Best gaming rig 2700k 5Ghz GTX 570 SLI NZXT Phantom mod EK watercooling Force 3 SSD Vengeance

[FishamanP]

Needs more graphics horsepower.

4x AMD Radeon HD 7970

OR

4x NVidia GTX 680 (when they are released)

[Bionikkzz]

@FishamanP 4 x GTX 680's all the way!! Just waiting for release, although I'm just going for 2.

[snobad]

Nice cable management, very neat and tidy :-)

[elliottjameswalsh]

kinda, atm, ATM ive got i7 920 12gb 1600mhz 6x ddr3 on an asus i cant remember the name board with 2 gtx260 18gb gc, sli mode swiftech apogee 1366 waterblock swiftech v2 res, ek 120mm rad, 1/2" id 3/4" od red tubing, compression fittings, i think i covered most of it, but im gonna buy a 990x hexa-core i7, also what part of uk you from? and why you awake :P

[Bionikkzz]

@elliottjameswalsh Was really cheap in total, did come to about £235 in the end. How do you find the 260's in SLI? You would be best just waiting for IVY release now, but for the price don't think you can go wrong with Sandybridge bang for buck I'd own it over 980/990x... But I'm only a gamer, nice setup you have there though! I am eagerly awaiting release of Nvidia's Kepler gpus.... and with me using socket 1155 Z68 mobo I should be able to use IVY on current setup. From Merseyside btw, wbu?

[elliottjameswalsh]

@Bionikkzz i meant to put 1.8gb gc.,. erm the 260's in sli are surprisingly good, i can run pretty much everything in max only downside is theyre dx10 so no ultra dx11 on crysis 2. all in all ive paid about £400-£500 for what i got now i also got an enermax 1000watt psu which is brilliant. im gonna get a 990x for this build as this will not be my main gaming one, the ivy-bridge are suppossed to be roughly same price as sandy when new, or ill just go all out and buy a lga2011 hexa-core cpu :D

[elliottjameswalsh]

@elliottjameswalsh lol birmingham

[lamiac2411]

@elliottjameswalsh I hink were gonna see a whole new level of performance with IVY. I bet with a 22nm were gonna see 5-5.2ghz being the norm 24/7OC for most people. With 6ghz plus for serious overclockers. Along with probably 20% IPC boost it will scream like a bat out of hell. Of course IVY-E would be right around the corner. With an obvious price premium. I can't see ne1 using more power if IVY is what it's supposed to be.

[Bionikkzz]

@elliottjameswalsh Similar setup??

[Bionikkzz]

@elliottjameswalsh haha! Brilliant... Yes, The Water Cooling Shop.

[ThaLaoGuy]

WELL FUCKING DONE!

[AstarteVX]

@Bionikkzz Awesome, thanks!

[Bionikkzz]

@AstarteVX No problem.... 580's run around 85c under full load!! Much hotter so going to look into gpu blocks soon.

[Aphradonis]

You should see how Crysis 2 with maxxed graphics fares with 5760x1080 3D Vision Surround 2 (get three 27" Asus VG278H's).

[Alpha6015]

Vcore der CPU? über/over 1.35Volt?

[RashidulThePlumber]

What watercooling equipment are you using?

[Bionikkzz]

@RashidulThePlumber :

EK-CoolStream RAD XT 240

EK-CoolStream RAD XT 120

EK Supreme LTX waterblock

Phobya DC12-260 12v Pump

Phobya balancer 150 Blk/nickel

3/8" ID (5/8") OD Masterkleer tubing

Nanoxia ''Heat Buster'' Thermal Compound

Xigmatek XLF-F1252 Backline 120mm Fans..

All compression but not sure what make they are.

[AstarteVX]

How hot do the GPU's get while under full load, like gaming, for about an hour?

[IMitteh]

I have a very similar build.. my 2700k idles at around 40c and it's water cooled?? And I only have it OC'd to 4GHz! But when gaming or rendering a video it doesn't hit 60c?? Is your idle temp so low because your whole system is watercooled? PLEASE HELP!

[Bionikkzz]

@IMitteh Have you overclocked using cpu multiplier or turbo mode increments? What are your temps under load and what watercooling setup do you have?

[IMitteh]

@Bionikkzz I'm not sure what you mean under load, I have the Antec KUHLER H2O 620 CPU cooler and I do have the turbo on but I was using software that came with my motherboard (asrock extreme tuner) and i just dragged the thing up to 4ghz

[Bionikkzz]

@IMitteh.. Under load is 'stressed' CPUs maxed out usage temps!! Because of your cooler, temps are probably correct.. Download Prime95 and Real Temp!! Get you idle and load temps. Run it for about 10min!! I totally advise against using extreme tuner!! Ideally you want turbo mode enabled to overclock that. Loads of video's on here showing you how

[IMitteh]

@Bionikkzz thanks so much, i couldn't find any decent information anywhere, you helped a lot, thanks!

[Bionikkzz]

@IMitteh No problem

[Biostorm7]

a really nice rig, but isn't the 2700k a waste of moneycompared to 2600k? i might be wrong but if i remember correctly, i read somewhere that it is basically a 2600k with higher multiplier and higher clock speed. i dont know though if there are any more differences.

[Galient5]

@Bionikkzz nope, white, although im going to buy a black one aswell, build a seperate system in it and then install arch linux.

[Bionikkzz]

@Galient5 .. I was thinking about getting a black one and using the white panels for it!! Prefer the black interior for sure... Black one is nice though!!!

[Galient5]

@Bionikkzz The phantom as well, great case, I love it so far.

[Galient5]

It's fucking gorgeous, I'm working on a build with similar aesthetics, this just made me want to speed the entire process up ten fold.

[TheRushfx]

wow that is cable managed really well, very nice m8

[xMmymy]

@Bionikkzz yea... :) you have nice overclock i have just 4.3GHz. yea but i like 580 in 3Dmark its high ranked :) and gpu to and psu :)

[xMmymy]

@Bionikkzz heheh :) whys that ? XD

[xMmymy]

lol i have all most same rig but i have gtx 580 power supply nzxt 1000w and motherboard: Asus extreme rampage 4 it cost 600-700 dollars :D

[DanRoh123]

It should be PSU: Cooler master 1000W Silent Pro Modular not PSU: Corsair 1000W Silent Pro Modular.

[raginube]

work of art. Well done.

[ZeroColourz]

How'd you get it so quiet? :O

[staticslipk5]

how do you like the case? might get it soon

[demo8dave]

nice and clean :)

[MonsterMoshi16]

I do love to see a tidy and yours is definitely one of the best

[xxxXXXCH04XXXxxx]

usa=shitty country with full of inmigrants ;)

[TheMojojojomark]

Nice opinion...we 're english

[xxxXXXCH04XXXxxx]

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[xxxXXXCH04XXXxxx]

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[PaBl0T1n]

Nice! What did you use to do the pain job? A matte black spray paint?

[xxxXXXCH04XXXxxx]

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[timousatk]

very nice

vcore a 5ghz ??

[Thegamingkid1000]

dude that is the cleanest cable management I have ever seen awesome rig!

[TheMojojojomark]

nice rig boinks