Thoughts on Extreme gaming/workstation PC? Plus a few questions

Witty Kitty

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Jan 3, 2017
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Hello everyone! I'm just about ready to purchase parts and build a rather expensive PC. Because of it's expense I'd rather get it right the first time and would like to know other's thoughts on this. I know it might be a bit overkill, but its designed for 4k gaming, VR, 3D modeling, Editing ect...
I also have a few questions reguarding parts and compatibilty after the list. Here is what ive picked out :)

Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB
Processor: I7 6900K
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240 X2 Prestige
Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Edition 10
RAM: G.Skill TridentZ 32GB DDR4 3200
GPU: EVGA 1080 Classified (SLI)
Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 1000W G1
OS Memory: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2
HDD: WD Blue 2TB
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (RAID 0)

So the few questions I have is: The case is a mid tower and the motherboard says it's an extended ATX, will I have any issues fitting the motherboard in the case? Im getting the EVGA sleeved cable set for the modular power supply. The two graphic cards are 2x 8 Pin, I can't tell if the kit comes with enough cables or not. If not where can I get a couple more? Also I've done research but I've never gotten a difinitive answer. What would be faster for an OS drive, a PCI m.2 drive or RAID SSD? Is there a faster way? And last would it be better to get the EVGA FTW Hybrid 1080? It Is a little cheaper. Thanks for any help!! :)
 

True Buie

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Heyo again Witty Kitty

This time I'd like to try and answer all your questions ;)

1) First of all.. Your case will not support that motherboard, sadly enough. That case looks sweet! Maybe something like the In Win 509. This will support the e-ATX motherboard.

2) Your power supply will have enough connectors to support both your 1080's.

3) The fastest OS configuration would probably be a RAID 0 setup, although this 'can' be somewhat 'dangerous', since if 1 of the drives fails. It's ALL GONE. I'd say you should go for just 1 m.2 SSD instead. The Samsung 960 PRO still delivers super fast read/write speeds on its own.

4) And when it comes to your GPU's. The 1080 hybrid would probably run faster and definitely cooler, but you'd have to consider where to put the 2x120mm radiators. The 1080 Classified's would probably look better in the case, but would also get hotter since they're not watercooled. Personally I'd probably go the Classified ones just for the looks :)

Hope this was enough answer!
 

Witty Kitty

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Jan 3, 2017
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I think 4800-5000 is my MAX budget. I have 6000 but I still need to get things like the monitor, keyboard ect. I have not built a PC in a while so any help is much appreciated! :)
 

Witty Kitty

Commendable
Jan 3, 2017
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Thanks again for answering another one of my questions! :) It's too bad that that case wont work, It does look really nice. It was backordered everywhere anyway, I'll just have to find another nice looking case. I think I'll stick with the classified because one point of this build is to showcase everything and look pretty.

 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1579.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Corsair)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($329.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: NVIDIA Titan X (Pascal) 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($1200.00)
Video Card: NVIDIA Titan X (Pascal) 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($1200.00)
Case: Inwin 303 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PG27AQ 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($812.99 @ Jet)
Total: $6006.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 04:25 EST-0500

This PC is nearly 35-45% more powerful than your list.