$8000-$10000 build suggestions

theextremegamer · Apr 24, 2014

Hello all. I am about to build a monster PC for the budget stated above. Many of you might ask why I need such an expensive PC, so I'm gonna keep it short and simple here. I don't just play games like most of you do. I design them. Which is why the PC has to be top-notch, maybe 4 or 5 way SLI in order for me to carry out the extremely taxing 3d rendering, video editing and the likes of it. Part suggestions appreciated for that price range. Thank you.

FrostyTheSandcastle · Apr 24, 2014

Do you need an operating system, if so what? And do monitors need to be included in the price?

Edit: Will you be overclocking?

MalakiArtook · Apr 24, 2014

Sweet! This is going to be so fun

and frosty is he ocing is not a relevant question in this ball game.

theextremegamer · Apr 24, 2014

FrostyTheSandcastle :

Monitors: not needed, I have 5 4k displays to do my work on.
OS: Any version of Windows will do, 8.1 is fine
Overclocking: Most definitely, maybe include a custom water cooling loop in the parts

nikoli707 · Apr 24, 2014

for monster rendering you would want titan blacks. i mean i could guess why you would want to spend so much on a rig but you can get extreme compute performance for less than 8g's

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 V2 2.8GHz 10-Core Processor ($1662.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($415.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($360.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($395.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($245.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($245.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1049.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1049.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1049.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1049.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Enermax Platimax 1350W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($300.72 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($63.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $8202.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 02:35 EDT-0400)

but if you want quadro/firepro in a triple or quad setup you can count on doubling your budget.

MalakiArtook · Apr 24, 2014

Ok i got it. i didnt include OS, cpu cooler because you will want to do a custom water. case because that's up to whatever you like. (check this out) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVOL7Fbd6go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($948.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($415.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($829.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($449.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($269.93 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1600W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($311.78 @ Amazon)
Total: $7626.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 02:32 EDT-0400)

zemiak · Apr 24, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2 2.7GHz 12-Core Processor ($2523.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($415.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($889.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($449.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($249.91 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($249.91 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: LEPA G Series 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($298.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($63.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $9911.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 02:34 EDT-0400)

Titan blacks + an extreme intel 12 core processor and 64GB of RAM, there's nothing this computer wont be able to do.

MalakiArtook · Apr 24, 2014

It wont make me breakfast and drop the kids of at school.... i don't think the CPU warrants the price though IMO. also the domintator platinum RAM is not compatible with the MOBO.

zemiak :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2 2.7GHz 12-Core Processor ($2523.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($415.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($889.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($449.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($249.91 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($249.91 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1099.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: LEPA G Series 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($298.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($63.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $9911.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 02:34 EDT-0400)

Titan blacks + an extreme intel 12 core processor and 64GB of RAM, there's nothing this computer wont be able to do.

theextremegamer · Apr 24, 2014

Sweet suggestions. Going through them

theextremegamer · Apr 24, 2014

nikoli707 :

for monster rendering you would want titan blacks. i mean i could guess why you would want to spend so much on a rig but you can get extreme compute performance for less than 8g's

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 V2 2.8GHz 10-Core Processor ($1662.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($415.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($360.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($395.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($245.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($245.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1049.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1049.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1049.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card (4-Way SLI) ($1049.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Enermax Platimax 1350W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($300.72 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($63.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $8202.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 02:35 EDT-0400)

but if you want quadro/firepro in a triple or quad setup you can count on doubling your budget.

Pretty good suggestion. I would replace the 10 core processor with a 12 core one to squeeze out every last bit of power but aside from that, it's fine and saves me some G's too. Thank you.

MalakiArtook · Apr 24, 2014

ok so after going through these I've modified my build.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xw5J) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xw5J/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xw5J/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Xeon E5-2690 V2 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80635e52690v2) | $1990.98 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14se2011) | $60.20 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-rampageivextreme) | $415.98 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy64gx3m8a1866c9) | $829.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te1t0bw) | $449.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd4001faex) | $249.91 @ B&H
**Storage** | [Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd4001faex) | $249.91 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp43791kr) (4-Way SLI) | $1099.99 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp43791kr) (4-Way SLI) | $1099.99 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp43791kr) (4-Way SLI) | $1099.99 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp43791kr) (4-Way SLI) | $1099.99 @ B&H
**Case** | [Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011022ww) | $279.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [LEPA G Series 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lepa-power-supply-g1600ma) | $298.00 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-wh14ns40) | $63.77 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $9288.68
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 03:01 EDT-0400 |

i went with the large noctua cpu cooler because its awesome and cheap. then i went with the 10 cor cpu. i chose this because even though it has 2 less cores the cores it does have are much more powerful. id rather have the .3 over the 2 cores especially if it saves me almost a thousand bucks

EDIT: i put in the 900D case but i think the one i linked you linked my other post is way cooler.

On that note I'm going to bed. as fun as this is i have work in the morning. The best of luck with your project and i hope this has helped.

theextremegamer · Apr 24, 2014

MalakiArtook :

No offense man, but your build is a pretty average one. The 3970X can't match the power of the Xeons that the others suggested. I can understand why you suggested that though, because I mentioned I wanted to OC, but since the Xeons are way better than the i7's when handling tasks of this magnitude, OC'ing is a trade-off I will have to make for the greater good (my mistake, apologies). Overall good build (could have done with bigger hard disks). Thanks for your time.

theextremegamer · Apr 24, 2014

zemiak :

MalakiArtook :

Sweet, now that's what I call a MONSTER. Full-fledged desktop with raw power. Also have a little more space in the budget to include an OS possibly. Thanks a lot man!

EDIT: Just looked it up and yes, the RAM isn't compatible with the MOBO. Will have to change that to something more compatible.

theextremegamer · Apr 24, 2014

MalakiArtook :

ok so after going through these I've modified my build.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xw5J) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xw5J/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xw5J/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Xeon E5-2690 V2 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80635e52690v2) | $1990.98 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14se2011) | $60.20 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-rampageivextreme) | $415.98 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy64gx3m8a1866c9) | $829.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te1t0bw) | $449.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd4001faex) | $249.91 @ B&H
**Storage** | [Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd4001faex) | $249.91 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp43791kr) (4-Way SLI) | $1099.99 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp43791kr) (4-Way SLI) | $1099.99 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp43791kr) (4-Way SLI) | $1099.99 @ B&H
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-06gp43791kr) (4-Way SLI) | $1099.99 @ B&H
**Case** | [Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011022ww) | $279.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [LEPA G Series 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lepa-power-supply-g1600ma) | $298.00 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-wh14ns40) | $63.77 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $9288.68
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 03:01 EDT-0400 |

i went with the large noctua cpu cooler because its awesome and cheap. then i went with the 10 cor cpu. i chose this because even though it has 2 less cores the cores it does have are much more powerful. id rather have the .3 over the 2 cores especially if it saves me almost a thousand bucks

EDIT: i put in the 900D case but i think the one i linked you linked my other post is way cooler.

On that note I'm going to bed. as fun as this is i have work in the morning. The best of luck with your project and i hope this has helped.

Now that's more like it. Agreed, the other case was way cooler. You sure the E5-2690 can compare with the power of the E5-2697 12 core? I still have my doubts about the processor.Aside from that, this rig breathes power and should be able to kick some serious ass. On that note, good night. Wouldn't want you to be late for work. Cheers man and thank you for the time and effort you put in.

goldman919 · Apr 24, 2014

just my 2 cents from my quad sli build. all of these are great builds but you may want to look at the asrock extreme11 motherboard instead as it allows quad x16 pcie 3.0 as opposed to the rampage iv which is x16/x8/x8/x8

Edit: heres a link to the product page http://

theextremegamer · Apr 26, 2014

goldman919 :

Yeah sure thing, I have decided to replace the MoBo with the asrock recommendation which you gave me. This is gonna be one hell of a build. Thank you very much.

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