Project Smurf

[Smffy]

its a very nice build. like pretty much everything you have done there. i hope you are enjoying the system now.

Few bits to finish off, hopefully get case and lights done this weekend... Cables on order so then its just the perspex and done!

The PC runs like a dream, literally I can run the GPU at 1500mhz core clock (minimal increase in power of 24mv) and it doesnt get over 45c... Thats with the pump speed about 50% and the fans at 45% . The CPU seems happy at 4600-4700 and sticks in the 60-65c range, again pretty great considering the pump/fans are turned down. Really enjoying the performance increase for Photoshop/Video editing and needless to say it eats games for breakfast. I do still wish I had two of the 980Ti in it but just can't justify it when i'll blatantly want the next gen soon!

 

[Smffy]

What does the CPU temp go up to after 30+ minutes stress testing it with Prime95, if you don't mind me asking? I'm running the same CPU + a watercooled 980Ti in my new build so was intrigued to see how well the loop was performing atm. Oh yes, and top work on those awkward acrylic bends & on the wrapping, think if I attempted either it would have gone through a window after an hour or 2

I havent actually checked using Prime, i've tested using a few other benchmarking tools and found generally it settles down pretty well. I'll do some testing later on while I drink a few beers and let you know, the GPU is the thing which I find incredible at such a low temp and large overclock! I'll probably see how the temps are with my fans around the 50% mark, don't forget i've got 2 x 360mm rads and 6 fans in this tiny case lol.

The bends I was really frustrated with until the new insert arrived (the Alphacool one just wasn't big enough and prob wasted about £30 on that/tubing, cheers Alpha), then using olive oil I actually really enjoyed it - bent them all by hand/eye over the LED fan on my other PC . With the case what is quite annoying Corsair just released this:

http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/landing/specalpha

My god I want it...

I really like the UV lighting, why you thinking of swapping to white LEDs?

Yeah I wish they would use neutral colours (white) on mobo's etc as not everyone wants a red colour scheme

Great to hear you are enjoying your new build mate!

I might have spoken too soon but basically I'm primarily using it with a fairly brightly lit room, this weekend I should have it installed and to be fair i've got 4 30cm bulbs so I think it might show up quite well. The other reason is that if you light the fluid well enough it looks really nice non UV but lets see how it looks - probably get some pics up Saturday.

 

[Smffy]

£30 + hours of dissapointment . Re: Gaming, I've been playing hours of things like Black Ops 3 with everything on full (1440p) and it rarely gets far over 55c on the CPU, 45c on GPU and the same goes for rendering video its not making things hot at all... I don't have anything nuts like Witcher to test with .

 

[Smffy]

What does the CPU temp go up to after 30+ minutes stress testing it with Prime95, if you don't mind me asking? I'm running the same CPU + a watercooled 980Ti in my new build so was intrigued to see how well the loop was performing atm. Oh yes, and top work on those awkward acrylic bends & on the wrapping, think if I attempted either it would have gone through a window after an hour or 2

Having real issues getting windows not to BSOD because it thinks the temps are too high I think... It runs at about 77-81c to begin with and i'm monitoring temps with RealTemps, using 8 threads and i'm not sure where the issue lies...

I've got no issues stress testing with anything else, in fact temps are much lower on everything else. In short i've got no idea what im doing with Prime95 but googling the error seems like its linked to windows protecting it (although in the Mobo I think I see the max set as 115c as default). Ideas?

 

[Smffy]

If I can get the same sort of temps using the smaller rads but leaving things closer to the stock clocks I'll be happy, even if it does mean a little bit of fan noise (although it is ALMOST silent atm)



That's a strange one, although I had read somewhere else on here about people having issues with Prime95 overheating Skylake CPU's. Did you run the standard test or go for the extreme heat mode? I ran the standard torture test for just under an hour and it stayed at 50°C - 60°C for ages, and never went above the mid - high 70's. I know yours is clocked but you also have far better cooling, so that's a bit odd

Out of interest, what other software have you been using for stress testing? I'll run a few tests on those and see if the results are more normal

How many threads? I was a bit confused on that, I ran the Small FFT which I think was completely nuts so what settings are you using - I've just read quite a comprehensive thread which says Large FFT... :/

Others i've just been using those that come with CPUz etc.

 

[Smffy]

Ah, thats the difference I was choosing the maximum heat one - I don't think 77-82c is too bad but i've just not found a way to stop windows killing everything for 'safety'... In other news I just added my lighting and a bit of a rewire, my GPU makes a crazy noise while in high FPS so testing that - looks like its the 980Ti that is doing it