$10k budget for a new computer?

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#1 xfactor19990
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So recently I have been looking at buying a new pc and was looking at origin etc, and I know I can get a better pc if I build so a few questions say we want to use the full budget, what parts do you recommend? Secondly I'm looking to get three monitors, any monitors with thin borders? How big of a leap is gaming say on a nice pc, or a high high end computer?
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#2 SolidPandaG
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You can get a top of the line PC for 2K. Use the other 8 on women.

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#3 mitu123
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Use the other 8 on women.

SolidPandaG

I second this as well.

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#4 JigglyWiggly_
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nah use 10k to get a computer which will automatically get you the women
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#5 ionusX
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nah use 10k to get a computer which will automatically get you the womenJigglyWiggly_
parts dont buy skillz. :cool:

anyway 2k is even too much 1.7 maximum

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#6 DJ_Headshot
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lol don't need to spend nearly that much under $4500 would cover everything. I would highly reccomend going for a 2560x1440 monitors spending so much and only rendering at 1080p is a waste. And using 3 1080p monitors horizontally doesn' change that it increases the fov and how much of the game world is rendered as much but its still only 1080p have to go for a vertical setup like this to increase the rendering resolution of ingame objects if your going to do that then going for multiple 1080p monitors wouldn't be bad. But the best experience would be multiple 2560x1440 monitors and you defintly fit that and a pc to power it within $4500

3 Yamasaki Catleap 2560x1440 27" monitor

and would reccomend getting this mount to use them with.

13-27" triple monitor mount

And For the pc I would get this

2-3 of gtx 680 4gb

Ivy bridge i73770K

ivybridge cpu cooler

This Motherboard

1200 Watt PSU

16gb ddr3 1600mhz ram

240gb SSD

2tb 7200rpm hardrive

DVD burner

Total cost $4355

and then you just need to pick a nice case and a mouse and keyboard of your liking to put it all in I would reccomend going for a full tower and getting a mechnical keyboard and for the mouse logitech,razer, and madcatx have some nice gaming mice.

And another thing to consider is the sound which is an integeral part of the experience that to often goes ignored and people will spend way more on the video side of things and skimp on the sound.

This soundcard Omega HT Claro 7.1 + High end swan m60 5.1 speakers would be a great addition towards providing the complete visual and audio experience. And a good pair of heaphones is essential imo headphones the AKG 550 would be good a choice for an unamped use at a computer for gaming and music.

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#7 Bikouchu35
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$2500 a pop 55 inch x3 + the rig... or you can get a eastern euro mail order bride :lol:

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#8 silversix_
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Visit a store called Best Buy but i'm not too certain you'll have enough money.
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#9 kraken2109
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Can't tell if trolling or just really rich

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#10 Bikouchu35
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Can't tell if trolling or just really rich

kraken2109

Who knows... the crazy people tend to have $$$.

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#11 LordRork
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Can't tell if trolling or just really rich

kraken2109

But even fantasy budgets can be fun!

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#12 Lox_Cropek
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U$10,000?

U$3,000 is more than enough for a beast PC.

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#13 Grey_Eyed_Elf
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If it was my money I would go with the following setup...

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#14 Amster_G
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nah use 10k to get a computer which will automatically get you the womenJigglyWiggly_

This, basically. Just think the opposite.

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#15 spittis
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I would go for a nice large monitor instead of 3 small, something like this 30" Ultrasharp.

For the computer itself there are descent suggestions already, a couple of GTX 680, i7 3770K + nice cooler, 16 GB RAM, top of the line mobo, some SSDs etc. When you spend this much though, definitely put some towards good sound if you haven't got that already. What to get depends on if you use speakers or headset, or both.

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#16 horgen  Moderator
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Can't tell if trolling or just really rich

kraken2109
Or just not American... Computers cost a lot more in some parts of teh world.
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#17 kraken2109
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If it was my money I would go with the following setup...

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Grey_Eyed_Elf
Spend less on CPU and SSDs, spend more on GPUs. At that price SLI GTX 680s would fit quite easily.
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#18 GummiRaccoon
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Raid a bunch of SSDs, like 16, all striped.

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#19 horgen  Moderator
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[QUOTE="kraken2109"] Spend less on CPU and SSDs, spend more on GPUs. At that price SLI GTX 680s would fit quite easily.

And I believe 2 4GB versions of the GTX 680 would be better too!
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#20 Grey_Eyed_Elf
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[QUOTE="Grey_Eyed_Elf"]

If it was my money I would go with the following setup...

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kraken2109

Spend less on CPU and SSDs, spend more on GPUs. At that price SLI GTX 680s would fit quite easily.

  1. It has a GTX 690
  2. The SSD isnt a normal SATA II/III SSD this is a PCI-E SSD with reads of 1300-1500MB/Sec writes of 1100-1250MB/s
  3. Save money on the CPU?... It's a $10K build

It's a ethusiast dream PC... Not just a gaming PC! The CPU,HDD and RAM all play a part.

If you are spending more than 3K you don't want to be running off of a slow conventional HDD and a Quad Core, since high end SSD's do drastically change a PC and a CPU is for more than just gaming the i7 3960X is therefore a beast worth buying if you have the money.

I managed to use a PCI-E SSD and those things a on my wish list and have been for some time now.

Each of the parts listed are in a class of their own when it comes to build quality and perfromance and thats what you want when you spend so much money.

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#21 Grey_Eyed_Elf
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[QUOTE="horgen123"][QUOTE="kraken2109"] Spend less on CPU and SSDs, spend more on GPUs. At that price SLI GTX 680s would fit quite easily.

And I believe 2 4GB versions of the GTX 680 would be better too!

Regardless of what you believe 2x 2GB GTX 680's vs 2x 4GB GTX 680's perform the same regardless of what resolution and what game you are playing. 2x GTX 680 would take up 2 PCI-E slots and the build I posted already has 1 left after you when you consider the fact that it has PCI-E SSD and Sound card. Buying a GTX 690 you have room for another GTX 690 if you want to Quad SLI.
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[QUOTE="Grey_Eyed_Elf"] Regardless of what you believe 2x 2GB GTX 680's vs 2x 4GB GTX 680's perform the same regardless of what resolution and what game you are playing. 2x GTX 680 would take up 2 PCI-E slots and the build I posted already has 1 left after you when you consider the fact that it has PCI-E SSD and Sound card. Buying a GTX 690 you have room for another GTX 690 if you want to Quad SLI.

It would suck if the 2GB VRAM would limit him though... If he is playing on higher res or multiple monitors, 2GB is used up quickl.
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#23 Lox_Cropek
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[QUOTE="horgen123"][QUOTE="kraken2109"] Spend less on CPU and SSDs, spend more on GPUs. At that price SLI GTX 680s would fit quite easily.Grey_Eyed_Elf
And I believe 2 4GB versions of the GTX 680 would be better too!

Regardless of what you believe 2x 2GB GTX 680's vs 2x 4GB GTX 680's perform the same regardless of what resolution and what game you are playing.

No they don't. Especially with more than one monitor.

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#24 kitty  Moderator
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lawl 10k is too much, you could build quite a few computers with that budget.
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#25 kris9031998
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Get a computer for less than half that. Use the rest on things like Headphones, games, phones, etc.
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#26 JohnF111
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Visit a store called Best Buy but i'm not too certain you'll have enough money.silversix_
:lol: Yeah 10k is too much, just because you have the money doesn't mean it's worth spending it all. The above rig for around $5k is more than plenty.
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#27 mitu123
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[QUOTE="horgen123"][QUOTE="kraken2109"] Spend less on CPU and SSDs, spend more on GPUs. At that price SLI GTX 680s would fit quite easily.Grey_Eyed_Elf
And I believe 2 4GB versions of the GTX 680 would be better too!

Regardless of what you believe 2x 2GB GTX 680's vs 2x 4GB GTX 680's perform the same regardless of what resolution and what game you are playing.

Until you run out of VRAM on the 2GB ones, lol.

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#28 NailedGR
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whoever is putting hdds in this build is mentally deficient

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#29 GamingVengeance
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get 3 2560x1600 monitors in 3D surround. youll need ATLEAST two 690s for that tho
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#30 bigfoot2045
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i7-3770k

32GB Corsair DDR3

Asus Maximus V Extreme

EVGA GTX 690

2 x 480GB Kingston HyperX SSDs

Corsair Obsidian 800D

1200W Corsair Platinum Certified PSU

3 X 27" NEC IPS 2560x1440 displays

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19972085

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#31 jakes456
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10k what a joke... You don't have to spend that much to have an amazing computer.


Buy an Alienweare X51. Top of the line gaming machine that can run all current games at ultra settings. It's portable and looks bad ass. Plus it has a cool alien logo. Your PC will actually stand out, unlike everybody else's PC on this forum.

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#32 GamingVengeance
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10k what a joke... You don't have to spend that much to have an amazing computer.


Buy an Alienweare X51. Top of the line gaming machine that can run all current games at ultra settings. It's portable and looks bad ass. Plus it has a cool alien logo. Your PC will actually stand out, unlike everybody else's PC on this forum.

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only if you throw a 660 in it. then, and only then, will it be an unstoppable force
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#33 jun_aka_pekto
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I would go for a nice large monitor instead of 3 small, something like this 30" Ultrasharp.

For the computer itself there are descent suggestions already, a couple of GTX 680, i7 3770K + nice cooler, 16 GB RAM, top of the line mobo, some SSDs etc. When you spend this much though, definitely put some towards good sound if you haven't got that already. What to get depends on if you use speakers or headset, or both.

spittis

Go for three of those Ultrasharps then. :lol:

There's still plenty left for a godly PC.

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#34 xfactor19990
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Specs and prices are crazy cheap from all the big pc sites lol other question tho, any thin or almost no edged screens, so I don't have big gaps between screen
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#35 Elann2008
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Let me think what I could do with the other 8k and I'll get back to you.
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#36 kraken2109
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Spend it on sound.

£2700 Receiver

http://www.richersounds.com/product/av-receivers/onkyo/txnr5009/onky-txnr5009

£1800 Speakers

http://www.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packages/mordaunt-short/mezzo-5.1-pack/mord-mezzo-pack.

Maybe some headphones

http://www.richersounds.com/product/headphones/grado/gs1000i/grad-gs1000i

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#37 mitu123
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TC do you have enough space for 3 30 inch monitors?

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#38 xfactor19990
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Yep that's what I think would work 3x30 inch
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#40 Fightingfan
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That must be in peso I take it.
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#41 Daanyal
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OK, 10K to work with:

CPU (x2) -Intel Xeon E5-2687W -$3648 -SuperBiiz

Motherboard -eVGA SR-X -$649 -Newegg

RAM (x2) -Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB 16GB -$294 -NCIX US

GPU (x4) -eVGA GTX 680 4GB -$2236 -Amazon

Storage (x3) -OCZ Vertex 4 512GB -$1647 -NCIX US

Case -Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra -$189 -Newegg

PSU -Silverstone ST-1000P -$170 -NCIX US

OS -Windows 7 Professional 64-bit -$130 -Amazon

Monitor -Dell U2711 -$699 -Newegg

EDIT: Evidently, tables don't work on GS Forums.

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#42 kraken2109
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OK, 10K to work with:

CPU (x2) -Intel Xeon E5-2687W -$3648 -SuperBiiz

Motherboard -eVGA SR-X -$649 -Newegg

RAM (x2) -Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB 16GB -$294 -NCIX US

GPU (x4) -eVGA GTX 680 4GB -$2236 -Amazon

Storage (x3) -OCZ Vertex 4 512GB -$1647 -NCIX US

Case -Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra -$189 -Newegg

PSU -Silverstone ST-1000P -$170 -NCIX US

OS -Windows 7 Professional 64-bit -$130 -Amazon

Monitor -Dell U2711 -$699 -Newegg

EDIT: Evidently, tables don't work on GS Forums.

Daanyal
Will that PSU take 4 680s?
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#44 risako9
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You pay for women?

But back to topic, $10k is overkill. But it really depends on where you're going to use it.

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#45 bigfoot2045
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This is such a troll thread.:shock:

roulettethedog

It really is. Notice how the OP bailed ages ago.

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#46 mitu123
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[QUOTE="Daanyal"]

OK, 10K to work with:

CPU (x2) -Intel Xeon E5-2687W -$3648 -SuperBiiz

Motherboard -eVGA SR-X -$649 -Newegg

RAM (x2) -Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB 16GB -$294 -NCIX US

GPU (x4) -eVGA GTX 680 4GB -$2236 -Amazon

Storage (x3) -OCZ Vertex 4 512GB -$1647 -NCIX US

Case -Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra -$189 -Newegg

PSU -Silverstone ST-1000P -$170 -NCIX US

OS -Windows 7 Professional 64-bit -$130 -Amazon

Monitor -Dell U2711 -$699 -Newegg

EDIT: Evidently, tables don't work on GS Forums.

kraken2109
Will that PSU take 4 680s?

It should most likely.
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#47 Brendissimo35
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Honestly... with that kind of money to spare... pay Falcon Northwest to do it for you. If you're really intent on blowing that much cash on a gaming PC, it might as well have a professional paintjob, liquid cooling, and be completely hassle free on your end.

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#48 xfactor19990
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no im not into blowing money etc, as I saw most the sites cost like $8000 to max out their stuff respectively its ALOT cheaper I thought it was a little cheaper but holy crap.......Eitherway, I still dont think spending $10,000 on a complete build is a waste (you know monitors, keyboards, mouse, sound, etc) I can easily hit that if I use this computer as a media center too, its a bigger expense then just the PC. Eitherway after much research I see I can get it for $2000-3000 if I build by myself! :)
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#49 Sweetbackhair
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That's not enough money, you might need to save up more just to even play WoW on ultra