Project Prometheus - Titan build

mr.doom

mr.doom

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Ok, after the last disaster with my PC, I waited few months to build a new PC. Now, the money are in the bank, and I am starting a project.

There is only one goal this time - bonkers performance. I will also make it an EVGA & Corsair build.

My plan is to start with these components:

Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case
EVGA 6GB GTX Titan GPU
New 480GB Corsair Neutron Series GTX SSD
1200W Corsair Digital AX1200i Full Modular PSU
EVGA Classified SR-X, Intel Dual Xeon S2011 motherboard
64GB (8x8GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum, PC3-17066 (2133) - Quad channel RAM
2x Intel Xeon E5-2620, S2011, Sandy Bridge, Six Core, 2.0GHz, 15MB Cache CPUs

That is the base of the computer. If you could suggest any changes you would have made, I would be grateful. My goal is to make the system scalable, as I will add more Titans later on. Cooling suggestions are also very welcomed.
 
At that point going liquid would be your best option.

Do you have a focus or is this just aiming to be the best performance for anything and everything.

EDIT: if possible data loss does not bother you, split up the 480gb SSD to 4 128 SSDs in RAID 0.
 
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claptonman said:
Wow. That's gonna be insane. Where do you get the money??

Saw a similar build here.
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Ha, money. All work and no play... Plus after the last motherboard failed, I sold almost all of the rest in pieces. It adds up.


salvage-this said:
At that point going liquid would be your best option.

Do you have a focus or is this just aiming to be the best performance for anything and everything.

EDIT: if possible data loss does not bother you, split up the 480gb SSD to 4 128 SSDs in RAID 0.
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I will be doing mainly Full HD and 4K video editing (with software that uses Cuda) and gaming. I'm thinking 3x 24" 3D monitors, or some such thing. Plus it will have several 'normal' hard drives, so I am not bothered by data loss. It will all be mirrored.

You know, League of Legends needs a good PC... hahaha.

Anyway, I will be running folding@home on it and use it as a home server too. Have you heard of any decent Titan blocks for watercooling?
 
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i think it would be more convenient to just do a loop for the CPU's and then leave the gpu's stock...i dont think the stock coolers will be a problem...just simplicity for cooling would be a loop around the twin sockets....otherwise you will need two big coolers, or dual h100i's or something...
 
Titans boost clocks will can benefit from going liquid. Temps will be quite a bit better for folding for long periods of time. Granted he will need separate loops for the CPU and GPUs
 
Its not fair!!! JK. That is going to be one awesome build, but you need three more titans (JK). Would 2 i7 3930Xs perform better?
 
spirit said:
Why do you need a build this powerful?
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He mentioned it above, still a bit overpowered.
mr.doom said:
I will be doing mainly Full HD and 4K video editing (with software that uses Cuda) and gaming. I'm thinking 3x 24" 3D monitors, or some such thing. Plus it will have several 'normal' hard drives, so I am not bothered by data loss. It will all be mirrored.
You know, League of Legends needs a good PC... hahaha.
Anyway, I will be running folding@home on it and use it as a home server too.
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PCunicorn said:
Its not fair!!! JK. That is going to be one awesome build, but you need three more titans (JK). Would 2 i7 3930Xs perform better?
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Yeah. It will have more titans. In due time :) First I need to get the computer together, then I can add stuff. The processors you mentioned won't work, I think, as they can't make use of double socket architecture. Also, Xeons should run a bit cooler and last longer, especially with the 24/7 use this machine will subjected to.

spirit said:
Ah ok that makes more sense now. I should read the thread more thoroughly, sorry.
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That's ok. We all do that sometimes :)


As per cooling advice so far, I thought to use double Corsair H110i's, if they fit the case. Anyone knows if they do?
 
Ok. So here is a pickle. I don't think my chosen PSUhave enough grunt if I choose to add more titans later. Anyone knows where I can get my hands on EVGA's SuperNOVA NEX1500 Classified PSU, in Europe?
 
TDP is not the same as the power the chip consumes. It is just the max designed thermal dissipation...outside of overclocking...but if its a xeon...that shouldnt be a factor.
 
I am more thinking - triple titan + overclocked xeons. Once the system is stable, overclocked and burnt-in, I will add the second titan and in 2-3 moths I want to add the third one.
 
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