No upgrades till Volta & 8th gen HEDT build...

Vego · Nov 12, 2017

since I am weak I decided to build myself something so satisfying that I would not want to change it for some time

so far I kept failing...
so this time no excuses...

something epic is coming and I will hide it under my desk so I could finally play some games...

at this moment I am waiting only for 2 pieces of this puzzle:
1 - monoblock that should arrive Monday
2 - Intel 900P PCIe drive that should arrive before December

What I have now I captured below on some pictures. I hope you will like this build as much as I do.

More will come later...

For now enjoy this:

Vertically

Horizontally

Star of the show

I am sure that "the one" is somewhere out there...

FR@NK · Nov 12, 2017

Nice.

Shou Miko · Nov 12, 2017

nice and it looks like someone got a lot of money to use on hardware, how is it to get ur fix? :laugh:

Aquinus · Nov 12, 2017

puma99dk| said:
nice and it looks like someone got a lot of money to use on hardware, how is it to get ur fix?

Tolerance must be really high if you need an 18c CPU to get your fix. :laugh:

yotano211 · Nov 12, 2017

I dont think its tolerance, I think its more of a advertisement for these companies.

Who games on a 18 core processor when a quad more than enough.

Aquinus · Nov 12, 2017

yotano211 said:
Who games on a 18 core processor when a quad more than enough.

A quad is enough but I have found the 3930k to offer a smoother experience than the 3820 at the same clock speeds. It could be something as simple as there being more L3 cache and hit rates being a little higher than they would otherwise but, there are benefits to having more than 4 cores. I'll definitely concede that 18 cores is overkill but, I don't think 6 or even 8 cores nowadays is overkill.

Xzibit · Nov 13, 2017

Aquinus said:
A quad is enough but I have found the 3930k to offer a smoother experience than the 3820 at the same clock speeds. It could be something as simple as there being more L3 cache and hit rates being a little higher than they would otherwise but, there are benefits to having more than 4 cores. I'll definitely concede that 18 cores is overkill but, I don't think 6 or even 8 cores nowadays is overkill.

It can also be as simple as test benchmarks. They are clean systems, OS+Game+GPU drivers bare minimal. They will never take into account what an individual installs in their system from various hardware & drivers to software combinations.

xkm1948 · Nov 13, 2017

Well damn!!!! That is gonna be a one hell of a beast!

What's your use for the 18 core? Pls let it be some actual use, not just epen piss contest.

FR@NK · Nov 13, 2017

Aquinus said:
3930k to offer a smoother experience

My old 3930k is still running strong in a secondary machine.

xkm1948 said:
What's your use for the 18 core? Pls let it be some actual use, not just epen piss contest.

Well he has SLI 1080TI so I would guess he plays games. To be fair, its only $700 more to get 18 cores vs the 10 cores on the 7900x.

craigo · Nov 13, 2017

um.. Internet high five!
I can`t recall if it was Be Cool or get shorty but Chili Palmer (Travolta) has this awesome dialog on the nuances of film ratings and the use of four letter words
in films

EarthDog · Nov 13, 2017

I am wondering why someone purchased a shed load of CPUs which will sit inside a tower? What is the point of an average joe binning processors for 24/7 operation, I have no idea (cough* silicon lottery cough*). Anyhoo, looks like an ultimate overkill 4K build... enjoy!

PS - if you want to learn benchmarking and get your worth out of that hardware, LMK.

Vego · Nov 13, 2017

yotano211 said:
I dont think its tolerance, I think its more of a advertisement for these companies.

ASUS supports only full ASUS builds, the do not tolerate competitors products. If a there mb and vga are different brands ASUS will 99% show you middle finger...

EVGA has no marketing in EU, at least I never heard of build sponsored by EVGA so it is a no also...
And believe me, I wanted to make it full EVGA build as I would do a lot for FTW-K mobo but how long can you wait...
Also for ASUS there is a monoblock and that will help with VRMs

this is not an advertisement for these companies. these products are the very best in my opinion and as long as there is nothing best to upgrade i shall not upgrade

Just want to share my joy and passion with few friendly souls...

xkm1948 said:
Well damn!!!! That is gonna be a one hell of a beast!

What's your use for the 18 core? Pls let it be some actual use, not just epen piss contest.

well yes, its a pissing contest
also I will test few to pick the best and check how lucky I am with these chips

also lets be true to each other, I think that that 4,8 is almost impossible and Ill pop a champagne if I get a stable 4,7GHz
on the other hand the WR with single card is made on 7980XE @ 4,5GHz so...

lets just have some fun with it

infrared · Nov 13, 2017

Get some DICE/LN2 blocks and take EarthDog up on his offer! :rockout:

I want to see this beast break a few records.

Vego · Nov 13, 2017

EarthDog said:
PS - if you want to learn benchmarking and get your worth out of that hardware, LMK.

what do you mean by that?

Toothless · Nov 13, 2017

Vego said:
what do you mean by that?

He means he'll help you tweak and benchmark that.. I can't call it anything but a shameful money pit of a rig. Sorry, there is no real purpose for something like that unless you're mapping the DNA of every plant in the world.

Vego · Nov 13, 2017

but ill use only 1 cpu, others that i wont use ill return
its a regular pc with cpu and sli with fastest drives for consumer use - and it will be "quiet"

EarthDog · Nov 13, 2017

You'll return them????????!! How is that ethical? Wow. What a monumental waste of time and cash when you could have just went to silicon lottery and bought ONE. Oh well.

xkm1948 · Nov 13, 2017

EarthDog said:
You'll return them????????!! How is that ethical? Wow. What a monumental waste of time and cash when you could have just went to silicon lottery and bought ONE. Oh well.

He can also get one pre-selected and liquid metaled. I agree picking yourself is a bit rich.

Are you gonna go liquid metal OP?

Also, i can see OP upgrade next year this time to a pair of Volta based xx80Ti cards. So your title would be a lie!

Vego · Nov 13, 2017

in my experience LM on 7920X-80XE is no good
with 7900X I gained a lot, like 15'C but after deliding 7920X I gained +3'C and on some cores I lost 4'C so not goint to try it this time

also LM oxidizes and I really want to rest for a few months with this build

xkm1948 · Nov 13, 2017

Vego said:
in my experience LM on 7920X-80XE is no good
with 7900X I gained a lot, like 15'C but after deliding 7920X I gained +3'C and on some cores I lost 4'C so not goint to try it this time
also LM oxidizes and I really want to rest for a few months with this build

I remember the 12C to 18C Skylake-X has the HCC version of silicon versus the LCC silicon 7800X~7900X I9? A larger surface area would probably make cooling a lot easier without using LM.

Also will you be getting Optane? and Possibly a Pimax 8K VR HMD? Your rig would be awesome for VR.

yotano211 · Nov 13, 2017

Doesnt that 18 core processor at 4.5ghz or higher suck up more than 500watts at the wall. You have 1080ti in sli and a 1000w power supply. I dont know but you might need a higher rated power supply.

Vego · Nov 13, 2017

yotano211 said:
Doesnt that 18 core processor at 4.5ghz or higher suck up more than 500watts at the wall. You have 1080ti in sli and a 1000w power supply. I dont know but you might need a higher rated power supply.

ye ye i know

at 4,6ghz it should take up to 490W under full load

2x Ti under full load 2x250W but...

thanks to your software masters and optimization that will never happen at the same time

Combined test on 3DMark should take me for about ~700W, OCCT for ~900W
and I know that this PSU can deliver up to 1200W easily

ling term I might change for 1600W T2 - we will have to wait and see if this PSU will be enough for Witcher 3 at 1440p and 144Hz

Vego · Nov 13, 2017

also block is here!

yotano211 · Nov 13, 2017

So you sent $20k in processors but didnt send the extra 200-$300 for the correct power supply.

Aquinus · Nov 13, 2017

EarthDog said:
You'll return them????????!! How is that ethical? Wow. What a monumental waste of time and cash when you could have just went to silicon lottery and bought ONE. Oh well.

To say the least... that's 20,000 USD right there. I suspect if you have the money to spend 20k on CPUs to find just one, that it's probably not ethics that has enabled you to do it. That's a ton of money just to try and find a golden CPU.

System Name	Vegos Whispering Merlin
Processor	from 7980XE @4,8GHz to 7740 @5,4GHz, all delided + custom IHS
Motherboard	EVGA DARK
Cooling	lots of BitsPower, , lots of HWLabs, eloop, Mayhems aurora
Memory	32GB Galax HOF OCE 3800 15/16/16/36
Video Card(s)	SLI HOF 1080Ti @2100MHz
Storage	Intel 900P 280GB + Storage 1,2TB P3520 & 2TB P4500
Display(s)	Predator 144Hz 27" IPS
Case	Caselabs Merling SM8
Audio Device(s)	Razer HS + Razer Leviatan
Power Supply	EVGA T2 1600W
Mouse	Logitech MX Master for work and Razer Lancehead for gaming
Keyboard	Razer Ornata Chroma
Software	W10Pro
Benchmark Scores	One GPU: www.3dmark.com/spy/3203275 SLI: www.3dmark.com/spy/3460940 www.3dmark.com/fs/15137359

Processor	7900
Motherboard	Rampage Apex
Cooling	H115i
Memory	64GB TridentZ 3200 14-14-14-34-1T
Video Card(s)	Fury X
Case	Corsair 740
Audio Device(s)	8ch LPCM via HDMI to Yamaha Z7 Receiver
Power Supply	Corsair AX860
Mouse	G903
Keyboard	G810
Software	8.1 x64

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad T480
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC GPU: 2325-2355 MEM: 1462\| Nvidia GeForce MX™ 150 2GB GDDR5 Micron
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| AUO 14" 1440p IPS
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo T480 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Akko 3108 DS Horizon V2 Cream Yellow \| T480 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 Pro 23H2 UK
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1

System Name	MSI GP76
Processor	intel i7 11800h
Cooling	2 laptop fans
Memory	32gb of 3000mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 3070
Storage	x2 PNY 8tb cs2130 m.2 SSD--16tb of space
Display(s)	17.3" IPS 1920x1080 240Hz
Power Supply	280w laptop power supply
Mouse	Logitech m705
Keyboard	laptop keyboard
Software	lots of movies and Windows 10 with win 7 shell
Benchmark Scores	Good enough for me

No upgrades till Volta & 8th gen HEDT build...

Vego

FR@NK

Shou Miko

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

yotano211

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

Xzibit

xkm1948

FR@NK

craigo

EarthDog

Vego

infrared

Vego

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

Vego

EarthDog

xkm1948

Vego

xkm1948

yotano211

Vego

Vego

yotano211

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

System Name	Virtual Reality / Bioinformatics
Processor	Undead CPU
Motherboard	Undead TUF X99
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	GSkill 128GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 1TB + 860 EVO 2TB + WD Black 5TB
Display(s)	32'' 4K Dell
Case	Fractal Design R5
Audio Device(s)	BOSE 2.0
Power Supply	Seasonic 850watt
Mouse	Logitech Master MX
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue
VR HMD	HTC Vive + Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 10 P

System Name	Box of Distraction
Processor	Ryzen 7 1800X
Motherboard	Crosshair VI Hero
Cooling	Custom watercooling
Memory	G.Skill TridentZ 2x8GB @ 3466MHz CL14 1T
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080Ti FE. WC'd & TDP limit increased to 360W.
Storage	Samsung 960 Evo 500GB & WD Black 2TB storage drive.
Display(s)	Asus ROG Swift PG278QR 27" 1440P 165hz Gsync
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Phillips Fidelio X2 headphones / basic Bose speakers
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750W G3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 6.0 (mx red switches)
Software	Win 10 & Linux Mint
Benchmark Scores	https://hwbot.org/user/infrared

System Name	Veral
Processor	5950x
Motherboard	MSI MEG x570 Ace
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill TridentZ
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx + 2x AOC 2425W
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK