The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[jimthenagual]

Very very nice Stick, what kind of temperatures are you getting?

 

[stickg1]

Temps are almost too good to be true...

This is 23C ambient air temp, 31C coolant temperature, 35C on GPU folding @ 1241MHz ~1.2v

 

[nukemaster]

You say not too good, but it slaps around anything air cooled and any of the all in one mounts.

Very good work.

 

[Lutfij]

Manofchalk, Ryan and Rubix have all said this - we all watercool for getting great temps and the best thing about it is that you can shave off about 40C off your gpu temps. Enough to warrant (in one discussion) the suggestion of watercooling your GPU before you watercool your CPU

Nice work all round Stickg1

 

[nukemaster]

Makes sense since the video cards tend to run hotter than the cpus and in many cases pump more heat.

 

[stickg1]

The GPU temps are great. My CPU is still kinda hot, but it is an Ivy and it's running at 4.7GHz so under full load 57C is great, but I like to see 3's and 4's as the first numbers in my temps, lol.

My favorite stat though is all fans set to 75% speed, both CPU and GPU under full load, and delta water temp of 8C! That's what I'm after, that number to be under 10, while not making me deaf in the process! Yesterday I had the idea to drill new holes for my HDD rack to slide them closer to the PSU, then move that 60mm thick Coolgate rad to the front so I could run push/pull fans. It did wonders for my cooling ability.

 

[jimthenagual]

Wow, amazing temps. I can't wait to build my new system! I'll be hitting you up for tips when the time gets closer (still a month away). I'll be doing a cpu/gpu loop with a 360mm and a 240mm in an air 540 case.

 

[Mirakledba]

StickG1- Those are amazing temps man! Nice looking GPU block too! I still dont understand how cooling a GPU with wter works....A place below it has water that is cold is making contact with the GPU chip? And yeah, Ill angle the case. Speaking of the case, will the H440 be able to get some loop like that? I know its great for WC but just curious.

Jim- Nice to see you on here every once and a while Be sure to posts pics of that rig but just take a look at some other cases. Just because Im going to get the H440, im not just saying this, but it fits massive rads. Take a look.

 

[veladem]

@stickg1

Now you're making me think of water cooling my GPU xD

Found this guy who turned his Corsair H70 into a GPU cooler here ---> http://www.overclock.net/t/1086286/complete-build-log-zotac-560ti-corsair-h70

How much would it cost me to get started on a water cooling loop for my GPU that I could incorporate into my CPU also later down the road?

Reason I ask is cause I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 + and my CPU temps aren't the greatest when I run my server stuffs.

On top of that I might like to OC my GPU and see it running much cooler.

Thanks!

 

[Mirakledba]

Holy crap. The R9 290x has now reached $900! http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=290x&N=-1&isNodeId=1 When you open one it says 700 but prices are jumping a lot right now. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7758/radeon-r9-290x-retail-prices-hit-900

That goes for all 290x's

 

[azzazel_99]

haha bitcoin mining is retarded and you spend more in electricity than you get back in return. Seems silly to me honestly but the rise in cost is attributed to the mining craze. Glad it didnt really affect nvidia directly.

 

[azzazel_99]

Oh and this new monitor is the shiznit! Freakin amazing!

 

[Mirakledba]

Question about the H440...The white part /9on the white case) Is solid steel but the black one is matte so is it steel too? (idk about school but you know, metal something like that xD )

 

[RussK1]

haha bitcoin mining is retarded and you spend more in electricity than you get back in return. Some people are just dumb and ruining the gpu market for the rest of us.

You need to watch the name calling... it's offensive.

I mine and I make a profit (take into mind some don't pay electric although I do). As for your utter ignorance on mining? It's not miners that are causing the rise in costs. It's the greedy retailers. If you have something negative to say keep it constructive and direct the criticism towards the proper places.

Just to show you ignorance --->

The culprit, as has been the case since the start, continues to be the strong demand for the cards from cryptocoin miners,

This is NOT Bitcoin. It's Litecoin...

The MSRP of the 290 is still $399 and AMD has not changed that. This leaves the retailers to blame.

 

[Mirakledba]

azzazel_99 - Even though I dont think bitcoin mining is needed ..dont be rude man :/

RussK1 - My GPU is a bitcoin mining beast I heard but how does it work and can you like mine out money? Lol. I wont mine, just curious as to how it works.

 

[azzazel_99]

There that better? Dont be so sensitive. Sorry if you were offended. Wasn't intended to be offensive I just speak whats on my mind and most of the people I know dont get offended by things like that so again sorry if you or anyone else was offended by my outlook on mining driving the cost of gpus. All I was saying is before the mining craze went crazy you could get a 280x for the $300 range and a 290x at the $600 range. Now not so much.

 

[stickg1]

Wow, amazing temps. I can't wait to build my new system! I'll be hitting you up for tips when the time gets closer (still a month away). I'll be doing a cpu/gpu loop with a 360mm and a 240mm in an air 540 case.

That will be a good case for that!

@stickg1

Now you're making me think of water cooling my GPU xD

Found this guy who turned his Corsair H70 into a GPU cooler here ---> http://www.overclock.net/t/1086286/complete-build-log-zotac-560ti-corsair-h70

How much would it cost me to get started on a water cooling loop for my GPU that I could incorporate into my CPU also later down the road?

Reason I ask is cause I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 + and my CPU temps aren't the greatest when I run my server stuffs.

On top of that I might like to OC my GPU and see it running much cooler.

Thanks!

You could probably get a nice GPU loop for ~$300. You can go cheaper if you want but it's the "get what you pay for" type market.

 

[azzazel_99]

I would love to do a liquid loop.

 

[veladem]

I really just don't know if my specs will actually have enough gain of life and punch to warrant a +/-$300 investment right now :/

 

[azzazel_99]

Yea same here. The gpu blocks are pricey and a complete loop for gpu and cpu can get pricey. For my 2500k I cant see spending that coin. Maybe if I had a 4770k or something but not on my 2500k.

 

[Mirakledba]

Do any of you do C++ programming?

 

[allanitomwesh]

Do any of you do C++ programming?

Just started learning C in school,not C++ though,and it can get tricky if you ask me. miss a semicolon and it all goes south.

 

[Mirakledba]

Allan - I have to pick a school elective by the 19th....

http://www.k12.com/courses/high-school-courses/downloadable-high-school-course-information?thank=caths#elect here they all are if you guys would pick one out. I only can pick one...not sure which one I want though...

 

[stickg1]

Start with Computer Science and then take Programming.

 

[Mirakledba]

Yeah maybe I should take that or I might do entrepreneurship because I dont want to make programming my Job. If I pick C++ NEXT year it will go towards my GPA and I dont think i'd want that...Whatever, Ill talk to my dad about this. Stick, it said the H440 is steel and thats true because the white part is the only mesh/plastic but that is the gloss white...do you think the matte black is steel too?