ASUS X79 System Design Contest Round 2

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gMcizzle's Second Mortgage Machine
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E (COMBO) - $859.98
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE - $399.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 2400 (COMBO) - $859.98
Graphics Card: 2x ASUS DirectCU II GTX580 - $999.98
Hard Drive: 2x Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 120gb SATA III - $419.98
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 - $83.17
Power Supply: Cougar CMX 1000w 80 PLUS BRONZE - $129.99
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100 - $103.74
DVD Burner: N/A

Total: $2,996.83

Start off with a Tom's recommended i7-3930k CPU, fit it in an ASUS P9X79 DELUXE board, and top it off with a Corsair H100 liquid cooler for ludicrous overclocking potential and maximum stability. Then, add the fastest RAM kit available, a DDR3-2400mhz 16gb kit from GSkill for ludicrous quad channel memory speeds. Throw in not 1, but 2 of the fastest 120gb SSDs Tom's has ever tested in RAID 0 for ludicrous IOPS and 1 GB/s reads and writes. Finally, add in the famous ASUS DirectCU II GTX 580 for ludicrous clock speeds and overclockability...IN SLI! All housed in the top-rated Cooler Master HAF 922 case, which will comfortably house the Corsair H100 and two ASUS DirectCU II GTX 580's. Powered by a proven 1000w Cougar PSU to ensure there's always enough power no matter how hard you push this beast.

Prices of case and cooling as of 11/29/11: http://i42.tinypic.com/2411imo.png

Edited to add the DELUXE version ASUS motherboard.

Edit 12/5/11: HAF 922 case has gone up in price on Amazon, here are some other sellers that may be cheaper:
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?px=FO&scriteria=BD11482
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SP100A2775S198031861P?sid=IDx20101019x00001a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=SPM1410295501
 
Faster than RL

Motherboard : ASUS P9X79 DELUXE - LGA2011 - X79 - 8x DIMM - PCIe 3.0 Motherboard $403.75

Processor : Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition 3.33GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366 Desktop Processor $999.99

GPU : ASUS ROG Platinum Video Card MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 $648.41

RAM : G.skill Ripjaws X Series 16gb (4 X 4gb) 240-pin Ddr3 Sdram Ddr3 1600 $124.99

SSD : Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB SATA 2.5-Inch SATA III Solid State Drive $199.99

HDD : Western Digital 300 GB VelociRaptor SATA 3 Gb/s 10,000 RPM 16 MB Cache $225.00

Case : Coolermaster Storm Scout Ultimate Gaming $69.00

Power Supply : PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance 80PLUS Silver $129.86

Cooling : Corsair Hydro Series H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $74.99

DVD Burner : Asus 24xDVD±RW Drive DVD-RAM/±R/±RW 24x8x16x(DVD) 48x32x48x(CD) Serial ATA Internal $19.99

Total = $2895.97
 
" Jay Money Feature Rig !! "

Case : NZXT ZERO 2 Crafted Series CS-NT-ZERO-2 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower - 99.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146054

PSU : CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W - 219.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=14pzyf2pio2cw

Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 + G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) Combo @ $649.98 ( Combo Price ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.771535&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=yrtfjnqtx16i

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) combo with mobo @ see bundle above - $00.00 ( MotherBoard / Ram Combo )

CPU : Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K – 599.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492

Cooler : CORSAIR H80 - 88.99 ( discount ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1jeh5x9p1przs

SSD : Samsung 830 128GB - $209.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147134

HDD : Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AALX 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - 169.99 ( discount ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136768

GPU : 2x ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card – 939.98 ( discount / rebate ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121429


!! TOTAL COST !! $ 2,978.90 ( after discounts , combos , rebates )


'' wish i win lol!! im trying to build this for my self =) " my xmas present!!!
 
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Nightblade's Comp
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition - $1050 - price as of 0730(GMT-6) 29NOV11 🙁
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO - $330
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 16GB - 1866 - $170
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX570 - $350
Hard Drive 1: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT - $200
Hard Drive 2: Western Digital Caviar Black WDBA 2TB $240
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D - $170
Power Supply: Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 1000w - $240
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 - $90
DVD Burner: ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST- $90

TOTAL: $2930

personally if I had $3000 to spend I'd rather a i7-2600k build and fully load the system with all the goodies, but the i7-3960 would be nice to have :)
 
 
Clay's Tri-SLI Gaming Monster
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K - $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE - $358.79
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) - $179.99
Graphics Card: 3x ASUS ENGTX570 - $934.47
Graphics Card Misc: 2x PCI-E Express 16 x Riser Cable - $17.50
Hard Drive: 2x Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SATA III Internal SSD RAID 0 - $379.98
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 2.5" 90GB SATA III - $134.99
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 (10 Expansion Slots) - $129.99
Power Supply: NZXT Hale90 1000w - $169.98
Cooling: Corsair H80 - Free w/ CPU
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner $17.99


TOTAL - $2,923.67 (as of 12/08/11)

I chose the Deluxe motherboard with some wicked fast RAM and 3 moster GTX 570s in SLI. The PCI-E layout on the Deluxe doesn't work well with the 3 slot GTX 570s so I added a couple of PCI-E risers and a 10-slot case. These cards have better cooling and the ability to tweak voltages when overclocking for further performance gains. I chose the green camp (Nvidia) because I like physX and having the ability for folding (which Nidia mops for the floor with ATI/AMD). I added a beefy and well made NZXT 1000 watt PSU to provide stable power to the system. I also added a pair of Corsair SATA III SSDs in Raid 0 for crazy read and write speeds as well as an additional SATA III SSD for additional storage. In the end you have an extremely fast and balanced system that will excel at whatever is thrown at it.
 
UPDATE & CORRECTION ONLY USE the -> ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard! Message edited by jpishgar on 11-29-2011 at 12:08:39 PM ; originally it was "ASUS P9X79 Motherboard" I don't want anyone to be disqualified.

Good Luck & Awesome Builds!
 
Mad Wulf's Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Unlocked Processor - $599.99
Motherboard/RAM: ASUS P9X79 PRO LGA 2011 and G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 Memory combo - $909.98
Graphics Card: 2x ASUS GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Cards in SLI with NVIDIA Geforce 3D Stereo Glasses combo - $660.00
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD x2 in RAID 0 - $379.98
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred ATX Full Tower Case - $159.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series 850W Power Supply - $149.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 Liquid CPU Cooler - $119.99
DVD Burner: LITE-ON SATA DVD Burner - $16.99

Total cost: $2,996.91

The 3930K is capable of a higher overclock than the 3960X, which in the long run should be faster than the extra 3MB of L3 cache that the 3960X has. The H100 CPU cooler should match up to the Antec case as there are two 120MM stacked fans on the rear of the case. With this CPU cooler....speeds of 4.68GHz are possible.
 
 
 
3 Card Crush
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 $299.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) $84.99
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/1GD5 $288.32 x 3 or $864.96
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 x 2 $169.99 each or $339.98
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 600T $159.99
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 1200W $209.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 $119.99
Cooling: Arctic Silver 5 $12.99
DVD Burner: ASUS Black 12X BD-R $89.79

Total 2769.67


I wanted to do a system that uses three cards since I read the article on toms about microstuttering.
This is my shot at it, also it is based on the comparison of sli vs cross fire, I opted for crossfire since this board does both.
The cash flow also allowed me 2 ssd in raid.
 
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1.Processor: Intel Core I7-3960X cpu/mobo combo deal $1389.98
2.Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard (part of combo with CPU)
3.RAM: Corsarir Vengeance 8GB kit $94.99
4.Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6950 AMD Radeon HD 6950(x2) $ 274.88 ea. $549.76 total
5a.Storage Device: OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 Series 120GB $399.99
5b.Storage Device 2: Hitachi 7K1000.D 750GB HDD $69.99
6.Case: Rosewill THOR V2 (in combo with power supply) $269.98
7.Power Supply: Rosewill Lightning Series 1000W (in combo with case)
8a.Cooling: XSPC Rasa 750RS360 Water Cooling Kit $145.99
8b.Cooling: EK-Koolant UV Blue coolant $8
9.DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc DVD Burner $19.99

Final total: $2,948.67
In case anyoen is wondering, yes, there is an LGA 2011 bracket needed for the XSPC kit. I haven't gotten the complete story; you may be able to get one for free from XSPC, or you may have to buy one. It should be about $5 if you need to buy one, and given the room in my budget, you could even buy a new XSPC Raystorm waterblock if you want 😉 .

Good luck to everyone.
 
In the second round, create the fastest system you can using the new ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard and any ASUS graphics card
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I caught my build with the wrong mother board, and looking at other entries so have a lot of other people.
 
 
 
 
Andrew's MoneyBurn Home Heater

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K - $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE - $379.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBZL - $134.99
Graphics Card 1: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card-$499.99
Graphics Cards 2&3: 2x EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $499.99x2
SSD: OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC - $99.99
Case: Broadway Com Corp R-800 Black thick Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $59.99
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition PRO850W (P1-850S-NLB9) 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $119.99
Cooling: Thermaltake CLP0575 Frio OCK Universal CPU Cooler Ultimate OverClocking King Intel LGA-2011 Ready Supports up to 240W TDP Dual 130mm VR Fans - $85.99
Cooling: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM - $12.98
DVD Burner: Can't afford one.

Total Price = $2994.88

Edit:needed a P9X79 DELUXE MOBO.
Edit v2:wrong price posted
Edit v3:The original PSU was a proprietary Antec size. (I would have awkwardly taped it to the case, but a standard sized one is probably a better idea.)

Edit v4:ASUS does not make a dual slot GTX 580, which is needed for tri sli. I avoid this issue while following the rules by buying two EVGA dual-slot GTX 580 graphics cards, and connecting them to a triple-slot ASUS GTX 580 located in the last slot. Sli with cards from different manufacturers is officially possible according to NVIDA sources.
 
Not sure why you are referencing the Asetek LCS....I said I was using a Corsair H80 unit for cooling? Maybe we are talking about different things here, but you lost me a bit...When I say its bundled...click the link...and see that the H80 unit comes with your selection of LGA2011 chip

The case is designed for high end ATX motherboards, some of which would support more slot choices (like how the HAF X supports 9 slots but works amazingly for standard ATX builds). This does not change it from being an excellent case with excellent cooling.

An example of an installed PCI-E riser cable for everyone who is having a hard time understanding what I would be doing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grahamlord86/2517204584/
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ok

a) this is what the link says it comes with

Intel® designed thermal solution (Fan, Heatsink)

b) the closed loop lcs Intel will be providing in the future as an option is not the corsair(coolIT) make, it is the antek (asetek) make....not the H80.....you can tell because it is round....not square like the H80......

no worries tho......
 
 
 
 


Yes, however this is not what I am using in my build. The link to the product page CLEARLY shows that a Free H80 is included with purchase of a 3930K or 3960k processor.
 
I'll just point this out and see if anyone can verify me...In the contest description above, and above posts, the P9X79 Deluxe is confirmed, but...It also says any ASUS Graphics Card, however, some people have been using other brand cards besides ASUS. Does graphics card have to be ASUS? What if there's more than 1 card, both have to be ASUS?
 
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