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I just stumbled upon this rig on the NVIDIA website and thought I would share it with you guys. Insane is not really the right word! 
Full Name: Jacob Freeman
Country: USA
City/State: Chino, California
Handle: jAkUp
Jacob’s rig is a never “complete” system as he constantly upgrades it, keeping up with the newest technologies available. His latest gaming system features three (3) GeForce 8800 Ultras as well as using a Single Stage Phase Change cooler, where idle temperatures are around -45c keeping it nice and chilly. Everything from power cables to wires were carefully thought out, with a 12 gauge power cable and line conditioner, Jacob doesn’t believe in the word overkill.
“I don't think a single component on this machine ever runs at stock clockspeeds with my CPU overclocked to 4.4GHz, 4GB of ram at 1GHz and 3 8800 Ultra's. 3DMark06 score = 21,266. Under full load the CPU runs at about -40c.”
What is the main reason for overclocking every component in your system? Gaming or simply because you can?
There are multiple reasons I do it, gaming and simply because I can are good reasons. Also, I like pushing it to the limit and maximizing my benchmark scores.
What made you install the third GPU? (Gaming? Performance? Movies?)
Being an enthusiast, I could not pass up the opportunity to install a third 8800 video card to my system. Definitely gaming at very high resolutions with high levels of Anti-aliasing/Anisotropic filtering was a good enough reason.
In your opinion, what’s the major benefit of having 3 GPUs installed?
The main benefit is the ability to run the latest games at very high resolution with high levels of Anti-aliasing/Anisotropic filtering, for example, in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare at 16x/16x I get 90 frames per second! That is simply unheard of with one or even two graphics cards.
Do you consider yourself more of a hardcore gamer or hardware enthusiast, or both?
A little of both, but I actually probably fall more on the hardware enthusiast side, I like computer technology so likewise I always want the best.
Did you play any games over the Holiday break? If yes, which one and why?
Crysis and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer are my picks for this Holiday! I really enjoyed the Crysis single player campaign, and it takes decent advantage of that third GPU. In addition, I have been addicted to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer.
What game would you recommend the SLI Community to buy in the next three months? Why?
My favorite games this year were Crysis and BioShock, I would say that these two titles are a must for any gamer! Crysis for its ground breaking graphics, and BioShock for its interesting setting and story; also any game that is a "spiritual successor" to System Shock, is a must play.
THE SPECS:
Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI
Graphics cards: (3) EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra in SLI
Case: Silverstone TJ07
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1.2KW
RAM: 4GB (2 x G.Skill @ CL5 1GHz)
CPU: Intel QX6850 @ 4.4GHz
COOLING: Phase Change
HDDs: 150GB Raptor
*www.slizone.com/docs/IO/49462/rotm_december07_01_large.jpg
*www.slizone.com/docs/IO/49462/rotm_december07_02_large.jpg
*www.slizone.com/docs/IO/49462/rotm_december07_03_large.jpg
*www.slizone.com/docs/IO/49462/rotm_december07_04_large.jpg
*www.slizone.com/object/slizone_rotm_december07.html
Full Name: Jacob Freeman
Country: USA
City/State: Chino, California
Handle: jAkUp
Jacob’s rig is a never “complete” system as he constantly upgrades it, keeping up with the newest technologies available. His latest gaming system features three (3) GeForce 8800 Ultras as well as using a Single Stage Phase Change cooler, where idle temperatures are around -45c keeping it nice and chilly. Everything from power cables to wires were carefully thought out, with a 12 gauge power cable and line conditioner, Jacob doesn’t believe in the word overkill.
“I don't think a single component on this machine ever runs at stock clockspeeds with my CPU overclocked to 4.4GHz, 4GB of ram at 1GHz and 3 8800 Ultra's. 3DMark06 score = 21,266. Under full load the CPU runs at about -40c.”
What is the main reason for overclocking every component in your system? Gaming or simply because you can?
There are multiple reasons I do it, gaming and simply because I can are good reasons. Also, I like pushing it to the limit and maximizing my benchmark scores.
What made you install the third GPU? (Gaming? Performance? Movies?)
Being an enthusiast, I could not pass up the opportunity to install a third 8800 video card to my system. Definitely gaming at very high resolutions with high levels of Anti-aliasing/Anisotropic filtering was a good enough reason.
In your opinion, what’s the major benefit of having 3 GPUs installed?
The main benefit is the ability to run the latest games at very high resolution with high levels of Anti-aliasing/Anisotropic filtering, for example, in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare at 16x/16x I get 90 frames per second! That is simply unheard of with one or even two graphics cards.
Do you consider yourself more of a hardcore gamer or hardware enthusiast, or both?
A little of both, but I actually probably fall more on the hardware enthusiast side, I like computer technology so likewise I always want the best.
Did you play any games over the Holiday break? If yes, which one and why?
Crysis and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer are my picks for this Holiday! I really enjoyed the Crysis single player campaign, and it takes decent advantage of that third GPU. In addition, I have been addicted to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer.
What game would you recommend the SLI Community to buy in the next three months? Why?
My favorite games this year were Crysis and BioShock, I would say that these two titles are a must for any gamer! Crysis for its ground breaking graphics, and BioShock for its interesting setting and story; also any game that is a "spiritual successor" to System Shock, is a must play.
THE SPECS:
Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI
Graphics cards: (3) EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra in SLI
Case: Silverstone TJ07
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1.2KW
RAM: 4GB (2 x G.Skill @ CL5 1GHz)
CPU: Intel QX6850 @ 4.4GHz
COOLING: Phase Change
HDDs: 150GB Raptor
*www.slizone.com/docs/IO/49462/rotm_december07_01_large.jpg
*www.slizone.com/docs/IO/49462/rotm_december07_02_large.jpg
*www.slizone.com/docs/IO/49462/rotm_december07_03_large.jpg
*www.slizone.com/docs/IO/49462/rotm_december07_04_large.jpg
*www.slizone.com/object/slizone_rotm_december07.html
