Overclocked Gaming Build ($2500)

[Diglett]

I started again from scratch, and came with this PC... I'm going to use this for gaming and using applications used to model 3d models, and I'm going to overclock it. But sometimes, not. And also, I'm not that good with PC's. Btw, I think I may have gone too far with my PSU, since it has 1200w, and the estimated power is 785, without being overclocked.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AcrD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AcrD/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AcrD/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow Extreme 130.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($374.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2666 Memory ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($147.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($267.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $2492.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-05 06:09 EDT-0400)

 

[tolis626]

I started again from scratch, and came with this PC... I'm going to use this for gaming and using applications used to model 3d models, and I'm going to overclock it. But sometimes, not. And also, I'm not that good with PC's. Btw, I think I may have gone too far with my PSU, since it has 1200w, and the estimated power is 785, without being overclocked.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AcrD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AcrD/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AcrD/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow Extreme 130.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($374.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2666 Memory ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($147.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($267.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $2492.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-05 06:09 EDT-0400)

Let me disagree with you on some things.First,why such an expensive mobo?You can get similar stuff for quite less.Even if this one doesn't appeal to you for half the price,this,this or similar mobos (From ASUS,MSI and Gigabyte at least) should be more than enough.300$ + seems kinda stupid to me,unless it's something you need.The PSU is also way overkill,I wouldn't go over 900W for your setup.Just make sure you buy a good quality PSU,like this one..As for CPU cooling,you can go cheaper with something like the Hyper 212 EVO from CM or the Arctic Freezer i30.or you can buy a top notch Noctua cooler at similar prices.On the CPU side you might want to consider the 4670K,since your main focus is gaming.Finally,regarding RAM,I'd go with four DIMMs.16gb is good,but the G.Skill ones you chose are too much.With an Intel CPU there isn't much point in very high clocked RAM,so I wouldn't go with more than 2133MHz.I'd suggest buying 2 sets of those or something with similar specs,regardless of manufacturer.2666Mhz was way overkill and 230$ for 16gb RAM is too much.If you had upgrading to 32gb in mind,just go with four 8gb DIMMs similar to the 4gb ones in specs.The savings from other parts should enable you to do that.
These things should save you quite a lot of money without the need to sacrifice performance.

 

[Torn Mind]

He can just buy it and come back to the CPU section on the forum to ask for help when Haswell shows its obstinate self and refuses to go above 4.4 Ghz. I would however, start researching on how to use all of the good stuff his motherboard provides, namely, watching youtube video with so he can procure and setup liquid nitrogen. And make space in the house for the tanks.

And yes, we know Digletts can't be hurt by Pikachus.

 

[mfenn]

Which of the 3 different people posting under this account is this for again? What was so wrong with keeping to the original thread so that we could at least have some semblance of context?