32 low speed typhoon fans is enough.. lol
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32 low speed typhoon fans is enough.. lol
What did you have to RMA it for?
It had an audible, albeit tolerable level of coil whine. My case is pretty quiet so it easily stood out
But evga is awesome and let me do a cross ship totally free RMA to try a new card.
New card wasn't any better and had lower stable OC so I'm keeping the first
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An 860 is excessive overkill if you never intend on running multiple cards.
These cards really aren't thermally limited though. Max out at 65-70c even with fans on very low.
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I'm not sure they would perform any better on water
Now, if you had modded drivers that allowed a higher power draw, then sure
It'll fix the coil whine though, lol.
I'm considering going with a custom loop and selling my h110.
I like the alphacool 360*45mm radiator. Just need to decide on pump and Resovoir
I have an EK D5 Vario/Bay-Resevoir combo (limited space). Couldn't be happier with it. Alphacool 240x35 and 240x60 rads. Single loop. If you don't like noise, stay away from DDC style pumps.
I need to look that model up. I'm just starting research. I prefer silence.
Pump combo is very enticing
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/2...EK-DBAY_D5_PWM_incl_pump.html?tl=g57c595s1938
**That's with a PWM controlled pump........i dont see the vario available on the site anymore......****
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That's what you have?
I'm very interested.
That with an alpha cool 360*45mm rad with 3x noctua. All the compression fittings
If I ever water my 970 I could add a 2nd rad in the front or bottom
Yup, its what i have, but mine is manual variable speed (vario) D5. That one has a PWM (fan header controlled) D5, little bit more expensive. Don't see the vario included one anymore. I just prefer the vario because you can set it and forget it. Mine runs on setting 5 (full speed) always. I would get aggravated with the PWM trying to set up a custom curve and always being concerned with temps and speed. The white block u see attached to my loop is just a PrimoChill flow indicator. If my OCD kicks in while playing a game, i can just glance over and confirm that i have flow. If u have room in the case, u could also do a cylinder res/pump combo instead.
I wouldn't go this route unless you were certain you'd block the gpu's later. Otherwise, it's beyond overkill. It can get pricey after fittings and other misc items. Cost me around $900 out the door for my full loop.
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I'm not looking at spend that much
I'd like the idea of a bay mount. But would prefer to keep the bay cover in, for a cleaner look
I have room for a cylinder setup
Here it is, ran the benchmark just now:
Max of 40*C on both @ 98% utilization on both, 344.65 WHQL driver
Just realized that since i updated the graphics driver, my OC profiles were inactive. Above is on the stock core clock (980mhz). Below is my 1150/1250+turbo OC profile. Performance score is up slightly, but the big difference is in the fps boost.
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Yeah, makes me sick, haha. Half the price and almost 100w less TDP.
This thread gave me the itch...
What do you guys think about the new R9 285 cards? I like the size for my mid-tower case and the lower power demands. I think these are the answer to the GTX 750 Ti but with a little more performance and fits between the 280 and 280x cards but a bit cheaper. I game at 1080.
I was looking at this one in particular:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131595
My spec are here:
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...aming-rigs&p=14526689&viewfull=1#post14526689
What do you guys think about the new R9 285 cards? I like the size for my mid-tower case and the lower power demands. I think these are the answer to the GTX 750 Ti but with a little more performance and fits between the 280 and 280x cards but a bit cheaper. I game at 1080.
I was looking at this one in particular:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131595
My spec are here:
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...aming-rigs&p=14526689&viewfull=1#post14526689
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