Need help with build! 4000-5000$ budget.

[aBeck]

Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: 4000-5000$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming,editing,watching films

Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country of Origin: (e.g.: Norway

Parts Preferences: Id like to use intel chipset (i7 2600k or extreme version 990x) some AMD eyefinity graffic cards (2 or 3)

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 btw: (i need 3 screens for my eyefinity settup)

Additional Comments: i want to have a solid case with watercooling, so this expensive build is going to come out safe when i throw it in my trunk and drive across continents.

"I am looking for the fastest possible hardware out there, to create a monster faster than the bat-mobile"

This is what i've putted together so far:



Screens: 3xBenQ 24" LCD G2420HD & Adapters

Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH X58, Socket-1366 ATX, X58, DDR3, 3xPCIe(2.0)x16, CFX&SLI, SATA6Gb/s, USB 3.0, FW, TUF, CeraM!X

Powersupply: Chieftec Nitro Series BPS-1200 1200W PSU ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus Bronze, Modular, 6x 6+2pin PCIe, 10x SATA, 140mm Vifte

SSD: Corsair SSD Force Series™ GT 120GB SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 555MB/515MB/s read/write, 85k IOPS (4k aligned)

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-990X Extreme Edition Socket-LGA1366, Six Core, 3.46Ghz, 12MB, 130W, QPI: 4,8GT/sec, Boxed w/fan

Ram:(overkill i know) Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 24GB Kit w/6X HyperX 4GB DDR3, CL9-9-9-27, 240pin

Ram cooling fan: Kingston HyperX Cooling Fan dual 60mm fans, supports up to 6 Memory Modules in a Motherboard Array

cdroom: Lite-On DVD/Blu-Ray Reader, iHOS104-37 SATA, 4x BD-ROM Read, 8x DVD-ROM Read, Bulk, BLACK

case/cpu cooling: Thermaltake Level 10 GT LCS Big Tower Vifter: 1x 200mm Front, 1x 140mm Bak, ATX, m/eATX, Innebygd væskekjøling

Harddrive: Western Digital VelociRaptor® 600GB 10000RPM, 32MB, 3,5", SATA 6GB/s (SATA 3.0)

GPU: (2x) XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 "Dual Fan" PCI-Express 2.1, 2xDVI, HDMI, 2xmini-DisplayPort, 800MHz

 

[cutebeans]

Your motherboard has the wrong socket

Get this z68 socket 1155.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131759

 

[aBeck]

im sry but i dont understand?, the intel core i7-990x is Socket-LGA1366, and the ASUS SABERTOOTH X58, is Socket-1366
how can that be wrong?

 

[battlemarz]

If you want to waste money you might as well wait until I7-3960X comes out alongside LGA2011 next month.

At least get decent monitors if you are spending way too much as well. 5K computers running on TN panels makes angels cry.

 

[striker410]

Either way, you SHOULD go with Z68. The i7-2600k is a much better deal than the 990x.

 

[aBeck]

but who can afford 3 screens with S-IPS panels 😀?

 

[battlemarz]

but who can afford 3 screens with S-IPS panels 😀?

Apparently you. But, you can get 3x24" e-IPS at 300-500 a piece. If you don't spend a grand on a processor and still want to spend 4k. Then there you go.

 

[vitornob]

CPU - Get the i7-2600k !
PSU - Why not the Corsair AX1200 (80plus Gold) ?

PS: Newegg delivers in Norway?

 

[casualbuilder]

This is a build i think you will like. I will explain under each unit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

This case will fit any cooler and vid card you want to put in it. It has very good airflow.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014

Corsair is in top of the PSU market. 1200W will grant you enough power for any SLI arrangement out there, and still give you some upgrade availability.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131642

Beast of a MoBo, as my brother says. Can do anything today has to offer, and great for OC's. Quad SLI capable.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115066

Same processor you had, just underclocked and half the price. You don't need much more than the i7 2600k, but since you picked a 6-core, this is the one you want. You can crank this puppy to 5.0GHz or close to it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106178

Best on newegg, and quite frankly, one of the best if not thee best air cooler out there. You will want this for max cpu performance.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127567

while the 590's are the elites, these 580's in SLI will perform ver well, and even give you 3 monitor display with absolutely no issues. They are a fraction of the price, and allow for better quality monitors.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

16Gb of RAM is way overkill, but its $75 for 2 sets, and quite frankly, with your budget, why not?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148444

M4 is probably the best SSD series on the market right now, and with dual 512GB running in RAID0, you will be cookin! and have plenty of room to store all your kick ass games!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

LiteON is one of the most reputable companies for drives, and it is equipped with LightScribe, Blu-Ray burner.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001431

1ms response time...do i need to to say any more? 27" and one of the best prices for this quality i believe.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800999283

on the house for your gpu's. happy gaming!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134527

on the house for your RAM

I through in a regular cd/dvd burner just in case you dont want to wear down your blu-ray drive, and total is $4,981.83. You will be getting back $65 in MIR on top of this, so in actual price:

$4,916.83

 

[striker410]

but who can afford 3 screens with S-IPS panels 😀?

Getting an awesome build and blowing money are two separate things. No sense getting a more expensive processor, when a newer cheaper one beats it. I also must say I don't think the money is being managed well. Too little spent on GPU's (especially for 3 screens) and too much spent on stuff like the RAM cooling fan and the Velociraptor.

 

[jmsellars1]

Yeah to be honest those RAM fans are pointless, you don't need the cooling so it's just adding noise for no reason.

 

[jmsellars1]

I would buy this for the system itself:

Intel Core i7-2600k - $314.99
16GB Corsair Vengeance LP - $104.99
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z - $349.99
Crucial M4 256GB - $382.99
2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB in RAID 0 - $119.98
3 x MSI Lightning Xtreme GTX 580 (Fermi) 3GB - $1782
Corsair AX-1200 - $279.99
Coolermaster HAF 932 - $159.99
Noctua NH-D14 - $85.99
LG Blu ray Burner - $69.99

Total - $3750.88

3 x ASUS VG236HE 23'' 120Hz - $959.97

Grand Total - $4610.87

Only really put those monitors in for 120Hz but get the 3d glasses too and you have 3d surround.

EDIT: If you don't care about 120Hz I would get 3 of those Samsung 27'' monitors.

 

[aBeck]

Thanks for the help guys! many wice opinions, ill come back with an update for my final purchase tomorrow!

ABeck---

 

[aBeck]

one question tho "Casualbuilder"
does that gpu support "eyefinity" or is there another mode expect from "amd's eyefinity" that gives the same "extra side wiev" in games?

 

[casualbuilder]

UMM, i think AMD is the only "Eyefinity" gpu, but nVidia has PhysX. I won't start on why i think nVidia is better for fear of hurting people's feelings. Ill just say thats what i recommended cuz thats what i believe is better. especially for multi-monitor setups.

 

[aBeck]

thanks Casuabuilder, im a amd racist aswell but ive mad the eyefinity settup as an exception, but if you say so! ill go with nVidia, 2 secounds and ill throw in the final build 😀

 

[casualbuilder]

awesome. again, from benches and a lot of personal research, a GTX580 smokes any single card from AMD/ATI. I think you will be happy!

 

[aBeck]

okey Casualbuilder ive put together what you settup and it looks awfully awsome
But (im sry im not to familiur with overclocking) i thought the processors without a "k" in the intel series was not unlocked? am i wrong? or how do you make that procedure? guide or links please ! ;D

 

[casualbuilder]

you are wrong in this sense. the 9xx's for intel is their six-core processor line. My bro has this chip, and had it OC'd to 4.5 on stock HSF. With that Frio? you are in the range of 5.0GHz.

 

[casualbuilder]

BTW, thank you for choosing my build. Make your own decision about this though, as other people have stated other option. Please post your final build though so the people running $1,000 systems can druel...lol

 

[striker410]

I must say that an i7-2600k is the way to go. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/157?vs=287 A $300 processor beating a $550 processor? Worth it. Plus if you get the right board, you can upgrade to Ivy Bridge when it comes out.

 

[aBeck]

hehe, Casualbuilder if you dont mind taking a look at my current build.
Im wondering if my current build actually can be upgraded to look somewhat near what im aiming for 😉
take a look and comment if you have time 😉!
PS: soon done with the "main" build

Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 B3, Socket-1155 ATX, P67, DDR3, 2xPCIe(2.0)x16, Crossfire, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, FW, BT, EFI

SSD: Corsair SSD Force Series™ F60A, 60GB SATA2, 2,5", 285MB/275MB/s read/write, incl 2,5" to 3,5" bracket
PCU: Corsair TX650M 650W PSU ATX 12V V2.31, 80 Plus Bronze, Modular. 2x 6+2-pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 140mm Vifte
GPU: Gainward GeForce GTX 560Ti 1GB PhysX PCI-Express 2.0, GDDR5, 2xDVI, HDMI, 822MHz
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2300 Processor Socket LGA1155, 2,8GHz, 6MB, Boxed
ram: Kingston ValueR. DDR3 1333MHz 4GB, CL9 Kit w/2x ValueRAM 2GB DDR3
mintor: Samsung 21,5" LED Syncmaster S22A300B 1920x1080, 2ms, VGA/DVIH Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar® Green™ 1TB SATA 3Gb/sec, RPM = IntelliPower, 64MB

 

[aBeck]

can you name such a board striker?
Ive decided to pick the i7 2600k

 

[striker410]

Yeah, you can definitely work with that! The i5-2300 is a great little processor, but you can't overclock.
So, why do you want to upgrade? Seems like you have a damn fine build for now.

 

[striker410]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=asrock+gen3&x=0&y=0

Any of these boards will work. I recommend the P67 Extreme4, but it's up to you.