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Post Date: 2015-07-10
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    Posted: 10 Jul 2015 at 6:52pm
I have decided to get into 4K gaming so I have ordered a new system.

Here is what I ordered. It is currently in stage 5

Digital Storm Desktop 770715 1 $6,698.00
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 5930K 3.5GHz (Six-Core) (Unlocked CPU)
Motherboard: ASUS X99-E WS (Intel X99 Chipset) (Workstation Class)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 1200W Corsair AX1200i (Digitally Controlled Power)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster ZxR (Ultimate in Audio Playback and Creation)
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H110i GT - 280mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme Performance)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Chassis Fans: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm RGB LED Lighting System (Requires Thermal Management Control Board & Software)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires High-End Motherboard Selection)
Graphics Boost: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
NVIDIA SHIELD: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: Bundle: T-Shirt (EXTRA LARGE) + Water Bottle + Carbon Fiber Pen + Leather Keychain
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 5 Year Limited Warranty

The upgrade Corsair fans will have the blue ring and I am getting blue cable sleeves as well.

I haven't decided on my monitor quite yet.
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i5 3570k

Ordered: 11-27-12
Stage 1: 11-29-12
Stage 2: 12-2-12
Stage 3: 12-2-12
Stage 4: 12-4-12
Stage 5: 12-4-12
Stage 6: 12-10-12
Stage 7: 12-12-12
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Gonna be a beast! Drooling
My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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In the immortal words of George Takei ... "Oh, my!"

3x 980Ti...   
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Very nice. You mean you haven't decided on how many monitors.WhoaAwesome
Enjoy. Let us know how all that works.
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Hi Asangard,

That is a great build for 4K.

I do wonder about your motherboard choice. It seems to me, based on your choices, that you don't need a workstation class motherboard. The ASUS X99 RAMPAGE V USB 3.1 would be a better choice for a gamer. Definitely a better looking board with the red trim and has Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. The Rampage also supports USB 3.1 and the workstation board is 3.0. Unless there is something special about the workstation board that you want, I would go with the RAMPAGE. Of course the choice is up to you.

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Congrats, Asangard.  Awesome

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Posts: 2209 		  Quote Asangard Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Jul 2015 at 10:13am
Frank,

The reason I went with the Workstation board vs the Rampage is: 1.) I don't need WiFi 2.) In 3 Way SLI the Rampage runs x16,x8,x8 while the workstation runs 3 Way SLI at x16,x16,x16 and at 4 way SLI runs at x16,x16,x16,x16. I wanted the extra lanes for future growth.

bprat22,

I think I will look him up and see what he thinks of the build.
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The reason why it runs at x16/x16/x16/x16 on the WS board is because it has two PLX PCI-e switches. Each of those switches, which handle two of those x16 slots, connect back to the processor with only 16 lanes of PCI-e, so you will actually have less bandwidth to the GPUs than on a Rampage, which are direct connections or through lightweight switches to the CPU. The Rampage will also have lower latency and consume less power than the WS. Check out my "Configuring a Computer" thread in my footer for a more detailed description.
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