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You can do so much more on a surface than an ipad because of windows. iPad pro is just an excuse for a larger ipad.

Wait till the 1080ti comes out. You dont wanna be in that place where you just buy a 1080 and a new one comes out. Im running 2x 980ti's at 4k and its fine. Just wait a bit and see what comes out. Either way if you can pick up a 980ti cheap then by all means do that.

You can do so much more on a surface than an ipad because of windows. iPad pro is just an excuse for a larger ipad.

I was laughing listening to the media say it was hacked by china or russia.

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap

Let's be honest, The Division is one of the best games out right now! With some time to kill and parts that need a home, I decided to give myself a challenge (not to say that Project Ravage wasn't a challenge) and do a case mod. The system will be orientated around the game so i'm going with a black and orange theme build which will also be watercooled to keep things nice and cool. That's really all I have to say, hope you guys enjoy and make sure to click follow next to the title to stay updated
 

 
Parts are subject to change, just using what ever I have lying around*
 
CPU: Intel Core i5 4690k
Graphics Cards: 2x Asus Strix Gaming 970
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 LGA 1150
Ram: Corsair Dominator 4x 2GB
Hard drive: Samsung 840 250GB SSD
Power Supply: Zalman ZM650-XG 650W 80+ Gold
Case: Silverstone TJ11
 

 
Update 1: Case Preparation
Update 2: Spray Painting Ram

You have the optimal set of insert and jet plate in your EVO X99. Which is Insert2 and JetPlate3. 
 
Hitting 70 on full load with an OC'ed 5960X isn't bad at all. 

They are all roughly the same for a budget case. Linus did like the Zalman in his review even though it had some flaws. Watch the review.
 
 
 

They are all roughly the same for a budget case. Linus did like the Zalman in his review even though it had some flaws. Watch the review.
 
 
 

Huge thanks to CableMod for being able to create these custom length cables for me. I have been wanting to get rid of those extensions for a while and about a month ago I sent them an email and after a small chat they got to work on the cables. They look amazing and it is a night and day difference to the mess of cables I had going on before. Below I will show you some before and after pictures and its a huge improvement. Cable combs are on the way (they kinda forgot to ship them).
 











 

For the past few days I have been staying back at school to late hours of the night e.g 9-10pm. As a result I have been super tired after having 14hr school days, not fun. This time has not been a waste and as a result all CNC routering on my table has been complete. Enjoy the pictures below as close to 100 or more hours has been put into this. I have 2 weeks of holidays where both weeks I will be at school completing this table. Assembly will start soon as well as staining, lacquering etc. Thanks.
 

The gpu will be fine, it has its own voltage cap anyway. As long as your temps aren't at 90C 24/7 it should be sweet.

With all the freshly painted blue accents it was time to reconstruct the case and see how good/bad it turned out. 
 

The red accents on the 270X weren't quite matching the blue motherboard so with a bit of spray paint we achieved this. Doesn't look too bad after all.
 
Original:

 
After spray paint:



 
 

I've already started and I'm hoping to have it done by this weekend or maybe on Saturday.

You shouldn't have any bottleneck issues. A 960 will be decent for 1080p gaming you should be able to play most things at high - ultra. Personally stick in a 240-250gb ssd instead, it will come in handy.

CSGO, Arma 3 are decent. 

Also did I just miss it, or did they not ever actually show the NUC with anything else near it for size comparison?  I guess we'll just have to go by Luke's ... interesting ... comparisons  
 

Not surprised with how dodgy the online store is and how disorganised the store is near my place.

Had a lengthy email conversation with someone from CableMod. No idea who this person is but after 23 helpful emails I might finally be getting custom cables for the table  Standard lengths weren't enough and cablemod has been great to arrange cables for me that are more than 1m. Great work. Ill keep you guys posted.

Go to your local hardware and get some copper pipe insulator. Fat foam tube around ur ethernet cable.

Nope
 
Omg, best comment ever. Pretty sure this is a new record for number of likes in a time period.

 
As for the build, yes its kinda dead. I have a week left of uni and plan to get onto this build in the holidays. Going to have to get some metal parts fabricated due to not having access to a workshop anymore to do it myself. There is big ideas for this but I just haven't had the time. The case is sitting next to my table gathering dust, poor 970's. I'm not leaving it just yet but watercooling this thing is gonna cost $$ which I dont have atm. Thanks for your concern guys

Apperntly it ends in 4 months. I guess I was wrong when I thought I did it as soon as I got it. Thank you anyhow. 

Hey everyone my name is Thom,
 
I've been a member of the forum for some time now and a subscriber of LinusTechTips for a few years. Being 17 years old I'm still in school, in fact in my last year (Yr 12). Along with that I get to do a “Major Work” for my industrial tech Timber class. This “Major Work” can be anything we want, we must design it, then make it. Along with this we need to make an 80 page folio showing everything from steps of construction to drawings and tools used. We have about 8 months to create our project which is then marked by a group of judges who travel the state and mark the projects from each school. In 2014 I came Dux (First Place) in this subject with a mark of 96% I put a lot of effort into my projects and spend a lot of time designing and planning them.  Being my last year I decided to go big or go home, something that is different than a coffee table, a chair, etc. I decided to make this “Project: Ravage” a modded computer table.
 
You may be wondering why “Project: Ravage”? Well Ravage is to “cause severe and extensive damage to”, e.g my wallet and then benchmarks. I’m 100% sure none of the judges have seen this before so I'm hoping to blow their minds away. The project has changed so many times since last November when I started to plan it, come to think of it, the first design had 780ti’s in it, which has now been replaced by 980ti’s. Table will be fully water cooled with custom tubing.
 

 
The top of this table will be made out of Tasmanian Oak with a oil matte finish. To add to this there will be a sheet of glass over the wood top which will be laminated and toughened so it won't shatter or crack. I have always used tables with glass on the top and I like how they don't wear out or get damaged (as easily) like the timber would. This timber is light and will contrast well with the dark stained legs.
 
The Legs are made out of 70x70 pine with a few pieces of Tasmanian oak accents. These legs will be stained a dark brown/black and then lacquered to a matte finish.
 
For the box underneath I will be using Meranti. It’s like pine but without the knots. Its got a nice clean grain and looks like a premium timber but without the price tag. This box will be lacquered and kept with the timer look to match the table top and offset from the dark legs.
 

 
I never did Multimedia in school because the classes were at same time as timber so I never got taught AutoCAD or any other fancy programs. I taught myself how to use sketchup and with that knowledge I designed this table from scratch over a time span of 2-3 months. Throughout this time the table changed quiet a bit to account for different parts, cooling, aesthetics and the normal R&D stuff but it finally came down to this.
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
CPU: Intel i7 5960X ✓
 
Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe 3.1 ✓
 
Graphics Cards: 2x Gigabyte Reference 980ti ✓
 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 Plat 1200w ✓
 
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Black 4x4GB ✓
 
Hardrives: Samsung 950 Pro M.2 NVME 512GB, ✓
                  Samsung 850 Evo 500GB, ✓
                  Samsung 840 Evo 240GB, ✓
                  WD Black 4TB HDD ✓
 
Fans: Noctua NF-12 Industrial 3000RPM ✓
 
LEDs: RGB 5m Strip, Remote Controlled ✓
 
SLI Bridge: EVGA Pro V2 Two Way Long ✓
 
Also heaps of watercooling stuff from EK, Bitspower, and AlphaCool
 

 
Update 1: Build Pics
Update 2: CNC Routering
Update 3: Computer Housing
Update 4: Table Assembled
Update 5: Leg Finishing + LEDs
Update 6: Leg Staining
Update 7: Motherboard + Fans
Update 8: Asus X99 Deluxe is in!
Update 9: PSU, Cables, SLI Bridge
Update 10: 5960X, 16GB Ram
Update 11: Computer is running!
Update 12: Glass Top
Update 13: Rads, SSD, Sleeving
Update 14: Construction Finished
Update 15: 980ti Twins?
Update 16: Keyboard Painting
Update 17: Table Display
Update 18: Watercooling Arrived
Update 19: GPU Waterblocks
Update 20: Waterblocks in System
Update 21: Reservoirs Installed
Update 22: Hardline Tubing Started
Update 23: Fill and Drain Ports
Update 24: Tubing Finished
Update 25: Watercooling DONE!
Update 26: Computer Complete!
Update 27: 5960X Overclock
Update 28: 980ti SLI Overclock
Update 29: Headset Stand
Update 30: Temp Setup Complete
Update 31: Notti LEDs
Update 32: Mayhem Pastel R.I.P
Update 33: Build Log Winner!
Update 34: Featured on WAN Show
Update 35: Pastel fluid falling out.
Update 36: Watercooling Upgrade
Update 37: Samsung 950 Pro M.2 NVME 512gb + Logitech G933
Update 38: Watercooling Upgrade and Finale
Update 39: SLI Bridge Mod
Update 40: Added Blue Ram
Update 41: PG27AQ 4k GSync
Update 42: Custom CableMod Cables
Update 43: Version 3.0

I have the PG27AQ and was skeptical about the backlight bleed aswell. My panel is sweet and I cant notice anything. Asus is pretty good with their warranty so if you get a shit panel just return it and hope u get a new one.