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Most Expensive Compatible PC Build!

SachMcFunny

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Nov 11, 2013
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For all of you rich gamers out there, I decided to put together the most expensive gaming pc build (I was bored lol 😛 )
I (didnt) put this build together and it can (probably) run every game on extreme settings apart from on Crysis 3.
This includes a monitor and an OS.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nnOs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nnOs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nnOs/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($1039.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 65g Thermal Paste ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme11 EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($595.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2800 Memory ($1200.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2800 Memory ($1200.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2800 Memory ($1200.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2800 Memory ($1200.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 910 Series Ramsdale 800GB PCI-E Solid State Disk ($3735.48 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel 910 Series Ramsdale 800GB PCI-E Solid State Disk ($3735.48 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel 910 Series Ramsdale 800GB PCI-E Solid State Disk ($3735.48 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel 910 Series Ramsdale 800GB PCI-E Solid State Disk ($3735.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V9800 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($2737.62 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V9800 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($2737.62 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Thermaltake VN10006W2N-B ATX Full Tower Case ($394.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling 1200W ATX Power Supply ($453.60 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHBS112-29 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($116.27 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHBS112-29 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($116.27 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 3-Pack (OEM) (64-bit) ($539.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Sharp PNR903 60Hz 90.0" Monitor ($16605.92 @ Amazon)
Total: $45284.05

Anyone up for a 90" monitor?

 


Thats a horrible gaming build. you have more memory sticks than the motherboard has slots(motherboard has 8 slots and you have 16 sticks of ram). Also one of those very expensive SSD's couldn't even be used, when using 2 dual slot gpus on that board only 3 pci-e slots will be available to use. The video cards are expensive because they are workstation cards and they are not all that good for gaming. I could build a rig that would decimate that one in games for just what 1 of those workstation gpus costs.
 
The mother board only supports 8 sticks of Ram. I guess its nice to have a backup set if you have the money lol.

Awesome for video editing and such, but not gaming. Try 4 titans for marking up price or 4 780 ti's for performance.

Replace the cooler with a custom loop. Theoretically you to expand the price to infinity by using a series of external radiators after each component that is cooled. (to make that possible you could have a custom case built and use pci riser cables to have space to have tubing go to each card.)

The price limit on a PC isnt 45k or even 100k but infinite.
 


Get a dual cpu motherboard and fill every slot with 690s for the price and the gaming performance.