If you had around five grand to spend on a box, what would you get? I did some online window shopping, and made up this list. I hope you like it. :)
(please note that I really TRIED to stay under $5,000USD, but the large monitor was JUST TOO PRETTY to pass up!)
Qty Desc Unit Price Total
2 OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-512G.M 2.5" 512GB 394.99 789.98
SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227820 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227820)
1 Thermaltake TR2 TR-700 700W ATX 12V V2.3 & EPS 79.99 79.99
12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153167 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153167)
1 COUGAR 6XR9 Solid Black 0.8mm SECC ATX Mid 99.98 99.98
Tower with Aluminum Front Panel Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811553001 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811553001)
1 ASRock X79 Extreme9 LGA 2011 Intel X79 354.47 354.47
SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157285 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157285)
1 G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8 x 8GB) 240-Pin 699.99 699.99
DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop
Memory Model F3-17000CL11Q2-64GBZLD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231525 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231525)
1 Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz 299.99 299.99
(3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core
Desktop Processor BX80619i73820
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115229 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115229)
1 GIGABYTE GV-R695OC-1GD Radeon HD 6950 244.98 244.98
1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP
Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385)
1 NEC Display Solutions PA301W-BK-SV Black 30" 7ms 2,613.99 2,613.99
Pivot, Swivel & Height Adjustable IPS Panel Widescreen
Color-Critical Desktop Monitor 350 cd/m2 1000:1 w/ SpectraViewII
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002579 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002579)
2 ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P 179.99 359.98
Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1
(1000:1) W/Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052)
1 Hercules 4769202 2.0 Speakers 29.98 29.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836193015 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836193015)
Grand Total: $5,573.33USD £3,476.64GBP
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System Specs:
CPU: 3.6GHz Quad Core
RAM: 64GB DDR3 2133
Drives: 1TB SSD
Monitors: 1x30" HDMI, 2x23" DVI - Total viewing area = 4,480x2,400 pixels or over 836 square inches
OS: Ubuntu Linux (Free! Blew my budget on hardware!)
Found the same monitor but a better price.
http://www.ebuyer.com/271033-nec-multisync-pa301w-30-lcd-dvi-monitor-60002926 (http://www.ebuyer.com/271033-nec-multisync-pa301w-30-lcd-dvi-monitor-60002926)
£1474
Or this one, similar spec but cheaper.
http://www.ebuyer.com/261325-hp-zr30w-30-lcd-dvi-d-monitor-vm617at-abu (http://www.ebuyer.com/261325-hp-zr30w-30-lcd-dvi-d-monitor-vm617at-abu)
£1067
You could afford Windoze then. The 2 x 512GB SSDs are a bit over the top. 1 would be fine + 2TB mass storage HDD
I'd have 2 x graphics cards and a beefier PSU.
Could prob get away with 4 x 8GB RAM
We can dream can't we Dave :)
I assume you will be using the two SSD's in RAID 0, so I can see why you have gone for them :thumbsup:
Not sure if I would have gone for that mobo, would need to look into it a bit more but I tend to get Gigabyte boards these days, but that's just a matter of choice.
I already have a quad core CPU so I think I would like to go for a 6 core next.
http://www.ebuyer.com/288239-intel-core-i7-3930k-3-20ghz-socket-2011-12mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80619i73930k (http://www.ebuyer.com/288239-intel-core-i7-3930k-3-20ghz-socket-2011-12mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80619i73930k)
And the large monitor is a joke in price, I think you would be better of getting a 37 inch HD TV. That's what I did for much less cash.
Quote from: Data on October 11, 2012, 18:20:26 PM
And the large monitor is a joke in price, I think you would be better of getting a 37 inch HD TV. That's what I did for much less cash.
Not with a 2560 x 1600 res though
Quote from: Snowcrash on October 11, 2012, 18:22:44 PM
Quote from: Data on October 11, 2012, 18:20:26 PM
And the large monitor is a joke in price, I think you would be better of getting a 37 inch HD TV. That's what I did for much less cash.
Not with a 2560 x 1600 res though
True, but I have no need for that kind of res, everything is small enough in 1080 for my old eyes and that's on a 37 inch.
case way too small :P
I also agree with data 6 cores would be better ;)
Quote2 ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P
I would go with 6 of those and drop the big screen, but that is me :)
Truth be told, since I don't do a lot of gaming, but I DO do a lot of 3d image rendering, I figured that 4 cores would be more inline with my needs. Same with the 64GB of just about the fastest (and most overclock-able) RAM I could find. I have to agree about the 30" monitor, but like I said (referring to the screen res) it was just too pretty to pass up. :D Truthfully, three of the 23" monitors would be plenty, since they have HDMI inputs. That being the case, I could also do away with the speakers, as well. I've got Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) 24/7 anyway, and have had for years, so anything past the bare minimum, sound-wise, is a waste, so long as it just gets LOUD.
I don't think many games take advantage of 6 cores they seem to be made for dual or quads, but a good professional rendering program should be able too, however not having one I can't prove any of that ;D
I would like to have enough cash to spend on one of these, silly money yes but I just got to have one to play with and bragging rights.
http://www.ebuyer.com/288238-intel-core-i7-3960x-extreme-edition-3-30ghz-socket-2011-15mb-cache-retail-bx80619i73960x (http://www.ebuyer.com/288238-intel-core-i7-3960x-extreme-edition-3-30ghz-socket-2011-15mb-cache-retail-bx80619i73960x)
EDIT:
BTW, nice topic or Fred as Diesel would say. :thumbsup:
Thanks mate. :rofl:
QuoteIntel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition
[Drooling]
Found a 6 core with a bit less cache (12MB)
http://www.ebuyer.com/288239-intel-core-i7-3930k-3-20ghz-socket-2011-12mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80619i73930k (http://www.ebuyer.com/288239-intel-core-i7-3930k-3-20ghz-socket-2011-12mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80619i73930k)
And only £478 (£805 for the extreme at time of posting)
And this is where they're at for monster graphics cards...
http://www.ebuyer.com/368055-asus-gtx-690-4gb-gddr5-3-dual-link-dvi-mini-displayport-pci-e-gtx690-4gd5 (http://www.ebuyer.com/368055-asus-gtx-690-4gb-gddr5-3-dual-link-dvi-mini-displayport-pci-e-gtx690-4gd5)
http://www.ebuyer.com/399244-powercolor-hd-7990-6gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-dual-mini-displayport-pci-e-ax7990-6gbd5-a2dhj (http://www.ebuyer.com/399244-powercolor-hd-7990-6gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-dual-mini-displayport-pci-e-ax7990-6gbd5-a2dhj)