The $35,000.00 Dollar Setup.
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor | $999.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Motherboard | Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3 EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard | $479.99 @ Amazon |
| Memory | Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $449.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5″ Solid State Drive | $419.99 @ Micro Center |
| Storage | Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5″ Solid State Drive | $419.99 @ Micro Center |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card (4-Way SLI) | $1200.00 |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card (4-Way SLI) | $1200.00 |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card (4-Way SLI) | $1200.00 |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card (4-Way SLI) | $1200.00 |
| Power Supply | Super Flower Leadex 2000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $400.00 |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) | $130.65 @ OutletPC |
| Monitor | Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0″ Monitor | $1157.99 @ NCIX US |
| Monitor | Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0″ Monitor | $1157.99 @ NCIX US |
| Monitor | Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0″ Monitor | $1157.99 @ NCIX US |
| Monitor | Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165Hz 27.0″ Monitor | $799.00 @ Amazon |
| Keyboard | Razer Orbweaver Elite Mechanical Gaming Keypad Wired Gaming Keyboard | $163.32 @ Amazon |
| Keyboard | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Blue LED Backlit (Red Cherry MX) Wired Standard Keyboard | $185.00 @ Amazon |
| Mouse | Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse | $57.99 @ Amazon |
| Headphones | Sennheiser HD800 Headphones | $1298.99 @ Amazon |
| Other | Roccat Bungee | Purchased For $53.46 |
| Other | ASUS (RT-AC68U | Purchased For $174.87 |
| Other | Aquaero 6 XT | Purchased For $200.00 |
| Other | Phobya UV LED x 10 | Purchased For $300.00 |
| Other | Razer Firefly mat | Purchased For $59.99 |
| Other | Monsoon hardline UV Blue tubes x 2 | Purchased For $50.00 |
| Other | Mayhems Aurora 2 Concentrate X 4 | Purchased For $70.00 |
| Other | Mayhems Clear Blue UV Dye | Purchased For $10.00 |
| Other | Mayhems Blue Dye | Purchased For $10.00 |
| Other | Corsair Air Series SP 140 LED Blue High Static Pressure Fan Cooling x 18 | Purchased For $244.62 |
| Other | Noctua 140 mm NF-A14 PWM x 18 | Purchased For $531.00 |
| Other | Aquacomputer D5 Pump + Aquabus x 3 | Purchased For $300.00 |
| Other | EK-FB ASUS R5E Monoblock – Nickel | Purchased For $200.00 |
| Other | EK-FC 980 Ti Classy KPE – Nickel x 4 | Purchased For $579.39 |
| Other | EK-RES X3 250 x 2 | Purchased For $115.40 |
| Other | EVGA 4 way SLI bridge | Amazon For $50.00 |
| Other | INWIN S FRAME + Modding | $1000.00 |
| Other | Woo Audio 22 Tube Amp | Purchased For $1995.00 |
| Other | Woo Audio WDS- 1 DAC | Purchased For $1199.00 |
| Other | Woo Audio Headphone Stand | Purchased For $79.00 |
| Other | Cambridge Azur 851A | Purchased For $1849.00 |
| Other | Herman Miller Embody | Purchased For $1229.00 |
| Other | Ergotron MX Wall Mount LCD Arm | Purchased For $158.46 |
| Other | Bowers and Willkins CM5 S2 | Purchased For $2400.00 |
| Other | Moon Audio Blue Dragon 6m XLR Balanced cable | Purchased For $500.00 |
| Other | Bluewalker PowerWalker VFI 10000P/RT LCD | Purchased For $2098.00 |
| Other | Server Rack | Purchased For $265.71 |
| Other | Netgear GS516TP, Switch | Purchased For $409.48 |
| Other | Sharkoon 5-Bay RAID-Station | Purchased For $208.95 |
| Other | Western Digital WD2001FFSX 2 TB x 5 | Purchased For $782.25 |
| Other | Server ( MSI Board, i5 CPU, Samsung SSD, Corsair PSU ) | Purchased For $600.00 |
| Other | Aquarium + Bubble machine | Purchased For $200.00 |
| Other | EK WB Watercooling fittings and fan cables | Purchased For $1200.00 |
| Other | Speaker wall mount | Purchased For $200.00 |
| Other | Flow sensor “high flow” G1/4 for aquaero, aquastream XT ultra and poweradjust | Purchased For $39.80 |
| Other | Custom Power Cables | Purchased For $300.00 |
| Other | Watercool – MO-RA 3 9×140 PRO x 2 | Purchased For $600.00 |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total |
$34341.25 |
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| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 14:04 EST-0500 | ker.com) 2016-01-12 05:07 EST-0500 |
The Aquarium Setup:
/u/JaybieFromTheLB
The close up pic of the SSD in the aquarium was the icing on the cake for me. Sheesh. Good job man. Hope this setup has been treating you well.
/u/mweep
Dumb question here: why is the SSD submerged?
/u/bmckalip
because it can be. It’s mineral oil, which is non-conductive to electricity. An SSD has no moving parts, so there’s nothing moving for the Oil to negatively effect; whereas a HDD wouldn’t be submerged, because it has a rotating disk, which the mineral oil would slow the speed of, and likely just break entirely.
/u/mweep
Interesting. I enjoy the concept, of course, but would this not cause difficulties if the drive needed to be removed and re-installed?
/u/bmckalip
yep. Very difficult to upgrade/service. This is why no one builds them. they’re an expensive novelty. The mineral oil isn’t particularly more efficient at cooling the system, its just cool as fuck.
Credit goes to /u/Pilot_H for sharing his “friend’s” amazing setup.