Best $3000 Computer?

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iamthefurnace

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1QtvF
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1QtvF/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1QtvF/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($589.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($237.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($185.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($239.00 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card ($1042.84 @ Newegg Canada)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($167.79 @ Amazon Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $2892.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 22:35 EDT-0400)
 
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for video editing I would go with 2133mhz ram or higher, if your going to spend 200 bones on a set of ram get the corsair dominator platinum (best on the market). Also look into the corsair Ax860 or the 860i model psu, its fully modular and will make it all that more easier to do your cable managment
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Titan is horribly overpriced. I would either get the GTX 780 or wait for R9 290x/GTX 780 Ti. I would also get the newer 4930k; it's the same price as the 3930k but more power efficient and slightly faster (it also enables native PCI-e 3.0 support if that matters to you).

Also 850W is a little much for what you have. Unless you plan on adding another GPU later 750W or even 650W will do fine.
 
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CoronaBuzz

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just drop the titan and go sli 780 sc like I did. h100i is garbage also, get the h110. Corsair link is worthless and has nothing but issues, with the h110 you don't have to worry about unfinished software not doing its job

heres some pics of my rig if your wondering what these parts look like

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/69/ptyh.jpg/
 
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i made some adjustment on
CPU >> use newer ivy bridge
Cooler >> H110 :)
RAM >> avoid xms series, use vengeance instead
PSU >> why silver at higher price? corsair HX Gold is cheaper

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($567.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($117.14 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($224.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($157.76 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card ($999.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($28.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2718.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 22:50 EDT-0400)
 
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iamthefurnace

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Mainly for 1080p gaming and multi-tasking on 3 monitors, as well as for video capture and editing capabilities.

The PCPartPicker link says it has incompatibilities (Motherboard and CPU), would this be a problem?
 
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You have to update the bios
 
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iamthefurnace

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What are the specs of the linked system and about how much did it cost? The rig looks great!

 
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CoronaBuzz

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for video editing I would go with 2133mhz ram or higher, if your going to spend 200 bones on a set of ram get the corsair dominator platinum (best on the market). Also look into the corsair Ax860 or the 860i model psu, its fully modular and will make it all that more easier to do your cable managment
 
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iamthefurnace

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QumI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QumI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QumI/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($567.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($117.14 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($224.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($264.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($638.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($638.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3094.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 23:15 EDT-0400)

I didn't choose the AX860i because from what I know, it is for Corsair's software. I went with the AX860, The Platinum Ram, and 2 780's in SLI.
 
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iamthefurnace

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Although this is a little over my budget, I can see what I can do. I'll see if I can get a picture posted when I actually build it, which may be in the following months unfortunately. Would love to show you my "Premium" rig :D
 
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CoronaBuzz

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Looks fantastic dude....I think your setup for years to come...

Heres my rig specs

i7 3770k Oc'd-4.4ghz
Asus Sabertooth z77 Mb 1155
Corsair Ax1200i psu-Red Corsair Sleeved Cables-(waiting on the 24 pin still)
Corsair Dominator 2133mhz 16gb 4x4
2x Evga 780 superclocked SLI
Corsair H110 Push Pull Config
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256gb SSD
Samsung 840 EVO 120gb-Windows 7 64 bit Boot drive
Hitachi 3tb 7200rpm HDD
Asus Black Blu Ray Burner Sata
Nzxt Switch 810 Gloss Black
Nzxt 2m Red L.E.D
6 Corsair SP120 Performance Fans
3 Corsair AF140 Quiet Performance Fan
Corsair K70 Cherry Mx keyboard
Corsair M65 Mouse
Asus Vg248 24" 144Hz 3d monitor w/ Nvidia 3d Vision
Corsair Vengance 2000 wireless 7.1 headset
Logitech Z623 2.1 System

Cost roughly the same price as what you've come up with!

and the only reason I went with the 1200 watt psu is because im eventually going tri sli when I upgrade my board and cpu
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($567.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($123.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($638.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($638.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2879.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-19 00:12 EDT-0400)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($567.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($123.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($638.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($638.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2879.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-19 00:12 EDT-0400)
 
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