Is this MikeC's 2x Intel Xeon X5680's/SR2/Quad 480 rig?

ragejg · 10-17-10, 09:09 PM

Kinda sounds like him...

Sazar · 10-17-10, 09:46 PM

He had me at See Pee EWE !!!

ragejg · 10-17-10, 10:26 PM

That is a crazy nice build though, isn't it? I tend to think that what I'm building is gonna be fast, but hell, my upcoming huge monster has nothing on this.

**bob saget** · 10-17-10, 11:12 PM

yea that's a monster rig. why not have several 5970s...?

**snowmanwithahat** · 10-18-10, 03:19 AM

It's .... not what I'd buy

I really think the external WC is messy, I hate the look of stuff being strapped onto the side, which granted with that hardware, there's absolutely no room for internal watercooling... but it just feels kind of hokey

I plan on doing a similar build when I graduate and get a job. I think I may limit it to 3 cards though since I really don't think quad-sli has many advantages

**snowmanwithahat** · 10-18-10, 03:26 AM

I'd also do dual w/c loops for the cards and cpu seperately.... with the NB watercooled as well

On top of that, just plain black fans on the radiators, and rely only on CCFL or LED lighting which can be turned on and off. That way you have a true dark mode. I'd also probably set up a switch just like I have on mine currently to kill all case fans, with watercooling though that means I'd probably be running 1 fan on a 3x120 rad, and another single fan on a 3x120 rad when "all" the fans are off. But in contrast when things are on you'd have a fully lit, full airflow setup.

It's an amazing rig... I just really don't think I'd do it the same, there's much to be improved on as far as a "clean" build (no external w/c), and quiet (when needed, watching dvds, etc)

10-17-10, 09:09 PM	#1
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10-17-10, 09:46 PM	#2
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10-17-10, 10:26 PM	#3
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Re: Is this MikeC's 2x Intel Xeon X5680's/SR2/Quad 480 rig? That is a crazy nice build though, isn't it? I tend to think that what I'm building is gonna be fast, but hell, my upcoming huge monster has nothing on this. __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

10-17-10, 11:12 PM	#4
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10-18-10, 03:19 AM	#5
snowmanwithahat Snowy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 973	Re: Is this MikeC's 2x Intel Xeon X5680's/SR2/Quad 480 rig? It's .... not what I'd buy I really think the external WC is messy, I hate the look of stuff being strapped onto the side, which granted with that hardware, there's absolutely no room for internal watercooling... but it just feels kind of hokey I plan on doing a similar build when I graduate and get a job. I think I may limit it to 3 cards though since I really don't think quad-sli has many advantages __________________ ---Gaming Rig--- Q6600 3.4ghz (378x9) - 1.5v Gigabyte EP45-UD3P 8gb (4x2gb) OCZ Gold DDR2-800 (5-4-4-12) MSI+ASUS GTX 470 SLI Dell u3011 IPS Display HP 22" Auxiliary Monitor 256gb Western Digital Silicon Edge Blue SSD 5x2tb RAID-5 Array 750W PC P&C PSU Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit & Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit ---Gaming Laptop--- ASUS G53JW Core i7 740QM 16gb DDR3 Nvidia GTX 460m 1tb WD HDD 120gb Corsair SSD Join the NvNews Folding @ Home Team

10-18-10, 03:26 AM	#6
snowmanwithahat Snowy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 973	Re: Is this MikeC's 2x Intel Xeon X5680's/SR2/Quad 480 rig? I'd also do dual w/c loops for the cards and cpu seperately.... with the NB watercooled as well On top of that, just plain black fans on the radiators, and rely only on CCFL or LED lighting which can be turned on and off. That way you have a true dark mode. I'd also probably set up a switch just like I have on mine currently to kill all case fans, with watercooling though that means I'd probably be running 1 fan on a 3x120 rad, and another single fan on a 3x120 rad when "all" the fans are off. But in contrast when things are on you'd have a fully lit, full airflow setup. It's an amazing rig... I just really don't think I'd do it the same, there's much to be improved on as far as a "clean" build (no external w/c), and quiet (when needed, watching dvds, etc) __________________ ---Gaming Rig--- Q6600 3.4ghz (378x9) - 1.5v Gigabyte EP45-UD3P 8gb (4x2gb) OCZ Gold DDR2-800 (5-4-4-12) MSI+ASUS GTX 470 SLI Dell u3011 IPS Display HP 22" Auxiliary Monitor 256gb Western Digital Silicon Edge Blue SSD 5x2tb RAID-5 Array 750W PC P&C PSU Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit & Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit ---Gaming Laptop--- ASUS G53JW Core i7 740QM 16gb DDR3 Nvidia GTX 460m 1tb WD HDD 120gb Corsair SSD Join the NvNews Folding @ Home Team