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I just saw the sponsorship spot on a handy tech episode and knew there would be a ton of misinformation flying around the forums, so I decided to pop over here.  Disclosure: I have never attended or worked for Full Sail.  I live 3 miles away from it, and have been in Orlando 12 years. I've known ~30 people who have attended Full Sail in that time.  My girlfriend is a Full Sail grad along with a couple of my best friends. 

I posted this on another post: 
 
 
I think before you go to ANY college, you need to take a good hard look at yourself.  Most jobs today, especially in highly skilled industries care more about certifications that prove you know what you're doing, or your body of work (ie portfolio).  You can learn what Full Sail, or ANY college teaches you through online sources for free/cheap, and if you're one of the people who can do that AND you don't qualify for full scholarships, you should think long and hard about doing that.  Just having a degree in hand for anything in the tech or creative sectors doesn't mean very much at all.  Full Sail is great for people that NEED a scheduled curriculum and cannot push themselves to learn something on their own.  They offer tons of scholarships, especially for women.  They're also very very well known in the movie and game dev industry.  If you go for an interview, there's about a 30-50% chance one of the people looking at your resume is a Full Sail grad.  Now, with that said, no college will get you a guaranteed job. Full Sail has a TON of grads who fall on their face and fail and end up on a phone trying to explain to a customer why their Cell Phone bill is so high.  These grads are very vocal about their hatred for Full Sail, because there's no way it could be their fault.  
 
My girlfriend graduated with 7 awards and was the Valedictorian.  Here we are 2 years later, and her only industry related job was on a project she doesn't get paid for unless it makes a profit.  But we're moving out of state with a 1 year contract for a game related job... FINALLY.  How did she manage that?  She kept her networking contacts from Full Sail.  She went to every damn Game Dev conference she could.  When she didn't get a job, she asked why and worked on those areas of her Portfolio.  She was working two part time jobs plus working on her portfolio constantly.  It takes hard work, luck of knowing the right person, or a little of both to get into a competitive industry like game dev, movies, etc.  She regularly tells people the pros and cons of Full Sail, and insists she could not have learned what she learned there by herself and her $60k student loan debt was totally worth it.  That's for her and ymmv.  They do teach every student basic math and English classes if they are going for an accredited degree (this was not always the case since they used to not be accredited).  Most if not all credits you earn at full sail will not be transferable to another college because Full Sail has a different type of accreditation than most colleges. If you're thinking the Full Sail degree will carry any weight outside of the industry, it will not.  Many people will make fun of you for going to Full Sail because they think you wasted money.  Ignore what other people say, and speak to grads IN THE INDUSTRY.  Get their opinion.  Oh, and if you're not a competitive as hell person, choose an easier industry.  Most game dev positions get 200+ applications within the first few days of posting.  If you're not ready for rejection, get a business degree.
 
I am willing to answer questions if anyone has any.  My personal recommendation to anyone about Full Sail is always based on a checklist.  If none of these are checked, look at a different school.  All of these apply to attending the actual campus. I would not recommend the online degrees as they're overpriced for what you get.
 
__ Are you or your family rich and you don't mind throwing large sums of money at what might end up a useless degree?
__ Are you terrible at motivating yourself and need a hectic schedule and looming debt over your head as a motivator?
__ Are you a super competitive person who is going to take rejection from HUNDREDS of job apps ok and keep going?
__ Are you good at networking and have enough money/will power to be unemployed in your industry for multiple years?
__ Are you ok with ~$100k in student loan debt?

There's probably some I missed, but if you checked any of those boxes then you should THINK about going to Full Sail and start by talking to some grads who are working in the industry currently.

I just saw the sponsorship spot on a handy tech episode and knew there would be a ton of misinformation flying around the forums, so I decided to pop over here.  Disclosure: I have never attended or worked for Full Sail.  I live 3 miles away from it, and have been in Orlando 12 years. I've known ~30 people who have attended Full Sail in that time.  My girlfriend is a Full Sail grad along with a couple of my best friends. 

I posted this on another post: 
 
 
I think before you go to ANY college, you need to take a good hard look at yourself.  Most jobs today, especially in highly skilled industries care more about certifications that prove you know what you're doing, or your body of work (ie portfolio).  You can learn what Full Sail, or ANY college teaches you through online sources for free/cheap, and if you're one of the people who can do that AND you don't qualify for full scholarships, you should think long and hard about doing that.  Just having a degree in hand for anything in the tech or creative sectors doesn't mean very much at all.  Full Sail is great for people that NEED a scheduled curriculum and cannot push themselves to learn something on their own.  They offer tons of scholarships, especially for women.  They're also very very well known in the movie and game dev industry.  If you go for an interview, there's about a 30-50% chance one of the people looking at your resume is a Full Sail grad.  Now, with that said, no college will get you a guaranteed job. Full Sail has a TON of grads who fall on their face and fail and end up on a phone trying to explain to a customer why their Cell Phone bill is so high.  These grads are very vocal about their hatred for Full Sail, because there's no way it could be their fault.  
 
My girlfriend graduated with 7 awards and was the Valedictorian.  Here we are 2 years later, and her only industry related job was on a project she doesn't get paid for unless it makes a profit.  But we're moving out of state with a 1 year contract for a game related job... FINALLY.  How did she manage that?  She kept her networking contacts from Full Sail.  She went to every damn Game Dev conference she could.  When she didn't get a job, she asked why and worked on those areas of her Portfolio.  She was working two part time jobs plus working on her portfolio constantly.  It takes hard work, luck of knowing the right person, or a little of both to get into a competitive industry like game dev, movies, etc.  She regularly tells people the pros and cons of Full Sail, and insists she could not have learned what she learned there by herself and her $60k student loan debt was totally worth it.  That's for her and ymmv.  They do teach every student basic math and English classes if they are going for an accredited degree (this was not always the case since they used to not be accredited).  Most if not all credits you earn at full sail will not be transferable to another college because Full Sail has a different type of accreditation than most colleges. If you're thinking the Full Sail degree will carry any weight outside of the industry, it will not.  Many people will make fun of you for going to Full Sail because they think you wasted money.  Ignore what other people say, and speak to grads IN THE INDUSTRY.  Get their opinion.  Oh, and if you're not a competitive as hell person, choose an easier industry.  Most game dev positions get 200+ applications within the first few days of posting.  If you're not ready for rejection, get a business degree.
 
I am willing to answer questions if anyone has any.  My personal recommendation to anyone about Full Sail is always based on a checklist.  If none of these are checked, look at a different school.  All of these apply to attending the actual campus. I would not recommend the online degrees as they're overpriced for what you get.
 
__ Are you or your family rich and you don't mind throwing large sums of money at what might end up a useless degree?
__ Are you terrible at motivating yourself and need a hectic schedule and looming debt over your head as a motivator?
__ Are you a super competitive person who is going to take rejection from HUNDREDS of job apps ok and keep going?
__ Are you good at networking and have enough money/will power to be unemployed in your industry for multiple years?
__ Are you ok with ~$100k in student loan debt?

There's probably some I missed, but if you checked any of those boxes then you should THINK about going to Full Sail and start by talking to some grads who are working in the industry currently.

I'm not sure if it's been brought up yet, but games design isn't making games. It's designing them. A job as a designer most often does not involve programming. It involves coming up with the ideas and putting them together to form an idea or concept for a game which is suitable for the target audience.The designers then keep a close eye on the game's current iteration and provide feedback and improvements. Sometimes design is mixed in with asset creation such as 3d, animation or 2d (The huddersfield uni games design course does this), but it's not the same. I don't know what that course actually teaches though.

I wouldn't.  I wrote a comment above with lots of info.  Both DeVry and UoP give the same kind of degree that doesn't carry much weight, but Full Sail actually teaches you real industry skills.  Full Sail and just about any technical college is not about the degree you get, but the skills and contacts you make.  If you're going to any college for a piece of paper, you're doing it wrong. I've never failed to get a job due to not having a degree, yet I have numerous certifications that are worth a lot more to an employer than a degree. 

I just saw the sponsorship spot on a handy tech episode and knew there would be a ton of misinformation flying around the forums, so I decided to pop over here.  Disclosure: I have never attended or worked for Full Sail.  I live 3 miles away from it, and have been in Orlando 12 years. I've known ~30 people who have attended Full Sail in that time.  My girlfriend is a Full Sail grad along with a couple of my best friends. 

I posted this on another post: 
 
 
I think before you go to ANY college, you need to take a good hard look at yourself.  Most jobs today, especially in highly skilled industries care more about certifications that prove you know what you're doing, or your body of work (ie portfolio).  You can learn what Full Sail, or ANY college teaches you through online sources for free/cheap, and if you're one of the people who can do that AND you don't qualify for full scholarships, you should think long and hard about doing that.  Just having a degree in hand for anything in the tech or creative sectors doesn't mean very much at all.  Full Sail is great for people that NEED a scheduled curriculum and cannot push themselves to learn something on their own.  They offer tons of scholarships, especially for women.  They're also very very well known in the movie and game dev industry.  If you go for an interview, there's about a 30-50% chance one of the people looking at your resume is a Full Sail grad.  Now, with that said, no college will get you a guaranteed job. Full Sail has a TON of grads who fall on their face and fail and end up on a phone trying to explain to a customer why their Cell Phone bill is so high.  These grads are very vocal about their hatred for Full Sail, because there's no way it could be their fault.  
 
My girlfriend graduated with 7 awards and was the Valedictorian.  Here we are 2 years later, and her only industry related job was on a project she doesn't get paid for unless it makes a profit.  But we're moving out of state with a 1 year contract for a game related job... FINALLY.  How did she manage that?  She kept her networking contacts from Full Sail.  She went to every damn Game Dev conference she could.  When she didn't get a job, she asked why and worked on those areas of her Portfolio.  She was working two part time jobs plus working on her portfolio constantly.  It takes hard work, luck of knowing the right person, or a little of both to get into a competitive industry like game dev, movies, etc.  She regularly tells people the pros and cons of Full Sail, and insists she could not have learned what she learned there by herself and her $60k student loan debt was totally worth it.  That's for her and ymmv.  They do teach every student basic math and English classes if they are going for an accredited degree (this was not always the case since they used to not be accredited).  Most if not all credits you earn at full sail will not be transferable to another college because Full Sail has a different type of accreditation than most colleges. If you're thinking the Full Sail degree will carry any weight outside of the industry, it will not.  Many people will make fun of you for going to Full Sail because they think you wasted money.  Ignore what other people say, and speak to grads IN THE INDUSTRY.  Get their opinion.  Oh, and if you're not a competitive as hell person, choose an easier industry.  Most game dev positions get 200+ applications within the first few days of posting.  If you're not ready for rejection, get a business degree.
 
I am willing to answer questions if anyone has any.  My personal recommendation to anyone about Full Sail is always based on a checklist.  If none of these are checked, look at a different school.  All of these apply to attending the actual campus. I would not recommend the online degrees as they're overpriced for what you get.
 
__ Are you or your family rich and you don't mind throwing large sums of money at what might end up a useless degree?
__ Are you terrible at motivating yourself and need a hectic schedule and looming debt over your head as a motivator?
__ Are you a super competitive person who is going to take rejection from HUNDREDS of job apps ok and keep going?
__ Are you good at networking and have enough money/will power to be unemployed in your industry for multiple years?
__ Are you ok with ~$100k in student loan debt?

There's probably some I missed, but if you checked any of those boxes then you should THINK about going to Full Sail and start by talking to some grads who are working in the industry currently.

The goal for this build was to be completely and absurdly overkill for everything my friend can throw at it.  He has more than enough money to build this and not bat an eyelash. He is a 3d designer by trade, and plans on getting into 3 printing as well. Please keep all the comments about how overkill this is out of this thread.  We don't care.  We've heard it.  We know it's obscenely overkill.  Neither of us care.
 
I planned the final details on this forum and if anyone is curious, here is the thread.
 
With that said, I've been planning this build with my friend for over 2 months.  I'm sure there will be things that we planned wrong, or chose the wrong part.  We're both expecting to have to return parts and switch them.  I'll be documenting the progress of the build.  I know this thread will be a popular one, so I'll lay out our timetable so people don't go crazy wondering when the next update will be.
 
The build will consist of 3 phases with 1-2 weeks between each phase for planning, part fabrication, etc.
Phase 1: Aircooled build - Just get all the hardware running, playing nice, do burn ins, and make sure the system is stable.
Phase 2: Clean up - Make the build pretty, get everything put in to place, all hardware mounted where it belongs for phase 3.
Phase 3: Watercooling - Take the pretty to the next level, and make this rig silent with a fully custom watercooling loop.
 
Component list:  
Mobo: Asus Z9PE-D8
CPU: 2x Xeon E-5-2697V2
GPU: 2x Titan Z
Memory: 8x CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB DDR3 1866  Model: CMT32GX3M4X1866C9 (two of the 32gb kits.)
SSD: 8x Intel 730 Series 480GB in Raid 10.
HDD: 4x Seagate ST4000VN000 4TB in Raid 10.  
Raid card: Areca ARC-1882IX-12NC (Being returned, new card TBD)
Sound card: Soundblaster ZxR
Case: Cross Desk. http://www.redharbin...-desk-complete/
Power Supply: 2x Corsair AX1500 
 
Pre build (most of the parts laying inside the cross desk): 

 
 
August 1st:

 
August 2nd:  
August 15th weekend:
 
August 22: 
Sept 5th:
 
April 19th: 

Minor update:  The Titan Z's are out, and I'm waiting on Titan X's.  I'm going to take the SSD array off to a machine shop soon to get the aluminum cover plate made.  Client still hasn't decided on a reservoir.  I've done some minor wire cleanup, and I'm planning the loop around what parts we have done so I can get a list of bits needed to be ordered for final assembly.
 
 
I wont be bringing all 3 monitors to my house.  I just need one monitor to boot it, test it, configure things etc.  
 
 
Tesla model S I assume?  He ended up buying a Tesla and keeping the Caddy.  He got the P85D and it's amazing.  I've driven it for a few hours on one of our weekend excursions.  It's a thing of beauty, but I'm glad he kept the Caddy.  I love them both.
 
 
Ehhh I don't know if it'll be a straight up smash.  This rig is also essentially over 6 months old at this point too.  My medical issues really put a damper on the build.

Lol how did i miss this? thats pretty crazy hahah

The goal for this build was to be completely and absurdly overkill for everything my friend can throw at it.  He has more than enough money to build this and not bat an eyelash. He is a 3d designer by trade, and plans on getting into 3 printing as well. Please keep all the comments about how overkill this is out of this thread.  We don't care.  We've heard it.  We know it's obscenely overkill.  Neither of us care.
 
I planned the final details on this forum and if anyone is curious, here is the thread.
 
With that said, I've been planning this build with my friend for over 2 months.  I'm sure there will be things that we planned wrong, or chose the wrong part.  We're both expecting to have to return parts and switch them.  I'll be documenting the progress of the build.  I know this thread will be a popular one, so I'll lay out our timetable so people don't go crazy wondering when the next update will be.
 
The build will consist of 3 phases with 1-2 weeks between each phase for planning, part fabrication, etc.
Phase 1: Aircooled build - Just get all the hardware running, playing nice, do burn ins, and make sure the system is stable.
Phase 2: Clean up - Make the build pretty, get everything put in to place, all hardware mounted where it belongs for phase 3.
Phase 3: Watercooling - Take the pretty to the next level, and make this rig silent with a fully custom watercooling loop.
 
Component list:  
Mobo: Asus Z9PE-D8
CPU: 2x Xeon E-5-2697V2
GPU: 2x Titan Z
Memory: 8x CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB DDR3 1866  Model: CMT32GX3M4X1866C9 (two of the 32gb kits.)
SSD: 8x Intel 730 Series 480GB in Raid 10.
HDD: 4x Seagate ST4000VN000 4TB in Raid 10.  
Raid card: Areca ARC-1882IX-12NC (Being returned, new card TBD)
Sound card: Soundblaster ZxR
Case: Cross Desk. http://www.redharbin...-desk-complete/
Power Supply: 2x Corsair AX1500 
 
Pre build (most of the parts laying inside the cross desk): 

 
 
August 1st:

 
August 2nd:  
August 15th weekend:
 
August 22: 
Sept 5th:
 
April 19th: 

Update posted under April 19th spoiler on original post.

Some day I want a job that I need a Titan Z to complete it

More than likely ebay them.  They're still selling for a lot of money since they have way more computational power for things like GPU renderfarms, or computational heavy workloads.  

More than likely ebay them.  They're still selling for a lot of money since they have way more computational power for things like GPU renderfarms, or computational heavy workloads.  

I would never deprive the internet of this much badass.  I'll be snapping pics as I go.  I'm just waiting for the project to be dropped off here.  I'm not sure when that's happening.  I'll be sad to see the Titan Z's go, but the benchmarks on the Titan X are redonculous.  I still don't understand how the Titan X can beat a Dual GPU Titan Z.  I think we can cram 3 of them in the rig, and blow away the performance he's getting on the Titan Zs. (and also eliminate some of the issues we're running into with the Titan Zs, like only 1 Displayport per card  Come on Nvidia...)

The goal for this build was to be completely and absurdly overkill for everything my friend can throw at it.  He has more than enough money to build this and not bat an eyelash. He is a 3d designer by trade, and plans on getting into 3 printing as well. Please keep all the comments about how overkill this is out of this thread.  We don't care.  We've heard it.  We know it's obscenely overkill.  Neither of us care.
 
I planned the final details on this forum and if anyone is curious, here is the thread.
 
With that said, I've been planning this build with my friend for over 2 months.  I'm sure there will be things that we planned wrong, or chose the wrong part.  We're both expecting to have to return parts and switch them.  I'll be documenting the progress of the build.  I know this thread will be a popular one, so I'll lay out our timetable so people don't go crazy wondering when the next update will be.
 
The build will consist of 3 phases with 1-2 weeks between each phase for planning, part fabrication, etc.
Phase 1: Aircooled build - Just get all the hardware running, playing nice, do burn ins, and make sure the system is stable.
Phase 2: Clean up - Make the build pretty, get everything put in to place, all hardware mounted where it belongs for phase 3.
Phase 3: Watercooling - Take the pretty to the next level, and make this rig silent with a fully custom watercooling loop.
 
Component list:  
Mobo: Asus Z9PE-D8
CPU: 2x Xeon E-5-2697V2
GPU: 2x Titan Z
Memory: 8x CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB DDR3 1866  Model: CMT32GX3M4X1866C9 (two of the 32gb kits.)
SSD: 8x Intel 730 Series 480GB in Raid 10.
HDD: 4x Seagate ST4000VN000 4TB in Raid 10.  
Raid card: Areca ARC-1882IX-12NC (Being returned, new card TBD)
Sound card: Soundblaster ZxR
Case: Cross Desk. http://www.redharbin...-desk-complete/
Power Supply: 2x Corsair AX1500 
 
Pre build (most of the parts laying inside the cross desk): 

 
 
August 1st:

 
August 2nd:  
August 15th weekend:
 
August 22: 
Sept 5th:
 
April 19th: 

Sorry for the death of the thread guys.  I went through a rollercoaster of medical issues over the last 6 months.  I've been unable to work on it at his house, and he's moving about 45 minutes away in a few weeks, so he's going to bring the entire project to my house to finish up, and they we'll get it transported to his new house.  Also, we're pondering switching the graphics cards to Titan X's because... why not?
 
The rig is still working on air cooling.  I have the radiators mounted, the fan controller in place.  I have a lot to do still before I can setup the watercooling loop.  I was over there the other day since the rig would not boot, and it turns out one of the UPS devices is not staying on longer than a minute, so I need to RMA that to Tripplite.  For now the rig can run off of one since we aren't overclocking yet.  
 
Edit:  Here's  how we're planning on mounting the eight SSDs (One is missing because it's connected as the boot drive):  

Sorry for the death of the thread guys.  I went through a rollercoaster of medical issues over the last 6 months.  I've been unable to work on it at his house, and he's moving about 45 minutes away in a few weeks, so he's going to bring the entire project to my house to finish up, and they we'll get it transported to his new house.  Also, we're pondering switching the graphics cards to Titan X's because... why not?
 
The rig is still working on air cooling.  I have the radiators mounted, the fan controller in place.  I have a lot to do still before I can setup the watercooling loop.  I was over there the other day since the rig would not boot, and it turns out one of the UPS devices is not staying on longer than a minute, so I need to RMA that to Tripplite.  For now the rig can run off of one since we aren't overclocking yet.  
 
Edit:  Here's  how we're planning on mounting the eight SSDs (One is missing because it's connected as the boot drive):  

aww hell yah I was worried you finished it but wouldn't show us the details!
Welcome back, and I hope everything is going OK medically. 

Sorry for the death of the thread guys.  I went through a rollercoaster of medical issues over the last 6 months.  I've been unable to work on it at his house, and he's moving about 45 minutes away in a few weeks, so he's going to bring the entire project to my house to finish up, and they we'll get it transported to his new house.  Also, we're pondering switching the graphics cards to Titan X's because... why not?
 
The rig is still working on air cooling.  I have the radiators mounted, the fan controller in place.  I have a lot to do still before I can setup the watercooling loop.  I was over there the other day since the rig would not boot, and it turns out one of the UPS devices is not staying on longer than a minute, so I need to RMA that to Tripplite.  For now the rig can run off of one since we aren't overclocking yet.  
 
Edit:  Here's  how we're planning on mounting the eight SSDs (One is missing because it's connected as the boot drive):  

Sorry for the death of the thread guys.  I went through a rollercoaster of medical issues over the last 6 months.  I've been unable to work on it at his house, and he's moving about 45 minutes away in a few weeks, so he's going to bring the entire project to my house to finish up, and they we'll get it transported to his new house.  Also, we're pondering switching the graphics cards to Titan X's because... why not?
 
The rig is still working on air cooling.  I have the radiators mounted, the fan controller in place.  I have a lot to do still before I can setup the watercooling loop.  I was over there the other day since the rig would not boot, and it turns out one of the UPS devices is not staying on longer than a minute, so I need to RMA that to Tripplite.  For now the rig can run off of one since we aren't overclocking yet.  
 
Edit:  Here's  how we're planning on mounting the eight SSDs (One is missing because it's connected as the boot drive):  

YEY ITS BACK!!!
I hope tjose medical issues go away

Awesome and I hope you get well soon.

Sorry for the death of the thread guys.  I went through a rollercoaster of medical issues over the last 6 months.  I've been unable to work on it at his house, and he's moving about 45 minutes away in a few weeks, so he's going to bring the entire project to my house to finish up, and they we'll get it transported to his new house.  Also, we're pondering switching the graphics cards to Titan X's because... why not?
 
The rig is still working on air cooling.  I have the radiators mounted, the fan controller in place.  I have a lot to do still before I can setup the watercooling loop.  I was over there the other day since the rig would not boot, and it turns out one of the UPS devices is not staying on longer than a minute, so I need to RMA that to Tripplite.  For now the rig can run off of one since we aren't overclocking yet.  
 
Edit:  Here's  how we're planning on mounting the eight SSDs (One is missing because it's connected as the boot drive):  

Yep yep.  He wanted something incredibly extreme and wanted to build it himself, so I'm doing about 80-90% of it and he's watching.

The goal for this build was to be completely and absurdly overkill for everything my friend can throw at it.  He has more than enough money to build this and not bat an eyelash. He is a 3d designer by trade, and plans on getting into 3 printing as well. Please keep all the comments about how overkill this is out of this thread.  We don't care.  We've heard it.  We know it's obscenely overkill.  Neither of us care.
 
I planned the final details on this forum and if anyone is curious, here is the thread.
 
With that said, I've been planning this build with my friend for over 2 months.  I'm sure there will be things that we planned wrong, or chose the wrong part.  We're both expecting to have to return parts and switch them.  I'll be documenting the progress of the build.  I know this thread will be a popular one, so I'll lay out our timetable so people don't go crazy wondering when the next update will be.
 
The build will consist of 3 phases with 1-2 weeks between each phase for planning, part fabrication, etc.
Phase 1: Aircooled build - Just get all the hardware running, playing nice, do burn ins, and make sure the system is stable.
Phase 2: Clean up - Make the build pretty, get everything put in to place, all hardware mounted where it belongs for phase 3.
Phase 3: Watercooling - Take the pretty to the next level, and make this rig silent with a fully custom watercooling loop.
 
Component list:  
Mobo: Asus Z9PE-D8
CPU: 2x Xeon E-5-2697V2
GPU: 2x Titan Z
Memory: 8x CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB DDR3 1866  Model: CMT32GX3M4X1866C9 (two of the 32gb kits.)
SSD: 8x Intel 730 Series 480GB in Raid 10.
HDD: 4x Seagate ST4000VN000 4TB in Raid 10.  
Raid card: Areca ARC-1882IX-12NC (Being returned, new card TBD)
Sound card: Soundblaster ZxR
Case: Cross Desk. http://www.redharbin...-desk-complete/
Power Supply: 2x Corsair AX1500 
 
Pre build (most of the parts laying inside the cross desk): 

 
 
August 1st:

 
August 2nd:  
August 15th weekend:
 
August 22: 
Sept 5th:
 
April 19th: