Wanting to build an extreme computer have 5k to spend

[Dolo]

I'm looking for build ideas. I have 5k to burn on a new full setup. I need the works switching from laptop back to desktop. Any builds will help. There is so much out there and my brain is frying trying to decide. If you have any ideas please let me know.

[wrathblade]

Just get a good I7 CPU with a 2way SLI 1080?
water cooled all that and get 32gigs of ram.

why spend 5K when halve that is enough for a beast of a PC?

of course you can make something more pleasing to the eyes with custom cables and what not but theirs the question.
you want 5K performance or something that's 99% better then most but looking sweet?

[Dolo]

I'm looking for performance. I'm not into what the case looks like. I do want liquid cooled and a decent array of fans for cooling.

[Lathais]

I'm looking for performance. I'm not into what the case looks like. I do want liquid cooled and a decent array of fans for cooling.

Performance wise, depending on what you are doing(I am speaking of playing games mostly, no other heavy tasks like video editing), there is not going to be much of a performance difference between a $1500 system and a $5000 system.

If you want more help, please tell us what you will be using the system for? Gaming only, video editing, work related stuff?

[Denpepe]

I went a bit nuts and came up with this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1649.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($78.23 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($337.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Drive ($1188.63 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo ATX Full Tower Case ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PG27AQ 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($829.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $5094.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 13:11 EDT-0400

or if you want something more normal
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($78.23 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($217.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PG27AQ 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($829.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $2329.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 13:16 EDT-0400

[Lathais]

I went a bit nuts and came up with this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1649.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($78.23 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($337.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Drive ($1188.63 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo ATX Full Tower Case ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PG27AQ 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($829.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $5094.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 13:11 EDT-0400

or if you want something more normal
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($78.23 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($217.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PG27AQ 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($829.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $2329.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 13:16 EDT-0400

The first one actually goes quite a bit over budget since the Video Card price is not included. Second one is more realistic, but I say again, if this is just for gaming, you could shave quite a bit off that easily and have pretty much the same gaming performance. Without knowing exactly what the system will be used for, I imagine that the i7 is likely wasted money. 2 500GB SSDs and a 5TB HDD is quite a bit of overkill and could easily go with a quarter of the RAM and not affect gaming performance in the least.

It is a nice build, just want to make sure the OP realizes he is likely paying for stuff he does not really need if he goes with either of these builds. If I could afford something like this, I would probably get it just to have it, but it is very wasteful.

[Herbert]

5k to spend? get the base iMac... and you will have enough leftover for 1 or 2 burgers.

[Deleted]

Obvious Troll is obvious. He did not even mention what the PC is for

User was infracted

[Denpepe]

The first one actually goes quite a bit over budget since the Video Card price is not included. Second one is more realistic, but I say again, if this is just for gaming, you could shave quite a bit off that easily and have pretty much the same gaming performance. Without knowing exactly what the system will be used for, I imagine that the i7 is likely wasted money. 2 500GB SSDs and a 5TB HDD is quite a bit of overkill and could easily go with a quarter of the RAM and not affect gaming performance in the least.

It is a nice build, just want to make sure the OP realizes he is likely paying for stuff he does not really need if he goes with either of these builds. If I could afford something like this, I would probably get it just to have it, but it is very wasteful.

Hmm I missed the videocard not showing up in the price bit, I know it's silly, that's why I said at the start I went a bit nuts.

I think with DX 12 and having the budget an i7 6700k is a good CPU, (iirc the price came down now that availability is better) it should last a long time, 16 GB of memory is also fine imo, allows for lot's of multitasking and memory is cheap atm, I admit the storage options are a bit over the top and if you don't need/want a lot of space a 250 GB SSD and a 1tb drive can do fine, also on the mobo you can shave some money of, but this build was more fun to assemble then a more sensible one

[Lathais]

Hmm I missed the videocard not showing up in the price bit, I know it's silly, that's why I said at the start I went a bit nuts.

I think with DX 12 and having the budget an i7 6700k is a good CPU, (iirc the price came down now that availability is better) it should last a long time, 16 GB of memory is also fine imo, allows for lot's of multitasking and memory is cheap atm, I admit the storage options are a bit over the top and if you don't need/want a lot of space a 250 GB SSD and a 1tb drive can do fine, also on the mobo you can shave some money of, but this build was more fun to assemble then a more sensible one

ah, yes, on the RAM you are correct. I got the 2 builds mixed up and was looking a 4x16GB sticks, which is why I said 1/4 of that would be fine. 16GB is becoming the new standard.

As for DX12 making use of the i7, I am not sure that will make that huge of a difference. It sure doesn't in Rise of the Tomb Raider:
http://www.pcgamer.com/benchmarked-r...tomb-raider/4/
The difference between the i7 and the i5 is almost not even there, then the difference from the i5 to the i3 is also pretty small. Not sure if the i7 is really worth it.

That's just one DX12 game though. If we look here:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/30395...12-gaming.html

Yeah, in AotS, there is a difference, a whopping 15 FPS, by going from 4 cores to 4 cores with HT. In Gears of War however, there is no difference. I'm pretty sure the difference in AotS has little to do with DX12 and more to do with how the game itself makes use of HT.

[Hotto Pantsu]

I'm looking for build ideas. I have 5k to burn on a new full setup. I need the works switching from laptop back to desktop. Any builds will help. There is so much out there and my brain is frying trying to decide. If you have any ideas please let me know.

Only managed to spend about 4000$. Case was just a random pick. Has watercooling stuff. Any comp in this price range that doesn't have 2 (or more monitors) is just nub edition. Extra 1k can be spent on additional GPU (if needed) and some misc crap.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H2vwPs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H2vwPs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.72 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($347.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($200.67 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($410.11 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red Pro 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($269.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Snow Silent 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($175.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($119.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit ($199.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: ViewSonic VG2860MHL-4K 28.0" 60Hz Monitor ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic VG2860MHL-4K 28.0" 60Hz Monitor ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3992.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 16:14 EDT-0400

[Denpepe]

ah, yes, on the RAM you are correct. I got the 2 builds mixed up and was looking a 4x16GB sticks, which is why I said 1/4 of that would be fine. 16GB is becoming the new standard.

As for DX12 making use of the i7, I am not sure that will make that huge of a difference. It sure doesn't in Rise of the Tomb Raider:
http://www.pcgamer.com/benchmarked-r...tomb-raider/4/
The difference between the i7 and the i5 is almost not even there, then the difference from the i5 to the i3 is also pretty small. Not sure if the i7 is really worth it.

That's just one DX12 game though. If we look here:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/30395...12-gaming.html

Yeah, in AotS, there is a difference, a whopping 15 FPS, by going from 4 cores to 4 cores with HT. In Gears of War however, there is no difference. I'm pretty sure the difference in AotS has little to do with DX12 and more to do with how the game itself makes use of HT.

The i7 is "you win some, you loose some" kind of deal atm, check this article out

Depends somewhat on what you play and game optimization to some extent.

[Fascinate]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1649.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.72 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($310.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($519.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $5060.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 20:10 EDT-0400

With this case mod:
http://mnpctech.com/mnpctech-clear-c...-ii-panel.html

GL have fun

[the boar]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar A7K2000 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN3800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140HP_WT 2 88.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($524.49 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell SE2417HG 23.6" 60Hz Monitor ($149.99 @ Adorama)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-9000V2 RE Wired Standard Keyboard ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma Wired Laser Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse mat: 1mm Aluminium + some rubber to make one myself ($4.00)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($85.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Windows 10 Home ($30.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card Cooling: NZXT Kraken G10 ($30.00)
Video Card Cooling: Corsair H90 ($90.00)
Video Card Cooling: Vram + VRM sinks + fan adaptor ($20.00)

Total: $2957.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-22 21:29 EDT-0400

had a think about what i'd make for myself with $5k if i was offered it for free right now.. if i had time i'd wait to see what amd throws out in the ways of a 490x

thinking more on it, given $5k i'd probably make myself a custom case in the shape of a cow (don't ask), go for a 120gb windows ssd, 500gb games/apps ssd, and then prob just a 500gb hdd because i don't have that much stuff really. *shrug* so much money..!

[Triggered Fridgekin]

The thing about dumping that much in to a PC is that half of it is going in to branding and decals since you'll likely hit a wall of diminishing returns with far less money. Feels like more of a waste than anything.

That said, if I had 5K to spend on a computer which didn't come from a loan or whatever then I'd probably do the same so carry on.

[Sorshen]

2011-v3 build without throwing the money on Rampage V (black)? I am disappointed in you guys :P

Jokes aside, 5k seems wasteful to me too... only by getting 6950X you're basically throwing ~700$ in the trash.

[Druzzil-Zipe]

With that much money... I would spend 1k€ on more monitors, like 3 auxiliar monitors (sides and top). Well, and with 10k€ we could build a 6 monitor setup going on 4k res and the rig to handle it. Hmmm sorry just feeding the troll.

[Raamm]

spend 2.5k on the tower and buy some nice 1k monitors.

[Deleted]

Any suggestion, which doesn't include a super fast SSD like one of the Samsung 950 Pro SSD M.2 2280 models, cannot to be taken seriously for a no limits build...

I am disappoint.

Edit: Why are people suggesting sh!t consumer grade harddisks if the guy wishes to spend 5 grand?! Also, put in a hu-u-uge PSU rating, so the thing can cool itself without the fans running, cutting down on the noise.

Edit, part II: HGST Ultrastar 7K6000 SATA series.

[Deleted]

spend 2.5k on the tower and buy some nice 1k monitors.

There is no 2.5K Tower lol. Unless you are so retarded to call a PC a "Tower"

Infracted - Insults are not needed. Please post constructively.