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Asus Motherboard SABERTOOTH X79
http://www.lordofthe.net/117678?language=en¤cy=USD  325.52
Intel Core i7-3930K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492 599.99
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145347 89.99
COOLER MASTER ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 59.99
Coolmax CUG-700B Green Power 700W SLI
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000G702RI 99.82
60GB Vertex Plus 2.5" SATA II MLC SSD
http://www.provantage.com/ocz-technology-oczssd2-1vtxpl60g~7OCZT0NK.htm 72.97
ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti
https://www.yourholidaysource.com/products.php?product=ASUS-ENGTX560-TI-DCII{47}2DI{47}1GD5-GeForce-GTX-560-Ti-%252d%252d-2T6O004XYL9HJ01%0D%0A 179.99
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
http://www.alwayslowest.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=shop.dspSpecs&part=38514327 28.57
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 19.99

TOTAL 1476.83

Here it is the best prices i could find on the net with no rebate.
 
 
Bill's Bill2k12
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard $339.99
Combo Deal for Motherboard + CPU = -$45
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 $89.99
Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6770 DC/2DI/1GD5 Radeon HD 6770 1GB $124.99 w/$20 Prepaid Visa Rebate = $104.99
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series CSSD-F60GB2-BRKT-A 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $104.99
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case $99.99 w/$5 Prepaid Rebate Card = $94.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W $69.99 w/$10 Prepaid Visa Rebate = $59.99
Cooling: CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 $73.74
DVD Burner: ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM $16.99

Didn't bother with a DVD-writer. I haven't had to use a DVD burner in years, and I load all my OSes via USB now. Never know when you'll need to read one though!

Final Price: $1475.66 w/o rebates or shipping, $1440.66 w/o shipping w/rebates.
 
Lapton's Cool PC for a $1,500 Budget
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K- ($599.99)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard- ($339.99)
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Z 4x4GB DDR3 1600 CAS 9- ($84.99)
Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 6950 DCUII- ($289.99)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 7200rpm ($79.99)
Case: NZXT GAMMA ($35.99)
Power Supply: XIGMATEK 700W- ($59.95)

Total- $1490.89

The inflated HDD prices forced me to choose the cheapest one I could find. If you want to install something on a faster drive, use ASUS' RAM Disk software.
 
Jesse's Cool Sabertooth Build

1.Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz Processor $599.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492 2. ASUS Sabertooth x79 LGA 2011 Motherboard $294.99 after Combo with CPU - $45.00 Instant Discount)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131801
3. CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4.4GB) DDR3 1600 Quad Channel Ram $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143
4. ASUS EAH6770 PCI EXPRESS 2.1 Video Card $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121468
5. HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB 7200 RPM SATA III HDD $149.99
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145533]
6. LIAN LI Lancool PC-K59 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.49 after Promo Code 25% off - $17.50 Discount)
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112319]
7. COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power 600W Power Supply $60.99
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171039]
8. CORSAIR H80 Liquid CPU Cooler $93.99
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016]
9. SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner $17.99
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151252]
 
Erick's Badass Budget Powerhouse



Processor: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $894.98

Motherboard: Motherboard included in combo with processor. See above.

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) - $89.99

Graphics Card: ASUS EAH6950DCII/2DI4S/2G Radeon HD 6950 -$284.99


Hard Drive: HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB (Free 24x DVD burner w/ purchase, limited offer) - $99.99

Case: XION XON180P ATX Mid Tower Case - $49.99

Power Supply: Power Supply included with case.

Cooling: Corsair CWCH50-1 Hydro H50 CPU Liquid Cooler - $64.99

DVD Burner: Included free with the hard drive.




Total: $1484.93



The combos save quite a bit of money. Hard drive prices have raised due to the flood in Thailand so I probably could have saved more money if the hard drive was bought a few months ago. This is actually a pretty good rig for the price. =]

 
 
 
Fry's Friday ad helped me build.
Processor: The Cheapest CPU for LGA 2011, $600
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard $340
Rebate: CPU & Mobo -$45
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 8GB Cas7 $65
Graphics Card: ASUS 6850 Graphics Card $160
SSD: Corsair Force GT 120 GB $185 from Fry's
Secondary Hard Drive: 1TB WD Caviar Black I have spare, lying around, $0, but link to Amazon anyways
Case: Antec 300 $38 from Fry's
Power Supply: Seasonic 650W Modular $100, after $30 off w/ promo code EMCJJJE54, ends 11/21
Cooling: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo $35
Cooling: Adapter for Coolermaster $2
DVD Burner: Liteon DVD Burner $20
I rounded all the prices, but if I did my formula in Open Office correctly, that's roughly $1 under budget.
The Power Supply can be swapped for the 620W M12II for $90 if the rebate code doesn't count after it has expired, and then I'm $11 under. The seconday HD is optional, but I included it because I would want it in the build. I realize it would be no fair if I said I had a spare 3930K CPU, but this is just a spare HD I have new in OEM packaging still. I suppose I could put it for sale on ebay, for $.01 and charge $200 s&h.
 
1.JJ's Build
2.Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz - $894.98
3.Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard - Combo with CPU above
4.RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 - $89.99
5.Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $199.99
6.Hard Drive: HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $99.99
7.Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with Five Fans, window side panel, top HDD dock - Combo see below $179.98
8.Power Supply: Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI & CrossFire, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7, i5" - Combo with above
9.Cooling: Intel BXRTS2011AC Sandy Bridge-E Air Cooler - CPU Fan, LGA 2011 - $29.99
10.DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner, Black SATA Model AD-7280S-0B - OEM - Combo with HDD = $0

Just enough $$ for a Kingwin CF-012LB 120mm Case fan - $4.99

TOTAL : $1499.91
 
1. Rage's surprisingly difficult $1500 Intel Build
2. Processor & Motherboard combo: Intel Core i7-3930K along with Asus Sabertooth $894.98
3. RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 @1333Mhz $64.99
4. Graphic Card: ASUS AMD HD6870 w/free copy of Dirt 3 $189.99
5. Hard Drive: WD Caviar Blue 500GB $119.99 (Jesus Christ! that crazy expensive!)
6. Case & Power Supply Combo: Cooler Master Solent Pro M700 700W w/ Cooler Master HAF 912 $154.98
7. Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0579 (best of the worst) $34.99
8. DVD/Burner: LITE-ON X24 $18.99

Total Cost: $1478.91

Total Cost w/ shipping: $1500.21
 
Cool N'Quite

Trying to get the most cool system by picking quality components that reduce heat through more efficient design. Quite, cool system with a smaller carbon footprint without the sacrifice in performance.

Processor & Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth & i7-3930K $894.98

RAM: G.SKILL ECO 8GB $89.99

1.35V(cool stuff here), 1600 quad channel and 8 gigs.

Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX560 $199.99

"...temperature did increase by 13 degrees Celsius after... over clocking under a full load... remained cooler than a stock Radeon HD 6950. The stock ASUS ENGTX560 Ti DCII TOP finished at 19% cooler than the Radeon HD 6950, and the overclocked ASUS ENGTX560 Ti DCII TOP 4% cooler... Radeon HD 6950. Note that the fan was not at 100%..."-HardOCP review ASUS ENGTX560

Plus an Asus shirt!

Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex Plus $79.99

Can't get any more cool than an SSD.

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 912 $59.99

"This is an extremely nice mid-tower. This case is designed for extreme airflow, hence the name, but also gives you the option of water-cooling..."-ClubOC.net

Power Supply: FSP Group AURUM GOLD 400W $76.99

Gold rating more efficient.

Cooling: CORSAIR H40 $74.99

Evacuate heat directly out of case or have it pull fresh air out of the back and have the top wick the heat right out of the case.

DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $19.99

Has E-Green, apparently helps conserve energy.

Total: $1,496.91$

MIR -30$
Shipping 20.43$
Shipping+MIR 1487.34$

Having 13.66 to blow on USB toys, priceless.
 
Long time lurker on Tom's forums, figured I'd throw my hat into the ring on this one :) so here goes:

Dameun's lga2011 build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard $339.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $59.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti $244.99
Hard Drive: HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $99.99
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 400R $99.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W $94.99
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus $25.99
Cooling Adapter for lga 2011 Cooler Master LGA2011 Bracket Free Upgrade Program from CM website $0.00
DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner $20.99 (Free as gift with purchase of the HDD)

Total: $1586.91

combo deals:
-$45 motherboard+cpu
-$20 case+psu
-$20.99 free DVD burner with purchase of the HDD limited offer

total: $1500.92
 
Mrmotion's Build
Processor/Motherboard Combo: ASUS SabertoothX79 & I73930k $894.98
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB $59.99
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 560 $199.99
Hard Drive: WD Raptor 74Gb Recert. $54.99
Case&PS: Antec Sonata w/ 620W PS $159.99
Cooling: Corsair H80 $93.99
DVD Burner: ASUS DVD Burner $16.99

Grand Total $1485.92


Mrmotion's SLI Build
Processor/Motherboard Combo: ASUS SabertoothX79 & I73930k $894.98
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB $59.99
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 550 TI $129.99x2 =259.98
SSD: OCZ Vertex 30GB 64.99
Case: APEX Vortex $19.99
Cooling: CM Hyper 212+ $25.99
2011 retention bracket free from CM by going to their website http://coolermaster-usa.com/landing/lga2011/
DVD Burner: ASUS DVD Burner $16.99
PS: Rosewill Hive 750W $99.99
Storage: WD Cavair Blue 250gb recert. 49.99

Grand Total $1492.89
 
 
 
Warning: This build attempts solely to achieve the coolest build possible, with little consideration for adverse effects on performance. It will also likely be loud as hell running a Corsair H80, two 180mm fans, and six high airflow 120mm fans.

As cool as I can get it.

Processor: Core i7 - 3930K (Combo with Mobo)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard $894.98 (includes CPU price)
RAM: Crucial 2GB DDR3 1066 - $14.99
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 430 - $59.99
Hard Drive: Intel 40GB SSD - $74.99
Case: SilverStone Raven RV03B-WA - $159.99
Power Supply: Corsair TX550M - $99.99
Cooling: Corsair H80 CPU Cooler - $93.99
Cooling: 6x Scythe Slipstream 120mm Case fans - $47.94
DVD Burner: ASUS 24x DVD Burner - $24.99
Misc: 2.5 -3.5 bracket - $9.99

Total - $1491.83

It should be noted that there is a quantity discount on the Scythe slipstream fans.
 
DynamoNED's "Maxim 37" Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K LGA2011 3.2GHz CPU - $599.99
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA2011 Motherboard - $339.99
RAM: GeIL Enhance CORSA 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 RAM - $94.99
Graphics Card: ASUS ASUS ENGTX560 DCII GTX 560 1GB Card - $199.99
Hard Drive: Patriot Pyro 60GB SATA III SSD - $124.99
Case: Rosewill RANGER ATX Case - $79.99
Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream 700W Modular PSU - $129.99
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $34.99
Cooling: LGA2011 Retention Bracket for Hyper 212 Series - $1.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - $19.99

Total before allowed discounts: $1,626.90

Allowed Discounts: -$133.00
ASUS Sabertooth X79 & Intel Core i7-3930K Combo: -$45.00
GeIL Enhance CORSA 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 RAM Instant Rebate: -$10.00
Patriot Pyro 60GB SATA III SSD Instant Rebate: -$19.00
Rosewill RANGER ATX Case Instant Rebate: -$10.00
OCZ ModXStream 700W Modular PSU Instant Rebate: -$40.00
OCZ ModXStream 700W Modular PSU 10% Off Promo Code OCZBLKNOV: -$9.00

Final Total: $1,493.90

Related: Maxim 37 Build Wish List on Newegg


 
Nate's Beast PC
1. Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth x79 ... $339.99
2. Processor: Intel Core i7-960 3.2 ghz ... $229.99
3. RAM: Corsair Vengence 2x4GB DDR3-1600 ... $64.99
4. Graphics Card: Asus GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 ... $499.99
5. Case: Ultra U12-40670 BLACK Edition Full-Tower ... $99.96
6. Hard Drive: Wester Digital AV 320GB 7200 RPM ... $43.99
7. Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 850 Watt ... $159.99
8. DVD Burner: LG GH22NS50 Internal DVD Drive ... $39.99

Grand Total: $1478.89

As long as nothing is overclocked (shouldn't have to), it should be perfectly fine as far as temps.





********EDIT: READ MY NEW POST FURTHER DOWN*********
 
1. JD's Sub-Zero Build
2. Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2 GHz Six-Core – Bundled w/ Motherboard
3. Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 TUF Edition Motherboard – $894.98
4. RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600MHz - $79.99 After $10 promo code EMCJJJC22
5. Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 6850 - $159.99 w/ Free Dirt 3 Game
6. Hard Drive: Corsair NOVA Series 2 60GB SSD - $89.99
7. Case: Antec Three Hundred - $54.99
8. Power Supply: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W - $59.99 After $10 promo code EMCJJJC23
9. Cooling: Cosair Hydro H100 - $109.99
10. DVD Burner: ASUS 24x DVD Burner – $19.99
11. Case Fans: Rosewill 120mm Blue LED 4 Pack – $12.99
12. Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 - $12.98

TOTAL - $1495.88

*EDIT* - I changed RAM to a Quad Channel setup, brought video card down a bit, added more fans and thermal compound to keep it cool, and found a better deal on motherboard/CPU combo. Better overall build now...
 
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