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[linnemeyerhere]

Alsisgevat,
Nice sli set up! If those are basically identical cards then if you see a higher temp in the #1 card you might swap them as the triple fan could do a better job of pulling air across the narrow opening? Can't wait to see the water cooling and are you wc'g the gpu's as well?

 

[Alsisgevat]

Alsisgevat,
Nice sli set up! If those are basically identical cards then if you see a higher temp in the #1 card you might swap them as the triple fan could do a better job of pulling air across the narrow opening? Can't wait to see the water cooling and are you wc'g the gpu's as well?

They are exactly the same reference desigh and performance cards, the newer one just has a fancy cooler, and I tried switching the 2, but it's a super tight fit, because the new one is way thicker then the old one, but on idle alone it's 20 degrees C lower then the old one. And I am only gonna WC the vga's, when I strip them and replace the stock/3 fan air coolers for the water block you won't see any difference between the 2, same blocks ect. I will maybe cool the cpu at a later stage, for now I am happy with the performance of the H80 I have on the cpu. I will swap them after this, so I can check the difference in temps.

Thanx mate.

 

[Alsisgevat]

I swapped them out, now the new one is the main card, temps on it rose 5 degrees! Temps on other card dropped 14! So the temps both in the 40's on idle, and only differ by about 4 degrees.And thats kinda cool,since the other way around the first card idle's on 54 and now idles on 41 and the second one idled on 34 now idles on 39, so not to bad all in all.

edit: I had to do it 1 and 4, instead of slots 1 and 3. So now it uses the 200chip and apparently has a slight delay, but it now runs on x16 x16, instead of the previous x8 x8, and it's looks good.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

That's fantastic news about the cooling advantage of the new card over the original and it makes sense to have it in the #1 slot but all will be mute when the water cooling factors in !

 

[Alsisgevat]

Yeah, it kinda sucks on the one hand, because this cooler has white fans that would look great with the white tubing and so on. But I saw some tests on WC, and the temps idle on 19degrees and dont go highr then 40 ever. So thats gonna be a major difference. Your idea of swapping them has led to nither card reaching above 65 on full, so thanx again, it worked like a charm!

 

[jeepmann4x4]

New Toys!!!

Newegg keeps taking my money and sending the ups man to my door


Logitech G510 Black 18 Function Keys USB Wired Gaming Keyboard

ZALMAN ZM-M300 Black 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 2500 dpi Mouse:

 

[ganjiry]

nice1. logitech make some quality keyboards. i had a g110 and g19 and relly like em.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

jeepman4x4,
Love Logitech gear and they do make an exceptional keyboard. Illuminated keys are the only way to go !

 

[ganjiry]

agreed! i bought the g19 after only having the g110 for about a month. just because i liked the screen but then found i had no use for the screen as i have 2 monitors lol.so sold it i did like the way u can get the keys to change colour with the music tho and the quality is somethin that hasnt been matched in the 2 boards since

 

[essenbe]

I'm not sure what to call this. Some new, some from the rig before and a little from the rig before that. Excuse the crappy camera and the mess. I do tend to get messy when I build. I've never learned how to make wiring look nice, but it does look better in person.

here is where I was bench testing and BTW, it isn't an Asrock board. System specs are current.



The build





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And here is where I live.

 

[essenbe]

New Toys!!!

Newegg keeps taking my money and sending the ups man to my door


Logitech G510 Black 18 Function Keys USB Wired Gaming Keyboard

ZALMAN ZM-M300 Black 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 2500 dpi Mouse:

I have the G510 also and love it. To me it is like 'what more could you want.' I've had it for about 3 or 4 months and have had no problems. You will love it. I got a G500 10 button mouse to go with it. Both are great. You have to love Logitech. One of the few places you can find very good support.

 

[paulpicks21]

Looks great Steve, clean wiring job!

 

[jeepmann4x4]

Thanks guys, so far I'm liking it. Though I do wish it had a bit more tilt to it, maybe a half inch longer on the adjustable feet. I'll work something out for it though.

Do any of you know where to find some good Applets for the lcd screen?

 

[ganjiry]

u should find some stuff hear
Logitech Users
b03tz LCD 2.0 ALPHA - Lezen - G19 Applet - b03tzLCD - CPU, CoreTemp, Memory, Winamp, Network
G15SysMon | Free System Administration software downloads at SourceForge.net
Z7 LCD Monitor for G19 Keyboard

 

[A Guy]

I'm not sure what to call this. Some new, some from the rig before and a little from the rig before that. Excuse the crappy camera and the mess. I do tend to get messy when I build. I've never learned how to make wiring look nice, but it does look better in person.

here is where I was bench testing and BTW, it isn't an Asrock board. System specs are current.

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The build

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And here is where I live.

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Steve, that's killer! Great rig

A Guy

 

[Solarstarshines]

I'm not sure what to call this. Some new, some from the rig before and a little from the rig before that. Excuse the crappy camera and the mess. I do tend to get messy when I build. I've never learned how to make wiring look nice, but it does look better in person.

here is where I was bench testing and BTW, it isn't an Asrock board. System specs are current.

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The build

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And here is where I live.

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That is a Cherry Desk there Steve -seems like all of us are upgrading at the same time I can't wait to see who else got new toys
@Jeepman that keyboard looks ready nice -Almost ready to get a new Monitor and new keyboard mouse but for now i'm just browsing

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Steve you've built a kick'n rig. And in my opinion carrying items over from a previous rig is smart and saves money and the planet. Buy quality items once and use them for as long as you can. I'm adding some new items to my rig soon and we both use the H100 cooler. May I ask, are you case air exhausting or fresh air intake on your radiator fans. I've been case exhaust and I'm going to try fresh intake and this will allow cooler temps and me to filter air better.

 

[essenbe]

Alan, I have 4 Nocs on the H 100 in push/pull as intake, and am not getting good results. I figured that outside air has to be cooler than Inside air. Airflow is not my issue. I'm going to try a couple of things and give it some time, but if that does not work am thinking about going back to my NH-D14. Every case fan is intake except the rear 140mm.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Steve, That's interesting I'm currently case air in and hot exhaust out top. I'm going to top air intake and exhaust hot air into case over ram then pull it out with rear fans. I'm hoping to create positive pressure inside the case as well as place another of my homemade magnet filters on top which I can control dust intake even better. I'm not expecting a dramatic reduction but anything will be great and I can even live with the same temps. Odd that you are not happy with the H100, I'll tell you this, my case has been a dust magnet and over the year I've been running the H100 when I finally blew out the radiator I was floored with the dust that was packed into it......floored. We have no pets, but there is medium shag carpet and I like to leave the window by the tower open to bring in cool air. I have developed a delicate touch with the air compressor but I blast the radiator from both sides first holding a fan stopped with anything blunt. We think the air just passes through but it does pack up and collect on the fins.

 

[essenbe]

Thanks Alan. But, that is not my issue. The H100 is one of the new parts I added, so it is brand new. i have air filters on my fans. But it is a trade off. The filters significantly cut down airflow, so it seems you can't win for loosing. I've read several articles and tests where supposedly, positive airflow cuts down on dust because it blows everything out of the rear of the case. I'm just trying to see if that is true. But, outside room air has to be cooler than exhaust air from inside the case, it seems to me. My Noc D14 did a better job than the H100 is doing. YMMV and maybe it is just the set up I have.