Rampage IV Black Edition/4960X/GTX 780 Ti SLi build log

erixx · Feb 13, 2014

well considered this case is one of the most fit to:
1) work with some parts and hide others (HDDs, PSU)
2) show off perfectly the beauty parts (same as above, hide the horrible ones, show the mobo and Geforces, RAM, etc.)

Congrats!

cadaveca · Feb 24, 2014

After spending some time tri-monitor gaming, I have found the stock cooler and airflow in this case to be wholly inadequate. So I swapped out coolers to get more positive airflow:

Then, my SSD died. That's two in as many months.

So, one dead PSU, 2 dead SSDs, one cooler, one headset... and I'm not that happy with PC hardware at the moment.

I had a bunch of unboxing pics to upload, but lost them on the most recent SSD death. I have to get my camera memory card back and try to get those pics back!

M0rt · Feb 24, 2014

cadaveca said:
After spending some time tri-monitor gaming, I have found the stock cooler and airflow in this case to be wholly inadequate. So I swapped out coolers to get more positive airflow:

Then, my SSD died. That's two in as many months.

So, one dead PSU, 2 dead SSDs, one cooler, one headset... and I'm not that happy with PC hardware at the moment.

I had a bunch of unboxing pics to upload, but lost them on the most recent SSD death. I have to get my camera memory card back and try to get those pics back!

Dammnnnnnn! First the Fat Boys breakup, now this.

That XSPC pump/res combo has sexy time written all over it. Is there enough space to even mount anything in the windowed case partition though? Top or bottom left?

Looking forward to seeing how it shapes up.

Thanks for all your work on TPU, enjoyed reading it and learning.

cadaveca · Feb 24, 2014

M0rt said:
Is there enough space to even mount anything in the windowed case partition though? Top or bottom left?

Right side of the board should be fine. or in the top, or bottom-left. There is all this room on the other side to hide the other stuff:

The only issue is the mad mess of wires in the back, but I think it can be managed with some care, and custom-built cabling. I have to pull the PSU to use for review testing (so I really right now only have one full rig, and doing reviews is a huge pain), so that will give me time to measure out cables, buy the supplies, and then build them.

I'll only need to add wiring for the cooling now, so figuring it all out while keeping it hidden should be fun.

d1nky · Feb 24, 2014

cadaveca said:
Right side of the board should be fine. or in the top, or bottom-left. There is all this room on the other side to hide the other stuff:

The only issue is the mad mess of wires in the back, but I think it can be managed with some care, and custom-built cabling. I have to pull the PSU to use for review testing (so I really right now only have one full rig, and doing reviews is a huge pain), so that will give me time to measure out cables, buy the supplies, and then build them.

I'll only need to add wiring for the cooling now, so figuring it all out while keeping it hidden should be fun.

Glad you're doing the cables the proper way and not buying them in.

For anyone not sure what he means, look and learn. Can't wait to see it.

Shou Miko · Feb 24, 2014

hmm i wish Asus made a ROG card for SLI too, bcs this EVGA don't impress me, in this build cadaveca, other then that i luv the hardware and sexy socks

cadaveca · Feb 24, 2014

puma99dk| said:
hmm i wish Asus made a ROG card for SLI too, bcs this EVGA don't impress me, in this build cadaveca, other then that i luv the hardware and sexy socks

LuLz. The EVGA bridge will be modded as well. It's just a plastic cover, and I will make my own insert to replace the EVGA logo.

M0rt · Mar 2, 2014

How goes the war effort?

Hit an impasse or playing coy?

cadaveca · Mar 3, 2014

M0rt said:
How goes the war effort?

Hit an impasse or playing coy?

Suffered some serious casualties with the SSD death, and I've been busy licking my wounds and preparing for the next assault.

I'll post an update tomorrow morning, trying to do weekly updates after each weekend's work.

A teaser:

MxPhenom 216 · Mar 3, 2014

Wait, Are those 780Ti with Titan Black ACX coolers? Or did you get Titan Blacks? And if so......

M0rt · Mar 3, 2014

cadaveca said:
Suffered some serious casualties with the SSD death, and I've been busy licking my wounds and preparing for the next assault.

I'll post an update tomorrow morning, trying to do weekly updates after each weekend's work.

Great to hear! Between the SSD's giving you the redass and the PSU swapping (that almost made me cry), I wondered if you had been institutionalized in the interim.

MxPhenom 216 said:
Wait, Are those 780Ti with Titan Black ACX coolers? Or did you get Titan Blacks? And if so......

The plot thickens!

cadaveca · Mar 3, 2014

M0rt said:
Great to hear! Between the SSD's giving you the redass and the PSU swapping (that almost made me cry), I wondered if you had been institutionalized in the interim.

Perhaps an institution would be a better place for me.

As to the PSU, here's stock power from the wall:

Clearly an 850W PSU is a bit too small for this rig. :roll:

MxPhenom 216 · Mar 3, 2014

Needs more jigawatts!

Dave, what watt meter is that? Id like to get one for my rig.

cadaveca · Mar 3, 2014

MxPhenom 216 said:
Dave, what watt meter is that? Id like to get one for my rig.

Uh...model number and stuff is in...

the pic?

:roll:

M0rt · Mar 3, 2014

The next time something goes awry in Canada and NYC loses power, I know who to blame.

Was that reading at stock CPU/GPU voltages?

cadaveca · Mar 3, 2014

M0rt said:
The next time something goes awry in Canada and NYC loses power, I know who to blame.

Was that reading at stock CPU/GPU voltages?

You saw it.

No, really. That's it. :eek:

No wonder my Antec popped when OC'd. :laugh:

coconut wa te r · Mar 3, 2014

naice

M0rt · Mar 3, 2014

Glad I didn't place a bet on the juice use.

Those GPU's must be pulling right around 300w a pop, if my math is right.

cadaveca · Mar 3, 2014

M0rt said:
Glad I didn't place a bet on the juice use.

Those GPU's must be pulling right around 300w a pop, if my math is right.

Yeah, about that. They overrun TDP, both, by 10%, pretty easily. 250W + 10% = 275, add in PSU efficiency, and it really makes a lot of sense that it would be that high. They do seem to boost to 1006 MHz instead of 928 MHz , so I am sure that might be part of it. These Nvidia GPUs really are intriguing... my GTX780 isn't like this though, that's for sure.

MxPhenom 216 · Mar 3, 2014

cadaveca said:
Uh...model number and stuff is in...

the pic?

Doe!

Found it, and its $45 on Amazon. jebus!

cadaveca · Mar 3, 2014

MxPhenom 216 said:
Doe!

Found it, and its $45 on Amazon. jebus!

I paid $19.99 on sale...

Nordic · Mar 10, 2014

MxPhenom 216 said:
Doe!

Found it, and its $45 on Amazon. jebus!

I got myself something similar, a kill-a-watt. Has all the same functions as his but on difference screens. $15 amazon when I got it.

Great build Dave.

System Name	UnMort
Processor	Intel Core i7-3770K
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H rev 1.1
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X60
Memory	Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US 4X4GB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 780 GHZ
Storage	OCZ Vector 256GB & Western Digital Black 1TB
Display(s)	Dell U2412M
Case	NZXT Phantom 630
Power Supply	Corsair AX760

System Name	Zotan
Processor	i9-10850K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X AX
Cooling	H100
Memory	32GB Viper 3200
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX3080
Case	Airflow 275R
Power Supply	RMX850
Benchmark Scores	d1nky@hwbot.org

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-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 (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 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	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	UnMort
Processor	Intel Core i7-3770K
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H rev 1.1
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X60
Memory	Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US 4X4GB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 780 GHZ
Storage	OCZ Vector 256GB & Western Digital Black 1TB
Display(s)	Dell U2412M
Case	NZXT Phantom 630
Power Supply	Corsair AX760

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| LG 24" IPS 1440p
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Plus 75% Wireless - USB Mode
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

Rampage IV Black Edition/4960X/GTX 780 Ti SLi build log

erixx

cadaveca

My name is Dave

M0rt

cadaveca

My name is Dave

d1nky

Shou Miko

cadaveca

My name is Dave

M0rt

cadaveca

My name is Dave

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

M0rt

cadaveca

My name is Dave

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

cadaveca

My name is Dave

M0rt

cadaveca

My name is Dave

coconut wa te r

M0rt

cadaveca

My name is Dave

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Nordic

Processor	i7 3970x / 3770
Motherboard	sheety
Cooling	h60
Memory	16gb crucial sports
Video Card(s)	2x780ti
Storage	samsung 128 / sandisk 256
Display(s)	benq 2410t
Case	corsair 750d
Power Supply	corsair 1200i

Processor	7800x3d
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Auros Elite AX
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	GSKILL 2x16gb 6000mhz Cas 30 with custom timings
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 6750 XT MECH 2X 12G OC
Storage	Adata SX8200 1tb with Windows, Samsung 990 Pro 2tb with games
Display(s)	HP Omen 27q QHD 165hz
Case	ThermalTake P3
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Titanium
Software	Windows 11 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	CB23: 1811 / 19424 CB24: 1136 / 7687