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aznshinobi
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Do you people realize that you would need a case that has 12 PCI slots for Quad-580? Clearly you guys don't see that...
Do you people realize that you would need a case that has 12 PCI slots for Quad-580? Clearly you guys don't see that...
Greg's Chilled Build
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Combo With:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Combo Price: $1439.98
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) $249.99
SSD for OS: Crucial M4 128GB SATA III $196.99
HD for storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA III $249.99
Graphics: 2 x ASUS ENGTX580 Total Cost: $999.98
Optical Drive: LITE-ON 12X BD-R $69.99
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 1200W $289.99
Case: LIAN LI PC-Z70B Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $339.99
Cooling System:
CPU Water Block: EK Supreme HF Universal CPU Liquid Cooling Block w/ LGA 2011 Hardware and 1/2" barbs $88.85
GPU Water Block: 2 x EK GeForce ASUS 580 DCII VGA Liquid Cooling Block and 1/2" barbs Total Cost: $251.78
Reservoir: EK Dual Bay SPIN Reservoir with 1/2" barbs $75.85
Pump: Danner Mag-Drive Supreme 7 $67.99
1/2" Barb Fittings for Pump: FT7333 & FT6933 $4.28
Water Chiller: JBJ Arctica Titanium Chiller DBA-075 1/10HP $559.99
Tubing: 20 feet x Tygon A-60-G Norprene 1/2" ID Total Cost: $40
Tubing Clamps: 20 x Plastic Hose Clamp 1/2" Total Cost: $17.80
Cooling Fluid: 2 x Fluid XP+ Ultra Non-Conductive Cooling Fluid with z7 Total Cost: $39.90
TOTAL PRICE: $4983.34
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Combo With:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Combo Price: $1439.98
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) $249.99
SSD for OS: Crucial M4 128GB SATA III $196.99
HD for storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA III $249.99
Graphics: 2 x ASUS ENGTX580 Total Cost: $999.98
Optical Drive: LITE-ON 12X BD-R $69.99
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 1200W $289.99
Case: LIAN LI PC-Z70B Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $339.99
Cooling System:
CPU Water Block: EK Supreme HF Universal CPU Liquid Cooling Block w/ LGA 2011 Hardware and 1/2" barbs $88.85
GPU Water Block: 2 x EK GeForce ASUS 580 DCII VGA Liquid Cooling Block and 1/2" barbs Total Cost: $251.78
Reservoir: EK Dual Bay SPIN Reservoir with 1/2" barbs $75.85
Pump: Danner Mag-Drive Supreme 7 $67.99
1/2" Barb Fittings for Pump: FT7333 & FT6933 $4.28
Water Chiller: JBJ Arctica Titanium Chiller DBA-075 1/10HP $559.99
Tubing: 20 feet x Tygon A-60-G Norprene 1/2" ID Total Cost: $40
Tubing Clamps: 20 x Plastic Hose Clamp 1/2" Total Cost: $17.80
Cooling Fluid: 2 x Fluid XP+ Ultra Non-Conductive Cooling Fluid with z7 Total Cost: $39.90
TOTAL PRICE: $4983.34
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1.juxtaposer's strong quiet type build
Combo 787488: CPU + Power Supply, (1) $884.98
2.CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K combo 787488
At Newegg: "This item can only be purchased with a combo." The item price is listed as $599.99.
3.Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme/BATTLEFIELD 3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS $469.99
{The size is EATX: 12"x10.7". Supports 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s, 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s}
Here is a better price, but I don't know if the website will still show the price if it is sold out: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme (1) $416.79.
4.RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ32GX3M4X1866C10R (2) x 649.99 = $1299.98 {XMP support, 10-11-10-30, quad channel}
5.GPU(s): ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB 768-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (2) x 749.99 = $1499.98
5.b [strike]AND: SUPERMICRO CBL-0307L SLI Bridge - OEM (1) ]$19.99[/strike]
{The Asus motherboard page lists in the Accessories section SLI, SLI-3, and SLI-4 bridges as well as the OC key and Crossfire bridges, so it should not be necessary to purchase this item separately. However, the many accessories listed are not all pictured--only the OC key is pictured.... This OC3D TV video shows the accessories inventory and a first look at the Asus Rampage IV Extreme motherboard.}
6a.SSDs: Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3-BK 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 4K seq R/W up to 550/490 MB/s, 4K rnd W up to 80,000 IOPS [strike](3)[/strike] (2) x 109.99 = [strike]$329.97[/strike] $219.98
6b.HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (1) $139.99 {Latency 4.16 ms; average transfer 156 MB/s. See the manual page 11.}
7. Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X Blue Edition RC-942-KKN3 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Black Interior and Four Blue LED Fans-1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 200mm top fan, 1x 200mm side fan, and 1x 230mm front fan (1) $199.99
This case is SLI-certified ... or I may go with the case from round 2 for the 120mm fan openings, for the H80 cooler. I think it may be easier...No, that was only an ATX case and this case fits the EATX motherboard. See the adapter with the H80 cooler.
7b.Drive bay adapters XIGMATEK 3.5" to 2.5" Hard Drive Adapter [strike](2)[/strike] (1) x $14.99 = [strike]$29.98[/strike] $14.99 {Two needed if accommodating a total of three SSDs.}
8. Power Supply: Thermaltake TP-1500M 1500W ATX 12V v2.3 & EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply combo 787488 (The separate item price is $369.99.)
{Power estimate with three SSDs was about 1100W, but this allows for expansion and hopefully remains part of a combo savings.}
9.Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (1) $93.99 {Thermal compound pre-applied}
9b.Fan adapter: Bitspower Low Profile 140mm To 120mm Fan Adapter - Clear (BP-FA140120-CL) $6.99
{".. switch from 140mm to 120mm or vice versa! ... 14mm depth ...comes with mounting screws in both closed and open chassis lengths." This will allow for the CPU cooler radiator and fans to be mounted at the 140 mm fan opening. Normally the CPU cooler has matched fans on both sides of the radiator. This adapter might allow the option of using the 140mm LED fan that comes with the case on one side of the radiator, but mismatched air flow might set it up for turbulence and noise.}
The DVD may be sacrificed to improve budget's margin.
10.DVD: 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 (1) $19.99
Total estimate: [strike]$4975.83[/strike] with a margin of $24.17 (after striking out the extra SLI bridge).
That was still too close for comfort, especially if, perchance, the combo discount were to be discontinued. I'm striking out the third SSD and second drive bay adapter to allow for more budget margin.
Final Total estimate: $4850.85 with a margin of $149.15.
I started from my round 2 build.
Considerations:
CPU: The 3930X costs a lot more for the little bit more speed, so I chose the 3930K.
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV required. The feature set differs from the round 2 motherboard... SSD+HDD caching on the P79 Deluxe is not indicated for the Rampage IV. Neither is SSD in RAID0 indicated, so RAID0 may require an add-in card. The Rampage IV features overclocking and temperature detection. Temperatures indicated on the webpage include -195°C and 105°C!
RAM: The motherboard supports DDR3 2400 when overclocked. I didn't see a 2400 32GB quad channel kit when I searched at Newegg, and it would cost a lot more too. I did not see mention of this motherboard supporting a persistent RAM disk as the X79 Deluxe has, but even a volatile RAM disk may be useful, if possible.
SSDs & HDDs: I still want a lot of storage, but if the SSD+HDD caching is not available on this motherboard board then a third SSD might not be as helpful here as it was on the P79 Deluxe. The third SSD has been struck out to keep a good budget margin. Without RAID, the SSDs will operate at their normal 6 Gb/s SATA III rate.
GPUs: A long while back a little video card fan became noisy on a Radeon 9100 (I think) and I had to replace it. When I learned that the Radeon 6990 has noise issues, I aimed for the quieter Nvidia GPUs in this build. The audio test videos in the GTX 590 vs. (noisy) Radeon 6990 article were the clinchers. It's sad to potentially lose six-monitor Radeon capability, but this NVida setup allows at least three displays, and the 1920x1080 HDTV resolution should be relatively common.
Case: I saw there are certain cases that are SLI-certified, so I looked at those first. I'd like to choose one that will work with the H80 cooler or the H100 cooler--incorporating the prize now would save the effort later--if one wins--I suppose we all should have improved a lot and should become able to put together a new prize build easily. 😉 )
Power Supply: Here I simply started with the higher-powered SLI-certified recommendations and found a combo.
Helpful references include:
recommended builds by usage
choosing parts
graphics cards
Radeon 6990: 5.1 TFLOPS!
Combo 787488: CPU + Power Supply, (1) $884.98
2.CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K combo 787488
At Newegg: "This item can only be purchased with a combo." The item price is listed as $599.99.
3.Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme/BATTLEFIELD 3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS $469.99
{The size is EATX: 12"x10.7". Supports 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s, 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s}
Here is a better price, but I don't know if the website will still show the price if it is sold out: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme (1) $416.79.
4.RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ32GX3M4X1866C10R (2) x 649.99 = $1299.98 {XMP support, 10-11-10-30, quad channel}
5.GPU(s): ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB 768-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (2) x 749.99 = $1499.98
5.b [strike]AND: SUPERMICRO CBL-0307L SLI Bridge - OEM (1) ]$19.99[/strike]
{The Asus motherboard page lists in the Accessories section SLI, SLI-3, and SLI-4 bridges as well as the OC key and Crossfire bridges, so it should not be necessary to purchase this item separately. However, the many accessories listed are not all pictured--only the OC key is pictured.... This OC3D TV video shows the accessories inventory and a first look at the Asus Rampage IV Extreme motherboard.}
6a.SSDs: Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3-BK 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 4K seq R/W up to 550/490 MB/s, 4K rnd W up to 80,000 IOPS [strike](3)[/strike] (2) x 109.99 = [strike]$329.97[/strike] $219.98
6b.HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (1) $139.99 {Latency 4.16 ms; average transfer 156 MB/s. See the manual page 11.}
7. Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X Blue Edition RC-942-KKN3 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Black Interior and Four Blue LED Fans-1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 200mm top fan, 1x 200mm side fan, and 1x 230mm front fan (1) $199.99
This case is SLI-certified ... or I may go with the case from round 2 for the 120mm fan openings, for the H80 cooler. I think it may be easier...No, that was only an ATX case and this case fits the EATX motherboard. See the adapter with the H80 cooler.
7b.Drive bay adapters XIGMATEK 3.5" to 2.5" Hard Drive Adapter [strike](2)[/strike] (1) x $14.99 = [strike]$29.98[/strike] $14.99 {Two needed if accommodating a total of three SSDs.}
8. Power Supply: Thermaltake TP-1500M 1500W ATX 12V v2.3 & EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply combo 787488 (The separate item price is $369.99.)
{Power estimate with three SSDs was about 1100W, but this allows for expansion and hopefully remains part of a combo savings.}
9.Cooling: CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (1) $93.99 {Thermal compound pre-applied}
9b.Fan adapter: Bitspower Low Profile 140mm To 120mm Fan Adapter - Clear (BP-FA140120-CL) $6.99
{".. switch from 140mm to 120mm or vice versa! ... 14mm depth ...comes with mounting screws in both closed and open chassis lengths." This will allow for the CPU cooler radiator and fans to be mounted at the 140 mm fan opening. Normally the CPU cooler has matched fans on both sides of the radiator. This adapter might allow the option of using the 140mm LED fan that comes with the case on one side of the radiator, but mismatched air flow might set it up for turbulence and noise.}
The DVD may be sacrificed to improve budget's margin.
10.DVD: 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 (1) $19.99
Total estimate: [strike]$4975.83[/strike] with a margin of $24.17 (after striking out the extra SLI bridge).
That was still too close for comfort, especially if, perchance, the combo discount were to be discontinued. I'm striking out the third SSD and second drive bay adapter to allow for more budget margin.
Final Total estimate: $4850.85 with a margin of $149.15.
I started from my round 2 build.
Considerations:
CPU: The 3930X costs a lot more for the little bit more speed, so I chose the 3930K.
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV required. The feature set differs from the round 2 motherboard... SSD+HDD caching on the P79 Deluxe is not indicated for the Rampage IV. Neither is SSD in RAID0 indicated, so RAID0 may require an add-in card. The Rampage IV features overclocking and temperature detection. Temperatures indicated on the webpage include -195°C and 105°C!
RAM: The motherboard supports DDR3 2400 when overclocked. I didn't see a 2400 32GB quad channel kit when I searched at Newegg, and it would cost a lot more too. I did not see mention of this motherboard supporting a persistent RAM disk as the X79 Deluxe has, but even a volatile RAM disk may be useful, if possible.
SSDs & HDDs: I still want a lot of storage, but if the SSD+HDD caching is not available on this motherboard board then a third SSD might not be as helpful here as it was on the P79 Deluxe. The third SSD has been struck out to keep a good budget margin. Without RAID, the SSDs will operate at their normal 6 Gb/s SATA III rate.
GPUs: A long while back a little video card fan became noisy on a Radeon 9100 (I think) and I had to replace it. When I learned that the Radeon 6990 has noise issues, I aimed for the quieter Nvidia GPUs in this build. The audio test videos in the GTX 590 vs. (noisy) Radeon 6990 article were the clinchers. It's sad to potentially lose six-monitor Radeon capability, but this NVida setup allows at least three displays, and the 1920x1080 HDTV resolution should be relatively common.
I was wondering about the Tesla and saw the Quadro, but those are for workstations. Would there be a reason to build a machine with both discrete and floating point GPUs, maybe to render an object using floating point and then display it with discrete processors?
Power Supply: Here I simply started with the higher-powered SLI-certified recommendations and found a combo.
Helpful references include:
recommended builds by usage
choosing parts
graphics cards
Radeon 6990: 5.1 TFLOPS!
Code :
Pumpkin Killer
Processor: i7-3960k $1050
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard and $470
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) $330 times 2
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 $750 time 2
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB $330
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT $240
Power Supply: Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300 1300W, 80 PLUS GOLD $230
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 $120
DVD Burner: ASUS Black $100times 2
total $4800
Pumpkin Killer
Processor: i7-3960k $1050
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard and $470
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) $330 times 2
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 $750 time 2
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB $330
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT $240
Power Supply: Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300 1300W, 80 PLUS GOLD $230
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 $120
DVD Burner: ASUS Black $100times 2
total $4800
sammymax
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Air Cooling Can't Leak!
Processor + Motherboard Combo: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and ASUS Rampage IV Extreme for $1,439.98
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 2 X 4 GB Memory (Four) for $239.96
Graphics Cards: ASUS MATRIX GTX 580 (Two) for $1059.98
SSD: RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB for $699.99
Hard Drives: WD 500 GB Hard Drives (Two) for $389.98
Case: SilverStone TJ11 for $659.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic X 1250W PSU for $269.99
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 for $84.99
DVD Burner: Lite-On CD, DVD, and Bluray Burner for $69.99
Total: $4914.85
Processor + Motherboard Combo: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and ASUS Rampage IV Extreme for $1,439.98
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 2 X 4 GB Memory (Four) for $239.96
Graphics Cards: ASUS MATRIX GTX 580 (Two) for $1059.98
SSD: RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB for $699.99
Hard Drives: WD 500 GB Hard Drives (Two) for $389.98
Case: SilverStone TJ11 for $659.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic X 1250W PSU for $269.99
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 for $84.99
DVD Burner: Lite-On CD, DVD, and Bluray Burner for $69.99
Total: $4914.85
LauraBigBlue
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Laura's Adobe Dream Machine
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X $1,049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme $449.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 Model CMZ16GX3M4X1866C9R ($159.99 X 2) $319.98
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit $499.99
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III ($169.99 X 6) RAID 0 $1,019.94
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache $169.99
Hard Drive: LSI MegaRAID Internal SAS 9265-8i 6Gb/s Kit $664.99
Hard Drive: LSI LSI00279 MegaRAID LSIiBBU09 Battery Backup $159.99
Hard Drive: RamDisk Plus 64-bit (scratch drive) $99.99
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R $124.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W $219.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99
DVD Burner: ASUS Black 12X BD-R Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS $99.99
Total excluding Shipping or Rebates $4,999.81
I saw this contest on your site. I've been looking at it for years and felt it was a great reason to finally join!
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X $1,049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme $449.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 Model CMZ16GX3M4X1866C9R ($159.99 X 2) $319.98
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit $499.99
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III ($169.99 X 6) RAID 0 $1,019.94
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache $169.99
Hard Drive: LSI MegaRAID Internal SAS 9265-8i 6Gb/s Kit $664.99
Hard Drive: LSI LSI00279 MegaRAID LSIiBBU09 Battery Backup $159.99
Hard Drive: RamDisk Plus 64-bit (scratch drive) $99.99
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R $124.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W $219.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99
DVD Burner: ASUS Black 12X BD-R Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS $99.99
Total excluding Shipping or Rebates $4,999.81
I saw this contest on your site. I've been looking at it for years and felt it was a great reason to finally join!
My ULTIMATE System!
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz - $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard - $449.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) - $499.99
Graphics Card: 2 x ASUS MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 - $1059.98
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F480GBGT-BK 2.5" 480GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $879.99
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $199.99
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Hybrid RS-D00-SPHA-D3 1300W Power Supply - $299.99
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 140mm and 120mm SSO CPU Cooler - $89.99
DVD Burner: Memorex 24X DVD Recorder Model 98240-KIT - $45.99
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card - $80.99
Headset: Tt eSPORTS SHOCK ONE Diamond Black DTS 5.1 Gaming Headset HT-SHO001EC - $113
Keyboard: RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate - Dragon Age II Black USB Gaming Keyboard - $139.99
Mouse: RAZER Imperator Battlefield 3 Edition Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser & Optical Dual Sensor 6400 dpi Mouse - $79.99
Total cost $4,989.87
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz - $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard - $449.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) - $499.99
Graphics Card: 2 x ASUS MATRIX GTX580 P/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 - $1059.98
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F480GBGT-BK 2.5" 480GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $879.99
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $199.99
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Hybrid RS-D00-SPHA-D3 1300W Power Supply - $299.99
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 140mm and 120mm SSO CPU Cooler - $89.99
DVD Burner: Memorex 24X DVD Recorder Model 98240-KIT - $45.99
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card - $80.99
Headset: Tt eSPORTS SHOCK ONE Diamond Black DTS 5.1 Gaming Headset HT-SHO001EC - $113
Keyboard: RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate - Dragon Age II Black USB Gaming Keyboard - $139.99
Mouse: RAZER Imperator Battlefield 3 Edition Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser & Optical Dual Sensor 6400 dpi Mouse - $79.99
Total cost $4,989.87
omegadoom13
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Omega's Ultimate System
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard $469.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $799.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB x2 $1499.98
Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $434.99
Case: Sentey Extreme Division GS-6600 Wolf Black 1mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case with 2 x USB 3.0, 6 x LED Fans Included, Tool-Less $109.99
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower XT TPX-1475M 1475W ATX 12V 2.3 & SSI EPS 12V 2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $399.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99
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 $99.99
Notes:
OCZ Vertex 3 – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $50 discount
Total: $4,984.90
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard $469.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $799.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB x2 $1499.98
Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $434.99
Case: Sentey Extreme Division GS-6600 Wolf Black 1mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case with 2 x USB 3.0, 6 x LED Fans Included, Tool-Less $109.99
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower XT TPX-1475M 1475W ATX 12V 2.3 & SSI EPS 12V 2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $399.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99
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 $99.99
Notes:
OCZ Vertex 3 – MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $50 discount
Total: $4,984.90
Alanim's Ultimate Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73960X - $1,049.99
Motherboard:ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard - $449.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-19200CL9Q-16GBZMD - $499.99
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: Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $249.99
SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR240GB-DX 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $399.99
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 - $159.99
Power Supply: SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $349.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - $119.99
DVD Burner: LITE-ON 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback iHBS212-08 LightScribe Support - $109.99
Total not including S&H and or mail in rebates = $4889.89
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73960X - $1,049.99
Motherboard:ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard - $449.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-19200CL9Q-16GBZMD - $499.99
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: Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $249.99
SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR240GB-DX 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $399.99
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 - $159.99
Power Supply: SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $349.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - $119.99
DVD Burner: LITE-ON 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback iHBS212-08 LightScribe Support - $109.99
Total not including S&H and or mail in rebates = $4889.89
1.Malnute's balanced performance ultimate pc
2.Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K $724.27
3.Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard$469.99
4.RAM: Corsair Dominator CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 $364.99
5.Graphics Card: Asus AMD Radeon HD 6970 x 2 CF $779.98
6.Hard Drive: OCZ RevoDrive3 2450 GB boot $699.99
7. Hard Drive: Western Digital WD2001FASS 2 TB x 3 $689.97
8.Case: Nzxt Technologies Phantom $119.17
9.Power Supply: Enermax MODU87+ $178.99a
10.Cooling: Intel water cooled cpu cooler $82.33
11Cooling: BitFenix Spectre LED 200mm Fan x 2 $41.98
12.DVD Burner: ASUS BW-12B1ST Blu-ray Internal Burner $99.43
With enough left for shipping and OS total 4635.07
2.Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K $724.27
3.Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard$469.99
4.RAM: Corsair Dominator CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 $364.99
5.Graphics Card: Asus AMD Radeon HD 6970 x 2 CF $779.98
6.Hard Drive: OCZ RevoDrive3 2450 GB boot $699.99
7. Hard Drive: Western Digital WD2001FASS 2 TB x 3 $689.97
8.Case: Nzxt Technologies Phantom $119.17
9.Power Supply: Enermax MODU87+ $178.99a
10.Cooling: Intel water cooled cpu cooler $82.33
11Cooling: BitFenix Spectre LED 200mm Fan x 2 $41.98
12.DVD Burner: ASUS BW-12B1ST Blu-ray Internal Burner $99.43
With enough left for shipping and OS total 4635.07
1.my ultimate build. i call it the pwnage box.
2.Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X $1049.99 but comboed with g skill 64gb ram subtract $100
3.Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard with bf3 $469.99
4.RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB $ 799.99 but comboed with the processor above subtract $100
5.Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 590 $749.99
6.Hard Drive: OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 240gb $699.99
7.Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 2tb $249.99
8.Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X Blue Edition $199.99
9.Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 $259.99
10.Cooling: CORSAIR H100 $119.99
11.DVD Burner: LG Black 12X BD-R $89.99
12.OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit - OEM $189.99
13.keyboard: Logitech G19 Black $144.99
14.mouse: Logitech G9x $69.99
system cost $4994.87
2.Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X $1049.99 but comboed with g skill 64gb ram subtract $100
3.Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard with bf3 $469.99
4.RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB $ 799.99 but comboed with the processor above subtract $100
5.Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 590 $749.99
6.Hard Drive: OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 240gb $699.99
7.Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 2tb $249.99
8.Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X Blue Edition $199.99
9.Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 $259.99
10.Cooling: CORSAIR H100 $119.99
11.DVD Burner: LG Black 12X BD-R $89.99
12.OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit - OEM $189.99
13.keyboard: Logitech G19 Black $144.99
14.mouse: Logitech G9x $69.99
system cost $4994.87
dustinlenguyen
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Dustin's IT'S OVER 9000 Build
This build is assuming the user already has displays, speakers, peripherals, etc.
// Main Components
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition @ $1,049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme @ $449.99
RAM: Corsair Dominator 16GB (4x4GB) 1866 @ $159.99
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 590 3GB @ $749.99
Solid State Drive: Samsung 830 Series 256GB @ $429.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 32MB @ $129.99
Case: CaseLabs Magnum M8 @ $359.95
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 @ $279.99
DVD Burner: LG Blu-Ray 12X Burner with M-DISC Support @ $89.99
// Cooling
Reservoir: Koolance RP-452X2 @ $129.99
Pumps: 2x Koolance PMP-450S @ $153.98 ($76.99/ea.)
Water Block (Processor): Koolance CPU-370 @ $79.95
Water Block (Motherboard): Koolance MB-ASR4E @ $134.99
Water Block (RAM): Koolnace RAM-33 @ $139.96 ($34.99/ea.)
Water Block (Graphics Card): Koolance VID-NX590 @ $149.99
Radiators: 2x Koolance 4x120mm 30-FPI Copper @ $151.98 ($75.99/ea.)
Fans: 16x Koolance 120x24mm Blue @ $175.84 ($10.99/ea.)
Tubing: 10 ft. Feser UV Blue @ $27.50 ($2.75/ft.)
Nozzles: 8x Koolance Compression Nozzle Pair @ @107.92 ($13.49/ea.)
Clamps: 4x Koolance Hose Clamp @ $4.96 ($1.24/ea.)
Connectors: 3x Koolance Sliding 180-Degree U Connector @ $29.22 ($9.74/ea.)
Total: $4986.15
This is the ultimate build. Quite a large chunk is spent towards the water cooling system, however, most of the parts can be reused if the user may ever want to upgrade the system. I'll be able to build this beast if that 3960X ends up at my front door... 😀
Good luck to everyone!
This build is assuming the user already has displays, speakers, peripherals, etc.
// Main Components
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition @ $1,049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme @ $449.99
RAM: Corsair Dominator 16GB (4x4GB) 1866 @ $159.99
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 590 3GB @ $749.99
Solid State Drive: Samsung 830 Series 256GB @ $429.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 32MB @ $129.99
Case: CaseLabs Magnum M8 @ $359.95
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 @ $279.99
DVD Burner: LG Blu-Ray 12X Burner with M-DISC Support @ $89.99
// Cooling
Reservoir: Koolance RP-452X2 @ $129.99
Pumps: 2x Koolance PMP-450S @ $153.98 ($76.99/ea.)
Water Block (Processor): Koolance CPU-370 @ $79.95
Water Block (Motherboard): Koolance MB-ASR4E @ $134.99
Water Block (RAM): Koolnace RAM-33 @ $139.96 ($34.99/ea.)
Water Block (Graphics Card): Koolance VID-NX590 @ $149.99
Radiators: 2x Koolance 4x120mm 30-FPI Copper @ $151.98 ($75.99/ea.)
Fans: 16x Koolance 120x24mm Blue @ $175.84 ($10.99/ea.)
Tubing: 10 ft. Feser UV Blue @ $27.50 ($2.75/ft.)
Nozzles: 8x Koolance Compression Nozzle Pair @ @107.92 ($13.49/ea.)
Clamps: 4x Koolance Hose Clamp @ $4.96 ($1.24/ea.)
Connectors: 3x Koolance Sliding 180-Degree U Connector @ $29.22 ($9.74/ea.)
Total: $4986.15
This is the ultimate build. Quite a large chunk is spent towards the water cooling system, however, most of the parts can be reused if the user may ever want to upgrade the system. I'll be able to build this beast if that 3960X ends up at my front door... 😀
Good luck to everyone!
artiqe
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Artiqe's Ultimate 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 Rampage IV Extreme/BATTLEFIELD 3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS @ $469.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9Q2-32GBZH @ 329.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card x3 @ $1,499.97
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive @ $249.99
SSD: OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 series RVD3X2-FHPX4-240G PCI-E 240GB PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) @ $699.99
Case: Antec DF-85 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case @ $159.99
Power Supply: Thermaltake TP-1500M 1500W ATX 12V v2.3 & EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply @ $339.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler @ $119.99
DVD Burner: LITE-ON Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM SATA 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu Ray 3D Feature IHBS112-04 - OEM @ $79.99
Total: $4999.88
I would've liked to use water cooling, but I'm not too familiar with water cooling so I added in another GPU and increased the PSU power.
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 Rampage IV Extreme/BATTLEFIELD 3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS @ $469.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9Q2-32GBZH @ 329.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card x3 @ $1,499.97
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive @ $249.99
SSD: OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 series RVD3X2-FHPX4-240G PCI-E 240GB PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) @ $699.99
Case: Antec DF-85 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case @ $159.99
Power Supply: Thermaltake TP-1500M 1500W ATX 12V v2.3 & EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply @ $339.99
Cooling: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler @ $119.99
DVD Burner: LITE-ON Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM SATA 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu Ray 3D Feature IHBS112-04 - OEM @ $79.99
Total: $4999.88
I would've liked to use water cooling, but I'm not too familiar with water cooling so I added in another GPU and increased the PSU power.
MrPerlishells
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Anthony Perlas' Under 5000 Spec Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition: $1,049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard: $469.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB): $329.99x2
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580DCII/2DIS/15 GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II: $479.99x2
Hard Drive 1(SSD): SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB: $389.99
Hard Drive 2(HDD): Seagate Barracuda XT ST33000651AS 3TB 7200 RPM: $399.99x2
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition: $159.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS PLATINUM: $259.99
Cooling: Corsair CWCH80 Hydro H80 CPU Liquid Cooler - 120mm Fan: $84.99
DVD Burner: Lite-On iHBS11204 12x Internal Blu-Ray Burner - BD-R 12x: $69.99
Total $4904.87
This is what I got after spending a few hours browsing Newegg and Tigerdirect. Some dual SLI going on. It should be more than adequate for most needs. Maxed out the ram right at the start. An SSD plus two 3TB HDD in RAID 1 is a must have for me to preserve my precious memories aka my collection photos and videos. The case has has 4 USB 3.0. It doesn't match what's available in front panel exactly but nothing does. It's close enough. Platinum rated Power Supply for coolness. Blue-Ray Burner for HD movies. It was cheaper without the lighscribe feature.
I wish there was a standard for front panels such that the what's available connectors on the motherboard matches what ports included on the Case. In this example I have the motherboard has 4 USB 3.0 and 4 USB 2.0 front panel connectors, while the case has 4 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, Audio, IEEE 1394, and e-SATA. Of course firewire and e-SATA would be a dead port while the 2 USB 2.0 won't have anything to connect to. I want to call this standard ATX-FP.
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition: $1,049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard: $469.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB): $329.99x2
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX580DCII/2DIS/15 GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II: $479.99x2
Hard Drive 1(SSD): SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB: $389.99
Hard Drive 2(HDD): Seagate Barracuda XT ST33000651AS 3TB 7200 RPM: $399.99x2
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition: $159.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum-1000 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS PLATINUM: $259.99
Cooling: Corsair CWCH80 Hydro H80 CPU Liquid Cooler - 120mm Fan: $84.99
DVD Burner: Lite-On iHBS11204 12x Internal Blu-Ray Burner - BD-R 12x: $69.99
Total $4904.87
This is what I got after spending a few hours browsing Newegg and Tigerdirect. Some dual SLI going on. It should be more than adequate for most needs. Maxed out the ram right at the start. An SSD plus two 3TB HDD in RAID 1 is a must have for me to preserve my precious memories aka my collection photos and videos. The case has has 4 USB 3.0. It doesn't match what's available in front panel exactly but nothing does. It's close enough. Platinum rated Power Supply for coolness. Blue-Ray Burner for HD movies. It was cheaper without the lighscribe feature.
I wish there was a standard for front panels such that the what's available connectors on the motherboard matches what ports included on the Case. In this example I have the motherboard has 4 USB 3.0 and 4 USB 2.0 front panel connectors, while the case has 4 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, Audio, IEEE 1394, and e-SATA. Of course firewire and e-SATA would be a dead port while the 2 USB 2.0 won't have anything to connect to. I want to call this standard ATX-FP.
Brian’s Cram It In Yo Stocking and Smoke Santa Build
Processor: Intel i7-3960X $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme $449.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8x8GB) DDR3 1600….. $699.99 With CPU Combo
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 590 $749.99
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 590 $749.99
4 way Sli
SSD: Intel 510 Series 120GB $275.00
SSD: Intel 510 Series 120GB $275.00
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Hard Drive: Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM $129.99
Case: Mountain Mods H2gO $244.99
Power Supply: Corsair 1200-Watt PSU 80 Plus Gold $244.28
Cooling: Corsair H100 CPU Cooler $109.99
DVD Burner: Sony DVD-ROM $16.99
The total = $4996.13
Processor: Intel i7-3960X $1049.99
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme $449.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8x8GB) DDR3 1600….. $699.99 With CPU Combo
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 590 $749.99
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 590 $749.99
4 way Sli
SSD: Intel 510 Series 120GB $275.00
SSD: Intel 510 Series 120GB $275.00
Raid 0
Hard Drive: Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM $129.99
Case: Mountain Mods H2gO $244.99
Power Supply: Corsair 1200-Watt PSU 80 Plus Gold $244.28
Cooling: Corsair H100 CPU Cooler $109.99
DVD Burner: Sony DVD-ROM $16.99
The total = $4996.13
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