— Out of the HEDT CPUs out there, this i9 7980XE is king of the hill. Boasting a whopping 18 cores and 36 threads, the 7980XE allows users to multitask even in the heaviest multithreaded applications, pushing the bar for what consumer grade processors are capable of to the absolute extreme. That said, extreme performance comes with an extreme price...

— The core to any true battlestation. The 1080ti is way ahead of its time, easily chopping through nearly any game at 4K resolution at a smooth 60 frames per second at ultra settings. Considering the king of the hill, the Titan XP, sits upon a platinum plated throne ($1,200 USD approx), the 1080ti is an excellent choice at roughly half the cost, yet it is able to trade punches with the Titan at nearly the exact same power. If you want an absolute dominator of a graphics card, the 1080ti is the way to go.

— Throws one hell of a punch in terms of pure clock speed. Expensive, but has longevity.