Highest End Sytem Possible for 3Dmark Vantage?

MykC

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Bored, what parts would I select if I wanted to have the highest 3D Vantage score possible. Now keep in mind, the parts have to be available (doesn't have to be through newegg either) the system should require a professional to assemble and would need to run permanetly (no liquid nitrogen cooling).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115200 LGA 1366 i7 965E $1000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365 Asus P6TDv2 x58 $290 (SLI/xfire)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224 Corsair DDR3 1600 3x2GB $175
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224 Corsair DDR3 1600 3x2GB $175
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125254 1729MB GTX 295 $510
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125254 1729MB GTX 295 $510
http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/thermalright-ultra-120-extreme-1366-rt.html Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme $70 (LGA 1366)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020 Artic MX-2 Thermal Compound $7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167014 Intel 64GB SATA SLC SSD $800
Stuff that won't impact the score but nice to have:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284 WD 1TB FALS $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119150 CM Cosmos 1000 $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194039 Enermax 1050W $310 - $20MIR 8x6pin
$4200

When is this coming out:
http://www.xpressar.com/newsreview.html Thermaltake Xpressar $800

Any suggestions?
 

foolycooly

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well, certainly a watercooling system...you would want to push the 965 to at least 4.5ghz to run the benchmark, and koolance makes some excellent waterblocks for the 295s...you would want those overclocked to their maximum as well.

Sort of absurd though since synthetic benchmarks have no value outside of bragging rights...issues with microstutter with two 295s in quad SLI have been known to occur, and the friggin thing would be a space heater.
 

MykC

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[qoute]Sort of absurd though since synthetic benchmarks have no value outside of bragging rights...issues with microstutter with two 295s in quad SLI have been known to occur, and the friggin thing would be a space heater.[/qoute] Agreed, but pretty much any system above $2000 enters the bragging rights department which is what 3Dmark vantage is for a lot of in the highest tiers.