kickassitus

Another thing to add to Mr Peas Post -

- Try limiting the fps to 120 by typing "fps_max 120" in console. Its an odd fix that does work for some people, usually running older cards.

(f you're running a monitor at 144Hz, you can change it to 144 but you wont notice much difference.)

I'd go with the Clevo/Sager, friend owns one and for the price, is absolutely amazing.

Also I own an Alienware 17 (Mid 2013) - only thing I'd say was worth it was the support from Dell. Besides that it performs just like my friends Clevo, just his was way cheaper.

This is a smidge over budget, but a very solid 5820K + Titan X build at the ~$2300 pricepoint.

The price would drop quite a bit if you went to the GTX 980. But @Brian could vie for the glory of the Titan X.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($349.00 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.55 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card ($999.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $2333.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 14:33 EDT-0400

If this is budget breaking, lemme know and I could put together another build for you more in range.

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With the GTX 980

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($349.00 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.55 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($534.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $1868.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 14:41 EDT-0400

Not bad builds, there is also the option of waiting until the new Radeon 300 Series is released and maybe purchasing the high end GPU with HBM.