I have to say I'm really disappointed with my SX500-LG. I picked it up from the post office yesterday and hooked it on outside my case to test it out.
Nice, fan not kicking in during the first 10min of web browsing. Start FC4, fan kicks in. Quit FC4, fan slows down and starts to sound like a...
The 780 Ti's power consumption is 250W -> max amperage is less than 21A @ 12V (stock, of course). The recommended power supply amperage (42A) is for the complete system, not just the GPU.
I already have a spare 92/14mm Noctua. And correct me if I'm wrong but I should think that a 92mm fan is quieter than an 80mm. A 25mm thick fan would also be very close to my CPU waterblock/fittings
Mine as well and I'm not going to use it. Has anyone tried using a Noctua 92/14mm fan mounted on the outside of the PSU? The only main issue is that the startup voltage on the PSU fan header is not enough for the Noctua. It will start rotating only if helped by hand - when the PSU is idle, that...
It's most definitely not the ONLY difference.
Splash:
+extra 120mm rad support
+easier to route the tubing
+room for a dedicated pump + res inside the case
+drainport / fillport option
-less options for HDD's (only 2 x 2.5")
-no ODD
-not so well finished, very "industrial" look
-heavy
M1...
Packed the NCASE back to its box yesterday and took her to the storage. Will be building the Compact Splash as my next rig due to better watercooling support. The NCASE is absolutely beautiful though, I'm sure I'll use it for a media PC in the future.
My reservoir arrived finally yesterday, after three months and two days of waiting. The faceplate was upside down and it's attached with some strange sized hex socket bolts. Oh well...
i7 4770K delidded
Asus Impact
ST45SF-G w/ Noiseblocker fan and de-grilled
Kingston HyperX Beast 2 x 8GB 1866MHz
EVGA GTX 780 Ti Superclocked
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
Panasonic BD-R
Custom water loop with mostly EK bits
Still missing the GPU + block, fittings and reservoir.