I've had just finished by first attempt at building a PC and was pleasantly surprised when the machine actually booted. Here are the specs:
Silverstone FT03 case
Intel 2600k @ 3.4 Ghz with Corsair H70 closed loop water cooler
Asus P8P67-M Pro
Silverstone Strider 1200w PSU
8 GB DDR 3 1600 Mhz Corsair Vengeance
Intel 520 series SSD 250 GB
1 TB Western Digital 7200 rpm 8MB Cache
2 x Geforece 590 sli
Apple 27" Cinema Display
Windows 7 64 bit
And here are some photos (can anyone tell me how I can enbed these - I tried the insert image button but it didn't work)
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/img2151n.jpg
Unboxing
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/215/img2224ju.jpg/
Front
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/img2222a.jpg/
Back
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/714/img2231u.jpg/
Setup
The first thing I need advice on is cooling, the system runs very loud and pretty hot as well and I am wondering if I have the right fan set up. The cooler and the case installation instructions were a little contradictory but here is how I set it up:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/coolingr.jpg/
Second thing I need help on this performance - with no overclock and 2 x 590 in sli I get 8,500 in 3d Mark 2011 - am I right in thinking this is low? Also when I used the Asus auto tweak utility to OC to 4.4 Ghz (should it go higher with an H70?), the highest it could go, the score didn't change at all, so it feels as though something is wrong... Also the first card gets pretty hot but not the second card - maybe it's not being used? (in nvidia control panel it says Sli is on though...
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/193/sliew.png/
So in summary:
1. Are the fans set up properly
2. Anything I can do to make the system quieter (new fans maybe?)
3. Should I be able to OC higher, if so, how?
4. How can I improve my 3D mark score, is sli working?
Thanks for your help
Tom
Silverstone FT03 case
Intel 2600k @ 3.4 Ghz with Corsair H70 closed loop water cooler
Asus P8P67-M Pro
Silverstone Strider 1200w PSU
8 GB DDR 3 1600 Mhz Corsair Vengeance
Intel 520 series SSD 250 GB
1 TB Western Digital 7200 rpm 8MB Cache
2 x Geforece 590 sli
Apple 27" Cinema Display
Windows 7 64 bit
And here are some photos (can anyone tell me how I can enbed these - I tried the insert image button but it didn't work)
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/img2151n.jpg
Unboxing
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/215/img2224ju.jpg/
Front
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/img2222a.jpg/
Back
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/714/img2231u.jpg/
Setup
The first thing I need advice on is cooling, the system runs very loud and pretty hot as well and I am wondering if I have the right fan set up. The cooler and the case installation instructions were a little contradictory but here is how I set it up:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/coolingr.jpg/
Second thing I need help on this performance - with no overclock and 2 x 590 in sli I get 8,500 in 3d Mark 2011 - am I right in thinking this is low? Also when I used the Asus auto tweak utility to OC to 4.4 Ghz (should it go higher with an H70?), the highest it could go, the score didn't change at all, so it feels as though something is wrong... Also the first card gets pretty hot but not the second card - maybe it's not being used? (in nvidia control panel it says Sli is on though...
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/193/sliew.png/
So in summary:
1. Are the fans set up properly
2. Anything I can do to make the system quieter (new fans maybe?)
3. Should I be able to OC higher, if so, how?
4. How can I improve my 3D mark score, is sli working?
Thanks for your help
Tom
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