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Hello all, let me first say, what a great forum! I was wondering if I could get a little advice on a system I'm building. The system is going to be stationed on a boat that travels around the world, doing marine geology work. The components will have to be close to the best out there to meet the specs I need, so chances are they will need to be liquid cooled so they don't overheat.

I'm a little concerned about liquid cooling, because the boat is going to be sloshing around in the waves. That being said, the hoses and fittings on a liquid based cooling system would have to be top notch. Here is the system specs I need to meet (don't worry about price, because I'm willing to pay for quality):

1. 19” rack mountable case and shipping case
2. Dual quad-core processors/motherboard
3. SLI graphics cards to run 4 monitors (2 cards)
4. 500 gb solid state HDD
5. 3X 2TB raided harddrives (6TB total) 7200 RPM or faster
6. Dual Ethernet ports (gigabit)
7. 128 GB memory
8. > 5 external USB ports
9. 2 internal USB ports
10. Power supply to run everything (calculate wattage)
11. 2 users working independently on the same system (I'm considering using this software: http://www.miniframe.com/products/softxpand-2011-duo.html)

Let me know if you'd like me to expand on anything, and I appreciate any advice! Thanks.

-Kev
 
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Gandalf Hitler

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Maybe this?

Case: Chieftec Bravo BA-01B-B-B
DVD player: 2x LG GH24NS70
RAM: 4x Crucial 32 GB ECC Registered DDR3-1333 Kit (128 gb ram, and pretty good latency)
GPU: 2x Club 3D GeForce GT 640 LP (Shitload of V-Ram)
HDD: 3x Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (3x 2tb)
CPU COOLER: Corsair Hydro Series H100i
Case cooling: 2x Scythe Ultra Kaze 3000 and 5x Scythe Kama PWM 92mm (More than enough cooling, no overheating)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4960X (Extreme processor)
Motherboard: MSI Big Bang XPower II, socket 2011 moederbord
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO MZ-7TE750BW (Gigantic SSD with much speed)
PSU: SilverStone ST1200-G Evolution 2.0 (way moore than enough)

Maybe you find the case a bit too big. And the system is pretty expensive;)
Im pretty sure you can make this a bit cheaper but I didn't have much time.

If you want better graphics cards, you can always take a sli EVGA GeForce GTX Titan SuperClocked :D or a crossfire r9 290x which is way cheaper and better than the sli GTX titan:D
But I don't know how heavy programs you want to run;)
 
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This build should do well, is over spec, but 24c/48T can be quite useful, gave you 2 Low-Spec Quadros, but can add higher-spec, 160 GB of Memory, gives you an extra 32 GBs for sharing, added a USB Card with 7 ports, 2 PCIE SSDs for speed, 2 3TB HDDs for storage, and to power it all, a 1600w PSU that supports Dual Socket Systems.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: OCZ R4 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Disk ($7323.04 @ Mwave)
Storage: OCZ R4 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Disk ($7323.04 @ Mwave)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1600W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Other: ASUS Z9PE-D16 SSI EEB Server Motherboard Dual LGA 2011 DDR3 1600 ($459.99)
Other: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Ivy Bridge-EP 2.7GHz 30 MB L3 Cache LGA 2011 130W 12-Core Server Processor BX80635E52697V2 ($2749.99)
Other: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Ivy Bridge-EP 2.7GHz 30 MB L3 Cache LGA 2011 130W 12-Core Server Processor BX80635E52697V2 ($2749.99)
Other: PNY VCQ2000D-PB Quadro 2000D 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card ($424.00)
Other: PNY VCQ2000D-PB Quadro 2000D 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card ($424.00)
Other: Wintec Server Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Server Memory Model 3RSH160011R5H-64GQ ($689.99)
Other: Wintec 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Server Memory Model 3RSH160011R5H-32GQ ($389.99)
Other: StarTech 7 Port PCI Express Low Profile High Speed USB 2.0 Adapter Card Model PEXUSB7LP ($65.99)
Other: iStarUSA D-490S-SERIES Black Steel 4U Rackmount Heavy-duty Server Case 3 External 5.25" Drive Bays ($234.99)
Other: Wintec Server Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Server Memory Model 3RSH160011R5H-64GQ ($689.99)
Total: $24117.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-19 13:14 EST-0500)
 
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