>> 8350
>> h100i
>> overpriced board with features you won't use
>> overkill amount of GPU horsepower that you'll never fully utilize
>> crap sickleflow fans topped off by 80mm fans which I guarantee blow close to nothing and are considerably loud
>> ugly, glossy monitors that simply will look like crap in a 3 way configuration
>> Mad Catz peripherals, more specifically a wireless mouse...for $100. Lol!

0.5/10.

Generation wrote >> 8350
>> h100i
>> overpriced board with features you won't use
>> overkill amount of GPU horsepower that you'll never fully utilize
>> crap sickleflow fans topped off by 80mm fans which I guarantee blow close to nothing and are considerably loud
>> ugly, glossy monitors that simply will look like crap in a 3 way configuration
>> Mad Catz peripherals, more specifically a wireless mouse...for $100. Lol!

0.5/10.

I am open to criticism, and I will clarify a few things that I believe make this usable. You haven't seen the backstory for the peripherals. I have wired peripherals for when I have them at a desk. (BlackWidow Ultimate, R.A.T. 7.) I enjoy the R.A.T. line of mice. I don't understand why, but I like how my hand lies on it. It's perfect for my hand size. This build is meant to be at least semi-portable. I plan on carrying this around different parts of my house, my grandmother's, and to various locations for tournaments. The wireless periphials are for in my living room, so that I can sit back on my sectional (~20-30ft from my TV, where the computer will be located.) I've never had a triple-monitor Nvidia Surround setup before, if you have suggestions for around that price, i'd be glad to take a look. What's wrong with the H100i? I don't have the time to make my own custom loop. I'll take some fan suggestions, if you have any. I can see your point with the power, and the board, but GPU wise i'm just trying to prepare a wee-bit in to the future. I'm progressively going to upgrade this, with my first upgrade probably going to be my swap to Haswell.

I'd really like constructive criticism, with help to improve on the build. not just picking at something without actually helping me improve it.

Tlacatecolototl wrote

Generation wrote >> 8350
>> h100i
>> overpriced board with features you won't use
>> overkill amount of GPU horsepower that you'll never fully utilize
>> crap sickleflow fans topped off by 80mm fans which I guarantee blow close to nothing and are considerably loud
>> ugly, glossy monitors that simply will look like crap in a 3 way configuration
>> Mad Catz peripherals, more specifically a wireless mouse...for $100. Lol!

0.5/10.

I am open to criticism, and I will clarify a few things that I believe make this usable. You haven't seen the backstory for the peripherals. I have wired peripherals for when I have them at a desk. (BlackWidow Ultimate, R.A.T. 7.) I enjoy the R.A.T. line of mice. I don't understand why, but I like how my hand lies on it. It's perfect for my hand size. This build is meant to be at least semi-portable. I plan on carrying this around different parts of my house, my grandmother's, and to various locations for tournaments. The wireless periphials are for in my living room, so that I can sit back on my sectional (~20-30ft from my TV, where the computer will be located.) I've never had a triple-monitor Nvidia Surround setup before, if you have suggestions for around that price, i'd be glad to take a look. What's wrong with the H100i? I don't have the time to make my own custom loop. I'll take some fan suggestions, if you have any. I can see your point with the power, and the board, but GPU wise i'm just trying to prepare a wee-bit in to the future. I'm progressively going to upgrade this, with my first upgrade probably going to be my swap to Haswell.

I'd really like constructive criticism, with help to improve on the build. not just picking at something without actually helping me improve it.

Ah, you see, all the things I listed are problems and flaws with the build you listed.

For example, 8350 is vastly inferior in terms of performance to your dollar compared to the 3570k / newly released/upcoming Haswell chips.

The problem with the h100i is that it does not perform the way it should considering how much it is listed for. It does not technically perform as good as a D14 / Phanteks, it's louder, possibility of it leaking ( yes, this actually has been reported a surprisingly amount of times ), and I don't think it'll fit in the XB as nicely as you're presumably imagining.

If you never used a surround gaming setup and you're contemplating on spending $2K on it, it's a HUGE gamble that will almost certainly be not what you expected. Honestly, I could see using a triple monitor configuration for multi-tasking, but for gaming, ehhhhh...no one really uses it besides companies at tech conventions to show off Dirt gameplay. You have to worry for bezels, quality of the panel, how big your desk is. Also, you'll always have to turn your head since there is so much screen real estate. Honestly, I'd grab a single high resolution panel and be done with it. You'll also save a crap ton of $$$. Hell, even with 3 x 1080p panels, 3 780's is simply unnecessary.

More money =//////= more better/enjoyable.

Generation wrote

Tlacatecolototl wrote

Generation wrote >> 8350
>> h100i
>> overpriced board with features you won't use
>> overkill amount of GPU horsepower that you'll never fully utilize
>> crap sickleflow fans topped off by 80mm fans which I guarantee blow close to nothing and are considerably loud
>> ugly, glossy monitors that simply will look like crap in a 3 way configuration
>> Mad Catz peripherals, more specifically a wireless mouse...for $100. Lol!

0.5/10.

I am open to criticism, and I will clarify a few things that I believe make this usable. You haven't seen the backstory for the peripherals. I have wired peripherals for when I have them at a desk. (BlackWidow Ultimate, R.A.T. 7.) I enjoy the R.A.T. line of mice. I don't understand why, but I like how my hand lies on it. It's perfect for my hand size. This build is meant to be at least semi-portable. I plan on carrying this around different parts of my house, my grandmother's, and to various locations for tournaments. The wireless periphials are for in my living room, so that I can sit back on my sectional (~20-30ft from my TV, where the computer will be located.) I've never had a triple-monitor Nvidia Surround setup before, if you have suggestions for around that price, i'd be glad to take a look. What's wrong with the H100i? I don't have the time to make my own custom loop. I'll take some fan suggestions, if you have any. I can see your point with the power, and the board, but GPU wise i'm just trying to prepare a wee-bit in to the future. I'm progressively going to upgrade this, with my first upgrade probably going to be my swap to Haswell.

I'd really like constructive criticism, with help to improve on the build. not just picking at something without actually helping me improve it.

Ah, you see, all the things I listed are problems and flaws with the build you listed.

For example, 8350 is vastly inferior in terms of performance to your dollar compared to the 3570k / newly released/upcoming Haswell chips.

The problem with the h100i is that it does not perform the way it should considering how much it is listed for. It does not technically perform as good as a D14 / Phanteks, it's louder, possibility of it leaking ( yes, this actually has been reported a surprisingly amount of times ), and I don't think it'll fit in the XB as nicely as you're presumably imagining.

If you never used a surround gaming setup and you're contemplating on spending $2K on it, it's a HUGE gamble that will almost certainly be not what you expected. Honestly, I could see using a triple monitor configuration for multi-tasking, but for gaming, ehhhhh...no one really uses it besides companies at tech conventions to show off Dirt gameplay. You have to worry for bezels, quality of the panel, how big your desk is. Also, you'll always have to turn your head since there is so much screen real estate. Honestly, I'd grab a single high resolution panel and be done with it. You'll also save a crap ton of $$$. Hell, even with 3 x 1080p panels, 3 780's is simply unnecessary.

More money =//////= more better/enjoyable.

What do you think about dropping 1 780 (or just picking up one titan), picking up the 3570k, dropping the H100i for a Kraken cooler, and more peripherals? I actually have heard about losing focus, and performing worse in games (personally, not hardware performance) due to multiple monitors like this. I do prefer at least two monitors for multitasking, but I have an abundance of monitors lying around at my house on other computers, so I might just pick up a nice high-res monitor, and a lot of actual gear for performance in playing (flight stick, etc.)

If you really wanted three 780s, I guess I'd recommend this right now: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

But really, don't. First I'd wait for Haswell, second I'd wait to see what AMD comes up with in response to the 780, third, wait for non-reference coolers if you can, and fourth, three 780s is absurd for just about anything. The 780 is a pretty sensible choice compared to the Titan ( News/sid=4535/nvidia-launches-gef...x-780.html ) if only because of the circumstance of its release, but it's still a hard sell.

In short, now is just about the worst time to build a new rig. It would be best to wait until new products are released.