ASUS X79 System Design Contest Round 2

[50urpatch]

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?

I would use ASUS gpu's, since that's what the contest rules say; even if you are using multiple cards in sli or crossfire. just to be on the safe side. it would make sense that only asus gpus should be used, since im sure this is sponsored by intel and asus.

 

[gmcizzle]

Interesting, you are going to get 1 GB/s reads and writes with SATA 3.0 being capped @ 600MB/s? You have to show me these techniques!

Apparently you've never heard of RAID 0, aka data striping

 

[badtaylorx]

***Taking all future comments/suggestions/help to PMs instead of flooding this thread with useless banter***

ahhhhhhh.....

that sucks.....

i kept hitting up the link for the processor not the h80........wish i figured it out yesterday,,, cause now the mc closest to me has no K chips left........

next time try not getting so defensive and just point someone it the right direction....

the only thing useless was your poor try at an insult

 

[Magikfingers]

1. Harley means Speed AND Reliability
2. Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K $599.99
3. Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $339.99
4. RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4X1866C9R - $159.99
5. Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) Video Card (2 in SLI) $999.98
6. Hard Drive: Kingston HyperX SH100S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)- $224.99
7. Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP - $149.99
8. Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand TPG-850M 850W SLI Certified PFC Active PFC Power Supply - $199.99
9. Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler- $119.99
10. DVD Burner: LITE-ON DVD Burner $17.99
11. Secondary HDD HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 (0F13179) 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA - $109.99

Total: $2,922.89

Speed comes from the ASUS Sabertooth x79 motherboard coupled with the Intel i7 3930K, Corsair Vengance memory kit, twin ASUS GeForce GTX 580 in SLI, and the Kingston HyperX SSD.
Reliablity comes from having a second Hitatchi 750 gigabyte storage drive with a 32mb buffer, and a Thermaltake ToughPower Grand 850w SLI Certified power supply.
Plus, a Corsair H100 Liquid Cooling system added to the Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced case to keep it all performing at a cool temp.

All under the $3,000 budget.

 

[stall3]

Stall3's need for speed Round II
1. Processor + Mobo Combo: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 + ASUS X79 Deluxe = $934.98
2. Motherboard: ASUS X79 Deluxe. CPU + Mobo combo, see 1. above.
3. RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory = $159.99
4. Graphics Card: 2x ASUS EAH6970/2DI2S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity = $739.98
5. HD RAID Controller: Here are the LSI Controller Specs LSI SATA/SAS 9212-4i4e = $259.99
6. Storage: 240GB SSD (4x60GB) Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 60 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State RAID 0 = $559.96
1 Drive = Max Sequential Read Up to 560MB/s and Max Sequential Write Up to 495MB/s
My 4x SSD PCIe RAID0 in theory would yield: Read up to 2.240GB/s and Max Sequential Write up to 1.98 GB/s
7. Case: Antec Lanboy air Red Black / Red Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Modular Case = $139.99
8. Power Supply: XION XON-1000P14F ATX Power Supply - 1000W, 140mm Blue LED Fan, SLI Ready, CrossFire Ready, 6x +12V Rails= $99.99
9. Cooler: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler = $93.99
10. One Additional Case Fan. You just can't have enough ventillation on the lanboy air case: bgears b-Blaster 120 120mm Case Fan 2k RPM 103CFM = $9.99


Lots of cooling, 4GB of gpu, lots of I/O, lots of RED, overclock everything and hope for the best. 4.5Ghz i7? That would be some sweetness.

TOTAL: $2998.86

 

[michael ninja]

Michael Ninja's Super-Speed-Boost Build

Processor (per spec): Intel Core i7-3930K $599.99
Motherboard (per spec): ASUS Sabertooth X79 $339.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4x2) DDR3 1600 latency of 7 $94.99
Graphics Card (ASUS): ASUS EAH6950 HD 6950 2GB (3 Slot) $289.99
SSD Drive (2): OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 series (PCI-E 4x) 240GB ($699.99 - $20 instant)x2 = $1399.98
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ($119.99 - $30 instant) = $89.99
Power Supply: RAIDMAX RX-850AE 850W 80 Plus Gold, Modular Cables $119.99
Cooling CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO $34.99
Cooling CPU Adapter: Cooler Master LGA2011 Adapter $4.99

Giving this build a total cost of: $2,974.90

What you can do today for $3000 is amazing.
My very first PC was a 166MHz Gateway, and I don't even want to tell you what I payed for it.

OK... the theory to this build:
Reduce as many bottlenecks as possible to let the i7-3930K on the ASUS Sabertooth X79 shine!

I chose a solid GPU that can play anything at a great pace.
Then I used the two extra PCIe slots (The second x16 and the x8) to drop in two SSDs using PCIe x4, in RAID0.
I also used DDR3 1600 RAM with a latency of 7. That should scream right along with everything else.
PSU has to be Gold+ of course, a machine like this ... and we don't need any extra heat.
Mount the CPU cooler so it blows the air up, and the HAF chase (which is MADE for air flow) will take all the heat out.

 

[Sageterious]

Stall3's need for speed Round II


btw, the H100 cooler has to be added to the cart at microcenter after adding the CPU to see the bundle/combo/free cooler discount.


TOTAL: $2994.53

its the H80, not the H100 cooler, so make sure to change that.

 

[TigerStorm]

Master Control System
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard $319.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $184.99
Graphics Card: 3xASUS EAH6970 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 - $379.99 each -> $1139.97
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive - $434.99
Case: APEX SK-393-C Black Steel - $19.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 - $189.99
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler - $84.99
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner - $17.99

Total: $2992.89

 

[NoobNeb]

Can't edit my other post?? So here's my revised entry after ASUS P9X79 DELUXE being specified

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

 

[NoobNeb]

Could a moderator fix that please??

 

[dwlee28]

I wish I could buy this build
Processor: Intel i7-3930K CPU $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE $399.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z series DDR3 2133 CL9 16GB (4x4 GB) $179.99
Graphics Card: 2 x ASUS EAH6950 Radeon HD 6950 2 GB $289.99 x 2 = $579.98
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III $379.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM HD $149.99
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT ATX Full Tower Computer Case $199.99
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand TPG-1200M 1200W PS $279.99
Cooling: Corsair CWCH100 Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler $109.99
DVD Burner: ASUS Black SATA Blu-ray Burner $89.79

Total $2,969.69

 

[tecmo34]

Could a moderator fix that please??

Original build has been updated to reflect your revised build to include the Deluxe

Best Regards,

Tecmo34

 

[newood]

i7Gamer's dream machine
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K mb/cpu combo, $969.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard mb/cpu combo, $969.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600, $89.99
Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce MATRIX GTX 580, $529.99 X 2 = $1059.98
Hard Drive1: Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 7200 RPM, $179.99
Hard Drive2: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD, $189.99
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black, $99.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Pro Series HX1050 1050W, $219.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80, $103.99
DVD Burner/Blu-ray: SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM, $59.99


Total: $2973.90

 

[Big-g]

" MY DREAM MACHINE "

Case : Corsair Carbide Series 400R ( 94.99 After Mail in Rebate ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=bydma96nsurp

PSU : CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W - ( 219.99 after rebate ) 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 DELUXE ( $854.98 combo deal ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.770948&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=p2z0rogo6hl0

CPU : i7-3930K ( 0.00 Comen with motherboard combo ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.770948&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=p2z0rogo6hl0

Cooler : CORSAIR H80 - ( 89.99 after rebate ) 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

RAM : G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) ( 359.99 ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231504

HHD : Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB ( 329.99 ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136803

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&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=zr7o602i0zc8

TOTAL = 2,889.41 ( after mail in rebaits , etc )


okay so a little ending.
Best Motherboard (check)
CPU OC to 4.5Ghz (check)
Fastest HHD ( check )
FAST RAM! ( CHECK )
BEST GPU ( Check ) " i think it is "

ty! hope i win.... i need 2 cuzz i cant afford buying the machine of my dreams.

 

[ragnaroknroll7]

RagnaroknRoll7's Wish I could Buy it build

CPU: Intel i7 3930K $599.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492
Motherboard: Asus P9x79 $399.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131799&Tpk=ASUS P9X79 DELUXE
RAM: Gskill Ripjaws 16GB $164.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231473
Case: Antec P280 $139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129179
PSU: Corsair 1050 Watt $219.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034
Graphics Cards: Asus Geforce 570 (x3) $1049.97 http://www.cj-technology.com/product730333_3452570.aspx
Hard Drive: Hitachi 750GB $109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145532
SSD: OCZ Agility 2 60GB $104.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227542
Blu-ray Drive: Lite-on $79.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106369
Cooling: Corsair H100 Liquid Cooling $119.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017

Total Price $2989.88

This is riding on the hope that 3 570's in SLI will beat 2 580's, as I wasn't able to find any benchmarks comparing the performance. had to search for ASUS dual slot 570's so they would fit

*Edit changed out RAM and Hard drive free up the budget and allow for the correct motherboard for this contest to be used

 

[sweepsy1]

Sweepsy's Speed Demon

Motherboard/RAM combo: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme/G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB $614.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.771384
CPU/PSU combo: Intel Core i7-3930K/Thermaltake TP-1000M 1000W ATX $784.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.770293
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 $149.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
Graphics Cards: ASUS MATRIX GTX580 (2) $1059.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121467
SSD OS Drive:Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167050
Blu-ray/DVD: ASUS Black 12X BD-R $89.79 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252
Cooling: CORSAIR CWCH60 $73.74 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015

Total on 12/1/2011 : $2973.45

 

[juxtaposer]

1.juxtaposer's 'money and computer both go fast' build

2.Processor: The first and second vendors sold out and don't show the price! Newegg has/had it back in stock and still shows a price even if an item sells out:
Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K $599.99

3.Motherboard: Just in case the same vendor sells out of this too (at higher $399.99)... Newegg got the motherboard in stock again, and sold out again:
ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS $379.99

4.RAM: Changed [strike]32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 1600[/strike] to improve speed at cost of using more memory slots to:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q2-32GBZL $249.99 {8-module quad channel kit, CAS latency: 9, Timing 9-10-9-28}

5a.ASUS Graphics Cards: in stock at this site, but to make sure price shows...
ASUS EAH6970/2DI2S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (2) x $369.99 = $739.98 {The card size is 11” x 5”. It requires two slots and space for the fan to circulate air.}

5b. AND {Thanks jacquith!} XFX CrossFire Bridge Model MA-AP01-CF1K $9.99

6a.SSDs: Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3-BK 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (3) x $109.99 = $329.97

6b.drive bay adapters XIGMATEK 3.5" to 2.5" Hard Drive Adapter(2) x $14.99 = $29.98 {Two needed to accommodate a total of three SSDs.}

6c.HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $139.99 {Latency 4.16 ms; average transfer 156 MB/s (reference, page 11)}

7.Case: [strike]Rosewill THOR V2-White[/strike]
If I use the cooler, I need a case that can accommodate the 120mm fan. The case I chose in Round 1 does: [strike][URL=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153]Rosewill CHALLENGER [/strike] ... but that case doesn't look like it will fit the graphics card... Time's running out... This case looks bigger inside and the description says 'full length graphics cards':
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $89.99
Whew! Remove the original rear fan and put in the H80 cooler fan+radiator+fan assembly in its place.

8a.Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply [strike]$189.99[/strike] $209.99 {price dropped and went up... and down... (yo-yo)} This PSU has 9 SATA (SSDs, HDD), 8 PCIe (GPUs), ... and in case these are needed:
8b.Rosewill 12" Fan power Y cable Model RCW-310 (2) x $0.99 = $1.98
8c.Rosewill 12" Fan power supply cable Model RCW-308 (2) x $2.99 = $5.98

9.Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler [strike]$103.99[/strike] $93.99

10.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 (low of [strike]$18.99[/strike])

Total: $2901.80 (margin $98.20)
Remaining margin might allow improvements, but I don't want to risk exceeding the budget!

*Edits: Prices changed, some more than once. (Some years back I used different browsers on one computer and two different computers to check RAM prices--it seemed the prices changed between my checking different browsers.)
I adjusted for vendors not displaying the price, and I changed components to try to improve the overall speed.

So...with this build are options:
+ to configure a RAM cache and a RAM disk*,
+ to apply one SSD to SSD caching for the HDD, and
+ to use a the remaining SSDs in RAID0...
+ ... AND use the GPUs (for benevolent purposes!) for fast integer computations as were mentioned in Wi-Fi Security: Cracking WPA With CPUs, GPUs, And The Cloud.

Jacquith noted that the motherboard has been booted from OCZ SSDs, but he didn't have info about it being booted from other SSDs in RAID0, so... try these boot options in this order: Plan A: boot from a persistent RAM disk; Plan B: boot from this RAID0 SSD pair; Plan C: boot from the SSD cached HDD.

Generally we want 'enough' of the fastest memory nearest the processors, and I guess we want to get 'enough' of the data closest to the processors too. (I would have used the largest RAM modules possible, so that a later upgrade won't waste the cost of smaller RAM modules; but, I'm trading off that for a little better speed.)

The '8 DIMMs ... make full use of modern 64-bit software' suggests the advantage is to use the full width RAM--a byte from each of eight slots makes 64 bits. Worst case is RAM would work as fast as the slowest module.
It may depend on the P9X79 DELUXE's Digi+ Power Control that allows for some differences between the AB and CD quad-channel RAM banks. Probably eight matched modules would be best. This is confusing because the Intel Core i7 Processor Family for the LGA-2011 Socket Datasheet, Vol 1 indicates access to 4 DIMMs (apparently a 256-bit data bus).

ASUS' motherboard webpage shows the ASUS SSD Caching feature that 'combines solid state drive speeds with mechanical hard drive capacities, providing up to three times faster storage performance'. (I think that was a quote from Asus' page, but I couldn't match the text exactly when I went back to check.)

These two ASUS videos discuss speed improvement features:
(1) ASUS X79 - SSD Caching and
(2) ASUS X79 - RAM Cache / RAM Disk

 

[tb_jaya]

"a little dirty but not bad, men"

Processor : Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition ($1389.98 w/ mobo)
Motherboard : ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (combo w/ cpu)
RAM : CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) ($159.99)
Graphics Card : Crossfire 2x ASUS EAH6950 DCII (2 x $289.99 = $579.98)
Hard Drive : 2 x SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series 2.5" 64GB SATA III in Raid 0, 1 x Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" (2 x $99.99 + $119.99 = $319.97)
Case : Corsair Obsidian Series 800D ($414.98 w/ psu)
Power Supply : CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (combo w/ case)
Cooling : CORSAIR H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler ($103.99)
DVD Burner : ASUS 24X DVD Burner 24X LightScribe Support ($22.99)

TOTAL : $2991.88 (the day i've post-01/12/2011)

note:
-free copy of batman arkham city- (value:$49.99) (samsung ssd 830 series)
-2 x drift3 game coupon- @ value:$49.99 (asus 6950 dcii)
-it just may be corsair give me another combo for RAM & cooling (who knows )

thats the way i call ya "a little dirty but not bad, men"

 

[viceman45]

Viceman's Quad Crazy Build or Half the Parts Cost 159.99 build
Processor & Motherboard Combo: Asus P9X79 DELUXE & Intel Core i7 3930k Combo - $934.98
Motherboard: See Above
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 159.99 x2 for a total of 32 GB of ram and $319.98
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB $499.99
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT 2.5" 90GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive x4 (1 for the Operating System, 2 In Raid for games, and 1 for Asus MB SSD Caching) $159.99 x4 = $639.96
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" for mass storage - $94.99
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Case $159.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W SLI and CrossFire Ready $219.99
Cooling: Hyper 412 PWM Universal Direct Contact Heat-Pipe CPU Cooler 49.99
Cooling: Blade Master 120mm Case Fan attaches to above CPU cooler as a second fan for better cooling - $12.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $19.99

Total Cost: $2952.85 without shipping and mail in rebates

Was half tempted to Go with: Viceman's You have how many fans in there? Build. I edited this post a few times becuase somehow I messed up the BBCode and had to fix it.

 

[Marfur]

MarFur $3,000 Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K + ASUS P9X79 DELUXE $934.98
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE combo with Inte Core i7-3930K
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB $159.99
Graphics Card: ASUS MATRIX GTX580 x2 $1,059.98
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT 240GB $409.99
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R White + CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 $319.98
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 combo with Corsair Carbide Series 500R White
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 $93.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $18.99
Total: $2,997.90

 

[stall3]

its the H80, not the H100 cooler, so make sure to change that.

Thanks, but the H100 has the same discount. Try it. As of yesterday there was 1 in stock, I added an H100 to cart, the total cost was .01 . yay. Man I need to buy some new hardware. This contest is testing my wallet.

 

[jaquith]

Pricing Hint: The prices have to be 'good' on [strike]December 5, 2011 9:00 AM EST[/strike] (extended contest closing date) December 8, 2011 9:00 AM EST, and I quote "If prices changed, I think you'll need to update the build. Sold-out is fine, as long as it wasn't a temporary one-time deal.

Therefore, keep this in mind and prior to the Contest's end verify and make your changes accordingly.

Again, Good Luck to everyone!

 

[Sageterious]

well that kinda sucks, i guess im going to have to just wait until the 5th to make sure prices dont change before i post.

@stall3 - youre right, good find.

 

[WulfDog]

WulfDog's Build
Processor & Motherboard: i7 3930k/mobo combo 934.98
RAM: G Skill 16gb 2133 179.99
Graphics Card: ASUS 590gtx 749.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Momentus XT STAN500100 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Laptop Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive 159.99(2) 319.98
CaseCOOLER MASTER HAF X Blue Edition 179.99
Power Suppy Power and Cooling Supply 950w 149.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler 93.99
DVD Burner: ASUS x24 DVD OEM 19.99
Total Price 2628.9

 

[monomilkman]

"If I were a Rich Man"

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard $379.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Quantity = 2, $419.99 each, $839.98 total
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5, Quantity = 2 (SLI-mode), $249.99 each, $499.98 total
Hard Drive: Intel 320 Series 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $289.99
Case: APEVIA X-JUPITER G-Type X-JUPITERG-BK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower $69.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Gaming Series GS800 800W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC High Performance $129.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $93.99
DVD Burner: ASUS Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS $89.79

Subtotal Price: $2,993.69

Instant Rebates (Included in Subtotal): $171.00
Additional Mail-in Rebates (Not Included in subtotal Price): $70.00

Final Price: $2,923.69

I wish I had the money to buy this now.

[Edit: Just realized that mail-in rebates aren't allowed, but that's ok, price is still under! Final Price: $2,993.69]