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Well, look what I found
It fits, but well I doubt darxider recommends a R9 290x with the 450Watt PSU
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1040648346&postcount=10594
I was planning the same thing. start out with a single rad and maybe extend it to a second one in the bottom. Though as it looks now I probably will have to wait a few months to get all the money together to fill it up.Traditional water-cooling forums has beat it into most people that a single 240mm rad is NOT enough for a high-end CPU and GPU combo. Although I'm aware that on paper it is enough, I just don't feel comfortable with the idea. I'll be testing it out with a single 240mm rad before I go and buy my 2nd rad.
And you do bring up a GREAT point about the bottom mounted rad, and that is the sacrafices we make for it. for me personally it would be the 3.5" drive, which would be a 3TB 7200rpm one in my case. I have a hard time letting it go in my head. again, we'll see how I feel come August when I hopefully get my Ncase
I know what you mean, people suddenly are afraid of temperatures (at the cores) over 50°C when using watercooling, it doesn't make sense when the CPU's are good for I believe 85°C before shutdown and the GPU's even higher than 95°C.
My CPU and GPU temps are often at the same level, only offset by a few degrees. The motherboard temp too, probably because the hot air from the radiator gets blown against the motherboard. The GPU VRM's are also at the same temp as the rest.
I was planning the same thing. start out with a single rad and maybe extend it to a second one in the bottom. Though as it looks now I probably will have to wait a few months to get all the money together to fill it up.
What is everyone planning to use?
Wasn't meant as an E-peen Enlargement Post btw. Just trying to get a feel of what people plan to put in their cases.OK, I can play this game:
Ah, fair enough WiSK. I wasn't aware of that thread.
but a whole lot more practical Thanks a lot for sharing, it really seems that a single rad is enough. I was afraid of the GPU spiking up into the 80s (not that 80s is bad, they can go into 90s nowadays) because the water is already kinda warm after the CPU block. One of the main reasons I wanted a 2nd rad is to keep one rad between the CPU and GPU loops.
In this case, I may very well be better off with a 3.5" drive mounted at the bottom instead, though it wouldn't sound as cool as 2 x 240mm rads
So I'm guessing that a small enough 800w PSU doesn't exist to cram a 295x2 into the case, correct?
So I'm guessing that a small enough 800w PSU doesn't exist to cram a 295x2 into the case, correct?
I'm not convinced that system will draw that much power. We have people running 4770k + 290X reliably on the 450W SFX power supplies. The 295x2 should only draw 250W more than the 290X. 450W (which already has some margin to run stably) + 250W = 700W
There's a reason I'm waiting for Silverstone's 600W SFX supply... And for nVidia to release a dual-GPU GeForce card... Other than my current dearth of funds, of course
My thinking is as such: the (aging) GTX 690 is a 300W card, and the Maxwell architecture has nVidia emphasizing the ratio of power consumption to performance. I am optimistic that their dual-GPU GeForce successor will be the GTX 890, and will live in the same power-consumption ballpark as the 690, which would be a great differentiator against the R9 295x2 for them (and would eliminate the extra cost of a water loop coming standard).
If that all bears out (a big if), you would be able to have dual-GPU graphics and the highest performance CPU available, and still have ~20% headroom left in terms of power consumption, when using the 600W SFX unit. And that's with everything at full bore. Plus, you don't lose out on the option to use either a 240mm side-mounted radiator, or the 3.5'' drive bracket.
...FWIW, that's also the same reason I'm considering two 240mm radiators. I figure I can OC the processor, and leave the GPUs at stock, with such a significant quantity of cooling capacity. I wouldn't be so keen to do that if I had all that heat feeding into one radiator, but with two I think you can achieve a much better balance of temperatures and noise.
) it looks like Nvidia is testing the ability of the pro-sumer market to swallow that price-tag, much like how it did that when it launched the Titan... I really hope those things rot on the shelves, otherwise I highly doubt we'll ever see a gtx 890 under $2kwe can always spend $3k on a Titan Z
on a more serious note (though go ahead and get a Titan Z if you want, I swear I won't hate
we can always spend $3k on a Titan Z
on a more serious note (though go ahead and get a Titan Z if you want, I swear I won't hate
)
confused: which one you guys think would fit?) to an adequate top exaust orientation is part of the challenge!
If I'm constantly watching 1080p high bitrate video, my entire loop floats around 40°C, using MadVR (higher than normal load), MPC-HC & LAV filters. This is with my R9 290X.
While I can see the merrit, it won't be easy as that to achieve those benefits:So a picture is worth a thousand words, right? BEHOLD
So what's the benefits going this route at the NCASE M1?
- use 3x 120mm fans at the top 240mm rad;
- mount a 3,5in HDD at the back of the PSU;
- use a powerfull PSU, enough to make the dream 295X+4790K oc'd came true;
- no more PSU noise issues.
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