[The Duality] [Dual System in a Frozen-Q Apex mATX]

[Duality92]

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du·al·i·ty
do͞oˈalədē/
noun

1.
the quality or condition of being dual.
"the novel's deep duality about human motive"
2.
an instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism.
"the photographs capitalize on the dualities of light and dark, stillness and movement"​

Gaming​

• Intel i5 6600K - Delidded - 4.7 GHz @ 1.488v load
• Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5
• G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200/16, 2*4GB
• Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming
• ADATA SP900 m.2 256GB
• OCZ Vector 128GB
• Antec EDG750 80+Gold Modular PSU with CableMod ModFlex custom cable set and combs

HTPC​

• AMD 7870K
• Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI
• Kingston HyperX Fury 1866/10, 2*8GB
• Samsung 840 EVO 256GB
• Antec VP450 PSU

Common Hardware and water cooling​

• Custom Frozen-Q Apex mATX case
• Frozen-Q resevoir
• 4 * Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 80mm
• 4 * Phanteks PH-F140MP
• 1 * Phanteks PH-F120MP
• 2 * Phanteks PWM Hub (new revision)
• CableMod RGB 60cm LED
• CableMod light blue sleeved SATA cables
• Darkside White LED strips
• Phanteks Extensions, 24-pin and 8-pin (red/black)
• 2 * Alphacool NexXxoS XP³ Light - Acetal - Intel/AMD
• Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 240mm
• Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 280mm
• Alphacool NexXxoS GPX - Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 M01
• Alphacool VPP755 EisPumpe
• Alphacool Eisdecke D5 Top - Plexi G1/4 - V.3
• 4 * Alphacool G1/4 Passthrough Connector - Black
• 4 * Alphacool Eiszapfen 3/8" ID x 5/8" OD Compression Fitting - Black 6-pack
• 10 * Alphacool Eiszapfen 45° Angled Rotatable Adapter Fitting - Black
• 10 * Alphacool Eiszapfen 90° Angled Rotatable Adapter Fitting - Black
• 4 * Phobya LEDready Twin 5mm Ultra-bright white 30cm - Black
• 20 feet of Mayhems 3/8"-5/8" (10/16mm) Ultra Clear Tubing
• Mayhems X1 UV Blue Concentrate 250ML

 

[tinytomlogan]

Oh this looks interesting!

 

[Duality92]

Oh this looks interesting!

I bought this case after your review. I had to post this though.

 

[Kilbane]

Will be keeping an eye on this. Interesting idea, definitely not enough dual rigs out there. Look forward to seeing how it goes. Keep us updated!

 

[Wraith]

Intel and AMD systems in one RIG! It's utter madness I tell thee, the internet is not ready for such things :lol: Subbed for sure.

 

[Duality92]

Intel and AMD systems in one RIG! It's utter madness I tell thee, the internet is not ready for such things :lol: Subbed for sure.

I even thought about putting my Club3D R9 285 in it with a PCI-E extender cable. I would then have Intel CPU, AMD CPU, NVidia GPU, AMD GPU. The whole family!

 

[jimma47]

Love what you've done so far and agree with your feedback re: the case. I'm still tempted to get one though.

How does the dual system work? As they run off one PSU. Do they both have to be on/off at the same time or do you rig up a separate power switch in there somewhere? Maybe one wired to the reset and one to the power button (unless it's combined all in one switch)

I know you could just power up off the mobo but it would be a pain to have to open the side panel each time.

 

[Excalabur50]

It's an AMD rig.....No it's an Intel rig.....Who are you talking to.....me.....love it!

 

[Duality92]

Love what you've done so far and agree with your feedback re: the case. I'm still tempted to get one though.

How does the dual system work? As they run off one PSU. Do they both have to be on/off at the same time or do you rig up a separate power switch in there somewhere? Maybe one wired to the reset and one to the power button (unless it's combined all in one switch)

I know you could just power up off the mobo but it would be a pain to have to open the side panel each time.

This is the splitter I'll be using

 

[Tolemac]

A rig with Schizophrenia love it subbed

 

[WYP]

AMD intel and Nvidia in a single PC?

THIS IS MADNESS!

I look forward to seeing more of this.

 

[jimma47]

This is the splitter I'll be using

Cheers yeah I've seen those before I was just wondering how you'll actually turn them on/off and whether they can be independent of each other. That is not having to either have them; both on, both off, or use the motherboard power switch. Maybe two case switches - one to each front panel connector on each motherboard.

 

[Duality92]

Cheers yeah I've seen those before I was just wondering how you'll actually turn them on/off and whether they can be independent of each other. That is not having to either have them; both on, both off, or use the motherboard power switch. Maybe two case switches - one to each front panel connector on each motherboard.

The Phanteks P400 reset switch will be repurposed to the ITX FM2+ as it's power switch.

I will be creating HDMI and USB passthrough. USB will be sent through an extension to behind my couch where it'll be connected to a powered 8-port USB dock for connecting controllers or anything for use on the TV.

 

[SuB]

This is the splitter I'll be using

That's cool, I like that!

It's a shame the pin-outs aren't on the edges of the board, I imagine it'l be a mare in most cases to get the cables tidy with the thickness of the unit + connectors + cables. Not sure you'd have enough room in the back of most cases?

 

[jimma47]

Awesome thanks for that

 

[Duality92]

That's cool, I like that!

It's a shame the pin-outs aren't on the edges of the board, I imagine it'l be a mare in most cases to get the cables tidy with the thickness of the unit + connectors + cables. Not sure you'd have enough room in the back of most cases?

Quick and dirty test to see if my plan works, and it does, and it does wonderfully, and it shall be so! You'll get an idea what I'll be doing

 

[Duality92]

tease

 

[Duality92]

better tease

a lot of work coming this weekend!

 

[Duality92]

Dual System

 

[Innocent159]

Breaking the internet