cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

building advice Maximus VI rig

polariscs
Level 7
Hi,

I'd like to build the rig based on url http://rog.asus.com/243482013/country/rog-hq/how-to-build-the-ultimate-gaming-pc-build-guide-with-ma....

Goal: kickass gaming pc for kid (He wants Alienware, Dad said with a devine voice: I'll create a gaming pc!", so great expectations...) and Adobe CS6+ & extreme multitasking for prof. use.
Experience with building: no more since Windows 95...
Budget: not very limited, company expense.

But need some advice, checked on google & adobe site and need to know if Adobe CS 6+ is compatible with GeForce GTX 780. I thought Adobe doesn't support SLI, so maybe Titan could be a solution?

Any other id or advice on how to?

Based on url hereinabove:
• ROG Maximus VI Extreme
• Intel Core i7 4770K processor
• 3x ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II graphics cards
• Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB 2133MHz DDR3 memory
• Cooler Master M2 Silent Pro 1500W PSU
• Cooler Master Seidon 240M liquid cooler
• 2x Corsair Neutron 240GB SSD
• Cooler Master Cosmos II


tnx in advance g
8,101 Views
14 REPLIES 14

kkn
Level 14
maximus 6 formula or hero ( my sugestion since the extreeme is more aimed at hardcore OC'ers mostly ) since they are aimed for gamers.
drop the 780's and look at the 780TI ( more powerfull then the normal titan one )
memory get ONE kit whit the amount you need, dont mix kits.
ssd ? i would get a 512gig one for OS and mabye 250/256 or 512 for games ( this is for load time ) and HDD for saving program files and backup on. ( samsung EVO SSD is what i can recomend ( NON OEM ) )
just did a quick google about adobe and came over a 2012 about sli problem ( since its late i cant do a extended google sorry ).
monitor or other parts?
case is more of personal opinion but if he likes that case then take it 🙂

well alienware is prebuilt pc's and from what ive heard its not easy to add or switch out components in those pc's.
and overpriced.

i have built my own pc's the past 3 systems and i can add or switch out things like i want and all that, whit out too mutch problems.

PowerOver9K
Level 9
Adobe user since Photoshop 4. :cool: Yes, 780 will work with CS6 as it supports OpenGL as do all video cards for the past 10 years.

You can mix Memory Kits. Non-mixed kits vs mixed kits are a marketing scheme. What do you think happens when you buy 192 Gig of server memory. Do you think I mix kits when I do that kind of setup? Uh, duh. I've been building rigs for people for 14 years and have always mixed kits without an issue.

Do not get the Formula with 3 video cards. You need VI Extreme or you need to go Socket 2011 or you will BOTTLENECK it. I did it on my VI Formula with 3x 290x as it drops to x4/x4.

Go with Samsung EVO SSDS in same size range. Much better SSD

1500W is over-kill. Get 1300W eVGA G2. Much better PSU and the ripple/v-reg is outstanding.

Nice case. I like the Cosmos series.
Mobo: Rampage IV BE | CPU: i7-4930@4.5ghz Hexacore | RAM: 32GB Corsair V-Pro | GPU: 4xR9 290X Quadfire | PSU: eVGA P2 SuperNOVA 1000W\G2 850W | Chassis: NZXT Phantom 820 | Cooling: XSPC Raystorm CPU Block\4xEK 290X Block\2x Laing D5\XSPC Dual Bay Res\Phobya G-Changer 1080 External Rad\Alphacool 140UT60\XSPC AX360 | Fan Con: Lamptron CW611 | Tube: Primochill Adv. LRT Bloodshed Red | 3xCrossover 27" 2560x1440 Monitors | Build Log of Insanity

Antronman
Level 10
Adobe doesn't care if the rig is SLI or not. Just the cards.
I wouldn't recommend the Cosmos II. While I agree, it has a smashing look it has very poor expansion.
For the price you could get a Phanteks Enthoo Primo or Corsair 900D. The first one has incredible WC support, and awesome looks but has a blue LED that clashes with the black/red of RoG. The 900D has great WC support too, and still looks really good.
As Power said, don't get a CM PSU.
Corsair SSDs are not very good. The Samsung 840 Pro, Evo, and Kingston HyperX 3K SSDs are the way to go.
Like kkn said, the Maximus VI Extreme is a hardcore OC board. Not a gaming board.

Alienware just sucks. The stealth covers they put they put in the Aurora PCs are very difficult to remove, and they are not very OCable.
They don't come with very good graphics cards.

My recommendation:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($333.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($295.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.22 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($660.62 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($660.62 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($259.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($259.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3285.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-25 19:08 EST-0500)

Those XFX R9 290x Double Dissipation Editions are reference PCB design, so if your son (or you) decides to fully watercool this baby, it will fit any standard R9 290x waterblock.
But at the same time, the reference cooler for the R9 290x has heat dissipation problems, so the DD edition looks amazing while actually doing its job.
And the R9 290x is a top-end GPU 🙂

Corsair 900D has tons of expansion room for anything you could want.

Cheers 🙂

Hope your son will be happy with the end result.
Say hi to the next generation.

Peace is a lie, there is only Passion

Through passion, I gain strength

Through strength, I gain victory

Through victory, my chains are broken

The Republic of Gamers shall free me

Antronman wrote:
Adobe doesn't care if the rig is SLI or not. Just the cards.
I wouldn't recommend the Cosmos II. While I agree, it has a smashing look it has very poor expansion.
For the price you could get a Phanteks Enthoo Primo or Corsair 900D. The first one has incredible WC support, and awesome looks but has a blue LED that clashes with the black/red of RoG. The 900D has great WC support too, and still looks really good.
As Power said, don't get a CM PSU.
Corsair SSDs are not very good. The Samsung 840 Pro, Evo, and Kingston HyperX 3K SSDs are the way to go.
Like kkn said, the Maximus VI Extreme is a hardcore OC board. Not a gaming board.

Alienware just sucks. The stealth covers they put they put in the Aurora PCs are very difficult to remove, and they are not very OCable.
They don't come with very good graphics cards.

My recommendation:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($333.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($295.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.22 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($660.62 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($660.62 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($259.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($259.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3285.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-25 19:08 EST-0500)

Those XFX R9 290x Double Dissipation Editions are reference PCB design, so if your son (or you) decides to fully watercool this baby, it will fit any standard R9 290x waterblock.
But at the same time, the reference cooler for the R9 290x has heat dissipation problems, so the DD edition looks amazing while actually doing its job.
And the R9 290x is a top-end GPU 🙂

Corsair 900D has tons of expansion room for anything you could want.

Cheers 🙂

Hope your son will be happy with the end result.


Nice build wouldn't change it except for going up to 2TB drive so you can make backups of that SSD with software like Acronis TrueImage to the disk in case the SSD explodes. Also add another SSD and put the Photoshop scratch disk on it. Agree about the Alienware. Been laughing at Alienwares back since I had my 9700 Pro and they would charge 2x for the card in a lousy rig and I had a Vapochill stuck on an AMD :cool:
Mobo: Rampage IV BE | CPU: i7-4930@4.5ghz Hexacore | RAM: 32GB Corsair V-Pro | GPU: 4xR9 290X Quadfire | PSU: eVGA P2 SuperNOVA 1000W\G2 850W | Chassis: NZXT Phantom 820 | Cooling: XSPC Raystorm CPU Block\4xEK 290X Block\2x Laing D5\XSPC Dual Bay Res\Phobya G-Changer 1080 External Rad\Alphacool 140UT60\XSPC AX360 | Fan Con: Lamptron CW611 | Tube: Primochill Adv. LRT Bloodshed Red | 3xCrossover 27" 2560x1440 Monitors | Build Log of Insanity

Antronman
Level 10
http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-aurora-r4/pd.aspx?~ck=anav#overrides=dpcwny5:2~L24930K;11~W7U61E

Another IB-E setup:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($564.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.22 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card ($660.62 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($175.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2855.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-25 20:09 EST-0500)

Alienware isn't even competing lol.
Say hi to the next generation.

Peace is a lie, there is only Passion

Through passion, I gain strength

Through strength, I gain victory

Through victory, my chains are broken

The Republic of Gamers shall free me

polariscs
Level 7
Hi all,

tnx for the swift and interesting advice! I'll read and check asap. A question, nobody seems to add more than 16 gb DDR3 in this rigs. Is there a reason not to?

sincerely
g

polariscs wrote:
Hi all,

tnx for the swift and interesting advice! I'll read and check asap. A question, nobody seems to add more than 16 gb DDR3 in this rigs. Is there a reason not to?

sincerely
g

In a gaming/everyday use rig, 16GBs is the absolute max you could use, with a quadrillion tabs of Firefox open, two tabs of Crysis 3 while skyping. Anything more is usually for very specific tasks like HyperV.
Say hi to the next generation.

Peace is a lie, there is only Passion

Through passion, I gain strength

Through strength, I gain victory

Through victory, my chains are broken

The Republic of Gamers shall free me

kkn
Level 14
the amount of ram is up to each and every one how mutch they want to use.
for rendering movies and things like that i would advice high mhz and 16 gig minimum.
photoshop and heavy programs whit large files minimum 16gigs ( i dont use that program my self ) is what i would recommend.
some like to populate all of the memory channels, some like to max it out, some go for estetics+++
so its up to each and every one how mutch they need/want to put in the system 🙂

kkn wrote:
the amount of ram is up to each and every one how mutch they want to use.
for rendering movies and things like that i would advice high mhz and 16 gig minimum.
photoshop and heavy programs whit large files minimum 16gigs ( i dont use that program my self ) is what i would recommend.
some like to populate all of the memory channels, some like to max it out, some go for estetics+++
so its up to each and every one how mutch they need/want to put in the system 🙂


I have 32GB but that's also because I build VMware instances on the machine. if you can saturate more than 16 Gig of ram you are either using something that has a very large RAM buffer or you're running vms.
Mobo: Rampage IV BE | CPU: i7-4930@4.5ghz Hexacore | RAM: 32GB Corsair V-Pro | GPU: 4xR9 290X Quadfire | PSU: eVGA P2 SuperNOVA 1000W\G2 850W | Chassis: NZXT Phantom 820 | Cooling: XSPC Raystorm CPU Block\4xEK 290X Block\2x Laing D5\XSPC Dual Bay Res\Phobya G-Changer 1080 External Rad\Alphacool 140UT60\XSPC AX360 | Fan Con: Lamptron CW611 | Tube: Primochill Adv. LRT Bloodshed Red | 3xCrossover 27" 2560x1440 Monitors | Build Log of Insanity