Project "Paint it Black"

Kaapstad · 21 Dec 2013 at 12:05

Nickolp1974 said:
looking forward to this Kaap, are you putting the BE under water once blocks are available???

No

I have a RIVE that has waterblocks that has never worked right so some of the parts for this build like the CPU PSU and RAM are coming out of that mobo. I have put the poor performance of my 3970X down to that mobo not cooling properly and hopefully I will have more luck with the BE. I think the problems I have had with a W/C RIVE has put me off blocks on the mobo even though I think it was a one off.

Nickolp1974 · 21 Dec 2013 at 12:13

Kaapstad said:
No

I have a RIVE that has waterblocks that has never worked right so some of the parts for this build like the CPU PSU and RAM are coming out of that mobo. I have put the poor performance of my 3970X down to that mobo not cooling properly and hopefully I will have more luck with the BE. I think the problems I have had with a W/C RIVE has put me off blocks on the mobo even though I think it was a one off.

possibly a one off, but the vrm's will defo need some form of active cooling when pushing high clocks.

Kaktus69 · 21 Dec 2013 at 14:40

Kaapstad said:
The power draw of 4 x R9 290Xs and an i7 3970X all overclocked is going to be around 1800 watts so unfortunately two PSUs are needed.

Blimey, you don't don't do things by halves Kaapstad!

Look forwards to seeing the finished build.

Akagi · 21 Dec 2013 at 16:06

Oh wait, the OP is Kaapstad.

Never mind. He knows what he's doing.

Gregster · 21 Dec 2013 at 16:47

Love seeing those 1200I's sitting side by side

And deffo need 2 PSU's, as there will be some serious power being pulled from this setup.

Akagi · 21 Dec 2013 at 17:17

8 Pack said:
I benched 1200w Leadex on 4 R290X and 6.2ghz + Haswell. totally stable for records. With 1.4v to each card. Truly top quality PSU these in terms of both performance and noise levels. I am so impressed with these bad boys they are my new PSU of choice for the 8Pack systems.

You sure a 1350 - 1500W single PSU wouldn't do it? :confused:

Kaapstad · 21 Dec 2013 at 18:50

acme15 said:
You sure a 1350 - 1500W single PSU wouldn't do it?

Positive.

I think 8 Pack was using a very good quality PSU and even then going way past it's normal operating limits, not something you would want to do 24/7.

I also think that SB-E plus 4 R290Xs will use even more power than 8 Packs Haswell setup.

I did try running 3 x 290Xs on one 1200i and they brought the poor PSU to it's knees. 8 Pack has had better success using the SuperFlower PSUs but even then for a 24/7 PC I would still use two.

wndsr · 21 Dec 2013 at 19:02

Kaapstad said:
Positive.

I think 8 Pack was using a very good quality PSU and even then going way past it's normal operating limits, not something you would want to do 24/7.

I also think that SB-E plus 4 R290Xs will use even more power than 8 Packs Haswell setup.

I did try running 3 x 290Xs on one 1200i and they brought the poor PSU to it's knees. 8 Pack has had better success using the SuperFlower PSUs but even then for a 24/7 PC I would still use two.

Congratulations, you've just made me very nervous. I am planning on running 3 x 290 and 1 x 7990 on my SuperFlower 1300W

Kaapstad · 21 Dec 2013 at 19:32

wndzr said:
Congratulations, you've just made me very nervous. I am planning on running 3 x 290 and 1 x 7990 on my SuperFlower 1300W

For mining you may get away with it but it would be a good idea to ask someone better qualified than me.

I will not be mining on mine, I will be putting at least 1.4v through all the GPUs and anything up to 1.55v through the CPU doing a little benching.

Nickolp1974 · 21 Dec 2013 at 19:38

The national grid jumping for joy as Kaap fires up his rig...... love it

hakank68 · 21 Dec 2013 at 19:38

this seems very interesting, hurry up with the photos!!

Kaapstad · 21 Dec 2013 at 19:51

Nickolp1974 said:
The national grid jumping for joy as Kaap fires up his rig...... love it

It will be if I let rip with the Titans and GTX 690s at the same time. :eek:

Silent_Scone · 21 Dec 2013 at 20:04

Nice to see you got the case sorted dude. Subbed.

Kaapstad · 21 Dec 2013 at 20:21

MjFrosty said:
Nice to see you got the case sorted dude. Subbed.

Thanks.

The only problem is with no rads in there it may look a little empty but I needed a case that could take two PSUs and four cards.

Having said that though after lugging my LD V8 around with all the rads, waterblocks and cards in it, it is going to be nice lifting something half the weight.

systemerror · 21 Dec 2013 at 20:41

Off topic question Kaapstad what part of Cape Town are you from?

Kaapstad · 21 Dec 2013 at 20:50

systemerror said:
Off topic question Kaapstad what part of Cape Town are you from?

It's my mum who is from Cape Town but I have spent a lot of time there. I used to stay out in Muizenberg with my family a lot. I have quite a big family in Cape Town but they are spread all over the place. These days if I go there though I prefer to stay in Seapoint on my own as this gives me the opportunity to party hard without having to worry about other family members.

systemerror · 21 Dec 2013 at 20:53

Was just curious as I am originally from Hermanus and my mums family is from Simons town.

Kaapstad · 21 Dec 2013 at 21:04

systemerror said:
Was just curious as I am originally from Hermanus and my mums family is from Simons town.

Does your mum remember this chap.

Simons town is really nice.

systemerror · 21 Dec 2013 at 21:12

Just Nuisance a legend

PhysicsMan94 · 22 Dec 2013 at 00:40

Wow, 1800W power draw - that's pretty insane. I dread to think what your electricity bill is given that you have a quad Titan rig and dual 690 system too if I recall correctly!

What fans are they that you replaced the standard chassis ones in the 900D with by the way? Are they the Corsair AF120's? I'm considering replacing the ones in my 900D with them, but I'll probably go with the low noise AP120's (think that's what they're called, can't remember now).