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System Name | Perf/price king /w focus on low noise and TDP |
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Processor | Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H |
Cooling | Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev.A (BW) |
Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP Black |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte GTX 670 OC |
Storage | 525GB Crucial MX300 & 256GB Samsung 830 Series |
Display(s) | Home: LG 29UB65-P & Work: LG 34UB88-B |
Case | Fractal Design Arc Mini |
Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar Essence STX /w Sennheiser HD 598 |
Power Supply | be quiet! Straight Power CM E9 80+ Gold 480W |
Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD optical |
Keyboard | SteelSeries Apex M500 |
Software | Win10 |
If you want your system to last as long as possible I'd suggest going with the X99 platform (hello X58 thread ). The i7-5820K offers the most perf/$ on said platform.
I'd choose the GPU depending on the resolution and frames you'd want to aim for:
1440p @ 60fps = GTX 1070
1440p @ 144fps = GTX 1080
21:9 (Ultrawide) 1440p = GTX 1080
But if I had money to burn and were in your position, I'd wait for HDR monitors (you said you'd rather spend more money now and want your investment to last quite some time -> you don't wanna miss out on HDR imho). Pretty sure Ultrawide 1440p with HDR will become the new 1080p.
By then, Vega and big Pascal should be on the market, and I bet they'll be able to drive said monitors nicely. To be honest, I'd feel dirty to suggest you to pay the ridiculous amount of money the retail market is asking for midrange GP-104 parts à la GTX 1080!
I'd choose the GPU depending on the resolution and frames you'd want to aim for:
1440p @ 60fps = GTX 1070
1440p @ 144fps = GTX 1080
21:9 (Ultrawide) 1440p = GTX 1080
But if I had money to burn and were in your position, I'd wait for HDR monitors (you said you'd rather spend more money now and want your investment to last quite some time -> you don't wanna miss out on HDR imho). Pretty sure Ultrawide 1440p with HDR will become the new 1080p.
By then, Vega and big Pascal should be on the market, and I bet they'll be able to drive said monitors nicely. To be honest, I'd feel dirty to suggest you to pay the ridiculous amount of money the retail market is asking for midrange GP-104 parts à la GTX 1080!
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