New HIGH END Build (~$4500) - Need criticism and opinions (48HRs till build)

jare · Aug 5, 2013

So I'm taking IT in college and decided to build myself a new high end gaming rig for my downtime. This is my first time building an actual PC from scratch, though I have experience and knowledge in repairs/etc. I've picked out these parts after research but I am far from a hardware buff. I'm more a software guy. This system will do LOTS of heavy duty gaming at 1080p (with the amount of stuff on my home desk ie: 2 apple laptops, rig, 2 27" 1080p monitors, etc I don't have room to actually fit a higher then 1080p res additional screen).

I've decided to leave my fate up to you, the hardware buffs. My rigs fate is in your hands. I've got 48hrs to get myself a new gaming rig before I get too busy to build this myself.

** PLEASE NOTE: My budget is <$5000. I can probably bump it up to $5000, but I'd prefer not to. ALL PRICES IN CAD. **

** FEEL FREE TO CHANGE UP THE PARTS AS YOU WISH, but please keep the budget and high performance needs in mind **

Here's the spec list/part list I've come up with. Opinions, criticism appreciated:

Case: ($159.00)
INWIN GR One Case, Grey

Processor: ($1012.99)
Intel Core™ i7-3970X Extreme Edition Processor 3.5GHz w/ 15MB Cache

Motherboard: ($427.99)
Asus Rampage IV Extreme w/ DDR3 1866, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, PCI-E, 4-way CrossFireX / SLI

Graphics Card: ($1049.99) (Possibly 2, but I don't want to sub parts for it)
eVGA GeForce GTX TITAN SuperClocked Signature 6GB PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort

Memory: ($349.99)
Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR3 2133MHz CL10 Quad Channel Kit (4 x 8GB) (MX40586)

SSD: (x2, Raid 0) ($499.99)
Samsung 840 Pro Series Solid State Drive, SATA III, 256GB

HDD: ($179.99)
Seagate 4TB, SATA III w/ 64MB Cache

Power Supply: ($199.99) (Will upgrade if taking x2 Titans)
eVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 Modular 1000W Power Supply

Fans: (Free with purchase)
Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition High Airflow 140mm Fan x4
Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition High Static Pressure 120mm Fan x6

RIG TOTAL: $4100 (Estimate, no taxes included. Costs of additional cables and hidden fees included)

Munchbot · Aug 5, 2013

Don't get the 3970x, get the 3930k. The performance difference will be minimal, none when overclocking, but the price difference will be huge. Put the saved money towards a better monitor, say, a 2560x1440 dell u2713hm. While your computer is already so powerful that more power won't really make much of a difference, a better monitor will. With 2560x1440, you'll never run out of desktop space and the sharpness and clarity is amazing.

Hope this helps!

jare · Aug 5, 2013

Munchbot :

I can't fit a third monitor on here, and the two current monitors are in use. I'll be using one of them for the new rig (27" LG IPS 1080p) but that's kinda as far as I can go in terms of desk space. Keep in mind on my desk I have:

2 27" LG IPS 1080p panels
1 Retina MacBook Pro 15"
1 MacBook Air 13"
1 Xbox 360
(And soon to be adding the rig)

Thanks for the suggestion though, hope to hear more from you. Do you think adding a second titan and dropping the CPU for your suggestion would just be overkill @ 1080p?

jinayhvora · Aug 5, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($563.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($248.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($296.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($367.18 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($680.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($680.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 1050W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($205.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($52.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.73 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $3811.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-05 07:49 EDT-0400)

1. as said above, a 3930k
2. a Titan is nothing but a 6GB 780 with a few more CUDA Cores, so this ill give u a much better performance
3. a HDD with 128MB Cache
4. 1050W PSU, its slight overkill but very good quality
5. also threw in Windows

Munchbot · Aug 5, 2013

jare :

Munchbot :

I can't fit a third monitor on here, and the two current monitors are in use. I'll be using one of them for the new rig (27" LG IPS 1080p) but that's kinda as far as I can go in terms of desk space. Keep in mind on my desk I have:

2 27" LG IPS 1080p panels
1 Retina MacBook Pro 15"
1 MacBook Air 13"
1 Xbox 360
(And soon to be adding the rig)

Thanks for the suggestion though, hope to hear more from you. Do you think adding a second titan and dropping the CPU for your suggestion would just be overkill @ 1080p?

At 1080p, yes. If you want the power, go for what jinayhvora said and get dual 780s, especially if you don't want to spend another 1000$ on graphics cards.

jare · Aug 5, 2013

@jinay:

Money isn't really an issue here, as my budget is set so I don't really need to "save" money, I'd prefer to max out as much as possible while keeping it under $5000. Your build (although awesome) seems a little on the cheaper/safer side. Feel free to build more on that. (Maybe a 3rd 780?, etc) Also, school provides us a retail copy of Windows 8 Pro, hence why I didn't list it.

@Munchbot:

I figured as much. I don't mind spending the extra $1000 so long as the entire rig itself stays at or under $5000.

jinayhvora · Aug 5, 2013

no, my build is not cheap at any rate
as somebody already pointed out an OCed 3930k will give u the performance of a 3960/70X easily
also an OCed 780 can beat the Titan

jare · Aug 5, 2013

jinayhvora :

I'm no expert on hardware, but on paper the motherboard from my perspective is on the cheaper side, as well as the ram being much slower then the original wants.

I don't mind the idea of 780s (I was playing around with them in the first build of this as an idea) but I wouldn't want to run less then 3 of them. At that rate I'd rather just SLI OC'd Titans vs. OC'd 780s. From what I've read a single GPU is generally better unless running multiple monitors or a much higher resolution, so that's why the original build contains just a single Titan.

Just to emphasize again I am no expert and am only basing my knowledge off reviews, websites like this one and whatnot.

jinayhvora · Aug 5, 2013

1. that is gigabyte's top end LGA2011 board which is still ATX
2. 1600Mhz RAM is all u need
3. just get 2 780s and call it a day, 3-way SLI does not scale really well and Titans are a waste of money
and btw Titans can't be OCd very well

jare · Aug 5, 2013

I've updated the thread to reflect my urgency in this build.

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