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If you could pick one which would it be, please help!

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#1 ·
Hey all,

I am coming home from Afghanistan and am buying myself a present.

So after reading a lot of what goes wrong when you build your own I am taking a look at these rigs. I have a 3k budget, and would like to squeeze max FPS/longevity to the rig. These are what I came up with and would like recommendations/thoughts with the setups and the retailers. I know I could save like 200 to build my own, but having no experience in the last 14 years makes me nervous.... (last time I built was in '98)

I am sure there are pros/cons as the parts are a little different (mainly the mother boards, no idea if they make a serious difference). Please help!

I know GEEKBOX OCs everything for free. Not sure if Maingear OCs their Vybe or not or if they overclock the GPUs.

MMAINGEAR Vybe [Z87] Quickship - Ultimate (system-MGZ-Z87-X30)

-Chassis: Vybe 2012 Chassis - Red on Black Color
-Motherboard: MSI® Z87-G45 Gaming [Red on Black color] 2x SLI/CrossFire
-Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 4770K 3.5GHz/3.9GHz Turbo 8MB L3 Cache HD 4600
-Processor Cooling: MAINGEAR EPIC 120 Supercooler
-Memory: 16GB Corsair® Vengeance™ DDR3-1600 1.5V (2x8GB)
-Graphics and GPGPU Accelerator: 2x NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 780 6GB Total GDDR5 in SLI w/PhysX [ENTHUSIAST]
-Hard Drive Bay One: 256GB Plextor® M5S SSD SATA 6G (w/TRIM) [540MB/s Reads]
-Hard Drive Bay Two: 2TB Seagate® Barracuda™ 7200rpm 64MB Cache SATA 6G
-Power Supply: 750W EVGA® SuperNOVA 80 Plus Certified PSU - GTX 780 SLI Ready
-Optical Drive One: 24X Dual Layer DVD RW Drive
-Audio: 7.1 Channel High Definition Surround Sound Supporting S/DIF Optical Out
-Ethernet Adapter: On-board Gigabit Ethernet
-Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Product Subtotal: $2,974.00

Ego Z87 (GEEKBOX.COM)

Corsair TX850 850 Watt Bronze Certified Power Supply
ASUS Z87-A Z87 Chipset LGA 1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4770K (unlocked) Haswell 3.5GHz Quad Core
Corsair H80 CPU Liquid Cooling Solution
16 GB Corsair Vengeance (2x8GB) DDR3 1866MHz Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9)
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB
Western Digital Black Edition 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s 7200 RPM
ASUS 24x DVDRW +/- Dual Layer
ASUS On-Board Audio
Microsoft® Windows 8™ 64-Bit

Total: $3,007.00

ODE V3 DIGITAL STORM ONLINE

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm ODE V3
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Z87-C (Intel Z87 Chipset)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX)
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100i 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Graphics Boost: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition)

Total: 3,131.00

MAINGEAR F131 Super Stock [Z87] (system-F131m-z87-ss)

Chassis: F131 with VRTX Cooling Technology
Exterior Finish: Black Brushed Aluminum
Motherboard: Asus® Maximus VI Gene [Red on Black color] 2x SLI/CrossFire
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 4770K 3.5GHz/3.9GHz Turbo 8MB L3 Cache HD 4600
Processor Cooling: MAINGEAR EPIC 120 Supercooler
MAINGEAR Redline Overclocking Service: YES! - Redline™ Overclock My System!
Memory: 16GB Corsair® Dominator™ Platinum DDR3-1600 Extremely Low Latency 1.5V (4x4GB)
Graphics and GPGPU Accelerator: 2x NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 780 6GB Total GDDR5 in SLI w/PhysX [ENTHUSIAST]
Hard Drive Bay One: 1TB Seagate® Barracuda™ 7200rpm 64MB Cache SATA 6G
Power Supply: 800W Corsair® Gamer Series 80 Plus Certified PSU
Optical Drive One: 8X Dual Layer DVD RW Drive Slot Loading SATA
Audio: Integrated High Definition Audio
Ethernet Adapter: On-board Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Product Subtotal: $3,139.00
 
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#4 ·
They are almost similar but I would pick up the 2nd one - Ego Z87 (GEEKBOX.COM) because it has faster memory.. nice cooling.. solid psu.. and it will last you for a very good amount of time.
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#6 ·
Vengeance CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9 comes at 1866 Mhz from Corsair
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Also I've been using that psu in almost every build I've done for people and never heard any complains
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Myself I use a Seasonic mii - 650w.

If you would agree to build the pc yourself then we guys can recommend you better stuff for the value.
 
#7 ·
Back in 98 I slapped together a PC in a couple hours. But now with all this liquid cooling stuff.... I dunno. It's been a long time and I see the horror stories on the forums about problems. I don't want to mess it up. It looks like it is a lengthy process now as well and being military I dont have much time off.
 
#8 ·
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Originally Posted by Bear240b View Post

Back in 98 I slapped together a PC in a couple hours. But now with all this liquid cooling stuff.... I dunno. It's been a long time and I see the horror stories on the forums about problems. I don't want to mess it up. It looks like it is a lengthy process now as well and being military I dont have much time off.
don't forget all the horror stories are only maybe .01% of the actual users,,,,anyone that didn't have a horror story to tell doesn't complain,,so you only ever hear the horror stories,,not the good ones

I say build your own,,it hasn't changed much if any,, and water coolers are easy to work with

how many monitors do you want,,,2 x 780s and 1 monitor is so overkill ,,,
 
#9 ·
Yup. With 2x780 you should consider 3 monitors - nvidia surround.
 
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#14 ·
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Originally Posted by Nexo View Post

That links you to your ones that is saved on your computer you have to get the Permalink for it. And Bear its fairly simple building a computer.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1j7lP

this link work
 
#15 ·
All of those builds are using Haswell, which is ultra hot when overclocked as well as 2x 780's which depending on how its overclocked will run max 95c with one card. I suggest, like others, building your own and going with Ivy Bridge 3770k instead for better OC potential and less heat. The only real advantage I see for Haswell is like a dozen native sata ports which 90% of people wont use in their gaming rigs.

Also with the EVGA Classified 780's out and upcoming MSI Lightnings they are waaayyy better for overclocking and giving very good results so far for only a $50 premium, very much worth it.

Also if you can, and if your still overseas, see if you can snag a Swiftech H220 before coming back as it is not being sold in the US atm and is the best cpu cooler you can buy and run out of the box.
 
#16 ·
I found a guy to help me build it. How's this for my first attempt. Trying to max performance/longetivity for 3k. Money isnt an issue but I want to stick with that budget. I can save later for more upgrades.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($177.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($126.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($102.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2916.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-21 21:11 EDT-0400)
 
#17 ·
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Originally Posted by Bear240b View Post

I found a guy to help me build it. How's this for my first attempt. Trying to max performance/longetivity for 3k. Money isnt an issue but I want to stick with that budget. I can save later for more upgrades.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($177.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($126.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($102.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2916.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-21 21:11 EDT-0400)
very nice,,the extra room above the motherboard on a full tower is really nice to have,,but a mid tower is good to
 
#18 ·
You may want to set an auto notify for 2x 780 classifieds on evga website.

I would also go for a 2x4 gb kit rated at 2400+ or 2x8 but will cost more.
 
#19 ·
here is my third attempt. Even the guy helping me build is adamant I drop a 780 as it is unnecessary and can upgrade later.

I dont need a blu ray and I only play 1 game at a time so the 128 GB SSD should be fine I am thinking.

I was thinking about slapping in a titan since I am only using one card, but that card is expensive.....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($177.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($126.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($124.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2006.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 02:36 EDT-0400)
 
#20 ·
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Originally Posted by Bear240b View Post

here is my third attempt. Even the guy helping me build is adamant I drop a 780 as it is unnecessary and can upgrade later.

I dont need a blu ray and I only play 1 game at a time so the 128 GB SSD should be fine I am thinking.

I was thinking about slapping in a titan since I am only using one card, but that card is expensive.....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($177.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($126.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($124.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2006.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 02:36 EDT-0400)
Yes if you are not planning for more monitors then no point in getting 2 780's. I would say get 1 really good monitor with this setup and also if you do plan on adding a 2nd card later, you might as well overclock them. Your pc with 1 card will consume around 500w. With 2 cards, around 700w.
Also you can can consider getting a full-tower case : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147158

and don't get the Titan. For a $400 price difference it is not really worth the performance over the gtx 780.
 
#21 ·
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear240b View Post

here is my third attempt. Even the guy helping me build is adamant I drop a 780 as it is unnecessary and can upgrade later.

I dont need a blu ray and I only play 1 game at a time so the 128 GB SSD should be fine I am thinking.

I was thinking about slapping in a titan since I am only using one card, but that card is expensive.....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($177.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($126.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($124.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2006.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 02:36 EDT-0400)
Perfect and will play all games max settings on single monitor 1920x1200p or 1920x1080p = games smooth $_$ and it cost only 2k$ u saved 1k witch i prefare to spend on the room and some LED lights etc.. make it sexy

My advice u get a monitor
1) (1440p rez 60hz=60fps) or
2) (120hz witch will be capable to play smooth 120fps or 3D if u want
3) or u can go crazy like some ppl and get the asus 144 Hz= 144 fps if ur gpu can reach that high all depends on game how heavy and the power of the gpu if it can run the game to reach 60 fps-144 fps etc..
 
#22 ·
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear240b View Post

here is my third attempt. Even the guy helping me build is adamant I drop a 780 as it is unnecessary and can upgrade later.

I dont need a blu ray and I only play 1 game at a time so the 128 GB SSD should be fine I am thinking.

I was thinking about slapping in a titan since I am only using one card, but that card is expensive.....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($177.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($126.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($124.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2006.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 02:36 EDT-0400)
everything looks perfect,,,,except the mid tower case,,,look at the NCXT switch 810,,,or bitfenix shinobi XL,,,fractual design define LX R2,,,,trust me you will really like the extra room when your building your rig,,,i just recently got the fractual design define LX R2,,,,very nice case,,,,,good temps,,,,very quiet case,,,very filtered,,,heavy and well built
 
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