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I've lived in Kentucky my entire life. for 20+ years I called it Pop. Then I graduated college and remained in Lexington...I've started calling it Soda. I had an ex-girlfriend who called it Coke. I wanted to punch her in the face every time she said it because she very rarely drank a Coca-Cola.

Might be a good case for a HTPC

This could be a nice mini server case.

What follows is personal opinion...
 
To be shooting for 2000+ on the SAT and 30+ on the ACT, you have to be decently intelligent. If you are borderline, enroll in the cheapest course possible. I never enrolled in any course, and I think I did pretty well. I mean, I had parents of other kids asking me to tutor their children. All I could tell them, and all I can really tell you, is, eat a good breakfast. The last thing you want is to be in the middle of the exam and be thinking about food.
 
My first time taking the ACT I didn't eat breakfast and ended up getting a 26 as a 14-year-old. By the time I was 16 I realized I needed plenty of sleep and to eat breakfast...ended up with a 33. 
 
I don't know how they've changed the SAT, the high score was 1600 back in my day, but sleep and breakfast is still my number one key.

It definitely could be. But I bottleneck the network adapter on it almost 24/7, so gaming, and especially gaming online would be near impossible.
 
Maybe it will be when I can save up enough funds to build an HTPC, but thanks to Student Loans, that won't be happening for quite a while.
 
 
I'm using an Ikea Galant Left Corner desk with an extension on the left, a quarter round extension on the right, and two Galant shelves to put my towers on display.
 
Heck, I haven't even updated this thread with a current picture of my setup. I've cleaned it up a bit. I'll do that when I get home from work.

Absolutely. The system on the left is my main rig. The one I use for everything except gaming/streaming. The system on the right is to be used for gaming/streaming. I decided last night that I wanted to start streaming my gameplay, mainly as a reason to force myself to play the games I've purchased.
 
So I want to stream using ShadowPlay. It seems a lot easier to me than setting up the right scenes/screens and all that mess. I ran into a bit of a problem that took me quite a while to figure out. I could stream to Twitch using ShadowPlay on my main rig, but not my gaming rig. Come to find out ShadowPlay won't stream at resolutions higher than 1920x1080. Thus I was forced to rotate my gaming displays to landscape. It sucks because it takes up a TON more room on the desktop. Three 24-inch monitors in landscape stretches a little over 5 feet. I now have TWO of those set up.
 
Bask in the glow that keeps me awake at night...
 

Absolutely. The system on the left is my main rig. The one I use for everything except gaming/streaming. The system on the right is to be used for gaming/streaming. I decided last night that I wanted to start streaming my gameplay, mainly as a reason to force myself to play the games I've purchased.
 
So I want to stream using ShadowPlay. It seems a lot easier to me than setting up the right scenes/screens and all that mess. I ran into a bit of a problem that took me quite a while to figure out. I could stream to Twitch using ShadowPlay on my main rig, but not my gaming rig. Come to find out ShadowPlay won't stream at resolutions higher than 1920x1080. Thus I was forced to rotate my gaming displays to landscape. It sucks because it takes up a TON more room on the desktop. Three 24-inch monitors in landscape stretches a little over 5 feet. I now have TWO of those set up.
 
Bask in the glow that keeps me awake at night...
 

I'm actually running 2 systems. The one in this thread is my gaming rig. The "other one" is my main rig. My main rig is running with the help of 2 EVGA ACX 760s.
 
Both systems are running at 5760x1080.
 
 
Thank you. If the weather stays clear, and I don't have to work on Saturday, I'll be making a run to Ikea to get another shelf for my desk. I will promptly attached said shelf and raise both of my towers up to show them off.
 
Don't worry, I've measured/weighed everything. I should have no problems making sure everything is safe.

UPDATE: The GPUs finally arrived yesterday!
 
Here's a nice shot of the "empty" chassis.
 

 
A shot of the goodies.
 

 
Installed
 

 
Semi-close-up
 

 
Now I'm just waiting on my windowed side panel to make it to Kentucky from California.
 
Total price: $3035.38

It is very difficult. The day I completed this build, and thus the first night with this setup, I didn't go to sleep until 6am. 
 
I've come a long way since I fried the integrated GPU in my laptop by constantly hooking up a 2nd monitor.

Straight from the Dell Outlet webpage:
 
Dell Refurbished Professional P2412H 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor with LED   Please Note - a refurbished monitor purchased without a computer will have a 90-day limited warranty (Part # KG49T)  
I've looked, but I can not find what the limitations of this warranty are.

Dell Outlet (refurbished) with a 30% off code. I picked up 6 total. Got a call to confirm the quantity. Lady sounded shocked when I said it was a personal purchase and not business.

Quality: 5 of 6 are in perfect, brand new condition. The 6th does have some top edge light bleed, but it is only noticeable on a solid, dark screen which I almost never have up.
 
Warranty: I'll be honest, I don't pay attention to warranty after 30 days. If it lasts more than 30 days before it messes up, it is usually my own fault. The only product I have ever had start messing up after 30 days that wasn't my fault was my iPhone 4. I know there are always accidents, but take care of your stuff and you are golden.

3k without peripherals? Ok. My personal dream build will be complete in a couple of weeks. I'm just waiting on my tax refund to hit my bank account and I'll be grabbing up 2 Asus DirectCU II 780tis. Let me go to my PC Part Picker page and grab that info real quick...
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2I7Fa Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2I7Fa/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2I7Fa/benchmarks/   CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $219.99)  CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $99.99)  Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $211.99)  Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $159.99)  Storage: Corsair Neutron Series GTX 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (Purchased For $200.98)  Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $74.20)  Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $66.78)  Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.99 @ NCIX US)  Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.99 @ NCIX US)  Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $69.99)  Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $129.99)  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $68.90)  Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (Purchased For $155.08)  Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (Purchased For $155.08)  Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (Purchased For $155.07)  Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $137.79)  Mouse: SteelSeries Diablo III Wired Laser Mouse  (Purchased For $47.70)  Total: $3353.50 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-26 18:33 EST-0500)

3k without peripherals? Ok. My personal dream build will be complete in a couple of weeks. I'm just waiting on my tax refund to hit my bank account and I'll be grabbing up 2 Asus DirectCU II 780tis. Let me go to my PC Part Picker page and grab that info real quick...
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2I7Fa Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2I7Fa/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2I7Fa/benchmarks/   CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $219.99)  CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $99.99)  Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $211.99)  Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $159.99)  Storage: Corsair Neutron Series GTX 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (Purchased For $200.98)  Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $74.20)  Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $66.78)  Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.99 @ NCIX US)  Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.99 @ NCIX US)  Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $69.99)  Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $129.99)  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $68.90)  Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (Purchased For $155.08)  Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (Purchased For $155.08)  Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (Purchased For $155.07)  Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $137.79)  Mouse: SteelSeries Diablo III Wired Laser Mouse  (Purchased For $47.70)  Total: $3353.50 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-26 18:33 EST-0500)

I'm not sure. I never paid attention, I just got frustrated. I also quit the F@H client, and haven't had an issue since. Let me fire it up, see how long it takes, and make not the of the error message.

Whoops. That was 80 to 81c under load. Idle I'm showing 51c for the top GPU, 36c for the bottom. Between 36c and 40c for the CPU cores.

My life is forever changed. My eyes are very sensitive to light, so I go with every dark theme I can find. I found a Chrome extension to darken YouTube last week, and now this....THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

bottom of the page, next to RSS feed, change theme

Yeah. All the way at the bottom there is some text that says "Change theme". It's right above the Linus Media Group logo.

once you go black, you cant go back....

look into a extension called stylish. you can make virtually any site black. ive done it lol.

Absolutely. The system on the left is my main rig. The one I use for everything except gaming/streaming. The system on the right is to be used for gaming/streaming. I decided last night that I wanted to start streaming my gameplay, mainly as a reason to force myself to play the games I've purchased.
 
So I want to stream using ShadowPlay. It seems a lot easier to me than setting up the right scenes/screens and all that mess. I ran into a bit of a problem that took me quite a while to figure out. I could stream to Twitch using ShadowPlay on my main rig, but not my gaming rig. Come to find out ShadowPlay won't stream at resolutions higher than 1920x1080. Thus I was forced to rotate my gaming displays to landscape. It sucks because it takes up a TON more room on the desktop. Three 24-inch monitors in landscape stretches a little over 5 feet. I now have TWO of those set up.
 
Bask in the glow that keeps me awake at night...
 

According to the Forbes article it is going to be a TN panel. See the Update at the bottom...
 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2014/01/07/dell-wasnt-joking-about-that-28-inch-sub-1000-4k-monitor-its-only-699/

The main thing is that you plug all displays you want to be used in Surround into the top card. In the nVidia Control Panel you need to set up Surround using a single GPU (it defaults to the top card in my experience). The surround setup will use the DVI-D, DVI-I, and DisplayPort for the surround. If you have a display plugged into the HDMI it will be an auxiliary display. Any displays connected to the bottom card will also be auxiliary displays.
 
I am currently running 2 EVGA 760s in SLI with 7 total displays connected, so I speak from experience.
 
EDIT: If all three displays you want to use for Surround are using HDMI inputs you will need 2 DVI-to-HDMI converters and a DisplayPort-to-HDMI converter. The two DVI displays can both be plugged into the bottom GPU and work as auxiliary displays.
 
EDIT 2: Since you will be using HDMI, I'm guessing all displays will be 1920x1080. You should be able to use either Active or Passive converters for that resolution. I read that on an article for Eyefinity, so I hope the same is true for nVidia Surround.