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Hey guys,

after my own 290x crossfire build, my friend decided to replace his older self built system for a new one. he came by my house to see my build running and he was so impressed with the capabilities of the modern gpu's he decided to build an even more insane gaming pc. his dad's a lawyer so money doesn't seem to be a problem :/

well, because i'm active now and then on this forum and he isn't i decided to ask you guys about what you think of this build. Thanks:

CPU: i7 4770k
GPU: 2x Palit GTX 780 Ti Jetstream SLI
MOBO: Asus Maximus VI Formula
Case: Corsair 750d
PSU: Seasonic x-1250
RAM: 32GB Gskill 2400mhz DDR3
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 4TB
SSD: Samsung EVO Series 250GB
Cooling: Corsair h100i
Monitor: some 1440p monitor (suggestions???) around 500-600ish euros
Gaming keyboard and mice, a little under 100 euros (also suggestions?)

Total cost: around 3400 euro VAT (21%) and shipping included!

Changes, opinions, improvements, suggestions etc are always welcome and appreciated :)

he is btw also going to do a lot of video encoding and rendering stuff, he studies engineering and has a lot of 3d-modelling programs that he uses. So it's gonna be 50% gaming, 50% workstation, hence the 32GB RAM.

Thank you

Joni


 
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Thanks for your reply but i forgot to mention some stuff, i edited the post, thanks for the heads up
 
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Things I'd change:
Get some EVGA GTX 780 ti with ACX cooling, they're better than Palit
That PSU is overkill, this is more than enough: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-hx850
32GB of RAM is also overkill, even for 3d modelling, check this out: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c11d16gxm
Seagate is not very reliable and that HDD is slow. I'd get this one since money isn't a problem: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd4001faex
This is a very nice 1440p monitor for less than $500: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pb278q

The rest seems just fine
 
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Hey, thanks for your suggestions:

the GPU's are actually the only thing he doesn't want to change ina ny way.
Palit has been known for extremely low temperatures and noise with their 3 fan-cooler. reviews tell its one of the best graphics cards ever made, and its 100 euro's cheaper than the EVGA here and it's also just faster.
As far as the psu goes, i agree, overkill, but when overclocking i think the 850W will start to fall behind, don't you think the RM1000 from Corsair is a better option?
RAM, agree,.. but he says he'll really need it in the future so yea :p
HDD; agree
Monitor: thank you very much, we have been looking in to that one too already :) it's pretty much decided that its gonna be this one :D

Thank you bery much for the suggestions, i'm sure some of them will get implemented :)

 
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no prob, i'll send differnt links,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001785
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125489 (2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438013 (extremely good)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126094 (my personal, never lags, and no wires)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233557
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157289
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116938 (best you can get, extreme gaming/editing)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G15X9462
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103184 (like i said, try for a coustom liqud cpu/build shown before, extremely good.
 
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doubletake is probably right that 32GB is overkill for a gaming PC, but then again it may give room
to grow, and help cope with future 4K gaming. Plus, the 32GB TridentX kit really does work very
nicely indeed (I've bought six of them so far). Plus, as you say, if it's for other tasks aswell then
why not.

As for the SSD, if money isn't a problem then get the 840 Pro instead for the C-drive, use a
separate EVO for the game data.

Btw, given the architecture of Z87 (ie. limited PCIe lanes), and assuming you're correct that money
is no object, frankly I'd rather have an X79 build instead; indeed, the 4820K has a higher base clock
than the 4770K, though I'd still opt for a 3930K C2 or IB-E equivalent (I've never gotten the point of
the 4770K, not enough better than a 2700K IMO). Also means 3/4-way SLI is viable in the future.
Only caveat of X79 is the limited no. of Intel-based SATA3 ports (though your spec list mentions
just one SATA3-type device that'd benefit from SATA3 bandwith, ie. the SSD) and no native USB3
(though most mbds include USB3 via 3rd party controllers). The board I'd recommend is the ASUS
P9X79-E WS, awesome piece of kit.

As for the GPUs, why not two of the MSI GTX 780Ti 3GB GAMING cards? (1020MHz core speed,
1085MHz boost).


> he is btw also going to do a lot of video encoding and rendering stuff, ...

Again another plus for an X79 build instead, ie. 6 cores.


> he studies engineering and has a lot of 3d-modelling programs that he uses. ...

Which modelling apps does he use? If he uses something like ProE then he would
be much better off having a completely separate system for that task because gamer
cards absolutely suck dead bunnies through a bent straw for ProE. Only Ensight and
a few other non-OGL tasks run well on gamer cards. See my Viewperf results:

http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/viewperf.txt

A good low-cost but very fast config for ProE is a 5GHz 2700K with a Quadro K4000
or somesuch. Easy to build, I've done several; sold one recently to an engineering
company for use with ProE, CATIA, MAGICS and various other tasks. Corsair H80 for
the CPU, 32GB TridentX @ 2133, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB for C-drive, 750GB SATA
Enterprise for data (plus a backup drive for both), ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, Quadro
4000 (replaced the stock HS with a Gelid IcyVision2 for longer life), Antec 300 case,
Thermaltake Toughpower 850W Modular.

Hmm, I know it's possible to mix pro & gamer cards in the same system, done that
many times (eg. Quadro 4000 + 3X GTX 580 3GB for After Affets), but that was with
a setup where just the one card (Quadro) was the main display output device. Not
sure how it would handle it if one tried to switch outputs when running different tasks.
Interesting possibility. Windows isn't that good for such meddling though, tends to
play nasty when one least expects it.

Ian.

 
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Well man thats a well structured, informative piece of writing. we've got a lot of stuff to think about so it seems :p
I'll definietly get back to this when i ran this past my friend. Thank you VERY much.
I do have to say that there are some things you mention that i know completely nothing about. It does make the post more informative however, thanks for your reply :D

Joni
 
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Hey thanks, a lot of interesting products, but the CPU is too expensive :( there is a limit on his budget! You recommend 64gb RAM but at the same time other people say 32 is too much already, i'm even more confused. Monitor seems really nice, just like the keyboard, mice, hdd and ssd.

Thanks, will get back to you!!

Joni

 
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Most welcome! I discuss these issues in more detail here (and in the posts that follow):

http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/1019120#1038491


Btw, my system is a 3930K @ 4.7, 4x GTX 580 3GB, 64GB @ 2133 (two of the 2400 TridentX
kits), various SSDs & suchlike, Corsair H80, blah blah. See:

http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/3930K_quad580.zip

(am about to replace the two Palit cards with two more MSI L.E.s, should be able to bust
some Futuremark records with four L.E.s)

I use it mainly for After Effects research, but I also put the cards onto other setups for
gaming benchmarking, etc. Three 580 L.E.s with an i3 550 should be a giggle...

Cheers! :)

Ian.

 
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Thats a serious bunch of power you have there :D you look like you're really into this whole thing, it's always positive to meet such members.

Joni
 
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the cpu comes in a 300$, 500$, and 1000$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115229
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115229
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116939
Thses are all half/under the price of the one i sent you earlier
The reason i sent 64 gb, is its a feature of the mobo, and if you do editing and photoshop/animation it is extremely helpful/also a thing i had in mind was the abliity to make a dram drive, like an ssd, only faster. 32 gb is a bit overkill, but games like, MC and Bf4 take advantage of as much ram as possible.
 
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Thanks! Yep, it's been an ongoing thing for a few years now, benchmarking a whole range of CPU,
GPU and mbd combinations, most of the stuff bought from eBay, but some of it new. Slowly gathering
results here:

http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/sgi.html#PC

though I've a fair few results that haven't been added yet. Note that the tests-jj.txt page tends to get
updated before anything else - it explores the effects of CPU performance on how well one particular
gfx card can run, in this case a top-end GTX 460 1GB (850MHz EVGA FTW), both single & SLI. The
results are most intriguing. This evening I've been testing with a really naff P4/3.4/HT, though on the
same board I'll be testing a PentiumD, E8400, Q6600 and QX9650.

Meanwhile, I've been running equivalent pro tests when I can, most recently looking into After Effects
and CUDA issues.

Anyway, good luck with your build!! 8)

Ian.

 
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Also, I'd recommend to sticking with the X-1250 PSU, mine has been working perfectly since day one, and it's very quiet. The black and gold color scheme will also match a Z87 board nicely.

-Edit-
Derp, I forgot that you picked out a Maximus board, therefore negating the matching scheme of the board+psu :V
I'd still highly recommend it.
 
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Yea i know i was reading some review earlier and people were actually really impressed with the stability of the x-1250, i'm gonna stick with it anyway!

Thanks

Joni
 
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