GamerGirlAlice's Epic Gaming/Video Encoding/DJing Build?

[GamerGirlAlice]

ok first i chose the cpu for video encoding power, the 770's for gaming powerhouse and the fact i need a rear exhaust gpu cooler so my case doesn't overheat. im getting a special 180mm closed loop cooler i had to sweet talk for. raider card will be a nice os drive. the psu is beefy for future more powerful cards that might take 3 connectors each like some past evga cards. but does this look like a good build or do u see some things that are over kill? i may change to rampage iv dark if it comes out before i'm ready to buy.

ASUS Designo Series MX299Q 29" 5ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight Cinematic LCD Monitor AH-IPS
ASUS Xonar Phoebus PCI Express x1 Interface Gaming Soundcard Set
ASUS ROG RAIDR Express PCI-E 240GB PCIe 2.0 x 2 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
EVGA 04G-P4-3777-KR GeForce GTX 770 Classified 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card x2
SteelSeries World of Warcraft Wireless MMO Gaming Mouse 62220 10 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB IR Wireless Mouse
SteelSeries Merc Stealth Black USB Wired Ergonomic Gaming Keyboard
SeaSonic X-1250 1250W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU ...
Blue Microphones Snowball (Brushed Aluminum) Condenser USB Microphone with Cardioid and Omnidirectional Pickup Patterns, 10dB Pad, and Included Stand and Cable - Brushed Aluminum
ASUS X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (Turbo 4GHz) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80633i74960X
Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model BLS4K8G3D1609ES2LX0
ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-16D1HT
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM
Rode PSA-1 Swivel Mount Studio Microphone Boom Arm
Shock Mount for Snowball USB Microphone

Subtotal: $4,844.08

[Chino]

An aftermarket heatsink/cooler is missing on your list. Just like all the other extreme processors before it, the 4960X doesn't come with a stock heatsink. Other than that, everything is good.

[GamerGirlAlice]

getting a 180mm closed loop water cooling from another sorce

[chrisnyc75]

All of it is overkill, really, but we like overkill around here. 😉

The only comment I would have is that your choice of ram seems out of step with the rest of the build. 1600 ddr3 is mediocre at best, while the rest of your build is decidedly top notch. A set of Gskil ripjaws @2133 or Corsair Dominator GT/Platinum would seem more in line with the rest of your build.

[Myk_SilentShado]

chrisnyc75 wrote:
All of it is overkill, really, but we like overkill around here. 😉

The only comment I would have is that your choice of ram seems out of step with the rest of the build. 1600 ddr3 is mediocre at best, while the rest of your build is decidedly top notch. A set of Gskil ripjaws @2133 or Corsair Dominator GT/Platinum would seem more in line with the rest of your build.

Dude, for normal every day use you'd never notice the difference between 1600 and 2133 RAM. The only benefits for faster RAM is for intensive work, such as rendering(video, graphics), VM's, etc...stuff that does a helluva lot of reads/writes...but since Alice is planning on doing encoding on her set up, yes, 2133 is the better option. 32GB is tonnes of space and you could even set up say a 16GB RAM Drive for even better read/write performance for your encoding work...that not even the RAIDR Express could ever dream to match.

[GamerGirlAlice]

i chose the ram because it was 1/2 height so i could have better case airflow. so you think id be better off with nicer ram?

[GamerGirlAlice]

well i came up with another overkill epic amd build centered more around gaming and rog themed with video encoding more as a hobbie build. how does it look as another option?


AMD FX-9590 Vishera 4.7GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Eight-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition FD9590FHHKWOF
AMD Radeon Gamer Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model AG316G2130U2K
ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS
ASUS MATRIX-HD7970-P-3GD5 Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
ASUS ROG RAIDR Express PCI-E 240GB PCIe 2.0 x 2 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
ASUS Xonar Phoebus PCI Express x1 Interface Gaming Soundcard Set
ASUS Orion Circumaural Gaming Headset
ASUS Designo Series MX299Q 29" 5ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight Cinematic LCD Monitor AH-IPS
ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-16D1HT
SeaSonic X-1250 1250W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
Noctua NH-L12 120mm & 92mm SSO Bearing PWM Fans CPU Cooler
SteelSeries Merc Stealth Black USB Wired Ergonomic Gaming Keyboard
SteelSeries World of Warcraft Wireless MMO Gaming Mouse 62220 10 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB IR Wireless Mouse
SteelSeries QcK Panda Monk Edition Mouse Pad
Blue Microphones Snowball (Brushed Aluminum) Condenser USB Microphone with Cardioid and Omnidirectional Pickup Patterns, 10dB Pad, and Included Stand and Cable - Brushed Aluminum
Shock Mount for Snowball USB Microphone
Rode PSA-1 Swivel Mount Studio Microphone Boom Arm
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM

Subtotal: $3,743.07

[sectionate]

for a dj setup you should really use a laptop,if you have traktor/turntables.

[GamerGirlAlice]

its djing over the internet into an online world called second life. so basically its live streaming music and dj.

[sectionate]

I thought you were trolling me when you said its called second life. neway your on-board audio will handle streaming audio fine. If your going to spend some $$ on a monitor you should look at http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/VG278HE/ - Its 200 bucks cheaper and refresh is 144hz - 2ms gtg - lightboost 3d ready. You will notice the 5ms and get $TRQ@@R off at it after 1 day of use.