Best RAM For My Build

[TheUnknownPC]

Whats Your Budget and Ill come up with a POWER House

 

[sora]

Starting with the RAM. They are both excellent modules. The performance difference you be 0%-.01% so just pick the one that's most appealing to you (They were the same Speed and CAS, right?).

As for SSD/HDD. You can RAID 5 if you'd like. You can Also JBOD too. I have 3 SSD's and 1 HDD. I use one SSD for Windows and Misc programs. I use the second for more space, installing games and other programs onto it. I use the thrid SSD as a Cache for the HDD. Lastly, the HDD stores all of my videos, pics, music, and other programs.

I use a HDD because it offers more space at a cheaper price but has a slower speed. Since I don't need the speed for such files it's ok. If you can go for something like 1.5TB - 2TB of SSD storage and think that will be enough, go for it. Otherwise, get SSD's as you see fit for however much storage you need, and get a large HDD for the rest.

Ok, I think its time for a big roundup of the various components everyone has listed. I am not familiar with using PCPartPicker so I just manually put in some hyperlinks to the relevant websites. As always this proposed setup can be challenged by someone that thinks they have a more powerful solution.

CPU : Intel Core i7 4930K http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Hyper-Threading-Technology-Virtualisation-Directed/dp/B00EMHM622

GPU : (3-way SLI) EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Classified K | NGP | N Edition http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-3888-KR(is the performance boost with this worth it, as in a comparison it did fare better in some aspects)

Motherboard : Rampage IV Black Edition http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/RAMPAGE_IV_BLACK_EDITION/

Or

ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS Dual LGA 2011 Intel C602 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 SSI EEB Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131817(is this even a contender? It was recommended to me by someone)

Memory : G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 DRAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231507

Storage : Samsung 840 EVO
http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P174266P?awc=2371_1394381106_b581daaf38c2208eeba9880dd3c7a8d9
(I am starting to think I would be better of with just one. Is this purely a question of how space I actually need?)

Case : Corsair Obsidian Series® 900D Super Tower Case http://www.corsair.com/en-us/obsidian-series-900d-super-tower-case

PSU : (as of yet unreleased) Corsair AX1500i Power Supply

Optical drive : LG GGW-H20L Blu-ray Drive/HD DVD Reader http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/pc-peripheral/1499/lg-ggw-h20l-blu-ray-drive-hd-dvd-reader/

Sound card : ASUS Xonar Essence STX
http://www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_Essence_STX/

Cooling : This a whole other beast and for a build such as this I will be opening a different thread specifically to help me build a custom water loop after I have finalised the parts on this thread.

I personally love this build and honestly, you don't really need more than one SSD unless you plan on storing every single file you have on there.

 

[SmileyChief]

Whats Your Budget and Ill come up with a POWER House

My budget is infinite. That may sound weird, but I am financially stable enough to spend whatever it takes on this build. That’s why I asked for the highest quality components with the most power.

 

[Illumynization]

Whats Your Budget and Ill come up with a POWER House

My budget is infinite. That may sound weird, but I am financially stable enough to spend whatever it takes on this build. That’s why I asked for the highest quality components with the most power.

This being said, I don't think he is trying to blow money one a 4960X that will be outdated just as fast as a 4930K and give the same performance at double/half the cost.

Let's also not push him to get servers and such. Just stick to a dream build desktop with the highest quality and performance parts.

Remember everyone, he will be using 4K monitor with a min 60 fps on BF4. Typically I think 4K monitors are 120Hz so getting 120 fps is key but triple 780ti's should knock that outta the park.

Yes the SSD is purely about how much space you need. They have great performance but get pricey when you need to get lots of storage room. Since that is not an issue, get however much storage you need in SSD space and don't even bother with HDD.

Get the ASUS Rampage board. You do not need a Dual 2011 server board.

Like you said, cooling is a whole other issue. Once you get the beast put together, users can help you with a liquid loop.

 

[SmileyChief]

I have another question about the terms around ram. Searching the web for the ram I would like I keep seeing 'PC3' with a number like 12000 after it. What does this mean? Is a higher number better. For example

G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231507

G.SKILL Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231590

Does the higher number mean the 19200 is faster or something else?

 

[Tradesman1]

The PC# number indicates the type - i.e. PC3 is DDR3 PC2 = DDR2 etc, then the number indicates the theoretical number of M/Ts ( Mega Transfers / per second that the DRAM is capable of (roughly equates to MegaBytes per second), basically just another way to identify the DRAM