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

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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.

 

[Colif]

reads compatibility notes

Note: The Thermaltake Level 20 ATX Full Tower Case supports video cards up to 310mm long, but video cards over 260mm may block drive bays. Since the PNY VCNRTX6000ADA-PB RTX 6000 Ada Generation 48 GB Video Card is 267mm long, some drive bays may not be usable. The Thermaltake Level 20 ATX Full Tower Case hard drive bays are positioned where some of the bays may be physically blocked when using longer video cards.

All of the drives might not fit. I know its a dream PC but I would drop 2 of the GPU and keep the storage as its more likely to be used eventually.

Note: When the motherboard expansion slot PCIE_2 (x16 @x8) is used, expansion slot PCIE_1 (x16) will run in x8 mode.

Another reason to only have 1 GPU

 

[Order 66]

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

Yeah, as far as storage goes, the idea is to install the entirety of steam on one PC (I know it's not possible because of cost, but then again if I could buy this part list then I could probably afford it.) As far as the RTX 6000 GPUs, couldn't you just use NVlink?

 

[Aeacus]

but then again if I could buy this part list then I could probably afford it.

This reminds me the 2nd most expensive build i put together for user in TH forums. Didn't get a word back from OP, but they most likely bought it (at least, OP selected my build as Best Answer);
topic: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/10k-gaming-pc.3112056/#post-19344030

Of course, that beefy build i put together was for the TH contest, back in 2017,
topic: https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...imited-budget-category.2931417/#post-18485779

Though, most expensive build i've put together for OP in TH forums was 15K build. Sadly, mod saw the topic as trolling and killed it. Still, it remains as a reminder,
topic: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/looking-for-a-15k-pc-build-part-list.2867050/#post-18169336

 

[USAFRet]

Sadly, mod saw the topic as trolling and killed it.

As is always the case when someone requests a PC like that.

 

[Aeacus]

As is always the case when someone requests a PC like that.

😆

Though, the topic where OP asked 10K build and where i got BA, wasn't killed why? Is there some limit at which point, if the budget is more than that, it is considered as trolling and topic is killed? 🤔

 

[USAFRet]

😆

Though, the topic where OP asked 10K build and where i got BA, wasn't killed why? Is there some limit at which point, if the budget is more than that, it is considered as trolling and topic is killed? 🤔

No, there is not a hard limit.

Just whoever happens to see it (if anyone), and their sensibilities on the day.
Along with text in the starting question.

 

[stonecarver]

Though, most expensive build i've put together for OP in TH forums was 15K build. Sadly, mod saw the topic as trolling and killed it. Still, it remains as a reminder,
topic: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/looking-for-a-15k-pc-build-part-list.2867050/#post-18169336

Nice system you put together back than and holy cow the price tag 😵

Fast forward and not even windows 11 compliant.😡

I would never have the money to do a new build like that and that's why I have no problem going high end used parts. I used to every 2 years spend about $ 1,200.00 and upgrade until I realize how stupid I was. It felt like when your new on ebay and the bidding is down to the last day and you keep bidding on YOURSELF. Someone else does 1 bid and now your on the hook for all your in between stupid bids.
Your happy you won auction but feel empty you paid so much bidding yourself up.
Parts are parts.

 

[Aeacus]

Nice system you put together back than and holy cow the price tag 😵

Fast forward and not even windows 11 compliant.😡

If i'd have 10K to spend, i'd get this for myself;
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9fmcbL

Of course, that's just the core of the build, without extras (UPS, fans, CableMod, peripherals, monitors and the like).

I would never have the money to do a new build like that and that's why I have no problem going high end used parts.

I'm not rich enough to buy used parts.

 

[stonecarver]

I'm not rich enough to buy used parts.

You and me both 😉
My car is 32 years old I just keep a solid ear out on what I'm looking for and hit when I see a supper low price.
I'm not cheap but I paid $750.00 for a mint 1992 $75,000 car. all it needed was a cold start valve so far 10 years of service. The valve is $700-800 new. Ebay I paid $ 42.00

 

[Aeacus]

My car is 32 years old I just keep a solid ear out on what I'm looking for and hit when I see a supper low price.

Buying used cars is fine (bought one myself, when car was 13 y.o) since cars, when kept well, last for decade or two. Some even more.

Now, electronics, namely PC hardware, depends on the part. Buying used CPU is fine, since it's the most durable component within PC and can last easy 10 years.
Same essentially goes to PC case/fans, RAM, MoBo.

Buying used GPU - i advise against. Especially since 2nd hand market is now flooded with old, used mining GPUs. And that is not all, used GPUs can have all sorts of issues, some that you can't even tell without proper testing.
GamersNexus covered possible used GPU issues nicely;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2VkkEHDG5E


And never, i mean NEVER, buy an used PSU. There's no telling what kind of abuse used PSU has seen and if it even works within ATX PSU standard.

Oh, used SSD/HDD is also bad idea since there's no telling what kind of malware they come with. Especially since there are malware out there that can survive format.

 

[Order 66]

If i'd have 10K to spend, i'd get this for myself;
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9fmcbL

Of course, that's just the core of the build, without extras (UPS, fans, CableMod, peripherals, monitors and the like).

that leaves you about $1000+ to spend on a nice monitor. I am kind of a sucker for OLED because I have never used anything that had it outside of my phone, but would love an OLED TV or monitor. It's too bad the monitors are so expensive.

 

[Aeacus]

I am kind of a sucker for OLED because I have never used anything that had it outside of my phone, but would love an OLED TV or monitor. It's too bad the monitors are so expensive.

VA panel and i'm good. Other panel types have all sorts of issues i dislike.

E.g:
TN - terrible color accuracy, contrast ratio
IPS - terrible contrast ratio
OLED - burn-in issues, poor reliability, doesn't like humidity
QLED - poor contrast ratio

VA panel is like jack of all trades, except with great contrast ratio. Currently looking at VA panel as well.

 

[Order 66]

VA panel and i'm good. Other panel types have all sorts of issues i dislike.

E.g:
TN - terrible color accuracy, contrast ratio
IPS - terrible contrast ratio
OLED - burn-in issues, poor reliability, doesn't like humidity
QLED - poor contrast ratio

VA panel is like jack of all trades, except with great contrast ratio. Currently looking at VA panel as well.

I thought that modern TN had color accuracy on par with IPS. I received a TN monitor for Christmas knowing what it was and thought that the colors and contrast were going to be terrible compared to the 60hz IPS I was using before, but I haven't really noticed much of a difference as far as colors or contrast. I also thought that VA panels had terrible motion rendering but good contrast and good black levels. I am pretty sure that OLED panels have mechanisms to prevent burn in and as far as humidity well just buy a dehumidifier. what exactly do you mean by poor reliability for OLED?

 

[Aeacus]

and as far as humidity well just buy a dehumidifier.

Or i can buy VA panel monitor and keep the money i would've spend on dehumidifier else-ways.

what exactly do you mean by poor reliability for OLED?

My source, directly from manufacturer;

Applications of OLED
OLEDs are suitable for almost all applications, small ones like portable devices such as watches, phones, and laptops, and bigger ones like TVs, computer monitors, and digital billboards.

However, OLED has a limited lifetime. This means that if you want the display to last for many years, you may need to find another display technology.

Source: https://www.usmicroproducts.com/blog/introduction-oled-technology-its-proscons