HEY EVGA Enthusiast-Pro gamers and users, 
 
Noticed my topic? Last HURRAH BUILD! Well it's true folks I'm getting to the point of wanting to do one more build but it'll be my LAST HURRAH! I love to game. I All my specs are EVGA all the way except the water cooler, HDD, SSD and rams.. I  plan on sticking to EVGA products.  I have recently sold my 2X EVGA GTX 1080 Classified so I could buy 1 K|NGP|N 1080 TI and man it's buttery smooth. Anyways I want to do one more upgrade yet I don't wanna break the bank. I will be handing my X99 mobo to my daughter's build and taking her ASUS gene to build for my friend's small rig. All of the mobos are M-ATX format. 
 
Here's what I own already: 
CaseLabs S5 Mercury Black with white inside (White stripes painted later)
X99 Mobo Micro 2
i7-5930K CPU 3.50GHz (6 cores)
Corsair Dominator DDR4 32GB
4X Micron SSD raid
2- 7200RPM Seagate HHD 3TB each
EVGA 1300 WATTS Power supply
Predator 240 AIO
Lamptron Panel (runs Fan speed for all plus allows me know what temp is running inside case)'
5 White LED Cooler Master Fans 120MM
 
Here's what I am thinking of: 
 
Option A-
New CASE (Either EVGA D87, Cooler Master C700P, S340 Elite NZXT) (Still undecided and need to do more research on)
X299 FTW Mobo
i7 CPU LGA 2066 6 or 8 cores
Close Water Cooler Loop (new one which brand? EVGA? NZXT? or others and why?)
6X Micron SSD raid (add 2 more Micron SSD on top of 4 owned Microns)
EVGA 1300 Watts Power supply
2- K|NGP|N Video cards 1080 TI in SLI (buy 1 more K|NGP|N)
8-10 new RGB LED 120MM FANS 
LG 32GK850G
Maybe Add Capture cards since there's extra slots for it (if there's another way of doing this without having to add capture card then LMK)
 
 
Option B- 
New CASE (Either EVGA D87, Cooler Master C700P, S340 Elite NZXT) (Still undecided and need to do more research on)
Z370 FTW Mobo
i7 CPU LGA 1151 4 or 6 cores
Close Water Cooler Loop (new one which brand? EVGA? NZXT? or others and why?)
6X Micron SSD raid (add 2 more Micron SSD on top of 4 owned Microns)
EVGA 1300 Watts Power supply
2- K|NGP|N Video cards 1080 TI in SLI (buy 1 more K|NGP|N)
8-10 new RGB LED 120MM FANS
LG 32GK850G
Maybe Add Capture cards since there's extra slots for it (if there's another way of doing this without having to add capture card then LMK)
 
 
Option C-
CASELABS Mercury S5 (KEEP but will take it apart to have it painted)
X299 Micro Mobo
i7 CPU LGA 2066 6 or 8 cores
Close Water Cooler Loop (new one which brand? EVGA? NZXT? or others and why?)
6X Micron SSD raid (add 2 more Micron SSD on top of 4 owned Microns)
EVGA 1300 Watts Power supply
2- K|NGP|N Video cards 1080 TI in SLI (buy 1 more K|NGP|N)
8-10 new RGB LED 120MM FANS
LG 32GK850G
 
The Color Theme will be Black and Copper.. (Copper due to K|NGP|N copper base cooler). Now what will I be using this for? It would be my main Gaming Rig. Nothing else will be used for it except to game on it during night. I mostly game on EA Origin and Steam powered.  I have a MBP for work only. I even have a desk being modded for gaming only while I plan on adding another desk on other side for work with my Mac set up. So between the two options which route should I go with for gaming? I will not be overclocking them because I want it to last a LONG TIME after all this is my last hurrah for Computer Build.
 
The Black Caps are the ones that I am thinking or planning on buying. I would like to keep it all EVGA Products. I would go with EVGA Rams if they would come out with 32GB in DDR4. So for now I'm sticking with Corsair Dominator DDR4 32GB.
 
If you have a suggestion then please do but don't give me trash talk here because I really don't have time for em. because I def wouldn't do that to you. One of my motto is do to those as you want them to do to yourself. 

jeter9209
Gaming only rig? I like option B the best. Just don't see a need for all the extra cores and lanes to run an SLI setup for gaming. That is unless budget is of no concern of course. Just a lot of added cost for unused abilities with the X299 versus the Z370. As for the AIO I think most of the higher end ones are very close with measurables almost negligible. With that in mind i would stick with EVGA as a personal choice highlighting their quality of products as well as customer service if needed should a problem arise. I really like the choice in option C to paint the caselabs case. I think this adds more character to the build. If the case is black already maybe just have it trimmed out in copper to match the theme. Hope this helps. Side note, you should post your build in the ModRigs with some build photos as you go. I'd like to see how it turns out for ya!

 

YEP just making it a Gaming Rig only. Of course I know it's overkill- I already have most of the stuffs. Just adding little bit more.. I will hand my original set up to my daughter so she can have a nice set up. :) 

wmmills
Oh stop it already!! You know, and I DEF know, this is not your last build by a long shot. So ill see ya back here in 3 years tops, lol.

 
Hahahaha!

AngelGraves13
If you're making a gaming rig, then your X99 is pretty much still perfect for that.
 
Maybe just wait until DDR5, PCI-E 5, and 32-core CPUs hit the market in 2020.

 Thanks for the reply..  Actually I want to build one more gaming with the latest and just stick to enjoy the gaming part. Not only that my set up I have now will be handed down to my daughter who's a gamer. She's learning her way around in Titan Falls 2 with me. She's in Clan with me and only plays when I'm online. I don't let her go online by herself.. Just one of the rules I have in my House and protecting her as much as I can since there's weridos out there online. The ones she's got in her system now used to be mine for gaming and video editing will be handed over to a long time old friend who needs a rig for heavy duty video editing. So everyone including my daughter and friend is happy with their system. :) 
 
I got myself Jonsbo UMX 4 with tempered glass case. I just also ordered EVGA Power Supply G3. So I'm taking it slow in building this. I am eyeballing Z370 Classified K Mobo with another 1080 TI running in SLI. I will also get 2 more SSD Mirco 960GB and have all 6 run as 1 storage unit in raid and back up with off site cloud. That way if it crashes it'll be backed up.  Of course it'll run 32GB rams .. Corsair Dominator.. I want to get Black model.. I will have the CPU water cooled AIO style either with Corsair H115i. All the 120mm will be Corsair RGB model so I can change the colors to my mood.
 
It will be Black and Copper Color Theme. 
 
Till then folks... 

Moving to Mods Rigs section of forum -- where builds belong

Cool GTX
Moving to Mods Rigs section of forum -- where builds belong

Thanks! 

Cool GTX
Personally X99 still looks the best bang for your buck with up to 4 GPU, only lacking in best possible M.2 SSD speed, but supported by Windows 7
 
If you need many PCIe lanes, those new CPUs get pricey FAST - that is why I'm skipping X299 (for now)

But does someone considering 4 GPUs really care about cost?

 
But... last hurrahs sound so... well... final!      :/

XrayMan
 
But... last hurrahs sound so... well... final!      :/

I Know dude.. It does sound final and it is basically for me. I'm going all out and will keep it that way even when technology advances. I'm sticking with my guns until they cap out or burn out then Iwill have em replaced.  I won't be doing the builds over and over. I have come to a point where I just don't want to be spending money on gaming rigs anymore except when they break and no longer work. (I'll be sure get the warranties for all the EVGA Products anyhow. Especially the video cards). ( I don't overclock em either so they should last for long haul). 
 
So I'll be sure that I get what I want and that will be overkill or just ridiculous set up. Yet I'll be the one to enjoy looking at it while I 'm on break in between gaming or doing whatever I throw at it. 
 
 

neopill
I finally ordered Z370 Classified Mobo. I already got the EVGA Power Supply G3 1000 Watts.. 

Excellent. Looking forward to the progress of the mod. 

rjohnson11

neopill
I finally ordered Z370 Classified Mobo. I already got the EVGA Power Supply G3 1000 Watts.. 

Excellent. Looking forward to the progress of the mod. 

 
Thanks...
 
By the way Checked out your Rig.. Nice looking rig dude.. 
 

Hoggle
Look forward to seeing the final build and hopefully it lasts a long time. I know the urge to upgrade can get pretty hard to resist especially when we really could see a core count war with AMD. I personally don't want to rush into anything since I just upgraded but am looking forward to having 16 or 32 cores in a few years from now.

Threadripper makes that (more cores) more affordable than the Intel based solution. Just wait until AMD shrinks the die to 7nm.

neopill

rjohnson11

Hoggle
Look forward to seeing the final build and hopefully it lasts a long time. I know the urge to upgrade can get pretty hard to resist especially when we really could see a core count war with AMD. I personally don't want to rush into anything since I just upgraded but am looking forward to having 16 or 32 cores in a few years from now.

Threadripper makes that (more cores) more affordable than the Intel based solution. Just wait until AMD shrinks the die to 7nm.

I know back the day when AMD 1.0 GHZ my friend taught and helped me build was the day AMD Was super fast and cheaper than Intel.. Even had AMD Video graphic cards.. Even though they are fast yet they can't seem to get a grip on their driver issues as opposed to Nvidia.. That's one of the reasons I stayed with Intel and Nvidia due to their reliability as opposed to AMD Cpu and GPU... 
 
Again it's all based on different opinion and experiences. That's another reasons for Last Hurrah to have reliability and stability in the long haul of using.. (Of course will replace when it crashes and burns after all I buy extended warranty for all my EVGA products just in case)...
 
Still waiting for MOBO to arrive.. While I wait. I have a question here for yall- Will Corsair be coming out with more Black Edition Memory? It's out of stock and has been awhile. Just wondering if anyone knows here.. 

 
Oh I'm happy with intel what they been doing over the past few years, some awesome stuff. that said Amd is doing some cool stuff too now. I don't know should be set for awhile me....cleaned up and one of the blocks had some trash junk in it after like 6-8 months...should be set to go for awhile again. a few games and want some more kinda and just screwing around on the net about it.

For some reason I like the sound of 'Black Copper' better.

id Keep what you had. that is still capable.  I'm still happy with this one man..that 8700k is overkill. it's more now trying to get the best cooling on this without really wanting to delid...got a copper block going/gallium now, about the same I figured..need more Pump though and waiting on that.