A $2500 pc!

[D_B_Z]

I have $2500 in my pocket and have absolutely no idea what kind of parts should i use for my gaming build!

 

[LukaBoki]

If you don't like crossfire,then you can go with a Titan Black:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PjzXVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PjzXVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.31 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.81 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2183.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 09:19 EDT-0400

Or a 780 Ti:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GyMMMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GyMMMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.31 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($629.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.81 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1813.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 09:20 EDT-0400

 

[D_B_Z]

I am starting to take interest in @gamingmaniac's build! what do you guys think?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

I am starting to take interest in @gamingmaniac's build! what do you guys think?

tbh, I can see many flaws there.
You can get much better cooler.
No need for $350 MoBo.
Only 1 TB HDD.
Not a good case for such high end build, not enough airflow.
Not an ideal PSU, wattage wise, atleast 1kW is recommend if ever you need to SLI, Crossfire.

Yes the GPU is really a good choice there.

 

[legend001523]

what games need more than 8gb of ram? :')

 

[LukaBoki]

Not really.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kx3NYJ
The PSU isn't a high quality one.
You don't need Corsair Dominator,it's no better than Corsair Vengeance or Kingston HyperX Beast.
You don't need a 1TB SSD and a 1TB HDD.120GB Samsung EVO SSD and a 1-2TB Seagate Barracuda is better.
😉

 

[LukaBoki]

Take a look at my two builds. 😉
With a Titan Black and a 780 Ti.

 

[legend001523]

his build is for ln2 users you'll never get full potential of kingpin unless you ln2, better off with dual classified, board is for water cooling, no need, get a hero instead

 

[maddogfargo]

You can really do a LOT with $2500... Here's another variation building upon the great suggestions above:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fdLdGX

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Glacer 240L 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 750GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($389.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($524.32 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($524.32 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.81 @ Newegg)
Total: $2484.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 09:27 EDT-0400

GREAT CPU and CPU cooler...all copper radiator based on Swiftech design...
HUGE SSD...you can just load EVERYTHING on it and use the HDD for backups if you want...
R9 290x crossfire...let's work that i7 for what it's really good at: Scaling in Crossfire...

I pretty much went overkill on this, so yeah...it's not about 'need' or 'optimal' but more about 'let's see what we can do with $2500'.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

what games need more than 8gb of ram? :')

Exactly that's what everyone thinks. Take it this way.

4 years ago 4GB RAM was fine for any game, 8GB was more than enough and 16GB was overkill. That ratio has just doubled in 4 years and is expected to be atleast 1.5x in the next 4 years. Nobody really gives that a thought Ik.

 

[legend001523]

But, wouldnt it be better to spend the money on a better gpu? because ram is quite cheap anyway and the price is going to keep dropping

 

[MeteorsRaining]

He doesn't want SLI/ CF. What better GPU can you get by dropping $80 off $2.5k? A $750 classified? He got one and still didn't reach his limit lol.

 

[legend001523]

you dont need to hit 2.5k, you're going to be buying things the OP doesn't even need just so you can hit 2.5k, pointless

 

[MeteorsRaining]

He's not even close to it. $2k is barely reached w/o SLI or CF.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

You can really do a LOT with $2500... Here's another variation building upon the great suggestions above:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fdLdGX

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Glacer 240L 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 750GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($389.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($524.32 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($524.32 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.81 @ Newegg)
Total: $2484.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 09:27 EDT-0400

GREAT CPU and CPU cooler...all copper radiator based on Swiftech design...
HUGE SSD...you can just load EVERYTHING on it and use the HDD for backups if you want...
R9 290x crossfire...let's work that i7 for what it's really good at: Scaling in Crossfire...

I pretty much went overkill on this, so yeah...it's not about 'need' or 'optimal' but more about 'let's see what we can do with $2500'.

Seems most appropriate to me. Just drop 1 GPU (OP doesn't want it) and its a very well balanced and extremely powerful build

 

[legend001523]

He's not even close to it. $2k is barely reached w/o SLI or CF.

So? The objective is not to use up 2.5k, that's his budget

 

[MeteorsRaining]

That's what the point is. Where does my build (w/o SLI or CF) reach even $2k?

 

[legend001523]

I didn't say it did...

 

[MeteorsRaining]

So what're we arguing on -.-
Let's just stop and focus on the needs of OP and give him the best build possible from here

 

[D_B_Z]

I am sorry for my abscence, i was having probloems but i guess even in that time you guys could'nt hit the mark(not offending anyone) so if i stretch my budget to say $3000 would it be of any help?

 

[legend001523]

Money wasn't a problem in the first place

 

[MeteorsRaining]

We don't even need $2k to meet your demands. And since you don't wish to get SLI or CF in your build, the one suggested by maddogfargo (w/o a second GPU) is the best choice I'd say.

 

[gamingmaniac]

how bout fill the remaining price up with an expensive mobo like asus maximus vii formula? It's without a doubt an extremely powerful and awesome mobo yeah it's expensive but we just need to fill the remaining price up and we can't do it with a gpu coz he dosen't want SLI/CFX so what i think mobo can be used to fill the remaining price!

 

[legend001523]

As ive said before, why spend more if this is enough? The aim wasn't to use up all the money, if you can get it for less at the same performance why spend more?

 

[D_B_Z]

''We don't even need $2k to meet your demands.''
that's why i said 3k so it could be possible that r9 295x2 would also be included in the build!

 

[MeteorsRaining]

R9 295X2 is R9 290X CFed by factory and made in 1 single card...