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Your granted an unlimited budget to build the PC of your dreams. Only rule is you have 30 days to purchase the components. You can spend as much as you want- but all component must be purchased online and be consumer available. If you complete your build in 30 days your given a $500 bonus and you can keep the PC.
What components would you use?
Case?
PSW?
MOBO?
CPU?
SSD?
HDD's?
Videocards?
Accessories?
Silverstone SST-TJ11B-W TEMJIN
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sil [...] e+shopping
Enermax EPM1500EGT Platimax 1500W
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/150 [...] e+shopping
Gigabyte GA-G1-ASSASSIN2 Intel X79
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gig [...] raid-e-atx
Intel CPU Core i7 3930K Enthusiast Unlocked
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/int [...] he-130w-re
Crucial 512GB m4 Slim 7mm SSD (X2)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/512 [...] 50000-iops
EVGA 3GB GeForce GTX 580 Classified Hydro Copper (X3)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb [...] -512-cores
Corsair Memory Dominator 32GB DDR3 1600
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/32g [...] x-technolo
Swiftech Apogee HD Universal CPU Waterblock
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] 14763.html
XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir with DDC Ultra 18W Pump
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] 11202.html
Mayhems Dye 10ml Dropper Bottle : Green / UV Green
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] 12425.html
Bitspower 1/4" Thread 45 Degree Rotary Compression Fitting for 1/2" ID - 5/8"
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] 11244.html
Primochill PrimoFlex Pro LRT 3/8" ID - 1/2" OD (10-13mm) Tubing : Clear
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] 11316.html
Koolance Hose Clamp for 5/8" (16mm) OD Tubing : CLM-13
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] 13777.html
XSPC RX Series 360mm Triple Radiator : RX360 (GPU's)
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] -7875.html
XSPC RX Series 240mm Dual Radiator : RX240 (CPU)
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] -7874.html
Phobya Nano-G 12 Silent Waterproof 120mm Case Fan 1500rpm (X8)
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spsho [...] 12198.html
Accesories:
Full Green internal cabling.
Full Exterior paint scheme based on military (Parachute regiment)
@mfusick
dont post multiple times.here is another post with same topic-
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ject-build
| recon-uk wrote : Silverstone SST-TJ11B-W TEMJIN
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nice choice.i know you are an ex-paratrooper that's why you like military things.nice man!dedication towards country is great.
dont you think that this thread is a troll????
| hellfire24 wrote :
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May well be but i have asked a mod to merge this with the other thread he created
MB ($470) - ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79
CPU ($1050) - i7-3960K
GPU ($730 / $2190) - 3 X EVGA GTX 580 Hydro Copper 2 3072MB
CPU Cooler ($120) - Corsair H100
MEM ($325 / $650) - 2 X G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series DDR3-1600 32GB (4x8GB) / 64GB (8x8GB)
OS / Boot HD ($740) - OCZ RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS 240GB
Apps / Storage HD ($380 / $1140) - 3 x Western Digital RE4 2TB
OPTICAL ($70) - LG Black 12X BD-RW
PSU ($270) - SeaSonic X-1250 80+ Gold
CASE ($160) - Antec LAnboy
OS ($130) - Windows 7 Pro x64
$7000ish
does the revodrive make much difference?
Within 30 days? Dayam.....
Caselabs TH10 case with the extension box.
Full custom liquid cooling, to include
-two of those 300 dollar pumps
-300+ all-copper quad radiations (2 quad 560s, 4 quad 480s)
Motherboard: Rampage IV Extreme
CPU: i7 3960X
RAM: max out all slots with 2300Mhz Corsairs
Video: 3X EVGA Classified 3GB 580s, with coolers mercilessly ripped off and replaced with full water blocks
Power: 2X Corsair AX1200
Sound card: X-Fi Titanium Champion bla bla, the one with the front bay (what I have now)
Storage: 1 SSD for every available SATA port, max capacity/speed (HD need not apply at all, that's what file servers are for)
Displays: 3x Dell 3007wfp-hc (that model specifically, low input lag)
Sound: Some expensive home theater 5.1 or 7.1 system (doesn't matter which one, I'd probably purchase the most expensive one I can get)
Did I miss anything?
*EDIT: If I had 6 months instead of 30 days I would not buy anything right now.
| p07h34d wrote : Wth people... He said 30 days to purchase
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There's a very good reason for that. Take it from a guy who ran high end trifire for the past 2 generations. Unless AMD does a 180 with their driver support I'm going nvidia and never looking back. I bitterly regret going 6970 xfire over tri sli 580s.
| intel4eva wrote :
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Why?
IVY?
| Mfusick wrote : Why?
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Mainly Kepler, but also Ivy. If this challenge had an unlimited time frame, I would wait for Ivi-E (or whatever they will call it) and most likely Kepler.
| Mfusick wrote : What is that? |
Those are regular SSD drives that you plug into a SATA port, as opposed to the Revo drives that are a pci-express card. The Wildfires are Patriot's performance line of SSDs, IIRC.
| p07h34d wrote : I don't know about you but buying my two radeon 6950 2GB Twin Frozr III cards was the best choice I could have ever made for BF3
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The reason your 6950 overclocks like a dream and has low temps is that it's actually a 6970 that's been gimped with firmware that disables shaders and lowers clocks. I know because I have both actual 6970s and 6950s that have been flashed, and they perform and overclock exactly the same.
The issue isn't with FPS. I can't stand Vsync because of input lag (few developers implement triple buffering properly to reduce/eliminate input lag - blizzard is an example that does do that well). At 130 fps, BF3 feels laggy on ultra, even without AA. I have to knock everything down to low to eliminate input lag. I have confirmed GTX 580s in SLI do not have this problem. Fps is not everything, if 3 frames come in rapid sucession, then 20 or more miliseconds pass before the next one, causing it to skip a frame and jar my freaking brain right out of the illusion of motion. Baaah!
Running my dream machine. The only I will be adding is Water Cooling for my 6950's. Run all my games with vsync and have never had a problem with input lag not once.
OS: Windows 7 x64
CPU: AMD FX-8120 8-Core Black Edition : Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70
Case: In Win Dragon Rider : Video Card: 2x SAPPHIRE HD 6950 (flash to 6970) 2GB
Monitors: 3x Asus VK278Q Black 27 : Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB DDR3 1600
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB : HDD: 5x Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 64MB Cache
Optical Drive: LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner : Mouse: Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Keyboard: Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard
Water Cooler: XSPC Rasa 750 RS240
allright guys don't you think that this is a troll?
no offence brother but yes i am talking about you.cause peeps are posting rigs worth atleast 5k+.if you are a super rich than go ahead otherwise.......it is your wish
This will be my rig:
MoBo:ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79.
CPU:Intel Core i7 3930K X79 CPU
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 590 in 2-way SLI.
RAM:G.Skill RipJaws 1600MHz 4GBx8.
HDD: WD Velociraptor 600GB, 10,000RPM x4.
PSU:Cooler Master RSD00-SPHAD3-US Silent Pro Hybrid Power Supply.
Case:ThermalTake Level 10 GT.
Accessories: 1. Alienware OptX 3D Monitor x2.
2. Alienware TactX Keyboard & Mouse.
3. Sennheiser HD800.
4. ASUS Xonar Essence STX Sound card.
SSD: Kingston SH100S3/240G HyperX 2.5" Solid State Drive - 240GB x2.
any good reason for Level 10 GT case?
| hellfire24 wrote : any good reason for Level 10 GT case? |
1. Multi-GPU setup
2. Money to burn
3. Great for taking it into LAN parties.
what do you think about TJ11B?it is more expensive,large and sexy case.
| hellfire24 wrote : no offence brother but yes i am talking about you.cause peeps are posting rigs worth atleast 5k+.if you are a super rich than go ahead otherwise.......it is your wish |
I never said I was building anything or that I am rich.
This thread was about people's dream PC.
I am building an i5/LGA1155 FYI
| varun706 wrote :
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I strongly advise against the TactX Keyboard. Cheap miserable piece of soft rubbery plastic with no feel to the keys, macro keys in a really awkward position, and the worst software/driver support since Razer mice. Stay away.
nothing beat the G19 IMO.
This one: http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-560/pd
I kid of course
Honestly, I don't know. I've yet to even build a computer myself but god the possibilities...
150 bucks for that?
I like my Razer keyboard.. a bit pricy but works well.
i also use lycosa lo............
Logitech G110 and Cyborg R.A.T 3 mouse.
Tastey combo
hey what do you guys think about corsair products???(keyboards and all)
Corsair makes a nice case... The obsidian. And great DDR3 ....
i was talking about gaming gears lolllllllllllllll
all the best!
Mobo:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sup [...] sas-raid-s
CPUx4:
http://products.amd.com/en-us/Opte [...] 756&id=759
Coolerx4:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/noc [...] cpu-cooler
RAMx16:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16g [...] d-cl-9-9-9
HDDx8(in RAID 0):
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/600 [...] ache-20-ms
Case: Custom made kevlar threaded perspex glass
Gpux2: HD 7990 (or other dual 7970 gpu)
Monitorx6:
http://www.hazro.co.uk/
PSU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/150 [...] iet-fan-at
Sound:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cre [...] ew-version
64 cores @ 2.6Ghz? That would be a bottleneck for any high-end GPUs in SLI / CF even if you were to overclock... Also not sure where / how you would use 256GB of RAM outside of a server role / hosting / RAM drive.
Since money is no object here:
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II - $349.99
PSU: Silverstone Strider ST1500 1500W - $369.99
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme - $469.99
CPU: 3.2GHz Intel Core i7-3930K - $1,069.99
Cooler: Corsair H100 - $119.99
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw X 64GB (8 x 8GB) PC12800 1600MHz 1.7V Quad Channel For X79 - $599.99
SSD: 2 x Plextor PX-M3 256GB - $339.98 each (679.97 total)
HD: 3 x Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB 7200RPM - $399.97 each ($1,179.98 total)
Optical: Plextor B950 - $159.99
Video Card: 3 x Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB - $559.97 each ($1,671.91 total)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate - $289.99
Keyboard: Corsair Vengenace K90 Illuminated Mechanical Keyboard - $129.99
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M90 - $79.99
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence - $209.99
Speakers: Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 - $249.99
Monitor: 3 x NEC PA-301 30" Widescreen Monitors - $2,479.99 each ($7,842 total)
Grand Total: $15,473
Some notes:
Case: The Cosmos II is the same one featured in last year's Maximum PC Dream Machine. Cooler Master's engineers really went all out with this one and it shows. It's actually an XL-ATX case made for the biggest motherboards like the Classified series from EVGA.
PSU: This thing can power a small car. Or 3 Smart Cars. Or 1,000 iPads. ![]()
Motherboard / CPU: Yeah it's overkill but what in this system isn't? The 3930K is the new 990X, a massive piece of overkill meant for only the most 1337 gamers.
RAM: Some people when asked about 64GB RAM will respond "WHY???", if money is no object, I respond: "Why not?"!
Storage: 500GB of solid SSD space from one of the most reliable drive makers on the planet, comined with more storage than the entire Library Of Congress.
Video: The crown returns to Radeon with the 7970, so triple Crossfire? You betcha!!
Monitors: 3 x NEC - the depth of this display is awe-inspiring plus it has the unique ability to go into portrait mode.
Sound: Yeah I know I always talk about how sound cards are useless, but in this case money is no object, and some times you got to crank the volume way past 11.
All I ask for is money to dig a large 15+ meter deep lake, a flood pump, a gigantic diamond heatsink to dissipate heat to the lake, some large pipes and some much smaller diamond heatsinks for the CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU and Southbridge.
Budget? Probably above 100k mostly because manufacturing diamond heatsinks cost all of your limbs. But hey, the only way someone is going to beat me in overclocking is if they are rocking with an insane chiller or liquid nitrogen cooling.
yeah.. I love the COSMOS II. Glad to see some people mentioning it...
| Mfusick wrote : yeah.. I love the COSMOS II. Glad to see some people mentioning it... |
It's an unbelievably sweet case but... too rich for my blood.
| g-unit1111 wrote : It's an unbelievably sweet case but... too rich for my blood. |
I just pre-ordered it from NewEgg.
I must have it.
Replacing my ThermalTake Armor 10 bay full tower...
| A Bad Day wrote : All I ask for is money to dig a large 15+ meter deep lake, a flood pump, a gigantic diamond heatsink to dissipate heat to the lake, some large pipes and some much smaller diamond heatsinks for the CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU and Southbridge. Budget? Probably above 100k mostly because manufacturing diamond heatsinks cost all of your limbs. But hey, the only way someone is going to beat me in overclocking is if they are rocking with an insane chiller or liquid nitrogen cooling. |
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| Quote : I just pre-ordered it from NewEgg. I must have it. |
I'd get one in half a second but I'm kind of broke right now so I'll have to wait. Plus the last thing I need is more empty cases lying around.
I also forgot to include a -150 C phase change cooler that removes the heat from the pipes and into the giant diamond heatsink. Might add a few more thousand dollars into the cost, but still negligible compared to the diamond heatsinks.
6 GHz CPU, here I come...
EVGA SR-2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813188070
2X Intel Xeon X5690
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819117253
4X Mushkin 3x8GB DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820226262
4X AMD radeon HD 7970 XFX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 14-150-586
-Silverstone case
-Custom Wathercooled by Swivtech
-Dual 1500W PSU
| XxYouGotOwnedZz wrote : EVGA SR-2
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I don't know what the hell it is with Toms hardware forums and noobies coming in at like 16 years of age and completely new to pc hardware, coming up with obnoxious server-based builds that do nothing but hinder gaming. Seriously, this was amusing at first but now it's everywhere. I'm tired of kids posting on this forum with their "moar is better" builds that show a contemptuous lack of knowledge.
/rant
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Personally I think I would go with the mATX board and save the money. Here is a review...
