£3000 All-around PC build

loudbob said:
I did something similar.....(not sure of cost so far):

Asus Rampage Extreme III
i7 990x @ 4.3GHz
12Gb (6x2) G.Skill Trident 2000MHz Ram
4 x 60Gb SATAII SSD's (Raid 0) for Windows 7
2 x 2TB SATAII (Raid 0)
2 x 2TB SATAII (Raid 0)
1 x 60Gb SATAII for Windows XP
4 x MSI GTX680's (3 in Tri-SLI & 1 Physx) @ 1200MHz
Five seperate Water Cooled Loops (1 each for the CPU/MB and the GPU's) each with own pump, res, rad and fans (10 fans in total - Scythe Gentle Typhoons 1850rpm)

All powered by a Silverstone Strider 1500w PSU in a Corsair 800D case.

Pictures if you're interested:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21799698&postcount=125
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wow that must have cost a lot :p how do the 3+1 GPUs work?
 
loudbob said:
I did something similar.....(not sure of cost so far):

Asus Rampage Extreme III
i7 990x @ 4.3GHz
12Gb (6x2) G.Skill Trident 2000MHz Ram
4 x 60Gb SATAII SSD's (Raid 0) for Windows 7
2 x 2TB SATAII (Raid 0)
2 x 2TB SATAII (Raid 0)
1 x 60Gb SATAII for Windows XP
4 x MSI GTX680's (3 in Tri-SLI & 1 Physx) @ 1200MHz
Five seperate Water Cooled Loops (1 each for the CPU/MB and the GPU's) each with own pump, res, rad and fans (10 fans in total - Scythe Gentle Typhoons 1850rpm)

All powered by a Silverstone Strider 1500w PSU in a Corsair 800D case.

Pictures if you're interested:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21799698&postcount=125
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You crazy b...!

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loudbob said:
I did something similar.....(not sure of cost so far):

Asus Rampage Extreme III
i7 990x @ 4.3GHz
12Gb (6x2) G.Skill Trident 2000MHz Ram
4 x 60Gb SATAII SSD's (Raid 0) for Windows 7
2 x 2TB SATAII (Raid 0)
2 x 2TB SATAII (Raid 0)
1 x 60Gb SATAII for Windows XP
4 x MSI GTX680's (3 in Tri-SLI & 1 Physx) @ 1200MHz
Five seperate Water Cooled Loops (1 each for the CPU/MB and the GPU's) each with own pump, res, rad and fans (10 fans in total - Scythe Gentle Typhoons 1850rpm)

All powered by a Silverstone Strider 1500w PSU in a Corsair 800D case.

Pictures if you're interested:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21799698&postcount=125
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defos a nice spec, but offensively messy tubing.
 
Katsumoto said:
RAID 1 for a home user is pointless. Far safer and better off buying an external hard drive and simply backing your stuff up.
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I'm not the avg. home user but RAID 1 has saved my bacon a few times. Rather that than a single hdd. I do backups as well, however i use M1015 IBM cards for my RAID, and the good thing about it is that if you split the R1 and stick the single hdd in a normal Intel controller etc.. the mirrored data is readable, so a controller failure is not a problem.
 
GFXZombie said:
Updated spec: (thanks for your posts, i have been reading them, but i've decided to try a slightly different route)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £551.96
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 Superclock w/Backplate 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2673-KR) £419.99 (839.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £154.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £119.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - NZXT Phantom 410 Midi-Tower Case - Black/Orange - Noise Dampened £114.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Orange (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,651.48 (includes shipping : £14.75).

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The 3820 offers very little over the Ivy 3770k performance wise. to see that increase on the 2011 socket you'd need a 3930k.

Another thing, Vengeance RAM and Air coolers don't really mix due to the Tall heatsinks.

My spec (earlier) offers much better performance for the money.
 
It's about the tri-sli requirement. which imo is a waste of time and money. But if he wants options... There he can upgrade to SB-E and get another 4GB 670 for tri-sli, and watercooling as well in that case (will need some custom waterblocks for the card, which should be available on the EVGA). I would then pick up a 1200W PSU for that matter. Silverstone Strider 1200W, or the OCZ 1200W.
 
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Doomedspeed said:
The 3820 offers very little over the Ivy 3770k performance wise. to see that increase on the 2011 socket you'd need a 3930k.

Another thing, Vengeance RAM and Air coolers don't really mix due to the Tall heatsinks.

My spec (earlier) offers much better performance for the money.
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+1, The Vengeance ram is ridiculously big, pick the Samsung stuff its much better.
 
GFXZombie said:
Updated spec: (thanks for your posts, i have been reading them, but i've decided to try a slightly different route)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £551.96
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 Superclock w/Backplate 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2673-KR) £419.99 (839.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £154.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £119.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - NZXT Phantom 410 Midi-Tower Case - Black/Orange - Noise Dampened £114.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Orange (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,651.48 (includes shipping : £14.75).

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Zombie, I wouldn't recommend the 410, Its too small for this big build, Put it in an ATX case otherwise it will be cramped and you'll be limited in terms of WC in the future :),

Also I'd pick the Roccat keyboard, its practically the same thing for half the money, Also there is no mouse in this build.

Otherwise looking good :)
 
Bezzaboy1234 said:
Zombie, I wouldn't recommend the 410, Its too small for this big build, Put it in an ATX case otherwise it will be cramped and you'll be limited in terms of WC in the future :),

Also I'd pick the Roccat keyboard, its practically the same thing for half the money, Also there is no mouse in this build.

Otherwise looking good :)
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I've got the 410 for my build, and if you take out the main HDD cage it actually has a lot of space (with 3 HDD/SSD slots still available), but i will consider that :p

And he already has a mouse :)
 
olivier renault said:
I'd pick the K90 :) I avoid the Roccat stuff like the plague now.
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Why? The Roccat stuff is absolutely flawless, The Razer stuff in my opinion is overpriced for what it is, and the last few mouses (Naga, Abyssus Mirror) that I have had have all been replaced by better quality Roccat stuff (I put these mouses through their paces mind, I am like the mouse destroyer). The Roccat kit is much more durable by a far margin (Naga - 6 months till dead, Abysuss mirror - 9 months then dead, Roccat Kova + still going at least 1 year on, looking to get the Kone/savu in the next few months)

:)
 
Ok i've had a talk with another friend, and this is one option for our spec (i'm just listing it here for my reference). The guy who the PC is for is able to get the VAT off if his dad buys it, so we can extend the budget for a second spec option (water cooled) :D


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 690 4096MB PCI-Express Graphics Card £899.99
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £587.96
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £154.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £119.99
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - White £118.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
2 x Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £49.99 (99.98)
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,741.50 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
And this is the second, watercooled option:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 690 4096MB PCI-Express Graphics Card £899.99
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £587.96
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £154.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £119.99
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - White £118.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - D5 Vario Pump & EK D5 X-Top V2 Value Combo £89.98
1 x EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £56.99
2 x Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £49.99 (99.98)
2 x EK-CoolStream RAD XTX (120) £39.98 (79.96)
1 x EK Multioption Reservoir X2 250 Advanced £38.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Mayhems X1 UV Blue Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
1 x Masterkleer Hose Pack PVC 12,7/9,5mm (3/8"ID) Clear 3,3m (Ideal for EK Kits) £6.98
1 x Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.5
12 x EK-PSC Compression Fitting 10mm 3/8" - G1/4 Black £2.84 (34.08)
Total : £2,996.56 (includes shipping : £16.85).



+ GTX 690 waterblock from elsewhere
 
Bezzaboy1234 said:
are there any water cooling blocks for a 690? Might want to think about including that in the loop as well as another rad.
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yeah i saw that there's one out currently (not on OCUK), and we won't be building this for a few weeks anyway so that leaves time for more to be released

And i don't have much knowledge of water cooling yet, but i read that you need (the equivalent of) a 120 rad per component, which is what i have here. I would have gone for a 360 but i don't think it will fit in this case sadly
 
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