Marco Romero: September 2015

I wanted to share with computer enthusiasts and business partners the specs of the new hardware upgrade dedicated for 3D Design development, Virtual Reality and Multimedia applications; publish some configurations and availability for future works.

NVIDIA DesignWorks VR ready: https://developer.nvidia.com/designworks-vr
NVIDIA GameWorks VR ready: https://developer.nvidia.com/virtual-reality-development
More info: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/vr/technology

NVIDIA GeForce Experience 359.00 http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience

"GeForce Experience 3.1.0.52" (01/11/2016)

SteamVR Performance Test
http://store.steampowered.com/app/323910

SteamVR Performance Test Results (10/09/2016)

CPU-Z Validation (17/11/2015): http://valid.x86.fr/0cxw19

"CPU-Z Validation" (01/11/2016): http://valid.x86.fr/53x4rp

GPU-Z Validation (17/11/2015): http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/w2rv7/

GPU-Z v1.10.0 validation (01/11/2016): https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/eau83

3DMark Vantage Performance (17/11/2015): http://www.3dmark.com/3dmv/5364571

3DMark 11 Performance 1.0 (17/11/2015): http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/10542679

3DMark06 (17/11/2015): http://www.3dmark.com/3dm06/17828564

PCMark 7 (17/11/2015): http://www.3dmark.com/pcm7/990590

MAXON CINEBENCH R15 (OpenGL)

VRMark Orange Room Benchmark (04/11/2016):
http://www.3dmark.com/vrpor/21828

V-Ray Benchmark 1.0.4 (Results 27/07/2017)

OctaneBench 3.06.2 (Results: 28/07/2017)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition

Corona 1.3 Benchmark (Results 28/07/2017)
Intel i7-3960X Extreme Edition CPU Overclocked @4.60GHz

HARDWARE SPECS:

01.- Motherboard:

Intel Extreme DX79SI Desktop Motherboard - Intel X79 Express Chipset
http://ark.intel.com/products/55799/Intel-Desktop-Board-DX79SI

02.- CPU:

Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Desktop Processor Extreme Edition
http://ark.intel.com/products/63696/Intel-Core-i7-3960X-Processor-Extreme-Edition-15M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

03.- RAM:

64GB Patriot PV332G213C1QK Extreme Performance Viper 3 Series, DDR3 2133MHz [x8]
https://patriotmemory.com/product/viper-3-32gb-4-x-8gb-ddr3-2133mhz-pc3-17000-quad-channel-memory-kit/

04.- Cooling System:

Intel® RTS2011LC thermal solution - BXRTS2011LC
http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/reviews/intel-rts2011lc

[x2] Cooler Master Turbine Master MACH1.8
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6691

AeroCool Touch 2100
http://www.aerocool.us/peripheral/touch2100.htm

[x2] Corsair Dominator Airflow memory Fan - CMXAF2
http://www.corsair.com/us/corsair-airflow-2-gtl-cooling-fan-assembly.html

CORSAIR Hydro Series™ H110 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
http://www.corsair.com/us/hydro-series-h110-280mm-extreme-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler.html

05.- Video:

[2x] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (Quad SLI) 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express - 04G-P4-2692-KR - 3072 CUDA Cores (x2)
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-690
http://www.evga.com/Products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=BE6D6573-5B67-446C-B76C-C09614C70991

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB 256 bit GDDR5 Superclocked - 04G-P4-2982-KR - 2048 CUDA Cores
http://maxwell.nvidia.com/gtx-980
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2982-KR
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/specifications

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked 06G-P4-4992-KR
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980-ti
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-4992-KR

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition - 900-1G413-2500-000
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1080
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/architecture

06.- Displays:

[3X] SAMSUNG SyncMaster T27B550LB 27" HDTV LED Monitor
http://www.samsung.com/latin/consumer/monitor-peripherals-printer/monitors/led/LT27B550LB/ZM

Ergotech Triple Desk Stand with Telescopic Wings (100-D16-B03-TW)
http://www.ergotechgroup.com/monitor-desk-stands.html

07.- Storage:

Intel 520 Series 180 GB (SSDSC2CW180A3K5) Solid State Drive
http://ark.intel.com/products/66249/Intel-SSD-520-Series-180GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-25nm-MLC

SanDisk Extreme PRO 480GB
https://www.sandisk.com/home/ssd/extreme-pro-ssd

WD Caviar Black 4 TB SATA Hard Drive - WD4003FZEX
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=760

08.- External Storage:

[x4] Rosewill RX-358 U3C USB3.0 & eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure (Asmedia1051 + Asmedia1453 Chipset).
http://www.rosewill.com/rosewill-rx-358-u3c-blk-external-3-5-hard-drive-enclosure-aluminum-plastic-black-sata-i-ii-usb-3-0-esata.html

09.- Optical disc drive

Pioneer BDR-207MBK - Internal BD/DVD/CD Burner. Supports BDXL Media.
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives/BDR-207MBK

10.- PCI-E Expansion Card:

Inateck - 7-Port USB 3.0 PCI-E Card KTU3FR-5O2U.
http://www.inateck.com/inateck-ktu3fr-5o2u-usb-3-0-pci-express-card.html

11.- Motion Sensors:

Microsoft Kinect Xbox 360 Motion Sensor
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/browse/xbox-360/accessories/Kinect

Microsoft Kinect V2 Motion Sensor
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/kinect

12.- Power Supply:

EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 Power Supply
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=120-G2-1000-XR

13.- Case:

Cooler Master Cosmos SE
http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/cosmos-se/

14.- Keyboard:

Corsair Vengeance K70 Black Cherry MX Brown (CH-9000067-NA)
http://www.corsair.com/en/vengeance-k70-fully-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-anodized-black-cherry-mx-brown

15.- Mouse:

Thermaltake eSPORTS Level 10 M Wired Gaming Mouse - Black
http://mmouse.ttesports.com/

16.- UPS:

APC Power Saving Back-UPS Pro 1500VA - BR1500GI
http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500G

17.- Network:

D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCI-Express Desktop Adapter
http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/connect/adapters/dwa-556-xtreme-n-pci-express-desktop-adapter

TP-LINK TL-ANT2408C 2.4GHz 8dBi Indoor Desktop Omni-directional Antenna
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-4765_TL-ANT2408C.html

ACCESORIES:

Oculus Rift DK2
https://www.oculus.com/en-us/dk2/

Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows
https://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/xbox-360-controller-for-windows

Kinect V2 Motion Sensor
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/kinect

Yeti USB Microphone by Blue Microphones - Silver Edition
http://bluemic.com/yeti/

The Pop Universal Pop Filter by Blue Microphones
http://www.bluemic.com/studio_accessories/

Heil Sound HB-1 Steel Microphone Boom
http://www.heilsound.com/pro/products/microphone-accessories/hb-1

Sennheiser HD 280 PRO headphones
http://en-us.sennheiser.com/professional-dj-headphones-noise-cancelling-hd-280-pro

PHOTO GALLERY:

Intel Extreme DX79SI Desktop Motherboard - Intel X79 Express Chipset

Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Desktop Processor Extreme Edition

64GB Patriot PV332G213C1QK Extreme Performance Viper 3 Series, Black Mamba, DDR3 2133MHz

Intel Extreme DX79SI rig

EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 Power Supply

SanDisk Extreme PRO 480GB

WD Caviar Black 4 TB SATA Hard Drive 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gbs, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache WD4003FZEX

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition - 900-1G413-2500-000
http://maromero3d.blogspot.com/2016/09/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080.html

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked: http://goo.gl/bSbZkm

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 - 04G-P4-2692-KR - 3072 CUDA Cores (x2)
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-690
http://www.evga.com/Products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=BE6D6573-5B67-446C-B76C-C09614C70991

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB 256 bit GDDR5 Superclocked - 04G-P4-2982-KR - 2048 CUDA Cores
http://maxwell.nvidia.com/gtx-980
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2982-KR
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/specifications

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB 384 bit GDDR5 Superclocked - 06G-P4-4992-KR - 2816 CUDA Cores
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980-ti
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-4992-KR

Microsoft Kinect V2 Motion Sensor: http://goo.gl/0D6NQ8

Microsoft Kinect Xbox 360 Motion Sensor: http://goo.gl/VVLG5r

Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (52A-00004)

Thermaltake eSPORTS Level 10 M Laser Mouse

Oculus Rift DK2": http://goo.gl/O9K6Pf

HTC Vive virtual reality system: http://maromero3d.blogspot.com/2016/06/htc-vive.html

Corsair Vengeance® K70 Mechanical Keyboard - CH-9000059-NA

Yeti USB Microphone by Blue Microphones - Silver Edition

Intel Extreme DX79SI rig on Cooler Master Cosmos SE

Cooler Master Cosmos SE, custom assembly

Intel Extreme DX79SI rig

22/09/2015

Hardware upgrade 10/2015

Pioneer BDR-207MBK - Blu-ray BDXL

CORSAIR Hydro Series™ H110 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Corsair Dominator Airflow memory Fan - CMXAF2

NVIDIA GTX 1080 on Cooler Master Cosmos SE

Hardware upgrade 02/2017: Inateck - 7-Port USB 3.0 PCI-E Card

http://maromero3d.blogspot.com/2017/02/inateck-7-port-usb-30-pci-e-card.html

Inateck - 7-Port USB 3.0 PCI-E Card KTU3FR-5O2UThis PCI-E USB 3.0 port extension card uses the FL1100EX chipset (Fresco Logic) component that has proven to be ideal for heavy data transfer at high speed, as well as properly powered connections for Oculus and HTC Vive headset for Virtual Reality.

It could checked the amperage fluctuation of the USB 3.0 ports power of the card, and was confirmed the proper increase of the data transfer amperage correctly on a Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G3. The USB tester used don't allow the maximum speed, just for check the amperage.
Video: https://youtu.be/u7pwBXR-ZYI

Hardware upgrade 05/2017: Cold-Cathode Lighting
http://maromero3d.blogspot.com/2017/05/cold-cathode-lighting.html

Additional Hardware:

- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition: http://goo.gl/Q88dCj
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked http://goo.gl/bSbZkm
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked http://goo.gl/Yhh4fb
- HTC Vive: http://goo.gl/388t4u
- HTC Vive Protectors: https://goo.gl/3vvSWp
- HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap: https://goo.gl/kbZnUP
- Mamut Skull: https://goo.gl/1rOF3X
- Oculus Rift DK2 http://goo.gl/O9K6Pf
- Samsung Gear VR: http://goo.gl/vXcb7A
- Samsung Gear VR (2016) https://goo.gl/xh3e1W
- Samsung GEAR 360: http://goo.gl/0hXjwL
- Samsung Gear VR Controller: https://goo.gl/uYt6Tf
- Homido VR headset http://goo.gl/fCltxb
- Homido V2 VR headset https://goo.gl/IazI68
- Stratus XL Controller http://goo.gl/90s69J
- Kinect 360 Motion Sensor http://goo.gl/VVLG5r
- Kinect V2 Motion Sensor http://goo.gl/0D6NQ8
- VR Hardware: http://goo.gl/f22O9t
- 3D Desktop Computer http://goo.gl/WqiqBp
- Intel Dual Xeon Server http://goo.gl/6qFKat

I am pleased to announce the hardware acquisition of the latest generation "Intel Dual Xeon Server" dedicated 24/7 exclusively to HD rendering and complex simulations.

For the initial phase, has been installed the first Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 @3092.62 MHz (28 Threads) on a Intel S2600CWT Server Motherboard, as well as 128GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-SDRAM.

With this new acquisition, I can guarantee the availability to perform extensive 3D animation works, as well as complex calculus operations, reaffirming again the high production capacity on latest generation high-end hardware.