Wanting to grow 3-4 plants as large as possible need help with set up please

So I want to grow my future 4-5 plants into massive trees you could say. I have a 12x12 room with 9 foot ceilings so room isn't the issue. I would like to try and stick to LED because of the heat issues
and not wanting to put an ac unit in if possible. My questions really are what size and amount are needed to really grow big plants. I have a friend how can produce 3-4 pounds off a plant by using 3 600watt HPS lights. It gets hot FAST with all 24 lights on for his 8 plants, he turned it on with out the ac unit going to show me and it took only minutes. I've always liked the idea of LED's and have read hours worth of info on brands and spectrums but still feel a little lost on which one to go with. As far as my budget for the set up goes, I have a great job and have put quite a bit aside for this new "hobby". I welcome all to feel free with ideas or links to others that have done what I plan on doing.

Plant limit 4-5
Budget keep under 8k

Massive trees you say? Get readin'. Do 4x 128 headers (haven't had pics of one yet in that thread), in 5x5' footprint each..

Maybe 4 of these: http://www.viparled.co.uk/collections/series-b-1/products/vipar-b4x4-led-grow-light, one per plant?

Check over here, though...

well going with led you will not be able to get the same yield, density as you would with hps. You can deff grow some trees with leds but with such large plants you need INTENSE light. I would highly advise you to use both leds, and hps. you could also through in a small mh. The leds cannot penetrate into the plants as far as the hps can...


also what size pot do you plan to use?

^^^^^^ pshhhh. Sounds like some one who only did ebay leds or not at all. Led produces denser bud usually. Hps is crap. The only thing hps has over led is light spread / coverage. . If you go hid. Cmh is a much better option 1. Philips 330 allstart will cover a 3.5 x 3.5 . Runs on a mag mh ballast and pulls 335- 340 watts at the plug. At least with hydrofarm Mag's... run cooler than a 250 w hps.


For best led

Apache tech
Hans led - bonsaihero
area 51 led
Vipar.

Decent China direct

cidly Apollo led
Bysen Helios or penetrator.

Induction

Inda gro
Riant
I - beam

Plenty of threads to support beating or matching hps with half the watts or less.

ill add to that vipar by mentioning that they just released a new series of lights.