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[Jason Van Patten]

What the hell. This will likely generate some comments due to cable organization and whatnot. It's why I generally don't take interior shots of the rig.

The motherboard and parts, along with a lot of the cooling. Due to the bad angle, you can't really see the big 480mm radiator up top; it's got a push/pull fan set up, and is only used for the CPU (and VRMs). Lower left: you'll note the two GPUs and under them the Sound Blaster ZxR.

A random shot of the two water cooling res/pump combos from EK. One handles the CPU (and VRMs). The other the two GPUs.

Top side: you can see the fans for the CPU rad on the left, and one of the two GPU rads on the right. Each in a push/pull config.

And finally: the rat's nest. This would have been a lot cleaner had CaseLabs set the power supply mount closer in-board towards the center of the case vs having it all the way out towards the door. They did what they did so that when the PS fan kicks in, it's immediately exhausted out of the case. I get it, I just don't like it. Most of the cables are coming from the other side of the wall there; to me it would make way more sense to have the PS further inside the case. That said, you can see the full cooling setup for the GPUs. It's vastly over-engineered, there's no such thing as "too much cooling" for your PC parts.

 

[Dobrescu George]

What the hell. This will likely generate some comments due to cable organization and whatnot. It's why I generally don't take interior shots of the rig.

The motherboard and parts, along with a lot of the cooling. Due to the bad angle, you can't really see the big 480mm radiator up top; it's got a push/pull fan set up, and is only used for the CPU (and VRMs). Lower left: you'll note the two GPUs and under them the Sound Blaster ZxR.


A random shot of the two water cooling res/pump combos from EK. One handles the CPU (and VRMs). The other the two GPUs.


Top side: you can see the fans for the CPU rad on the left, and one of the two GPU rads on the right. Each in a push/pull config.


And finally: the rat's nest. This would have been a lot cleaner had CaseLabs set the power supply mount closer in-board towards the center of the case vs having it all the way out towards the door. They did what they did so that when the PS fan kicks in, it's immediately exhausted out of the case. I get it, I just don't like it. Most of the cables are coming from the other side of the wall there; to me it would make way more sense to have the PS further inside the case. That said, you can see the full cooling setup for the GPUs. It's vastly over-engineered, there's no such thing as "too much cooling" for your PC parts.

I would assume that makes a lot of noise tho man

I mean, I've got like 2-3 of those fans and they're noisy AF when I'm rendering Youtube videos

 

[Jason Van Patten]

I would assume that makes a lot of noise tho man

Doesn't make barely any sound at all. The key that you learn pretty quickly with a big water cooling set up is that fan speed doesn't actually matter. It doesn't cool things any faster or any better than slower fan speeds. I have them spinning at a constant rate, somewhere between 600-650RPMs. All of them. Niiiiiice and quiet.

The loudest thing in my rig are the two 4TB HDDs.

 

[Deftone]

Doesn't make barely any sound at all. The key that you learn pretty quickly with a big water cooling set up is that fan speed doesn't actually matter. It doesn't cool things any faster or any better than slower fan speeds. I have them spinning at a constant rate, somewhere between 600-650RPMs. All of them. Niiiiiice and quiet.

The loudest thing in my rig are the two 4TB HDDs.

Same here on my EVGA CLC280 i was testing fan speeds and just settled on 650RPM constant with BeQuiet silent wings 3 fans. I find anything below 700RPM is inaudible from my desk.

 

[G8torbyte]

PC/audio station:


Too many headphones now hang on the side so no point in having a side window anymore. Nearby is a flat screen 4K TV and I use the TEAC amp to run a pair of Q100 KEF speakers on either side. The TV is connected by HDMI to one of the nVidia ports so it can be used as an extra monitor. I recently acquired the Sendy Audio Aiva's and enjoying them on the RME ADI-2 DAC.

Setup build notes: X99 platform and DIY mini-ITX NAS Build

 

[Jason Van Patten]

Same here on my EVGA CLC280 i was testing fan speeds and just settled on 650RPM constant with BeQuiet silent wings 3 fans. I find anything below 700RPM is inaudible from my desk.

Exactly. I have 24(!) radiator fans in the rig. Eight of them are 140mm vs 120mm, and those are spinning even slower than the 120s. There's a teeny hum coming from the rig with the two EK pumps. A small HDD whine from the two drives, and every so often one of the GPUs coils starts hooooooowwwwling when I put it under load. But fan noise isn't a thing.

 

[HiFiRebel]

PC/audio station:


Too many headphones now hang on the side so no point in having a side window anymore. Nearby is a flat screen 4K TV and I use the TEAC amp to run a pair of Q100 KEF speakers on either side. The TV is connected by HDMI to one of the nVidia ports so it can be used as an extra monitor. I recently acquired the Sendy Audio Aiva's and enjoying them on the RME ADI-2 DAC.

Setup build notes: X99 platform and DIY mini-ITX NAS Build

You need a bigger desk

 

[Jason Van Patten]

You need a bigger desk

Yeah, that looks a bit... cozy.

Cheap alternatives to purchasing actual desks: get two inexpensive filing cabinets that are half-height, along with a solid core door. Set door on top of filing cabinets and, voila: instant desk. Cheap. And lots of space.

 

[kid vic]

Command central, as it were. The first photo is the desk, two sets of keyboard and mice: one of the gaming PC, and the other for my Mac laptop that you see on the left. The laptop has two CalDigit T-Bolt 3 docks connected to it, and those docks are connected to:

• 3 4K displays
• keyboard and mouse
• network
• Schiit Modi Multi

The desk is also a corner Uplift so I can work while standing if I want. I don't PC game while standing; that's way too awkward and uncomfortable.


A shot of the iPad that's controlling my Mackie DL32R mixer.


A very bad photo, due to the window behind it blowing everything out. But: the Senn HD820 cans on top of the Senn HDV820 amp. The Mackie is on the floor below everything running point for all things audio in and out for both PC and Mac.


And another bad photo, again due to the same window blowing everything the F out. But here's the gaming beast sitting behind a Mackie MR524 monitor that I use for surround sound. I've got five of those monitors placed around the desk, along with the sub on the floor to accompany everything. When I'm playing single player campaign games where timely audio location isn't as important, I'll opt for the full-on surround sound for the sake of immersion. Elsewise I'm using the aforementioned Senn cans.


I can go into deets of the system of folks want, but the link in my signature has all the pertinent info. Interior photos of the PC can also be done if wanted, but... it's... messy. I don't worry too much about cable management because it actually doesn't affect anything. But if folks want to see, I'll crack the case open and try to take a few.

Nice Mackies, shame your strangling them against the wall and behind monitors.

 

[Jason Van Patten]

Nice Mackies, shame your strangling them against the wall and behind monitors.

They're not being "strangled" at all. In fact they're performing quite well in their positions. Kinda a silly thing to say, really.

 

[kid vic]

They're not being "strangled" at all. In fact they're performing quite well in their positions. Kinda a silly thing to say, really.

Not in the slightest, its pretty well acknowledged by every speaker manufacturer that speakers perform better away from walls and without things in front of them. I'm not sure if you are insulted or confused by my statement but I'll give you a few links:



https://www.presonus.com/learn/technical-articles/studio-monitor-placement
https://ehomerecordingstudio.com/studio-monitor-positioning/
https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/studio-monitor-placement-5-tips-for-optimal-sound/
https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/monitor-placement



I am going to assume you took um-bridge with the delivery and that either you haven't previously read/seen the links above or that your application is less about hi-fi or studio use so you've never had to look into speaker placement but I was really just trying to pass on some knowledge that I had hoped you would find useful. Generally thats what we all aim to do on these forums. Anyways, no harm no foul.

 

[lcasadonte]

My newly assembled mobile rig (minus the utopias + tia fourtes). Intel Nuc I5, Cradlepoint cellular router/hotspot, chord h2 and a microrendu. Audio bliss everywhere.

I'm getting a real world try out of this system right now traveling throughout ireland. Not the utopia's of course but using my tia fourtes. Each of the devices does the voltage conversion so i only needed the pin conversion. I set the router up in bridge mode and connect it at each location. Has worked extremely well. I have roon working with tidal and the internet. Pretty cool!

 

[johnnyyukon]

run TRRS male to female cable from mac mini to mic/headphone splitter, then to Numark basic 2 channel mixer. One channel for Mini, one for PS4.

For mini, use Audio HiJack to run iZotope 8 for my tunes, in real time. Tried dozens of audio plugins, but iZotope is the S**T.


JVC HZ1000s died, 2nd pair, well cheap crap plastic hinges snapped when I sneezed, so sporting V-Moda Crossfade LP2s (M100s, meh, not for dis basshead). Plus about 3 Sennheisers, but these are my favs.

Got Some Paradigms with Sony receiver (Sony amp die hard fan), Bose Companion 2 computer speakers when not trying to shake the house.

 

[Double C]

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[Amish]

My desk is a mess but here it is....