Experimental radiator \build log!!!

[toolmaker_03]

well here are the radiators, my problem is the configuration of them, simply too many possibilities, so if you could find the time to give your opinions, I would really appreciate it.
I also need advice on a type of shroud for the radiators, the purpose is to inshore good air flow through the radiator.
and lastly how to attach the fans to the radiators?



all advice is welcome and thank you

 

[rubix_1011]

I started having episodes like this around 28...I'm now 32.

I just say something like my OCD/ADHD isn't working correctly or else I would clearly recall it. Seems to be good reasoning to me.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I just go all spiritual and say something like 'the universe moves how it moves, we are but flotsam on its tide'
I.E. its not my fault haha
Moto

 

[toolmaker_03]

yes, I know it may not seem as if I am doing any research, but I am, I really am, I guess I am scared of getting the wrong parts, and having to buy what I should have the first time around, main reason for the questions is that I kind of would like this build, to be the best that it can be, and I don't mind getting the right parts for that. quite possibility in a couple of years, I will be building a i5 2500K system, but that is not in the budget for today. today it's the crosshair II system, and making it bigger, meaner, and stronger, than it has ever been before, well you know what I mean.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

In that case I'd say definitely the Quad, more O/c headroom means longevity, the two extra cores are unlikely to be used for games anytime soon so grab as high a PII as you can, 975/980 would be ideal, 965 just as valid but a higher initial binning means better chip basically
Moto

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Tool is a performance over looks guy so looks are a bonus, not a sellpoint hehe
Moto

 

[toolmaker_03]

will the 980 work, I really can't find anything to support it, other than the fact that 1066 memory will work, and it will fit in the AM2+ socket, but will the board Bios understand it? or does this even matter with today's boards and processors?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Given the rest of the PII family are supported I'd say that with latest bios it will take the 980 yes,
Moto

 

[toolmaker_03]

well then I am willing to go there and see what happens. thank you moto, I wonted to go here right off but was too scared to, thought that this would be too good to be true.

 

[toolmaker_03]

Now, allow me explain this, why I thank it might work, I have a Asus Nanos board with a 6000+ CPU in it. the Bios does not recognize it properly it says it is a 5800 simpron running at 3 GHz, ok I can deal with that. I hooked a 8800 ultra card to it and the bios did not know this card either, but it read the memory correctly at 763 MB, so ok I can deal with that to. When you enter the OS with the proper drivers installed the OS understood them properly, so I guess what I am asking is that, if this is common in the newer motherboards to understand tech that they where never designed to?

 

[toolmaker_03]

OK so here is the memory I bought OCZ 9200 DDR2 flex II 2 X 2Gig what do you think?
Still working on the 980 processor but I will get one soon, hopefully. :lol:

 

[toolmaker_03]

here is another idea I have been considering for this build what do you guys thank of these?
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_373&products_id=32957

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Four gigs plenty for gaming so it should hold you a couple of years,
Go for a 965 or 975 if you can't find a 980 🙂
Moto

 

[jrwizbang]

Yeah don't bother with the 980. Just go for the 975. I had a 965 for a long time and it was great. There's barely even enough difference between the 980 and the 965 to justify buying the 980 rather than just over clocking the 965/970/975.

 

[toolmaker_03]

ok so let's do a break down for this build so far ----

Asus Crosshair II with a 980 processor, OCZ 1150 flex memory, GTX 480, and 2 raptor 74 Gig HHD. That's 13 blocks, 7 rads, 2 ress, and 2 pumps. that's a lot of hardware. any ideas on how it will perform?

 

[jrwizbang]

How it will perform? Should do just fine. The gtx 480 is a beast.

 

[jrwizbang]

Yeah you're going to like it.

 

[toolmaker_03]

well I guess that I would half to over clock to compensate for that right? and I am still considering the SLI setup on this, if the processor can clock high enough for it?

 

[jrwizbang]

I'm not quite sure on the SLI. I think that it will come pretty close, but even with massive amounts of over clocking even the 980 may bottle neck 2 cards but not too much.

 

[toolmaker_03]

well this board does have a crazy switch on it for the processor voltage, and I do plan to cool the processor with some kind of chiller/cooler system. so that I can play with this feature, for what are switches for if not to play with?

 

[jrwizbang]

The only other purpose is to show to other people and be like "hey guess what that switch does" and then you can sound all intelligent as you explain it to them 😛

 

[Motopsychojdn]

True true, and 4GHz on a PII is almost guaranteed so happy cool gaming for a few years for you 🙂
Moto

 

[toolmaker_03]

well I have been considering that issue with power and here is what I came up with, the 850W for the motherboard, the 1000W for the GTX 480 cards, and a 450W for everything else. do you think it will work?

 

[jrwizbang]

3 power supplies?

 

[toolmaker_03]

well I have read that the GTX 480 when clocked to 900 GPU and 1800 on the shadier memory, that the card uses 418 watts, so that is 836 watts total right, if there both clocked, and the mother board under a massive clock of 4.6 GHz to 4.8 GHz on the CPU is pulling up to 538 watts total and I haven't seen a 1500 watt able to cover everything. but maybe i am missing somthing?

 

[jrwizbang]

Silver Stone makes some nice high wattage power supplies.