Nuke Gamezz,
It's not only fun but useful to think about ultimate systems, because knowing the maximum gives a goal for performance.
A couple of comments on your excellent components list >
1. Several of the top 10 performing systems on Passmark benchmarks use the ASUS Rampage IV motherboard- it's quite amazing how consistently well that one performs. It also has more PCIe X16 slots than almost any other board- very flexible.
2. While the No. 1 system on Passmark has 64GB RAM, for gaming, 64GB of RAM is not necessary- because there is not usually multi-tasking- and the larger each RAM module, very often the greater the latency, so in an eight slot board like the Rampage, 8X 4GB would probably perform as well in gaming. Latency is probably more important than RAM speed.
3. The top Passmark system is also listed as using GTX Titan, but doesn't mention how many. I've never used GTX Titan, but have read more than one post that suggested that Titans are not scalar in SLI and the most benefit is derived by using two for one or two (2560 X 1440) monitors, three for three monitors, and that the performance may actually decrease when using four.
4. The top systems often use either PCIe RAID controllers like LSI Logic, that are probably running SSD's on RAID 0 for performance or PCIe drives like OCZ RevoDrive. If you have multiple storage drives , these could be increased to three in RAID 10 and that would combine the performance of RAID 0 to the mirroring security of RAID 1. By maintaining a system image on the storage drives, this would mean that if any HD failed anywhere, the systems could be restored -OS, applications, and all files very quickly.
I use workstation systems for 3D CAD, simulation, and graphic design and sometimes consider the ultimate system in that category>
CAD / Imaging Workstation >
BambiBoom PixelCannon Cadaeditographarific Supermodeler VI ®©™©™©™ _6.17.13
1. (2) Intel Xeon E5-2687W Sandy Bridge-EP 3.1GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 150W 8-Core Server Processor BX80621E52687W $3,869.98 ($1,934.99 each)
2. (2) COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler $67.98 ($33.99 each)
3. Intel S2600COE SSI EEB Server Motherboard Dual LGA 2011 DDR3 1600 $599.99
4. 64GB Wintec (8 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ECC Registered Server Memory Model 3RSL160011R5H-32GQ $619.98
5. LSI MegaRAID Internal Low-Power SATA/SAS 9260-8i 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 w/ 512MB onboard memory RAID Controller Card, Single $498.99
6. (2) PNY VCQ6000-PB Quadro 6000 6GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card $3,658.99 ea
7. NVIDIA TESLA K20 (900-22081-2220-000) GK110 5GB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card $3,499.99
8. (2) SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD512BW 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (RAID 0) $1,039.98 ($519.99 each)
9. (5) Western Digital RE WD4000FYYZ 4TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Internal Hard Drive (RAID 10) $2,149.95
10. LIAN LI PC-V2120X All Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $469.99
11. CORSAIR AXi AX1200i 1200W Digital ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $329.99
12. ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA $79.99
13. Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit - OEM $190
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Total = $24,293.11
It is fun ! As this demonstrates, working costs more than playing!
Cheers,
BambiBoom
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