Hello guys. JurunceNK here with my second post here!
I am a college student and I am waiting for the 4th of July here for the sales. This is my desktop tower that I am currently in the process of spec'ing out before that date comes. A little about me as a college student: I am a computer graphics major doing video game design. So my workload is quite demanding.
My PC background: I started to watch PC build guides and tech reviews when I was almost out in high school. So I have a pretty decent background in PCs, so I should have a good-enough idea on how to build a PC, tweak and tune your PC, and all of the other shenanigans that goes on in the PC world.
My journey is still going on a four-year-old Asus ROG Gaming laptop; the G75VW-DS73-3D gaming laptop that's not doing it for me within my expectations. Sometimes it thermal shuts down, and rarely crashes (the only time it does is when the HDDs stop responding)
I don't exactly have the funds to just outright buy absolutely everything, but I can get the tower first, then the monitors. I have the mouse that I totally adore (The Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum). But I don't have the keyboard and would like to upgrade my graphics tablet.
So here’s what I have so far
The Tower Specs
**Already acquired about 6 months ago.
Desk Things
Doodads
The Air Cooling
I can only start off with air cooling. Good and reliable.
The Dual Loop Water Cooling
This set up I have planned is going to be absolute bonkers mental (just like how tinytomlogan would put it :lol So without further adieu, here's my proposed parts list:
Stability and Reliability Testing
Without testing to make sure the rig is stable at stock speeds prior to overclocking, I would be left with an unstable rig. So to weed out any problems and return/exchange/RMA any parts, these are the programs I will use to thoroughly snipe the problems before they pop out and ensure that this is reliable for the kinds of work it will see.
Benchmarking
This is the most important part to find out just how powerful this thing is. It's not worth spending this kind of money to end up with a weak rig, not the best PPD ratio there. So here's what I will use to bench this thing.
Synthetics
3D Rendering
Games
And I know the motherboard is complete overkill. But for some things, I absolutely want it, and I will adjust the components to get it to fit into my budget. Like I am going for a single GPU for now to get it to work, and delayed my build until the 4th of July so I can definitely get it into the build. The board looks absolutely beautiful, and will go well with my build.
I am a college student and I am waiting for the 4th of July here for the sales. This is my desktop tower that I am currently in the process of spec'ing out before that date comes. A little about me as a college student: I am a computer graphics major doing video game design. So my workload is quite demanding.
My PC background: I started to watch PC build guides and tech reviews when I was almost out in high school. So I have a pretty decent background in PCs, so I should have a good-enough idea on how to build a PC, tweak and tune your PC, and all of the other shenanigans that goes on in the PC world.
My journey is still going on a four-year-old Asus ROG Gaming laptop; the G75VW-DS73-3D gaming laptop that's not doing it for me within my expectations. Sometimes it thermal shuts down, and rarely crashes (the only time it does is when the HDDs stop responding)
I don't exactly have the funds to just outright buy absolutely everything, but I can get the tower first, then the monitors. I have the mouse that I totally adore (The Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum). But I don't have the keyboard and would like to upgrade my graphics tablet.
So here’s what I have so far
The Tower Specs
- Intel Core i7-6850K 6-core 3.6 GHz Processor
- Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB Quad Channel DDR4 2400 C12
- Asus Rampage V Edition 10 Extended ATX X99 Motherboard
- Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD
- WD Red 4TB 3.5" HDD
- SLI EVGA GeForce GTX 1080s ACX 3.0 GPUs*
- Corsair 900D**
- Seasonic Platinum 1200
- Windows 10 Home
**Already acquired about 6 months ago.
Desk Things
- Dual LG 31MU97 Cinema 4K Panels
- Ugee UG-2150 Graphics Tablet w/ 1080p LCD Display
- Logitech Z906 5.1 THX Certified Multimedia Speakers
- Sennheiser HD 598 SE Headphones
- Schiit Audio Modi 2 Uber and Magni 2 Uber DAC and Headphone Amp
- Corsair K70 RAPIDFIRE Standard
- Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum*
- Razer Manticor Aluminum Mouse Pad*
- Aorus Thunder P3 Gaming Mat
- IKEA BEKANT Desk
- DXRacer Racing Series Gaming Chair (Black/Purple)
Doodads
- DarkSide CONNECT 12" Dimmable RGB LED Strip
- Asus ROG Front Base Dual 5.25" Panel
- EVGA SLI HB Bridge (2-slot spaced)
- Icemodz Custom Cables
- 2 ModMyToys 4-pin to 5 3-pin Power Distribution PCBs and 1 8 3-pin Power Distribution PCB*
The Air Cooling
I can only start off with air cooling. Good and reliable.
- Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler
- Noctua NF-A14 140mm Cooling Fan*
- 4 Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentPro PL-2 1400 RPM 120mm fans*
- 3 Corsair AF120 Blue LED Fans
- Stock Corsair AF140L Case Fan
The Dual Loop Water Cooling
This set up I have planned is going to be absolute bonkers mental (just like how tinytomlogan would put it :lol
So without further adieu, here's my proposed parts list:- EK Supremacy EVO X99 Waterblock (Nickel/Plexi)
- Two EK FC 1080 GTX Waterblocks (Nickel/Acetal)
- Bitspower Reservoirs w/ Mod Tops and Triple-port Caps
- Bitspower Pump Upgrade Kits
- EK D5 Vario PWM Pump Motors
- Singularity Computers Ethereal Dual Reservoir Mounts (Purple)
- Crazy number of EK Fittings and Adapters
- EK T-fitting and Drain Valve
- 2 EK CoolStream XE 480 rads and 1 EK Coolstream XE 240
- 6 more Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentPro PL-2 1400 RPM 120mm fans
- 4-6 5-foot pieces of 1/2" copper piping (will be nickel-plated)
- 2-3 bottles of Mayhems X1 Clear coolant
Stability and Reliability Testing
Without testing to make sure the rig is stable at stock speeds prior to overclocking, I would be left with an unstable rig. So to weed out any problems and return/exchange/RMA any parts, these are the programs I will use to thoroughly snipe the problems before they pop out and ensure that this is reliable for the kinds of work it will see.
- Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
- Memtest86+
- FurMark
- HD Tune Hard Disk Utility
- CrystalDiskMark Storage Benchmark
Benchmarking
This is the most important part to find out just how powerful this thing is. It's not worth spending this kind of money to end up with a weak rig, not the best PPD ratio there. So here's what I will use to bench this thing.
Synthetics
- 3DMark Fire Strike (All versions)
- Unigine Heaven
3D Rendering
- CineBench R15
- OctaneBench
- 3D Project (will have to make one to bench)
Games
- DOOM
- The Wither 3: Wild Hunt
- GTA 5
- Crysis 3
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Morodor
- Tomb Raider 2013
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Metro Redux
- ARMA 3
- Battlefield 4
And I know the motherboard is complete overkill. But for some things, I absolutely want it, and I will adjust the components to get it to fit into my budget. Like I am going for a single GPU for now to get it to work, and delayed my build until the 4th of July so I can definitely get it into the build. The board looks absolutely beautiful, and will go well with my build.
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