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Bitfenix Shinobi XL Quad 7970 - Client Build

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i like his choice of gpu's :p

hmmm that hx 1050 , going to work quite hard on that machine!
 
Eina one 360 wont be enough for 4 x 7970's , u need atleast 120mm for each components that needs cooling so he would need another 240rad unless he is ok with temps hitting 80deg

also wount he better off going for a 3820/3930k on the x79 platform?

The gpu's will run in 8/4/4/4 on that mobo- might be wrong...so huge bottleneck in performance there..

U will also be running pretty close to full load on the psu meaning that Fan is going to run 100% most of the time ...

I would look into a corsair ax1200w or antec 1200w

Just my 2c... but will be an epic build when done

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The most depressing thing about building a gaming rig like that is knowing that it'll never be yours.
My first IT job had a client who would upgrade his machine every while and he'd do it big time.
Extreme Edition Core 2 Quad, water cooling, 8800GTX, tons of RAM and loads of storage.
He used it for emails and the odd game of Solitaire.
 
Bud that 3570k wont cut it with the 4 cards.

I'm currently running 2x 7970's with a 3570k oc'd to 4.8ghz and I'm being bottlenecked like a baws.

You need 2011

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This is a bizarre build!

You'll need another 360mm rad (work on 1 x 120mm rad per device without allowing headroom for overclocking) then why on earth are they going for 4 x 7970's with an i5?!? Unless it will be used for something like bitcoin mining this will bottleneck like there is no tomorrow. Then 32gbs of RAM but only a 120gb SSD? Where is the logic in that? That PSU will work but it's going to be working very hard...
 
customer decided to go with a i5 for now until his CUD can make it to a i7.

forgot to mention but also included is>

3x XSPC EX120 Slim Line Single Fan Radiator

he decided on a 120GB SSD as he will be running System and only a few key applications on that drive.

Customer already has NAS storage system going.

the PSU should be fine for now, checked the PSU Calculator for his system and it indicated a 1000W would be enough.

he will upgrade later to a 1500 + PSU as he is wanting to get 4x 7990 by the end of the year in Quad x-fire

but hey customer wants what he wants cant do anything about that
 
wt...(let me finish).....he should buy one less card and geta better chip
 
PhoenixtechSA said:
customer decided to go with a i5 for now until his CUD can make it to a i7.

forgot to mention but also included is>

3x XSPC EX120 Slim Line Single Fan Radiator

he decided on a 120GB SSD as he will be running System and only a few key applications on that drive.

Customer already has NAS storage system going.

the PSU should be fine for now, checked the PSU Calculator for his system and it indicated a 1000W would be enough.

he will upgrade later to a 1500 + PSU as he is wanting to get *4x 7990* by the end of the year in Quad x-fire

but hey customer wants what he wants cant do anything about that
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Ehm 8 GPU's?

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Dirtdiver said:
wt...(let me finish).....he should buy one less card and geta better chip
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If he is gonna use it to mine a better cpu is not really gonna help.

BTW my dream machine..
 
That PSU is gonna ***... I know, I was using one with just three cards.
 
Yeah, a Pentium, 4 gigs of ram and a 1500 watt PSU would be better with a huge case with enough cooling fans.

If the point is to make money by buying an efficient mining rig, this customer is failing but them a fool and his cash are easily parted and any shop will tell you that the customer is always right.
 
Jypels said:
Nvm see it does 8x 8x 8x 8x -nice mobo then for z77!

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Mining requires asynchronous GPU access, meaning it will still be limited to 4x/4x/4x/4x. The PLX chip also introduces latency overheads, so it will be slower than the CPU handling 4x/4x/4x/4x on its own :/ However, for mining, the hit shouldn't be TOO bad.
 
Im guessing the gpu's alone going to cost over 40k. How long will it take him to cover the costs of his gpu's only with mining? To the OP, we not hatin on this build, Ill take it anyday. This thread is just a good conversation starter :)
 
Dirtdiver said:
Im guessing the gpu's alone going to cost over 40k. How long will it take him to cover the costs of his gpu's only with mining? To the OP, we not hatin on this build, Ill take it anyday. This thread is just a good conversation starter :)
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no biggie :)

i really doubt that the client will pack this into a corner just for mining alone, im pretty sure the gaming power on this thing will be equally impressive, when all up and running will also post pics of the 3d Mark score
 
Nice system. I have to agree on the platform . For 4 7970s a 2011 is better due to more pci lanes. Yes the PSU would be fine but you don't want to have to push a PSU to the absolute limits. It will limit the lifetime of it considerably. You want to utilize about 80% of max capacity.

I maybe would cut the one 7970 for now and upgrade the platform and a 3930k. Get the core system adequate and add the gpu in later.

Think about it...yes he will upgrade PSU and CPU later but will take a loss selling them as second hand items. Whereas if he buys a good 2011 platform and cpu and better psu he wont have to take a loss later on and the 7970 will be cheaper when new series is released.. Its a win win..

No use putting twin turbo superchargers on a mini with a 1100 engine..

Also I hope your customer like playing games in screenshots. 4 7970s and microstuttering... I get a headache just thinking about it.. Eish..
 
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Put me in line for the 7970's


Damn CUD, sorry guys :p continue, wrong section
 
I think the most effective miners are DIY. Like using a crate for a case. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=163306.0

Nice system but like anything over the top you often loose much practicality. Like driver issues, heat problems, power consumption, PSU Size, return on investment (since mining means making money on your hardware investment and running costs). So yes this is a nice rig but IMHO not practical, cheap or economical.

For one go LGA2011 if you have the cash, there is always Ivybridge-E with a BIOS flash then (maybe they will have 8 cores if TDP allows) . LGA1155 is effectively EOL in a week or two with LGA1150. So less RAM and go LGA2011, it will holds it's value better and offers an upgrade path.

Customers seems to have more money than brains and not know what to do with either.
 
That psu is gonna burst into flames.
Although it is technically possible to run 4 7970's off of it, its still gonna be pulling close to if not more than the actually 1050W 90% of the time if this is a mining rig.

Also he is gonna be incredibly disappointed if he plans on using quad fire for gaming. I have had 7970 Quad fire and its no walk in the park, games crashing, games black screening.
It takes hours just to mess around and fine tune the cards to play a single game xD lol
 
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Also if it is a mining rig, will the electricity usage justify the gain from mining?
 
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Please put a video on YouTube showing how a R2,500 PSU blew and took out four R5,000 graphics cards :p
 
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