A Kick-Butt Gaming PC Under 5,000$?

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Can anyone recommend me the BEST gaming PC under (or at the same price of) 5,000$? I live in USA, California. I am dumping my old "work" PC (My previous PC broke. It was a 3000 dollar gaming PC...).
My current (shameful) spec.
2GB DDR2 RAM
Nvidia GeForce 9400 1GB
Intel Duo Core 2 E7400
300GB Harddrive.

Now, I want a similar to-this PC. (Warning : Monsters Ahead!)
at least 8GB of RAM (16GB preferred, if possible)
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Z (I know, I know, it's a damn monster)
2TB Hardrive (4TB prefered)
Intel i-7 (Possibly the best processor. I know nothing of, unfortunately, of i-7. Not even professionally)
MSI Z87 MPower Max (I know ; it's a monster)
If possible, Windows 7 built-in.

This PC will be a beast. And I'd be proud to own it. Anybody can suggest something? I'll try to buy it in next six months.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2zKnjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2zKnjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($969.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X99S XPOWER AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($382.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($512.27 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($357.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($253.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.57 @ OutletPC)
Total: $4282.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 10:14 EST-0500

Here you go :p
Without a monitor but you can select one.
GTX 980 in SLI eats TITAN Z for breakfast.
You can change the processor tho. This is just a monster of monsters... 8 Core, 20mb of Cache :eek:
SSD- Samsung, the best with 10 Year warranty
Case and PSU I don't want comment :D
 
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BoraMurdar said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2zKnjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2zKnjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($969.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X99S XPOWER AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($382.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($512.27 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($357.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($253.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.57 @ OutletPC)
Total: $4282.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 10:14 EST-0500

Here you go :p
Without a monitor but you can select one.
GTX 980 in SLI eats TITAN Z for breakfast.
You can change the processor tho. This is just a monster of monsters... 8 Core, 20mb of Cache :eek:
SSD- Samsung, the best with 10 Year warranty
Case and PSU I don't want comment :D
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Instantly bookmarked! Thank you for your time (and your help).
It's relatively cheap!! (4K dollars only? :O My previous PC wasn't able to run Crysis 1 on max settings with mods. But now, it'll eat Crysis 1 for lunch).

Yeah. I'll use my old monitor (It's good too. And unless I am wrong, it doesn't matter what monitor you use).
I like the processor. I mean ; what is better than running Skyrim with the most resource-heavy ENB, going on a mountain, almost feeling the cold, HD-textured snow falling off 120FPS, and Fus Ro Dah'ing a cow off Throat of the World?
GTX 980 x2 (4GB x 2 == 8GB :OOOOOO ) I love. I've no idea how I forgot to put Titan Z instead of it. Perhaps I was thinking of Titan Z x3?
Samsung has 10 year warranty? Instantly fell in love.
Unfortunately, I'll not see this beast until a few months. My boss is a living horror. Raise in salary...I wish.
 
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You can change 2 way SLI of GTX 980 with 3 way SLI of GTX 970 and get some 4K monitor to play games on 4K resolution, every game on maximum settings for 50-60 FPS, Overclock i7 to 4Ghz and sing :D
Titan Z is not worthwhile. It costs ~2500-3000 bucks and it's offering performance of GTX 780 x 3, which costs ~ 1600$
 
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BoraMurdar said:
You can change 2 way SLI of GTX 980 with 3 way SLI of GTX 970 and get some 4K monitor to play games on 4K resolution, every game on maximum settings for 50-60 FPS, Overclock i7 to 4Ghz and sing :D
Titan Z is not worthwhile. It costs ~2500-3000 bucks and it's offering performance of GTX 780 x 3, which costs ~ 1600$
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That will be very expensive to have 3x GTX 980. But I'll try (LOL. I was already thinking of putting some kind of "Donation" to build my rig.). Thanks. :)
And yes, I will overclock i7 to 4GHz. But how many watts will that cost? :) But I suppose my water-cooling cooler is cool enough to cool it off, with some coolness. :)
 
This is an alternative also with 3 way SLI of GTX980

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vXtN23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vXtN23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($969.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($357.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($146.06 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.57 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Genius Manticore Wired Gaming Keyboard ($57.83 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Genius Gila Wired Optical Mouse ($58.78 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Headphones ($199.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $4880.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 04:22 EST-0500

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With four times the pixels, a new level of immersion can be created for gamers on a single display. Gamers will be able to experience richer details and a new sense of realism with the next generation of gaming on Ultra HD displays.

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  • DirectX 11
  • High Quality settings
  • 2x MSAA
  • 16x AF
  • Internal benchmark
Again, for the single GPU cards, if you disable AA you will gain up-to a third in performance making the games playable enough. SLI or Crossfire however, bring it on. What we'll see continuously is that in Ultra HD the 970/980 SLI setups are not as fast as say two 780 Ti cards or a Titan-Z. This is due to a more limited 256-bit memory bus mostly. The higher clocks alone won't save the performance, for the 980 that does change a little as they have a little more rendering power under the hood. The results overall are a bit of a mixed bag really.

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  • DirectX 11
  • Ultra Quality mode with DDOD enabled
  • FXAA enabled
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  • Medal of Honor Warfighter is set at Ultra image Quality
  • 4x MSAA enabled (deferred)
index.php


  • DX11
  • Ultra Quality mode
  • FX AA enabled
  • 16x AF enabled
  • Hair Quality Normal (TressFX disabled)
  • Tessellation On
  • SSAO Ultra



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  • Depth of Field effects
  • Full Tessellation on character models
  • DX11 mode
  • Image quality settings are maxed out
  • AAA anti-aliasing
  • 16xAF, Motion Blur and Tessellation at normal
As you can see 2-way scales nicely, 3-way did not kick in properly as we get 2-way perf there.
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  • DirectX 11
  • Very High Quality settings
  • FXAA Enabled
  • Welcome to the Jungle level
index.php


Image Quality Settings:

  • DX11
  • Very High Image Quality
  • 8x Anisotropic Filtering
  • Screenspace reflection on
  • Parallax Occlusion mapping on
  • FXAA on
  • Contact Hardening Shadows on
  • Tessellation on
Thief looks pretty nice in Ultra HD. The 40+ FPS range at 3840x2160 does require a very powerful multi-GPU solution. But yeah GTX 970 SLI or R9-290X Crossfire would perform extremely nice value for money wise. The 980'ies kick in nicely though.



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For Battlefield 4 the test run has enabled:

  • DX11
  • Ultra mode
  • 2x MSAA enabled
  • 16x AF enabled
  • HBAO enabled
  • Level: Reach the VIPs


Performance differs from game to game :)
 
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BoraMurdar said:
This is an alternative also with 3 way SLI of GTX980

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vXtN23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vXtN23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($969.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($357.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($146.06 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.57 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Genius Manticore Wired Gaming Keyboard ($57.83 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Genius Gila Wired Optical Mouse ($58.78 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Headphones ($199.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $4880.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 04:22 EST-0500

index.php


With four times the pixels, a new level of immersion can be created for gamers on a single display. Gamers will be able to experience richer details and a new sense of realism with the next generation of gaming on Ultra HD displays.

index.php


  • DirectX 11
  • High Quality settings
  • 2x MSAA
  • 16x AF
  • Internal benchmark
Again, for the single GPU cards, if you disable AA you will gain up-to a third in performance making the games playable enough. SLI or Crossfire however, bring it on. What we'll see continuously is that in Ultra HD the 970/980 SLI setups are not as fast as say two 780 Ti cards or a Titan-Z. This is due to a more limited 256-bit memory bus mostly. The higher clocks alone won't save the performance, for the 980 that does change a little as they have a little more rendering power under the hood. The results overall are a bit of a mixed bag really.

index.php


  • DirectX 11
  • Ultra Quality mode with DDOD enabled
  • FXAA enabled
index.php


  • Medal of Honor Warfighter is set at Ultra image Quality
  • 4x MSAA enabled (deferred)
index.php


  • DX11
  • Ultra Quality mode
  • FX AA enabled
  • 16x AF enabled
  • Hair Quality Normal (TressFX disabled)
  • Tessellation On
  • SSAO Ultra



index.php


  • Depth of Field effects
  • Full Tessellation on character models
  • DX11 mode
  • Image quality settings are maxed out
  • AAA anti-aliasing
  • 16xAF, Motion Blur and Tessellation at normal
As you can see 2-way scales nicely, 3-way did not kick in properly as we get 2-way perf there.
index.php


  • DirectX 11
  • Very High Quality settings
  • FXAA Enabled
  • Welcome to the Jungle level
index.php


Image Quality Settings:

  • DX11
  • Very High Image Quality
  • 8x Anisotropic Filtering
  • Screenspace reflection on
  • Parallax Occlusion mapping on
  • FXAA on
  • Contact Hardening Shadows on
  • Tessellation on
Thief looks pretty nice in Ultra HD. The 40+ FPS range at 3840x2160 does require a very powerful multi-GPU solution. But yeah GTX 970 SLI or R9-290X Crossfire would perform extremely nice value for money wise. The 980'ies kick in nicely though.



index.php


For Battlefield 4 the test run has enabled:

  • DX11
  • Ultra mode
  • 2x MSAA enabled
  • 16x AF enabled
  • HBAO enabled
  • Level: Reach the VIPs


Performance differs from game to game :)
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I have no idea why GTX 980 x3 performs a little worse (Third position. While it is first in position always, rest of the times) in Tomb Raider.
Can you get me a monitor too listed? (I am too lazy to learn how the Pcpartbroker website works). I will pay 5,000 dollars in a happy manner, for the monitor if I can run Crysis 3. max settings while knowing my GPUs are the best.
 
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I have no idea why GTX 980 x3 performs a little worse (Third position. While it is first in position always, rest of the times) in Tomb Raider.
Can you get me a monitor too listed? (I am too lazy to learn how the Pcpartbroker website works). I will pay 5,000 dollars in a happy manner, for the monitor if I can run Crysis 3. max settings while knowing my GPUs are the best.
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Some games are not optimized for different GPUs

Here is your ultimate gaming PC for 5000$

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8gTjbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8gTjbv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($969.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Eisberg 120L Prestige 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($599.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($357.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($253.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.57 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer B286HK ymjdpprz 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($524.76 @ Mwave)
Keyboard: Genius Manticore Wired Gaming Keyboard ($57.83 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Genius Gila Wired Optical Mouse ($58.78 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Headphones ($199.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $4944.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 11:45 EST-0500
 
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Some games are not optimized for different GPUs

Here is your ultimate gaming PC for 5000$

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8gTjbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8gTjbv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($969.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Eisberg 120L Prestige 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($599.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($357.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($253.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.57 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer B286HK ymjdpprz 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($524.76 @ Mwave)
Keyboard: Genius Manticore Wired Gaming Keyboard ($57.83 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Genius Gila Wired Optical Mouse ($58.78 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Headphones ($199.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $4944.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 11:45 EST-0500
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Is it not a typo? I googled Acer B286HK 60Hz 28.8 Monitor, yet I didn't get any results (aside from PCPartPicker, which is down right now for me)
 
BoraMurdar said:
I have tried to fit UHD Monitor with IPS technology, but they are too expensive to fit in this budget, with all other components :)
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Really, 5,000 is very big budget. And even now, I only have 2,000. I need help (or at least a raise of salary) to build it. One of the reasons I am joining UNITE, is THE reason I want to help myself building the beast. LOL I'll release a documentary called "Building of the Beast" when I get 5,000.
 
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