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    Dimmick reacted to runit3 in I'm ordering my parts but now I'm second guessing my motherboard choice...   
    ^Best comment so far
     
    We need to know, or more importantly, you need to know exactly what features are necessary for your build.
    Do you need WiFi? Bluetooth? Intel NIC or Killer NIC? ASMedia or Intel controllers? M.2 support? eSATA support? SLI/Crossfire? How many GPU's? Any necessary expansion cards and their formats? a 10gig NIC (ASRock WS-E/10G)? etc. etc. etc.
     
    The only thing that separates one X99 board from another are the features they come with. Any feature you don't use is not something you need to be paying for. ASUS and Gigabyte are the only ones AFAIK to have OC sockets (extra pins for hefty cache and RAM OC's). If you don't plan on overclocking it's a non-issue.
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    Dimmick got a reaction from runit3 in I'm ordering my parts but now I'm second guessing my motherboard choice...   
    I'm not sure on saying any one will do, what's the purpose of the rig?
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    Dimmick got a reaction from Bussinateur in CPU for Flight Sim 5960x vs. 5930k   
    If your going down the X99 route and your not going SLI, or plan to, why not go with the 5820k. Its the same as a 5930k but with less PCI lanes which as your not going SLI shouldnt impact you at all.
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    Dimmick got a reaction from Kodiak_Jack in [Build Log] Rampaging Titan - Update 5 - Case and Front Panel   
    It was actually ok, but when I OC'ed it I put an aggressive fan profile on (which probably wasn't needed) it was deafening.
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    Dimmick got a reaction from BKL in [Build Log] Rampaging Titan - Update 5 - Case and Front Panel   
    I'm going to be putting this together tomorrow, super excited to see the benchmark results for it.

    The purpose of this build is to provide 7680x1440 surround gaming for racing and flying simulators. I'm not 100% confident with the kind of frame-rates i will get with this but if this cant do it, nothing can, or maybe more titans?

    Hardware:
    Processor: i7-5930k with H100i cooler 2x SP120 fans in push config
    RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum @2800 DDR4
    Mobo: Rampage 5 Extreme
    GFX: 2x Titan X
    PSU: Corsair HX1050
    Storage 2x Samsung 840 Evo 500Gb SSD's, 1x Samsung 840 Pro 250Gb SSD
    Case: Corsair 750D
    Front fans: 2x AF140's
    Rear fan: 1x AF120
    Bottom fans: 2x AF120's

    Peripherals:
    Cabels: Corsair red individually sleeved power cables
    Monitors: 3x ROG Swift 27"
    Audio: Razer Leviathan 5.1 Sound Bar
    Game Controller: Thrustmaster Wharthog HOTAS, Logitech G27 Racing Wheel, Logitech G35 Headset
    Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Ultimate
    Mouse: Razer Ouroboros

    Some of this stuff is already in place as this gaming setup has been somewhat a work in progress but im finally there!

    Will post the benchmarks and images tomorrow afternoon for both stock and OC, wish me luck, I will cry if this doesn't work lol
     
     
     
     

     

     

     

     
    Update 9th April 2015 - 21:35GMT
     
    The initial benchmark for stock CPU settings and the H100i were very promising. Under a 50 minute stress test the temperature never went above 56 degrees on any core with the coolant holding at 33.3 degrees (Click image to enlarge)
     

     
    The current stable overclock is 4.5Ghz, 1Ghz over base clock speed and a 25% overall performance increase. This was achieved through disabling any turbo features due to voltage variations when using turbo. Im fairly confident that 4.6 and 4.7 are achievable with this particular chip.
     
    The max temperature achieved was 74 degrees under a 50 minute stress test which defiantly leaves room for high clock speeds.
     

     
    Please do give your thoughts on any OC improvements you think could be made.
     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 09:30GMT
     
    A sight in its own right...
     

     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 14:28GMT
     

     

     
    Well this was something I wasn't expecting, the GFX card is sitting on the SATA ports, good job they are horizontal ports! The card is properly secured but there is contact there.
     

     
    With the ROG Swifts unpacked and set up, its time to do some quick benchmarking on stock settings. I will post the results shortly.
     

     
    Update 4 - Benchmarking and testing
     
    As a base level I will be using Firestrike Ultra 1.1 with all stock setting on this rig. I will then proceed to over-clock both the CPU and GPU's until a stable and sustainable overclock is found. Then I will run various benchmarks including another Firestrike Ultra 1.1 for comparison.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k on Stock Settings
     
    A score of 7027 was achieved on stock settings. for comparison my overclocked 970 SLI score comes in at 5285 on the same test. Both tests can be viewed on the link below:
     
    http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4533489/fs/4549613
     
    CPU Overclock
     
    For the purposes of this being a test of Titan performance and not CPU performance I have used the Rampage 5's "6 Core Gaming" preset in the bios. This is approximately a 25% performance increase.
     

     
    Pushing a Titan Overclock
     
    Nvidia have stated that they believe any Titan X can get a 40% base overclock with the reference cooler so our target is to get a 1400MHz boost clock speed. With the memory frequency I will take what ever I can get.
     
    After hours of trial and error I managed to get a stable overclock of 1262 base clock and 1336 boost clock (wish it was 1337 lol) Details below:
     

     
    The issue became thermal throttling, if I pushed it towards the 1400 base it would just throttle. The ambient temperature is a little warm here today which may have been a factor but this OC is very stable and overall i am pretty happy with it although I will continue to push it further as time goes on.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k OC
     
    With these setting I achieved a whopping score of 8668
     
    Comparison of stock vs OC http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4549613/fs/4550240
     
    Metro: Last light benchmark
     
    The setting used for this test are in the image below.
     

     
    This test really surprised me when I saw the graph at the end. This is where G-Sync shines when frame rates were so variable I really couldn't notice it.
     

     
    I have included a video of this benchmark running just because it was quite the experience on 3 27" monitors.
     

     
    Unigine Valley
     
    An absolutely stunning thing to see on this setup with better than expected results:
     

     
    Full size view (click to enlarge):
     

     
    And the results:
     

     
    Gaming Experiences
     
    Titanfall
     
    Average FPS: 80
    Low: 70
    High: 120
     
    On a side note when you are in the Titan the wrap around of the cockpit looks amazing.
     

     

     
    Elite: Dangerous
     
    What an experience, again due to the size of the monitors this will pretty much give you motion sickness but man its fun to fly like this!
     
    Min FPS: 90
    Max FPS: 120
    Average FPS: 100
     

     

     
     
     

     

     

     
    Conclusion
     
    At the beginning of this project I was concerned with running a resolution of 7680x1440 and maxing out the graphics settings in games but the reality was the opposite and left me wanting for even higher detail settings. You may notice that I have left Anti-aliasing off in the tests, personally at 1440p i could barley tell the difference whilst gaming, it was only apparent that it was off from taking screenshots and trying to find the jagged edges, it may well be game specific though.
     
    The G-Sync effect on triple monitors is simply outstanding and hitting over 100 FPS in games was just not a big deal at all.
     
    I will continue to test other games but I have to say that this setup, my dream machine, is simply the best gaming experience I have ever had and was worth every penny invested.
     
    If anyone would like me to test a specific game please let me know and I will add it to the post.
     

     

     

     
    Update 29th April 2015
     
    Have replaced the case with a Corsair Air 540
     

     
    Added the ROG front panel
     

     
    And did a general tidy of the inside
     

  6. Like
    Dimmick got a reaction from mikeeginger in [Build Log] Rampaging Titan - Update 5 - Case and Front Panel   
    I'm going to be putting this together tomorrow, super excited to see the benchmark results for it.

    The purpose of this build is to provide 7680x1440 surround gaming for racing and flying simulators. I'm not 100% confident with the kind of frame-rates i will get with this but if this cant do it, nothing can, or maybe more titans?

    Hardware:
    Processor: i7-5930k with H100i cooler 2x SP120 fans in push config
    RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum @2800 DDR4
    Mobo: Rampage 5 Extreme
    GFX: 2x Titan X
    PSU: Corsair HX1050
    Storage 2x Samsung 840 Evo 500Gb SSD's, 1x Samsung 840 Pro 250Gb SSD
    Case: Corsair 750D
    Front fans: 2x AF140's
    Rear fan: 1x AF120
    Bottom fans: 2x AF120's

    Peripherals:
    Cabels: Corsair red individually sleeved power cables
    Monitors: 3x ROG Swift 27"
    Audio: Razer Leviathan 5.1 Sound Bar
    Game Controller: Thrustmaster Wharthog HOTAS, Logitech G27 Racing Wheel, Logitech G35 Headset
    Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Ultimate
    Mouse: Razer Ouroboros

    Some of this stuff is already in place as this gaming setup has been somewhat a work in progress but im finally there!

    Will post the benchmarks and images tomorrow afternoon for both stock and OC, wish me luck, I will cry if this doesn't work lol
     
     
     
     

     

     

     

     
    Update 9th April 2015 - 21:35GMT
     
    The initial benchmark for stock CPU settings and the H100i were very promising. Under a 50 minute stress test the temperature never went above 56 degrees on any core with the coolant holding at 33.3 degrees (Click image to enlarge)
     

     
    The current stable overclock is 4.5Ghz, 1Ghz over base clock speed and a 25% overall performance increase. This was achieved through disabling any turbo features due to voltage variations when using turbo. Im fairly confident that 4.6 and 4.7 are achievable with this particular chip.
     
    The max temperature achieved was 74 degrees under a 50 minute stress test which defiantly leaves room for high clock speeds.
     

     
    Please do give your thoughts on any OC improvements you think could be made.
     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 09:30GMT
     
    A sight in its own right...
     

     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 14:28GMT
     

     

     
    Well this was something I wasn't expecting, the GFX card is sitting on the SATA ports, good job they are horizontal ports! The card is properly secured but there is contact there.
     

     
    With the ROG Swifts unpacked and set up, its time to do some quick benchmarking on stock settings. I will post the results shortly.
     

     
    Update 4 - Benchmarking and testing
     
    As a base level I will be using Firestrike Ultra 1.1 with all stock setting on this rig. I will then proceed to over-clock both the CPU and GPU's until a stable and sustainable overclock is found. Then I will run various benchmarks including another Firestrike Ultra 1.1 for comparison.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k on Stock Settings
     
    A score of 7027 was achieved on stock settings. for comparison my overclocked 970 SLI score comes in at 5285 on the same test. Both tests can be viewed on the link below:
     
    http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4533489/fs/4549613
     
    CPU Overclock
     
    For the purposes of this being a test of Titan performance and not CPU performance I have used the Rampage 5's "6 Core Gaming" preset in the bios. This is approximately a 25% performance increase.
     

     
    Pushing a Titan Overclock
     
    Nvidia have stated that they believe any Titan X can get a 40% base overclock with the reference cooler so our target is to get a 1400MHz boost clock speed. With the memory frequency I will take what ever I can get.
     
    After hours of trial and error I managed to get a stable overclock of 1262 base clock and 1336 boost clock (wish it was 1337 lol) Details below:
     

     
    The issue became thermal throttling, if I pushed it towards the 1400 base it would just throttle. The ambient temperature is a little warm here today which may have been a factor but this OC is very stable and overall i am pretty happy with it although I will continue to push it further as time goes on.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k OC
     
    With these setting I achieved a whopping score of 8668
     
    Comparison of stock vs OC http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4549613/fs/4550240
     
    Metro: Last light benchmark
     
    The setting used for this test are in the image below.
     

     
    This test really surprised me when I saw the graph at the end. This is where G-Sync shines when frame rates were so variable I really couldn't notice it.
     

     
    I have included a video of this benchmark running just because it was quite the experience on 3 27" monitors.
     

     
    Unigine Valley
     
    An absolutely stunning thing to see on this setup with better than expected results:
     

     
    Full size view (click to enlarge):
     

     
    And the results:
     

     
    Gaming Experiences
     
    Titanfall
     
    Average FPS: 80
    Low: 70
    High: 120
     
    On a side note when you are in the Titan the wrap around of the cockpit looks amazing.
     

     

     
    Elite: Dangerous
     
    What an experience, again due to the size of the monitors this will pretty much give you motion sickness but man its fun to fly like this!
     
    Min FPS: 90
    Max FPS: 120
    Average FPS: 100
     

     

     
     
     

     

     

     
    Conclusion
     
    At the beginning of this project I was concerned with running a resolution of 7680x1440 and maxing out the graphics settings in games but the reality was the opposite and left me wanting for even higher detail settings. You may notice that I have left Anti-aliasing off in the tests, personally at 1440p i could barley tell the difference whilst gaming, it was only apparent that it was off from taking screenshots and trying to find the jagged edges, it may well be game specific though.
     
    The G-Sync effect on triple monitors is simply outstanding and hitting over 100 FPS in games was just not a big deal at all.
     
    I will continue to test other games but I have to say that this setup, my dream machine, is simply the best gaming experience I have ever had and was worth every penny invested.
     
    If anyone would like me to test a specific game please let me know and I will add it to the post.
     

     

     

     
    Update 29th April 2015
     
    Have replaced the case with a Corsair Air 540
     

     
    Added the ROG front panel
     

     
    And did a general tidy of the inside
     

  7. Like
    Dimmick got a reaction from Kodiak_Jack in [Build Log] Rampaging Titan - Update 5 - Case and Front Panel   
    Noise wise i will let you know, they arrive in about 2 hours! I might do a video of the setup so that you can see how its running. Elite: Dangerous is a big part of this build!
  8. Like
    Dimmick reacted to Kinda Bottlenecked in Possible GPU config for 1440p surround   
    CF 290x 8GB or Titan Xs. Go big or go home...
  9. Like
    Dimmick got a reaction from Vek1313 in Finished my Build. Any Changes You'd Make? - First custom gaming PC   
    SSD totally, although it comes with a warning. Once you have one you will never want to see another mechanical drive again
  10. Like
    Dimmick reacted to krisrilee in My first Big build! and terrible overclock :) lol   
    litterally just put it back on to read this hhahahahah
  11. Like
    Dimmick reacted to Mindtrick in [Build Log] Rampaging Titan - Update 5 - Case and Front Panel   
    I'm running the same rig, only 5960x instead, and I'm getting 40's to 90's FPS in world of tanks, running x3 ROG Swifts. It is an amazing experience. I may, however, add a third Titan X just to bump up past 60 fps.
    And don't worry, Gsync works on all three monitors.
  12. Like
    Dimmick got a reaction from DarkRift5 in [Build Log] Rampaging Titan - Update 5 - Case and Front Panel   
    I'm going to be putting this together tomorrow, super excited to see the benchmark results for it.

    The purpose of this build is to provide 7680x1440 surround gaming for racing and flying simulators. I'm not 100% confident with the kind of frame-rates i will get with this but if this cant do it, nothing can, or maybe more titans?

    Hardware:
    Processor: i7-5930k with H100i cooler 2x SP120 fans in push config
    RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum @2800 DDR4
    Mobo: Rampage 5 Extreme
    GFX: 2x Titan X
    PSU: Corsair HX1050
    Storage 2x Samsung 840 Evo 500Gb SSD's, 1x Samsung 840 Pro 250Gb SSD
    Case: Corsair 750D
    Front fans: 2x AF140's
    Rear fan: 1x AF120
    Bottom fans: 2x AF120's

    Peripherals:
    Cabels: Corsair red individually sleeved power cables
    Monitors: 3x ROG Swift 27"
    Audio: Razer Leviathan 5.1 Sound Bar
    Game Controller: Thrustmaster Wharthog HOTAS, Logitech G27 Racing Wheel, Logitech G35 Headset
    Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Ultimate
    Mouse: Razer Ouroboros

    Some of this stuff is already in place as this gaming setup has been somewhat a work in progress but im finally there!

    Will post the benchmarks and images tomorrow afternoon for both stock and OC, wish me luck, I will cry if this doesn't work lol
     
     
     
     

     

     

     

     
    Update 9th April 2015 - 21:35GMT
     
    The initial benchmark for stock CPU settings and the H100i were very promising. Under a 50 minute stress test the temperature never went above 56 degrees on any core with the coolant holding at 33.3 degrees (Click image to enlarge)
     

     
    The current stable overclock is 4.5Ghz, 1Ghz over base clock speed and a 25% overall performance increase. This was achieved through disabling any turbo features due to voltage variations when using turbo. Im fairly confident that 4.6 and 4.7 are achievable with this particular chip.
     
    The max temperature achieved was 74 degrees under a 50 minute stress test which defiantly leaves room for high clock speeds.
     

     
    Please do give your thoughts on any OC improvements you think could be made.
     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 09:30GMT
     
    A sight in its own right...
     

     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 14:28GMT
     

     

     
    Well this was something I wasn't expecting, the GFX card is sitting on the SATA ports, good job they are horizontal ports! The card is properly secured but there is contact there.
     

     
    With the ROG Swifts unpacked and set up, its time to do some quick benchmarking on stock settings. I will post the results shortly.
     

     
    Update 4 - Benchmarking and testing
     
    As a base level I will be using Firestrike Ultra 1.1 with all stock setting on this rig. I will then proceed to over-clock both the CPU and GPU's until a stable and sustainable overclock is found. Then I will run various benchmarks including another Firestrike Ultra 1.1 for comparison.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k on Stock Settings
     
    A score of 7027 was achieved on stock settings. for comparison my overclocked 970 SLI score comes in at 5285 on the same test. Both tests can be viewed on the link below:
     
    http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4533489/fs/4549613
     
    CPU Overclock
     
    For the purposes of this being a test of Titan performance and not CPU performance I have used the Rampage 5's "6 Core Gaming" preset in the bios. This is approximately a 25% performance increase.
     

     
    Pushing a Titan Overclock
     
    Nvidia have stated that they believe any Titan X can get a 40% base overclock with the reference cooler so our target is to get a 1400MHz boost clock speed. With the memory frequency I will take what ever I can get.
     
    After hours of trial and error I managed to get a stable overclock of 1262 base clock and 1336 boost clock (wish it was 1337 lol) Details below:
     

     
    The issue became thermal throttling, if I pushed it towards the 1400 base it would just throttle. The ambient temperature is a little warm here today which may have been a factor but this OC is very stable and overall i am pretty happy with it although I will continue to push it further as time goes on.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k OC
     
    With these setting I achieved a whopping score of 8668
     
    Comparison of stock vs OC http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4549613/fs/4550240
     
    Metro: Last light benchmark
     
    The setting used for this test are in the image below.
     

     
    This test really surprised me when I saw the graph at the end. This is where G-Sync shines when frame rates were so variable I really couldn't notice it.
     

     
    I have included a video of this benchmark running just because it was quite the experience on 3 27" monitors.
     

     
    Unigine Valley
     
    An absolutely stunning thing to see on this setup with better than expected results:
     

     
    Full size view (click to enlarge):
     

     
    And the results:
     

     
    Gaming Experiences
     
    Titanfall
     
    Average FPS: 80
    Low: 70
    High: 120
     
    On a side note when you are in the Titan the wrap around of the cockpit looks amazing.
     

     

     
    Elite: Dangerous
     
    What an experience, again due to the size of the monitors this will pretty much give you motion sickness but man its fun to fly like this!
     
    Min FPS: 90
    Max FPS: 120
    Average FPS: 100
     

     

     
     
     

     

     

     
    Conclusion
     
    At the beginning of this project I was concerned with running a resolution of 7680x1440 and maxing out the graphics settings in games but the reality was the opposite and left me wanting for even higher detail settings. You may notice that I have left Anti-aliasing off in the tests, personally at 1440p i could barley tell the difference whilst gaming, it was only apparent that it was off from taking screenshots and trying to find the jagged edges, it may well be game specific though.
     
    The G-Sync effect on triple monitors is simply outstanding and hitting over 100 FPS in games was just not a big deal at all.
     
    I will continue to test other games but I have to say that this setup, my dream machine, is simply the best gaming experience I have ever had and was worth every penny invested.
     
    If anyone would like me to test a specific game please let me know and I will add it to the post.
     

     

     

     
    Update 29th April 2015
     
    Have replaced the case with a Corsair Air 540
     

     
    Added the ROG front panel
     

     
    And did a general tidy of the inside
     

  13. Like
    Dimmick got a reaction from MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT in [Build Log] Rampaging Titan - Update 5 - Case and Front Panel   
    I'm going to be putting this together tomorrow, super excited to see the benchmark results for it.

    The purpose of this build is to provide 7680x1440 surround gaming for racing and flying simulators. I'm not 100% confident with the kind of frame-rates i will get with this but if this cant do it, nothing can, or maybe more titans?

    Hardware:
    Processor: i7-5930k with H100i cooler 2x SP120 fans in push config
    RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum @2800 DDR4
    Mobo: Rampage 5 Extreme
    GFX: 2x Titan X
    PSU: Corsair HX1050
    Storage 2x Samsung 840 Evo 500Gb SSD's, 1x Samsung 840 Pro 250Gb SSD
    Case: Corsair 750D
    Front fans: 2x AF140's
    Rear fan: 1x AF120
    Bottom fans: 2x AF120's

    Peripherals:
    Cabels: Corsair red individually sleeved power cables
    Monitors: 3x ROG Swift 27"
    Audio: Razer Leviathan 5.1 Sound Bar
    Game Controller: Thrustmaster Wharthog HOTAS, Logitech G27 Racing Wheel, Logitech G35 Headset
    Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Ultimate
    Mouse: Razer Ouroboros

    Some of this stuff is already in place as this gaming setup has been somewhat a work in progress but im finally there!

    Will post the benchmarks and images tomorrow afternoon for both stock and OC, wish me luck, I will cry if this doesn't work lol
     
     
     
     

     

     

     

     
    Update 9th April 2015 - 21:35GMT
     
    The initial benchmark for stock CPU settings and the H100i were very promising. Under a 50 minute stress test the temperature never went above 56 degrees on any core with the coolant holding at 33.3 degrees (Click image to enlarge)
     

     
    The current stable overclock is 4.5Ghz, 1Ghz over base clock speed and a 25% overall performance increase. This was achieved through disabling any turbo features due to voltage variations when using turbo. Im fairly confident that 4.6 and 4.7 are achievable with this particular chip.
     
    The max temperature achieved was 74 degrees under a 50 minute stress test which defiantly leaves room for high clock speeds.
     

     
    Please do give your thoughts on any OC improvements you think could be made.
     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 09:30GMT
     
    A sight in its own right...
     

     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 14:28GMT
     

     

     
    Well this was something I wasn't expecting, the GFX card is sitting on the SATA ports, good job they are horizontal ports! The card is properly secured but there is contact there.
     

     
    With the ROG Swifts unpacked and set up, its time to do some quick benchmarking on stock settings. I will post the results shortly.
     

     
    Update 4 - Benchmarking and testing
     
    As a base level I will be using Firestrike Ultra 1.1 with all stock setting on this rig. I will then proceed to over-clock both the CPU and GPU's until a stable and sustainable overclock is found. Then I will run various benchmarks including another Firestrike Ultra 1.1 for comparison.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k on Stock Settings
     
    A score of 7027 was achieved on stock settings. for comparison my overclocked 970 SLI score comes in at 5285 on the same test. Both tests can be viewed on the link below:
     
    http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4533489/fs/4549613
     
    CPU Overclock
     
    For the purposes of this being a test of Titan performance and not CPU performance I have used the Rampage 5's "6 Core Gaming" preset in the bios. This is approximately a 25% performance increase.
     

     
    Pushing a Titan Overclock
     
    Nvidia have stated that they believe any Titan X can get a 40% base overclock with the reference cooler so our target is to get a 1400MHz boost clock speed. With the memory frequency I will take what ever I can get.
     
    After hours of trial and error I managed to get a stable overclock of 1262 base clock and 1336 boost clock (wish it was 1337 lol) Details below:
     

     
    The issue became thermal throttling, if I pushed it towards the 1400 base it would just throttle. The ambient temperature is a little warm here today which may have been a factor but this OC is very stable and overall i am pretty happy with it although I will continue to push it further as time goes on.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k OC
     
    With these setting I achieved a whopping score of 8668
     
    Comparison of stock vs OC http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4549613/fs/4550240
     
    Metro: Last light benchmark
     
    The setting used for this test are in the image below.
     

     
    This test really surprised me when I saw the graph at the end. This is where G-Sync shines when frame rates were so variable I really couldn't notice it.
     

     
    I have included a video of this benchmark running just because it was quite the experience on 3 27" monitors.
     

     
    Unigine Valley
     
    An absolutely stunning thing to see on this setup with better than expected results:
     

     
    Full size view (click to enlarge):
     

     
    And the results:
     

     
    Gaming Experiences
     
    Titanfall
     
    Average FPS: 80
    Low: 70
    High: 120
     
    On a side note when you are in the Titan the wrap around of the cockpit looks amazing.
     

     

     
    Elite: Dangerous
     
    What an experience, again due to the size of the monitors this will pretty much give you motion sickness but man its fun to fly like this!
     
    Min FPS: 90
    Max FPS: 120
    Average FPS: 100
     

     

     
     
     

     

     

     
    Conclusion
     
    At the beginning of this project I was concerned with running a resolution of 7680x1440 and maxing out the graphics settings in games but the reality was the opposite and left me wanting for even higher detail settings. You may notice that I have left Anti-aliasing off in the tests, personally at 1440p i could barley tell the difference whilst gaming, it was only apparent that it was off from taking screenshots and trying to find the jagged edges, it may well be game specific though.
     
    The G-Sync effect on triple monitors is simply outstanding and hitting over 100 FPS in games was just not a big deal at all.
     
    I will continue to test other games but I have to say that this setup, my dream machine, is simply the best gaming experience I have ever had and was worth every penny invested.
     
    If anyone would like me to test a specific game please let me know and I will add it to the post.
     

     

     

     
    Update 29th April 2015
     
    Have replaced the case with a Corsair Air 540
     

     
    Added the ROG front panel
     

     
    And did a general tidy of the inside
     

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    Dimmick got a reaction from Antibull in [Build Log] Rampaging Titan - Update 5 - Case and Front Panel   
    I'm going to be putting this together tomorrow, super excited to see the benchmark results for it.

    The purpose of this build is to provide 7680x1440 surround gaming for racing and flying simulators. I'm not 100% confident with the kind of frame-rates i will get with this but if this cant do it, nothing can, or maybe more titans?

    Hardware:
    Processor: i7-5930k with H100i cooler 2x SP120 fans in push config
    RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum @2800 DDR4
    Mobo: Rampage 5 Extreme
    GFX: 2x Titan X
    PSU: Corsair HX1050
    Storage 2x Samsung 840 Evo 500Gb SSD's, 1x Samsung 840 Pro 250Gb SSD
    Case: Corsair 750D
    Front fans: 2x AF140's
    Rear fan: 1x AF120
    Bottom fans: 2x AF120's

    Peripherals:
    Cabels: Corsair red individually sleeved power cables
    Monitors: 3x ROG Swift 27"
    Audio: Razer Leviathan 5.1 Sound Bar
    Game Controller: Thrustmaster Wharthog HOTAS, Logitech G27 Racing Wheel, Logitech G35 Headset
    Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Ultimate
    Mouse: Razer Ouroboros

    Some of this stuff is already in place as this gaming setup has been somewhat a work in progress but im finally there!

    Will post the benchmarks and images tomorrow afternoon for both stock and OC, wish me luck, I will cry if this doesn't work lol
     
     
     
     

     

     

     

     
    Update 9th April 2015 - 21:35GMT
     
    The initial benchmark for stock CPU settings and the H100i were very promising. Under a 50 minute stress test the temperature never went above 56 degrees on any core with the coolant holding at 33.3 degrees (Click image to enlarge)
     

     
    The current stable overclock is 4.5Ghz, 1Ghz over base clock speed and a 25% overall performance increase. This was achieved through disabling any turbo features due to voltage variations when using turbo. Im fairly confident that 4.6 and 4.7 are achievable with this particular chip.
     
    The max temperature achieved was 74 degrees under a 50 minute stress test which defiantly leaves room for high clock speeds.
     

     
    Please do give your thoughts on any OC improvements you think could be made.
     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 09:30GMT
     
    A sight in its own right...
     

     
    Update 10th April 2015 - 14:28GMT
     

     

     
    Well this was something I wasn't expecting, the GFX card is sitting on the SATA ports, good job they are horizontal ports! The card is properly secured but there is contact there.
     

     
    With the ROG Swifts unpacked and set up, its time to do some quick benchmarking on stock settings. I will post the results shortly.
     

     
    Update 4 - Benchmarking and testing
     
    As a base level I will be using Firestrike Ultra 1.1 with all stock setting on this rig. I will then proceed to over-clock both the CPU and GPU's until a stable and sustainable overclock is found. Then I will run various benchmarks including another Firestrike Ultra 1.1 for comparison.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k on Stock Settings
     
    A score of 7027 was achieved on stock settings. for comparison my overclocked 970 SLI score comes in at 5285 on the same test. Both tests can be viewed on the link below:
     
    http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4533489/fs/4549613
     
    CPU Overclock
     
    For the purposes of this being a test of Titan performance and not CPU performance I have used the Rampage 5's "6 Core Gaming" preset in the bios. This is approximately a 25% performance increase.
     

     
    Pushing a Titan Overclock
     
    Nvidia have stated that they believe any Titan X can get a 40% base overclock with the reference cooler so our target is to get a 1400MHz boost clock speed. With the memory frequency I will take what ever I can get.
     
    After hours of trial and error I managed to get a stable overclock of 1262 base clock and 1336 boost clock (wish it was 1337 lol) Details below:
     

     
    The issue became thermal throttling, if I pushed it towards the 1400 base it would just throttle. The ambient temperature is a little warm here today which may have been a factor but this OC is very stable and overall i am pretty happy with it although I will continue to push it further as time goes on.
     
    Firestrike Ultra 1.1 4k OC
     
    With these setting I achieved a whopping score of 8668
     
    Comparison of stock vs OC http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/4549613/fs/4550240
     
    Metro: Last light benchmark
     
    The setting used for this test are in the image below.
     

     
    This test really surprised me when I saw the graph at the end. This is where G-Sync shines when frame rates were so variable I really couldn't notice it.
     

     
    I have included a video of this benchmark running just because it was quite the experience on 3 27" monitors.
     

     
    Unigine Valley
     
    An absolutely stunning thing to see on this setup with better than expected results:
     

     
    Full size view (click to enlarge):
     

     
    And the results:
     

     
    Gaming Experiences
     
    Titanfall
     
    Average FPS: 80
    Low: 70
    High: 120
     
    On a side note when you are in the Titan the wrap around of the cockpit looks amazing.
     

     

     
    Elite: Dangerous
     
    What an experience, again due to the size of the monitors this will pretty much give you motion sickness but man its fun to fly like this!
     
    Min FPS: 90
    Max FPS: 120
    Average FPS: 100
     

     

     
     
     

     

     

     
    Conclusion
     
    At the beginning of this project I was concerned with running a resolution of 7680x1440 and maxing out the graphics settings in games but the reality was the opposite and left me wanting for even higher detail settings. You may notice that I have left Anti-aliasing off in the tests, personally at 1440p i could barley tell the difference whilst gaming, it was only apparent that it was off from taking screenshots and trying to find the jagged edges, it may well be game specific though.
     
    The G-Sync effect on triple monitors is simply outstanding and hitting over 100 FPS in games was just not a big deal at all.
     
    I will continue to test other games but I have to say that this setup, my dream machine, is simply the best gaming experience I have ever had and was worth every penny invested.
     
    If anyone would like me to test a specific game please let me know and I will add it to the post.
     

     

     

     
    Update 29th April 2015
     
    Have replaced the case with a Corsair Air 540
     

     
    Added the ROG front panel
     

     
    And did a general tidy of the inside
     

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