ASUS X79 System Design Contest

jimmysmitty · Nov 17, 2011

camocamel :

http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=448

The 11X Performa does and its the same line and uses the same backplate. I guess I will have to look into it a bit more.

fallencleric · Nov 17, 2011

Bob's $1,500+ Beast
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz plus Blu-ray Player Combo $664.98
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard $339.99
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) $66.99
Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 6850 1GB $159.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX 250GB $59.99
Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel $54.99
Power Supply:CORSAIR Gaming Series GS700 700W $109.99
Cooling: CORSAIR CWCH50-1 High Performance CPU Cooler $66.99
DVD Burner: LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu-ray 3D feature Price with CPU

total not including shipping and mail in rebates but including instant rebates and combo $1523.91
i know its a little over but it is still within a 1500 dollar budget

aoichan0707 · Nov 17, 2011

Scott's "Wishing the budget was $1650, so I could use a 600T case!" ASUS-Corsair Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge E 3.2Ghz - $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard - $339.99
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM - $49.99
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6850 Radeon HD 6850 1 GB - $159.99
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series 3 60GB SATA III SSD - $109.99
Case: Corsair Carbides Series 500R Mid-ATX Tower Case -$139.99
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming Series GS600 Power Supply - $89.99
Cooling: Stock Cooler - FREE[/URL]
DVD Burner: None.

Total Cost (before shipping and any mail-in rebates) $1,489.93
I LOVE Corsair products, several of the components of my current build are Corsair. It's an interesting coincidence that the prizes are Corsair products as well!

aoichan0707 · Nov 17, 2011

Darn 404, caused me to double post....blar.

max40watt · Nov 17, 2011

Max's Crazy Cool Build..... it's cool as in temps right???
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930k w/ motherboard bundle $894.94
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard w/ Cpu bundle, see above
RAM: G.Skill 4GB 2x2GB 1333 DDR3 ram $22.99
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6570 1GB GPU $79.99
Hard Drive: Intel 320 80gb SSD $139.99
Case: Silverstone Raven RV02 Case $179.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic x650 Gold 650w PSU $99.99 w/ $30 promo code until the 21st
Cooling: Cooler MasterHyper 212 Plus cpu cooler $25.99
Cooling: Cooler MasterHyper 212 Plus 2011 socket retention bracket $1.99
DVD Burner: Asus 12x Bd-rom drive $49.99

Total= $1495.86

My main drive with this system was to make it as cool running as possible, to that end I went with an extremely power efficient 80plus Gold rated Seasonic PSU, a low powered but reasonably strong 6570 Asus GPU, an Intel SSD, a well reviewed tower cooler in the 212 plus and the Raven RV02 case, which is extremely efficient at keeping even hot running systems quite cool.

Having worked with the RV02, 212 plus and the x650 before, I can say that the temps will certainly be kept low in this very cool running system. Also there's an Asus Blu Ray drive to round out the build, because nothing is cooler than a blue laser, just ask Wilhelm Wien. Oh God, physics jokes in a forum posting on computer builds, somebody stop me.

Gaucho_Warrior · Nov 17, 2011

ADB's SLI build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E $599.99
Motherboard and Ram Combo: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard plus CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) $409.98
Dual Graphics Card in SLI : ASUS ENGTS450 DC OC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) x2= $239.98 (+ 2 free shirts!)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200 with 500GB $114.99
Case and Power Supply Combo: Rosewill Challenger ATX case and Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-550 550W PSU $104.98

Cooling: XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 $29.99

Total Price: $1,499.91

Maweirmo · Nov 17, 2011

MaWe's Build
Processor: I7-39030K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHZ - Combo with Below
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard Combo Price - $894.98
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 PC38500 16GB (4GBx4) - $74.99
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6870 Radeon HD 6870 - $189.99
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 SSD 60GB Sata II - $106.99
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 912 - 59.99
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition PRO750W - $114.99
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 - $34.99
DVD Burner: ASUS DVD Burner - $19.99

Total Price $1496.91

voxum · Nov 17, 2011

KillerInTheRye · Nov 17, 2011

1.KillerInTheRyes Best Bang for The Buck Build
2.Processor: Sandy Bridge-E 3930K $554.99 (Price after combo discount w/motherboard)
3.Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard $339.99
4.RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series Quad Channel Kit for X79 DDR3 1600Mhz 16GB $84.99
5.Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD6870 1GB GDDR5 Graphics Card $189.99
6.Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series 3 60GB SATA III 6Gbps SSD $109.99
7.Case: CoolerMaster HAF 912 Case $59.99
8.Power Supply: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Plus 700W Power Supply $64.99 (After combo deal w/Case)
9.Cooling: Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid Cooling System $58.99
10.DVD Burner: Lite-On 24X DVD Writer w/Lightscribe Support $18.99

Total Parts Cost = $1482.91
Shipping Cost = $14.21
Grand Total = $1497.15

Enough money left over for chewing gum.

shin0bi272 · Nov 17, 2011

Shin0bi272's 9/11 dedication re-build
Motherboard and Processor Combo: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard, $894.98
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666), $74.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5, $219.99
Hard Drive: HITACHI Deskstar 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache (*re-certified), $89.99
Case: Custom One-of modded Micron full tower case, Free
Power Supply: Red OCZ / PC Power and; Cooloing Silencer 750, $54.99
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H80 Liquid CPU Cooling System, $85.80
DVD Burner: BUSlink 16X DVD±RW/±R Drive,$49.99

Total Price (including power supply and dvd drive that I already have but included anyway): $1,470.73

System also has a 5in3 hot swappable front bay enclosure with 3x1tb WD RE3 drives in a Raid 5 on a Highpoint Rocket raid 2310. I didnt include these as they will be coming out for the upgrade... just wanted to explain what the weird looking thing was on the front of the case in the pic.

hapkido · Nov 17, 2011

hapkido's black belt build
Processor and Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 + Intel Core i7-3930K, $894.98
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1600, $84.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX560 TI, $244.99
Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD, $99.99
Case: NZXT GAMMA Classic Series, $35.99
Power Supply: Rosewill Green Series 630W 80 PLUS Certified, $59.99
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520, $34.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner, $19.99
T-shirt: ASUS "COMPROMISE IS FOR LOSERS" T-shirt, $0

Total: $1,475.91 (before shipping and mail-in-rebates)

ekopalm12 · Nov 17, 2011

Ekopalm's Adventure into Blue-ish thingy
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz - combo with below MB
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard w/combo- 894.98
RAM: (2x) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 - 44.99ea but 89.98 total
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6870 DC/2DI2S/1GD5 - 189.99
Hard Drive: Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW120G301 - 199.99
Case: Broadway Com Corp 939PL-BLACK Steel ATX Mid Tower - 40.99
Power Supply: Included in the Case above - 0.0
Cooling: Stock Cooler - 0.0
DVD Burner: LG Black Super Multi w/BR-RW WH12LS38 LightScribe Support - 81.99

Total 1497.92 without mail ins and shipping

g-unit1111 · Nov 17, 2011

G-Unit's Killer X79 LIQUID COOLED Budget Build

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 - $59.99
PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 - $89.99
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 - $339.99
CPU: 3.2 GHz Intel Sandy Bridge-E i7-3930 - $559.99
RAM: 16GB (4 x 4GB) G.Skill Ripjaw 1600MHz Quad Channel for X79 RAM 1.6V - $84.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200RPM - $119.99
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 6850 - $159.99
Optical: Samsung 22X DVD Burner - $19.99
Cooler: Corsair H50 - $66.99

Total: $1496

Note: The motherboard / CPU are part of this combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.770946

JamesSneed · Nov 17, 2011

1.James wth Sandy-E under $1,500
2. Processor and Motherboard: Asus X79 Sabertooth and Core i7 3930K $894.98
3. RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) $89.99
4. Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX560 DCII TOP $219.99
5. Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64Gb $119.99
6. Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel $54.99
7. Power Supply: SILVERSTONE Strider Essential series $69.99
8. Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus $25.99
9. Cooling: Retention Bracket for Hyper 212 $1.99
10. DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner $20.99

1498.90 Not including mail in rebates

lp231 · Nov 17, 2011

LP231's Intel Y U No sell 3930K @ $100 build
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard $339.99
RAM: G.Skill RipJaw Z $84.99
Graphics Card: ASUS HD6870 $189.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB $109.99
Case: NZXT Elite Source 210 $49.99
Power Supply: Rosewill 630w $59.99
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ $25.99
DVD Burner: Asus 24x DVD writer $19.99
Bracket: Cooler Master 2011 bracket for Hyper 212+/Evo $1.99
Before shipping+taxes
$1,482.90

NZXT Elite Source 210 has a front USB 3 running on internal header. Asus Sabertooth X79 has a internal USB 3 header so no more routing USB 3 cables through the back.

enorwood78 · Nov 17, 2011

Erik's I hate HD Prices
Processor: 3930k and AUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard price below
Motherboard: 3930k and ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard 894.98
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 71.99
Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 6870 1GB 189.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 149.99
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 price below
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750w modular 144.98
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus 25.99
DVD Burner: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer 18.99

TOTAL 1496.91

kresge97 · Nov 17, 2011

Kresge's Render Roller
Processor: i7 3930k Price below with MOBO
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard - 894.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B - 89.99
Graphics Card: ASUS 6950 2gb - 227.19
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F60GBGT-BK 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)- 114.99
Case: XION Solaris XON-403 Black with Green LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 44.98
Power Supply: 600W Builder Series CX600 ATX Power Supply 80PLUS - 61.46
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R1 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+ with adapter for lga 2011- 34.99
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM - 18.99

$1,489.57 without rebates

jfish2d · Nov 17, 2011

jfish2d's PWNAGE RIG
Processor/Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard/Intel Core i7-3930K ($894.98)
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 ($89.99)
Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 6850 ($159.99)
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC064D/AM 2.5" 64GB ($129.99)
Case: LIAN LI Lancool PC-K57 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($59.99)
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ($109.99)
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus ($25.99)
Cooling Adapter: COOLER MASTER RR-ACCY-2011-R1 Intel LGA2011 Retention Bracket ($1.99)
DVD Burner: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer ($18.99)

In building a raging system, one must put together a complete package from start to finish. I love Asus and Corsair. I've used them both for years. If I weren't limited to exactly $1500, I would have upgraded the Cooler to the Hyper 212 EVO. Unfortunately, it would have placed my build at $1500.90. As it stands, this system totals $1491.90. What wouldn't I do for this system? That's silly - I'd do anything

TheWhiteRose000 · Nov 17, 2011

Motherboard: Asus X79 $299
GPU: ASUS GTX550 $129
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8gb Quad Channel Kit.
Optical: Asus DVD Burner OEM $20
Power Supply: Mushkin 1000watt $149
Hard Drive: Kingston SSD V+ 96gb $120
CPU: Intel i7 $599
Cooling: Stock - Zalman CNPS9900 $67
Case: HEC Blitz Black Steel $39

Total Cost $1,486
Winning Right?

After much debate with myself and a little re-vamp here and there (after putting a AMD build up originally oops.)
This is the build I will use.

Prudy ain't it.

arska555 · Nov 17, 2011

edmontgo · Nov 17, 2011

Edmontgo’s Little Powerhouse Build

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 $339.99
Memory: Corsair Cengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) $49.99
Video Card: ASUS ENGTX550 TI $129.99
SSD: Crucial M4 64GB SATA III $119.99
Case: Antec 300 $54.99
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series HX750 $149.99
Blu-ray Drive: ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive $49.99

totaled at $1,494.92

scubastevo2005 · Nov 17, 2011

Ropski’s Go Big or Go Home Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor – Combo Price with Motherboard listed below.
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard- $894.98
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory - $44.99 (x2) - $89.98 (total of 16gb of memory)
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6870 DC/2DI2S/1GD5 Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express, with Dirt 3 PC Game ($49.99 value, comes free with card) - $189.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s - $109.99
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Combo Price with Power Supply listed below.
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS700-PCAAE3-US 700W ATX - $154.98 (combo Price with Case)
Cooling: ZALMAN CNPS7X LED 92mm Long Life Bearing V-Shaped Dual Heatsink – $39.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - $19.99

There is a total of $50.00 in Mail-In-Rebates (which is not included in the total price listed below)

Grand total before Shipping and tax is: $1499.90

JamesSneed · Nov 17, 2011

TheWhiteRose000 :

That may very well be the coolest build of the bunch, no CPU? :ouch:

Xtreme21Z · Nov 17, 2011

1.Xtreme21Z's Gamebox rev 2011 Build
2.Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K $599.99
3.Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard $339.99
4.RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series quad channel kit DDR31600 8GB (4x2GB) $69.99
5.Graphics Card: ASUS 6850 1GB $159.99
6.Hard Drive: Segate 500GB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s $109.99
7.Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion $69.99
8.Power Supply: Corsair TX650 Enthusiast Series 650W PSU $94.99
9.Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ $24.99w/ addtional fan for push/pull and universal bracket for socket 2011 $1.99
10.DVD Burner: Asus 24x SATA DVD Burner $24.99

Here's my build coming out to $$1,495.91 no mail in rebates, all instant rebates or promos! Its a strong build if you do alot of media transcoding/photo editing or audio. Strong game not nessecarily at crazy resolutions but she'll get the job done. If we had more options as far as GPU brands it could have been more flexible. Also HDD prices have gone through the roof in the last 3-4 months!!!! Let me know what you all think!

-Edited for typo.

lp231 · Nov 17, 2011

JamesSneed :

His build looks nice, sadly it doesn't have the 3 required components...

1. Intel Core i7 3930K
2. Asus Sabertooth X79
3. Asus graphic card

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