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bossman111

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Hi Everyone,

I have been saving up for years to buy a really awesome pc and I wanted to know what your opinions are on some of the options that I've chosen and what ideas you may have to better improve the system. I've spent weeks sorting through what I should put into it and this is what I've come up with so far;

Ram:
[strike]Crucial 16GB Kit (4GBx4) DDR4 2133 MT/s (PC4-17000) CL15 SR x8 Unbuffered DIMM 288-Pin Desktop Memory CT4K4G4DFS8213 [/strike]
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (4GBx4) DDR4 2400 MT/s

Optical Drive:
ASUS BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS 12X Blu-ray Internal Burner Drive with Disc Encryption

Case:
Cooler Master HAF X - Full Tower Computer Case with High Airflow Windowed Side Panel and USB 3.0

CPU:
Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor

MotherBoard:
[strike]ASUS ATX DDR4 3000 (O.C.) Motherboard X99-DELUXE[/strike]
ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME, Extended ATX x99 Motherboard , LGA 2011-V3 Socket, DDR4 3300Mhz+(OC)

CPU Cooler:
[strike]Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2) [/strike]
Noctua NH-D15

Hardrives:
2 x Western Digital 4 TB Green SATA III 5400 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM (Storage)
1 x Intel 520 Series Solid-State Drive 120 GB SATA 6 Gb/s 2.5-Inch (For OS)
1 x ASUS ROG RAIDR Express PCI-E 240GB PCIe 2.0 x 2 MLC Internal Solid State Drive

GPU:
[strike]2 x EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Black with G-Sync Support 6GB GDDR5 384Bit Graphics Card Dual-Link DVI-I DVI-D HDMI DP SLI [/strike]
2 x GTX 980 Geforce

Power Supply:
[strike]Corsair RM Series 1000 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply [/strike]
SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V SLI 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Monitor:
Samsung 28-Inch Ultra High Definition LED Monitor

I will appreciate any advice you guys can give me.




 
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YEP 4K will be fine
but 60 fps on ultra settings is quite doubtful
you could adjust between high to med to achieve 60 fps
AND DON'T FORGET TO SELECT SOLUTION
cause it will help the others
Another question; for the CPU cooler should I get the Corsair Hydro Series H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler or should I get the noctua nhd 15?
Price is not an issue here, maybe size might be an issue, if you know any other cooling units that operate much better then please inform me as soon as possible.
 


I would recommend the corsair one
 


Go for noctua d15 much better cooler i personally perfer air cooler more than liquid cooler.
liquid cooler have risks like leakage the pump can get damaged the worst thing that can happen to air cooler is fan stopped working in that case you can easily replace that.

Plus air cooler are less nosier than water cooler.
 


Hmm I think so too. Ill swap out for the Noctua d15 then, but I also heard that the Phanteks PH-TC90LS CPU Cooler is also a good buy.
 


CPU:
Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor

MotherBoard:
ASUS ATX DDR4 3000 (O.C.) Motherboard X99-DELUXE

The motherboard I am now looking at is the Asus Rampage V Extreme.

Edit: I have decided to go with the Asus Rampage V Extreme and have also changed the ram to
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (4GBx4) DDR4 2400 MT/s
 


Nice thanks for your help.
I also wanted to know if the Power Supply should be changed as well as I will not be taking the Titan GPUs anymore?