If you're committed to spending 10K, then I would advise to only spend like 3K on the actual PC and spend the rest on stuff for your gaming room that is permanent. A good desk, a nice chair, maybe an awesome sound system. Because face it, no matter how much you spend on your PC, it will be obsolete in 5 years. And the power increase you get from going from a 3K PC to a 5K one, is just not worth it. Hardly any games will ever take advantage of your powerful PC.
If you're committed to spending 10K, then I would advise to only spend like 3K on the actual PC and spend the rest on stuff for your gaming room that is permanent. A good desk, a nice chair, maybe an awesome sound system. Because face it, no matter how much you spend on your PC, it will be obsolete in 5 years. And the power increase you get from going from a 3K PC to a 5K one, is just not worth it. Hardly any games will ever take advantage of your powerful PC.
I would also get a huge high quality monitor/tv... maybe both. lol
Best advice is just buy one for 1k, and just buy a new one every 3 or 4 years. No point making a 10k one cause it will only last as long as one that costs 1k, cause graphics technology is rapidly evolving.
those monitors are all lame and overpriced into oblvion, even for a person with 10k to blow. their resolution is about half of any eyefinity/surround setup. you can get 1080p screens from $130 and they equal 5760x1080 as opposed to those curved crap screens at 2880x900. not to mention the curved screens cost $6000.
The OP was not asking whether or not he shoudl spend 10k on a computer, so why is everyone wasting time suggesting how to better spend 10k?
Everyone has different budgets and priorities, accept it.
So... what is the best system that can be thrown together for less than $10 grand... blah blah blah
Different budgets and priorities? You aren't making any sense, because computers don't cost 10 grand.
That is like saying
OP: I have $5000 to spend on a single slice of apple from either Burger King or McDonalds-- the suppliers of sliced apple pieces. I already have the dipping sauce so I just need to spend $5000 on the slice of apple.
Everyone: Spend at max $1 on that slice of apple from McDonalds or Burger King.
You: He didn't ask if he should spend $5000 on a $1 apple slice or not. Everyone has different budgets and priorities, accept it.
Somehow his priority is that a single piece of apple, which doesn't even cost $1, needs to have $5000 spent on it...and that should just be accepted by everyone because his budget for that apple slice is large and his priority is apparently really really hungry?
There is no such thing as "the best system that can be thrown together for less than $10 grand" because computers don't cost that much. Even the best of the best won't cost even half of that.
And in a few years, his $5000 single slice of apple will be brown and rotten compared to McDonald and Burger King's new slice of apple...which still won't cost more than $1.
I'd spend maybe at most $1000, save the rest and in 5 - 6 years buy a comp that be equivalent of a super computer today and be the size of a smartphone.
I would go with enough power to play all the games that's currently playable now, outmaxed, without too much AA. Then I would probably get a cool 3 monitor setup, looks really neat.
I'd spend maybe at most $1000, save the rest and in 5 - 6 years buy a comp that be equivalent of a super computer today and be the size of a smartphone.
That still to "I hate you for your budget" of a response imo.
My thinkin is, if OP has the cash for this level of a system now, they'll probably still be having similar resource access 5-6 years from now.
Which means, while the avg. joe will be saving to get the supercomputer smartphone, OP may very well be in the group that's buying the annual interative hardware revisions on launch day, so no matter what, they'll still be throwing around 10x more disposable income than other people.
Hell, I know I comfortably budget new systems for myself every 2 years and I've got roughly a 5k budget front-to-back to include hardware, software, displays and perhipherals.
Though after posting the list for him, I'm really tempted to save and buy a pair of those ZR30w's for myself. My 24w's are amazing, but feel small if near the TV...
Lets Push Things Forward
I knew I would live to design games at age 7, issue 5 of Nintendo Power.
Support games with subs when you believe in their potential, even in spite of their flaws.
I wouldn't buy an extreme processor as the Intel 2600k is compareable for 700 bucks less. Not to mention for 3-4k you would be set to max settings any game for a couple years... and then use another 3-4k on a new system.
"Sometimes people say stuff they don''t mean, but more often then that they don''t say things they do mean"
Display - 2x HP ZR30w 30in S-IPS 1200p native monitors - 1250 MSRP ea, 2500 total
So, all this, and you've still got ~800 left to pick your own video card.
This, matched with quad SLI GTX 580's. Of course you'll need to spare some cash for the electricity company as well. In order for them to build a small power supply station next to your residence.
I would go with enough power to play all the games that's currently playable now, outmaxed, without too much AA. Then I would probably get a cool 3 monitor setup, looks really neat.
There isn't a gaming machine in creation that can play all games maxed out. Seriously.
Some games (Like EQ2) had a genius which decided that the future will be in CPU power, not GPU. Woo!
No really though, some games were created with "future proofing" in mind, and those which did will take a very long time to actually be playable at max settings. Why? Because companies produce graphics 100x more intense than even the best current hardware can handle, in a very inefficient way.
It's a conspiracy with the GPU companies, I swear!
IPS monitors with a resolution of 2560x1600 are great for MMOs, due to the icons. If you can afford a 30'' Dell IPS then go for it. But you will need better hardware for it.
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The OP was not asking whether or not he shoudl spend 10k on a computer, so why is everyone wasting time suggesting how to better spend 10k?
Everyone has different budgets and priorities, accept it.
So... what is the best system that can be thrown together for less than $10 grand... blah blah blah
10k for a pc damn
wait for AMD bulldozer..oh wait amd is cheap..nvm
If you're committed to spending 10K, then I would advise to only spend like 3K on the actual PC and spend the rest on stuff for your gaming room that is permanent. A good desk, a nice chair, maybe an awesome sound system. Because face it, no matter how much you spend on your PC, it will be obsolete in 5 years. And the power increase you get from going from a 3K PC to a 5K one, is just not worth it. Hardly any games will ever take advantage of your powerful PC.
Are you team Azeroth, team Tyria, or team Jacob?
I would also get a huge high quality monitor/tv... maybe both. lol
Good audio / screen (multi screen) setup easily eats that 10k, but yeah, the PC hardware itself will be a fraction of it.
"The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in."
Best advice is just buy one for 1k, and just buy a new one every 3 or 4 years. No point making a 10k one cause it will only last as long as one that costs 1k, cause graphics technology is rapidly evolving.
http://www.digitalstormonline.com/compblackops.asp
Silverstone Temjin TJ11 case
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z motherboard
Intel i5 2500k CPU
Thermaltake Frio CPU cooler
8GB DDR3 2000 RAM
AMD HD6990+6970 tri-fire
256GB SSD + 2TB HDD
Corsair AX1200 PSU
3x 23" monitors in portrait mode
nowhere near $10k but even this is a huge amount of money. you could go much much cheaper still and get a good rig.
If i had that amount to spend on a PC i would go for a 3 screens in 3D setup and the graphics ability to adequately push it.
Nividia has this setup to show off Battlefield Bad Company 2 on their website.
If you really want to push the boat then go for 6 screens, again with the graphics cards to push them.
Example found here:
http://www.amd.com/uk/products/technologies/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity.aspx
Or if you dont like the line caused by adding monitors together try one of these
http://images.askmen.com/entertainment/gadget/1245438649_lcd-monitor-necs-curved-43-incher_1.jpg
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2008/01/08/alienware_widescreen_monitors_go_curvy/1
those monitors are all lame and overpriced into oblvion, even for a person with 10k to blow. their resolution is about half of any eyefinity/surround setup. you can get 1080p screens from $130 and they equal 5760x1080 as opposed to those curved crap screens at 2880x900. not to mention the curved screens cost $6000.
imho
Ati cards arent the way forwards
3d vision is awesome when running on a good game, personally id be building around nvidia
Different budgets and priorities? You aren't making any sense, because computers don't cost 10 grand.
That is like saying
OP: I have $5000 to spend on a single slice of apple from either Burger King or McDonalds-- the suppliers of sliced apple pieces. I already have the dipping sauce so I just need to spend $5000 on the slice of apple.
Everyone: Spend at max $1 on that slice of apple from McDonalds or Burger King.
You: He didn't ask if he should spend $5000 on a $1 apple slice or not. Everyone has different budgets and priorities, accept it.
Somehow his priority is that a single piece of apple, which doesn't even cost $1, needs to have $5000 spent on it...and that should just be accepted by everyone because his budget for that apple slice is large and his priority is apparently really really hungry?
There is no such thing as "the best system that can be thrown together for less than $10 grand" because computers don't cost that much. Even the best of the best won't cost even half of that.
And in a few years, his $5000 single slice of apple will be brown and rotten compared to McDonald and Burger King's new slice of apple...which still won't cost more than $1.
Go with that one :
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-builder-gaming-pc,2961.html
And if you really need it to cost 10K, i will charge you 8K to build it
If you want the big costly...
CPU - Intel i7-990x Extreme Ed. - 1000 MSRP
Main HDD - OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 960 GB - 3200 MSRP (pending release, PCI-E SSD drive)
Case - SILVERSTONE Fortress Series FT02B-W Black Aluminum / Steel Computer Case - 250 MSRP
MoBo - Gigbyte G1.Sniper - 480 MSRP
Mem - Corsair Dominator 24gb kit - 420 MSRP
Secondary HDDs - 2x Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB drives - 240 MSRP ea, 480 MSRP total
Power Supply - Corsair Pro AX1200 - 270 MSRP
CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Pro H70 - 100 MSRP
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate OEM ed. - 200 MSRP
KB/M - Logitech G-series: G-13 fastpad, G9X mouse, G-19 keyboard - 350 MSRP combined
Display - 2x HP ZR30w 30in S-IPS 1200p native monitors - 1250 MSRP ea, 2500 total
So, all this, and you've still got ~800 left to pick your own video card.
Lets Push Things Forward
I knew I would live to design games at age 7, issue 5 of Nintendo Power.
Support games with subs when you believe in their potential, even in spite of their flaws.
I'd spend maybe at most $1000, save the rest and in 5 - 6 years buy a comp that be equivalent of a super computer today and be the size of a smartphone.
I would go with enough power to play all the games that's currently playable now, outmaxed, without too much AA. Then I would probably get a cool 3 monitor setup, looks really neat.
Just look at Swifty on youtube.
That still to "I hate you for your budget" of a response imo.
My thinkin is, if OP has the cash for this level of a system now, they'll probably still be having similar resource access 5-6 years from now.
Which means, while the avg. joe will be saving to get the supercomputer smartphone, OP may very well be in the group that's buying the annual interative hardware revisions on launch day, so no matter what, they'll still be throwing around 10x more disposable income than other people.
Hell, I know I comfortably budget new systems for myself every 2 years and I've got roughly a 5k budget front-to-back to include hardware, software, displays and perhipherals.
Though after posting the list for him, I'm really tempted to save and buy a pair of those ZR30w's for myself. My 24w's are amazing, but feel small if near the TV...
Lets Push Things Forward
I knew I would live to design games at age 7, issue 5 of Nintendo Power.
Support games with subs when you believe in their potential, even in spite of their flaws.
Where's Quiz, I want to see his $10k rig
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I wouldn't buy an extreme processor as the Intel 2600k is compareable for 700 bucks less. Not to mention for 3-4k you would be set to max settings any game for a couple years... and then use another 3-4k on a new system.
"Sometimes people say stuff they don''t mean, but more often then that they don''t say things they do mean"
This, matched with quad SLI GTX 580's. Of course you'll need to spare some cash for the electricity company as well. In order for them to build a small power supply station next to your residence.
There isn't a gaming machine in creation that can play all games maxed out. Seriously.
Some games (Like EQ2) had a genius which decided that the future will be in CPU power, not GPU. Woo!
No really though, some games were created with "future proofing" in mind, and those which did will take a very long time to actually be playable at max settings. Why? Because companies produce graphics 100x more intense than even the best current hardware can handle, in a very inefficient way.
It's a conspiracy with the GPU companies, I swear!
http://www.hardcorecomputer.com/ProductConfigurator_productReactorX.aspx just load it up. it's simple to spend 10k on a comp
http://3xs.scan.co.uk/ShowSystem.asp?SystemID=1036
if your not in the uk, tough - that's a machine that will eat your 10k and change.
scan have made some beasts over the years, and that system will happily take your money if you have 10k to waste
mind you - this was their 2009 beast. gaia alone knows what they'd come up with now the new sandybridge cpu's are out
i look this wrecked because i've got GIST.
Whats your excuse?
http://deadmanrambling.com/
IPS monitors with a resolution of 2560x1600 are great for MMOs, due to the icons. If you can afford a 30'' Dell IPS then go for it. But you will need better hardware for it.