Need advice on ~$2500 gaming build

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

Here is what I currently have picked out.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RAPb

Approximate Purchase Date: Summer 2013

Budget Range: ~$2500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Parts Not Required: Sound card, wireless card, monitor, OS,

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Intel, EVGA(Graphics and PSU), Corsair(RAM, PSU, Fans, and cases) Thermaltake(cases), Asus(mobo), Razer(peripherals), Samsung(SSDs)

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: In the future.

Monitor Resolution: Currently 1920x1080 but will be upgrading to triple monitor setup around Christmas.

Additional Comments: I already own the Level 10 GT, but am considering buying a corsair 800D or 900D instead then selling the Level 10 GT to a friend. I also plan on eventually including my gpus into my liquid cooling loop, that is the reason I chose the RX240 over a H100i. Plus custom loops look nice.

bigcyco1 · Apr 18, 2013

Looks like you really care about looks so i say go for it.

dujmovik · Apr 18, 2013

Redbaron5678 :

Here is what I currently have picked out.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RAPb

Approximate Purchase Date: Summer 2013

Budget Range: ~$2500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Parts Not Required: Sound card, wireless card, monitor, OS,

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Intel, EVGA(Graphics and PSU), Corsair(RAM, PSU, Fans, and cases) Thermaltake(cases), Asus(mobo), Razer(peripherals), Samsung(SSDs)

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: In the future.

Monitor Resolution: Currently 1920x1080 but will be upgrading to triple monitor setup around Christmas.

Additional Comments: I already own the Level 10 GT, but am considering buying a corsair 800D or 900D instead then selling the Level 10 GT to a friend. I also plan on eventually including my gpus into my liquid cooling loop, that is the reason I chose the RX240 over a H100i. Plus custom loops look nice.

Wait for Haswell - E !!

It has been reported that it will support DDR4 RAM. !

SeismicAltop · Apr 18, 2013

I would wait for haswell, they are rumored to have 16 gb/second sata, and the 700 series cards are supposed to come out in june if you're not going to go with a titan

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

SeismicAltop :

My plan with the 670 was to buy it now then either SLI later or do the EVGA Step-Up to get a 700 series card when they release. But from what I had read on the 700s they were expected for the 3rd quarter of this year. But if they are coming in June I will go ahead and get a 780 when they release. Along with a Haswell. Didnt hear anything on the 16 GB/s SATA . Very interested it that now.
Info much appreciated, thank you.

SeismicAltop · Apr 18, 2013

No problem. Usually waiting for better hardware is stupid because there are new technological breakthroughs every day. You will be trapped in a circle of endless waiting. It's just that there are so many big changes coming soon. Also, I don't think getting a 670 now, waiting, and getting another one is viable. By the time 670s are $100, there will be cards that are three times as good for as much money as a 670 was earlier for the same price say, $370.

CarolKarine · Apr 18, 2013

the 700 series are supposedly gonna be kepler rebrandings. just get a titan (or a titan mini when it comes out)

dujmovik · Apr 18, 2013

Wait !!

I believe it will be:

i7 4970K (Haswell-E)
GTX 780
And hopefully DDR4 RAM

This is what i will be getting around Xmass this year !

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

SeismicAltop :

Precisely. The only reason I would do SLI is to have enough power to do triple monitor effectively. But If I could pull it off with a single I would happily pay however much it is. Like the titan, might be expensive but it's probably the best single GPU card out right now.

dujmovik · Apr 18, 2013

CarolKarine :

Dude !! Do u think Titan will be stronger than GTX 780??

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

CarolKarine :

I'm considering the Titan. I may do 1 Titan then upgrade whenever it finally loses its greatness.

CarolKarine · Apr 18, 2013

yeah. hands down the titan will be better than the 780. even if it isn't a kepler rebranding, they can't design an amazing chip to beat GK 110 and then sell it for only 500 USD. however, I expect it to be a kepler rebranding.

I personally prefer AMD, but at this price point, I can only suggest a titan. and there's the fact that the titan is based on a workstation chip, making it more reliable than a normal card, and it performs better.

dujmovik · Apr 18, 2013

CarolKarine :

Titan is currently the best single GPU, gtx 690 has better benchmarks, but its a duel GPU.
I hope the GTX 780 will be the first Maxwell GPU.

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

dujmovik :

Well if things that I have read hold true, each new series should have a 15-20% increase over the previous. According to PassMark's scores(doesnt always translate the same into games) the titan out performs the gtx 680 2GB by roughly 40-50%. So, the 780 2GB would still be 20% less performance than the Titan. Granted, the 680 is half as much, so really, you can't compare. The Titan is just raw power.

CarolKarine · Apr 18, 2013

nope, the titan is not just raw power. it has signifcantly lower numbers of runt frames and much smoother framerates. it is a superior card, and if you have the cash, I must suggest it. it's just that you need a budget of this size in order for it to be feasible.

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

Any opinions on the Corsair Dominator Platinum? Since it wasn't much more than the vengeance I decided to go with it. Plus, I thinks it's pretty damn nice looking.

dujmovik · Apr 18, 2013

Redbaron5678 :

dujmovik :

Well if things that I have read hold true, each new series should have a 15-20% increase over the previous. According to PassMark's scores(doesnt always translate the same into games) the titan out performs the gtx 680 2GB by roughly 40-50%. So, the 780 2GB would still be 20% less performance than the Titan. Granted, the 680 is half as much, so really, you can't compare. The Titan is just raw power.

Good way to look at it!!

I am currently debating on Whether i get a titan in june when haswell is released or wait for 780 and haswell - E ??

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

dujmovik :

Redbaron5678 :

Good way to look at it!!

I am currently debating on Whether i get a titan in june when haswell is released or wait for 780 and haswell - E ??

I would rather put the money into a better GPU rather than a better CPU. I looked into doing a X79 build with a 3930k. But I decided THWT I didn't need that kind of processing power. I would rather put it into a Titan if I wanted it.

CarolKarine · Apr 18, 2013

for gaming there's no reason to get anything better than a 3570K.

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

CarolKarine :

I chose it because from what I rad seen it performed better in games than the i7 because it did not have Hyperthreading.
Plus it was cheaper.
I have another build I did awhile back with a 3570k and 660ti and I love that CPU and GPU.

dujmovik · Apr 18, 2013

CarolKarine :

currently the price difference between 3570K and 3770K in Australia is about 100 Dollars, Not much in my perspective.
If you can afford a Titan the the 3770K is peanuts !!

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

dujmovik :

Same in US. While I have quite a bit to spend, I'm still not spending just for the sake of spending money. If I was going for that I would have done something along the lines of a 3970x, quad titans, and phase change cooling.

CarolKarine · Apr 18, 2013

phase change. ugh. so much work. (it is worthwhile if you want to do the work) but so much work...

Redbaron5678 · Apr 18, 2013

So updated the build with the Titan. Probably will go with that unless the 700 series offers me something I cannot resist. Now at $3144.01.
Not too bad. Not originally what I was aiming for, but hey, personal supercomputer.

dujmovik · Apr 18, 2013

CarolKarine :

Redbaron5678 :

See if u can change the RAM to

http://www.corsair.com/en/memory-by-product-family/dominator-platinum-ddr3-memory/dominator-platinum-with-corsair-link-connector-1-65v-16-gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmd16gx3m2a2400c10.html

(CMD16GX3M2A2400C10)

Extremely fast 8 GIG moduels

Need advice on ~$2500 gaming build

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