Velox

Budget:
5k

Expectations:
cold gaming low temps - future proof 3-5 years - awesome aesthetics

Usage:
Gaming! - dual 1080p monitors now - 4k in future maybe add a second GPU

Special Needs:
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Saved Ticket #:
Configuration Code:     1030358
Configuration URL:     https://www.digitalstormonline.com/configurator.asp?id=1030358

Aesthetically this is my dream machine. the second i saw this i started planning how to get the money. bye bye project guns and bikes.
Seriously considering ordering this. looking for thoughts about the build from community. thinking of using my first DS system as media PC in the living room.

For a primarily gaming system, drop the Titan and go to a 780 Ti, it is better for gaming. I would go with the "Digital Storm RGB LED Lighting System (Requires Thermal Management Control Board & Software)", you are already going with the control board and this way it can be set to change colors if temps become an issue. It isn't clear to me from the writeup if all the fan ports are filled or not. If they are, you shouldn't need the fan upgrade. If you want to preserve the option for SLI, you should switch to a 1000W or higher power supply.

I am assuming you intend to add hard drives you already have for addition storage. If you aren't I would add a hard drive for additional storage.

One more thought, Nvidia is expected to announce its 800 series desktop graphics cards on the 17th with parts showing up in early October.

Edit: One more thought for 4k Nvidia preforms about 5% under AMD right now for comparable cards. Though Nvidia does offer some features that AMD doesn't (like Twitch streaming). Here is a recent buyers guide for graphics cards: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8225/best-video-cards-june-2014

Here is different build with a closed loop liquid cooler for the CPU and a dual GPU AMD graphics card with an integrated liquid cooler: https://www.digitalstormonline.com/configurator.asp?id=1030398. That would get you significantly under your budget.

Edited by danjw1 - 14 Aug 2014 at 11:00am

Yeah, the Titan Black and 780ti are about the same gaming performance, but the Titan Black gives you double the vram for 4k. It helps but not sure the added cost is worth it right now, but the future might make stronger use of it.

The 800 series is rumored to have 4gb vram. More than the 780ti but less than Titan.   The rest of the card is bound to be stronger and maybe for less money.   All speculation.

yea i guess im gonna wait a few days/weeks and see what the 800 series info brings.