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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jul 2015 10:39 Post subject: |
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The most expensive parts of my loop is all the bitspower fittings. They cost a fuckton, but daym, they be good and sexy.
I hate you.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jul 2015 11:07 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jul 2015 12:12 Post subject: |
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that's some hardcore porn right there, scaramonga. but why is your rear fan intake, is it better that way when using a loop?
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jul 2015 14:02 Post subject: |
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Grale
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jul 2015 14:28 Post subject: |
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Is that a Sentry 3 fan controller?
What do you think about it. I'm using a software that came with my mobo, Asus fan control 2. It's good but I want better control of all my fans and have been looking at the NZXT controller.
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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jul 2015 16:03 Post subject: |
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| Grale wrote: | Is that a Sentry 3 fan controller?
What do you think about it. I'm using a software that came with my mobo, Asus fan control 2. It's good but I want better control of all my fans and have been looking at the NZXT controller. |
Fuck the Asus Fan Control, this thing is so fucking crappy. I am using NZXT Grid+. This thing is soo good combined with my three Krakens. |
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Grale
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jul 2015 17:27 Post subject: |
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| Przepraszam wrote: | | Grale wrote: | Is that a Sentry 3 fan controller?
What do you think about it. I'm using a software that came with my mobo, Asus fan control 2. It's good but I want better control of all my fans and have been looking at the NZXT controller. |
Fuck the Asus Fan Control, this thing is so fucking crappy. I am using NZXT Grid+. This thing is soo good combined with my three Krakens. |
Now that's an interesting little piece of hardware. Where does it take it's power from? And does this produce much or any heat?
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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Jul 2015 18:18 Post subject: |
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It's powered by Molex connector an you have to use USB 2.0 header on your motherboard to able to control the fans.
Not sure if it produces any hear, wouldn't think so.
I had to buy this to get all the krakens and fans connected to usb2.0 header.
https://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/99-iu01-usb-expansion-case-accessory.html
Note that you can only plug in 3pin fans. Guess you would have to buy some 4pin to 3 pin fan adapters if you have any 4pin fans.
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| Posted: Sun, 26th Jul 2015 02:54 Post subject: |
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| rgb#000 wrote: | | that's some hardcore porn right there, scaramonga. but why is your rear fan intake, is it better that way when using a loop? |
Knew I was gonna get asked that lol 
Well, note the grill on wall at back of PC. In winter (which is most of the year here) there is some damn cool icy Scottish air coming in there, so I have it pull that into case, along with two Noctua's doing the same at the front. The exhaust comes from the three RAD fans pulling up and out the top (NZXT 810 has a great output grid at the top, which can be closed if need be), and also from the PSU, exhausting out the rear of case. So, 3 in, 4 out.
I just reverse the fan if we get any summer, which ain't often lol  Always has worked that way, with any build.
Plus, I have the added benefit of the extra blow over the GPU plate, along with the Noctua angled fan blowing at VRM's, so plenty air around the card, along with the water 
| Grale wrote: | Is that a Sentry 3 fan controller?
What do you think about it. I'm using a software that came with my mobo, Asus fan control 2. It's good but I want better control of all my fans and have been looking at the NZXT controller. |
Yup. Great for my NZXT case, but the main use is for the probe on VRM's of GPU, while not deadly accurate, it does let me monitor this fact. (note the little wire going into block on GPU in pics I posted) VRM's can ratchet up very quick, and this shows me the scope of things  It's also nice to be able to control the system fans at the touch of a screen, and link them together also Very responsive unit.
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Jul 2015 12:33 Post subject: |
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I'm a complete and utter n00b when it comes to watercooling and I'd like to know which watercooling options do I have for cooling my R9 290.
I'd appreciate a list of solutions you have experience with. Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Doesn't have to be the most expensive out there - I would just like to replace my extremely noise GELID Icy Vision v2 cooler.
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Jul 2015 13:00 Post subject: |
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Your options are custom watercooling or NZXT G10 bracket with AIO watercooling unit from NZXT, both will come very expensive. I suggest swapping gelid to Accelero Xtreme, it cools the GPU very well and is silent even at its maximun speed.
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Jul 2015 18:30 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | We will be using Battlefield 3 at 4K resolution to verify performance gains. |
With that we can simply throw out the performance measuring part of the article.
The article tested the limits of overvolting/overclocking. It clearly shows that +144mV is the choice, showing a clock at ~1220GHz.
At +168mV the clock won't go past 1200 which means the voltage + heat has reached a wall.
As for VRM-temps, check the specs for the VRM's used, these days they have a very high temperature tolerance. The article says the VRM's reach 95 degrees as if that is unusual with any overclocked card in the higher ranges.
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| Posted: Wed, 29th Jul 2015 16:24 Post subject: |
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So I think there's some issues with my GTX 970.
The side that sits up does not in any way have 67 degrees at full load because you can barely touch it without flinching. Also, there are some video artifacts? I guess? In Assassin's Creed Unity I get maybe 45 FPS'es? And at some times if I stop and look around there's a sort of very thin square of light that follows my character everywhere. This happened after upgrading to Windows 10. Will probably RMA.
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| Posted: Wed, 29th Jul 2015 17:44 Post subject: |
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you are probably touching vrm area which runs hotter than the core, completely normal. artifacts... do you have your GPU OCed? run it completely stock. started happening after upgrade to win10... so how is this hardware related? sounds more like software issue if it was fine before win10 (i read plenty horror stories about win10 and driver issues etc).
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| Posted: Wed, 29th Jul 2015 17:50 Post subject: |
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I just installed Windows 8, see if there's anything happening now. And I was touching the area on the other side of the GPU chip, where the VRAM modules are located.
No settings have been touched ever since I installed it.
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| Posted: Wed, 29th Jul 2015 18:50 Post subject: |
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| Nui wrote: | | So, how do you make the search in the start menu behave like in windows 7 oder 8 (in metro)? |
This is the gpu discussion thread, oh and to claude "This happened after upgrading to Windows 10. Will probably RMA." |
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ClaudeFTW
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| Posted: Wed, 29th Jul 2015 19:59 Post subject: |
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Same shit with Windows 8. Fuck this, I can't get anything nice without first getting through some difficulties. FML. I hate RMA's.
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| Posted: Thu, 30th Jul 2015 01:04 Post subject: |
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| riptide77 wrote: | I'm a complete and utter n00b when it comes to watercooling and I'd like to know which watercooling options do I have for cooling my R9 290.
I'd appreciate a list of solutions you have experience with. Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Doesn't have to be the most expensive out there - I would just like to replace my extremely noise GELID Icy Vision v2 cooler. |
Not worth it unless you loop in cpu too and that's going to need a good loop Wich won't be cheap. Best just settling the card and buying a cooler, quieter air cooled card.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Jul 2015 21:09 Post subject: |
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So how did you get the code?
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Jul 2015 21:17 Post subject: |
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RMA'd the first board, which was a WF3 OC variant due to faulty memory and I was greeted with this since the WF3 OC wasn't in stock anymore. The code was printed on the new receipt.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Jul 2015 21:25 Post subject: |
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Meh.
Tried with amazon.es customer service, no luck.
Tried with gigabyte themselves, no luck.
Either way I'd probably only get a batcrap code 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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ClaudeFTW
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Jul 2015 22:00 Post subject: |
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Local retailer here, they're pretty great, I guess. 30 day no questions asked return policy, whether it's broken or not and instant refund. I just paid a few more RON's and I got the G1. Although not from the same store, the difference between WF3 and G1 was waaaaay too much and I got it from another PC focused store.
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| Posted: Wed, 5th Aug 2015 05:36 Post subject: |
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Well, lol, what turned out to be a fairly 'minor' upgrade (the GPU), and has escalated into a 'greed fest - I'll replace this and that etc', my comeuppance has begun.
A fuckin nightmare this has been, from start to finish (well it ain't even finished yet lol).
I ain't gonna go into details, but the latest is, my 980ti is a heap of shit. A stuttering mass of doom, unclockable, and more TDR's than I have spots on my ass. I knew deep within of this fact, when my ASIC showed, perhaps, the lowest ever recorded of 57%, so that alerted me to shit chips right away.
Best this shit could muster : http://www.3dmark.com/fs/5617047 on a 1,2 clock lol, and when I go to run the same test again @ stock = FAIL!!? TDR@@ERROR@CRAP@@DX11NONSENSE, on water?? WTF!?
Tried flashing 2 modded BIOS, including 'MAXAir' one, but card did not like any of them, and failed on 'stock' at every run. Ramping voltage up to the max, made no difference, even though the card never even reached a temp of over 45c on load, once.
Now.
The benefit of watercooling is immense, but the downsides are also as just. So gloat, as I have to drain the system, renew thermal pads/materials/coolant, and strip out the card for replacement.
Hence no benchmarks as yet.
MSI replacement card on the way. I'll chance my luck with them.
FOR SALE - one Zotac piece of shit!!
Still. I get a copy of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for my trouble, lol....wooooooooo
U wan it RG?, do ya?, do ya really wan it??
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