this was as helpful as funny to read!

Regards, Mason.

PS. Thank you for your service.

They've always been an eye candy for me. Which would you recommend where do I get them, and how do you install them?

I, personally have never installed one(not worth it for the parts I have, my next build WILL have it!!) but here are a few links that will be helpful:

How to choose parts:
http://koolance.com/how-to-build-a-water-cooled-pc

Where to buy:
http://koolance.com/

A forum on it:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/281511-29-custom-water-cooling-parts

Youtube video on do's and don'ts, installing, etc..:

do's and don'ts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5lQ7i-HMPE

Beginners guide:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk3V64ZSsEI

Installation(4 part series)

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHNFhTAvvBA

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpo3y7B2jMo

Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krgK2dcxJ5g

Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnbbZQ2OhEg


I was gonna try to find a watercooling fail video but I can't find it! *facepalm*

Hope this was helpful. Good luck, and just know I am very jealous!!

Regards, Mason.