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charizard and ezio auditore

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: 

Welcome!
I thought I would share a project I have been working on for a few years! Some of you may have seen it on other forums or somewhere else but now I have started the work log here as well. It is a fully custom chassis built and designed by me.
 
I have been a long time watcher of LinusTechTips on youtube but I never realized that this forum was here. Because of that I never got around to make a work log here for the whole progress only the last month or so of the build. Anyway I hope you will enjoy it! (Updated the pictures to the final ones and added videos!)
 
History behind the Project:
About 5 years ago I decided that I was going to water cool my computer. Back then I had a Antec P180, not exactly the perfect chassis for water cooling your components. I looked at a lot of different chassis but I was never really happy with any of them. So I started sketching on my own design. First they were really awful, but as time progressed I got better and better at drawing. Early drawings was in MS-paint. I then moved on to Google Sketchup and finally Autodesk Inventor. I have probably gone through about 30 different designs until I finally decided on this one. This was my first custom designed chassis and also my first ever water cooled computer! The basic goal was to design a very quiet high-performing system with a minimalistic and clean design.
 
Edit: Compiled all the Pictures and Videos in the first post.
 
Making of Model 01:



Final Result:


The "complete" work log is almost 500 pictures. Below is a compact 100 pics of the process and the final results. If you want ALL 500 pics check out this album: http://imgur.com/a/dTRqx 
(all text and info is included in pics! You will not miss a thing!)
 





















































 
 
 
FINAL PICTURES
 
                                                         
If you have any questions you can go ahead and post it here or via pm and I will always try to answer!
 
Edit: Changed the first post to a "final post" with all the pictures, videos, text etc.

Build log: The P*
*The only thing that i could name my PC is the P

Long story long: I do not like my Phantom 820 case because it is massive, so i decided to build an beast ITX PC, this upcoming build is not about the best cable management and looks, but i will do my best. The main point of this PC is the have maximum amount of Power in a really small space, also i want to overclock much as i can.
 
 
Specs of the P:
CPU: i7-4770k (4.3Ghz)
MoBo: Asus ROG impact 
GPU: Gtx 680 (1245Mhz)
Ram: 2x4GB Corsair vengeance PRO 2133Mhz (1800Mhz)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 
Fans: Coolermaster Jet Flo 120mm fans 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO (250Gb) and Kingston hyperX 120GB SSD
PSU: Silverstone Strider Gold 650W
Cooler: phanteks ph-tc14pe
OS: Windows 8
ROG RealBench: http://rog.asus.com/rog-pro/realbench-v2-leaderboard/?search=mursu (Click on score to see more)
Time for the Pictures

great build  

The All-Powerful GTX 465s Have Arrived!

 
My GTX 465's story began fours short years ago when it rolled off the assembly line. Over the past four years I have gained an appreciation/obsession for the 465. It has found its way into everyone of my past and current systems. It has survived PSU meltdowns, overheating, and faulty motherboards. My 465 has been able to handle everything I throw at it (aside from minesweeper) with a fiery passion. I am attached to my 465 and all of its GF100 goodness.
 
But earlier this year I felt it was time for an upgrade. I asked the forum and what to do and nearly everyone said that I should buy a newer card. I took their advise and I purchased an MSI GTX 770.
 
I used the 770 for nearly three months, but I just wasn't happy with it. It performed too well. It was too quiet. It was too cool. It was too power efficient. It couldn't overclock. I hated it. I was fed up with it. At the end of June I gave it to one of my friends and I put my 465 back in my system. I decided that I needed to do something out of the the ordinary. @Lord Pantaloons and
@xTrekStorex inspired me to do something different (take a drive off the deep end). I purchased a 3-Way SLI capable motherboard and a 1300W PSU to that could bear the weight of running three overclocked GTX 465s.
 

 
 
 

 
Next I needed to track down two more 465s to accompany my 465. I had to scour ebay for other a month to find the correct cards. I managed to find two mint condition EVGA GTX 465 Superclocked cards. One with a high-flow bracket.
 

 


 
 
 
Earlier this morning I found a package on my doorstep containing the final 465. I was taken aback by the beauty that was now contained in my Source 210. My dreams have finally been realized.
 
 

 
The Specs:
AMD FX 6350 @5.02GHz
NZXT Kraken x60
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 rev 3.0
G. Skill Ares 1866MHz CL9 2x4GB
EVGA GTX 465 Superclocked 1GB GDDR5 in 3-Way SLI
EVGA Supernova G2 1300W 80+ Gold PSU
Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB SSD
Mushkin Chronos 240GB SSD
WD Blue 1TB 3.5" HDD
NZXT Source 210
NZXT Sentry 5.25" Fan Controller
SD Card Reader
DVD+RW (Dell OEM)
Bitfenix 120mm White LED Fans
Bitfenix 140mm White Side Fan 120CFM
NZXT 140mm Top Rad Fans
NZXT 120mm Fans
Windows 8.1 Professional 64 Bit

Here's a short video of the beast in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxGQQZBr5Pc&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
 
 
MORE PHOTOS (Please excuse my dust)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Two of the three 465s had died by late 2016, presumably from all the heat. I replaced the 465s with a GTX 580 at that time and later added a second 580 for 2-way SLI. These are the last photos of the system I have before it was torn down in May 2017.
 

 

 
 

This is my Devil's Canyon / ROG based hardline build. I have kept with the ROG colour scheme throughout for now but may change it over time. It's taken a few weeks to decide on all the parts and put together.
 
System is up and running but there are some small changes I'm still planning to make, mainly aesthetics - figuring out the best colour scheme for fluid/lighting that will highlight all the components inside well.
 
Components:
 
Case: Lian Li D600
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Hero
CPU: Intel 4790K
GPU: 2x EVGA GTX 780 SLi
Memory: 4x Corsair Dominator 4Gb
Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Evo 500Gb RAID 0
PSU: Corsair AX850
 
Cooling:
 
CPU: EK Supremacy Nickel (Original CSQ)
GPU: 2x EK full cover 780 Nickel (Original CSQ) + 2x EK Red Backplate + EK Parallel Bridge CSQ
Radiator: 2x XSPC EX420
Reservoir: Monsoon M2 Premium D5
Pump: Aquacomputer D5
Flow sensor: Aquacomputer High Flow
Tubing: Monsoon Hardline 1/2 X 5/8 Blood Red
Fittings: Monsoon Chain Gun Hardline 1/2 X 5/8 Black/Red
Sensors: 4x Aquacomputer inline G1/4 M/F
Monitoring: Aquaero 5 XT + Aquaero 5 LT Master/Slave
Fans: 6x 140mm + 2x 120mm Aerocool Dead Silence
Coolant: Currently Mayhems Ultra Pure H20
 
Photos taken during leak testing:
 
This is the left side, font and right side during leak testing.
 

 
Photo with red LED strips:
 
This doesn't photograph very well, this one isn't too bad but trying to get the right external lighting/flash at the right angle is ongoing!
 

 
TODO:
 
Decide on final colour of fluid, or leave alone.
Decide on best lighting, possibly a mix of white and red LEDs.

Sponsors:
 

 
 
Website: https://siliconlottery.com/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Website: http://addoncustoms.com/
 
 
Current Progress Pictures:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
BENCHMARKS:
 
 
http://valid.x86.fr/nxqkz9
 
 
 
 
 
Unigine Valley ExtremeHD preset:

 
 
3DMark11 Performance Preset:
 

 
 
 
3DMark Vantage Performance Preset:
 

 
Unigine Heaven Xtreme HWBOT edition:
 

 
 
 
Subzero stuff:
 
 
Cinebench R15:
 
 

 
 
 
Intel XTU:
 
 

 
 
HWBOT Prime:
 
 
 

 
 
Geekbench:
 

 
 
Links:
 
 
 
 
Hello everybody, welcome to my new build log!
 
 
 
Background: 
 
I built my first PC last year, and it's been a learning experience ever since, getting more and more into it. This is definitely a great hobby! Since building it in March of 2013, I changed components around, and eventually ended up watercooling with a 900D.
I'll be reusing a few parts from my old build log, and purchasing new ones as well.  I figured the title is well suited to the contents of the build!
I never actually decided to finish it, I figured I'd wait until this build to take my time and do everything properly!
 
Since building the last PC in a 900D, I really didn't need much of anything I had, some of the things I really didn't need and shouldn't of purchased, but I had tons of money to spend so I didn't care much.  I've become a bit more knowledgeable about PC's since then and now know I don't need a 6 core 12 thread CPU, nor dual 780's for my everyday gaming needs. (Although it was fun having those things)
This build will be a much smaller rig, but not lacking in performance whatsoever with expand-ability if I want in the future.
   
 
Here's a few pictures of the old build:
 

 
 

Hello, Just wanted to share my rig will all of you. 
 
I just converted my system from my old reliable 800D to the new Enthoo Pro
 
My specs are 
Intel I5 2500K @ 4.8ghz
Asus P8Z77 V 
HyperX H20 @ 2133mhz
Powercolor R9 290X With XSPC Razor with Backplate
2x HyperX 3K 120gb in Raid 0
WD Blue 500gb for games 
Corsair TX750 PSU
Cable extensions from Dazmode
 
Watercooling parts
Swiftech MCP35X
Swiftech Apogee HD cpu block
XSPC Photon 170 Glass Res
Primoflex LRT UV Blue 1/2 tube
Bottom rad Phobia G changer 120mm
Top Rad Koolance 360mm
All rad fans are Gelid Wing Gamer 12
Mixed DD and XSPC Barbs with Aluminum barb clamps 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow Mantle is a beast !

I think I'll stay with my 7850 for now
I can still run
 BF4 - 1080p Ultra Settings (Mantle) 80-100FPS
and 
BF4 - 1080p Low-Medium Settings, 200fps capped
ty

i'm in love

GPU http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows%207%20-%2064#amd-catalyst-packages

cool

purple is a great color for this