10k Gaming Rig

Budget:
$10000, not including accesories. The specs below are worth about 7k, and that's because I'm unsure about a few things and left them blank or chose a random option.

Expectations:
I want the best that money can buy, but I want it to be efficient as well. I'm afraid of getting bottlenecked by my RAM or HDD, but I don't want to pay for a RAM that I'll only use %20 of. I am also unsure when it comes some stuff like the 3D gaming monitors, and SSD's. I don't really know whether they are worth it.

Usage:
%90 gaming. All kinds of games, FPS, sports, MMO's...
%10 Blu-ray film watching.

Special Needs:
Environment is basically your usual college dorm. Not too dusty, but still. I have a large library of movies and songs. Noise is not much of a problem. I prefer the highest overclock possible, but I have no idea how to handle the heat and power consumption problems of an overclocked 980X 4-SLI system.

Saved Ticket #: 471527

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X 3.33GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Requires Lian Li PC-P80B or HAF X Chassis)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 2000MHz Corsair Dominator GT with DHX Extreme Edition (CMT6GX3M3A2000C8)
Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)
Expansion Bay: 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition) Internal
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) (Lite-On iHBS112)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 4x SLI 4-Way (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional (PCI-Express Slot Based)
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Quad SLI/CrossFire Video Cards & Chipset
H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 3: Overclock the processor between 4.2GHz to 4.6GHz (Requires i7 980X Processor)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: Call of Duty Black Ops (Pre-Install, apply updates, and test gameplay with my system)
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Drivers aren't best for 4x sli scaling so it won't scale as good as 3x cards.  If you are going to drop that much money on a rig check this out, the new cooling by digital storm will keep your cpu extra cool.  It uses TEC technology, and your load temps will be somewhere around 35 degrees celcius I believe with probably a 4.6 ghz OC.  Also the auzen sound card is much more high quality.  Here's the all out config I would go with, for 3D surround gaming: 471536 or here is an ATI version which you save a bit of money on considering the 580 premium right now, and then you could invest in eyefinity monitors for ultra resolutions:  471537. Also another out of this world build with horizontal mobo cooling, also it has two cpu's!  Talk about power!: 471541
Here is the all you really need build with some options: 471542 again you can move down to the 6970 cards which are really great.  But this all depends on your monitor choice if you are going to get a 2560x1200 res monitor I would just go dual sli or dual crossfire, however if you are going to go with 3D surround or Eyefinity I would have to recommend tri sli or trifire.  

Edited by WardTheSteak - 22 Dec 2010 at 1:30am

Yes, but you could be doing 3D on 3 smaller displays with ultra resolutions, but if you want a single monitor setup, then I might say meh and just go with a high res monitor.

well listen, with a 10k pc I thought the monitor would have the proper match.

but what do you think about this, maybe the price of the pc is lower and you can put that toward the monitor if you like or you can save teh money:

Ticket Number: 471549$6291

@maxyme, I don't think they have officially released the tec yet, once they do it will be on the config page, unless I missed it.

Edited by DST4ME - 22 Dec 2010 at 1:37am

Oh lol well I got a hell of LCed tri sli base for him to start anyways

For gaming dual CPUs are useless, though rendering, video editing/encoding, etc. they are great, wish I could afford them lol.

TEC is officially released, it is under the BlackOPS section below the top two configurations.

I wonder when we stopped selling 1866MHz RAM...  That is kind of annoying.

Here's my recommendation: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=471581

Here's my crazy recommendation: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=471582

You guys are awesome!

I have a few questions:

1-) How much of a performance difference would a 6GB 1600Mhz RAM would make compared to a 2000Mhz one? Wouldn't 6GB bottleneck my system?

2-) Why triple Crossfire 6790 instead of 3-way SLI GTX580? Is it because of the price, or something about the performance?

3-) Why Auzen instead of Creative? Is there a difference in the quality of sound? Is that why Auzen is priced more?

4-) Is there a way to ensure that I won't receive a rig with heat or power issues if I make a mistake?

5-) Would lights, tube colors matter in the Syndicate Chassis? Are there any photos I can look at?

6-) How long until the holiday sales end?

Lolz, this guy did an Eyefinity setup on 3 46" screens.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udD8BwiQAsQ&feature=related

If you look at this video he is doing this all off of one AMD 6870.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-WEtJx_-rk&feature=channel


Edited by WardTheSteak - 22 Dec 2010 at 6:59am

So you mean you want a build at a grand cheaper, that could be done with a different yet still great cooling system.  Also, for 2560x1600 res the Nvidia cards will win.  Also, a monitor will be better than hdtv especially if you will get a higher res monitor.  The thing is though like we said the 6970's are in fact much cheaper and will get you close to the same performance.  1200w will handle it, but with the tec setup it comes with another power supply as well.  Also, yes of course you will be able to see it, that is why I picked a color preference lol. Also, wow what are you doing over in Istanbul?


Edited by WardTheSteak - 22 Dec 2010 at 8:09am

Umm I'm not sure of the model number but the laptop I just advised my girlfriend to get is around $800.  It's an asus laptop, I would head to their site they offer some of the best laptops.  Also, two tweaks that I made, don't get the upgrade to the zalman fans in this case DS will have the fans the way they need to be as this is a special setup, and the zalman fans are a waste on any setup anyways.  And, make sure you click free when the option is there lol, FREE: GPU OC.  Although, I would just suggest to keep the gpu's at stock, and then you can post on the forums and get help overclocking it.  Because, DS only does a minor overclock on their GPU's.  Other then that, you have an amazing rig man!

Edit:  Forgot to suggest a monitor .  Just look for a good monitor that is 2560x1600.  That is basically the max res you are gonna get, I would probably advise the Dell Ultrasharp I guess in that situation.  Don't worry about Response time, Contrast Ratio, all that bull crap on monitors or even televisions for that matter.  Because, the industry just takes the real numbers and blows them out of proportion to show crazy outrageous numbers that aren't close to true. 


Edited by WardTheSteak - 22 Dec 2010 at 9:26am

with the build you linked i would go up to a 1500w psu because it will last longer. You can upgrade to the 4 year warenty for free right now. Other than that your build looks great.
Oh and ditch the zalman fans.

For monitors get anything at 2560x1600 max resolution and lower than 10ms response. Everything else doesn't matter.

Edited by maxyme - 22 Dec 2010 at 11:33am

don't you mean lower speed ram since high ram speeds and high oc are hard to stablize?

Oh really? didn't know that. yea it was 1600mhz because 1866 isn't there anymore...
I'll check that out.

He has a 980x, what does the price have to do with bclock? if you have a stage 3 oc, what settings are you using to get to 4.6 with 1600MHz ram?

Edited by DST4ME - 22 Dec 2010 at 12:12pm

what bclock are you using?

you know better then I do that with a good higher speed ram its easier and more table then pushing 4.6 with 1600MHz.

do you use 1600MHz on yours or higher speed ram?

Edited by DST4ME - 22 Dec 2010 at 12:26pm

ha! i was right!

I posted my recommendations, then after you questioned, I pointed it out to you again, so for the 3rd time, look up a few posts, where I laid out my recommendations for RAM speed, pending what CPU is being used.

Edited by justin.kerr - 22 Dec 2010 at 1:18pm

lol ur so demanding i won get over it! jk