Help to build a super gaming rig

Guys My cousin has this modeule where he needs to design a super gaming rig . Just need the part's list complete with brand and price , Go nuts XD .

we need to know how much cash your actually going to spend. i reccomend spending no more than 1500$

dont think he is actually building it, it is just a compilation of the best components for gaming for a project he is doing, well with the GPU you would be crossfiring two ati hd 5970's or 4 ati 5870's, two 5970's would probably cost you about $1200-$1300 and 4 5870's would probably cost around $1500 - $1600 CPU would probably be some version of an intel i7

Well guys its just a project my cousin's working on in school .. They want a compliation of a SUPER GAMING RIG . My cousin arnt got no idea how the part list will look like , So i am just doing him a favour by asking the pros here in Gamespot . There's no limit to the budget though , Just go nuts .

I can tell him 5970X3 CF and such but well , he needs the brand name + price so probably need some newegg people here .

well the brand im buying is sapphire technology 2gig ati raedon hd 5970 for 550 euro and by the way you can only 2xcrossfire the 5970's at this moment because crossfire only supports 4xcards and the 5970 is actually 2 slightly undeclocked 5870's

Corsair 800D
Intel i7 980x
EVGA X58 *****ified 4-SLI
4x GTX 480's
Silverstone Strider 1500w
Mushkin Redline Frostbyte 6GB DDR3-1600 6-8-6-24
Corsair Force Series SSD
Creative X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty
2x Thermochill 120.3
Swiftech RadBox 120mm
EK Supreme HF
4x EK-FC480
EK-FB Kit EVGA X58 ****fied Mosfet Block
Swiftech MCP355 w/ Aftermarket Top
Swiftech MCRES-Micro Rev.2
Primochill Primoflex LRT Tubing
Bitspower Fat Boys Compression Fittings
Distilled Water for Coolant
Typical DVD Drive

... See what happens with an unlimited budget? :P

Corsair 800D
Intel i7 970
EVGA X58 *****ified 4-SLI
4x GTX 480's
Silverstone Strider 1500w
Mushkin Redline Frostbyte 6GB DDR3-1600 6-8-6-24
Corsair Force Series SSD
Creative X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty
2x Thermochill 120.3
Swiftech RadBox 120mm
EK Supreme HF
4x EK-FC480
EK-FB Kit EVGA X58 ****fied Mosfet Block
Swiftech MCP355 w/ Aftermarket Top
Swiftech MCRES-Micro Rev.2
Primochill Primoflex LRT Tubing
Bitspower Fat Boys Compression Fittings
Distilled Water for Coolant
Typical DVD Drive

... See what happens with an unlimited budget? :P

ravenguard90

I'd actually recommend running the CPU waterblock in an independent loop from the GPU's and swapping out the pump for twin MCP 655's. The EK Supreme is a fairly restrictive block, and those three GTX 480's are going to make quite a difference in temperatures even after passing through twin 120x3's. Running two loops will ensure that the processor would be able to reach the maximum attainable clock for the cooling it has while still giving comparable OC's on the cards.

Also, I've never liked the RadBox much, as it puts quite a bit of strain on the case if mounted on the rear fan exhaust port, and this can eventually lead to a noticeably warped case. My suggestion is, if someone is nutters enough to purchase such a system, they could probably afford having someone mod the case to allow for the second rad, or otherwise have a case built to match his/her needs.

Corsair 800D
Intel i7 980x
EVGA X58 *****ified 4-SLI
4x GTX 480's
Silverstone Strider 1500w
Mushkin Redline Frostbyte 6GB DDR3-1600 6-8-6-24
Corsair Force Series SSD
Creative X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty
2x Thermochill 120.3
Swiftech RadBox 120mm
EK Supreme HF
4x EK-FC480
EK-FB Kit EVGA X58 ****fied Mosfet Block
Swiftech MCP355 w/ Aftermarket Top
Swiftech MCRES-Micro Rev.2
Primochill Primoflex LRT Tubing
Bitspower Fat Boys Compression Fittings
Distilled Water for Coolant
Typical DVD Drive

... See what happens with an unlimited budget? :P

ravenguard90