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[Durahl]

With all of the cables being sleeved like that, how do you tell once cable apart from another if you have to unplug or remove a component.

The order of those cables has been burned into my brain, eyes and hands while doing them a week long, twice.

Nah... You do it like you would do with regular cables too, pull at one end and see which strand moves the most.

And then there's the problem with the rather crappy PinOut from PSU which partly interweaves the single cables of a strand causing the whole strand to move even if you only pull on one cable - Annoying when laying them out but handy for the purpose of checking which cable came from where.

 

[rambomhtri]

Durahl, I was being ironic, xD. Your rig ****ing rocks. But if someday I have the chance to buy something like that, I'd go with much smaller hardware. I like powerful hardware, but I hate gigantic things in the world of hardware. A compact water-cooled PC is what I want.

Another thing that I really avoid is power eaters PC's. In my current laptop I can play the newest games almost ultra with a maximum of 140W more or less. How much your system consumes playing a game at max settings. Or basically, using almost all the power with a real world task?

Count too the 3 monitors.

 

[Durahl]

No offence taken, really.

I just wanted to point out the reason why I changed my setup into this current build - Like I said, it wasn't actually even planned but I felt the need to make use of the credits I had from the RMA and with Manufacturer only producing GPUs and Motherboards in that price range the options what to choose from were rather limited.

I guess though I'm guilty of charge when it comes to large Computer Cases but this too is a necessity because I can't stand seeing the tower on my table leaving me only with Big Tower options I can place below my table ( now temporarily raised by 2cm thick wooden bars because the new Tower otherwise wouldn't fit below it anymore *shakesfist* )

 

[sygnus21]

When you build a rig/system like that, it's not about conservation or frugality but the art and joy of it. Nothing more, nothing less... Just the pure joy of the master piece before you. It's showcasing the pride and joy in building and having such a system. In this case there should never be any apologies. Sometimes people forget this is as much an enthusiast forum as is a tech forum. Again, great looking system.

Here's mine BTW...

Before the color scheme and cable changes


Note the white fan collars and cleaner cable management




See system specs.

 

[rambomhtri]

Why none of you answered me what's the power consumption of that PC? I really wanna know. 500W when playing a new videogame?

What about idle-surfing-YouTube consumption? 100W?

Thanks!

 

[adolphus]

Your rigs are awesome guys! (=D)

 

[proudtobegreek]

Nice,clean,non-busy setup ,you got there sygnus,just the way I like it,aha,aha...

 

[Durahl]

Why none of you answered me what's the power consumption of that PC? I really wanna know. 500W when playing a new videogame?

What about idle-surfing-YouTube consumption? 100W?

Thanks!

Heh... Sorry about that! Somehow I managed to overlook this question - But to be honest I'm not even sure how to measure it anyway as I don't have an electricity meter I could use for only measuring my Rig and everything that is attached to it.

Once back at home I could check if the PSU has such a function... After all it's connected to the PC via USB.

 

[Durahl]

Did a quick gaming Session while the Corsair Link from the PSU was running.

According to Corsair Link and excluding the 4 Monitors I'm sitting at ~600W Power Consumption during gaming.
-300W during a leisure YouTube session.

Including the Monitors and some of the other external Hardware I'm probably sitting at 900-1000W.

 

[sygnus21]

Nice,clean,non-busy setup ,you got there sygnus,just the way I like it,aha,aha...

Thanks. Now I just need to get those fan rings painted/dyed green and I'll be good

 

[rambomhtri]

Many many thanks, Durahl. Damn, that's what I mean, almost 1 KW. Supposing that you use your PC a lot, and you have such a powerful PC because you need that power and use it...

Have you noticed that you're paying more in the electricity bill? How much it costs per month if you use this kind of PC usually?

 

[Durahl]

Drawing Stuff, doing 3D Modelling, some Gaming, researching Ideas for Scale Models, listening to Music, watching Movies/Series... Most of my Hobbies revolve around my PC's so yea... I'm probably making good use of them - Though not for work related activities xD

I'm not too conscious about my electric bill so I can't really give an answer to that - I mean... With a build like that I'm obviously not having money problems so electricity is one of my least concerns ( Money wise... A short circuit would very much bother me )

 

[proudtobegreek]

Hey sygnus,think you can unscrew those 4 torx screws and paint-dye that aluminum bar of the Dominators?Would add some character!

 

[rambomhtri]

Yeah, you can afford it, me too, anyone here can afford a bill, xD. It's just curiosity. Even I can afford it, I'd rather go with a PC that needs 500W and can handle anything pretty well than an overkill PC that eats almost 1KW. I don't know, it's less heat (though I don't know how water cooled PC's work, I'm talking about a normal air cooled PC), much more space, cheaper... you know. No offense, mate .

A question, how water cooled PC's work? Is there a little tank that you refill with normal water that is pumped through all the pipes/tubes? Does it eject/expel too many heat?

Thanks again!

 

[pparks1]

Everybody has their preferences. I prefer cases of sufficient size to cable manage, but don't want huge cases. I prefer modular power supplies to keep my cabling neat. I don't like lights or case windows, so I don't use them. I usually use stock coolers unless they prove inadequate. I usually apply a small overclock, but nothing substantial. I like my computers very quiet. I don't use liquid cooling as I don't usually have a great problem. But hey if somebody else wants to build a super high end rig and do the exact opposite of what I like, that works for me.

Liquid cooling is more efficient than air, and quieter. But it's more complex and could leak. It's necessary for the highest of overclock. Unnecessary for me though, not worth the cost and setup time.

 

[proudtobegreek]

There no such thing as overkill if its about PC !

 

[proudtobegreek]

By no means am I claiming that rig above to be mine!
Just a reminder,where determination,imagination,commitment to the final outcome,some fantasy and a full 'wallet" can lead.
Still satisfied with my humble i5,a one giga GPU and a self-modded ancient Chieftec Dragon case,but would gladly own a rig like the above.The point is,i would own a jet,but that would not mean ,i could fly it.

 

[sygnus21]

Hey sygnus,think you can unscrew those 4 torx screws and paint-dye that aluminum bar of the Dominators?Would add some character!

Probably, but I like those modules just the way they are so I'm not interested in messing with them. I would however like to paint/dye those fan rings green. Just haven't gotten round to that yet though. I did discuss it here though but that was a while ago.

Anyway thanks for the suggestion.

And damn, that is one fine looking system you have there. Love the color scheme.

Peace

 

[sygnus21]

Everybody has their preferences. I prefer cases of sufficient size to cable manage, but don't want huge cases. I prefer modular power supplies to keep my cabling neat. I don't like lights or case windows, so I don't use them. I usually use stock coolers unless they prove inadequate. I usually apply a small overclock, but nothing substantial. I like my computers very quiet. I don't use liquid cooling as I don't usually have a great problem. But hey if somebody else wants to build a super high end rig and do the exact opposite of what I like, that works for me.

Liquid cooling is more efficient than air, and quieter. But it's more complex and could leak. It's necessary for the highest of overclock. Unnecessary for me though, not worth the cost and setup time.

Didn't we have this discussion before pparks

This is more to do with art and high end performance than practical functionality. It's not for everyone, just as hot rodding cars isn't for everyone

 

[pparks1]

Didn't we have this discussion before pparks

This is more to do with art and high end performance than practical functionality. It's not for everyone, just as hot rodding cars isn't for everyone

We probably did. My opinion hasn't changed much, so I'm probably touting the same thing. Get the tool that works the best for you. Heck, I've not even turned on my desktop at home in over a year. I do everything on a laptop these days and I game mostly on my consoles. < Not the "best" solution on any front, but it fits the bill perfectly.