Nice pc Jafo! Case looks sick. Reminds me of all these other modular cases that are coming out or being prototyped -http://www.techspot.com/images2/news/bigimage/2014-01-07-image-22.jpg

That one's kinda interesting....though I think the Level 10 is more 'classy'...

Yup, I have to agree there.  The modular case looks okay, but would it house addons such as Soundcards, large GPU's, etc?  And what about a half dozen or more HDDs, or a 1200w+ PSU?  While it looks nice, I'd be concerned my choice of components wouldn't fit.  With my version of the Level 10 there's more than enough room for thr largest graphics cards - 3 in SLI if I wanted - and another 6 expansion cards if needed... and it'll accommodate the largest PSU with room to spare for a 120mm bottom fan as well.  Yeah, it was a great [second] choice.

 I was just curious to know if you were still have boot time problems? I ran across this article which includes info on ASUS A99motherboards.  

http://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/luke-hill/intel-ssd-750-series-1-2tb-pcie-nvme-review/2/

Software, driver, and boot support has been a hurdle for NVMe. An industry consortium has worked to implement enhanced driver support across many operating systems. More relevant to consumers is that Intel and motherboard vendors have been working together to ensure that NVMe devices are seen in the UEFI BIOS and that they can be booted from.

Most X99 and other 9-series motherboards have seen recent BIOS updates that equip them with NVMe drive support. We had no problems using the SSD 750 NVMe drive in our Asus X99 Deluxe motherboard with the latest BIOS.

I know it's an Intel M2 card as apposed to your Samsung, but this card seems to also support z87 AND x79 motherboards in Windows7 AND 8.1 64bit with recognition and no problems with boot times.

I watch a lot of mecha series and what Jafo is trying to build is GN Armour, or Armour Mobile suit, or artillery type/Destroyer type computer.

In multiplayer terms we call such a build the "Overkill the noobs build." There usually over powered monsterosities that are not green to the environment because the performance per watt is not fully utilised by the games we play (wait for dx12 for you GTX 9XX) and they draw an immense amount of power to run all those components at maximum speed.

In mecha series GN ARMORs tend to be slow moving but heavy on defence with long range offensive capabilities. In this case we are talking about high frame-rates, or unlocked frame-rates that allow sniping easily at an incredible range. Coupled with a monitor with a an insanely high refresh rate then you get a long range killing machine He can also turn off virtual memory with high amounts of ram, rendering such a feature worthless and blaze data through the rams without touching the SSDs for any extras.

Defence comes only in the way of a machine that can run a large screen estate that can set a higher resolution and have a larger glimpse of the battlefield. ARMOUR type units are usually in boss episodes or episodes with cliff hangers that put the challengers through a tough time. Only skill wins here because Jafo won't have so much distraction from bottlenecks. 

I have seen first hand what these kinds of machines can do to Noobs when in the hands of a pro online because they will be so much crying about a cheater in the game. Its actually a pro whose skill and assimilation into the game is at its max because of no performance hiccups. Only internet lag can save noobs from "Overkill the noobs builds!"

So....what are you saying....in spite of my first foray into computers being in the 60's .....I'm a 'noob'?

Kewl....it's great to be young again at 60....

There's a lot of brain damage in that post, but after I caved my skull in I may have grasped some of it.  It appears as though he's comparing your computer build to some sort of elite game strategy.

Overkill for high end gamers the double Intel Xeon 5500 5600 CPU's, 64gbtddr ram and 3 GEForce 980's and the Gigabyte Waterforce cooling system. Bugatti!!

Rats....I was hoping he was just calling me 'young'...

fooshniken...I don't boot/reboot often enough to worry too much about needing a few cold resets to get it up and running.  Once there it's perfectly fine.

It was/is all about having new Hardware that 'systems' haven't quite caught up to/with yet...

no jafo.. your not a noob but you are building something that annihilates noobs. 

Nope...HAS built something that annihilates noobs.... this thing is a reality, not in the making.

Now mine, which has similar HW specs but a CoolerMaster case, is a project in progress.  I have some of the parts/am saving frantically for the rest.  With a bit of luck and a fair wind I should be done by mid to late August 2015.

Jafo iam 

Jafo is this true? You've actually completed this build and are using it in multiplayer games? Explain your experience and feel? What are the final Specs under the hood?

Yes, it's been up and running for about 3 months....hang on....my M.2 drive has been powered up for 3 months, 7 days and 10 hours....[that's the OS].

It's roughly twice as fast frame-rate-wise than the old one [with the GTX590].

I don't do 'multiplayer' games, just primarily FSX, and there are occasions when I'll have 15 instances of Graphics proggies running at once, as well as the flight sim.

Other than FSX I have yet to see a game I cannot run with ease [naturally]...

 so your totally ignoring the article which says the "systems" have caught up with the hardware???

irrelevant whether you boot once a day or once a year, if you have to reboot three or four times to get this  machine going something is definitely wrong. I would think you would be more curious to get to solve the problem and get back with us as to how to prevent these circumstances.