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tseihei1 votes

That xeon processor isn't exactly for gaming, more for productivity like rendering 3d graphics. Why spend 2k+$ on a CPU anyways, especially when you are only willing to air cool it with an, albeit, good air cooler?

If you are going for complete overkill, Watercooling...

two 980's in SLI will outperform a titan x while maintaining a lower price point.

Is this just a theory craft for fun, or are you actually going to somehow justify using this in any way in your life?

Akenero1 votes

Im wanting to make it eventually

Just dont want to spend 6k on a meh product

9kPluzZ1 votes

300 dollars for a case? I would start there. Also, no need to go higher than a i7 or so. As cpu does not affect most newer games, such as league of legends. EDIT: also don't get windows 10, worse performance for gaming.

ABlueQuaker1 votes

Games like LoL are more CPU intensive than GPU intensive, actually, because (to a degree) they aim to cater to the plebeians who play on their shitty school laptops which, more often than not, run purely off integrated graphics.

More accessible game = More potential players = More potential $$

Windows 10 being worse for gaming is a straight-up lie. Compared to 8/8.1, 7 is better. And compared to Windows 7, Windows 10 is better.

Akenero1 votes
tseihei1 votes

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mkj2hM

Updated a bit

You may want an SSD, they run faster but cost a lot more. So people usually do something like 1x500GB SSD with 1x4TB HDD or something. They then put the OS and applications on the SSD and the movies/picture/documents etc on the HDD. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-internal-hard-drive-ssdsc2bp480g4r5

Also, I don't exactly know what you plan with your monitor setup, but this computer would greatly outperform them. One thing to consider is the latency of them aswell. The bigger screen you are getting is 5ms, which is no issue at all for browsing the internet and watching netflix, but for HQ gaming, look elsewhere.

ABlueQuaker1 votes

The Xeon processor is really not what you want nor need. Either go down the 4790K route with a 1150 Socket Motherboard, or get the 6700K and an LGA 1151 socket motherboard.

In fact, you're better off saving the money you'd (frankly) waste on the CPU for SLI Titan Xs.

And why get such a cheap cooler? If you want to future proof your computer, you should be looking to make sure your computer lasts - and that means cooling. Look at the Noctua NH-D15 if you want Air Cooling, otherwise look into reputable Water Cooling (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181-2.html). I personally have a lot of trust in Corsair and their PC Components.

From a quick glance at your proposed build, it's seems you have a lot more dollars than sense.

My computer cost me a mere $3500 AUD ($2500 USD) and I won't need to upgrade anything for a few years at which point I'll get whatever the best current OC CPU there is at the time, whatever Motherboard I need to use it, and a twin pair of whatever the best GPU is.

Akenero1 votes

Legit have no idea what im doing with this, and i know its pricey

Thanks for being kinder about this lol

Angry Monster1 votes

wtf are you building this for? i looked at the updated link also. You seem to be putting things together with 0 understanding. Is this a gaming PC, server, video editor or doing CAD/maya work. you need a purpose

off the updated link you have

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mkj2hM

5900RPM drive but 0 SSD, load times will be horrible. 64 gigs of RAM but 80% of normal user use will never need that much monitors are not even high end (144 HZ) monitors weird sizes (not all the same) Which will not be useful if doing a multi monitor gaming setup. plus other things.

  1. Simulate Building this

What does this even mean.....

This seems like some kind of pipe dream build with 0 understanding of current tech. M.2/ PCI express SSDs are the new thing and plus DDR4 is going to better long term than ddr3 cause of heat/voltages. I could build a 2k build and would out preform normal use for that build.

ABlueQuaker1 votes

Yeah, this too. In my system I have a SSD that my OS runs off, a larger SSD for games, and a HDD for general data storage.

I built this PC for a hybrid of Gaming (hence the SLI GTX 970s), and Audio Engineering (hence the shit load of RAM and the Audio Interface aka External Sound Card). I knew what I needed, what it would cost, and what didn't need to be needlessly expensive.

ABlueQuaker1 votes

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZMMvpg

This is a nice balance between popular products and what Brands/Products/Product Series I know and trust.

Save your money and get this beautiful beast instead of the turd you've produced.

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