If you had unlimited money to build a computer, what would you build?

[Blarg King]

So like the title says. Be as detailed as you want, link to actual parts on stores, add pictures, whatever! Just design your ultimate computer(s) and share them!



CPU:
2 Intel Xeon 2.7Ghz 12 Core CPUs

Motherboard: \
ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS
-2 LGA2011 sockets
-8 DIMM slots
-4 PCI-E 3.0 alots
-6 SATA II 6.0GB/s ports

RAM:
64GB DDR3-1866 ECC memory (8X8GB modules) in quad channel mode

Hard Disks:
4 1TB Samsung 840 SSDs in RAID 10
4 4TB Western Digital Black 7200 RPM HDDs in RAID 10

Graphics:
4 AMD FirePro D700 each with 6GB of GDDR5 running in crossfire mode

PowerSupply:
EVGA SuperNOVA 1500 Watt PSU

Case:
CoolerMaster HAF 932

 

[DashApple]

Id go with most of what you said , But a 4P 12 Core xeon v2 setup would be nice . Id go for 2 7990s and 2 xeon phi 60 cores

But id love to theme build it so sleeved cables , custom colour case , water cooling , ect xD

 

[Ears and Eggs]

Probably something similar in spec to this but home built, in a Cooler Master HAF 932 case, and with a GeForce GTX 780 instead of whatever GPU comes with that.

Now I would have absolutely no need for anything anywhere near that powerful, but if I had unlimited money for it, then why not? At least it would last a long time before becoming obsolete.

 

[csshih]

I wouldn't. I'd get a nice server colo'd at a datacenter

that being said, my current outdated rig:

for the general public's purpose, having a xeon rig will perform worse in most games, fwiw.

also - why the consumer motherboard? If I were to do this again I'd get something from supermicro instead.

 

[Blarg King]

I personally like ASUS stuff. Though if I'm honest if I were to get a workstation computer (which is what I designed) I would just buy one of those new Mac Pros (Yes I like Apple)

But since I have like 30 games on steam and none of them are Mac compatible, I would probably build myself a gaming machine along these lines:

Core i7 8 Core Haswell-E CPU (Comes out mid 2014)

*Whatever motherboard thats got good reviews and fits all the parts I want*

32GB DDR3-1600 (8X4GB)

4 1TB Samsung 840 SSDs in RAID 10

2 GeForce 780 TI's in SLI

*Random powersupply (probably a 1500 Watt)

*Random Case* (Has to look good and have lots of cooling fans)

 

[Blarg King]

For comparison to my dream machine, heres my current system:

ASUS G75VW 3D gaming laptop

17" 1080p 120Hz display with Nvidia 3D capability (its pretty nice)

2.3Ghz Core i7 Quad Core

12GB DDR-1600

GeForce 670M 3GB GDDR5

240GB SSD + 750GB HDD

Gets a whole 20 minutes of battery life

 

[ARG]

Core i7 8 Core Haswell-E CPU (Comes out mid 2014)
32GB DDR3-1600 (8X4GB)

May as well wait for DDR4 ram if you're waiting for the CPU

 

[Blarg King]

Well than DDR4 it shall be.

Damn. DDR3-1600 in quad channel gets like 70 GB/s of bandwidth. DDR4 is going to be crazy....

 

[NKO29]

LOL 7990s arent as good as GTX 690s

BUT i'd build:

Rampage iv extreme LGA2011
i7-3960x
64gb ddr3
4x gtx 690
1200W seasonic PSU
2x 500GB SSD
20TB of HDD
Server grade Networking tools
Custom watercooling W/Copper pipes
CUSTOM ALUMINIUM case

Not the most expensive build, but for me the most practical... Computers are all about the case and watercooling

 

[Cyparagon]

I don't understand. You're given UNLIMITED money, and you choose a 10 grand desktop?

What about server racks? What about disk towers? What about supercomputers?

 

[Blarg King]

Okay so super max spec system:

Core i7 8 Core CPU

64GB of DDR4 ram

2 sets of 4 1TB SSDs in RAID 10

4 GeForce Titans in SLI


I have no need for server racks and that other stuff you mentioned

 

[Things]

You also have no need for a computer as powerful as you spec, so your point is moot

 

[Speedy78]

I would devote all that money to the poor. Not!

It would be devoted to perfecting quantum computing

 

[NKO29]

Haha i thought this computer was for personal use... Otherwise i'd invest in oracle racks

 

[ryansoh3]

I'll take the red trash can. :crackup:

 

[Grix]

I don't understand. You're given UNLIMITED money, and you choose a 10 grand desktop?

What about server racks? What about disk towers? What about supercomputers?

Yeah, given unlimited money I'd buy the Tianhe-2