First real gaming pc

another good question. is going with dual 7990's a good idea? i heard mixed views about how one will end up sucking up the heat of the other and dying. and other say there is no other way to make a gaming pc.

another thought is that if i get aftermarket heat sinks (sorry if thats the wrong term) for the gpu will they still be able to fit on my motherboard? the ASUS Crosshair Formula-Z in a full tower case.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Killerfrenzy96/saved/28m1

i heard that for gaming you want a 144hz monitor? something about the smoothness just destroys a 60hz one.

Depends on what you're looking for in a monitor.  If you're going to be gaming competitively, then a 144Hz monitor could be useful.  However, if you mostly play for fun and want your game to look as pretty as possibly, then a high resolution monitor @60Hz could be a better choice.

i made these 2 options.

amd option: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pW1w

intel option: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pW9c

Both option are great in my opinnion. Let me know what you think.

grtz Angel ☺

I made some options,

Intel/nVidia: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chuk/saved/28u2

Intel/AMD: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chuk/saved/28u7

AMD/AMD: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chuk/saved/28uc

AMD/nVidia: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chuk/saved/28uf

Keeping an open mind won't do you much harm.

another good question. is going with dual 7990's a good idea?

No. There isn't a single display configuration that will handle that. Maybe a 144Hz surround setup. You have to match the GPU performance to your display. Take the refresh rate of a monitor as an example. 60Hz means that the monitor can display a maximum of 60FPS (Frames per Second). A single 7990 would probably be more than enough for a 144Hz monitor. Why would you want a GPU setup that will go far far beyond that? The 7990 is two 7970s put together on a single card, so dual 7990s is the equivalent of four 7970s. That's stupidly overkill.

So you can take that and apply it to just about anything else. You need to balance all the components with your system, ensuring that it meets your needs. Like RAM, 16GB is useful for editing. For gaming, you can use as little as 4GB, 8GB is the sweet spot.

With such a large budget, you have got to be careful not to purchase everything that is latest and greatest. I would definitely look into different monitor setups. I personally prefer 1440p IPS displays. IPS is the highest quality of panel, best colours and viewing angles. Some people can't even tell the difference, which I find a little weird, since it is a massive improvement, in my view. 144Hz is good for competitive FPS. IPS is still ok for FPS games, but it's amazing for everything else. It's down to the games you play and the experience you want.

I think it is worth looking into this yourself. You can't rely on other people to tell you what is good and what isn't.

Here's my input.

It will handle any game for the next couple of years at max setting at 1080p. Even at 1440p it would play it fine with a mixture of ultra and high for the next generation.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pXN8

Then i suppose you can explain to me why these so called experts have recommended  1600mhz ram for a cpu with a native 1866 memory controller a ridiculously overpriced 4TB nas drive and a 750w psu for a computer that whont pull more than 370 w's from the wall?

2k wasted on junk you can have a damed gtx titan fited in to that budget