New PC with $6500 Budget for everything!

BigBAWZ · Apr 12, 2013

I am planning on throwing my old crappy PC away and starting all over. I have a rather large budget and have an idea on what im looking for. Please give me recommendations and ideas on maybe changing some stuff or maybe adding something.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QdAb
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QdAb/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QdAb/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($4.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Big Bang - XPower II XL ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Force Series GS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($420.78 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card ($1006.13 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Phoebus 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($192.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($314.01 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($99.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Full (64-bit) ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($639.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($639.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($639.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech G19 Wired Standard Keyboard ($136.62 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($69.99 @ Best Buy)
Speakers: Logitech Z906 500W 5.1ch Speakers ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $6025.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Heironious · Apr 12, 2013

Not sure if you came here to gloat or what lol. With that budget buy what ever the hell you want (can't go wrong more or less). I'll have your old computer please (as seeing this one it's still prob very, very capable.)

envy14tpe · Apr 12, 2013

buy it

slomo4sho · Apr 12, 2013

What exactly do you plan on doing with this system? A single Titan isn't going to be able to support gaming at 7680 x 1440.

azrealloki · Apr 12, 2013

I would drop the triple monitor setup, and go with a single 30" 2560x1600 monitor. I would also give it more storage. For that price, and only 1TB of storage?

aoneone · Apr 12, 2013

Those monitors are a bit overkill don't you think? If you're going that route, you might as well pick up another GTX titan!

sharingan5 · Apr 12, 2013

Change the Motherboard, go with ASRock or ASUS.

ubercake · Apr 12, 2013

IPS monitors are for photographers. Because of input lag, they aren't the greatest for gaming.

With one titan, you're better of with 3 1080p 3D 120Hz monitors. If you're going to be playing multi-player FPS games, you'll want to go with a 120Hz TN monitor anyhow. I would actually go with a single 690 or two 680s (either option is the same price as or costs less than a single Titan) to drive these monitors because they'll provide better performance than the single Titan. Pick up a third 680 or a second 690 as necessary.

Get three Acer HN247H monitors with 3D glasses. These monitors are great to run in 2D at 120Hz. You never notice tearing of any sort with these. Plus you can run 3D when you want to.

Everything else looks pretty awesome. I think anyone would like to have these funds at their disposal for a big bad gaming machine.

USAFRet · Apr 12, 2013

More storage
2 GPUs
$200 for a sound card??

ram1009 · Apr 12, 2013

I'm amazed anyone could/would spend that much on parts that don't include an SSD or two. Also, I would suggest a 1000W minimum PSU. Seasonic makes a nice 1050W. BTW, I use ASUS MBs exclusively.

slomo4sho · Apr 12, 2013

ram1009 :

What do you think the Corsair Force Series GS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk is in the build? Also, if this build isn't going to consume more than 500W, what exactly is the point of a 1050W PSU?

ubercake · Apr 12, 2013

slomo4sho :

I agree. Even two 690s can run on the poster's chosen 860W PSU.

bikeordie1 · Apr 12, 2013

What the $# is this beast being used for?

ubercake · Apr 12, 2013

Looks to me like complete gaming ecstasy

g-unit1111 · Apr 12, 2013

bikeordie1 :

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. You could probably pay 1/3 of the proposed budget and still buy a PC with everything you need. Paying $200 for a sound card and then getting crappy Logitech speakers - you're literally throwing money away at this point. Get a set of Audioengine A5's for 1/2 the cost and they will perform way better than any Logitech product you can buy. You also don't need the extra thermal compound (again waste of money), and the case and motherboard are being overpaid as well.

bigcyco1 · Apr 12, 2013

LMAO!

ubercake · Apr 12, 2013

g-unit1111 :

The A5s are good two channel stereo speakers, but how would you propose someone could achieve a 5.1 surround setup with them? And why not go with straight reference speakers like Rokit 5s or 6s at that point.

the great randini · Apr 12, 2013

now you HAVE to post a pic when you are done..

g-unit1111 · Apr 12, 2013

ubercake :

g-unit1111 :

The A5s are good two channel stereo speakers, but how would you propose someone could achieve a 5.1 surround setup with them? And why not go with straight reference speakers like Rokit 5s or 6s at that point.

S8 subwoofer: http://audioengineusa.com/Store/Audioengine-S8

Then maybe add an extra set.

BigBAWZ · Apr 12, 2013

If i can actually pull this through and get this monster together i will post many pictures. Might take a while lol. i got about half the money saved up but im thinking about cutting the budget just a little. Probably down to about $3-4 thousand so i can get it soon and save a little money on the side.

ubercake · Apr 12, 2013

The 3 high-end screens are a killer. I'd get one high-end Acer 120Hz 3D monitor (instead of the 3 IPS monitors) and a single GTX 680 to save you $2K right there. You can always grab more 680s and monitors later.

USAFRet · Apr 12, 2013

ubercake :

And now a little sanity starts to creep in.

USAFRet · Apr 12, 2013

Check out this sweet AUS$6500 rig.

CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 4800+
MB: M2N32-SLI Deluxe
RAM: Corsair PC2-6400 XMS Pro Twin2x 2GB
VIDEO: XFX Geforce 7950GX2
HD: 2x WD Raptor 10,000rpm 150GB in Raid 0
SC: Creative Soundblaster X-Fi extreme music
Sound: Logitech Z5500DTHX 5.1
Case: Thermaltake Tai-Chi w/watercooling
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 750W modular
Mouse: Logitech G7 and Flexiglow Cyber Snipa Pad
Keys: Logitech G15
Joy: Logitech Freedom wireless
Monitor: Viewsonic VP2130B 21.3" @ 1600x1200 8ms response
Extras: DVDROM, DVD dual layer burner, 5 outlet surge protector, 36 month warranty, ADSL2 modem, 64bit windows xp pro

From 2006, right here at Tom's

g-unit1111 · Apr 13, 2013

USAFRet :

7950s were available in 2006? :heink:

But yeah nostalgia can be funny, not too long ago I found a receipt for a computer I bought in 1999 - it had a 200MHz CPU, 512GB of RAM, and a 30GB hard drive, and it was $1K. :lol:

I like the one poster who said that the OP was going to be paying for that machine for several years. It's 2013 now. So using a straight line depreciation with a salvage value of $400: $6500 - $400 / 7 = $871/ year. $6500 - $6097 = $403. That machine is worth $403 now. And he's probably paying 23% interest on it. :lol:

bigcyco1 · Apr 13, 2013

g-unit1111 :

USAFRet :

7950s were available in 2006? :heink:

But yeah nostalgia can be funny, not too long ago I found a receipt for a computer I bought in 1999 - it had a 200MHz CPU, 512GB of RAM, and a 30GB hard drive, and it was $1K. :lol:

I like the one poster who said that the OP was going to be paying for that machine for several years. It's 2013 now. So using a straight line depreciation with a salvage value of $400: $6500 - $400 / 7 = $871/ year. $6500 - $6097 = $403. That machine is worth $403 now. And he's probably paying 23% interest on it. :lol:

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