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4. How much money did you spend on the rig as it is right now?

Got this question so many times. I didnt exactly write it down but here are some numbers:

• Hardware 5000 to 6000 EUR
• Watercooling parts 2000 to 3000 EUR
• material for d3sk 100 to 2000 EUR

A lot of stuff I bought and didnt fit in isnt counted in above. Also the sponsors helped a lot .

5. How often do you update/buy a new rig?

Actually I only bought only 2 completely new rigs in my entire life. I keep changing hardware constantly, for 15 years now. Yes Im a real hardware addict.
 

6. What components are used?

The hardware exists out of:

• Intel Core i7 980X @ 4.5 Ghz
• Corsair Dominator GT 6GB DDR3-2000 CL7 (Elpida) @ 2000 7-7-7-20-1T
• ASUS Rampage III Extreme
• 2 x ASUS GTX580
• ASUS Xense
• Sennheiser Xense
• Highpoint RocketRAID 3560 24x SATA-300 2 GB
• 1x Intel 510 120GB
• 3x Corsair F60 raid0
• 6x Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB raid5
• 2x Optiarc AD-7241S-0B
   
• 1x Coolermaster Silent Pro 800W
• 1x Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W
• 1x Dell U2711 27" IPS
• 2x Dell 1703 FPt 17" portrait
  
  Blocks
• 1 x EK Supreme HF Nickel CPU Block
• 2 x EK-FC580 GTX - Nickel
• 2 x EK-FC580 GTX Backplate - Nickel plated
• 1 x EK RAM Dominator Nickel
• 1 x EK-FB RE3 - Nickel
• 1 x EK-FB RE3 - TOP OP Acetal - Level 2
• 2 x Bitspower HDD Acetal Liquid Cooling Block - Silver
  
  Pumps
• 2 x Laing D5-MCP655
• 2 x Bitspower D5/MCP655 Mod Pump Top POM
• 2 x Bitspower Black Sparkle D5/MCP655 Mod Kit
  
  Reservoir
• 1 x Aquacomputer Aquatube G1/4 brass
  
  Radiator
• 1 x Aquacomputer evo 1080
  
  Fans
• 6 x Nanoxia DX Series 120MM DX12 - 1200RPM @ 5V
• 11 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120MM 1450RPM @ 12V

And a very very lot of Bitspower fittings, rotarys, SLI connectors etc.