First (extreme) rig and builder recommendation please

[Gene46]

Overkill in rads.

I'm going for 4 x 480 rads for a few reason 1)because the case can hold it 2)because with 4 x 480 I will have enough airflow without single fans, I want to keep the front of the case fanless and clean 3)because the case can hold it

damn... 480*4 rad... going for how many loops?

I'm going for 2 loops of 2 rads each.

 

[Op_Valkyrie]

Lip lai look see look see...

 

[ckjoe234]

480x4 sounds logic when ts mention he dun intend to use lotsa fans..its always good to have more head room then just enou when comes to rads n psu etc...imho of cos as im running 3 480s 2 loop 2 d5 n a 1300 psu overkill as well but plenty of headroom.

 

[Gene46]

Anyone know if I can i get 5.1 or 7.1 channel sound if I have normal headphones (AKG K712pro) and a sound card like the Asus Xonar, or do I need specific 7.1 gaming headphones?

 

[ckjoe234]

Nope...the akg is 2 ch stereo only...n yep u'll need a delicated 5.1 or 7.1 to enjoy the surround iirc...

 

[Gene46]

Nope...the akg is 2 ch stereo only...n yep u'll need a delicated 5.1 or 7.1 to enjoy the surround iirc...

In that case, do you think its worth getting a sound card if i'm going to run a dac like the Meridian Explorer with my AKGs? The Rampage V has optical S/PDIF out which the meridian dac can use.

 

[sglords]

In that case, do you think its worth getting a sound card if i'm going to run a dac like the Meridian Explorer with my AKGs? The Rampage V has optical S/PDIF out which the meridian dac can use.

No. Just use usb to bypass the internal built in sound chip.

 

[Felfirez]

Anyone know if I can i get 5.1 or 7.1 channel sound if I have normal headphones (AKG K712pro) and a sound card like the Asus Xonar, or do I need specific 7.1 gaming headphones?

You can only get virtual surround with the k712. I'd rather you go with Sound blaster Z series than Xonar since its for gaming and movies.

Other recommendations for headphones of that price range are Sennheiser HD 598/650, Beyerdynamic DT770Pro/880/990 and the Hifiman HE 400. All of which, IMHO, is better than the K712 and costs around there.

If you wanna go for external DAC + amp, I'd rather you get a Fiio e17 or Objective O2, or even an Audinst MX1/2. All of which are USB Audio interfaces.

 

[Swordsman]

If you really want to have an extreme rig. I dont think it is a good idea to go for 4gb VRAM options and also a tri 1080p monitor only. Best to go for something more harder to drive and deserves to be in extreme setup components.

Such as tri 1440p display. And you wont need 2 x Samsung SSD to run at RAID 0 causing risk on your OS partition. Even if it is fast, you cant tell the difference. If you really want 2, it is better to run on RAID 1 instead to make sure there is a back up. At least you will know that if 1 is dead, your PC is still alive and running.

My recommendations:

ASUS X99 Deluxe + i7-5930K ~ $1316
GSkills Ripjaws 4 3200mhz 4x4GB x2 (32gb) 16-16-16-36 - $1618
WD Purple 4tb x2 ~ $462 RAID 1
Samsung 850 1tb Pro x2 ~ $1990 RAID 1
Palit 6gb Titan Black x3 3 way SLI ~ $4275
Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Fully Modular PSU ~ $592
Asus Internal 12x Blu-ray Writer (BW-12B1ST) ~ $169
Asus PG278Q 27inch TN Panel 144hz Gsync Monitor x3 ~ $3777

Total ~ $14199.

Does not include custom water cooling. Will see what you really need for custom WC and will post again.

master roy

really extreme rig..