Project DTTW (Don't tell the wife)

[srobrien]

Just placed my first order with OC, hopefully get the parts in a few days. I don't get home from work for another 2 weeks so there should be a large pile of boxes waiting for me on my return.

So far I have ordered:

- Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

- MSI X79 Big Bang X Power 2 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard

- Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail with Dead Space 3 PC Game

- Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMD16GX3M4A1866C9)

- Seasonic 1000w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply

- NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Matt Black

- Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s

- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache

- NZXT KRAKEN X40 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 140mm

- LG BH16NS40 16x SATA Internal BDRW - OEM

- TP-Link AV 500 Gigabit PowerLine HomePlug Adapter Kit

- NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller - Black

- BitFenix Recon Internet-Connected Fan Controller (Black)

- Razer Black Widow Ultimate 2013 Elite

- Razer Lachesis Mouse

- Razer Scarab Mousepad

Will update with some unboxing pics as soon as I get back!!

Cheers

R

 

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Your graphics card cost £870. Yeah, my missus wouldn't be thrilled either. Nice specification aside from the price

Thanks, missus is ok about it, mainly because she doesn't know the price of a titan though

Nice to see a Switch build! Should be a nice clean build, look forward to seeing how this turns out.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to building it.

Considering the amount of PCI-E slots you have, you have 2 issues - 1) You're going to have to fork out for another Titan should you ever wish to SLI (Prob cheaper going for some 690s), and 2) You will need a new PSU should you ever go SLI as the minimum for a Titan is 600w and you're not too far over it.

Great build, must have cost a small fortune! DTTW indeed!! And never have I seen so many PCI slots...

Cheers, no plans to SLI in the near future, if the day ever comes when I can afford to drop another grand on a titan i'm sure i'll probably invest in a slightly bigger PSU. I am planning on getting a sound card and capture card at some point so the PCI slots will come in handy. Plus the 810 is so big a normal atx kind of looks small in it.

 

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whats your budget ?

ive always loved the look of that motherboard

Thanks, I love the look of the MB, I think its a bit marmite with the stick on bullets but since it will be a FPS machine I think it looks awesome.
Don't really have a budget as I'm doing it in stages, watercooling next. Think I have spent £2700 so far and I still need to get monitors and watercooling.

R

 

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Not sure, im undecided if I want to run 3 x 24" or just 1 really good quality 27", I think the latter would be more practical, maybe add a 24" at the side at some point for multi-tasking.

 

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Nice spec, should be a great build.

Thanks

i think 3x 24" will be better than a 27, i think it looks better for gaming

Yeah im not sure, It would be good for flying jets/heli's in bf3 but I don't know if the bezels down the middle would impede your view too much.

 

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Thanks

To be honest I'm just catching up with all of the recent PC technology and I wasn't aware that they weren't going to be making more upgrades for the s2011. There is nothing stopping me sticking a 3930k and overclocking the nuts off it if I feel like my processor is lacking...which somehow I doubt I ever will, (well at least with this rig anyway).

If it ever comes to the point where I feel like I need to upgrade my processor then my motherboard will be getting upgraded also. I've tried so "future proof" the system somewhat so I don't need to upgrade for a few years.

I probably will go the SLI route once the price of the titan falls a bit or I can pick up a second hand one.

 

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Yeah of course, but if everyone stuck to the idea that they won't buy something because the next big thing is around the corner then not much would get bought. I just wanted to get the most up to date hardware currently so it would at least last me a while.

 

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how does your wife not see the large amount of boxes in the front room or you building it?

She does but I go by my typical costing formula:

what she is told it costs = (actual cost)/3

 

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Thanks, I'm dying to get home to start unboxing

 

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I love that mobo, but I would use the XSPC waterblock for it. I don't like guns on mobos.

Good luck with the build!

Thanks, will look in to it when I start watercooling

 

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OMG OMG OMG Large box of goodies arrived today and is sitting at home!!! Not home for another week, plus we are moving home and the other half is adamant that its going in storage until we move into our new house in 3 weeks! Can't wait that long.

whats that I spy in the white jiffy bag....could it be a titan?

 

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Personally I think it's a waste of money, but each to their own

Have you seriously not told your wife? That's pretty bad considering the amount you've wasted on the titan Quite hurtful IMHO

FYI I have told her, the title is a joke. It's my money and she doesn't care what I spend it on, I have my job and she has hers. Also in your opinion it's a waste and I don't want to come off as a d*ck but as far as I'm concerned its only a waste if you can't afford it and I am fortunate enough to be able to. I feel if you are building a system (or whatever you are doing in life) then it is well worth buying the best you can afford as it will tend to last you longer.

As for timescale I get back from offshore on Tuesday so hopefully I can get started then!

Thanks for all the comments.

 

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Thanks guys, only 3 shifts left!!

 

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God if I had the money I'd love to have a x79 build with a Titan/s.

Bet you can't wait to get it all built up.

I'm assuming you're waiting for IB-E, that's why you're only using a Quad...or am I missing something?

Hi yes, if the rumors are true a 4930K might be on the cards, not much point in spending £500 on a 3930k if they are coming along soon.

OP, this is going to be a sweet system. Before building anything, make a sandwich and a cuppa tea and read all manuals

Thanks, surely a real man discards all the manuals with the tattered remain of the boxes then wings it until he eventually breaks something..

 

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Returning the 860W power supply and bought the 1000W equivalent. Just in case I decide to SLI it will give me a bit more headroom.

 

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Ordered some cable sleeving...gonna have a busy few weeks.

 

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Finally got home and managed to do a little unboxing! Unfortunately as we are in between houses the bulk of the equipment has gone in to storage for a few weeks, but managed to get my psu and GPU.

Here it is in all it's glory....

Bit odd but gigabyte felt generous enough to throw in a mouse pad and pack of cards...not bad for £900

Apologies for the poor pics but my dslr is in storage as well so stuck with iPhone

This card is FREAKING MASSIVE......IT'S AS BIG AS A DOG!!!!!

Seasonic 1000w Platinum PSU.

You can really feel the quality with this kit, the psu came in its own velvet bag and even the cables had their own carry case! Really impressed with it so far.

Should get my braiding stuff soon so I can at least get cracking with that

R

 

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Started sleeving some cables today, my fingers are aching already

Ignore the sticky tape, was just trying to bunch the cables together