Need Advise On Custom Gaming PC

[avenged_guitarist]

Approximate Purchase Date: Whenever I get the money.

Budget Range: No Budget.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Recording/rendering YouTube videos, multitasking, hardcore gaming.

Parts Not Required: Monitors, hard drives, case, mouse, and operating system chosen but not purchased yet.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, maybe amazon.com

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: I would like to use an ASUS motherboard and the parts i have chosen under "Parts Not Required". i would also like to use a water cooling system, either getting the parts separately or a kit.

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire:Maybe

Monitor Resolution: I'm not familiar with the different resolutions for monitors but i want the best

Additional Comments: I want the best of the best.

 

[inzone]

This sounds kind of strange , you want the best of the best and you have no budget yet your purchase date is whenever you get the money? How can you have no budget and not have the money yet? Are you planning on winning the lottery?
The best of the best and no budget limit means you want a $8000 computer.
How about this build;
Intel 980x Extreme cpu
Gigabyte Gi Assassin x58 MB
24gb of Corsair Dominator ram
2X Evga GTX 580 3gb Hydro Copper 2 video cards
2X Samsung 830 256gb SSD's
Western Digital 600gb saya3 hdd
Antec 1200w High Current Pro psu
Cooler Master Haf X case
LG Blue Ray drive
Sony slot load dvd burner
HP 30" 2560x1600 monitor
2 loop custom installed water cooling system 2 radiators , 2 pumps , 2 resivoirs
Kryos "Silver Edition" cpu water block , Bitspower ram water block.
Additional monitor, LG 27" Flatron widescreen.
Impecca Bamboo keyboard
Razer Impreator gaming mouse
Razer Nostromo gaming keypad
Additional Antec 1200w psu to run water cooling system and all case fans and lights

This computer is on sale today for $7500.

 

[avenged_guitarist]

well what im planning on doing is figuring out which parts im gonna use and then doing stuff to get the money until i have enough to buy said parts

 

[inzone]

Ok , so if I put a build in front of you that was a beast of a computer and it cost $5000 , how long would it take you to do stuff to get that amount? The reason I say that is because depending on how long it takes you to get that money there may be parts become available that would be better and maybe cost more so you may want those parts instead and the wait would continue and that situation could repeat itself again before you buy and then the wait continues.
So how long would it take you to get say $4000 to $5000?

 

[inzone]

EVGA Signature 04G-P4-2692-KR GeForce GTX 690 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$1049
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130790

OCZ RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS RVD3MI-FHPX4-240G PCI-E 240GB PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$699.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-227-761

Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW480A3K5 2.5" 480GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$789.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167087

SeaSonic X-1250 1250W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$269.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151109

ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
$429.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131802

CORSAIR Vengeance LP 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML32GX3M4A1600C10
$244.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233304

CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
$104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016

Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73960X
$1029.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116491

Thermaltake Level 10 GT UGK Combat Snow Edition (VN10006W2N-B) Ultimate Gaming Kit White and Black SECC / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Tt eSPORTS MEGA G1 Keyboard, Black Gaming Mouse and Shock Gaming Headset
$399.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133195

LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA 14X Internal BDXL Blu-Ray Burner with SW BH14NS40
$124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136249

Ok so this top quality "Best of the Best" Pc gaming beast build will cost you roughly $5144.90.

 

[avenged_guitarist]

well i get $80 a month for my dad for cleaning my pool so i just did the math and just using the money i get from him it would take a little over 5 years but i've been doing other stuff to try and make money (eg. dog walking, pet sitting, selling drawings of mine). its hard because I'm almost 15 (my birthday's july 11) but i still can't get a job so honestly i have no idea how long it would take me to get 4 or 5 grand

 

[firstheadstrong]

You are missing the point. He's asking you to provide a realistic budget. What amount can you raise, in x amount of time.

The technology industry is ever chaniging, you can't expect to have a timeline of 1-2 years with the exact same budget. In 1-2 years - the great "it" parts now, will not be the "it" parts of the future.

I think a build you are looking for would be around 700 (not including what you you mentioned were not required).

"Parts Not Required: Monitors, hard drives, case, mouse, and operating system chosen but not purchased yet. "

If you look around the forum, you can see you can get a quality build to play the newest games well for about $1,000.00 give or take and excluding any mouse, keyboard, or monitor.

 

[avenged_guitarist]

well i don't know how much i can raise in x amount of time because im still trying to figure out ways to get money

 

[firstheadstrong]

Then, I recommend you should wait until you have the money or at least close to it.

 

[avenged_guitarist]

well i dont want to work and get, lets say 4 grand and then pick my parts and find out the total is like 5 grand

 

[inzone]

Your reasoning and point of view are all wrong , The idea is to work and save what monet that you can and when you reach the point where you have a certian amount and let's say $4000 then you look at what parts are available and make decisions based on the amount that you have and what's available. There are many , many different parts available at any given time and you would build a computer with the money you have. Unless you are rich and have an ebdless supply of money then your just like the rest of us and have to make choices and you will end up with a good computer that will play games at good performance levels. There is not one set of components that will work and be considered the best , there are many and they have different prices.

 

[avenged_guitarist]

Ok. Since I posted this first thread, I've been doing some thinking about what all you have said and now what I've decided to do is save up 10 grand (somehow), use 4500-5000 on an alienware laptop and use the rest for a custom gaming desktop build. does that sound reasonable?

 

[firstheadstrong]

Buy a car for 10 grand...

We can't quanitfy if 10 grand is reasonable, if you do not know how long it would take to save that much. In 5-10 years, CPU's could be obsolete for gaming (not saying they will), inflation c ould kil currency (and 10 grand is useless), or prices could tank and you could get a beast machine for a grand.

If you want a good/great gaming laptop I'd expect to spend 2-2.5k or 1-1.5k for a destop in the next 6 months or so.

 

[avenged_guitarist]

i already have a car. if i didnt i would be saving for that but since i already have one i dont need to save my money for it.