Hello everybody! I will be publishing the build log for “Blue Pearl Project”, a water-cooled computer that I’ll be building using only the world’s strongest gear. I’ll make a dual Windows / Linux system in a single box and we’ll watercool the whole thing. I am writing this to help anybody who would want to build a similar machine in the future. I hope everyone reading this log will find good advice and ideas from it.<br><br>

I will be posting 1 time per day in this thread in order to show pictures and updates of the build. I anticipate a total time of around 10 days until completion since I have other things to work on.<br><br>

The English version will be posted here, and the Thai version will be posted on Pantip, right there: <a class="bbcode_url" href="https://pantip.com/topic/36159228" target="_blank">https://pantip.com/topic/36159228</a>.<br><br>

I am not sponsored, so I will use my imagination along with ideas taken from various builds that I came across, in order to have my own custom machine.<br><br><span style="font-size:16px;"><b>- Day 1 -</b></span><br><br>

I greeted Fedex this morning, who brought me my missing gear so I could finally get started with building all that. So here’s a picture of what all the gear looks like:<br><br><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/2970787/"><img alt="" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="2970787" data-type="61" src="http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/2970787/width/350/height/700/flags/LL" style="; width: 350px; height: 263px"></a><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/2970788/"><img alt="" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="2970788" data-type="61" src="http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/2970788/width/350/height/700/flags/LL" style="; width: 350px; height: 263px"></a><br><br><br>

I’ll be building a Windows gaming system, and an Arch Linux workstation system in the same box. I just want the strongest machine, so I’ll make no compromise on that. I’ll be running a set of nVidia Titan X Pascal cards in 4-way SLI for Windows gaming, and dual Xeons for Linux workstation for a total of 44 cores / 88 threads, coupled with 4 nVidia Quadro M6000 GPUs. Everything will be hooked to a 6-screen setup of Dell P2415Q 4k monitors.<br><br>

Here is all the gear, along with the current prices (in USD):<br><br>

[Windows]<br>

Motherboard: ASUS Rampage V Edition 10: $500<br>

CPU: Intel Core i7 6950X: $1,200<br>

RAM: Gskill 128 GB: $1,000<br>

GPU: nVidia Titan X Pascal (4x): $5,500<br>

HD: Samsung 850 Pro 2TB SSD (5x): $3,500<br>

PSU: Corsair AX1500i: $500<br><br>

[Linux]<br>

Motherboard: ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS: $600<br>

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 (2x): $9,500<br>

RAM: Samsung ECC 256 GB: $1,600<br>

GPU: nVidia Quadro M6000 (4x): $20,000<br>

HD: Samsung 850 Pro 2TB SSD (3x): $2,300<br>

PSU: Corsair AX1500i: $500<br><br>

[Used in both]<br>

Box: Thermaltake W200 + P200 pedestral: $600<br>

Custom sleeved cables (moddiy.com): $1,500<br>

Controller: Aquaero 6XT + front plate (2x): $400<br>

All watercooling gear: $5,000<br>

Monitor: Dell P2415Q 4k 24-inch (6x): $3,000<br>

UPS Power Supply 2000W (2x): $2,000<br>

Misc (cables, extenders, combs, etc.): $1,500<br><br>

TOTAL: $60,700<br><br>

On the above picture, I have a bit more gear than necessary for the build – such high-end gear is hard to find here in Thailand and I have to place a Newegg order + use Fedex Crossborder to have the stuff reshipped to me here (10 days), so it’s better to play it safe and get a little bit more. Plus, it’ll give me a good excuse to build a new rig after this one.<br><br>

I try to purchase locally to avoid shipping delays, so a lot of the stuff comes from JIB and InvadeIT.<br>

I ordered the rest of the gear on Newegg.<br>

All sleeved cables come from ModDIY. I tried sleeving them myself, but I suck at doing that.<br>

Watercooling gear comes from performance-pcs.com. All fittings are from Bitspower, radiators are from Phobya, and the rest, including water blocks, is from EK.<br>

I had to make around 5 trips to HomePro because I constantly forgot to buy a tool.<br>

And much thanks to Fedex Crossborder for allowing anyone in the world to purchase from US retailers.<br><br>

I’ll also adhere to a set of rules when building this project. This is my first hard tubing rig, so I’ll try to:<br>

1) No tube bending. Fittings only.<br>

2) No soft tubing for any reason.<br>

3) No loose part – everything must be rock solid.<br><br>

While hard tubing is harder to work with, it is better in the long term as most dyes will not stain it. Plus, it looks way better on every build.<br><br>

Now that we cleared this, I’ll start building the machine tomorrow and I will detail every step to let everybody learn how to do that.