Antec TPQ1200W & EVGA SR-2 & GTX480 4way SLI @1700W available !!

[Spontanyus]

gad zooks!

[TechTalkinTurtlez]

dude all that stuff and can't afford a good moniter for it all

[john5743]

@TechTalkinTurtlez maybe for what his purposes he doesn't need a super duper monitor!!!!!!! like you.

[secretxax1]

? ... did you use a server power supply? If so, which exact one?

[ahahahahahahahahaa]

@secretxax1 lol its right there in the title dude

[thejimmydee]

its 2 six core xeon processors with hyperthreading tha means 12 physical cores and + 12 virtual cores = 24 cores

[Pedroxpvista]

WTF @ 1:27

[38Dert83]

These 4 480's are fucking hot :D

[resdudeornardude]

you used dry ice for the CPU's (I think) but you didnt bother to water cool the GPU's?

[1981z28camaro]

@resdudeornardude he used Liquid Nitrogen, and he doesn't need to cool the GPU's much, because he hasn't Overclocked the GPU's like he has his CPU...tho the GPU's could probably be a little cooler.

[resdudeornardude]

@1981z28camaro its the noise dude, the noise.

[1981z28camaro]

@resdudeornardude yeah that too, lol

[connell256]

if the 480gtx is as hot as some ati fanboys say they are, at 80C the pipes should be red hot. Well this video proves them wrong.

[mikeandrewp]

@connell256 Since when does metal glow red at 80*C? Try >400*C.

Learn 2 science

[connell256]

@mikeandrewp i never said that. but your wrong, my dad has a bike and its exhaust sits at about 110-120C and glows red hot ;) not all metals have the same boiling point. aluminum is one of the lowest, stainless steel is fairy low, mild steel medium and iron i well into the 1000s. Heat pipes on the 480gtx are copper which can melt at around 200-250C. Copper doesn't glow unless its got an additive which gives it more heat resistant. Currently doing HNC Engneering systems so i know this stuff ;)

[guitarguy2637]

@connell256 Since when does boiling point reflect the visual properties of metal? Community college I'm assuming?

[vai07777777]

@connell256 2 people proved your wrong, and in the video it shows 3 of them at 88c... so u cant read either. 

[vicskyline9]

could cook eggs on those cards.. geez

[103959770979]

You won the Lotto dude?



[dustyOn3]

awesome rig :D

[Realtime1501]

i do believe this has the ocp modified and is actually capable of 1700 continuous output with that mod

[Bioh4zardGaming]

@Realtime1501 there is a ajustable 12v rail :)

[N0Jive]

i have this psu, on a 3xGTX480 with a gtx 260 for physx, on a rampage III, the dang 12v lines on the atx 24pin friggin melted the plastic and my computer started shutting down, now, fault with the psu or the mobo, i would say mobo except that the rampage III has dual auxillary molex 12v feeds for running multiple high end cards, regardless excellent customer service from antec, getting a new one this week, just throwin it out there.

[qqtyin96]

Wow

[cjgan80]

I bet this can't even play Pacman or even Tetris on Low Resolution , even with the Chilling CPU cooler...

[arvutihull]

So this PSU is actually better than Silverstone's 1500W for this setup?

[zarcnest]

finally, i can get 40000 fps in pinball!!!!

[evrythingelswastaken]

1:27 24-cores!

[1moonlord2]

Wooooow... i love this one.... lets play solitaire :D

[POPCORN454545]

jesus cock sucking christ, i mightaswell put a fucking lawn mower in my room, thats like 100 DB...2 god damn loud

[DrustxPlague]

@POPCORN454545 Hahahahahahahahahahaha

[POPCORN454545]

@DrustxPlague lol...well its true..holly shit

[DrustxPlague]

@POPCORN454545 Bro that was so funny, in return for epic lulz I grant you two internets.

[czarfil19891]

after 10 yirs bubuo ako katulad nito....tang na...IMBA sa mga IMBA .......fuck!

[fhunkydelix]

@czarfil19891 hahaha after 10 yirs 24 cores na ang intel XD

[rdt1970]

hi whats better x5550 or e5620 and can you overclock e5620 to what speed thanks

[Dant2142]

How good is the overclocking on those Xeons? I'd imagine they'd be harder to work with as they're not made for his kind of application.

[VengeanceCo]

I'm deaf.

[fenderlove01]

Wait I am all to confused, is this motherboard for servers or is it a desktop mobo? I have never heard of a desktop mobo that can support two cpu's.

[warrior557]

Perfect!

[nathanrs10]

But can it run crysis...

[Spliffer45]

@nathanrs10 it could prolly run like 4 instances of crysis lol

[fenderlove01]

@nathanrs10 of course it can, a $700 computer can max out crysis these days.

[nathanrs10]

@fenderlove01

Yea, That thing will destroy crysis

[amdsasr3]

@fenderlove01 no it cant dickhead 700 dollars get s you fuck all in the comp industry.... my setup is about 2000 and i cant get great fps on crysis

[fenderlove01]

@amdsasr3 Well then you obviously don't know what you are doing, I also have a computer that I spent about 2 grand on and I get great fps with my custom configs. Yeah if you mod crysis it wouldn't run well but it would if you just left it as it already is. And I know this for a fact being I built my little brother a $750 computer and guess what... crysis runs great on it.

[wedgoku]

@nathanrs10 Im sorry but this is stupid Crysis old/dead game to test hardware ,its 2010 new game's we use to test hardware is Metro2033, Battlefield:Bad Company 2,Dirt 2, Just cause 2. Very nice video watchAntecTV that thing must kill core i7 980x.

Please no more crysis bullshit game i swear

[badboyilprimo]

24 core ROFL COPTER

r u going to mars ?!

[NoxeN2008]

just ONE psu? or TWO

[sKyyyFir3]

@NoxeN2008 i think 1 this psu is amazing (6 12v rails .... each 38A)

[NoxeN2008]

awesome man

[saguerraty]

what was the point of that any way you put that into a case and change the nitrogen for water and you have one of the bet pcs

[LizzyAston]

@3600mhz there are 24 different threads!

[LizzyAston]

@3600mhz 24. wtf.

[TheLittleWorldofGaz]

awesome

[AuDioFreaK39]

Looks like fun! \m/

[GamerRigz]

And I thought the Mac Pro was a monster....

[cssful]

@GamerRigz mac pro LOL

[GamerRigz]

@cssful What.. Mac Pro, you can get 8 cores at 2.93Ghz..

[cssful]

@GamerRigz for that price u can get 12(HTon24) cores @ same speed if using pc.. and in mac pro the graphics card SUCKS.

[GamerRigz]

@cssful Tbh, so true, the gpu is s*it, the highest you can get in there is a GTX 285 or a Quadro FX4800

[OBCblackhawk]

@cssful

Mac will never match the power of a custom built PC, ever... nor will it ever match the value for money or level of choice. Oh the irony in the 1984 mac ad... lol

[MediaJunkie92]

So I guess this answers my question of the antec 1200 can run 3 gtx 480's..

[xhimiz14]

wow!!!!!

[joarvallen]

Huge bill?

[llamafur]

@ 0:48

Does that plastic rap blocking air flow?

[Markworth]

It's quite an achievement to build a PSU that can handle 1700W. What isn't an achievement is that the four GTX480s are probably using 70-75% of that. Don't encourage them.

[NightmareJoker2]

Wow, 82.1% (arithmetic estimation from efficiency chart) power efficiency at the power supply... (Test report: 80plus. org/ manu/ psu/ psu_reports/ ANTEC_TPQ-1200_ECOS%201268_Rep­ort. pdf ) That's one inefficient system for sure. And at the price of the unit, it's not worth it at all. I mean, you get power supplies with more than 90% efficiency nowadays, and at those wattage ratings that matters.

[mikeandrewp]

@NightmareJoker2 There's more to a power supply than efficiency; in fact, efficiency is on the least important of a PSU's metrics of quality. You also have to consider voltage stability, ripple suppression, build quality, capacitor choice, longevity, and aesthetics and cable load-out.

As a 1200W power supply this PSU is superb. As a 1700W it's quite good. I think Antec can be proud with that.

[NightmareJoker2]

@mikeandrewp Well, you see, that's where you're wrong. A more efficient power supply is more efficient because of the quality components and less conversion loss that would otherwise be caused by additional components in the power supply unit, which are needed to remedy the situation of power spikes and fluctuations.

[NightmareJoker2]

@mikeandrewp Ask the folks at EPRI and 80plus. org. If you really need the performance of such a machine, be smart and get a pedestal workstation case with redundant 80plus Gold or Platinum rated power supplies. Unless one power supply fails, this gives you power efficiency of up to 96% nowadays, since each power supply handles half the load.

[mikeandrewp]

@NightmareJoker2 Trust me. I know my stuff. I know my stuff enough to convince Nick to send me a review sample.

It's easy to make a very efficient power supply if you disregard voltage stability and ripple suppression. Rosewill has some 80+ Gold-rated Sirfa units. They get up to 90% efficient, yes, but the voltage stability and ripple suppression are mediocre. Low cost and high efficiency is a sign of a mediocre power supply, not a good one.

[NightmareJoker2]

@mikeandrewp You get a server grade 1400 watt 80plus Gold certified power supply for less than $300, even less than $200, if you know where to look. Over the time of three years such a power supply pays for itself in the power costs you saved through the higher efficiency. Never heard of Rosewill, either way, they don't make server grade products.

[mikeandrewp]

@NightmareJoker2 As for the workstation/server grade hardware you're talking about, yes that's high quality stuff, and yes it costs a fortune. When cost is no option you can make something high efficiency, good voltage reg, all that good stuff. But when you're selling to home consumers, even enthusiasts, you have to balance all that against cost/price.

[mikeandrewp]

@NightmareJoker2

For an enthusiast, the great overclocking ability afforded by the tight voltage regulation and good ripple suppression of this unit, plus the sheer amount of hardware it can push, far outweighs the rather mild benefits of higher efficiency. And 82% is nothing to sneer at, when a power supply is pushing so much power it could blow a wall socket if you plugged in much else (1700/.82 /120 = 17.27A, most wall sockets are rated for 20A).

[NightmareJoker2]

@mikeandrewp You know your stuff? No, sorry, you don't. The measured 1700 watts are the draw from the wall socket, so no additional dividing by the efficiency value.

The overclocking ability? With four graphics cards the system is already far exceeding the performance needed by most users... and most users buy expensive graphics cards for gaming...

Think about two things, where is this actually useful, and at which point does the advantage outweigh the cost?

[watchAntecTV]

@NightmareJoker2 the PSU is 80+ Silver certified and therefore proves to be very efficient. Your calculation is completly wrong unfortunately since it doesn't deliver only 1200W while taking 1700W from the wall.

[NightmareJoker2]

@watchAntecTV Oh, yeah, I know. The system draws about 1400 watts (peak) from the power supply. Go ahead and attach a power analyzer to the output. Also, 80plus Silver certified doesn't mean anything, if you aren't running within the rating specs. Since you make them, you should know that a power supply is most efficient somewhere between 45% and 55% draw.

[OBCblackhawk]

@NightmareJoker2

Just wanted to say most power supplies are more efficient at higher loads around 70-90% not 45-55. iirc switching PSU's are highly inefficient at low loads 20-30% as they get about 50-60% efficiency. But then again this was awhile ago but im sure they haven't changed that much. Just like people still buy PSU's that are way way more than they will need or buy cheap 20 dollar PSU's rated at 600-700w lol...

[NightmareJoker2]

@OBCblackhawk This is no longer true. Please go to 80plus dot org and take a look at the efficiency curves in the charts for the power supplies listed.

The problem is, that those cheap inefficient units exist. OEMs have alreay been told to use efficient units for the sake of the power grid. The "cheap" 700W units you speak of are around $50, spend $50 more and you get a 80plus Silver rated one.

[NightmareJoker2]

@OBCblackhawk Please also be aware that the wattage rating on the box is the output wattage, the input wattage is usually higher.

Please buy and use an efficient power supply or efficient power distribution system (multi-phase rack PDU or multiple PSUs) for the sake of the power grid.

[LizzyAston]

@NightmareJoker2 dude: one person wont matter. besides, there are much larger power draws than his computer.

[bigdima3]

@watchAntecTV you can also use 2 psu's

[POPCORN454545]

@bigdima3 erm no.....that things fucking loud enuff as it is

[BKsMassive]

@watchAntecTV

dude...

SLI GTX480 and an i7 980x all stock pulls upto 1600W

you need more POWER!

[dchains]

@BKsMassive

No it doesn't, 2x 480's and a 980x pulls around 750w-800w. Now if you're talking 4-way SLI and a overclocked 980x, then hells ya a 1600w PSU is needed. PM me if you want the links/facts to what im saying, i would be glad to send them to you.;)

[gaz52]

@BKsMassive What? No it doesn't. Sli'd GTX480s (2 of them) don't even use 1000w.

[BKsMassive]

@gaz52

Wow....

Well 3 Way GTX480 at STOCK clocks uses nearly 900W.

you know nothing.

[gaz52]

@BKsMassive Not according to this: guru3d . com / article / geforce-gtx-480-3way-sli-revie­w / 25

I know more than you.

[Bioh4zardGaming]

@gaz52 hes a noob we all know that 3 480s and 2 980x's can run on this psu AT EXTREME OC SETTINGS

[Disinf3ctant]

@BKsMassive

Doubt it. From the 8 pin, 6pin pci e connectors and the pci e slot it self each card is supplied with 300 Watts max from your system. At stock it would draw well under this. Probably about 250 Watts per card is my guess. And heavily over clocked it would never surpass 300Watts because theres no where to draw more power.

[Bazamataz]

Wow, those four GTX 480s are insanely noisy!

[dragunov3r]

1700W, sure, but that fan seems like a waste of time...

[xDevscom]

I guess it's nichshih? :D

[metalopig]

That's scary, 1700 fucking watts

[justNast]

hm these bro´s have stolen my rig! hate them

[MrWerkdagen]

First one to comment :D

Damn nice setup :) Wish i had that

[MrWerkdagen]

@MrWerkdagen Forgot to say something: how many cores are that?

[dragunov3r]

@MrWerkdagen It's a 4 core server processor.

[fu3ar25]

@dragunov3r actually its a 2 x 6 core ...so 24 threads