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Just ordered my new rig!
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5930K Six-Core 3.50GHz
RAM: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory
PSU: 1,200 Watts - LEPA G1200-MA 80 Plus Gold Modular PSU
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB GDDR5
HD1: 256GB SANDISK SSD + 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo
HD2: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDDx2
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X99S GAMING 7 ATX
Upgrading from:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
6.2 GB Ram (DDR3)
64GB Kingston SSD
2TB Exteral & 1TB External
(Two failed 650GB HDs)
I like to complain about games.
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Looks like a copy / paste from a prebuilt order page. I shudder to think what you paid.
But.. Congratz I suppose
Now, which one of you will adorn me today?
Why do people buy random things and then post about it, rather than posting first to see if they're about to buy something stupid?
While we're at it, why do people spend thousands of dollars on a gaming rig and leave multiple memory channels completely vacant?
Also, you don't have 6.2 GB of DDR3 in your old rig. That's an impossible amount to have. You probably have 6 GB.
lol wtf is that shit ahahahaha
RAM: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/2400MHz Quad Channel Memory lolololololololo 2 sticks quad channel xD
100% prebuilt garbage
Can I buy your old rig? Much better than mine
http://www.entropiapartners.com/?r=22415
Theoretically he could have a really old 200mb stick somehow, but it wouldn't be DDR3.
Memory comes in powers of 2, so there is no such thing as a 200 MB memory stick.
a 1200w psu for a single gpu, a titan x (the most overpriced piece of shit for gaming on the market) and dual channel on a quad channel mobo xD
that rig is a fucking rip-off
edit: and they forgot to name the cpu cooler xD ($15 cooler incoming) because the 5930k doesn't have a stock cooler
Leaving memory channels vacant doesn't mean much, simply means that I can upgrade in the future as needed. As for spending thousands of dollars, if you've got the money, why not? I purchased the Witcher 3 a few days ago and found that it wouldn't run as well as I had hoped on my old rig, so I ordered this. Figured it was about time for an upgrade. I assure you, my bank account isn't hurting. My old rig was a pre-built as well and it's worked flawlessly for 5 years.
As for the people acting as if buying a pre-built rig is a terrible idea, it's not. I've built computers a number of times before and the prices you save, unless you get a number of rebates is minimal. Especially when purchasing the type of hardware that I just did. Beyond that it's helpful to have an extended parts/labor warranty so that if something should happen, I can send the entire rig back to them no questions asked and get it fixed instead of dealing with any number of automated machines or potentially terrible service people from different companies. I've purchased from this company before and they've always been excellent.
Upgrades I'm already looking at for the future
Second GTX Titan X for SLI.
Another 8, or potentially 16 gigs of ram as needed.
For now though I think I'm future proofed for another 5 years or more.
It makes me laugh when people say this. If you go to newegg and order the exact parts he listed + windows you will pay more. I guarantee you, I've done the numbers multiple times. Prove me wrong, I dare you to try.
There is nothing wrong with spending that amount of money if you have it. I think the point Quizz was making is to make the most of that expense. Thus the recommendation to discuss your build.
Like I said, if you're going to spend that money on a rig why buy an hdd and an hdd hybrid. Why not just buy a couple high quality SSDs and maybe a mechanical drive as a backup?
Why not consider waiting a little bit and see if the 980ti will release in your time fram.
And memory channels do matter if you care about maximizing performance of your high performance hardware.
So if you still have some time maybe look at a couple of those aspects. But yeah, you should be good for several more years.
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I understand those points, Torval and it's the type of feedback I was looking for but he did it in a passive aggressive way so I choose to mostly just ignore him and move on. If people can't come into a thread and pretend to be civil they're not worth having a conversation with.
For the memory though it's just a matter of what I wanted to spend at that given time, I've got money in the bank but I'm not looking to break over a 4000-4200 dollar order today. I just wanted something that would suit my needs right now. One day the channels might be filled, probably. I'm comfortable in saying that I don't believe 16 gigs of DDR is going to be a bottleneck for me anytime in the future. When it comes to the SSDs I considered purchasing them just because in the past that has generally proved to be the biggest hurdle/bottlenecks for my rigs but I opted for the hybrid and just a couple of other HDs right now, the two 1tb drives would have probably been enough to send me over my desired spending limit on this single purchase. But once again, easy to upgrade later! So for now I'll throw my OS and a couple of games that I play on a regular basis on the SDD and go from there.
As for the GTX 980ti, I'm sure that release is a ways off, at least a few months, maybe longer. The 12gb video memory though is what I'm looking at. I plan on going into 4k gaming eventually with a monitor setup to follow so that's why I went with the Titan, plus it's here now. I needed the upgrade.
I have no idea what he paid. So I cant prove you wrong even if I wanted too.
If you think building yourself is the same cost as buying a prebuilt PC from a vendor........ I just dont know what to tell you. Usually the markup is at least 20% or more.
Its not a matter of being broke and cant afford to buy something like that. Most working adults can just choose not to waste money needlessly for a build that doesnt make sense from the get go. Hence the 2 vacant memory channels in that build.
But you go ahead and justify to yourself that buying a prebuilt is worth the expense. The rest of us will build a custom rig for less money and actually have a configuration that makes sense.
Edit: Looks like he paid somewhere around $4000 for that. One could build a system that performs just as well in games for at least $1000 less.
Its his money and as long as he is happy then who cares what anyone else thinks. But acting like everyone who builds is broke just shows your own stupidity.
Exactly
Unlike Gdemami's crazy suggestions, you can at least make a good case that dual channel DDR4 is a lot of bandwidth.
But SLI isn't futureproofing. It's extra performance in the short-term, which then falls off in the longer term as the GPU vendor stops optimizing performance for older architectures.
And with 14 nm, finfets, and HBM on the way, I'll be surprised if two years from now, $300 doesn't get you a card massively superior to the Titan X in every way. The point of a Titan X is that you get it today rather than having to wait two years, of course. And "no longer the top of the line" is not at all similar to "needs to be replaced".
But my point remains that SLI isn't futureproofing. If, two years from now, you decide that you need a faster GPU, the thing to do won't be to buy another Titan X and SLI it. It will be to get rid of the Titan X you bought today and buy a new card that is twice as fast.
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Buying prebuilt gaming rigs does make sense for people with a lot of spare money but not much in the way of spare time. If you make $300k per year, but work 60 hours per week to make it, overpaying by $1000 may well be "cheaper" for you than spending a couple of hours to assemble a rig yourself.
And while you might not be able to save much money by buying exactly the same parts and assembling it yourself, you can usually save 10%-20% by getting equivalent parts and assembling it yourself.
But my point remains that SLI isn't futureproofing. If, two years from now, you decide that you need a faster GPU, the thing to do won't be to buy another Titan X and SLI it. It will be to get rid of the Titan X you bought today and buy a new card that is twice as fast.
- I'm aware of this, by future upgrades I'm talking probably in the next six months, maybe a year. I think at that point it will still offer me enough performance that it will be a worthy upgrade. But even if I don't end up purchasing a second card I'm okay with only having a single GPU with 12 gigs of video ram on it, with a nice clock speed and low power consumption. Considering I was using the original video card for my first rig which was a GTX 275 on up until a about a year and a half ago, I think I'll be happy with the upgrade and I'll make it last. I never buy 'bleeding edge' stuff. I've always bought middling tier which has always worked for me, but this time I wanted to spend a little bit more to put the rig in a place that it can stay at for awhile.
And with 14 nm, finfets, and HBM on the way, I'll be surprised if two years from now, $300 doesn't get you a card massively superior to the Titan X in every way. The point of a Titan X is that you get it today rather than having to wait two years, of course. And "no longer the top of the line" is not at all similar to "needs to be replaced".
-You or I won't be surprised, that's probably going to happen. There's really no doubt in mind about that, it might not be a 300 dollar price tag but there's zero question in my mind that you'll be able to purchase cards as good as the Titan X or better for similar/better pricing. But that's just the nature of technology. Especially GPUs.
Congrats - have fun with that build, it's a monster