Pilotasso finally geting a new rig- but hold on a moment-Monster air cooling inside!

[EtherealN]

my 5870 eyefinity 6 cards pull more juice

 

Which strange sort of 5870 cards are these that violate the thermal envenlope mandated by the chip manufacturer - AMD? Sure, some of that number is the components on the reference board, so with a strange extra-beefy setup with more RAM you might get 10 or 20 watt more, but the only way to get significantly more power draw from those cards is to overvolt them aggressively.

 

newer GPU's even pull more.

 

True. A Radeon 6970 has a TDP of 250, meaning that two of those cards would end up pulling 500. With CPU and other components this would approach 700W total load, yes. Saying "newer" is technically wrong - it's not about whether it's a new or old card, it's about the specific card's design. A GTX560Ti has a TDP of 170W. The really insteresting one though is the 6870, which is the successor to your 5870's. The TDP actually went down to 151, meaning that two 6870's would draw 302 Watts at full load.

 

Heat has never been a problem in my rigs because of the PSU.

 

I'm fairly certain you didn't understand my point... ;)

Edited June 19, 2011 by EtherealN

[EtherealN]

I changed the order of the PSU to CORSAIR AX-750W in place of the TX version. Need a fully modular design. I just assembled another PC with a non modular unit for a friend, and I dont want the mess I saw. :D

 

Ah, the AX-kits are really nice. I use an 850w AX unit myself. Superb stuff. :)

[bumfire]

I have the H70 and it barely makes any sound at all. There are speed regulators in the package.

 

 

You must be deaf then, I have the h70 with the regulators attached and the thing still drives me mad with the sound.

 

But I spose its comes to how far away you are from the pc, I am about 3 feet away and the thing is on the same level as my head more or less as the wires wont stretch to the floor, or I would have the pc floor mounted.

[Pilotasso]

Why dont you change the fans? But probably be prepared to take a performance hit.

[Pilotasso]

Heres my PC spot. :)

 

Heres the reason behind the air cooling demands. This is an Attic. Some insulation is in place but the summer here can be deadly.

 

And My virtual cockpit. Not much to look at but gets migs their deserving craters! :D

 

[RSharpe]

Your HOTAS is backwards!

[Pilotasso]

You see me flying there? (its in that position for unobstructed view of the screen) :D

[bumfire]

Why dont you change the fans? But probably be prepared to take a performance hit.

 

 

I would change fans, but where my pc is situated and with it being summer ( even though our summers are shite ) the ambient temp is hot, so a rise in temps I couldnt really afford.

 

But I will say this, this h70 was my first purchase of its type, I will never buy another closed water cooling loop again.

 

My bluray burner just broke, wont burn any discs, imgburn keeps saying somethign about tracking failure, so when I buy another I will prob go back to normal HSF and ditch the h70.

[Pilotasso]

COOLERMASTER HAF-X (KKN1)

CORSAIR AX-850W MODULAR

WESTERN DIGITAL GREEN 3TB SATA II (WD30EZRSDTL)

CORE i5 2500K 3.30GHZ 6MB CACHE 1155

8GB GSKILL RIPJAW X DDR3 1600MHZ (7-8-7-24) (2x4GB)

GIGABYTE GTX570 1280MB GDDR5 PCIe - GV-N570OC-13I

MSI P67A - GD65 (B3) SOCKET 1155 REV 3

CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H60

OCZ VERTEX 3 240GB SATA 3 2.5 SSD

 

Final configuration set on stone, I should be getting the components next Tuesday. I changed the SDD drive and the PSU for availability reasons.

 

Grand total 1900€ now. :cry:

 

Good thing I sold my current rig for parts for a good price, and took delivery of old debt exceeding the above amount. So I should be good without a hole in my pocket. :)

Edited June 25, 2011 by Pilotasso

[asparagin]

I think in Portugal the prices are a bit higher than in Germany: I summed everything up and I get 1600 euros here. That SSD is the most expensive one..

Have fun building and post some results afterwards. I'm interested also in how quiet it is.

[Pilotasso]

Its the high taxation. we get VAT of 23% in recent years due to national debt. :cry:

 

I may have to switch fans if I find them too loud. :)

[asparagin]

I may have to switch fans if I find them too loud. :)

 

My wife wants me to prioritize silentness for the next build.. :geek:

[Pilotasso]

Get cases with 200/230mm top and side fans. For the rest get Noctua. There are a few other silent models and brands using nicer color :D but they have either sleeve or ball bearings which do increase in noise and vibration problems as they age.

[asparagin]

There are a few other silent models and brands using nicer color :D

 

Hello Kitty Colors 4Eva :D

 

Thx for the tips!

[RSharpe]

My wife wants me to prioritize silentness for the next build.. :geek:

 

If that's the case, get rid of the noisy H60

[sofie_59]

Ok , you dont like noice so this one is not for you then!

BUT if you have a heat problem in the future ,I can recomendend this one, it is a little noicy but it does the job well.

Scythe 120mm Ultra Kaze Fan, 3000rpm

I have two of those and a H70 so it is a little noicy

But my temp in case is low!

 

I would recommend a search on google for it if interested.

Edited June 25, 2011 by sofie_59

[EtherealN]

Its the high taxation. we get VAT of 23% in recent years due to national debt. :cry:

 

Heh, we've have 25% VAT for as long as I can remember. :(

(Though some things have less, like food and collective transport.)

 

We used to have a truly spectacular national debt, but that one's pretty much done with now, which is always somewthing.

[Pilotasso]

Similar story here regarding items of lower VAT. Transportation might explode prices up to 100% as they are to be sold to private sector though.

 

If that's the case, get rid of the noisy H60

he doesnt need to get rid of the H-60, only its fan. Switch it with 2 silent models. 2 instead of one because the stock fan has a much higher static pressure capability than the models you normally see on sale so you need to compensate with a second.

[celticcoho]

remember to Rubber mount your fans too!!!you can have Power and Quiet too!!:thumbup:

[Pilotasso]

Parts have arrived heres some photos of the build:

 

 

 

 

 

Closing it up but... wait a minute I realized I forgot something as I was reaching the Windows CD. :D

 

You will probably notice I changed the mainboard again. Thats because the MSI one fried. Military class my rear.

the model is ASUS P8P67 Deluxe.

Edited June 29, 2011 by Pilotasso

[Cali]

Looks nice, can't wait til I can build a new system. Glad I don't have to pay for electricity, it's hot here in Louisiana and I keep my house at 75 degrees at least and drop it lower sometimes. Wife and kids complain about it though, but they can put more clothes on.

Edited June 29, 2011 by Cali

[Pilotasso]

Got it running LOMAC online yesterday. It behaved very well. Over 100+ FPS. :)

 

Got it overclocked @ 4.3GHZ. max temp was 64ºC during stress tests with ambient temp of 28ºC. I guess Im a happy camper. :)

[Pilotasso]

First benchies!!!

 

SDD vertex3 240GB

 

 

EDIT after updating SATA drivers, firmware and finish setting up:

Edited July 9, 2011 by Pilotasso

[FLANKERATOR]

Congrats for the new Rig Pilo.

 

Is your CPU 32 or 64 bits?

 

What rating do you get in the "Performance Information and Tools" window?

[asparagin]

Nice :thumbup: How loud is it (subjectively)?