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[shadow32]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2cQZz

Will do overview video soon.

 

[Professor Sleep]

I call it 'Professor Sleep 1'
PC SPECS
GPU: 2X SLI MSI gtx 770 Lightning
CPU: Intel i7 4770K Overclocked
RAM: 16Gb Kingston Hyper X Beast DDR3 2400MHZ
MOBO: MSI Z87 XPOWER
COOLING: Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige CPU Cooler
SSD: Corsair Neutron 128Gb
HDD: Western Digital 1TB
CHASIS: Corsair Obsidian Series 750D Full-Tower Case
PSU: Silverstone 1200W Power Supply 80 Plus
MONITOR: Dell Ultrasharp 29" - 2560x1080
SPEAKER: Logitech Z623
KEYBOARD: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate (Battlefield 4)
MOUSE: Razer Taipan (Battlefield 4)
MOUSE PAD: Razer Destructor 2 (battlefield 4)
HEADSET: Razer BlackShark (Battlefield 4)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

 

[MadMetalGuy]

Specs:
AMD FX-6100 OCed to 3.9GHz (OCed to help with Bottleneck)
16GB DDR3 SD RAM
XFX AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 OCed to 1GHz
2x 1TB HDDs
650w PSU

Upgrades i want to do in the future:
AMD FX-8350
add another AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
replace PSU with a 750w PSU

its nothing special but it gets the job done

 

[tiny voices]

Specs:
AMD FX-6100 OCed to 3.9GHz (OCed to help with Bottleneck)
16GB DDR3 SD RAM
XFX AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 OCed to 1GHz
2x 1TB HDDs
650w PSU

Upgrades i want to do in the future:
AMD FX-8350
add another AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
replace PSU with a 750w PSU

its nothing special but it gets the job done

650w is PLENTY for 2 7850's. BUT if this is your board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 you will need a new motherboard in order to Crossfire, because this board can only run the second PCIe lane at x4.

 

[MadMetalGuy]

650w is PLENTY for 2 7850's. BUT if this is your board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 you will need a new motherboard in order to Crossfire, because this board can only run the second PCIe lane at x4.

So do you think it would be better to do just one 7970?

 

[tiny voices]

650w is PLENTY for 2 7850's. BUT if this is your board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 you will need a new motherboard in order to Crossfire, because this board can only run the second PCIe lane at x4.

So do you think it would be better to do just one 7970?

Yes definitely, but you will need the 8320 upgrade as well because the 6100 will bottleneck the 7970.

 

[MadMetalGuy]

650w is PLENTY for 2 7850's. BUT if this is your board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 you will need a new motherboard in order to Crossfire, because this board can only run the second PCIe lane at x4.

So do you think it would be better to do just one 7970?

Yes definitely, but you will need the 8320 upgrade as well because the 6100 will bottleneck the 7970.

Yeah im most definitely getting either the 8350 or 8320 then getting the 7970 and selling the 7850
do you think that 650w PSU would be okay with the FX-8350 and HD 7970?

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, it will be more than enough power.

 

[Guest]

650w is PLENTY for 2 7850's. BUT if this is your board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 you will need a new motherboard in order to Crossfire, because this board can only run the second PCIe lane at x4.

So do you think it would be better to do just one 7970?

Yes definitely, but you will need the 8320 upgrade as well because the 6100 will bottleneck the 7970.

Yeah im most definitely getting either the 8350 or 8320 then getting the 7970 and selling the 7850
do you think that 650w PSU would be okay with the FX-8350 and HD 7970?

You could get an 8320 and overclock it to the speeds of the 8350 while saving money in the process.

 

[palladin9479]

650w is PLENTY for 2 7850's. BUT if this is your board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 you will need a new motherboard in order to Crossfire, because this board can only run the second PCIe lane at x4.

So do you think it would be better to do just one 7970?

Yes definitely, but you will need the 8320 upgrade as well because the 6100 will bottleneck the 7970.

Yeah im most definitely getting either the 8350 or 8320 then getting the 7970 and selling the 7850
do you think that 650w PSU would be okay with the FX-8350 and HD 7970?

You could get an 8320 and overclock it to the speeds of the 8350 while saving money in the process.

Yeah but you can also get an 8350 and clock it even higher. That's how binning works in general. I got my 8350 at 4.8Ghz so far on water. I could easily go to 5Ghz, I went water for quietness so I keep it at 4.8 to and run the fans at a low speed.

 

[MEC-777]

650w is PLENTY for 2 7850's. BUT if this is your board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 you will need a new motherboard in order to Crossfire, because this board can only run the second PCIe lane at x4.

So do you think it would be better to do just one 7970?

Yes definitely, but you will need the 8320 upgrade as well because the 6100 will bottleneck the 7970.

Yeah im most definitely getting either the 8350 or 8320 then getting the 7970 and selling the 7850
do you think that 650w PSU would be okay with the FX-8350 and HD 7970?

You could get an 8320 and overclock it to the speeds of the 8350 while saving money in the process.

Yeah but you can also get an 8350 and clock it even higher. That's how binning works in general. I got my 8350 at 4.8Ghz so far on water. I could easily go to 5Ghz, I went water for quietness so I keep it at 4.8 to and run the fans at a low speed.

A 990 chip set motherboard will be necessary for an FX-83XX, especially if thinking about overclocking.

Also, I think this is going a little off-topic. 😉

 

[Guest]

650w is PLENTY for 2 7850's. BUT if this is your board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 you will need a new motherboard in order to Crossfire, because this board can only run the second PCIe lane at x4.

So do you think it would be better to do just one 7970?

Yes definitely, but you will need the 8320 upgrade as well because the 6100 will bottleneck the 7970.

Yeah im most definitely getting either the 8350 or 8320 then getting the 7970 and selling the 7850
do you think that 650w PSU would be okay with the FX-8350 and HD 7970?

You could get an 8320 and overclock it to the speeds of the 8350 while saving money in the process.

Yeah but you can also get an 8350 and clock it even higher. That's how binning works in general. I got my 8350 at 4.8Ghz so far on water. I could easily go to 5Ghz, I went water for quietness so I keep it at 4.8 to and run the fans at a low speed.

A 990 chip set motherboard will be necessary for an FX-83XX, especially if thinking about overclocking.

Also, I think this is going a little off-topic. 😉

I have a 970 chipset with an 8320 overclocked.

 

[MEC-777]

I have a 970 chipset with an 8320 overclocked.

There are a few exceptions. You probably have the Asus m5a97. Either that or you got lucky with a well built unit that at least has a VRM heat sink. If not, I question how long it will run stable.

 

[acolis]

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Intel i5 4670K

Gigabyte Z87X-D3H-CF

8GB(2GBX4) DDR1333 Kingston ram

Gigabyte 7850HD 2GB OC version

Noctua NH-U14S with 2 140MM Fans

Samsung 840 ssd series 250GB

Seasonic S12 620W

Fractal Design R4

Antec TrueQuiet 140mm Case Fan X 3

 

[mbarbantini]

Upgraded power supply getting ready for SLI, and got the corsair sleeved cables with it.

Took the pics out ^

That's an amazing-looking rig dude! Sick color matching and cable management... Good work

 

[Squaredude]

i5-3570k
Asus z77 Sabertooth
8gb 1866 Vengeance Ram
Evga GTX780
128gb Crucial M4
1Tb Caviar Black
Corsair AX860
Asus Xonar D2X
NZXT Phantom 630
QNIX QX2710LED
Windows 8.1

 

[Lutfij]

Nice build squaredude! Might want to post in the watercooling gallery as well ... ?

 

[Squaredude]

Will do!

 

[jben04]

Love the look of these liquid cooled systems, contemplated on doing this myself,,but i'd be lil nervous with leaks lol

 

[stickg1]

Last snap of my current setup before I go to full watercooling. It's currently in a state of disarray, cables need tying and tucking, but I had been swapping a lot of fans around and whatnot, trying different configurations.

 

[nukemaster]

Last snap of my current setup before I go to full watercooling. It's currently in a state of disarray, cables need tying and tucking, but I had been swapping a lot of fans around and whatnot, trying different configurations.

The all in one on the video card sure helps with temp just keep an eye on the VRMs(but with that fan i am sure it is great ).

 

[stickg1]

Yeah it was a temporary fix for the R9 290. The stock cooler was too hot and loud. I already ordered a full cover block. I need a good reservoir abd pump combo.

 

[Brandon LS]

Here is my Custom Cosmos II with a custom paintjob, liquid cooling setup and acrylic window

Let me know what you guys think

 

[hero1]

^^ Good stuff but you need to secure that res.

 

[Lutfij]

Brandon - You got a build log to that number?! I really love the work on the case...and ofc the interior 😀