>The best combination<

[tore1992]

If you people have got some time, I really would like to know the BEST gamer hardware combination.

The budget is 8.000$ Max...

Feel free to leave some answers. I don't know if there is a thread similar anywhere, well, I could not find one.

Much appreciated!

 

[Goko]

If you people have got some time, I really would like to know the BEST gamer hardware combination.

The budget is 8.000$ Max...

Feel free to leave some answers. I don't know if there is a thread similar anywhere, well, I could not find one.

Much appreciated!

nice =o, care you looking for quad sli/crossfire? and you what to know all the parts or recommendations for psu gpu cpu ram mb? i would recommend raid0 ssds with a raid0 card tho

 

[Zenthar]

Are we talking $USD here? 8000$USD is a lot and probably a waste too; getting a 1500$ system every year for the next 5 years will probably give you better results at the end of those 5 years that 8000$ right now.

Other than that, how long do you plan on keeping this rig? After that period, do you plan on spending that much on a new rig again?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Sure, I'll spend ya money

Case - $180 - Antec DF-85 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129087
Case Fans - $18 - Antec Red 120 mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209013
PSU - $270 - Antec HCP-1200 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371043
MoBo - $365 - Asus Rampage 3 Extreme http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131642
CPU - $1,000 - Intel i7-980x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115223
Cooler - $62 - Prolimatech Megahalems http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835242001
TIM - $5 - Shin Etsu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
CPU Fan - $11 - Scythe SY1225SL12LM-P http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10026/fan-639/Scythe_Slip_Stream_120mm_x_25mm_PWM_Mid_Speed_Fan_-_SY1225SL12LM-P.html?tl=g36c365s936
CPU Fan - $11 - Same
Fan Cable - $8 - Akasa PWM AK-CB002 http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10350/cab-183/Akasa_PWM_Splitter_-_Smart_Fan_Cable_AK-CB002.html
RAM - $170 - 3 x 2GB Mushkin CAS 6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226121
GFX - $525 - Asus 580 GTX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121409
GFX - $525 - Same
HD - $180 - WD Black WD2001FASS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136456
SSD - $300 - Crucial C300 128 GB RAID 0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148362
SSD - $300 - Same
DVD Writer - $120 - ASUS BR Model BW-12B1LT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135234
OS - $139 - Win 7-64 Pro OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758
Monitor - $1,400 - Dell U3011 IP2560 x 1600 http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=u3011&s=bsd
Keyboard - $130 - Logitech G19 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126053
Mouse - $80 - Logitech G9x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104261

Cost $5,799 w/o any combo discounts

 

[Zenthar]

JackNaylorPE's post made me think that yes you can splurge, but you can also do so in areas that don't loose value and that you could enjoy for the next 3-4 PCs. That here is a couple of alternate suggestions to JackNaylorPE's build:
■why just 1 monitor??? Get 3 and put them vertically:

(Source: Overclocker.net forum)
■Get a fully water cooled system (when you change system, you might only need to change the waterblock or the socket retention fixture
■Get a COOLER MASTER HAF X case instead (would probably be great with the WC mentioned above).
■You could buy or build a NAS using RAID5 to put multimedia files and backups
■Get a single 256GB C300 SSD instead of 2 128GB in RAID 0 (see explanation below)
■Get a really good desk and chair, sounds stupid, but you will be much more comfortable.

I'm really not a fan of SSD RAID, it will make sequential read/write faster. but would probably leave random access as it is or even impair it depending on the size of the files. Moreover, if a single drive fail, you loose everything. Also, the 256GB C300 is already 50% better at writes than the 128GB model so RAID only adds the other 50%. Finally, with any RAID, you loose TRIM support, yes this thing has GC, but GC is no TRIM (see here).