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It's not rendering 24/7 but it's already its so much compute power there's only a handful of situations that push the CPU or GPU's beyond 20% it's pretty frustrating most of the time. I thought about server components but from what I looked into it seemed like there could be compatibility issues and it sounded like too much maintenance for me. If you had 1200$ to budget towards a quad or dual motherboard + CPU's what would you have picked to outperform a 1950x and Zenith ? I appreciate the VRAM cooling and bells+whistles on the Zenith motherboard and that it will be compatible with future Ryzen releases, and the fact that the 1950x has a ton of cores for 1k$ cheaper than the intel version

I thought about that but by the time I got it all together I just wanted to use it for computing stuff Yeah probably 8500 after shipping and weird extra stuff I forgot to include the parts list which is up now

Overview Video - https://youtu.be/MEMdz2ulhlI It's a Ryzen 1950x on a Zenith Extreme x399 with two EVGA 1080ti Ftw3 liquidcooled hybrid cards and a third EVGA 1080ti FTW3 with 128 GB Ram in the system and 14+ TB of storage, full parts list here https://pcpartpicker.com/b/CrtgXL I built this PC for algorithmic 3D modeling, rendering, VR development, and machine learning. I started gathering parts in January '18 and at the time these were the best parts available for what I wanted. I plan on picking up one of the PG27UQ monitors or other 4k 144hz monitors about to hit the market. Case Mods I knew I wanted handles to pick the case up from and wheels so I could move it around easily, I used these Caster wheels and Powder Coated Aluminum Handles from McMaster Carr. I wired up illuminated toggle switches to control the second set of fans on the liquid cooled 1080ti's radiators and the two side intake fans and an industrial metal starter button for no good reason. There's a faux carbon fiber tailpipe connected to the bottom of the PC via some kind of metal hose for a gas oven I think, and some real carbon fiber panels against the PSU and HD bays.

I think I'll probably just do one SSD and two Seagate - IronWolf Pro drives in the 6-10 TB range after doing more research

The Samsung 850s are the cheapest per GB, I may not end up with those but they seem pretty good I'll check those other cases out thanks!

exactly I just want to fire up the new Doom game and was wondering the best way to avoid the four cards choking it up, sounds like 2way SLI is the way to go, and its nice to know the motherboard can temporarily disable the other two cards if they're causing issues. This really isn't meant to be a gaming PC , I thought about putting a Titan V in instead but have found bechmarks that show 4x 1080ti's will out perform one titan V and the price is about the same for the two options Still curious on case recommendations and m.2 info on the Zenith board if anyone knows

I want/need CUDA support Right on thanks

I plan on using this PC for 3D rendering, generative modeling, machine learning and software development, maybe a game or two https://pcpartpicker.com/user/sterlingcrispin/saved/DH6m8d I haven't put together a PC since 1999 so if anyone could weigh in on the following I'd greatly appreciate it: answered thanks, Is putting four AIO hybrid cards in the same build going to be any less of a hassle than the water block variety and running my own water cooling loop? Are AIO hybrid cards any less prone to leaking than a custom water cooling loop? From what I've seen the answer is yes, but people are worried they'll corrode or not last as long. With four cards I think I really need water cooling but I don't want to risk leaking and the hassle of a custom loop if I don't need to. Are there performance gains I could expect from a EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 TI SC2 Hydro Copper VS. the FTW3 Hybrid AIO solution? Whats the best case for something like this? I'd prefer something with handles on it so its easy to move so I was looking at the Cougar Panzer Max and the Cooler Master C700P. I'm worried the Panzer might be a little cramped and worried the AIO radiators might not reach the front of the C700P. Should I look at another case? I don't care what it looks like I just want it to stay as cool as possible, filter dust well, and be easily moved. Is there an optimal placement for m.2 drives on the Zenith? There's a dedicated spot with a heat sink for one drive but it seems like it would bleed heat into the graphics cards whereas the DIM.2 slot above is a little further out of the way. Which is faster M.2 or the DIMM.2 riser board? I can't find the answer answered thanks, When I do run a few games on this system should I get a 4-way-SLI bridge, or just a 2-way? I've seen benchmarks that look like some games really cant handle 4-SLI and I might be better off with a 2-way SLI while disabling the last two graphics cards temporarily with the motherboards PCIE lane switch, is that something I should expect?

Are there any downsides to the Fatal1ty motherboard you've found compared to the Asus Zenith? From what I can tell the only benefit to the Zenith is the built in heatsink for one of the M.2 drives? Is there anything I'm missing there?

Hey I'm thinking of building something pretty similar for machine learning / graphics rendering but hearing lots of overheating issues with quad 1080ti's or titan XP's have you had similar issues? How did the PCIe lane consumption end up on the fatal1ty board? I was thinking of doing four of these hydro corsair cards to try and get around the thermal issue http://www.corsair.com/en-us/hydro-gfx-gtx-1080-ti-liquid-cooled-graphics-card Was the 1500W PSU enough? My calculations show needing 1461W for my build and even with a 1600W PSU I feel like I might be cutting it close https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CmBLvV