Hardcore Gaming / Stock Trading Rig ($3000) - Need Feedback Before Purchasing Parts

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This will be my first PC build and wanted to double check the parts with you experts before I do something stupid. I'll be using the PC for gaming and stock trading on 3 monitors (Gaming on 1, trading on 3). I'm aiming for 120-150fps in high settings, not ultra, for gaming. There are some new parts on here that PcPartPicker didn't have so I'm going to just list it:

  • *Asus Z97-A LGA 1150 Motherboard
    *Intel i7-4790k 4.0GHz Processor
    *Asus Strix GTX 780 OC 6GB GPU
    *Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 2133MHz (4x4 for looks)
    *Corsair HX850W Power Supply Gold Certified
    *Corsair H100i x 2
    *Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition - White x 3
    *Corsair SP120 Quite Edition - White x 2
    *NZXT Kraken G10 GPU Bracket (White)
    *NZXT H440 Case (White) White Sleeves for all the cables
    *Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB SSD
    *Asus 24'' 144hz Monitor x 3

You may notice that I wanted 2 Corsair H100i liquid cooling units and that I had the NZXT Kraken G10 GPU liquid cooling bracket. I was thinking of swapping out the Asus Strix GTX 780 6GB exhaust pipes with liquid cooling to significantly lower the temps. What do you think about this? Was also of thinking of buying another of the same GPU's down the line for SLI. After I SLI these gpu's, would I be able to get great fps on all 3 monitors lets say in bf4?

Would love some feedback on the overall white/black themed build in terms of looks but more importantly the overall performance of the parts and if they mesh well or not.

Thanks a bunch!
-Liana
 
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Most likely you will take this the wrong way, but I hope you're relatively well off. If you've never built a PC before, then to start with a high-end, expensive rig sounds like you will make a few expensive mistakes. One always learns by doing, I just don't think one has to learn by using the most expensive ingredients.

Start by making scrambled eggs, not by attempting a dish with french truffles. :)

It's a fast PC, but not the fastest you can build for the money. Water cooling custom builds are very tricky.

I recently read (can't find it now) that there was a cooler on the market that allowed for dding in a GPU block. I also believe I saw a top-end graphics card that came with built-in connections for liquid cooling so that you...
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Most likely you will take this the wrong way, but I hope you're relatively well off. If you've never built a PC before, then to start with a high-end, expensive rig sounds like you will make a few expensive mistakes. One always learns by doing, I just don't think one has to learn by using the most expensive ingredients.

Start by making scrambled eggs, not by attempting a dish with french truffles. :)

It's a fast PC, but not the fastest you can build for the money. Water cooling custom builds are very tricky.

I recently read (can't find it now) that there was a cooler on the market that allowed for dding in a GPU block. I also believe I saw a top-end graphics card that came with built-in connections for liquid cooling so that you don't have to void the warranty to connect it.
 
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3000 dollars is not a budget build by any stretch of the imagination lol. And i just dont want him to spend a truck load of extra money when its not really going to affect the performance of the build.
 
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Is the current GPU that I have on the list not enough with the 6gb of vram to power 3 monitors?
If not, what specific GPU, either single, or SLI/Xfire would you recommend?
 
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Agreed i wouldn't attempt a build like this unless you have built a few before and your very confident you know what your doing.
 
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But spending 3000 will help the performance as time goes on, as well as keep it more future proof and whatnot.
 
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Its probably enough but at the 3000 dollar range your money is best spent on ridiculous graphics cards not water cooling and 16gb's or expensive ram. Two 780 ti's in sli is what i would do if i had 3000 dollars to wastefully spend on a pc.
 
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I believe that this build is great, and certainly 6GB are more than enough to power 3 monitors. You will have no problem with that. But I would certainly start with 780ti, not regular 780...
I assume you chose the i7 because of the stock trading part, right?
 
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Never will it justify itself you would be better off spending 1000 every 2 years than 3000 every 3. And the new nvidia 800 series cards are coming out in a few months so you should think about that. as well.
 
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I have an expensive workstation right now but want something versatile so I can work and play games at top performance. I chose the closed loop water cooling so I dont have to deal with cleaning it every so often.
 
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As son as you put the Kraken/H100 on the 780, you void the warranty. You won't need 6gb anyway. I'd just get an Asus 780 and leave it as is. A number of people have posted problems with their Kraken set up here.

Maybe consider alternatives eg

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($156.13 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.74 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1578.66

or

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($669.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($166.82 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHBS312-98 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2437.69
 
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The $3000 figure is including the 3 Asus 24'' 144hz monitors. So the actual computer part of the complete setup is only $2.1-2.2k. I dont want you thinking im wastefully spending when the 3 monitors are a necessity for stock trading.
 
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Thank you so much for your detailed response! I'll most likely drop the Kraken and extra H100i from the build list then.
I felt that my Asus Z97-A LGA 1150 was the best match for my white/black color theme unless you can find anything else that is a Z97 LGA 1150 that matches better. A big problem I had when looking for mobo's were how awful they look color wise with my white color theme in mind.

I noticed that both GPU's you chose had only 3gb of vram. I was opting for a 6GB one to help future proof my setup somewhat and to be able to handle 3 monitors like a walk in the park. What is your opinion on this?

Unfortunately the NZXT H440 case does not have a port for an optical drive >.<, but I will consider replacing some of the other parts with what you provided.
 
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Thank you for the kind words.
Yea I chose the i7 for overall performance both with trading and gaming. I think the 8 virtual cores with the devils canyon 4790k should be more than enough for doing both, and that the 4930k 6 core (12 virtual core) would be overkill.

Do you think that the regular 780ti is worth the extra cash for the diminishing returns on $/performance and half of the vram?
 
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If you're going to play on 3 monitors, and they all can handle more than 60 fps, then it would make no sense to get something that can't push 60 fps on all three monitors... The 780 is great for 1 144hz screen, but for 3 it's gonna run short. If you want to take advantage of fast multiple screens, then get more power than that.
I would suggest at least one 780ti, and if you had a lot of money, then 2 of them in sli...
Let's see what the rest of the people think, though.


And I beleive that a black+white theme would look great, not a very common choice, and that makes it even better :D
 
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Yea im curious what others have to say who have experience with optimizing 120+fps for 3 monitor gaming.
My best guess would be running the 780 6gb or the 780ti 3gb in SLI like you said.

Thanks for the compliment for the color scheme. This is the build that inspired it: Yeti PC
 
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Thanks for the link, it provides great info.
But do any of those games require 3.5vram to play?
I'm sure you have heard of Watch Dogs running at 3.5vram and bottlenecking everyone's 3gb gpus.
That's what I meant by future proofing -- games in the near future that will be pushing 3gb of vram.
 
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Any more spills over to ram.

More - http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Video-Card-Performance-2GB-vs-4GB-Memory-154/

 
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