Question What is the most overkill gaming PC you have ever seen

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I wouldn't go with a 4x ram kit, instead stick with a 2x kit, for stability's sake. Yeah, those GPU's are moot for gaming, unless you want to flush said funds down the toilet...or you're doing rendering work, i.e, it's a workstation machine.

but hey maybe all that VRAM will come in handy for 16K gaming in 30 years
That's not how tech works. If that were the case, pretty much all businesses will go out of business, as they would only need to make and sell a product once for every person.
 
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Lutfij said:
I wouldn't go with a 4x ram kit, instead stick with a 2x kit, for stability's sake. Yeah, those GPU's are moot for gaming, unless you want to flush said funds down the toilet...or you're doing rendering work, i.e, it's a workstation machine.
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I would, but then there is no way (according to PCpartpicker) that I can get to 128GB. What makes professional GPUs bad for gaming (other than high price and lack of driver support)
 
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Lutfij said:
That's not how tech works. If that were the case, pretty much all businesses will go out of business, as they would only need to make and sell a product once for every person.
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I understand that, I was merely commenting on the fact that 144GB VRAM (total) should be enough for 16K gaming. (assuming linear scaling and that 16GB is required for 4K currently but I know that some games may require more or less than that.)
 
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Aeacus said:
Not the overkill per se, but beefiest one is Google Quantum Computer,
article: https://www.sciencealert.com/google-quantum-computer-is-47-years-faster-than-1-supercomputer

Your 50K build is small pebble compared to it.
And with that, it doesn't matter how beefy of a list you make in pcpp, it doesn't give any bragging rights, since anyone could do it in pcpp.
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that's true, but I was referring more to traditional PCs, nothing quantum-related since quantum computers can't play games among other things.
 
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Order 66 said:
that's true, but I was referring more to traditional PCs, nothing quantum-related since quantum computers can't play games among other things.
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Your 50K build isn't traditional PC either. Loads of storage, 3x Quadro GPU etc.

Traditional PC is: CPU (non-Xeon/Threadripper), MoBo, RAM (8 or 16GB), 1x GTX/RTX or Radeon or Intel ARC GPU, 1-2 storage drives.
 
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Your 50K build isn't traditional PC either. Loads of storage, 3x Quadro GPU etc.

Traditional PC is: CPU (non-Xeon/Threadripper), MoBo, RAM (8 or 16GB), 1x GTX/RTX or Radeon or Intel ARC GPU, 1-2 storage drives.
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Is 32GB not considered traditional? By "traditional" I meant anything that can run windows and play games. No quantum computers mainly.
 
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Order 66 said:
My organization blocks youtube, please list the parts. I also live in a rural area and my internet is terrible (not by choice)
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It's derbauer putting a NUC (whole PC on a PCI card) into an PCs PCI/GPU slot anding up with two PCs inside the same case.
It's not so much that the performance or specs are huge, it's about the overkill of the matter, having two PCs that won't do any better than just the one.
 
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TerryLaze said:
It's derbauer putting a NUC (whole PC on a PCI card) into an PCs PCI/GPU slot anding up with two PCs inside the same case.
It's not so much that the performance or specs are huge, it's about the overkill of the matter, having two PCs that won't do any better than just the one.
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I have so many questions, how do you connect two PCs together and expect them to work (unless maybe there is integrated graphics involved somewhere?) I was thinking that you wouldn't be able to have a dedicated GPU but I guess technically you could.
 
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Order 66 said:
I have so many questions, how do you connect two PCs together and expect them to work (unless maybe there is integrated graphics involved somewhere?) I was thinking that you wouldn't be able to have a dedicated GPU but I guess technically you could.
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They are not connected together...problem solved.
The NUC has all the ports of a normal PC so it is connected to a different monitor, keyboard, mouse and anything else you need.
It only takes power from the main PC, it's just a hilarious thing to see, which is the only reason I posted it.
 
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Order 66 said:
What is the most overkill PC you have ever seen? Here is mine: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jaydenmiller123/saved/FFbbLk for "gaming" (I understand that the GPUs are NOT meant for gaming, but hey maybe all that VRAM will come in handy for 16K gaming in 30 years) 😉 I am also not sure if the PSU in the build is going to explode, but it was the only thing that had enough wattage to be comfortable.
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We often see people here that think they need an uber PC, and have a $20k or more budget.
Someone will throw together a list of parts for $19,998.

Meanwhile, 98.5% of that performance can be done for $3k.
 
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There was a guy here a few days ago that was complaining about his water cooled GTX 1080 Ti s malfunctioning. He didn't build the hard line tubing setup and hasn't maintained it for five years. Now most games these days don't support SLI, so basically powering a second 1080 Ti for no reason. I'm sure it was expensive and hasn't been used to its full potential much.

My suggestion was to replace the dual GPUs with a single one, and carry on. Apparently not enough money to do that...after buying what could only have been at least a $3000 machine.
 
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Order 66 said:
Is 32GB not considered traditional?
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A traditional PC is what? Office PC? Gaming PC? Workstation PC?

For office PC, 8GB of RAM is enough.
Gaming builds do well with 16GB of RAM.
Workstation builds would need 64GB (or more) RAM.

32GB is obscure amount. Too much for gaming but too little for proper workstation build.

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By "traditional" I meant anything that can run windows and play games.
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So, you don't consider Macintosh as a PC? Or a rig that runs GNU/Linux distro? 🤔


For OP builds, put into Google "quad-SLI", select Images and you'll get a lot of beefy PCs that look quite narly.
 
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Aeacus said:
A traditional PC is what? Office PC? Gaming PC? Workstation PC?

For office PC, 8GB of RAM is enough.
Gaming builds do well with 16GB of RAM.
Workstation builds would need 64GB (or more) RAM.

32GB is obscure amount. Too much for gaming but too little for proper workstation build.


So, you don't consider Macintosh as a PC? Or a rig that runs GNU/Linux distro? 🤔


For OP builds, put into Google "quad-SLI", select Images and you'll get a lot of beefy PCs that look quite narly.
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I understand where you are coming from, but I was having issues where 16GB was not enough. A game I was playing (Beamng.Drive, not sure if anyone else here has heard of it) changed their recommended requirements from 16GB of RAM to 32GB and I was getting warnings that I was running out of RAM with 16GB in my old system. Now sure you could say that's only one game, and you'd be right, but my assumption is that over the next few years we will start to see games use more than 16GB of RAM. As for Macs, I have to admit I should have specified that I was looking for OP gaming PCs (I changed the title now) but Macs have generally not been good for gaming. As for linux, I know that with the Steam Deck linux has made great strides with game compatibility, but I (and I'm sure many other people as well) want something that just works and that is what has put me off considering linux is potential lack of game compatibility and/or lack of user-friendliness.
 
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Order 66 said:
I understand where you are coming from, but I was having issues where 16GB was not enough. A game I was playing (Beamng.Drive, not sure if anyone else here has heard of it) changed their recommended requirements from 16GB of RAM to 32GB and I was getting warnings that I was running out of RAM with 16GB in my old system. Now sure you could say that's only one game, and you'd be right, but my assumption is that over the next few years we will start to see games use more than 16GB of RAM.
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BeamNG, yeah i know it. Successor of Rigs of Rods. Did play Rigs of Rods back in the day.

As of why BeamNG needs that much RAM, well - mods. The more mods you have in it + complex algorithms to go with them, the more RAM would also be needed. In a similar sense, heavily modded Skyrim can bog down any PC just as well.

But time will tell if bulk of the games shift towards needing more than 16GB of RAM or not. There are some AAA titles out now, that have 16GB as minimum requirement, while more is recommended.
Or on the flip side, PC gaming dies out and what we have left, is mobile gaming, while consoles are barely hanging on. Can't tell the future.

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and/or lack of user-friendliness.
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Nobody is saying that you have to go cold turkey with Debian. 😆 Get Linux Mint instead, since it's very similar to Win and would make the transition over easy.

Though, when it comes down to it, most GNU/Linux distros are far user friendly than Win is. With Win, loads of stuff are forced upon you, without any say on your part. E.g Win updates would be prime example.

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considering linux is potential lack of game compatibility
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Sole reason why i'm sticking with Win at the moment. Kinda sad actually that most games won't work on GNU/Linux as easily as on Win.

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I was looking for OP gaming PCs
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Take a server or any supercomputer in that matter. Install working Win on it, whereby it can game. Would it make the supercomputer to an OP gaming PC in your view?

In any event, here's review (more like build log) of way OP PC build, at that time (back in 2015), with quad-SLI GTX 480,
link: https://www.guru3d.com/review/geforce-gtx-480-4-way-sli-review/

Also found this;

"EVGA QUAD SLI GTX TITAN E-POWER ready! I will be overclocking this monster system in 3DMARK Firestrike all day LIVE next thursday at GSKILL booth in NANGANG Expo center. If your in Taipei for computex, come check out what it takes to extreme overclock a system like this on EVGA day June 6th @GSKILL booth I0118.."
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That is some serious hardware. Each 1.5kW PSU for one GTX Titan. All of them LN2 cooled. CPU too is LN2 cooled.
EVGA (Kingpin actually) really did like to push the boundaries. 😆
 
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20 years ago people used to find websites that let them make quotes for servers. Back then we already had listings over 200k. this is hardly a new idea.

ADA 6000 GPU aren't designed to play games on. They might look like a good idea but they generally aren't. Having more VRAM than you will ever need isn't useful either. I don't think you can SLI them per say. You would need special software just to use two at once. And by time games need more than 48gb of VRAM it will be obsolete

just wait for the 5090 as its likely to have more than 24gb now but less than 48gb. Also be actually useful in games. You could have two but 2nd one would be pretty pointless.

I would expect an Intel system could cost more too.

can't argue about storage unless its in raid...

i wouldn't get a 360mm radiator, maybe a 420, might not cost as much but well, it would cool better - https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product...0-a-rgb-689-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-acfre00109a

if you going nuts, get a custom water system instead of AIO.

And I would use this case instead... wish I could afford it: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/wsvD4D/silverstone-alta-f2-atx-full-tower-case-sst-alf2b-g
 
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I don't think affordability was the criteria for the list, I think he just put the most expensive item into the slot to get a silly price.

My silverstone case example is over 2k here, his case is cheap at only $749 (well, in comparison).
 
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Just because lots of games are coded crappily and memory leak is a thing that happens I wouldn't tell anybody that 32Gb is not recommended, it might not be used often if you shut everything down before gaming but when it will be used it will be making a difference.
Overkill?! Maybe! But that's the point of this thread, right?!
 
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