My 'Ultimate' Build List, any advice?

Brad_Radical · May 26, 2014, 11:38pm

Hey guys, I'm looking to build a new rig and I have put together this little log to give me a general idea of how much it is going to cost and roughly the sort of components to look for. This list is what I have so far and is most certainly subject to change as there will be new solutions available closer to the time.

But for now I'm looking for opinions and constructive criticism.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/BradRadical/saved/4N8V

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard: EVGA Z97 Classified

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X OC 8192MB GDDR5

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X OC 4096MB GDDR5

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1200W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive: Sony 5280S-CB-PLUS DVD/CD Writer

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans

Monitor: ASUS RoG Swift

Other: HighFlow CPU+GPU Watercooling

Thanks in advanced.

Morgoth780 · May 26, 2014, 11:50pm

With such a large budget you should probably be looking at socket 2011.

TheCaveman · May 26, 2014, 11:51pm

Change the ram to a 2133 kit with a cl of 9: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9q32gzh http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmd32gx3m4a2133c9

A5H · May 27, 2014, 12:06am

Three 1440p 120 Hz + monitors might require more than 2 290Xs in Crossfire to play new games at maximum settings. I would either get two 780 Tis or wait for the Maxwell cards to be released. I'm not trying to be a nVidia fanboy, I'm just saying that 290Xs aren't the best option if you're driving three demanding monitors.
Which watercooling components are you going to use?
With such a large budget, going to LGA2011 or even LGA2011-13 might be better if you really want extreme performance. So maybe the 4930K and a Rampage IV Extreme instead of the 4770K and a Classified.

DoppenShloppen · May 27, 2014, 1:13am

It would also help a lot to know what this rig will be used for.

Some_Tech_Noob · May 27, 2014, 2:01am

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feralshad0w · May 27, 2014, 4:38am

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3RHbL

I would do something like this, and not even bother with water cooling. The gtx 780 ti's are better than the r9-290x's anyway, so why not save the money on the watercooling and just get a better card. I also dont understand why you were going to get 4x120bg SSD's. It makes no sense. A single SSD is more than fast enough to load the most demanding of games. The performance gain is negligible.

I also changed the power supply to a platinum one that is powerful enough and cost less.

I also agree that a socket 2011 would be better on this budget, but I don't think it is necessary either.

Lastly, if you are going to openloop water cool these things, then you had better be sure you get the cherry-picked graphics cards that are chosen for their high overclock potential. Like the classified's from EVGA or the Lightning series or etc. You could just be wasting a lot of money otherwise..

Get an air system setup first, then upgrade to water if you feel like you really want to.

Sinclair · May 27, 2014, 11:55am

I suggest you change the SSDs to one or two Pro 256GB, rather than 4 half-sized and less powerful ones.