JerzeyLegend
Well-Known Member
I like to build PC wishlists for no particular reason. Sometimes I buy the PC, sometimes I show others the build and they buy it, sometimes I just like putting parts together.
So just now (mostly out of boredom) I put together My 2014 Ultimate Badass PC.
Here we go:
Processor:
Intel Core i7 4770k
Why: Fastest 4 core (non E series) available. Unlocked for overclocking.
Cooling:
Corsair H110 Liquid Cooler
Why: Best sealed liquid cooler on the market. Large 280mm radiator to dissipate all the heats!
Motherboard:
Asus Z97-WS Motherboard
Why: This motherboard has heavy copper, solid caps, and a shit ton of options. It also has LOADS of debugging and troubleshooting built in. This board is a tweakers dream board. Dual x16 lanes allows for FULL use of the GPU bandwidth, and it has the new Sata Express which allows for 10Gbps transfers.
Graphics:
2 x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified
Why: The latest and greatest from EVGA. 384-bit bus width and full x16 PCI 3.0 means full transfer of power with no bottlenecks, also lots of room for pushing the video cards harder. Dual x16 may seem gimmicky to a lot of people, but it's something I used in the past and I like it, a lot. These cards have 3GB of VRAM and base clocks of 1072MHz.
Memory:
G.Skill 32GB (4 x 8GB) 3100MHz memory
Why: Why not? 32GB is most likely overkill, but this is an overkill machine. No reason to have page files here buddy. BUY ALL THE RAMS!
Power:
Corsair HXi1000 Fully Modular PSU
Why: This is a fully modular power supply. It is also 1000W and Platinum Certified. So lots of room for more power and overclocking and high efficiency. I wanted fully modular because it would make cable management infinitely easier.
Case:
Corsair Obsidian 900D Ultra Tower
Why: Three words: Loads. of. Room. This baby is 27" tall! I could fit a child in it. This case is going to make great work out of cable management. I just hope the supplied PSU cables are long enough.
Storage:
Main System : Samsung XP941 M.2 SATA SSD.
Why: This is the big bad dog of SSDs right now. 1.7GB Read Speed and 900MB+ write speed. In order for applications to open faster, it would have to read your mind. Also since it's mSATA it doesn't consume a SATA slot.
Gaming Array: 2 x Samsung EVO 840 1TB SATA SSD in RAID 0
Why: 2TB of game storage. Install your whole damned collection and don't worry about it. With RAID 0, you can load in faster than those peasants still using platter drives.
Storage Array: 2 x 4TB WD Caviar Green Hard Disk Drives in RAID 0
Why: These drives will serve two purposes. One is to provide a backup for your main system and gaming arrays. The rest is storage for media such as pictures, movies, music, etc. 8TB of storage is MORE than enough I am sure.
Mouse:
Razer Deathadder Chroma Edition
Why: I own the deathadder. It's a nice mouse, feels good in the hand. It has two side buttons which I use for PTT. The Chroma edition replaces the single LED color for changeable colors.
Keyboard:
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Chroma Edition
Why: Wonderfully crafted large heavy keyboard with Razer exclusive Green keys (Cherry switches developed just for Razer). Loud and clicky. Heavy and stays in place. Lots of colors for showing off, or you can highlight keys only needed for a particular game.
Monitors:
3 x Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" IPS panels
Why: 24" of sharp, bad ass, IPS goodness. I opted to choose these over 4K, because GPUs would have been stressing trying to render 3 4k monitors. Also the lack of 4k gaming and content. While 3 4K monitors would have been BADASS, I just feel these are better. IPS means bright and great viewing angles. 1920 x 1200 means nice widescreen goodness and incredibly sharp games. Also anything higher would send the price up $2,400.
The price?
An unapologetic $5,755.91
Actually quite attainable. Perhaps if tax return is good to me, I will build this monstrosity.
So what do you think? Need a PC? Have a budget? Let me know, I like trying to build PCs within budget constraints. I'll post the result here.
So just now (mostly out of boredom) I put together My 2014 Ultimate Badass PC.
Here we go:
Processor:
Intel Core i7 4770k
Why: Fastest 4 core (non E series) available. Unlocked for overclocking.
Cooling:
Corsair H110 Liquid Cooler
Why: Best sealed liquid cooler on the market. Large 280mm radiator to dissipate all the heats!
Motherboard:
Asus Z97-WS Motherboard
Why: This motherboard has heavy copper, solid caps, and a shit ton of options. It also has LOADS of debugging and troubleshooting built in. This board is a tweakers dream board. Dual x16 lanes allows for FULL use of the GPU bandwidth, and it has the new Sata Express which allows for 10Gbps transfers.
Graphics:
2 x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified
Why: The latest and greatest from EVGA. 384-bit bus width and full x16 PCI 3.0 means full transfer of power with no bottlenecks, also lots of room for pushing the video cards harder. Dual x16 may seem gimmicky to a lot of people, but it's something I used in the past and I like it, a lot. These cards have 3GB of VRAM and base clocks of 1072MHz.
Memory:
G.Skill 32GB (4 x 8GB) 3100MHz memory
Why: Why not? 32GB is most likely overkill, but this is an overkill machine. No reason to have page files here buddy. BUY ALL THE RAMS!
Power:
Corsair HXi1000 Fully Modular PSU
Why: This is a fully modular power supply. It is also 1000W and Platinum Certified. So lots of room for more power and overclocking and high efficiency. I wanted fully modular because it would make cable management infinitely easier.
Case:
Corsair Obsidian 900D Ultra Tower
Why: Three words: Loads. of. Room. This baby is 27" tall! I could fit a child in it. This case is going to make great work out of cable management. I just hope the supplied PSU cables are long enough.
Storage:
Main System : Samsung XP941 M.2 SATA SSD.
Why: This is the big bad dog of SSDs right now. 1.7GB Read Speed and 900MB+ write speed. In order for applications to open faster, it would have to read your mind. Also since it's mSATA it doesn't consume a SATA slot.
Gaming Array: 2 x Samsung EVO 840 1TB SATA SSD in RAID 0
Why: 2TB of game storage. Install your whole damned collection and don't worry about it. With RAID 0, you can load in faster than those peasants still using platter drives.
Storage Array: 2 x 4TB WD Caviar Green Hard Disk Drives in RAID 0
Why: These drives will serve two purposes. One is to provide a backup for your main system and gaming arrays. The rest is storage for media such as pictures, movies, music, etc. 8TB of storage is MORE than enough I am sure.
Mouse:
Razer Deathadder Chroma Edition
Why: I own the deathadder. It's a nice mouse, feels good in the hand. It has two side buttons which I use for PTT. The Chroma edition replaces the single LED color for changeable colors.
Keyboard:
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Chroma Edition
Why: Wonderfully crafted large heavy keyboard with Razer exclusive Green keys (Cherry switches developed just for Razer). Loud and clicky. Heavy and stays in place. Lots of colors for showing off, or you can highlight keys only needed for a particular game.
Monitors:
3 x Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" IPS panels
Why: 24" of sharp, bad ass, IPS goodness. I opted to choose these over 4K, because GPUs would have been stressing trying to render 3 4k monitors. Also the lack of 4k gaming and content. While 3 4K monitors would have been BADASS, I just feel these are better. IPS means bright and great viewing angles. 1920 x 1200 means nice widescreen goodness and incredibly sharp games. Also anything higher would send the price up $2,400.
The price?
An unapologetic $5,755.91
Actually quite attainable. Perhaps if tax return is good to me, I will build this monstrosity.
So what do you think? Need a PC? Have a budget? Let me know, I like trying to build PCs within budget constraints. I'll post the result here.