Show Us Your Rig [3]

[Alsisgevat]

It may be old, but imho that asus motherboard was one of the best boards ever made! And congrats a great build, i like the cpu cooler allot

 

[bhavv]

And something new

Lovely price for that thing.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

bhavv,
I like the amount of cooling you've managed in a tight space. Also using the spot cool to aid air flow between your cards is a good idea. If you go with this new card wow that will be amazing. Will you do one at first with the goal of adding a second or are you jumping in deep and SLI'g?
Welcome to SF and see ya around !

 

[bhavv]

No I'm not adding a second GTX 670, not yet anyway, I only play at 1920x1200.

Maybe in a years time when prices are lower I'll add a second, or maybe even a dual GPU version for tri SLI

I'm keeping the mobo + CPU until they go obsolete though, and just upgrade the graphics.

 

[Alsisgevat]

Sorry,but how exactly will you run tri sli with presumably the 690(cause that will be dual gpu) and 1 single 670? Or did you mean use the dual card and just add the 670 for physics? Making it one dual card,built as sli and one separate 670?

 

[bhavv]

Sorry,but how exactly will you run tri sli with presumably the 690(cause that will be dual gpu) and 1 single 670? Or did you mean use the dual card and just add the 670 for physics? Making it one dual card,built as sli and one separate 670?

No not with the 690, Im hoping for a 670 X2 type card to be released in the future, and buy that in 1-2 years time when it goes cheaper, or second hand.

If not then in 18-24 months time I just buy a new card and ebay this one

 

[Alsisgevat]

Haha,okay, but I'd suggest rather going for a 690 if you want dual cards,it will use less power then 3x670's and you can allways add another for quad sli. Plus these cards usually come in some form of limited edition(history will prove this statement) so your bound to get some classy card if you wait 1-2 years.

 

[ganjiry]

nice bit of kit tu got there.it doesn't need to be bang up to date. its still decent

 

[paulpicks21]

And something new

Lovely price for that thing.

Hi bhavv,

No doubt it will be an awesome card, but I find most of the 670's to be priced a bit high in the UK. I certainly was expecting them to be much less.

A GTX 680 is only £48 more on Overclockers than the 670 you have shown.

Maybe its just me but I was expecting them to be £300 ish.


The 670 certainly looks like its gonna be an amazing card, I read a review on one earlier and was very impressed.

Have fun with yours, I am sure you will

Paul.

 

[bhavv]

The one I picked was a custom cooled one though, £35 more expensive than the reference design which is £325.

The cheapest GTX 680s are also reference designs, and you need to pay an even larger premium for custom cooled ones.

I dont buy reference design

 

[paulpicks21]

The one I picked was a custom cooled one though, £35 more expensive than the reference design which is £325.

The cheapest GTX 680s are also reference designs, and you need to pay an even larger premium for custom cooled ones.

I dont buy reference design

Fair enough

I just read another review on the 670, it really is an awesome card, it comes in really close in all the benchmarks to the 680.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB Review | bit-tech.net

 

[edwin222]

i7-960-ROG-SLI

Here is my triple monitor setup:
Rosewill 1000W PSU
Asus Rampage III Formula - ROG Gaming motherboard
Intel i7-960 processor, 3.2GHz x 4 cores, w/ Hyper 212 Heat Pipe and dual 120mm (push-pull) Fans
12GB Kingston HyperX TI Memory (6 x 2GB - DDR3 PC16000) with Kingston HyperX KHX Fan
2 - Asus GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Graphics Cards
OCZ Vertex 2 40GB SSD boot drive - Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit OS
2 - WD Sata III 750GB Caviar Black HDDs
2 - Lite-On 24x DVD Burners
WD 2TB Desktop External USB HDD
2 - Asus VE228H 21.5" LCD Backlit Monitors
Logitec 25W Speakers - 2 speakers with subwoofer

I have added wireless keyboards and mice to my i7-960-ROG-SLI and PIII since these pictures were made. My next additions are Logitech Z906 500W 5.1 Speakers and much later, 3 x ASUS VE258Q Black 25" LCD Monitors

Edwin's Animated Images
Private Link: i7-960-ROG-SLI

 

[paulpicks21]

Welcome to the forums Edwin.

Nice rig, just an observation but maybe a little cable management required? You certainly have a good enough case to hide the wires.

Paul.

 

[edwin222]

The cable management was finished after these pictures were made.

 

[paulpicks21]

The cable management was finished after these pictures were made.

Glad to hear it, post a recent pic when you get the chance to take one.

Am sure it looks great now

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Seven Forums edwin222. Nice rig. As mentioned, new, bigger thumbsup pics if you get a chance. A Guy

 

[ganjiry]

Welcome edwin222
nice rig u got there but bigger pics would b better we like pics ere

 

[Britton30]

What my test board looks like ATM.

 

[edwin222]

Britton30, nice! 2 on board(s).

 

[essenbe]

Look real good, Gary. But, they are homeless. They need a case to live in.