A new gaming rig after 4+ years - Page 2

newparad1gm · 04-17-09, 11:18 AM

Nice build, makes me wish I went with a 1200 instead of the 900 I got, my 2x GTX 280 and my PSU cables are choking the space out of my case. The 1kW is definitely overkill for what you have right now, but are you planning on going SLI in the future?

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Originally Posted by de><ta

The 285 seems to be running rather hot, I might put a fan on the side and see if it helps.

Have you tried just turning the GPU fan to 100%? Use RivaTuner or NVIDIA's system tools to do so. When my GTX 280 underclocks on idle, it actually runs at the same temp as my CPU.

**nekrosoft13** · 04-17-09, 12:56 PM

Quad-rail PSU, make sure you manage those rails properly.

Drolfrawd · 04-17-09, 03:34 PM

Gratz on the new stuff. Just about got all my new stuff too, been a struggle though

**fasedww** · 04-17-09, 07:24 PM

yeah put a 120mm fan on the side, thats what you can put in there right?, I mean the mounts they have on the side panel?

$n][pErMan · 04-17-09, 10:48 PM

I love my Armor Case.... big old 250mm fan on the side. You can't even hear it because it runs at such low RPM's... but it moves a ton of air and keeps everything cool!

Nice choice on the video card.

**john19055** · 04-18-09, 07:03 AM

Nice set-up.Have you overclocked yet.I got the Cooler Master HAF 932 It is nice and big ,I like that the other side has plenty of room to hide all my wires.The only gripe I have against it ,is that is has no filters.But i like the three 230mm fans that just spin at 900 and it puts out 150cfm at full speed ,but it is quiet.I went with the Gigabyte EX58-UD5 because it had TRi Sli setup and a PCIe 4x slot so I could put in my X-Fi Titanium sound card so I did'nt have to use the on board sound.

04-17-09, 12:56 PM	#14
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: A new gaming rig after 4+ years Quad-rail PSU, make sure you manage those rails properly. __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

04-17-09, 03:34 PM	#15
Drolfrawd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,787	Re: A new gaming rig after 4+ years Gratz on the new stuff. Just about got all my new stuff too, been a struggle though

04-17-09, 07:24 PM	#16
fasedww Pc Gamer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,575	Re: A new gaming rig after 4+ years yeah put a 120mm fan on the side, thats what you can put in there right?, I mean the mounts they have on the side panel? __________________ Asus X79 rampage extreme 4, i7 3930K, 47X100, 4.70 GHZ, ,16 gigs, corsair, 1600mhz, 2 Evga GTX Titans SLI, gtx 470 phyisics, Prolimatech Genesis, 2 140mm fan heastsink, Lian Li PC 80 ArmorSuit case, PCPC 1200 watt, window side panel with 120mm blowhole, SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium HD , Asus Blueray sata dvdrw,SSD 256GB Plextor Pro,SSD Patriot Pyro 240gig,SSD Agility 4 256 , 1 300 gig raptor, 1 600 gig raptor, segate 1 gig ,Total Airhead amp, Denon AH-D2000 headphones, Dell Ultra3011, Acer HN274H 120 Hz Lcd, , Win 7 HomePrem. Rig #2 i7 3930k 4.7GHZ. 16 gig corsair Platinum 2400MHZ, Asus P9X79 DELUXE, 2 7970's Watercooled, Koolance blocks, on 1080 nova rad. 9 fan. 655 swiftech. Cpu heatkiller block, coolgate 240mm rad, 2 fan sycthe 108cfm 655 pump,OCZ 256Gb Vertex 4 ssd, C300 256Gb ssd, Patriot pyro 240Gb ssd, 2 wd 640gig Hd, Lian Li 343 modular case. Asus BD drive, Corsair AX1200 watt, X-FI Titanium HD on Fiio , Shure SRH840 Head phones, Dell Ultra3011, Razer Black Widow Ult. BF3 Edition keyboard, Corsair Vengence M60 Mouse, 3dmark 11 17,383, win 7 homePrem.

04-17-09, 10:48 PM	#17
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: A new gaming rig after 4+ years I love my Armor Case.... big old 250mm fan on the side. You can't even hear it because it runs at such low RPM's... but it moves a ton of air and keeps everything cool! Nice choice on the video card. __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable!

04-18-09, 07:03 AM	#18
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: A new gaming rig after 4+ years Nice set-up.Have you overclocked yet.I got the Cooler Master HAF 932 It is nice and big ,I like that the other side has plenty of room to hide all my wires.The only gripe I have against it ,is that is has no filters.But i like the three 230mm fans that just spin at 900 and it puts out 150cfm at full speed ,but it is quiet.I went with the Gigabyte EX58-UD5 because it had TRi Sli setup and a PCIe 4x slot so I could put in my X-Fi Titanium sound card so I did'nt have to use the on board sound. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers

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