I've just handed you $11,000 to spend ONLY on a gaming rig

[MisterJackson]

We had a guy walk in our shop. He says he wants the "best of the best" and has $11,000 earmarked just for this setup.

Personally I think the guy is full of shit, but I'll humor him and give him a quote.

So, list out what you'd do with that budget.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

We need more information. Maybe a list of what you or your shop has in mind? And any research you've done thus far would be helpful.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

100" HDTV + PS3

 

[modoheo]

Of course, you should tell the guy that you're just so talented that you can build him an ultimate bleeding-edge system that will perform as fast as any desktop on the planet for less than half that amount. Or, you could spend all his money on the following grotesque waste of dough (it actually wasn't as hard to blow that amount of money as I thought it would be!):

ASUS P5N64 WS PRO WiFi LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
$449.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131321
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Yorkfield 3.2GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad Core
$1,469.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115051
EVGA 01G-P3-1282-AR GeForce GTX 280 SuperClocked Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3
$659.99(each) X 3 for Tri-SLI = $1980
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130367
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
$839.00(each) X 2 for 8 gigs total = $1680
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820145210
Thermaltake SwordM VD5000BNA Black/ Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
$499.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811133049
PC Power & Cooling PPCT1200ESA 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
$599.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817703020
NEC Display Solutions LCD3090WQXi-BK Black 30" 6ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
$2,199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16824002419
OCZ OCZSSD2-1S64G 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal Solid state disk
$845.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227295
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB
$289.99(each) X 3 setup in RAID 5 = $870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...36260&Tpk=VelociRaptor
ASUS Xonar D2X 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express Interface Sound Card
$199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16829132005
SONY Black & Gray Blu-ray DVD Burner
$559.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827131055
Vista Ultimate
$180
BOSE® Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system
$359.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16836166004

Obviously, there's plenty of room to play around with that list. If you want to add water cooling for example, you could choose a cheaper monitor, or get rid of one of the velociraptors or the solid state drive.

Oh, I didn't list a mouse/keyboard or CPU cooler - pocket change for the one of your choice.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: modoheo
BOSE® Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system
$359.00

fail

 

[modoheo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: modoheo
BOSE® Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system
$359.00

fail

I didn't say they're nice speakers - remember, I'm trying to blow 11k here. . .

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: modoheo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: modoheo
BOSE® Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system
$359.00

fail

I didn't say they're nice speakers - remember, I'm trying to blow 11k here. . .

Then get real speakers

 

[modoheo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: modoheo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: modoheo
BOSE® Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system
$359.00

fail

I didn't say they're nice speakers - remember, I'm trying to blow 11k here. . .

Then get real speakers

That would make it too easy - you HT guys can blow 11k on just the cable to connect your front speakers to your tube amp

I'm more of a Home Depot 14 gauge copper wire guy myself.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: modoheo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: modoheo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: modoheo
BOSE® Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system
$359.00

fail

I didn't say they're nice speakers - remember, I'm trying to blow 11k here. . .

Then get real speakers

That would make it too easy - you HT guys can blow 11k on just the cable to connect your front speakers to your tube amp

I'm more of a Home Depot 14 gauge copper wire guy myself.

I'm a generic speaker wire guy too.

With 11k I'd be spending ~$3k - $4k on sound, ~$4k on displays, and then the remainder on a less ridiculously bleeding edge but still utterly awesome $3k-$4k computer

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
We need more information. Maybe a list of what you or your shop has in mind? And any research you've done thus far would be helpful.

I didn't see the guide lines there....this is my first time venturing into this forum.

As for what we do, we're mainly service and repair. We do carry two different base model custom build systems for anyone interested. Any "specialized builds" are usually for servers and such.

Initially I told him to build something for $5000 and pocket the rest to build another system in 6 months when the first one was out dated!

I also was going to refer him somewhere else as we don't do custom builds to "make money". There's little to no profit in it. I'm just curious to maybe build it and play with it for a few days to "benchmark test it" before turning it over.

As for my guidelines, I guess I have none. This is more of an open ended question as to what YOU would do if you built this for yourself.

I guess one thing I'd def like in there is quad video cards. Maybe a bank of 8 high end monitors and a projector on the side for party gaming. Also, are quad quad cores doable in a gaming system (I really haven't kept up on it, I was under the impression thats server level only stuff)?

No limit, only your imagination

Thanks for your reply modoheo.....although I will agree with YoYo on the bose...LOL

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
No limit, only your imagination

How about a $500 Dell and use the other $9500 on an Escort/Girlfriend to hand-deliver it?

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
No limit, only your imagination

How about a $500 Dell and use the other $9500 on an Escort/Girlfriend to hand-deliver it?

I like the cut of your jib sir

 

[JackMDS]

Since a good gaming system can be achieved with $2000, $11.000 is not enough.

A 50 minute session with a good shrink in NYC is about $250.

The residual $9000 would buy only 36 sessions. A case like this needs more.

 

[Modelworks]

Order him one from BOXX and still pocket $5k
I guarantee he won't find one like they produce anywhere else.
http://www.boxxtech.com/produc...exx/A4_OverviewPop.asp

 

[Webbterfuge]

Make A HUGE RAID config with 8 SSD drives, if you figure 600 a drive(times 8), and a 1500 dollar RAID controller thats a good 4800+1500= 6300 dollars and another 6 thousand to make the rest of this "rig". I had the same situation kinda, you can read my blog.

http://webbterfuge.blogspot.co...er-computer-build.html

I got generation leapfrogged kinda and a few things have been changed on the list of stuff but me and a couple other people are building the system for a client who had the same crazy bugdet pocket burning syndrome. lol anyways cool beans

 

[Blain]

If the guy is serious about spending that kind of jack on a PC...

1. He's not looking to buy a pile of components that totals $11k.
2. He's buying a strong, stable system.
3. Your time and expertise are worth plenty to him.
4. Don't simply toss $11k worth of parts in a Newegg cart and think that #2 is finished.

Any idiot can fill up a shopping cart with $11k worth of crap.
The key is to build the best performing and stable system for a final sale price of $11k (or less, if goal is achieved).

 

[modoheo]

Originally posted by: Blain
If the guy is serious about spending that kind of jack on a PC...

1. He's not looking to buy a pile of components that totals $11k.
2. He's buying a strong, stable system.
3. Your time and expertise are worth plenty to him.
4. Don't simply toss $11k worth of parts in a Newegg cart and think that #2 is finished.

Any idiot can fill up a shopping cart with $11k worth of crap.
The key is to build the best performing and stable system for a final sale price of $11k (or less, if goal is achieved).

Not really. If they guy thinks he has to spend 11k to have a "strong, stable" system, then he is very uninformed.

If you really want to do the guy a favor, sit him down and ask exactly what he wants to do with the computer. Then tell him his best bet is to build a high-end system for about 3k today, and come back every 12-18 months and do the same thing. That way for the same amount of money he'll have an up-to-date high-performance system for about 4-6 years, which will give him top performance for much longer than any system you build for 11k today.

Something like an overclocked C2D Quad with an X48 mobo and Crossfired 4870's can easily be had for less than 3k, and will compete with any system available at any price.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Blain

The key is to build the best performing and stable system for a final sale price of $11k (or less, if goal is achieved).

 

[DaveSimmons]

For that price he should get all of:

- a water-cooled C2Q with 8 GB and SLI GTX 280
- a high-end gaming laptop
- 24-30" monitor and 50"+ HD TV
- PS3, 360 Elite, Wii
- iPod and Sansa music players, $100+ in iTunes cards
- fancy controllers, external HD for backups
- home network setup including streaming
- some blu-ray discs to show off the HDTV
- piles and piles of games
- 1-year subs to GameFly, Netflix, GameTap, Rhapsody