is anyone familiar with these computer builders?

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Miklos M. Send message Joined: 5 May 99 Posts: 955 Credit: 136,115,648 RAC: 73	Message 1996827 - Posted: 4 Jun 2019, 23:32:31 UTC https://www.maingear.com/custom/computers/professional-workstations/ https://www.originpc.com/workstation/desktops https://www.boxx.com/systems/workstations/x-class Thank you ID: 1996827 ·

Keith Myers Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873	Message 1996829 - Posted: 5 Jun 2019, 0:28:32 UTC - in response to Message 1996827. Never come across them before. Why don't you build your PC yourself? Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) ID: 1996829 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 1996856 - Posted: 5 Jun 2019, 4:00:24 UTC - in response to Message 1996827. Origin PC are gaming computers, the company was founded by former Alienware employees. While you will be able to run BOINC & Seti on it, the systems are specifically setup with 3D heavy gaming in mind. ID: 1996856 ·

Miklos M. Send message Joined: 5 May 99 Posts: 955 Credit: 136,115,648 RAC: 73	Message 1996927 - Posted: 5 Jun 2019, 16:41:05 UTC - in response to Message 1996829. Keith: I would not know where to start. ID: 1996927 ·

Miklos M. Send message Joined: 5 May 99 Posts: 955 Credit: 136,115,648 RAC: 73	Message 1996928 - Posted: 5 Jun 2019, 16:41:43 UTC - in response to Message 1996856. Thank you for your reply. I will scratch one off the list. ID: 1996928 ·

Miklos M. Send message Joined: 5 May 99 Posts: 955 Credit: 136,115,648 RAC: 73	Message 1996949 - Posted: 5 Jun 2019, 19:51:49 UTC - in response to Message 1996928. Will be going with Maingear. ID: 1996949 ·

Keith Myers Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873	Message 1996953 - Posted: 5 Jun 2019, 20:22:07 UTC - in response to Message 1996949. The builds listed on the Maingear page you linked looked the most appealing to me also. Workstation level construction a plus for crunching. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) ID: 1996953 ·

Miklos M. Send message Joined: 5 May 99 Posts: 955 Credit: 136,115,648 RAC: 73	Message 1996959 - Posted: 5 Jun 2019, 22:41:03 UTC - in response to Message 1996953. The one I am getting isI9=9980 XE with an ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme Omega X299 plus 4 x RTX 2080 Ti water cooled system. ID: 1996959 ·

Keith Myers Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873	Message 1996963 - Posted: 5 Jun 2019, 22:55:47 UTC - in response to Message 1996959. Last modified: 5 Jun 2019, 23:04:37 UTC The one I am getting isI9=9980 XE with an ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme Omega X299 plus 4 x RTX 2080 Ti water cooled system. OK, that makes more sense since that is an X-series processor. Your previous post said you were getting an i9-9900 which I assumed you just dropped the K from the model name end. That is a socket 1151 processor to be use only in 300 series chipset motherboards. Your i9-9980 XE is a socket 2066 to be used in an X299 chipset motherboard. That board has only three full length PCIE slots. So I don't know how your builder is going to fit four RTX 2080 Ti cards. I think you should ask them. I only see ~~two~~ three ASUS boards that have four usable slots for four cards. The ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME and the ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX. https://www.asus.com/microsite/mb/cross/X299/ [Edit] Realized since all four 2080 Ti's are going to be I assume custom water blocked and ostensibly, one card slot wide, the PRIME X299-DELUXE would also be a candidate. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) ID: 1996963 ·

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