The Pascal Titan X and XP Owners Thread

tipes · 2 Oct 2016 at 17:47

Kaapstad said:
Wimps !!!!

Gor blimey guv - nice!!!!!

Mark

Greebo · 2 Oct 2016 at 18:30

Kaapstad said:
Wimps !!!!

There's always one who has just go that bit too far

Out of interest what's the rated max oolong on that? About 10,000w?

crinkleshoes · 2 Oct 2016 at 18:38

whiterabbit said:
Ah! My total maximum radiator cooling power is 4200w. My reservoir is of the kind that sits ontop of the pump and only holds 150ml compared to your 'massive' 3 litres!!!

I use Noctua NF-F12's on all the radiators in a push only configuration. Fresh air is drawn into the case by Noctua NF-A14's and NF-S12A's. I run all fans at 30% which is inaudible to me (computer is 2ft from my head on the desk). Also using an Aquaero (6XT variety) and have set the fans to ramp up as water temp approaches 30 degrees, maxing out at 45% PWM. Water never makes it to 31.

NF-F12 @ 30% = 360rpm

NF-A14 @ 30% = 407rpm

NFS12A @ 30% = 400rpm

I am using the EK-TIM Ecotherm and the pads that came with the block. Do you think switching these would make much difference?

The pump is not controlled through the Aquaero and is plugged directly into the motherboard utilising set and forget philosophy in the BIOS settings. It's set to 40% which is about 2050rpm (EK PWM D5). Might try running at max speed while gaming to see if temperature comes down. I'm quite sensitive to noise and at full tilt I do find the pump a little uncomfortable. I guess this is a matter of personal preference though.

Greebo said:
To be fair I only ramp the pump up for benching, like you I don't like the noise.

Still playing with profiles on the aquero. But I'm happy with 40c so will tailor the profile more towards silence. Max pump speed I can bear is around 3000rpm so plan to keep it wil below that. Pump speed does make a difference of a few degrees to the cpu GPu temps even if you keep the fans at the same speed.

Thermal paste and pads might bag you a degree or two, depends on what you are swapping from.

Met reservoir holds 600ml, most of my water seems to be in the rads and the loop lol.

I know one thing, the case feels like it weighs 40 kilos.

I took one of my Nemesis GTX280s out of the loop last week when I was rebuilding because I didn't need it and swapped to push/pull on the GTX560 instead.

The front GTX280 is in push/pull with ML140 fans, the basement GTX560 is in push/pull with ML140 fans and the XSPX RX480 v3 is in push at the top of the case with ML120 fans.

I don't see any figures for the RX480 V3 re: wattage... but it appears to have similar cooling performance to the Nemesis GTX480 - so will assume around 2200W

So that's 2200 + 2500 + 1200 = 5.9kW

With two 250ml reservoirs... my loop seems to hold somewhere between 3-4 litres.

My GPUs hit 40C with my quiet profile... but that's 20-25% fan and pump speed and under full load... think i've seen the top one peak at 41C... the bottom one is usually about 36-37C.

Spin the fans and pump up though and it drops to the 30C mark.

In quiet mode, CPU hits 60-65C under Aida64 load... 50C with things ramped up a bit.

crinkleshoes · 2 Oct 2016 at 18:38

Greebo said:
There's always one who has just go that bit too far

Out of interest what's the rated max oolong on that? About 10,000w?

Depends how long you brew it for...

whiterabbit · 2 Oct 2016 at 19:39

crinkleshoes said:
Depends how long you brew it for...

You beat me to it!

subbytna · 2 Oct 2016 at 21:35

Greebo said:
To be fair mine maxes out at 2088 but it stays at 2088, max temp 30C, fans running at 348 rpm.

SO may not be that much faster than air but stays at max speed.

But agreed watercooling is an extra cost and not insignificant.

If you can afford to buy a Titan (P) then the cost for watercooling probably isn't an issue for you anyway.

Greebo · 2 Oct 2016 at 21:36

subbytna said:
If you can afford to buy a Titan (P) then the cost for watercooling probably isn't an issue for you anyway.

Lol true, daren't do my final watercooling total inc new case. Suspect I could have bought a second Titan for the cost. :eek:

tyler_jrb · 2 Oct 2016 at 23:17

fenchu said:
bear in mind im only going on personal temps (water) and those i have seen here and others forums but it would appear that way.

Must be unless you all live in the Arctic lol.

I'm guessing it's due to the Titan having a bigger die. Transfer the heat more efficiently.

My 1080's peak at about 47c (room temp about 23c, normally running between 43-44c) after a good run, that's with fans at 1000rpm and pumps at about 50%. Plus kryonaut paste and grizzly pads. Saw them at 53c before I replaced all that.

Even idle at about 30c.

Kaapstad · 3 Oct 2016 at 08:03

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jonneymendoza · 3 Oct 2016 at 09:54

subbytna said:
If you can afford to buy a Titan (P) then the cost for watercooling probably isn't an issue for you anyway.

Its the hassle of watercooling.

ive tried it before and its a ball ache to install and maintain.

Kaapstad · 3 Oct 2016 at 10:52

jonneymendoza said:
Its the hassle of watercooling.

ive tried it before and its a ball ache to install and maintain.

Use quick disconnects and it is easy.

thokkiano · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:31

Hello.
I am looking forward for buying a Titan X Pascal.

Will my I7 4770k @ 4.4ghz be ok?,...and, what about the RAM? I have 16gb @ 1600.

Thanks.

jonneymendoza · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:42

Kaapstad said:
Use quick disconnects and it is easy.

I did. Not as easy as air-cooled lol

Greebo · 4 Oct 2016 at 20:19

Whatever you do dont go for hard tubing if you want a quick,cheap job. Took me three months on and off to do mine. I reckon in total my build took me 30 to 40 hours and it looks pants compared to the skilled people on here.

Its only saving grace is its performance at keeping everything cool and quiet.

crinkleshoes · 4 Oct 2016 at 20:32

Bah... my first go at hardline took me about 3 hours from start to finish

The full and final loop took the better part of a full day including all the fiddling... but I had the OS and drivers all installed by bedtime.

Wifey's build... so my second WC build - took maybe 5 hours and looks pretty decent, even if it's not perfect.

Haven't done anything quite like that before... but I found it quite easy.

It was definitely more time consuming than soft tubing to get all the bends / tube lengths right - but worth it

Gerard · 4 Oct 2016 at 20:34

Air-cooled or aio for me, done a full loop once (core 2 quad days) and was a pain to setup and maintain.

Greebo · 4 Oct 2016 at 20:36

crinkleshoes said:
Bah... my first go at hardline took me about 3 hours from start to finish

The full and final loop took the better part of a full day including all the fiddling... but I had the OS and drivers all installed by bedtime.

Wifey's build... so my second WC build - took maybe 5 hours and looks pretty decent, even if it's not perfect.

Haven't done anything quite like that before... but I found it quite easy.

It was definitely more time consuming than soft tubing to get all the bends / tube lengths right - but worth it

First full day eg 7 hours I had managed to get one tube right and had binned 3m of tubing

crinkleshoes · 4 Oct 2016 at 20:37

My very first attempt at watercooling was a pain in the backside... it was about 10 years ago and before much dedicated PC watercooling stuff was around... it was pre-compression fittings... you had to use barbed fittings, soft tubing and those metal tighteners you use a screw driver to secure onto the barbs.

Thing leaked not long after build... but thankfully the insurance company turned a £1000 cobbled together PC into a £3-4k PC after claiming under accidental damage coverage

crinkleshoes · 4 Oct 2016 at 20:39

Greebo said:
First full day eg 7 hours I had managed to get one tube right and had binned 3m of tubing

Haha... I dunno quite how I managed it... I made a bunch of mistakes in my first attempt but somehow I managed to wiggle them into fitting properly and looking OK.

IMG_0316 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

My build still isn't completely finished - but it's nearly there - I've just been waiting on the custom braided cables to complete it. I missed the delivery today, but will collect them tomorrow. Should only be another hour to get the new cables in... that long because I want to tidy up the rest of the cables otherwise it'd just be a few clicks.

Greebo · 4 Oct 2016 at 20:45

Like I said before, my biggest problem was failing to find an insert the right size. Anything past a smooth curve just kinked and got binned.

Ive learnt my lesson to use different tube next time.

Ive still got to tidy up all the cables and set up the aquero profiles properly.

Oh and trouble shoot 10 leds which arent lighting up which might mean a full strip down to fix