[Build Log] The Mountain | Watercooled 900D Build (4930K)

[jacoblab1]

Hey guys I posted this on OCN when I first started ordering parts but I thought I should post here too as I lurk this forum a lot

I'll be ordering parts over the next month or two. Here's the part list:
 

Main:
CPU - 4930k
Motherboard - Rampage IV Extreme Black Edition
Memory - 32GB Vengeance Pro 2133mhz
Storage - 1TB EVO SSD
Storage - 3TB seagate barracuda x2
Video card - SLI 780Ti Classified 
Case - 900D
PSU - AXi 1200w
Fans - Corsair SP and AF fans

 

Watercooling:

Res - Bitspower Z-Multi 250mm
CPU Block - Koolance 380I
Pump - MCP655
Radiator - 2x Black Ice SR1 480mm
Tubing - Clear primochill advance lrt
Coolant - Mayhems pastel white
Fittings - Black bitspower

GPU Block - EK 780 Classified block (works on 780ti classified) x2

Other:
Monitor - QNIX-QX2710

 

Decided to actually build a good computer so I could finally have a good gaming experience. I currently run a gt 420 in a prebuilt gateway computer and the most I can run is like cod 4 and minecraft. I plan on doing lots of editing so thats what the 4930k is for. 1440p will be a big upgrade from cod 4 @ 720p!

Parts I have so far:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUILD PICTURES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[_ASSASSIN_]

oh my god this looks like it will be a total beast
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[tS_kStin]

So pumped for this one! I want to get a 4930k but really do not want to spend the monies.

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[Wferr]

Those pics *drools*

[piplupgao]

RIVEBE rampageIV extreme black edition?

[NohbdyKnows]

RIVEBE rampageIV extreme black edition?

 

BASK IN ITS GLORY

[piplupgao]

 

BASK IN ITS GLORY

I prefer the red one

[Darkmatter35]

I prefer the red one

damn asus only made 3 oh the rage

[Darkmatter35]

SO PUMPED FOR THIS BUILD!!!!!!!!!

[jacoblab1]

damn asus only made 3 > oh the rage

They're coming out with a Rampage IV black edition for the refresh of the LGA 2011 socket. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J8J_lZ27ks

[Giggitygoebbels]

How about wait for Q1 2014 for the 15 core Xeon E7-2890v2 2.8GHz processor?Lets make it as overkill as possible!

Oh yeah +1 to getting Sli 780Ti instead of cfx 290X.

Also if you are going Dual Xeon E7 then the Z9PED8WS mobo instead.

[hehehehhehehehe]

damn asus only made 3 oh the rage

this is a new black edition that is going into mass production..

[martinrox1568]

How about wait for Q1 2014 for the 15 core Xeon E7-2890v2 2.8GHz processor?Lets make it as overkill as possible!

Oh yeah +1 to getting Sli 780Ti instead of cfx 290X.

Also if you are going Dual Xeon E7 then the Z9PED8WS mobo instead.

Cause E7 will perform worse than an i3 in gaming

[Giggitygoebbels]

Cause E7 will perform worse than an i3 in gaming

Wrong,the E7 have 15 cores HT,the i3 have 2 cores HT.The clock speed is a bit smaller but more cores is still better especially for newer games.more cores is also better for video editing,cad and things like that.

[jacoblab1]

Went and got the 900D from Canada Computers today so I didn't have to pay a lot to ship it. Didn't think the box would be this big! Pictures are also not quite as good as the others as I was having trouble finding a place to photograph the 900D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I put it back in the box after taking these pics, still has all of the packaging tape stuff on it. Going to wait until I have everything before I start working with the case more.

[CyBaNeTiiKz]

This looks like its going to amazing. Love it when people actually fill cases like these!

[martinrox1568]

Wrong,the E7 have 15 cores HT,the i3 have 2 cores HT.The clock speed is a bit smaller but more cores is still better especially for newer games.more cores is also better for video editing,cad and things like that.

Nope, I am right. An i3 with hyperthreading performs almost as good as an i5. The e7 on the other hand with a 30% lower clockspeed will perform at, you guessed it, 30% slower than an i3. More than 2-3 Cores except in a few games make no difference. And who the hell said anything about video editing?

[Giggitygoebbels]

Nope, I am right. An i3 with hyperthreading performs almost as good as an i5. The e7 on the other hand with a 30% lower clockspeed will perform at, you guessed it, 30% slower than an i3. More than 2-3 Cores except in a few games make no difference. And who the hell said anything about video editing?

He is using the CPU for video editing.

Nope,because i3 with HT cause games to use 2 fake cores,while the E7 have all 4 physical cores for the games.

Your theory also suggests an i3 is better than an entry level i5 which is not true.

[martinrox1568]

He is using the CPU for video editing.

Nope,because i3 with HT cause games to use 2 fake cores,while the E7 have all 4 physical cores for the games.

Your theory also suggests an i3 is better than an entry level i5 which is not true.

Fake cores? Hyper threading is a good alternative to more cores, with atleast 50% the benefits of a real core. And as I said, most games rarely use the benefits of more than 2-3 cores. For editing, a 4930k is almost as good as a Xeon. There comes a point where the CPU isn't the bottleneck of a video editing program. Xeons are made for servers, not gaming pc's. The drawbacks of a Xeon for gaming outweigh the benefits of it for video editing

[Giggitygoebbels]

Fake cores? Hyper threading is a good alternative to more cores, with atleast 50% the benefits of a real core. And as I said, most games rarely use the benefits of more than 2-3 cores. For editing, a 4930k is almost as good as a Xeon. There comes a point where the CPU isn't the bottleneck of a video editing program. Xeons are made for servers, not gaming pc's. The drawbacks of a Xeon for gaming outweigh the benefits of it for video editing

Hyper-threading is just to fully use a core,is not AMD's module technology,will only offer at most 25% of a full core.

It is the bottleneck of the video editing program and it still is,or else there will not be CUDA acceleration.

6 is almost 15,i am impressed.

[piplupgao]

Fake cores? Hyper threading is a good alternative to more cores, with atleast 50% the benefits of a real core. And as I said, most games rarely use the benefits of more than 2-3 cores. For editing, a 4930k is almost as good as a Xeon. There comes a point where the CPU isn't the bottleneck of a video editing program. Xeons are made for servers, not gaming pc's. The drawbacks of a Xeon for gaming outweigh the benefits of it for video editing

Extreme editions are mostly just binned xeon so with cores fused off.

And most games do use more than 2 cores (the question is how efficiently) http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1626456

and why the hell are you comparing 15 core xeon e7s to i3s

The Xeon will probably cost $5000+ while the i3 isn't even $200

Sure the Xeon will be better in gaming but why would you spend over 20 times as much for an extra 10fps just get 3 titans and an extreme edition for gods sakes

[bob345]

I can already tell that this will be an awesome build. It will be quite the upgrade from what you said you are currently using.

[martinrox1568]

Hyper-threading is just to fully use a core,is not AMD's module technology,will only offer at most 25% of a full core.

It is the bottleneck of the video editing program and it still is,or else there will not be CUDA acceleration.

6 is almost 15,i am impressed.

Let me make this as clear as possible. An i3 is 90% of the performance of an i5 for gaming. Games don't use more than 3 cores. An i3 has the same ipc click for clock per core as the Xeon, but 30% faster per core due to clockspeeds.

[Giggitygoebbels]

Let me make this as clear as possible. An i3 is 90% of the performance of an i5 for gaming. Games don't use more than 3 cores. An i3 has the same ipc click for clock per core as the Xeon, but 30% faster per core due to clockspeeds.

Then it is ridiculous everyone is recommending an i5 instead of an i3 for gaming. Since i3 is much cheaper in the first place.Games does not use more than 3 cores is wrong,BF3 is an example.Why can it run better on a FX8350?Strange right?

Dual Cores(Intel)/Quad Cores(AMD) are near obsolescence period.They are just not enough for many applications today. They can only do the most basic stuff well.

[Akula]

Goodluck with the build, Looks like it's going to be a nice one

Shame about the folks ruining your thread arguing.