ramthor's monster build

If your spending that much on a PC then you would have to be a bit of a numpty to end up with a "bad" spec.

The easiest way to make it "better" is to save some money on a few bits.
32gb of ram, the motherboard and the very large single ssd.

But it's your money, either you can afford it or your an idiot.

I might be tempted to spend more on the case and fans.

Also the black wd drives are a bit noisy for me.
If its purely backup a quieter drive might be better.

Post some pics when it's done.
 
wunkley said:
Don't know why everyone is picking on the guy. Sounds to me like he has a very decent wad of cash to blow, and he wants a monster gaming rig. Nowt wrong with that, might die tomorrow.

Having said that, the OP has made a few questionable choices and you really don't need to spend that much. I built a pretty hefty gaming rig end of last year/ start of this that was based around an x99 Sabertooth, 5930k, 2x980Ti in SLI, an Acer x34, all AIO watercooled (including both GPU's) with lots of fan tweaks and customisation, and all wrapped up in, what I think anyway, a very beautiful (but expensive) Lian Li pc-08 glass case. Probably cost about 3.5k all told but I didn't do it all at once so can't remember now.
Click to expand...

Thank you for the kind words. :)
Again, the build I listed includes top notch monitor and VR gear. The PC itself is 4.2K, only £700 more than your top build. I put that difference on the Intel and nVidia's greed who upped the prices grossly for their high end products. That's lack of competition right there!

And let's not forget about Brexit! :D
 
Holst1981 said:
If your spending that much on a PC then you would have to be a bit of a numpty to end up with a "bad" spec.

The easiest way to make it "better" is to save some money on a few bits.
32gb of ram, the motherboard and the very large single ssd.
Click to expand...

True, it's just 16GB doesn't sound future proof to me. More is better especially for video editing. The MB I agree is a bit flashy and expensive but I think I need every bit of help when it comes to overclocking this rig and Rampage gives you the proper tools to do it.
The SSD is not single. There are 2 SSDs and one HDD. You can never have too much empty drive space, can you?

I might be tempted to spend more on the case and fans.
Click to expand...
What would you get?

Also the black wd drives are a bit noisy for me.
If its purely backup a quieter drive might be better.
Click to expand...
I considered initially a WD Blue and then I changed my mind after reading a few reviews. Black also gets 5 years warranty as opposed to Blue's 2 years.
Is it considerable more noise with 7200RPM? I reckon they will stay silent until you start using them and I will probably use more the 2TB 850 EVO and the 512GB 950 PRO.
HDD will be used when I watch movies on my TV and probably the sound of the TV will more than cover any noise coming from the HDD.
Post some pics when it's done.
Click to expand...
I will do it even though I fear people will start shouting that I'm showing off just like they did above. And I don't even own the damn thing yet. :)
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
How much 4k video editing will you be doing?

Because without that, you're looking at a pretty standard rig which could be achieved for 50% of the cost.
Click to expand...

Half of £4,200 is £2,100. Titan X is £1,100. You are left with £1,000 to get everything else and still get the same performance as my build. I dare you! :)
 
You sound like a not needed tbh, everyone that has had any sort of opinion has been shot down simply because you want to start a new hobby and get each part as expensive as possible. Yeah we get it, you have money to burn and you'd rather do that than get something for your actual need.
 
Last edited by a moderator:

And exactly what has it got to do with you if he is? :confused:

Guy comes in asking for advice and gets flamed for wanting to be a show off.

if he can afford it so what?

and if he was picking the most expensive stuff surely he would have picked the 6950x rather than the 6850k

i can add thousands onto his spec so he's not just clicked everything in the top price band
 
Last edited by a moderator:
He asked for peoples opinions on what hes thinking of buying, and people have given their opinions, a lot of them not very helpful but opinions all the same.

If your already decided on buying what youve listed then buy away and enjoy it, if you want advice on a better value list of parts then maybe just start a new thread asking for a 6k build and listing what parts are a must and what its gonna be used for. This thread has just turned into insults and i think your wasting your time here.
 
MorleySA said:
Well my previous power supply was a Corsair ax860i and I got told by people in this forum that an 860i wouldn't be enough to power 2 980Ti's, so I had to upgrade it.
Click to expand...

Depends on your CPU and how heavily everything is overclocked. My system can pull 820 watts at the wall but obviously im only using a quad core, a bigger CPU would pull a bit more. People were probably just giving you a bit more overhead so your not pushing the PSU to its limits. Also it depends how quiet you want it as the higher watt units can run silent up to higher loads.
 
Last edited:
MorleySA said:
Well my previous power supply was a Corsair ax860i and I got told by people in this forum that an 860i wouldn't be enough to power 2 980Ti's, so I had to upgrade it.
Click to expand...

would have been enough but wouldn't have given you the best power efficiency or much OC headroom

my rig at the very most i've seen at the wall is about 490watts for brief periods/spikes
 
BluD said:
He asked for peoples opinions on what hes thinking of buying, and people have given their opinions, a lot of them not very helpful but opinions all the same.

If your already decided on buying what youve listed then buy away and enjoy it, if you want advice on a better value list of parts then maybe just start a new thread asking for a 6k build and listing what parts are a must and what its gonna be used for. This thread has just turned into insults and i think your wasting your time here.
Click to expand...

I did come here seeking opinions but not to get insulted. I am kind of disappointed to be honest.
 
I'm not really that bothered, some people here are just trying to justify his need to spend such a figure. If he knew what he was getting and not taking anyone's advice then post a project log instead.

It's not going to affect me if he overspends, he just needs to justify that figure to himself before he spends it but instead it just sounds like he wants to spend as much as possible just for giggles.
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
I wouldn't recommend a Titan X for a 1440p build.

EDIT: Read the rest of the thread, you know best, sorry.
Click to expand...

You probably refer to 2560x1440 resolution which is more commonly known as 1440p.
My chosen monitor is 3440x1440 which comes in between 1440p and 4K.
To my knowledge, a Titan X can play games at 4K with all FX options enabled but only barely and around 60FPS.
I'm looking to play at 100FPS average with lowest FPS above 60FPS because the monitor allows it and because otherwise would be a waste of a capable monitor.
That's why I chose it and that's why I didn't go for the 4K monitors which clearly need a Titan X SLI without a doubt and that would have brought the costs even higher.
No reason to get sarcastic.
I'm willing to hear your thoughts but I also need a bit of argumentation before I can apply whatever you're suggesting.
 
MorleySA said:
just out of interest, what games are you going to be playing?
Click to expand...

I play all sorts of games, some more demanding than others. All I want is to be able to play them without having to compromise on quality, just like the developers vision.
It's probably every gamer's dream.
And the fact that I've been holding out for 7 years to upgrade has probably something to do with my desire.
 
Worth pointing out that the PSU is most efficient at 50% load.

Given that a typical high end rig uses about 300-400W under load, I'd say 850 to 1000W is fine. If you want to get the 1200W then it's your choice.

Lose the large SSD if all you want it for is OS. A 256GB or even a 128GB would be ample. Would also give you more cash for SSD RAID0 and you could potentially dump the 6TB mechanical drive. Depends how much space you "need".
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom