4K - $4K Gaming build

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rinaldo00

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What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming ONLY
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$4K ie $4000 total
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA, Chicago, IL
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, MB, RAM, GPU, HD, PSU
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Storage - Seagate NAS HDD 4TB
Case HP - Blackbird Full Tower
http://www.thebitbag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/blackbird002.jpg
http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image...kbird-002-gaming-pc-20070906033117956-000.jpg
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
4K UHD 3840 x 2160, 48" Samsung JS9000
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Firewire, SLI, USB 3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 10 Home 64 bit

Proposed build 1 - Extreme build

PC Hound Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M ($332.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA ($369 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) Ripjaws V Series ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Pascal Titan XZ ($1200)
Power Supply: EVGA 1200W 220-P2-1200-X1 ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 400GB 750 Series SSDPEDMW400G4R5 ($416.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2,682.75
Price may include shipping, rebates, promotions, and tax
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Proposed build 2 - Sensible build

PC Hound Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M ($332.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO ($217.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) Ripjaws V Series ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Pascal Titan XZ ($1200)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W SuperNOVA 220-P2-0750-X1 ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: SAMSUNG 512GB 950 PRO MZ-V5P512BW ($317.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2,332.74
Price may include shipping, rebates, promotions, and tax
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Which build should I go for? Did I miss anything? Also could I reuse my Samsung 840 Pro 512 GB SSD
 
Double New Titan X or give up your man card.

Bigger, cheaper SSD.

Cheaper motherboard.

Better HSF.

Stay with the 1200w PSU or you're a wuss.
 
silent-circuit said:
Double New Titan X or give up your man card.

Bigger, cheaper SSD.

Cheaper motherboard.

Better HSF.

Stay with the 1200w PSU or you're a wuss.
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That is some strange advice, not sure what it means ;)
I seem to be playing my Vive a lot lately so I will add a second Titan X when VR handles SLI
 
rinaldo00 said:
I am 50+ and water cooling scares me ;)
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I'd change:
SLI 1080 instead of Titan X
Add a large SSD to the 950 PRO SSD (awesome SSD, also got a pair of those :cool:)
750W is enough, you might want to look at what quality 750W is on sale right now.
Cheaper mobo!
Go with air cooling, I have systems with AIO's and my personal is a custom loop. With the next upgrade I'm going back to aircooling. Even my 5820K gets 4,4Ghz on air. 4,5Ghz on water is not worth it for me.
 
This is the dumbest thread ever.

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You know, if you actually didn't know EXACTLY what you are doing, there might be some purpose to this build thread. But you do, so there isn't.
 
I don't think you'll use all the features in the MAXIMUS VIII HERO but if you don't mind paying the extra $$ for it then fine, its a great piece of tech to own.
I would go with the GTX 1080
a much bigger and better air CPU cooler
no need to go beyond 750W-850W PSU
if you're planning to SLI then don't but I would build it around the ITX form factor, huge full ATX towers are not fashionable anymore.
 
Don't be afraid of water-cooling. Have built over 35 high-end workstations with Corsair AIO's without a single failure in 4 years!
 
Try -

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($106.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme6+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.48 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($19.69 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2592.85
 
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