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2015/05/08 16:17:15 (permalink)
 
Sponsors!
 
 
 
 

 
This is the build to end all builds! My 2015 dream machine build log is here. I've partnered with a bunch of awesome companies to bring together my "last" build log. To clarify, my last, as in my last daily driver. There will still be plenty more logs for dedicated folders and show rigs :D 
 
Specs:
 
  • Murdermod/XForma MBX MKII - ROG Edition
  • Dell UP2715K (5120x2880)
  • Intel 5960X
  • Asus Rampage V Extreme
  • Corsair Dominator Platinum 4x8GB
  • 3x Nvidia Titan X
  • Seasonic 1200W Platinum
  • Cooling by EK Water Blocks
  • Sleeving provided by Sanctum Sleeving
 
Updates!
 
  1. Monitor + PSU
  2. Small Asus Update
  3. New studio gear testing
  4. Big Asus Update
  5. EKWB + Titan Xs
 
Welcome aboard!
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/08 16:20:38 (permalink)
    My Bet it will be a ROG from that logo.

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/08 16:26:45 (permalink)
    Lol, good teaser there. EK, ASUS, And MurderBox.


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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/09 10:59:18 (permalink)
    Looking forward to this!

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/09 11:51:30 (permalink)
    Interested to see what you come up with, enjoy your build!

    Heatware : http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=68330
     
     

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/09 14:13:24 (permalink)
    Update!
     
    First... the main player:
     
    The Dell UP2715K

     
    Best on monitor audio I've ever heard

     
    Impossible to keep dust off the edge to edge glass panel though

     
    Sleek

     
    The back is quite dirty already it seems...

     
    Charging port, love it

     

     
    I've never used these covers before in the past but it works quite well with this monitor

     
    4k for the peasants

     
    5k for the PCMasterRace

     
    And yes, you can view it in portrait

     
    These are actually only 4k shots because I am a peasant and only use the laptop near the photo studio :(

     

     

     

     

     

     
    The edge to edge glass was honestly what sold me on this monitor. I love the aesthetics of the iMac 5k but I couldn't bring myself to settle for the hardware so I picked up this one as soon as I had realized it was edge to edge glass

     
    Next up, the sexy platinum 1200W PSU.
     
    PSU brought to you by the lovely people at Seasonic!

     
    Packaging as always is wonderful:

     
    Platinum 

     

     

     

     
    Inside you'll find a flip open box

     
    Very padded PSU

     
    My favorite cable bag to date

     

     
    Other:

     

     
    Lovely PSU bag

     
    Exposed

     
    O.O
     

     
    Plenty of stuff here :D and one of my favorite features - hybrid mode.

     

     

     

     

     

     
    Cables

     
    Seasonic sleeves the 24pin and uses the flat style ribbon cables for the rest. All black, very clean look for those that aren't custom sleeving. 

     
    Don't worry... there will be sleeving

     
    Seasonic Sleeving:

     
    Until next time...

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/09 20:14:40 (permalink)
    Such a nice opening teasers!!! I'm in of course :)
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/12 09:25:45 (permalink)
    Motherboard shipped out today, case should be shipping out today as well :)
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/12 17:49:43 (permalink)
    Nice, I bet I could make some good guesses at a few of the parts given that a 5k screen needs a computer that goes all out, but I'll keep them a secret. :)
     
    Also, that monitor looks very nice, I want a edge to edge glass looking one (though it'd also need to be Gsync and 4k IPS) Always liked the look of glass screens as I'm able to put them in non-glare locations.
    Power supply looks nice too, and I'm looking forward to seeing the motherboard and case as well (I'm assuming no ITX build :P)
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/14 19:50:40 (permalink)
    Small update as today has been busy, but I got the box from Asus

     

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/16 01:31:53 (permalink)
    Very nice teasers...looking forward to more pics in the build process

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/17 00:30:52 (permalink)
    So I got a bunch of new studio stuff and I did some test shots first with the motherboard I've used for countless builds, and while still the best looking motherboard I've ever owned, it is sadly showing its age and will not be my main in this one :(
     
    *Please excuse my scratched up backdrop*
     
    Anyway... these are just testing out the new toys and experimenting with looks!
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    My favorite:

     
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/17 00:41:49 (permalink)
    Very Nice !
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/17 12:34:43 (permalink)
    Alright guys, enough teasers! Here's the board and SLI bridge from Asus :)
     

     
    Big ol' box from Taiwan :D

     
    ROG OC Panel

     

     
    RVE VS RIIIBE IO Plate... kinda miss the black

     
    OC Panel 5.25" bay

     

     

     
    Pretty standard accessories from the ROG

     
    This board is hot man...

     
    mmm

     
    I'm really glad IO covers are standard on high end boards these days

     
    ROG

     
    Holy outputs batman

     
    Even the subtle design on the PCH heatsink are great

     
    So many pins

     
    m.2

     
    Love the PCI dip switches <3

     
    SATA for days

     
    Solid audio. I kinda miss the 6 pin connectors compared to molex but I'll survive. At least it's more strategically placed compared to the 6 pin that used to be way up near the dimms

     

     
    ROG SLI Bridge

     
    Solid aluminum...

     

     

     
    Big thanks Asus ROG Taiwan!
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/19 09:41:02 (permalink)
    Here they are...
     

     
    Oh yes :D

     
    Back in black

     

     
    Hnnnnng

     
    Those cards though...

     
    <3

     
    Box from the motherland arrived! EK-Supremacy EVO Nickel Plexi + Nickel mounting plate

     
    3x EK-FC Titan X Nickel Plexi + Nickel Backplates + EK-FC Terminal Triple Parallel Plexi (what a mouthful...)

     


    Nickel BPs are hard to take photos of....

     
    Blood Red Coolant

     
    Never get tired of our FC blocks...

     

     
    Haven't decided which route I'm going to go yet. Thoughts?

     
    Dat coolant... actually looks like blood.

     
    Fittings. Inspired by @Malik

     
    Compression...

     
    90s
     

     
    Pass through, extenders, m-m rotary, female-female

     
    Pass throughs, female-female, male-male rotary, plugs, and socket extender

     
    I don't think many know what this fitting is for... the EK-Socket Extender, despite many asking for it.

     
    Our standard XRES with nickel extender fitting that is required to fill the inset G1/4 threads.

     
    The socket fittings replace this nickel fitting and now you have a completely black solution!
     
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/22 07:21:35 (permalink)
    The mighty box... with sturdy shipping braces

     

     
    Extremely thick foam "suspended" the case in the box (foam is inside the cardboard as well)

     
    Finally a last resort of plastic:
    (You retail MKIIs will have a bit newer protection layer here) 
     
    omgz...
     
    Dat Paint

     
    More foam keeping everything in place

     

     

     
    Foam, everywhere

     
    Fans are snapped in

     

     

     

     

     
    Prototype 2 if that wasn't clear to anyone ;)

     
    More bubble wrap!

     
    Solid aluminum

     
    Even included some tools :)

     

     

     
    Crossflow

     

     

     

     
    HDD sleds

     
    So the first thing I did was mod the DDC mount to fit a D5... because I'm simply a D5 guy! I'll have more pics of this later...

     
    Top fans... so sexy

     

     

     
    D5 kit

     
    Just a preview of what's to come

     
    Those Titan Xs...

     
    RVE

     
    Sexy ROG SLI Bridge

     
    EK-Vardar

     

     

     

     

     

     
    Last one for tonight...

     
    Woo!
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/22 08:18:09 (permalink)
    crashed my phone
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/22 08:26:53 (permalink)
    Aye, my build log is not phone compatible :D
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/22 11:04:14 (permalink)
    Wow this is awesome!

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/23 09:11:57 (permalink)
    Update!
     
    So first up I needed to block my GPUs of course! So much Nickel...

     
    Time to take that stock cooler off...

     
    *Poof*

     

     
    So shiny

     
    I love pre-cut RAM pads...

     
    And there she is

     
    Time for the backplate...

     

     

     
    BAM

     
    All done 

     
    Then there were 3... pardon my photo here. These backplates are not easy to photograph

     
    So sexy... missing the terminal because, you'll see.

     

     

     

     
    Love these plexi terminals

     

     
    So shiny

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    So... here's where it gets a little confusing. I leave May 26th, but I have to finish a *quick* version of this build for some marketing purposes. SO the following photos are featuring my Rampage III Black Edition because I need a board that has RAM and Motherboard blocks, and it's still TBD what I'll be watercooling on the Rampage V Extreme. NOTE: THE FINAL BUILD WILL HAVE THE RAMPAGE V EXTREME AND HARD TUBING
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    I'm not entirely sold on this combo yet... the tube on the right will be straightened. The clear tubing will have blood red coolant flowing through it. I may switch it so red fittings have the clear tubing/red fluid and black fittings have black tubing. Or just go back to one color set. What do YOU guys think?

     

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/23 11:31:45 (permalink)
    Personally I think this looks great but I'm not a watercooling guru.

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/24 22:05:50 (permalink)
    This looks totally stunning..

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/25 07:30:37 (permalink)
    Final update before I leave... V1 complete. V2 will have cables ;)
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    V2 with cables, hard tubing & Rampage V Extreme coming late June.
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/05/25 07:37:58 (permalink)
    Better and better...looking forward to the final pics

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/06/18 17:23:27 (permalink)
    love the 3 titan x's . wish i had 4 of them that i could change out with the 4 titan black hydro coppers i have smiles
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/06/21 05:22:04 (permalink)
    I can barely afford a GTX 970.....

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/06/21 06:04:56 (permalink)
    I want to cry when I see this... Look that, 3x TITAN X... 
    What to say, great is not proper word for this.
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/09/22 08:50:26 (permalink)
    Sorry guys :( summer has been so busy... all that's left now is to plumb the copper.
     
    Thanks to Seasonic & Sanctum Sleeving!
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/09/22 10:07:52 (permalink)
    I was wondering when you were going to complete this. Thanks for the update!

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    Re: [Sponsored] 5k Res Mysterious Dream Machine 2015 2015/09/22 10:08:31 (permalink)
    Looking nice!   Really like the black/nickel with just a hint of red in there.
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