3960X + 680 3-Way SLI cooling help
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Thanks!
No UV pictures tonight as extending the cable has messed up the tube, I think extra length has increased resistance and dropped the current too much and now the tube only lights up half way.
No way it would reach without extending so I will have to look for something else.
No UV pictures tonight as extending the cable has messed up the tube, I think extra length has increased resistance and dropped the current too much and now the tube only lights up half way.
No way it would reach without extending so I will have to look for something else.
I added an extra modular molex cable to the PSU and stuck the Cathode inverter and tubes to the side panel, now I can just unplug the molex when I take the side off!
Sorry for the appalling picture quality!
It looks way better in person, I was happy to see the Corsair braided cable kit is UV reactive, it all glows without being crazy bright.
Can't get used to how eerily silent it is!
Will try and get some temp screen shots up in a bit!
Sorry for the appalling picture quality!
It looks way better in person, I was happy to see the Corsair braided cable kit is UV reactive, it all glows without being crazy bright.
Can't get used to how eerily silent it is!
Will try and get some temp screen shots up in a bit!
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Looks great! And thanks for the update on bay noise 
Thanks guys,
Ran a intel burn test, followed by 3 loops of 3dmark 11 and then played the first two levels of max payne 3 (running it on Old School mode now!) and not having to turn the volume up to drown out the fans was awesome!
Left these running in the background:
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2176/tempsi.jpg
Very happy with the temps on the CPU, I guess cores 2 & 3 are right in the sweet spot then the others are around edge?
GPU-Z is in order of cards, I must have got the application of paste (Phobya HeGrease Extreme used on everything) on card 2 perfect!
Will take the CPU back up to 5ghz in a few days and will try the GPUs out of sync as right now I am limited in sync by the 3rd card that craps out over +100 core.
Slightly better picture
Ran a intel burn test, followed by 3 loops of 3dmark 11 and then played the first two levels of max payne 3 (running it on Old School mode now!) and not having to turn the volume up to drown out the fans was awesome!
Left these running in the background:
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2176/tempsi.jpg
Very happy with the temps on the CPU, I guess cores 2 & 3 are right in the sweet spot then the others are around edge?
GPU-Z is in order of cards, I must have got the application of paste (Phobya HeGrease Extreme used on everything) on card 2 perfect!
Will take the CPU back up to 5ghz in a few days and will try the GPUs out of sync as right now I am limited in sync by the 3rd card that craps out over +100 core.
Slightly better picture
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hey there, i've been reading this thread from post #1 and till now I've waited to ask one question ^^
after a bit of experience with your new rig, would you rather go with 360+240 + additional radiator or do you feel like 360+240 is enough?
I want to build a similar computer, that is 3570k and 3way sli EVGA 670 4gb.
For me silence is very important, that is why I thought I would add additional EK XTC 140 to XT 240 and XTX 360.
My assumption is that with additional rad one can set fans slower to obtain the same cooling.
PS. You've made a really good job and from beginning I have silently looked on!
after a bit of experience with your new rig, would you rather go with 360+240 + additional radiator or do you feel like 360+240 is enough?
I want to build a similar computer, that is 3570k and 3way sli EVGA 670 4gb.
For me silence is very important, that is why I thought I would add additional EK XTC 140 to XT 240 and XTX 360.
My assumption is that with additional rad one can set fans slower to obtain the same cooling.
PS. You've made a really good job and from beginning I have silently looked on!
Thanks!
The 360+240 is definitely enough for what I wanted. If you want it really silent though with lower speed fans then I think you will need more or bigger radiators.
If I turn my fans down to 1000rpm ish then all I hear is the pump sound so if you get lower rpm fans make sure you pick a very silent pump!
The 360+240 is definitely enough for what I wanted. If you want it really silent though with lower speed fans then I think you will need more or bigger radiators.
If I turn my fans down to 1000rpm ish then all I hear is the pump sound so if you get lower rpm fans make sure you pick a very silent pump!
to OP - i don't think you have enough rad there, it might be ok at stock but its cutting it fine. imo.
I run an RX480 and a SR120 and things still get a bit toasty at high OC, admittedly it its with 3 7970's and a 3930k at 5GHZ but I would be looking at a 480 and a 280 with 1850RPM typhoons as a baseline.
You could try to offset things by using two MCP35x pumps and increase the flow....
I run an RX480 and a SR120 and things still get a bit toasty at high OC, admittedly it its with 3 7970's and a 3930k at 5GHZ but I would be looking at a 480 and a 280 with 1850RPM typhoons as a baseline.
You could try to offset things by using two MCP35x pumps and increase the flow....
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Thanks I am very happy with the looks, Big difference compared to the picture of my old HAF in the first post, Just a shame I don't have a good camera to get a nice shot of it.
There is loads of space for cable management, I pretty much just stuffed everything in and put the side on to see if it would fit and it did so I stopped trying to make it tidy!
Here it is when I was leak testing using my Seasonic outside the case!
And this is it just now. Would you believe all that just fits in so easy.
+1 does look brilliant
Having read this thread and seeing the pictures of the finished system, it gave me A LOT of inspiration when I redid my loop! It looks awesome. I put some pics of mine up in the watercooled case gallery last night.
Very cool! Your layout looks exactly like mine but with more spaceship style lighting!
I will post my pictures in that thread also.
i definitely have a problem to fit more rads in my cosmos ii than 240 + 360 and I am still thinking that it's to little for 3way sli 670 and 3750k. I could sandwich two 240 at the bottom but i've read that it doesn't make sense at all
so the second way would be to only buy one or two 670s, I wanted to buy 3x to combaine them with 30" IPS, but then I can always stay with my 1600x1050 22", but it's a shame... not sure of 2x 670s are enough for 2560 x 1600
I really want to have a quiet rig and I just don't see it fitted with all rads inside with 3x 670
i definitely have a problem to fit more rads in my cosmos ii than 240 + 360 and I am still thinking that it's to little for 3way sli 670 and 3750k. I could sandwich two 240 at the bottom but i've read that it doesn't make sense at all
so the second way would be to only buy one or two 670s, I wanted to buy 3x to combaine them with 30" IPS, but then I can always stay with my 1600x1050 22", but it's a shame... not sure of 2x 670s are enough for 2560 x 1600
I really want to have a quiet rig and I just don't see it fitted with all rads inside with 3x 670
Not having any problems with the SR1 360+240, d5 on setting 4 and 1450rpm fans in Push only on the shroud side.
With room temp of 28C today all three GPUs sit around 49-52C load (132% +100 +400) and CPU is around low 60s (4.7ghz 1.3v) while playing Max Payne 3.
Couldn't be happier with the performance and low noise!