I got a couple of questions.

Hey everyone,

I wasn't so sure in what category I should of posted this in, so I'm sorry if I choose the wrong thing, now I'm going with this configuration.

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Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 4960X 3.6GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition X79 (Intel X79 Chipset)
System Memory: 64GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 2x Dual (1200W Corsair AX1200i (Digitally Controlled Power)
Expansion Bay: Dual Solid State Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer 8x) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (1TB Samsung 840 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate)
Storage Set 3: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate)
RAID Config: RAID 50: Striping: Performance + Drive Failure Protection (Requires 6 HDDs)
RAID Card: LSI MegaRAID Internal 9280-16i4e (Up to 16 Drives) (SATA/SAS) (6Gb/s) (PCI-E 2.0) (512MB Memory)
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E ASUS PCE-N53 (Dual Band Performance) (Supports 802.11n/g/b)
Graphics Card(s): 2x SLI Quad (NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z 12GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster ZxR (Ultimate in Audio Playback and Creation)
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux Copper: Digital Storm Copper Pipe Custom Cooling System (Video Cards + CPU + Chipset)
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And I was just wondering how many monitors can you hook up to the Aventum II, 2 or 3? Hopefully you can hook up 3 monitors, the monitors I am going with is,

Asus 4K Gaming 31 inch PQ321Q Series (3840 x 2160 Resolution) (Black) (LED Backlight).

Is the,

3x NVIDIA Tesla K20 Computing Processor (5GB of Memory)

Is it worth getting, the money isn't a issue. Just want y'all folks opinion on this, the benefits of getting a HPC Processor.

Sincerely,
Me.

I did forget to say, that a Titan Z is 2x Titan Black GPU's on a single card... but 2x Titan Blacks runs faster and better than a single Titan Z... not to mention it's about $1k cheaper. So if you buy 4x Titan Blacks... you'll save money, it'll be much faster and stronger and it can run 4 monitors via display port.

Get 4x Titan Blacks, instead of 2x Titan Z's.

Edited by Meller - 22 Aug 2014 at 3:45am

I don't know if DS offers it, but it's the ASUS PB287Q. It's a 28" 4k monitor released by ASUS. It's also much cheaper in price, and works much nicer with PC's.

You can probably contact DS to see if they can supply it to you, or you can find it on places like Newegg, but I'd really recommend it over the 31" for several reasons. Only reason to go with the 31" is if you just wanted a larger screen... resolution is the same.

PB287Q

and

4x Titan Blacks

Cheaper overall cost and much better performance.

Hey Meller,

So if I'd go with the screen you're recommending me ye, could I run 2 or even 3 of them, with no problems at all. And is there anything else you'd change about my configuration to increase performance etc.

And the screen you're talking about is able to run in 4k resolution, just to be sure. :)

Sincerely,
Me.

Yes, the PB287Q is a 28" 4k monitor. It cost I believe in the $699 range, compared to the $2k+ for the 31". ASUS, released the 28" as say a successor to the 31". Better internals to make it run smoother with your GPU's.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236399&cm_re=PB287Q-_-24-236-399-_-Product

$649.99 from newegg.

And yes, it's a native 4k monitor.

Now, performance. You must understand, even with Titans, 4k is a very high resolution. And running three of these will definitely put a load on your PC. Especially if you're trying to run them as surround. With 4x Titan Blacks, you can technically run 2 PB287Q's per video card. So in all technicality, you could run 8 of those monitors (each monitor has an HDMI input and Display Port input). Now, if you use HDMI, you can only run 4k resolution @ 30hz... where was Display Port (1.2) can run 4k resolution @ 60hz... assuming refresh rate matters to you at all.

Now ideally, you don't want to run 8 4k monitors. 3 will be a heavy load on your computer... 8 will burn will it.

But yes, that system is technically the strongest you can get, outside of faster memory but you will have a very hard time getting 64GB to run at a much faster speed than that.

I did notice one error. RAID 50 requires a minimum of 6 HDD/SSD's. You have 5. While I have never worked with RAID 50, there is a chance it will require all 6 drives to be identical. Though I could be wrong. But, at the very least, you'll need one more drive. So you can go with say, 2x 1TB Samsung 840 EVO's for your Drive 1 selection. Or you can pick 2x 500GB 840 EVO's if you don't want 2x 1TB drives.

I'd say you're pretty set. We've saved you some money, and built you an even more powerful PC. Which is what I'm all about. I believe in overkill.

Hey Meller,

Alright, I'm then going with 2 of these monitors you recommended me, that's alright then ye? And both of the monitors won't always be in 4k res, 1 of them will be, the other one is mainly to watch entertainment, movies, series & youtube.

And the other screen that's meant to be 4k, I don't really mind it, I just want to have the option to be able to use 4k res.

Sincerely,
Me.

Edited by KingHeikir - 22 Aug 2014 at 4:57am

The Tesla cards are for number crunching, not for driving displays. With 4 graphics cards, you will not be able to include the audio card. The Rampage Black has an improved isolated audio section and should be able to hold its own against most cards.

Haswell-E/X99 is rumored be launched on the 29th, this is the next generation of the Intel Extreme platform. Rumor now has it that the Nvidia GTX 880 and 870 are going to launched soonish (caveat they were said to be announced last Sunday, so this all needs to be taken with a grain of salt).

Source for the X99: http://thepcenthusiast.com/intel-haswell-e-release-date-revealed/

Edit: The caveat should be that there will always be a bigger and better product "just around the corner". So, if you need the system do it now. But, it is reasonable to expect that both Intel and Nvidia are eager to get these products deep into the distribution channel before people start shopping for Christmas.

Edited by danjw1 - 22 Aug 2014 at 1:25pm

Hey Danjw1,

And what, this new platform, the Haswell-E/X99, will it be a feature on this website, I'd switch to that one than.

Sincerely,
Me.

Hey,

So this is the configuration that I'm going with I think, is there anything that doesn't add up with the config, do I have enough power to run all of this.

I'm going with this monitor, 3 of them. The 1st one for entertainment, youtube, movies, & episodes, which will be in 1080P all the time. The 2nd is for gaming in 4k res for certain games not always, otherwise just 1080P & the 3rd is applications like, Teamspeak 3, Skype, Mumble & so on, which will be in 1080P.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236399&cm_re=PB287Q-_-24-236-399-_-Product

Which one to pick, what are the benefits & the negatives, between them. The hardline one doesn't do Chipset, just the CPU & the Cards, but the other 2 do CPU, Cards & chipset both. So I need some assistance.

http://prntscr.com/4fyd44

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Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 4960X 3.6GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition X79 (Intel X79 Chipset)
System Memory: 64GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 1500W Corsair AX1500i (Digitally Controlled Power)
Expansion Bay: Dual Solid State Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (1TB Samsung 840 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate)
Storage Set 3: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate)
RAID Config: RAID 10: Performance + Drive Failure Protection (Recommended) (Requires 4 HDDs)
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E ASUS PCE-N53 (Dual Band Performance) (Supports 802.11n/g/b)
Graphics Card(s): 4x SLI Quad (NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Black 6GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster ZxR (Ultimate in Audio Playback and Creation)
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux Copper: Digital Storm Copper Pipe Custom Cooling System (Video Cards + CPU + Chipset)
H20 Tube Color: Signature HyperYellow Edition: Fluid + Clear Tubing + Custom Yellow Accents
Chassis Fans: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm RGB LED Lighting System (Requires Thermal Management Control Board & Software)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: Fan Blow-Holes: VREG/CPU & Graphics Card Area: Laser Cut and Mount a Side Window 140mm Fans
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material)
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires High-End Motherboard Selection)
Graphics Boost: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Memory Boost: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
OS Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
NVIDIA SHIELD: - No Thanks
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Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
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Sincerely,
Me.

The 4 graphics cards will either be in or block all the PCIe slots. There will be no space for the sound card or the WiFi card.

The WiFi can be easily added with a USB device. The audio on the Rampage Black offers a 120dB signal to noise and -107 dB THD+N. A very solid audio solution, if that isn't good enough for you, you will need to go to a USB audio device.

I would also suggest RAID5 over RAID10. It gives you 1 drive as redundancy and 3 for data. It is very unlikely that two drives will go bad at the same time. Even with RAID10, two drives could lose all the data, though they would have to be on the same stripe.

That build looks good to me.   The 1500watt psu should do it. A 1300 watt is recommended for quad sli Titan Black, but DS will load test it with your overclocking, etc and let you know.

The great thing about DS is that they will test and evaluate the rig and get back to you with any discrepancies. No worries there.

Epic rig. Good luck and keep in touch.

Hey everyone,

Which monitor is better, this monitor is in a Icelandic computer shop,

Asus 27 Asus PG278Q TN LED 1ms 2560x1440 60/120/144hz -

& this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236399&cm_re=PB287Q-_-24-236-399-_-Product

I can't link the other one because all of the description is in Icelandic & so on. So if you know the difference between them please do tell, which one is better, don't mind buying the other one from the foreign site.

Sincerely,
Me.

A couple reviews of the ROG Swift I found:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-rog-swift-pg278q-gsync-gaming-monitor-review,1.html

http://techreport.com/review/26870/asus-rog-swift-pg278q-g-sync-monitor-reviewed

Also to note, it's also one of the most, if not the most expensive 27" 1440p monitor on the market too... but that is mainly because it's support for g-sync.