Smogsy Experiments

[smogsy]

ive hidden Some details so people who just like to glace can.

Experiment One,Create a Quiet Desktop/Gaming Experience
Now most of you know my PC is no light weight
[5930K | 1080GTX FE | 2.5TB of SSD's | etc]

Spoiler

i've always been after the quiet gaming experience. but its hard even with custom Fan Setups (Noctuas) running at only 200rpm its still to loud for me.
So you can imagine how Loud the FE is to me.
So until i upgrade to the 1080ti what could i do?

move my PC from near my PC to the cupboard...

Spoiler

now most of you would say that Its going to overheat in the cupboard. However, Some of you almost may know i game in my Man Cabin at the bottom of the garden[see sig for details if you care]

The Cupboard is around 8x6 with height of 8 Foot. But it has a lot less insulation than the major part of the cabin.

So before [ 5 hours of Witcher 3 Gameplay]
CPU: 63C Max average 57C
GPU: 83C Average of 81C
SSDS: 29C Average 25C

After: [ 5 hours of witcher 3 gameplay]
CPU: 55C average 52C
GPU: 80C Average 78C
SSDS: 27c Average 23C

its always much colder in the cupboard & now even if i use 100% fan speed on the FE i cannot hear it!.

then this morning here is a first bootup [ Founders Edition at 17c!]

 

[smogsy]

Smogsy Experiment #2 Soon.

Got wait for Items to arrive

 

[r7slayer]

Put a air conditioner in your cupboard? Then again i guess that defeats silent gaming haha.

 

[smogsy]

dont need to thats the point. got AC in the main room (but its slient as its outside for hot/cold) but the cupboard so far seem to keep temps in check on their own!

 

[r7slayer]

dont need to thats the point. got AC in the main room (but its slient as its outside for hot/cold) but the cupboard so far seem to keep temps in check on their own!

I would have thought as the case exhaled warm air the ambient temps of the cupboard would rise which would then increase your case's ambient temp too and the rest of the components? What trickery is this?!

Seriously though if your temps are better in the cupboard i would just sound proof the cupboard abit and be done with it for silent gaming. You can buy sound proofing foam. Looks like little pyramids

 

[Diagro]

You have your rig in a shed in the garden?
There is also a bed in said shed.

Mate... where does your wife go?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

First thing I'd be doing, is buy a keyboard with a Print Screen button.

 

[TaKeN]

First thing I'd be doing, is buy a keyboard with a Print Screen button.

Beat me to it

 

[Zefan]

Seriously though if your temps are better in the cupboard i would just sound proof the cupboard abit and be done with it for silent gaming. You can buy sound proofing foam. Looks like little pyramids

No need:

its always much colder in the cupboard & now even if i use 100% fan speed on the FE i cannot hear it!.

 

[smogsy]

yeh not sure why i did that to be honest was early!

 

[smogsy]

heres a pic of temps
Bottom line is CPU Usage + Temp

Spoiler

 

[Griffildur]

Love it, I think I'll get a similar cabin in my garden and place my computer there. It just makes sense.

 

[Diagro]

Love it, I think I'll get a similar cabin in my garden and place my computer there. It just makes sense.

No... it doesn't!

Cabins are made from wood.
Very easy to be broken into.

I will NOT be leaving 3k+ worth of equipment in a bloody shed.

I bet the insurance company who covers the house would find it very easy to refuse a payout when they realisee it's a gaming shed....

 

[Griffildur]

No... it doesn't!

Cabins are made from wood.
Very easy to be broken into.

I will NOT be leaving 3k+ worth of equipment in a bloody shed.

I bet the insurance company who covers the house would find it very easy to refuse a payout when they realisee it's a gaming shed....

My garden is surrounded by big houses on all sides, no issue there at all. Still makes sense

 

[smogsy]

My garden is surrounded by big houses on all sides, no issue there at all. Still makes sense

makes great sense & the insurance company knows. & its Secure.

Piece and quite away from Partners Oh you want to watch Emmadale? Ok Im going to play Witcher or Watch A film in My Cave.

& if you in the dog house You can just hope into bed in the cave & still be cosy!

 

[smogsy]

so going to Start doing my Experiment 2 Tonight

Question: Does having multiple screens. Decrease Performance? & by how much?

All tests done Firestrike Ultra

Test Set 1 GTX1080

Test 1: Gaming only on 1 monitor connected
Graphics score
5 149
Graphics test 1
28.44 FPS
Graphics test 2
18.46 FPS
Physics score
13 736
Physics test
43.61 FPS
Combined score
2 660
Combined test
12.37 FPS

Test 2: Gaming only on 2 Monitors Connected
Graphics score
7 222
Graphics test 1
32.60 FPS
Graphics test 2
30.29 FPS
Physics score
14 871
Physics test
47.21 FPS
Combined score
4 018
Combined test
18.69 FPS

Test 3: Gaming with YouTube on 2nd Monitor in SW acceleration mode [stutterly youtube]
Graphics score
6 900
Graphics test 1
31.00 FPS
Graphics test 2
29.06 FPS
Physics score
13 440
Physics test
42.67 FPS
Combined score
3 892
Combined test
18.10 FPS

Test 4: Gaming with YouTube on 2nd Monitor in HW acceleration mode
Graphics score
7 006
Graphics test 1
31.63 FPS
Graphics test 2
29.38 FPS
Physics score
14 606
Physics test
46.37 FPS
Combined score
3 942
Combined test
18.34 FPS

Test 5: Gaming with YouTube on 2nd Monitor in HW acceleration mode [4K youtube]
Graphics score
6 991
Graphics test 1
31.50 FPS
Graphics test 2
29.37 FPS
Physics score
14 677
Physics test
46.60 FPS
Combined score
3 926
Combined test
18.26 FPS

Test set 2: GTX1080 + GTX1060
Test 1: GTX1080 [Gaming only] 2nd Monitors Connected to [GTX1060]
Test 2: GTX1080 [Gaming only] 2nd Monitors Connected to [GTX1060] Running Youtube

 

[Jumper118]

i dont get why you would buy a flanders edition if you want a quiet pc you could just get a gigabyte extreme or something and it would run at 50c with the fans just about moving.

 

[smogsy]

i bought it as was fed up of waiting on EVGA at the time. but will be upgrading to Again soon anyway

 

[smogsy]

updated with results