ASUS X79 System Design Contest Round 2

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"Ohmybad this was suppose to be fast?" -THE BUILD


Processor: i7 3930K = $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 Deluxe = $379.99
Memory: CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 16GB = $289.99
Graphics Card: ASUS MATRIX GTX580 = $529.99
SSD: OCZ RevoDrive 3x2 - 240gb = $699.99
Case: CORSAIR Obsidian 650D = $189.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 = $189.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 = $93.99
Optical Drive: ASUS DVD = $19.99

Total: $2,993.91

GTX 580 = fast
SSD = faster
2133MHz RAM = ...


Food for thought. 570 SLI vs. 580 SLI - 570 SLI vs. 6970 CF - i7 2600k vs. i7 3960X
I wish I could click buy...
 
Number Two

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Combo $884.98
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO Combo See above.
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB DDR3 2400 $324.99
Graphics Card: 2x ASUS MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 $529.99 each, $1059.98 total
Hard Drive: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 240GB $399.99
Case: LIAN LI PC-9F $99.99
Power Supply: Mushkin Enhanced MKNPSJL1000 1000W $139.99
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus $25.99 Intel LGA2011 Retention Bracket for Hyper 212 Plus $4.99
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner $15.99


Total: $2956.89
 
 
It still ain't fast enough!
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz - Combo Deal See Motherboard price below
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 - Combo deal with processor $1,289.98
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) - $179.99
Graphics Card: 2x(SLI) ASUS ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) - $699.98
Hard Drive: OCZ RevoDrive 3 series RVD3-FHPX4-120G PCI-E 120GB PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $399.99
Case: Rosewill GEAR X3 Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $59.99
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSC00-80GAD3-US 1200W - $209.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - $103.99
Case Fan: COOLER MASTER R4-L2S-122B-GP 120mm 4 Blue LED Case Fan 2 in 1 pack - $11.99
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM - $15.99
Total: $2971.89 + 2 Free Copies of Batman Arkham City OH YEAH!
 
Dameun's fast and balanced build

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 $379.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) $179.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) $499.99 X2 for SLI = $999.98
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F90GBGT-BK 2.5" 90GB SATA III Internal SSD $159.99 X2 for raid 0 = $319.98
Hard Drive: HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 750GB $109.99
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R White ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $139.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Power Supply $219.99
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $103.74
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $19.99

Combo deals:
Motherboard + CPU $45 off
Case + Power Supply $40 off

Total: $2988.63 at time of edit


EDIT: Changed motherboard to deluxe (changing motherboard requirement mid contest :heink: ), changed storage to 1 HDD, since they have gone up in price since original post, and changed case from obsidian 650d to carbide 500r to make up the difference for increased motherboard cost
 
 
bTx "Stable 5Ghz+"Build
Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492 Intel Core i7-3960x 1050$
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131799 ASUS P9X79 DELUXE 400$
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226224 Mushkin Enhanced Redline 8GBDDR3 1866mhz x2 164$
Graphics Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121430 ASUS EAH6970 DCIIx2 760$
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 Crucial M4 64GB SATA IIIx2 (raid0) 224$
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811553002 COUGAR Evolution 95$
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703022 PC Power and Cooling Silencer 910W 160$
Cooling:http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Performance-Liquid-Cooler-CWCH80/dp/B0051U7HMI Corsair Hydro Series H100 Price 104$
DVD Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135218 ASUS USB 2.0 8X Slim external DVD burner 40$


total.......2997$ (rounded all change up to nearest dollar)
and this is with NO deals!!!(the economy is bad.....it could use the extra cash)

ill take the binned-overclockablility of the xtream i7 and run the speed bench prog. from a 10 gb ramdisk!!!

the new mobo's pci layouts are perfect for the asus tri-slot gpu's

other than that i think the rest speaks for itself

thanx this was fun

bTx
 
Karash's Killer Instinct!

Back again with the Asus / Corsair theme only this time using that budget to it's best possible outcome! High quality components, killer looks, and killer speed! It definitely couldn't get any better than this or be built with any more awesome components. It even has an Asus BD-R and an Asus Xonar discrete audio!

Everything (Less CPU) sticks to two manufacturers! How friggin' awesome is that?!

Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K Combo $854.98
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 Motherboard Combo $854.98
RAM: Corsair Dominator GT 16GB DDR3 2133 $289.99
Graphics Card: Asus GeForce GTX 590 3072MB $749.99
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT 180GB $274.99 (It is now $304.99)
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 800D $259.99
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 $299.99
Cooling: Corsair H100 $119.99
DVD Burner: Asus Black BluRay Burner $89.79
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DS 7.1 $41.99

Total: $2,981.70 at time of purchase (11/28/2011)

Edit: At time of purchase, the Corsair Force GT 180GB SSD was $274.99 but it is now $304.99, putting my build slightly over budget. If I remove the discrete sound card, I chop $41.99 out making my build $2,969.71 with adjusted price of the SSD.
 
1.James tri Crossfire SandE under $3,000
2. Processor and Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 and Core i7 3930K $854.98
3. RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) $89.99
4. Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6950 DCII $289.99
5. Graphics Card: MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II $279.99
6. Graphics Card: MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II $279.99
7. Hard Drive: Crucial M4 256GB $379.99
8. Hard Drive: WD Caviar Black 1.5TB $229.99
9. Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D $189.99
10. Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 1250W $219.99
11. Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 $89.95
12. DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc Blue-Ray Burner $89.99

$2994.84 Not including mail in rebates

3x Crossfire with 1 Asus and two MSI AMD 6950's(The MSI cards have the same 810 MHz overclock but they are dual slot instead of tri slot so it all fits on the MB)
 



Nice system but im left wondering where the Revo drive fits in after the 3 dual slot graphics cards are installed.
 
Guy's Fast Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K - $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 - $299.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) SDRAM DDR3 1866 - $159.99
Graphics Card: SLI (2x) ASUS MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB - $529.99 x2 for SLI = $1059.98
Hard Drive: 2x SSD RAID0 Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive - $199.99 x2 for RAID0 = $399.98
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $109.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W Modular Power Supply - $219.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - $119.99
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW Black 1.5Gbps - $19.99

Total: $2989.89
 
 
[strike]NoobNeb's It should have been Water Cooled Build

Processor: i7 3960X combo $1294.98
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 Motherboard $299.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB incl in combo w/ CPU
Graphics Card: ASUS 560Ti x2 ($249.99) $499.98
Hard Drive: OCZ RevoDrive 3 series $574.99
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 $59.99
Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 850W $169.99
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 $89.95

Total cost: $2989.87[/strike]

NoobNeb's It should have been Water Cooled Build

Processor: i7 3960X combo $1294.98
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 Deluxe Motherboard $399.99
RAM Kit 1: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB incl in combo w/ CPU
RAM Kit 2: G. Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB $84.99
Graphics Card: ASUS 560Ti x2 ($249.99) $499.98
Hard Drive: OCZ RevoDrive 3 series 120GB $399.99
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 $59.99
Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 850W $169.99
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 $89.95

Total cost: $2999.86

32GB of Ram... :O
 
 
 


this vs. does not come with the asetek lcs yet....unless your getting it from japan....or so i was led to believe.....if im wrong can you show me???

and i did see the mod for the revo that will let you run 3 3slot cards,,, but the 8 slot case...???
 
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 WS - $379.99
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K - See bundle below
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB DDR3 2400 - See bundle bwlow
Processor and RAM bundle: CPU and RAM - $859.98
GPU: ASUS Radeon HD6970 x 2 - $369.99 x 2 = $739.98
SSD: OCZ RevoDrive RVDHY-FH-1T PCI-E 1TB Hybrid - $499.99
PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W - $149.99
Case: Antec Lanboy air Yellow Black - $129.99
CPU Cooler: Ek H30 Supreme LT 360 Advanced Liquid Cooling Kit - $219.99
Case Fans: KINGWIN CF-012LB 120mm Case Fan x 4 - $4.99 x 4 = $19.96


Total = $2,999.87
 
Unicron

Motherboard & CPU Bundle: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 Motherboard and Intel Core i7-3960X 3.30GHz Extreme Edition Processor Bundle - $1,369.98

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL - $129.99

GPU: 2 x ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $499.99

SSD: 2 x Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) RAID 0 - $419.98

HDD: HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 (0F13179) 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $99.99

PSU: SeaSonic X Series X-850 (SS-850KM Active PFC F3) 850W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - $210.99

Case: Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case, support up to E-ATX/XL-ATX, come with Four Fans-1x Front Red LED 230mm Fan, 1x Top 230mm Fan, 1x Side 230mm Fan, 1x Rear 140mm Fan - $129.99

HSF: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R1 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3 - $33.99

HSF Bracket: COOLER MASTER RR-ACCY-2011-R1 Intel LGA2011 Retention Bracket for Hyper 212 EVO & Hyper 212 Plus - $4.99

CD/DVD/Blu-Ray: LG Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 10X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal 12X Super Multi Blue with 3D Playback Blu-ray Disc Rewriter WH12LS38 LightScribe Support - OEM - $79.999

Total: $2979.87
(note: case can mount up to six 2.5" SSD drives inside the 3.5" bays with included sleds)
 
PM_DMNKLR's DMNKRUSHR Build
CPU + Mobo combo: Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition + ASUS P9X79 @ $1,319.98
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (x2 sets) @ $649.98
Graphics Card 1: ASUS Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 @ $369.99
Graphics Card 2: MSI N520GT-MD2GD3/LP GeForce GT 520 (dedicated PPU) @ $59.99
SSD: OCZ Technology RevoDrive 3 RVD3-FHPX4-120G @ $397.42
Case: Directron Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, Model: TH-7693BK @ $9.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 @ $104.99
Cooling: CM Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 @ $25.99
Cooler Adapter: CM RR-ACCY-2011-R1 Intel LGA2011 Bracket for Hyper 212 Plus $4.99
Case Fan: Atrix FANCIRED4RB-F @ $.99 total
DVD Burner: Samsung Black SH-222AB - OEM @ $15.99

If necessary for fitting, the lower 3.5 cage can easily be removed to accommodate larger GPU's, total build price = $2,960.30.

I'd considered doing a multi-ssd raid 0 array, but it would be limited to 2 drives, so that's not an option where speed's a concern, so I opted for the PCI-E OCZ RevoDrive 3 instead. Couldn't fit the fastest into the budget with the high-end RAM and GPU, so I went with what COULD be fit into it. It wasn't easy, lol.
 
Artiqe's X79 Blazing Fast Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K @ $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS @ $379.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q2-32GBZL @ 184.99
Graphics Card: ASUS MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card x2 @ $1059.98
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (SSD) @ $189.99
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case, support up to E-ATX/XL-ATX, come with Four Fans-1x Front Red LED 230mm Fan, 1x Top 230mm Fan, 1x Side 230mm Fan, 1x Rear 140mm Fan @ $99.99
Power Supply: COUGAR CMX 1000 COUGAR-1000CMX 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply @ $179.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler @ $93.99
DVD Burner: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM @ $21.99


Total: $2810.91

EDIT: Switched MOBO to a Deluxe
EDIT: Revamped build. (Changed 3960X to 3930K, 6970s to 580s, PSU from CoolerMaster to Cougar, removed case fans, CM942 to Rosewill Thor V2) ( Removed Combo Deals)
EDIT: With the changes, I swapped out the NH-D14 for an H80 leaving around $130 under the budget.
 
Kokoro's "Azure"

UPDATED: changed the build a little due to contest rules update. How i wish i could click check out :ange:
UPDATE2: changed out SSD's for corsair, case/cooling/ram change.

Processor: Intel Core i7 3930k & Asus P9X79 DELUXE Combo - $ee below
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 DELUXE & Intel Core i7 3930k Combo - $934.98
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $84.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB x2 in SLI - $999.98 ($499.99 ea)
SSD's: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III x2 in RAID 0 - $399.98 ($199.99 ea)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X - $199.99
Power Supply: ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ ERV1020EWT 1020W - $199.99
Cooling: Corsair H100 - $119.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - $19.99

Total - $2959.89 before shipping,taxes & mail-in rebates
pricing as of 12-1-11
 
Jason's Golden Fast Fleece Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73960X $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 Motherboard $299.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-19200CL11Q-16GBZHD $324.99
Graphics Card: ASUS MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $529.99
Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $169.99
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan $149.99
Power Supply: Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W Continuous@40°C, 80Plus Bronze Certified,Modular Cable Design,ATX12V v2.3/ EPS12V,SLI Ready,CrossFire Ready,Active PFC"Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply $129.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $103.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM $19.99

Total: $2778.91
 
 
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