Thought I'd toss up a quick build thread of my new rig.
Displays (setup complete):
3x Asus VG248QE monitors in Surround portrait mode. Custom de-bezeled, mounted and matte film remove. 2D Lightboost 120 Hz perfect motion clarity enabled full-time. If you live under a rock and do not know what 2D Lightboost mode is and how it has saved LCD tech, head here:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1734114
If you are gaming on anything other than 2D Lightboost, you are living in the past. It is a complete game-changer.
Some pics of the monitors on the operating table:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQtFTBXzABQ
Some goodies to power this display setup properly:
Parts:
3960X run up to 5.2 GHz for bench-marking
Rampage IV Extreme X79 Motherboard
16 GB of Team Group 2400 MHz quad-channel at 9-9-24-11 @ 1T
Titan's - Three or Four (haven't decided if I will stop at three or not)
Two Samsung 256 GB 840 Pro's in RAID-0
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX1500 Power Supply
Cooling:
CPU - Koolance 380I Water Block
MB - EK RIVE Full board Water Blocks
Titan's - EK Nickle/Acetal Water Blocks with Back-plates
RAM - Bitspower Water Blocks
Ambient loop side radiator: Watercool MO-RA3 9 x 140mm PRO Extreme
Chilled loop side: Modified 15,000 BTU window A/C to chilled liquid tank
Pumps: Aquacomputer D5 Pump Motor w/ USB and Aquabus Interface
Geothermal loop design: under consideration
Some preliminary pictures:
Routing test
2x Titan Test
My game desk/console setup if you will is in the study, but the computer itself is located a room over in the tea room. This allows me to compute in complete silence and no temperature variations in my immediate vicinity due to heat dump from the computer.
I decide to fabricate a custom shelf/mounting area for the PC in the corner of the room that is a bit unique to display the computer:
The MO-RA3 radiator will be suspended from the bottom of the shelf parallel to the edge for design.
There is a window just next to the corner shelf in which to fit the chilled liquid cooling unit:
Preliminary liquid routing, but I've pretty much decided to go completely serial post pumps as the temp increase of the liquid is too negligible to split into different loops:
Selector valves:
These valves allow me to adjust which loop I wish to run. Ambient for regular use-winter to heat dump inside / Geothermal loop to heat dump in the ground during summer / chilled cooler for bench-marking. For anti-condensation measures, considering the sealed in clear acrylic container "cap" with desiccant route.
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Final Stage-1 (Ambient) build images:
Youtube:
Build: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8loxkp4FN5Y
F1 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TScvN8AU6WM
Crysis 3 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh5lL8GbYTQ
Darkfall: Unholy Wars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZaoTij4rH8
Displays (setup complete):
3x Asus VG248QE monitors in Surround portrait mode. Custom de-bezeled, mounted and matte film remove. 2D Lightboost 120 Hz perfect motion clarity enabled full-time. If you live under a rock and do not know what 2D Lightboost mode is and how it has saved LCD tech, head here:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1734114
If you are gaming on anything other than 2D Lightboost, you are living in the past. It is a complete game-changer.
Some pics of the monitors on the operating table:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQtFTBXzABQ
Some goodies to power this display setup properly:
Parts:
3960X run up to 5.2 GHz for bench-marking
Rampage IV Extreme X79 Motherboard
16 GB of Team Group 2400 MHz quad-channel at 9-9-24-11 @ 1T
Titan's - Three or Four (haven't decided if I will stop at three or not)
Two Samsung 256 GB 840 Pro's in RAID-0
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX1500 Power Supply
Cooling:
CPU - Koolance 380I Water Block
MB - EK RIVE Full board Water Blocks
Titan's - EK Nickle/Acetal Water Blocks with Back-plates
RAM - Bitspower Water Blocks
Ambient loop side radiator: Watercool MO-RA3 9 x 140mm PRO Extreme
Chilled loop side: Modified 15,000 BTU window A/C to chilled liquid tank
Pumps: Aquacomputer D5 Pump Motor w/ USB and Aquabus Interface
Geothermal loop design: under consideration
Some preliminary pictures:
Routing test
2x Titan Test
My game desk/console setup if you will is in the study, but the computer itself is located a room over in the tea room. This allows me to compute in complete silence and no temperature variations in my immediate vicinity due to heat dump from the computer.
I decide to fabricate a custom shelf/mounting area for the PC in the corner of the room that is a bit unique to display the computer:
The MO-RA3 radiator will be suspended from the bottom of the shelf parallel to the edge for design.
There is a window just next to the corner shelf in which to fit the chilled liquid cooling unit:
Preliminary liquid routing, but I've pretty much decided to go completely serial post pumps as the temp increase of the liquid is too negligible to split into different loops:
Selector valves:
These valves allow me to adjust which loop I wish to run. Ambient for regular use-winter to heat dump inside / Geothermal loop to heat dump in the ground during summer / chilled cooler for bench-marking. For anti-condensation measures, considering the sealed in clear acrylic container "cap" with desiccant route.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Final Stage-1 (Ambient) build images:
Youtube:
Build: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8loxkp4FN5Y
F1 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TScvN8AU6WM
Crysis 3 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh5lL8GbYTQ
Darkfall: Unholy Wars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZaoTij4rH8
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