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Guru3D Rig of the Month - March 2013 - Page 2

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/29/2013 10:57 AM [ 4] 19 comment(s)

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

So far I had spent close to 8 - 10k USD for the whole setup (Including the CPU/WC/Audio/LCD).

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

I update my rig pretty often. Especially GPUs as I am always after lag free/high FPS gaming experience.

 

6. What components are used?

I am using the following components. List is pretty long for my WC components as the parts are not readily available in my country, so I had ordered a lot more than what I required
 
Rig PC Component::
- Intell i7 3930K
- ASUS Rampage 4 Extreme BF3 Edition
- Corsair Vengence DDR3 1600 Rams (32GB Total) 8 X 4GB
- MSI 680 GTX 2GB Twin Forzr OC Edition X 2 (SLI Mode)
- SONY DVDRW
- Seagate Green 2TB HDD (Media Storage)
- Western Digital Black 1TB HDD (Application Storage)
- ADATA SX900 128GB SSD (My OS Drive)
- Samsung 810 SSD 128GB (Games Drive)
- Seasonic X1250 Gold PSU
- Lamptron Touch (Controls all of my LED Lighting and Water Temperature Sensor)
- Lamptron FC5V2 (Controls all of rig's fans)
- Corsair Obsidian 800D (Custom painted Pearl White)
- Cables are all sleeved with MDPC Sleevings (Red/White/Black)
- Demciflex Filters for all fan intakes

Rig WC Components:

- EK Supreme HF Nickel EN
- Koolance RIVE Mobo WB
- Koolance VID680 X 2
- Bitspower Universal Galaxy Ram Blocks (Clear Plexi) 4DIMM X 2
- EVGA 680GTX Backplate X 2
- EK X2 Multioption 250 Advance
- Koolance 450X2 V1.2 Bay Reservoir (Removed due to leaks)
- Swiftech MCP 655 (Speed Control) X 2EK
- EK XTX360
- EK XT240
- Bitspower MCP655 V2 top X 2
- Bitspower MCP655 mod kit X 2
- Gentle Typhoons 1850 RPM X 7
- NZXT 140mm X 1
- XSPC 3/8ID 5/8OD UV Orange/Red Tubing
- Distilled Water
- Mayhem Red Dye
- Dead Water Biocide


Fittings: Bitspower Shiny Silver ID 3/8 OD5/8, Feser, XSPC, EK, Koolance, Phoyba:

42 X Bitspower Silver Shiny 3/8ID 5/8OD Compression Fittings
16 X 45 Degrees Rotary (Bitspower)
17 X 90 Degrees Rotary (10 EK, 7 Bitspower)
3 X 45 Degrees Extender (Bitspower)
1 X 60 Degrees Extender (Bitspower)
18 X Extender (6 X Bitspower, 12 X EK)
2 X 20mm Extender (Bitspower)
2 X 20mm Extender (Phobya)`
2 X 30mm Extender (Enzotech)
2 X 50mm Extender (Phoyba)
4 X Phoyba G14 Male to Male Rotary
4 X Bitspower D-Plug (1 Inch)
2 X Bitspower MINI D-Plug
6 X Bitspower Multi Transfer Adapter
2 X Koolance Multi Transfer Adapter
2 X Bitspower Dual Rotary 90D
1 X Bitspower L Fitting Rotary
2 X Bitspower T Fitting Rotary
1 X Bitspower T Fitting
6 X Male to Male fittings (Feser)
15 X Stop Plug (2 Bitspower, 13 Feser)
1 X Sealing Plug (Bitspower)
1 X Flow Indicator (Bitspower)
1 X Crystal LED Stop Plug (Bitspower)
2 X Case Panel Fittings (Feser)
1 X Temperature Sensor Plug (Bitspower)
5 X XSPC Barb
2 X Feser Barb
3 X Koolance Quick Disconnect (Female 3/8 ID Male 5/8 OD)
3 X Koolance Quick Disconnect (Male 3/8 ID Male 5/8 OD)
2 X Koolance Quick Disconnect (Male G1/4 Threaded)
4 X Koolance Dual VID Fittings
1 X Koolance RP450X2 Serial Pump Fitting
1 X Koolance Pressure Valve
2 X Phobya Pressure Valve

(Above fittings are my inventory in total. In total in my rig I had use around 100 - 110 of them.)
 

 




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