ramthor's monster build

Cenedd said:
I thought they might be....but if I'm honest, I couldn't be bothered to look up the price :D

Armageus: what's the ruling on links to competitors when it comes to products that OCUK don't sell? (or if they do, I couldn't find anti-static mats in the search) Is this OK or not? Don't want to see this descend into closure again.
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£1,230 a pop (£1,100 the GPU plus £100 the block and £30 the back plate) assembling not included.
 
Build update:

  • I've been busy at work but I still managed to move my project forward, slightly.
  • The pump that wasn't sending PWM signal was kindly replaced by EKWB and now it's working properly.
  • The second pump is making a strange noise below 70% power so that will also be replaced. EKWB kindly accented to replace the whole block, pump and pump top, no delivery/collection charge. Top marks for them!
  • The Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 was faulty and causing system instability proven on multiple mother boards and that went back to the seller, fault confirmed and refund issued. Very disappointing quality control for Dominators!
  • New Rampage V Ed 10 ordered and installed. Windows reinstalled. No more issues.
  • Windows 10 Pro Retail that I bought from a third party A...n seller was in fact OEM version even though I paid £150. Flagged it and got a full refund and they also let me keep the OEM version for myself. Hurray for big A! :D
  • New G-Skill memory bought DDR4-3000 15-15-15-35. Acceptable performance but unacceptable looks so that will be returned.
  • New cables from CableMod ordered and installed. Looks improved.
  • New memory ordered from Taiwan, apparently limited edition. Pictures below. Very impressed. They even give you a cloth to wipe the chrome shiny. :)
  • All that is left is to have the new pump replaced and installed and put some colour into those tubes.

Conclusion: Damn, no mater how much money you spend you just can't catch a break from all the issues a build can have.













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I get that part of the fun of building something is diagnosing and treating the problems encountered and I'm glad that I almost completed my work. It is heart wrenching to find out that something is wrong and you don't know what it is but it is very rewarding when you can identify the issue and fix it.

The tube coming down from my top radiator into the CPU block is bent using a mandrel for the first bend and manual bending for the other, making sure I don't accidentally re-heat the first bend, then cutting it to fit.
 
Thanks!

I get better cooling for GPUs in this configuration. Initial layout was giving me around 5 degrees temperature difference between GPUs while this one is only 2 degrees. It may be marginal improvement, but improvement nevertheless. I also quite like the centre dominated by blue and surrounded by red.

I'm still not done and I'd like to improve the lighting a bit towards the reservoirs which are not very visible in low light. So I've ordered this:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

The LED strip will be connected to the motherboard's RGB header and the 4 LEDs I want to install at the bottom of the reservoirs using plexi G1/4 LED plugs like this one:
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-plug-g1-4-plexi-led-5mm
but I had trouble finding any.

I really don't want to order them from EK directly as it takes too long to arrive. Any ideas what else can I use?
 
BluD said:
Wow them chips can handle some high voltage, i had a bios error on my cpu earlier in the year and it went to 1.5v and it was crashing constantly under load until i realised what was going on. What voltage do you run at for normal use bout 1.3?
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1.38V for 4.4GHz all cores
I should test it more but I'm not very good at overclocking and if I want to do something serious I need to study some more.
I didn't know anything about watercooling and it went alright in the end. Maybe it will work again.
 
Thank you for your appreciation!

Now that Santa brought me an Oculus Rift I can finally say the build is done... for now.

You can find the full component list on uk.************.com . I might even update the first post of this thread with some new pictures of the final product hopefully soon.

Thank you for all your support.

Merry Christmas!
 
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