5000 dollar budget build. Suggestions? - Page 4

Originally Posted by highendrigs9934 

This is what i came up with ( i was able to work in a 3960x)
Processor: Intel Core i7 3960X
Motherboard: EVGA X79 SLI
GPU: 2x Gigabyte GTX 680 OC
Cooler: Corsair H100
RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum
SSD: 2x Crucial M4 256GB
Blu Ray Drive: Asus 12x Blu Ray Drive
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200w PSU
Case: Corsair 800D
OS:Windows 7 Home
Monitor: 3x Asus 27" 1080p Monitors
Keyoard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate
Mouse: Razer Imperator
Mouse Pad: Razer Vespula
Speakers: Logitech LS21 Speakers

Originally Posted by u3b3rg33k 

so basically build the guy a $4k rig, and pay yourself $1k for labor and engineering & misc.

What'd I'd do:
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 ($430)
3930K ($570)
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 2133 F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM x 4 ($276)
GTX 690 ($1000)
Corsair CORSAIR AX1200i ($350)
dell ultrasharp u2711 x1 ($850)
LIAN LI PC-Z60B ($200) (I picked it because I like it, and I know you can throw a drop in 360 rad into the top and have it look good - also for the blackout look, I like that no lights no windows no bay devices thing I've got going on)


AP-29 exhaust fan ($18)

WC stuff for CPU loop:
CPU-370 block ($80)
360 drop in rad ($140)
res/pump combo ($117)
pump controller ($35)
compression fittings ($26)
3/8" ID tubing ($12)
coolant ($15)
==WC loop ($425)

comes to $4120 give or take. I'd want to do two more good monitors, or a single 30", (or triple 30s), but that's out of budget.
Oh, right - storage - 480-512GB SSD $300-$500 (if you wanna go really nuts, OCZ RevoDrive X2 220GB for booting +$220).

Possibly use an epic air cooler / self contained WC loop (H100, ttake extreme, etc) to keep margins better / allow for more SSD epicness.