Project "Paint it Black"

Rossi~ said:
Yo Kaap! Looking good :)

What fans are they on the rad?
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9-Pack Fans Noiseblocker BlackSilentPRO PK3 - 140mm (1700 rpm)

I just filled the system up (CPU block and rads) for some leak testing and it swallowed 3.5 litres of coolant.:D

It was quite easy to purge the system, I was expecting trouble with 5 quick disconnects in the line and 2 huge rads.
 
Kaapstad said:
9-Pack Fans Noiseblocker BlackSilentPRO PK3 - 140mm (1700 rpm)

I just filled the system up (CPU block and rads) for some leak testing and it swallowed 3.5 litres of coolant.:D

It was quite easy to purge the system, I was expecting trouble with 5 quick disconnects in the line and 2 huge rads.
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QDC do look at a glance to be fairly bottlenecked. If you're not having any problems though I definitely won't :)
 
How much would these huge rads benefit over say normal internal rads give in benching, bearng in mind most people seem to have a couple of 360/480 rads in big cases.
 
Kaapstad said:
I will be using 4 R9 290Xs and I would not have been able to put enough rads in the case along with the two PSUs.
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4 :eek:

Is there a set limit in benching time wise or are you just restricted because of say cooling? Sorry for going off topic ive never done any benching so im curious :)
 
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Aneskimo said:
4 :eek:

Is there a set limit in benching time wise or are you just restricted because of say cooling? Sorry for going off topic ive never done any benching so im curious :)
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8 Pack is the one to talk to about benching.

But when benching the cooler the better. I find the best way to do it is to work out in advance what settings to use and then turn the PC on from cold and go for it straight away. With lots of rad space you can get the temps on the GPUs down to about a couple of degrees above ambient when idle and about 10 degrees above ambient when running flat out.

Time wise most benches don't last more than about 5mins at most so things don't have to be that stable. For gaming over extended periods of time the overclocks on the cards would need to be reduced slightly for stability. Myself I just run the cards at stock for gaming as there is nothing to be gained on a four card setup as even games like Crysis 3 can be maxed with plenty of fps.
 
Kaapstad said:
8 Pack is the one to talk to about benching.

But when benching the cooler the better. I find the best way to do it is to work out in advance what settings to use and then turn the PC on from cold and go for it straight away. With lots of rad space you can get the temps on the GPUs down to about a couple of degrees above ambient when idle and about 10 degrees above ambient when running flat out.

Time wise most benches don't last more than about 5mins at most so things don't have to be that stable. For gaming over extended periods of time the overclocks on the cards would need to be reduced slightly for stability. Myself I just run the cards at stock for gaming as there is nothing to be gained on a four card setup as even games like Crysis 3 can be maxed with plenty of fps.
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Have you considered using liquid nitrogen for your benchmarking?
 
Kaapstad said:
8 Pack is the one to talk to about benching.

But when benching the cooler the better. I find the best way to do it is to work out in advance what settings to use and then turn the PC on from cold and go for it straight away. With lots of rad space you can get the temps on the GPUs down to about a couple of degrees above ambient when idle and about 10 degrees above ambient when running flat out.

Time wise most benches don't last more than about 5mins at most so things don't have to be that stable. For gaming over extended periods of time the overclocks on the cards would need to be reduced slightly for stability. Myself I just run the cards at stock for gaming as there is nothing to be gained on a four card setup as even games like Crysis 3 can be maxed with plenty of fps.
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I never overclock when gaming either. No need really.
 
Cosimo said:
Have you considered using liquid nitrogen for your benchmarking?
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Not really

When I build a PC there is one rule it must follow, I must be able to use it 24/7 which rules out things like LN2 or having all the bits in an open setup. Having said that I have got a water chiller I can put in this rig if I want to (one of the reasons I have used so many quick disconnects).
 
Kaapstad said:
8 Pack is the one to talk to about benching.

But when benching the cooler the better. I find the best way to do it is to work out in advance what settings to use and then turn the PC on from cold and go for it straight away. With lots of rad space you can get the temps on the GPUs down to about a couple of degrees above ambient when idle and about 10 degrees above ambient when running flat out.

Time wise most benches don't last more than about 5mins at most so things don't have to be that stable. For gaming over extended periods of time the overclocks on the cards would need to be reduced slightly for stability. Myself I just run the cards at stock for gaming as there is nothing to be gained on a four card setup as even games like Crysis 3 can be maxed with plenty of fps.
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Thanks for the reply it gave me some insight on what you benchers do
 
The rads filled and ready to go, just add PC.

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