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[COMPLETED] Beast Mode Gaming Rig - My First True SLI Gaming PC

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I say my first "true" SLI gaming rig because I currently have a GTX 690. Here are the specs of the new PC:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Seegs108/saved/WG88TW

 

Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
 
Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
 
Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
 
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
 
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
 
2X GeForce GTX 980 4GB "Reference" Video Card (2-Way SLI) (One Asus and One Gigabyte due to in-stock limitations)
 
nVidia Branded LED 2-Way SLI Bridge
 
Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case
 
Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
 
LG 34UM95 60Hz 34.0" Monitor 
 
 
 
Previously owned Peripherals:
 
Razer DeathAdder Black Edition
Logitech G710+ Mechanical Keyboard
Swan M10 2.1 Desktop Speakers
Ikea Jerker Desk
32TB Worth of 3.5" Hard Drives (15 total)
V-Moda Crossfade LP's (Phantom Chrome)
Ratpadz XT Mouse Pad
XTrakPads Ripper XXL Desk Pad
Sans Digital TowerRAID TR8M+B - 8 Bay RAID Tower
 
Let the fun begin:
 
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FINISHED PHOTOS:
 
Side Panel Off:
 
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Side Panel On:
 
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The Rats Nest (Yes, the panel fits with no bend or buldge...somehow :))
 
 
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so many nerdgasms at once i cant hold it in

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DAT MONITOR  :o  :o  :o  :wub:

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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At first I though this was one of those attention-seeking posts.. Then I saw the pic. Gawd damn, sorry for misjudging you :P  can't wait to see this put together

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Man that's going to be a beastly rig. I'll be interested to know how 2x980s performs at 3440x1440, will you post some benchmarks?

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Other than the sad face for the RM power supply, looks like it'll be a sweet build!
I also can't wait to see the finished product.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Other than the sad face for the RM power supply, looks like it'll be a sweet build!

I also can't wait to see the finished product.

 

It won't explode. 

It will be quiet. 

Who cares.

And the RM series is on serious sales right now. 

5800X3D - RTX 4070 - 2K @ 165Hz

 

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It won't explode. 

It will be quiet. 

Who cares.

And the RM series is on serious sales right now. 

:rolleyes:

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Thanks guys! This is my first real post here (been a member of HardForums for a while now). This place feels so inviting. :)

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Already got the motherboard, cpu, cooler, ram, GPUs, and PSU in. This, as I'm sure you guys are aware of, is the easy part. I'll be having 11 mechanical harddrives in this PC (and one SSD) so getting the wiring to look good is going to be the hard part. :( I keep my blu-ray collection on my PC. I'll post a few pictures tomorrow.

 

It won't be complete for a few days. I'm waiting on one more harddrive cage (the case only comes with 2) and the nvidia branded SLI bridge to be delivered.

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Man that's going to be a beastly rig. I'll be interested to know how 2x980s performs at 3440x1440, will you post some benchmarks?

 

I'll do my best to post some benchmarks.

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the only way to make this really better would be to add watercooling, and that costs a half a ton (around $1500, so if it was in pennies, it would be around 850lb, not quite half a ton)

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Pretty beast, too bad you're going with two different video cards... would just get one Gigabyte and wait to buy the 2nd one when available :o

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Storage: Samsung 840 EVO | PSU: CM Silent Pro 720W | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe | Headset: Corsair Vengeance 2100 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma


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The 690 is true SLI, in fact it's the ultimate expression of SLI because it doesn't have the downside of requiring multiple slots to have multiple GPU's.

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Pretty beast, too bad you're going with two different video cards... would just get one Gigabyte and wait to buy the 2nd one when available :o

They are 980s.. they are probably gonna look exactly the same! since they are probably refference cards! If not, i do agree with you.

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They are 980s.. they are probably gonna look exactly the same! since they are probably refference cards! If not, i do agree with you.

 

The SLI will work, I don't even think the difference in frequency will be a issue. It's just for the looks and avoiding trouble as much as one can :D

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 | Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK 1 | Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866MHz | GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Windforce


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO | PSU: CM Silent Pro 720W | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe | Headset: Corsair Vengeance 2100 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma


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It's a sad day when you see other people with a monitor that is more expensive then your entire build :(

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They are 980s.. they are probably gonna look exactly the same! since they are probably refference cards! If not, i do agree with you.

 

They're both reference cards and look identical. 

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I decided to change things up a bit. I didn't like the stock cables that came with the PSU so I went and bought custom sleeved power and sata cables. I was planning on posting a few more pictures, but I figured I'd keep you guys in suspense until early this week when I get them in and installed. 

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You make me jealous with your monitor  :( 

Can't wait to see some pictures :) 

CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4  |  MOBO: MSI MPOWER Z77  |  CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4 GHz  |  CPU COOLER: NOCTUA NH-D15  |  GPU: EVGA GTX 770 SC |

PSU: CORSAIR AX860 W/ RED BRAIDED CABLES | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250 GB | HDD: WD BLACK 1 TB | FANS: 3x NOCTUA NF-A14 | MONITOR: HP W2371D

KEYBOARD: CM STORM QFR MX BLUES W/  PBT KEYCAPS  |  MOUSE: LOGITECH G502 | MIC: AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 | HEADPHONES: SENNHEISER HD 558

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