[Project]: SR-2 Build (No name yet)

[JTF195]

4/2/2011 I carelessly dropped my 90 lb BLACKBIRD-002 about 1 ft to the floor, and the 3.3 lb graphics card snapped the poor PCI-E port on my 790i. I performed a last ditch PCI-Ectomy, but 790i's won't run without a graphics card in slot 1, so I have to replace it.


4/7/2011 I decided that I'd rather do a full upgrade, because the 790i has never liked playing nice with my G19 and X-Fi Titanium, and when I found a pair of used Xeon X5650s on ebay for a steal, I knew it was time to set my sights on an SR-2.

So without further ado, here's what I've collected so far:
2 Intel Xeon X5650s, gently used, "Intel Confidential" - $425 each
EVGA Classified SR-2 on the way, in the meantime, I have a scale printout of it, for reference.


Some parts leftover from my BLACKBIRD-002 Dedication Edition, which I'll gradually replace:
2 sticks of Corsair Dominator CM3X2G1600C8D4
ToPower PowerBird-1100, and a second set of cables
WD VelociRaptor 300gb 10k rpm
WD 500gb 7.2k RPM for storage

And finally, a pair of ASUS MARS GTX295s with Bitspower waterblocks. (I installed one of the waterblocks almost a year ago, just never got around to ordering the rest of the WC supplies.)



This time around, I'm gonna do it right, I'm just gonna have to do it in stages, as money trickles in.

More pictures forthcoming, as I get more stuff, and by request.

Build log also posted at:
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=954141