ASUS X79 System Design Contest Round 2

turbosr · Dec 4, 2011

Zephyr and Lightning
Processor & Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $894.98
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4X1866C9 (x2) 319.98
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB 768-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $749.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $269.99
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $199.99
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan $49.99
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RSA00-AMBAJ3-US 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $175.99
Cooling: APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan (x2) $15.98
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 $99.99

Purchase Price
$894.98
$319.98
$749.99
$269.99
$199.99
$49.99
$175.99
$15.98
$93.99
$99.99

Shipping
$7.28
$3.99
$3.98
$4.99
Total: $2891.11

Ebow_93 · Dec 4, 2011

Deus ex Machina

Processor & RAM: Intel Core i7-3930K bundled with G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 $859.98

Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard $379.99

Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB 768-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 $749.99

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB Internal Hard Drive $68.95

Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive $189.99

Case: Custom Cooler Master HAF-X Full Tower Liquid Cooled Case $449.99

Power Supply: ENERMAX MAXREVO Series 1350W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Power Supply $249.99

Cooling: Feser One Non Conductive Cooling Fluid - 1000 ml 19.99

DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $19.99

Total: $2,988.86

codydragon · Dec 4, 2011

rholdy123 · Dec 4, 2011

Ryan's Superfast Build
Processor: Intel I7-3960x $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE $379.99
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaw 16gb $84.99
GPU: Asus GTX590 $749.99
Case: Cooler Master Haf-X $199.99
PSU: Cooler Master 1000w $175.99
SSD: Crucial M4 128gb $209.99
DVD: Asus DVD Burner $19.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 $119.99
Total: 2990.91

xyhec · Dec 4, 2011

Xyhec's LGA2011 ASUS Beast Build

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (Combo deal with RAM) @ $699.98
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3-2133 (Combo deal with Motherboard) @ $699.98
Graphics Card: 2X ASUS ENGTX570 1280MB GDDR5 @ $349.99 EACH = $699.98
Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB – MAX IOPS Edition @ $224.99
Case: Fractal Design Define XL Titanium Grey @ $139.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W @ $259.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 @ $93.99
DVD Burner: ASUS Black 12X BD-R @ $99.99
120mm Fans: 3X Noctua NF-P12-1300 @ $24.99 EACH = $74.97
140mm Fans: 3X Noctua NF-P14 FLX @ $29.99 EACH = $89.97

Total: $2,983.84
pricing as of 12/04/11

aznshinobi · Dec 5, 2011

Shinobi's build

Processor: Intel i7-3930K $620.98
Motherboard+RAM: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE + G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 $504.98 ($30 Promo code on Ram page)
Graphics Card: 4x ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $1159.96 ($289.99x4)
Hard Drive: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR240GB 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $309.99
Case: Sentey Extreme Division GS-6400W - ARVINA White Steel SECC Chassis 1mm / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case $79.99 (After instant promo)
Power Supply: ABS Majesty series MJ1100-M Continuous 1100W@50°C ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single 12V Rail, Modular Flat Cable Design, Active-PFC "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply $179.99
Cooling: EVGA M020-00-000234 Superclock CPU Cooler $55.20
DVD Burner: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer 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 iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support $22.99

Total: $2934.08

Youngmind · Dec 5, 2011

Youngmind’s build
Processor and Motherboard:
ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS and Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K Bundle $834.98
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 GTX 580 SLI $999.98
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:
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition $139.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W Now: $259.99
Cooling:
CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $19.99

Total Price as of 12/04/11:$ 2959.9

exzacklyright · Dec 5, 2011

Processor: INTEL Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2Ghz 599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO LGA 2011 Intel X79 329.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) 324.99
Graphics Card: SLI 2 x ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 999.98
Hard Drive: RAID 0 x 2 Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB 223.98
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP 89.99
Power Supply: PriceENERMAX MAXREVO Series EMR1350EWT 1350W ATX12V 269.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler 103.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner 19.99

Total: 2962.89

Bugzilla3 · Dec 5, 2011

Bugzilla3's Build

Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X for $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard with UEFI BIOS for $379.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) for $165.99
Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 6950 2GB x2 for $579.98 ($539.98 after rebates)
Hard Drive: Intel 510 Series120GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD for $279.99
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s for $149.99
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932Advanced Blue Edition for $139.99
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 1000W for $189.99 ($169.99 after rebate)
Cooling: Hyper 212 for $25.99
DVD Burner: ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner for $99.99

Total Price $3060.89 ($3000.89 after rebates)

Lapton · Dec 5, 2011

Lapton's PhysX + EAX 5.0 SNB-E PC
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K ($599.99)
Motherboard + RAM: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE + 4x4GB DDR3 1866 CAS 9 ($489.98)
Graphics Card: ASUS Matrix GTX 580 ($529.99)
PhysX Card: ASUS GTX 550 Ti ($129.99)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD ($146.99)
Solid State Drive: Samsung 830 512GB ($849.99)
Case: Antec 900 ($99.99)
Power Supply: Corsair TX850M ($149.99)

Total: $2996.91

alanim · Dec 5, 2011

Alanim's Power 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 -$80 Combo

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 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-19200CL11Q-16GBZHD $324.99

Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card x2 $699.98

Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex Plus OCZSSD2-1VTXPL240G 2.5" 240GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $264.99

Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $59.99

Power Supply: RAIDMAX RX-1000AE 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $144.99

Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $93.99

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 = 2958.90 Not including S&H and Mail-in rebates.

SirGCal · Dec 5, 2011

This is what I think would be the best all-around performance for $3k using the ASUS X79 Deluxe:

SirGCal's ASUS X79 Balanced Gamer's Build
■Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core (599.99)
■Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard (379.99)
■RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 ($179.99, $30 off with promo EMCJHKJ29)
■Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6970 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6970 2GB ($379.99 x2)
■Hard Drive: Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III ($279.99 x2) (TRIM in Raid 0)
■Case: Antec Sonata Series SOLO II ($129.99)
■Power Supply: SeaSonic X-1250 1250W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular ($269.99)
■Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 ($89.95)
■Alternate Cooling: Corsair H80 ($93.99)
■BluRay Drive/DVD Burner: ASUS BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS ($57.99)

Total: $2,997.85 with Noctua, $3,001.89 with Corsair; after $30 discount code off RAM.

deviltenchi · Dec 5, 2011

Adam's Build

CPU: Intel Core i7-3960X • $1021.87
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 DELUXE • $364.99
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 16GB DDR3 2133 • $289.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 3072MB • $717.42
Hard Drive: Plextor PX-128M2P 128GB SSD • $249.99
Case: LIAN LI PC-7B plus II • $89.99
Power Supply: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W 80PLUS Silver • $129.99
CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 • $89.95
CD/DVD: Pioneer DVR-219LBK • $21.99

Total as of this typing: $2976.18

Tried for the fastest build with quality parts, yes you can build fast but if you sacrifice quality your computer will have nothing but problems.

deneon2000 · Dec 5, 2011

Deneon's "The Flash" Build
1.Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K $599.99
2.Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard $534.98
3.RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 $0.00(Icluded in Motherboard price)
4.Graphics Card: 2 xASUS ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 570 $699.98
5.Hard Drive(OS raid 0): 2 x Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 $419.98
6. Hard Drive(Storage): Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB $159.99
7.Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKAA00 Black $399.99
8.Power Supply: Cooler Master RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W $0.00(included in case price)
9.Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) $119.99
10.DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $19.99

Total Price(Mail-in rebates not included): $2954.89

bozotheclown138 · Dec 5, 2011

Elliot's 1337 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 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11Q-16GBZL $164.99
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6970 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card x2 in crossfire $759.98
Solid State Drive (for OS and most applications): Patriot Wildfire PW240GS25SSDR 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $444.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $149.99
Case: NZXT Phantom PHAN-001RD Red White Finish w/Red Trim Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case $139.99
Power Supply: SILVERSTONE ST1200 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $214.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99
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: $2994.89

critical46 · Dec 5, 2011

Critical's BF3 Dream Machine

Processor: i7 3930k @4.8GHz 599.99

Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard 379.99

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 87.99

Graphics Card: 3x ASUS 6970 DCII 1139.97

Hard Drive: 2x Crucial m4 64gb RAID 0 219.98

Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 99.99

Case: Cooler Master HAF X 199.99

Power Supply: Corsair AX 850 179.99 w/ promo code

Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 33.99

Cooling: 2x Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Push/Pull on CPU Cooler 31.90

DVD Burner: ASUS 24x DVD Burner 19.99

Total $2993.77

This thing would be gnarly! Thanks for the contest ASUS.

IIIndy · Dec 5, 2011

Indy’s build
1. Processor:Intel Core i7 3930K
2. Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE
3. Combo:ASUS P9X79 DELUXE and Intel Core I7-3930K combo $934.98
4. RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB $159.99
5. Graphics Card:ASUS GTX 580 $529.99
6. Graphics Card:ASUS GTX 580 $529.99
7. SSD: CORSAIR Force 3 180GB $249.99
8. Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X $199.99
9. Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional HX1050 $219.99
10. Cooling: CORSAIR H100 $119.99
11. DVD Burner: LG DVD Burner $17.99

Total: $2962.90
12/05/2011

Guest · Dec 5, 2011

Probability on Finding the Cure for Cancer: Enhanced
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA2011: $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 Deluxe LGA 2011 Intel X79 Motherboard with UEFI Bios: $358.79
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 X 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3-1700) XMP ready CL 11: $149.99
Graphics Card #1 (SLI): ASUS MATRIX ENGTX580 Geforce GTX 580 1536MB: $499.99
Graphics Card #2 (SLI): ASUS MATRIX ENGTX580 Geforce GTX 580 1536MB: $499.99
Solid State Drive #1 (RAID 0): Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX 120GB SATA III: $194.40
Solid State Drive #2 (RAID 0): Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX 120GB SATA III: $194.40
Case: Fractal Design "Arc Midi" Black w/ USB 3.0: $99.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic X-1250 1250W 80 Plus Gold: $269.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler: $93.99
DVD Burner: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner: $18.99

=Total $2979.52

Updated on 12/7/11 to reflect prices and an item that did not list its price anymore.

Maximum across the board speed with the Intel Sandy Bridge-E and the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard within the $3,000 budget. Overall, this system aim is to eliminate as much bottleneck as possible from the system (thus making it the fastest computer possible) and be stable (using a 850W to power up two GTX 580s will blow up in magic smoke).

Two ASUS Matrix GTX 580 in SLI in the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe PCIE X16 slot 1 and PCIE X16 slot 3 of the motherboard.

Two Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 120GB SATA III SSD in RAID 0 accessing the Intel X79 chipset Seria ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors.

awarzocha · Dec 5, 2011

Andrew's Killer Setup 3000
Processor: Intel i7-3930k: $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard: $379.99
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 16 gigs (4x4Gb) DDR3 2133 Cas 9, 1.5V : $289.99
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 HD 6950 - x 2 : 289.99 x 2 = $579.98
Hard Drive: RevDrive 3 series 240GB : $574.99
Case: LIAN LI PC-A70F : $169.99
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W : $249.99
Cooling: Corsair H80 : $93.99
DVD Burner: LG Black 12x BD-ROM DVD burner : $59.99

Total: $2,998.90

Plasmid · Dec 5, 2011

Not Fast Enough 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 Motherboard $379.99

Combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Combo...-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=3trm133qtgmz -$45

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 $87.99

Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB 768-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $749.99

Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB 768-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $749.99

Hard Drive: SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $134.99

Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $69.99

Power Supply: Mushkin Enhanced MKNPSJL1000 1000W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Active PFC Power Supply $149.99

Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $93.99

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

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver AA-1.75G Thermal Compound $5.98

TOTAL=$2997.88

stope · Dec 5, 2011

Asus overclock special!

Main Components
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3930K LGA 2011 - $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE - $379.99
Ram: G. Skill Ripjaws – 2133 - $179.99
Graphics Card: 2 – Asus Matrix GTX 580's - $1059.98
Hard Drive: 60 GB Corsair Force GT SSD - $114.99
Hard Drive: 1 TB Seagate Barracuda @ 7200 RPM - $149.99
Case: Cooler Master HAF - $89.99
Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum 1000 Watt - $259.99
Cooling: Corsair H100 - $103.74
DVD Burner: ASUS black Blu-Ray Reader & DVD RW - $57.9

Subtotal: $2996.64

Extra's:
Extra Fans for H100 Push/Pull: 2 – Enermax Magma's - $25.98
Fan Controller: Scythe Kaze 12-Channel Fan Controller - 32.99
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 - $6.95

Subtotal w/ Extras: $3062.56

Discounts
Combo Pricing: Processor/Motherboard Combo - Subtract $45
Promo Code: RAM Promo – EMCJHKJ29 - Subtract $30

Grand Total: $2987.56

All components purchases through newegg.com or amazon.com!

identifier49 · Dec 5, 2011

Faster, faster! They're gaining on us...
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K, $934.98
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE, combo w/CPU
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600, $87.99
Graphics Cards: ASUS EAH6970, 2@$369.99 each = $739.98
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 – MAX IOPS Edition 240GB, $429.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB, $269.99
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R, $121.16
Power Supply: CORSAIR ProfessionalSeries Gold AX850W, $189.99
Cooling: Corsair H100, $119.99
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner , $17.99 the ad says: "Faster Loading DVD Burner"
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium, $75.99 to make sure no CPU cycles are wasted on TA-DA-DA-DA.

Total system cost: $2,988.05

OK, after checking out some of the other builds I admit that my first build was a little weak. Guess I'm gonna have to step it up to compete - see above. TA-DA-DA-DA!

The page disappeared so to be sure, I switched out the hard drive: (aka: I knew it was too good to be true!)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB, $170.99

$3K was a LOT more fun to play with - wonder what Round 3 will let us do?!

soloburrito · Dec 5, 2011

Mystery Science Computer 3000 - A balanced system for all tasks!
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor - $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: 2 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory - $175.98
Graphics Card: 2 x ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6950 2GB - $579.98
Hard Drive: 2 x Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $299.98
SSD: 2 x OCZ Vertex 3 Series – MAX IOPS Edition 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $449.98
Case: SILVERSTONE RAVEN Series RV03B-W Matte Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $147.99
Power Supply: NZXT HALE90-1000-M 1000W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - $209.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - $93.99
DVD Burner: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM - $19.99

Total - $2957.86

Notes:
32 total GB of RAM provides more space to utilize a blazing fast RAM Disk.

2 x 6950 GPUs in Crossfire comes recommended from November's "Best Graphics Cards for the Money" article.

Seagate ST1000DM003 utilizes a 1TB platter. Two of these in RAID 0 will be pretty awesome. Some people may not add a HDD due to them being a relatively slow component, but there are some applications (high-def video capture for example) that will require a lot of storage and fast storage access at that. I argue that a PC with high storage capacity offers much more useful speed that applies to all types of applications and is not solely focused on gaming, folding, benching, etc.

2 of the fastest SSDs on the market running in RAID 0. Definitely not slow.

Silverstone Raven series provides excellent cooling without making your ears bleed. Also has that 8th expansion slot just in-case.

Very highly touted Hale90 brings plenty of power and awesome efficiency.

Corsair H80 recently recommended by Tom's.

Requisite appliance used to install or repair operating systems. Personally, I'd rather just keep an external around instead of sacrificing a 5.25" bay and aesthetics on a physical media drive, but I had money left over so what the heck.

$42.14 left over for the next Steam sale.

Zillions · Dec 5, 2011

1: Scragmeat's "Duce Ex Machina" build

2: Processor & Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO & Intel Core i7-3960X combo : $1319.98

3: RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CML16GX3M4X1600C8$149.99

4: Graphics Card: 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 $249.99

5: Hard Drive: 2x OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $189.99

6: Case: Corsair Graphite Series 600T CC600TM Mid-Tower Gaming Case $149.99

7: Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850M 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular High Performance Power Supply $149.99

8: Cooling: CORSAIR H80 : $93.99

9: 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: $2763.99 before shipping,taxes & mail-in rebates

And Since I have some Cash to Play around with

10: Thermal Paste Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $12.98
11: Blue Ray drive: ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM : $57.99
12: Monitor: ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers159.99

Total: $2994.83

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***NOTE For myself not part of entry***
What the heck might as well finish the rest even though it will blow budget

13: Case Cooling: COOLER MASTER R4-C2R-20AC-GP 120mm Case Fan : $Now: $8.99
14: Keyboard Logitech Wireless Keyboard K250 $19.99
15: Mouse Logitech G300 Black/Gray 9 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 2500 dpi Gaming Mouse $30.99

Sageterious · Dec 5, 2011

Prepare for... Ludicrous Speed!

I came, I saw, I made it the Fastest.

Processor: Core i7 3930K = 599.99
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Motherboard = $358.79
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 = $149.99
Graphics Card:ASUS GeForce GTX 590 ($699.99 each) = $1399.98
Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB = $224.99
Case: Antec Nine Hundred = $88.55
Power Supply: 1220W Kingwin PSU 80 Plus Bronze Cert. = $153.57
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100 Liquid Cooler = 0.01 (free with processor)
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner = $17.99

Processor + Cooling Deal - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/Sageterious/processorcoolingcombo.jpg
http://www.microcenter.com/storefronts/intel/SB_extreme.html

Final Price = $2993.86

Speed is based on a lot of factors so the goal of this contest seemed to be to optimize as many things as possible given the $3000.00 budget. I actually enjoyed a lot of the researching, because it was quite the learning experience to say the least. Build after build, part after part, I eliminated what I felt were the bottlenecks and ultimately came up with what I believe to be the fastest system within the parameters of the contest.

Processor and MB speak for themselves in terms of speed so we add in some awesome 2133 9CL Ram along with two absolutely amazing GTX590 video cards - THE crème de la crème (atleast for this contest) with all 4 of those delicious GPUs. Now to top it off, we throw in the OCZ Vertex 3 -MAX IOPS version, which has the newest sandforce technology and you have nothing short of amazing. Compliment all of that with a great cooling system (definitely going to need it when pushing this beast to the limit), an amazing case, and a 1220w 80 plus certified power supply and you are good to go.

Some Extra Info for Everyone:

Vertex 3 Scoring with other SDDs
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/ssd-charts-2011/AS-SSD-Overall-Total-Score,2792.html

Vertex 3 Max IOPS over the Vertex 3
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/389?vs=350

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-590-sli-review/3
1220w PSU to make sure there is enough power to run all of my components at max performance.

3930K and 3960X - overclocking
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2207869

ASUS X79 System Design Contest Round 2

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