WEBVTT 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:10.320 It is time, my friends, for personal rig update 2015, where I build a droolw 00:00:06.640 --> 00:00:14.440 worthy rig, touching its RAM and 00:00:10.320 --> 00:00:17.039 savoring its drives while you guys 00:00:14.440 --> 00:00:21.039 watch and sometimes press the like button, depending on whether you're into 00:00:18.720 --> 00:00:25.119 the whole multi-art video, of which this is definitely one, and like whoring 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:36.640 thing, which is definitely what I'm doing right now. 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:42.719 Corsair delivers real mech or Oh, here I have one. Hi. Real neck or nothing with 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:47.680 their new Strafe mechanical keyboard featuring genuine Germanade Cherry MX 00:00:44.559 --> 00:00:49.680 key switches. Click on my chin to learn 00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:53.840 more. I'm going to move my chin now just for you for a 00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:59.199 loop. So, let's start with the story so far. This is the final version of 00:00:56.559 --> 00:01:05.360 personal rig update 2012, which as some of you know took until 2014 to 00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:12.000 finish. Oh, that took a long time. So, the highlight points here are 4960X 6 00:01:08.720 --> 00:01:13.400 core processor, GTX Titan. We've got uh 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:21.200 oh, an LSI 9268i RAID card with eight Corsair 120 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:22.640 gig force SSDs running in RAID zero. 00:01:21.200 --> 00:01:26.880 They're actually refurbished drives, although they've held up just fine until 00:01:24.720 --> 00:01:31.119 now. So, I guess what we need to do aside from just listing components is do 00:01:28.560 --> 00:01:34.880 a couple pre-update benchmarks to find out where we're sitting at and where we 00:01:32.880 --> 00:01:39.520 need to end up. So, Cinebench, we're looking at 00:01:36.280 --> 00:01:41.600 1,68 points. And then Crystal Disc Mark, 00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:46.000 just a very rudimentary um disc benchmark. Whoa, we're looking 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:51.119 at about 800 megabytes per second reads, 321 megabytes per second sequential 00:01:48.159 --> 00:01:57.840 writes. So, as you can see, that RAID array has degraded a lot in the last few 00:01:55.360 --> 00:02:04.000 years since I've been using it because on most RAID controllers, trim 00:02:00.399 --> 00:02:07.280 functionality is not supported in RAID. 00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:10.000 So, the timing is right for our personal 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:13.840 rig update. Let's have a look at the new components that are going to be taking 00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:17.920 the place of what's already in here. All right, so let's do this whole video 00:02:15.760 --> 00:02:22.000 style. I'm actually not upgrading the graphics card. this time around. And the 00:02:19.680 --> 00:02:26.720 reason for that is quite frankly I don't game that much these days and when I do 00:02:24.160 --> 00:02:31.520 I'm usually gaming at 720p streaming to my Shield Portable. So is a Titan enough 00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:38.560 for that? Yeah, I think probably. So first up, the new platform. This is the 00:02:36.080 --> 00:02:43.440 Rampage 5 Extreme that some of you will recognize from my blue painted 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:48.959 motherboard guide. It used to be red, now it's blue and it is going in the 00:02:45.920 --> 00:02:51.599 personal rig. Also replacing the 4960X 00:02:48.959 --> 00:02:56.160 is a 5960X. So I'm adding another two CPU cores. And then I'm sticking with 32 00:02:54.080 --> 00:03:00.319 gigs of RAM, but this time a more subdued 32 gigs of RAM. No flashing 00:02:58.480 --> 00:03:07.200 lights or anything. This is just a kit of Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400 MHz 00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:12.120 DDR4. So that's what we got for that. Next up, and this is kind of a funny 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:18.720 funny story. I have another Rampage 5 Extreme. 00:03:16.480 --> 00:03:24.720 Not because that one is broken or anything, but as you guys may or may not 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:28.800 have noticed, I have taken this heat 00:03:24.720 --> 00:03:32.200 sink and ASUS ROG logo off and I have 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:35.040 actually misplaced it. So, I will be 00:03:32.200 --> 00:03:40.879 Frankensteining one off of another board that Luke used for a build guide. And 00:03:37.680 --> 00:03:42.799 then I have a very cool finishing touch 00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:47.640 because as some of you noticed when I painted the board, the one thing left on 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:52.879 it that was still red was that freaking glowing logo. So I had a buddy of mine, 00:03:50.799 --> 00:03:59.200 Rich Suros, better known amongst the modding community folks as Darth Vivas, 00:03:56.080 --> 00:04:00.640 whip these up for me on his laser 00:03:59.200 --> 00:04:06.480 cutting machine, which we first witnessed at Mod 24. So check this out. 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:11.920 He's actually sent me a variety of different ones to use, and I will be 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:15.840 replacing the stock ROG logo with either 00:04:11.920 --> 00:04:17.600 a black one or a blue one depending on 00:04:15.840 --> 00:04:22.079 uh how they look. I'm going to try those babies out. Check that out. Doesn't that 00:04:18.959 --> 00:04:24.720 look sick? So, a huge shout out to Darth 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:29.440 Beas for sending these little custom pieces over to me. These look absolutely 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:35.199 fantastic. And for our next trick, yes, this is the 00:04:33.040 --> 00:04:42.320 piece that I'm really excited about. This is an Intel 750 series 1.2 TBTE PCI 00:04:38.960 --> 00:04:45.280 Express NVMe SSD. It has been a long 00:04:42.320 --> 00:04:50.560 time since I paid less than a dollar per gig for those refurb drives. Like way 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:56.320 back in 2012 or something like that, I want to say it's been a long time since 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:58.320 any SSD has actually tickled my fancy 00:04:56.320 --> 00:05:04.479 and made me want to upgrade to it. Well, this is finally it. It's an capacity 00:05:01.600 --> 00:05:09.039 upgrade. It's a speed upgrade. And it's a space-saving upgrade. I no longer have 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:14.800 to have a whack of SSDs bolted to the back of my motherboard tray and a PCI 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:17.280 Express card. This is just a simple PCIe 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:22.720 uh Gen 3 4X card that is going to do everything that my previous bulky setup 00:05:19.280 --> 00:05:24.560 did and better with trim support, so the 00:05:22.720 --> 00:05:30.240 performance won't degrade over time. Really excited about this one. So, I 00:05:26.880 --> 00:05:30.240 guess that's pretty much it. Let's get 00:05:48.440 --> 00:05:53.759 started. Mostly unobstructed access. 00:05:51.919 --> 00:05:59.120 Now, some of you might wonder why I went with a Rampage board instead of a WS 00:05:56.639 --> 00:06:06.479 board like I did last time around. I'm on the record as being kind of a fan of 00:06:01.919 --> 00:06:10.240 the whole nononsense WS board concept. 00:06:06.479 --> 00:06:13.720 The reason is that ASUS opted, for 00:06:10.240 --> 00:06:17.280 whatever reason, to put a PS2 00:06:13.720 --> 00:06:20.160 port on the ROG board this time around 00:06:17.280 --> 00:06:25.880 and not on the WS board. And when you're troubleshooting something, let me tell 00:06:22.319 --> 00:06:29.039 you, a PS2 port can be an absolute 00:06:25.880 --> 00:06:30.039 lifesaver. That and the ROG board comes 00:06:29.039 --> 00:06:36.639 with a 3x3 AC wireless solution that's actually 00:06:33.199 --> 00:06:39.160 like pretty freaking fast. So there you 00:06:36.639 --> 00:06:47.000 go. Went with this board. Oh yeah. Wait, what? Those LEDs 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:47.000 are red. 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:56.360 I assumed they were white and that it was just a red layer in between. I don't 00:06:53.199 --> 00:06:58.639 think you can paint LEDs, 00:06:56.360 --> 00:07:02.960 Brandon. So, I actually have to plug into the top SATA port here because I 00:07:00.720 --> 00:07:06.400 scratched the uh the finish of the paint on the inside of the connector there. I 00:07:05.039 --> 00:07:11.840 am going to have to touch that up a little bit. But, uh other than that, there shouldn't be any other red bits 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:16.880 visible with all the components installed. And speaking of all the 00:07:14.080 --> 00:07:23.039 components installed, there's actually not that much left to do here, is there? 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:23.039 Let's go get the new 00:07:24.039 --> 00:07:27.360 SSD. Yeah, 00:07:29.080 --> 00:07:38.759 boy. Just like that. So, very much performance. I I 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:42.560 wish Intel would clue in and use black PCBs, but if they're not going to do 00:07:40.880 --> 00:07:48.919 that, then I guess a heat spreader on the back is the next best thing. So, 00:07:44.400 --> 00:07:51.919 there it is, friends. 1.2 TBTE 750 00:07:48.919 --> 00:07:55.520 series. Look at all those flash chips. 00:07:51.919 --> 00:07:57.520 Both sides covered in flash chips. I 00:07:55.520 --> 00:08:05.240 think the ideal spot for it would actually be here. Put the sound card 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:07.919 back in its prior location. Easy. 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:11.440 Now, so that's in. I need new thermal compound. Where's the back 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:25.639 plate? Come on, post. Come on, 00:08:21.479 --> 00:08:29.199 post. Time to consult the manual. 00:08:25.639 --> 00:08:30.879 What? Thanks, manual. Oh, you have got 00:08:29.199 --> 00:08:34.880 to be kidding me. Okay. Okay. Well, it says no signal detected, so it may be 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:38.640 broken anyway. But I did not have the monitor plugged in. As much as I want to 00:08:36.959 --> 00:08:42.959 go back to the drawing board and paint another motherboard, not in the plan. I 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:46.959 need this one to work. Then why'd you paint it, Lionus? Well, I don't have to 00:08:44.720 --> 00:08:50.480 answer your questions. Nobody's fooled, Lionus. You were asking yourself the 00:08:48.640 --> 00:08:56.399 question in a different voice. Shut up, you. Oh, we got stuck there this time. 00:08:54.160 --> 00:09:00.480 That's okay. We're just going to take it slow then. One at a time. Come on, 00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:04.360 computer work with me. You got to at least give me consistent results here. 00:09:02.640 --> 00:09:11.200 Well, maybe if you hadn't painted me, Lionus. Maybe if you just shut up. 00:09:08.040 --> 00:09:13.320 No. Okay. Well, it's after 6. I'll just 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:20.240 have to keep working on this. So, significant progress. I 00:09:16.800 --> 00:09:22.000 figured it out. This chip has a weak 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:26.399 sauce memory controller. There's actually nothing wrong with the CPU. But 00:09:23.760 --> 00:09:31.959 what I didn't realize was that this motherboard, having been used as a test 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:34.560 bench before, was configured with XMPP 00:09:31.959 --> 00:09:40.240 enabled. So that chip's weak memory controller didn't like it at all. So as 00:09:37.680 --> 00:09:46.720 soon as I put another 5960X in there, boom, all four DIMs, no problem. XMPP 00:09:43.680 --> 00:09:51.040 working, all that good stuff. So I ran 00:09:46.720 --> 00:09:53.120 and found myself a Windows 10 RTM ISO. 00:09:51.040 --> 00:09:57.760 Installed that puppy. It looks like they have brought back the simple do this 00:09:55.839 --> 00:10:01.880 later instead of getting product keys right away. And we are launching Windows 00:10:00.160 --> 00:10:06.080 10. Let's get some benchmarks. Hey, we're started. I 00:10:04.240 --> 00:10:11.600 actually haven't run Windows 10 yet at all. So, this is my first kick at the 00:10:08.399 --> 00:10:15.279 proverbial can. You know what? The last 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:17.040 time I went for gold, like on RTM day, 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:20.959 was Windows Vista, and that worked out great. So, uh I'm just going to go for 00:10:19.040 --> 00:10:25.720 it. Like, I'm I'm switching out, right? There isn't even room for more logos on 00:10:23.040 --> 00:10:30.800 the front. Look at all the logos. Lightcribe. Remember that? Did anyone 00:10:28.640 --> 00:10:36.200 ever once burn a light scribe disc? Yeah, I was to ask. Have you Have you 00:10:33.120 --> 00:10:38.560 ever done it? Does it work? 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:44.160 Presumably. They could have. It could do absolutely nothing and we'd have never 00:10:40.480 --> 00:10:46.720 known. The consumer has been played. So, 00:10:44.160 --> 00:10:52.959 I'm fairly sure when batteries bulge that's considered a bad thing. Danger of 00:10:50.440 --> 00:10:58.920 explosion. Bang. Okay. Well, whatever. Let's do our Let's do our Crystal Disc 00:10:54.720 --> 00:11:01.920 benchmark in the meantime. So, 00:10:58.920 --> 00:11:04.079 bam. Let's find out just how fast this 00:11:01.920 --> 00:11:07.920 drive is, whose speed is documented all over the internet already. Anyway, I 00:11:06.399 --> 00:11:13.079 don't know why the control panel won't launch, though. I like I just hate that 00:11:10.160 --> 00:11:18.160 when a brand new fresh install when you like bork it up in the middle of like 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:23.200 installing drivers cuz you never know. Should I go back and do a fresh format? 00:11:21.040 --> 00:11:28.000 Will this cause problems later or is it probably fine? Like, is it never going 00:11:25.040 --> 00:11:33.440 to rear its ugly head down the road? No way of knowing. All right, looking good. 00:11:30.560 --> 00:11:38.160 So, we do have an improvement in CPU performance. We did see this coming. 00:11:34.880 --> 00:11:42.079 It's scoring 1389, but Crystal Disc 00:11:38.160 --> 00:11:45.200 Mark, the SSD, that is where the real 00:11:42.079 --> 00:11:48.000 performance improvement is coming in. 00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:54.399 read speeds in the neighborhood of in excess of 1 Gigabyte per second for both 00:11:52.079 --> 00:11:58.640 sequential scenarios, both read and write. And even 4K reads and rights are 00:11:57.360 --> 00:12:05.040 looking pretty strong, although that read number does look a little bit on the low side. With that said, there's 00:12:02.880 --> 00:12:09.519 still got to be some room for driver optimization on uh Windows 10 here, 00:12:07.839 --> 00:12:12.380 particularly on the NVIDIA side where we can't get the control panel open right 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:14.440 now. 00:12:14.440 --> 00:12:23.600 But the real test for me, the thing that drives me absolutely crazy about this 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:25.440 machine is the boot times. So, let's go 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:32.480 ahead and shut her down and find out how long she takes to start up with the new 00:12:28.160 --> 00:12:35.120 SSD array or system. SSD. There's just 00:12:32.480 --> 00:12:41.120 one SSD now. It's not an array. The number to beat is 2 minutes. Here we go. 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:44.079 Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Bam. 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:49.920 About 45 seconds. So, thanks to not having to wait for this card to 00:12:47.160 --> 00:12:56.320 initialize, I have reduced my boot time to less than half of what it used to be. 00:12:52.600 --> 00:12:57.839 But that is actually not the end of this 00:12:56.320 --> 00:13:01.920 project. I said this was going to be a multi-part video and then I proceeded to 00:12:59.920 --> 00:13:08.800 do a quick motherboard swap and it appears to be basically done. Appears at 00:13:05.760 --> 00:13:11.839 first glance to the inexperienced 00:13:08.800 --> 00:13:15.600 viewer. Some of you may have noticed 00:13:11.839 --> 00:13:18.880 that this fan is actually broken. So 00:13:15.600 --> 00:13:22.920 clearly I have not performed the final 00:13:18.880 --> 00:13:26.079 upgrade. No, I will 00:13:22.920 --> 00:13:27.760 be taking it to the next level. Other 00:13:26.079 --> 00:13:32.800 experienced viewers may have noticed this in the new hardware pile that I 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:39.440 didn't mention at all before. Yes, I will be working with Protoase to 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:42.120 manufacture a custom new rack mount 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:49.440 computer case to replace my venerable TJ7. I will be 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:52.880 moving both mine and my wife's computers 00:13:49.440 --> 00:13:55.839 to rack mounted cases in a separate room 00:13:52.880 --> 00:13:59.199 in order to achieve the ultimate in PC silence. I'll be running a single 00:13:57.600 --> 00:14:03.600 Thunderbolt cable to each of those machines to a Thunderbolt splitter dock 00:14:02.160 --> 00:14:07.600 thing in order to have all of my peripherals running at the same time, 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:12.800 and that will be documented over the next few parts of Personal Rig upgrade 00:14:09.920 --> 00:14:15.839 2015. But for now, I at least get to enjoy the speed of the new hardware 00:14:14.560 --> 00:14:21.360 that's going into the machine. I may also throw a graphics card upgrade into 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:23.760 the mix at a later date as well. So, in 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:26.800 the meantime, guys, dislike this video if you thought it sucked. You guys all 00:14:25.120 --> 00:14:30.639 know where that button is. I know you do. But if you like the video, go ahead 00:14:28.560 --> 00:14:34.079 and like it. 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