Hey everyone,
Here my battle station, after months of parts searching and putting it together…
Still waiting for coat hanger and library.
I just wrapped up what’s probably the most ambitious machine I’ve ever built — designed specifically for game development, 3D rendering, and other heavy production workloads. My goal was simple: pure power, stability, and efficiency.
After over 12 years, I really needed a upgrade. Timing was great, since we bought the parts couple months ago, so I was not impacted by the ram, ssd, gpu, cpu price hikes.
After a few months of planning, hunting down parts (and dealing with some serious case compatibility issues), it’s finally done — and running like a dream.
CPU
• AMD Threadripper Pro 9000 WX 9975WX
CPU Cooling
• HEATKILLER IV PRO for Threadripper, ACRYL NICKEL-BLACK
Motherboard
• ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE CEB Workstation Motherboard
Memory
• 128GB DDR5 (4x 32GB) 6800MT/s CL34 FURY Renegade Pro RDIMM Black XMP
Case
• Thermaltake w200 (We had to search for this case all over the place. It was very difficult to find a case that can support dual PSU)
Storage
• 4x Kingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 NVMe SSD (SFYR2S)
Graphics Cards
• 4x MSI VCK GeForce RTX 5090 32G VANGUARD SOC LAUNCH EDITION, 32GB GDDR7, 512-bit
Case & Cooling
• Case: Thermaltake W200
• Radiator Fans: 11x Noctua NF-A20 PWM chromax.black.swap
• Case Fans: 26x LIAN LI UNI FAN SL INFINITY 140 RGB BLACK (UF-SLIN140-1B)
Water Cooling
• 2x CORSAIR iCUE Link XD6 RGB Elite LCD Pump/Reservoir Units (FlowDrive Max, 480×480 IPS LCD, temp sensor, 22 ARGB LEDs, 440 ml reservoir, Stealth Gray)
• 2x Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper X-Flow 420mm Multi-Port Radiators
• MO-RA IV 600 Extreme Radiator (9x 200mm, Black, includes pumps, grills, legs, cables, reservoir)
• MO-RA IV 200 Extreme Radiator (2x 200mm, Black, includes pumps, grills, legs, cables, reservoir)
• 4x Alphacool Core GeForce RTX 5090 MSI Suprim v2.1 + Vanguard + GAMING TRIO OC Backplates
• 2x Bitspower In-Line Low-Restriction Filters
• 2x Aquacomputer High Flow NEXT G1/4 Flow Sensors
• Custom watercooling: Tubing, quick disconnects, coolant, 90° fittings, stop plugs, spacers
Power
• 2x MSI MEG Ai 1600T PCIE5 1600W, 80+ Titanium, fully modular ATX 12V PSUs
• ModMyMods 24-pin Dual Power Supply Adapter Cable, 30 cm, Black (MOD-0210)
Peripherals & Software
• Keyboard, mouse, mouse pad: Angry Miao Keyboard, Angry Miao Mouse
• OS: Ubuntu & Windows (Dual Boot)
Temps and Performance
Under full load (rendering + simulation stress tests), the highest temps I’ve seen:
• CPU: 28°C
• GPU: 29°C
Honestly, I didn’t think I could keep it this cool given the wattage, but the external rads and setup paid off massively.
Screens
• Samsung M9
• Wacom Cintiq Pro
A Few Notes
• The Thermaltake W200 was the hardest part to source, but it’s a monster and perfect for a dual-PSU, multi-GPU setup.
• I built this primarily for game development and rendering in Unreal Engine, Blender, and Houdini — and it’s been buttery smooth so far.
What do you think? Anything you would’ve done differently or added? I’d also love to hear how others are cooling multi-GPU setups.