Trying to build the ultimate gaming rig (with good value) From 2k to 6k (hopefully closer to 2!)

[beenalongtime]

I'm in my 30's now (some might think that is too old for gaming) and finally have a decent amount of money to spend on a really good gaming rig. Since I work a lot I was thinking of just buying a prebuilt computer, possibly Alienware or Falcon.. Then I read how much they rip you off.. Although I have the money I don't like being ripped off! (surprise huh?) I built a computer about 15 years ago but that was a long time ago! So I could use some help.

I was thinking of a gaming rig between 2k to 6k (probably closer to 2k if you don't get much value for higher costs) It seems for about 3.5k you can get most of the best but I saw a gaming rig for 8k so maybe I am missing something.

I would like to play pretty much any game on ultra and hopefully be able to do so for the next 2-3 years. I guess in the next couple years I might be upgrading to OLED and 4k viewing so it would be nice to have that potential as well but not at such extreme pricing that in 2 years I could just replace those parts when those types of things are main stream. It would also be nice to have a case like Falcon's Frag Box so I can move it from my office to living room when people come over easily but if that sacrifices gaming quality I would not do it.

Also, if I would prefer someone else to build a computer for me, do you think local computer stores would be willing to put your components together for an hourly fee? Or maybe 10% of the cost of the items or something like that? I could see doing that as well.

Thanks everyone for your help!

 

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Check your PMs.

 

[Gracodana]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6hT6yc

This is really the best but I wouldnt say the 4 980's are really worth it maybe get 2 or 3 but 4 just wont scale that well.

 

[synphul]

That's sweet, I'd love to have a budget like that for a rig. No doubt you can build just about the best money can buy with a budget like that. A lot of the cost with places that prebuild systems is in the labor. Especially the ones who go the extra mile and route all the cables, sleeve the cables for you, put it through hours of burn in stability testing when sending an overclock out the door that they stand behind. It's a matter of whether you think that extra service is worth the cost.

Not trying to burst your bubble, but it's just not realistic to think that any top end pc built today will run all games on ultra 2-3yrs down the line. There will be new software, hardware, new versions of directX that your system isn't capable of etc etc. There is no way to future proof against technology that changes so quickly.

Will it play games better 2-3yrs down the road than a lower budget pc built today? Absolutely. Just don't get your heart set on 3yrs later still playing all games on max no matter what's released. It may have the horsepower, hard to say what will come along in a few years. I'd be willing to bet there will still be software changes and revisions and the tech itself will change. Best of luck, sounds like it'll be an awesome build.

 

[Gracodana]

That's sweet, I'd love to have a budget like that for a rig. No doubt you can build just about the best money can buy with a budget like that. A lot of the cost with places that prebuild systems is in the labor. Especially the ones who go the extra mile and route all the cables, sleeve the cables for you, put it through hours of burn in stability testing when sending an overclock out the door that they stand behind. It's a matter of whether you think that extra service is worth the cost.

Not trying to burst your bubble, but it's just not realistic to think that any top end pc built today will run all games on ultra 2-3yrs down the line. There will be new software, hardware, new versions of directX that your system isn't capable of etc etc. There is no way to future proof against technology that changes so quickly.

Will it play games better 2-3yrs down the road than a lower budget pc built today? Absolutely. Just don't get your heart set on 3yrs later still playing all games on max no matter what's released. It may have the horsepower, hard to say what will come along in a few years. I'd be willing to bet there will still be software changes and revisions and the tech itself will change. Best of luck, sounds like it'll be an awesome build.

So the next assassin's creed

 

[synphul]

I wasn't trying to be a wet blanket, but what happens when you pick up 3-4 high end dx11 cards and next year dx12 comes out? They're outdated and if/when new games support or are coded for dx12 you'll be behind the curve. Then dx13 or whatever comes next. There's just no way to know where tech is headed unfortunately, sometimes they reveal new tech and down the road it doesn't work out so becomes abandoned in favor of something else. That has a major impact on gaming and investing 1-2k in graphics cards alone is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[beenalongtime]

Thanks for your help guys. I have had a few private messages and after reading up on this site I settled for parts that ended up being around $2,600 with a single GTX 980 card, I figure I can add another one if needed. I haven't bought a new monitor yet. Right now I'm using a 47'' 1080P television which seems to have pretty low dp compared to other tv's. I will probably get a monitor but I'm so used to bigger screen I'd want it to be 35'' or larger.

 

[Gracodana]

Thanks for your help guys. I have had a few private messages and after reading up on this site I settled for parts that ended up being around $2,600 with a single GTX 980 card, I figure I can add another one if needed. I haven't bought a new monitor yet. Right now I'm using a 47'' 1080P television which seems to have pretty low dp compared to other tv's. I will probably get a monitor but I'm so used to bigger screen I'd want it to be 35'' or larger.

nice the build I said was way overkill good of you to realise. Happy gaming😉