worth 2k for this rig?

Luis Rangel · Jul 22, 2013

Plugged all of this into newegg.com and it priced at about 2600 dollars. I'll be getting it for 2050 from a friend w/ receipts and all brand new. He had the extra parts from other computers he took apart to do mining. Any suggestions?

Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K
MSI Big Bang-XPower II LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 XL ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
GIGABYTE GV-R797TO-3GD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video ...
SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
ARCTIC Accelero Hybrid 7970 Extreme VGA Cooler - AMD Radeon, Liquid/Air Combo Utimate Cooling
CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i Water Cooler
Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PV38G160C9KRD
CORSAIR AXi AX1200i 1200W Digital ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular ...
Seagate Barracuda ST1500DM003 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
COOLER MASTER COSMOS II RC-1200-KKN1 Black Steel ATX Super Tower Computer Case

bignastyid · Jul 22, 2013

You could build something better for that much, so I'd say its not worth it.

japps2 · Jul 22, 2013

It's not bad if it's all brand new...but it's not that good for gaming...you could shave off some money and have a better gaming system.

masmotors · Jul 22, 2013

if you live by microcenter go there and look around

japps2 · Jul 22, 2013

Also...the LGA 2011 systems have a quad memory controller...you need 4 dimms...not just 2

Luis Rangel · Jul 23, 2013

Thank you all for your responses. Its a lot of money so I'm trying to make the right choice.

g-unit1111 · Jul 23, 2013

Don't bother with aftermarket VGA coolers unless you know for sure what you are doing. Messing with something like this has the potential to be warranty voiding.

mastrom101 · Jul 23, 2013

IF you want the parts, then yes, it's worth 2K.

I think you can spend less for a better build, however:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($415.91 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($405.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1826.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 15:27 EDT-0400)

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