Building the ultimate gaming PC with Aura RGB lighting with Chino
Curious about what Aura RGB lighting can do for your system? Our forum grand master guru - Chino serves up a delectable build with Aura RGB lighting synchronized across the ROG Rampage V Edition 10 motherboard and two ROG Strix GTX 1080s! Mmm... tasty.
The SIII-1065W is a 1065W power supply with a 92% efficiency rating. It's more than capable to power the this build in particular. Being a fully modular design, cable management just got easier.
SupremeFX is one of the best onboard audio solution on the market right now. It's been updated on the Rampage V Edition 10 so audio should sound even better.
The Core i7-6950X can pump out a lot of heat under demanding workloads. The EKWB Predator 360 was chosen to cool the 10 core monster.
The integrated Quick Disconnects (QDC) on the EKWB Predator 360 leaves the door open for liquid cooling the GPUs in a not so distant future.
The twin Strix GTX 1080s in SLI are responsible for pumping those FPS at 4K resolution. Unfortunately the NVIDIA SLI HB Bridge was out of stock at the moment of purchase. Hopefully ROG wil be releasing their new HB SLI bridges soon so the normal SLI bridge will suffice in the meantime.
Going to avoid platter storage devices completely in this build. Huge files from work and less frequently played games are stored on the speedy HyperX Savage 480GB instead.
Cable management on the D-Frame 2.0 isn't impossible but it does take a bit of patience. There is enough clearance space at the back to route all the cables comfortably. It's a shame that In Win didn't put some cable tie locations at the back of the motherboard tray to secure cables easier.
Building inside the D-Frame 2.0 was a pleasant experience. The excitement level to finish this dream build was very high.
Time-lapse building guide video:
Recent guides by Chino:
Overclocking the ROG Strix GTX 1080
ROG Strix GTX 1080 Performance and Review
How to make OC Panel work on Rampage V Edition 10
If you have any questions or want to tell Chino how awesome it is, here is the work log.
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