EVGATech_DaveB
Yeah, should be easier on the proc, the 32gb kit I recommended was the kit I used on my Dark, so I know it is solid, but a bit less may very well help for a higher clock.

A Lower amount of Memory (3 x 2GB) Helped the CPU OC on a 980X when I was using My EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI MB.
Time will only tell if my other Component updates I'm waiting on will result in better Performance. 
 

That's Cool, and I appreciate All the Help with the various New products when I returned to the Forums.
I did make some quick decisions based on what I read in Posts and Replies when I first went ahead and bought the components for my X79 Platform Rig build, But it has turned out to be Good Advice!

You couldn't find a bigger unit  Look awesome bud 

Any way to isolate it a bit for noise reduction?

I hear ya bud. When performance is the goal noise is just a by product you deal with. Can't wait to see this monster up and running 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Great job!
Gonna take some REAL tweaking to get the extra 4000 points to beat the guys ahead of you. Damn Titans.

Made the#1 Postion in 3DMark Vantage Extreme Preset.
 

Things are looking really great Hallowen, system is insane. 
 
 
Can't get a better SS than from runmc, it looks great. Are you gonna be firing up the cascade on this system eventually?

How long until you have to start chilling and clocking your breaker box to keep up ?
 
You can take the down time waiting for your SS to insulate the board and prep the cards for sub zero, dedicate the chiller to them and Get Those Colder too!
 
Subbed on the Phase thread as well very eager to see where you can go with this.
 

doorules
I hear ya bud. When performance is the goal noise is just a by product you deal with. Can't wait to see this monster up and running 

 
And I remember the old days of cooling too, my old Pelt system from 10+ years ago, and all those delta fans, im surprised my case then didn't hover, and it sounded like an Apache Gunship was landing in my comp room lol, can't see the SS Phase being any louder than my old chassis with iirc 4 Deltas. 

hallowen
Thanks Halo, runmc and I go a Long Way back in the Vapor Change Forums at Xtremesystems.
 
As Far as starting up the Cascade goes, It was originally Built/Loaded for a 3.2ES 478 socket CPU on an ASUS P4C800-E MB.
It would get down Below -100C with that System, But it would have to be completely Purged/Charged on the First Stage with R507 and Second Stage with R1150 (Ethylene) if I wanted to use it again, Not to Mention the Physical Size of it and How much additional Electrical Power Capacity it would need on TOP of my Current Power Loads........But, As You Know in this "Get it Colder" Forum, ANYTHING is Possible! LOL!

 
Well hey if you wanna sell it at a discount ever.... ;)
 
Regarding the power limit, that is a huge pain. I'm surprised that actually exists on the KPE's, but perhaps that was how EVGA got around the Green Light program rules. (limiting power etc.)
 
 
Also I meant to ask, is this your primary 24/7 system or do you have another for that?

And by "air" you are meaning some sort of cooled or chilled air, right?
You can't cool computers with ambient air, that's just crazy talk.....

It Seems like every time I find myself sitting around idle waiting for a new component to arrive for my Benching Rig, I find that I tend to day-dream about what to do Next!
 
I have been going back and forth for quite a long time thinking (and talking) about whether I want to convert to an LN2 setup for both the Processor/Graphics cards, But the more I look into what is actually required/needed to make this a reality still makes me indecisive!
 
Recently I was looking into what it would cost to buy at least a 50 Liter Dewar just to store the LN2, plus How much LN2 would you use on a 4-Way SLI graphics + Processor Benching Rig and found out that on top of paying at least about $1K for the 50 Liter Dewar to store it (Not including the actual LN2 costs which at an Airgas outlet is around $1 per Liter), it would use between 25 to 50 Liters PER HOUR while benching with this System. 


Granted, It is also possible instead of buying a 50 Liter Dewar, You COULD just rent a larger 160 Liter Dewar from wherever you buy the LN2 from at a much reduced cost and pay a monthly fee for using/filling it which would probably be more cost effective in long term usage.
 
Throw in the initial costs of four Tek-9 Slims and a Dragon F1 Dark CPU Pot (+ a 1-2L thermos and a cryogenic tube to get the LN2 into the thermos) at around $1.5K, Then for No apparent reason start worrying that in the event I actually DO get the System up and running correctly, What if something goes "Wrong"?

 
It's just about this time in my decision making process that I can't help but Start to wonder..........Is this Trip really Necessary?  
 
 

Well, I vote for LN2, this is a savings thing, think of the electric bill you will save on not running Phase and a chiller 
 
As for the upside down thing, talk to Nateman, maybe you could automate it, mount your semi case to a motorized swing arm, Nateman can build it for you.  When you are done, one button and you're upsidedown.  My love of excess, building things and motorized gadgets is showing again LOL.