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PostPosted: 11-23-2014 02:11 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0
FPS:
110.3
Score:
2778
Min FPS:
9.2
Max FPS:
215.8
System
Platform:
Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1) 64bit
CPU model:
AMD FX(tm)-9590 Eight-Core Processor (4715MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 9.18.13.4475 (4095MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D11
Mode:
1920x1080 fullscreen
Preset
Custom
Quality
High
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PostPosted: 11-23-2014 12:22 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


with this place being almost dead you might wanna try Techreport those guys will boggle your mind



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PostPosted: 11-23-2014 04:06 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Doesn't seem to work with SLI. Second card is running in 2D mode in the benchmark.




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PostPosted: 11-24-2014 01:27 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


SoM wrote:
with this place being almost dead you might wanna try Techreport those guys will boggle your mind


Nah - I am good for now. I know this is good enough to run most things well so I am happy. Maybe when I need to start OCing to keep up with stuff I will have a word with them about water cooling etc




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PostPosted: 11-24-2014 01:46 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Just snagged an Intel 530 series 480GB SSD for $270. NCIX sales are awesome.




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PostPosted: 11-24-2014 01:59 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'd like a 960GB SSD so I could load all my Steam games on it... :ninja:




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PostPosted: 11-30-2014 03:57 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


CPU temps are crazy high under load. Going water cooled with a Coolmaster H80i




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PostPosted: 11-30-2014 12:44 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Ended up getting a H50 as that's all they had, but it's still like nothing I've ever used. Idle temps are 20+ degrees lower that with my previous cooling method. Mind blowing stuff.

I'll get a h100i before summer time to ensure it's as cool as it can be.




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PostPosted: 11-30-2014 02:46 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I've never used watercooling. I bought a Noctua NH-D14 that keeps CPU temps ~60-65C on full load. Idle is 40 on an i7 OCed from 2.8 to 4.0GHz

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PostPosted: 12-01-2014 01:13 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i7's run much much cooler than the FX 9590. Check out the power usage on the thing....

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/ha ... hz-17.html




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PostPosted: 12-04-2014 05:10 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Captain Mazda wrote:
I've never used watercooling. I bought a Noctua NH-D14 that keeps CPU temps ~60-65C on full load. Idle is 40 on an i7 OCed from 2.8 to 4.0GHz


I love Noctua products, can't recommend them enough.




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PostPosted: 12-08-2014 07:42 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Ordered an Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark2, i7 4790K and Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8GB 2133 RAM. I'll see how well it runs before I try OCing the 4790K, but temperature-wise it should be close to what I have with the i7 930. Bonus is that my Noctua cooler will fit LGA1150.




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PostPosted: 04-30-2015 10:54 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Just ordered a Corsair Obsidian 550D case for te quiet running goodness after I tested this current box and it churns out 54dbs of sound at 5 feet and 68dbs from 3 inches. No more of that, thank you




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PostPosted: 05-04-2015 02:57 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I was looking at that but I'm not a fan of the office cabinet look of the Obsidian series. I went for the Graphite 780T instead and love it.

Super quiet at full speed, but that also has a lot to do with the components inside. The built-in fan controller is great because I can set it to the lowest speed at the touch of a button if I'm torrenting. Really easy to clean thanks to the removable dust filters, but it also stays a lot cleaner than my Coolermaster HAF 932 ever did. That thing was a dust magnet.

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PostPosted: 05-14-2015 02:34 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nice :up:

Hopefully the final piece of the puzzle will be here on Saturday - my Kraken x61 :D




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PostPosted: 05-14-2015 02:46 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Oh and I like the sleek nature of the Obsidian. I wanted quiet and unobtrusive rather than disco bright and the like. Personal preference, you understand :)




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PostPosted: 05-14-2015 12:30 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


For sure, the case only comes with white LEDs on the two front fans (Corsair AF140) so it's definitely unobtrusive. I installed a couple blue AF140s for the top exhaust and added two cold cathode light bars.




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PostPosted: 05-17-2015 10:19 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Ok so despite a massive case, I can't have two fans running on the Kraken as I can't get the other power connectors into the motherboard in the case. So now I am just running one fan and the massive radiator. I have gone from a 120mm fan to a 140mm fan and the radiator is close on 150% larger than the last one. Browsing and general use the PC runs in the 30s and if I slam on Prime 95 it takes about 90 seconds before it hits critical. Not bad considering the amount of noise reduction. The PC games at high 40's / low 50's.

On the Kraken x61 - Beautifully built CLC. Well packed and deliver great cooling. The instructions are a nightmare or at least would be a nightmare if you are a beginner or possibly if you have never used CLC before. But the cooler is hugely impressive and despite a noisy start, it has calmed right down.

As I write this, my PC has been running for 30 minutes and the AMD 9590FX is running at 35 degrees - about 18 degrees cooler than with the H55i that I was running.




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PostPosted: 05-28-2015 12:49 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Kraken G10 is on the cards next...make use of the spare H55 hanging around




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PostPosted: 06-06-2015 09:13 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Your post got me looking at the Kraken X61, ended up getting a Corsair H110IGT instead. Ambient temps are about the same as my Noctua NH-D14 but I love how much more spacious things are without that massive cooling block in there. It's dead silent too.

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PostPosted: 06-19-2015 11:15 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nice purchase sir - that was the other one on my list. Kind of wish I had gotten that though, as I can't put both fans on the radiator due to it being too think.

Which brings me on nicely to this; I need a low profile 140mm fan, 15mm depth if possible. Anyone got any suggestion?




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PostPosted: 06-20-2015 01:33 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Corsair 550D




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PostPosted: 06-20-2015 01:34 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


And I spotted those, 120mm screw pattern :(




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PostPosted: 06-23-2015 09:05 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I went for a Thermaltake Luna 14 slim...waiting for delivery




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PostPosted: 06-28-2015 06:57 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Delivered, installed. Summer here and the temps are back down to below 40 degrees on idle. Also it now take 10 minutes for it to hit critical temp on Prime 95. Quite an impressive improvement. Also the silly LEDs on the fan don't make a difference to it at all - can't see them through the case, even with the top air vent off :)

Very pleased indeed




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PostPosted: 06-28-2015 01:32 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nice, I'm idling around 35C now. Stable 4.5GHz overclock



Also cleaned up inside by swapping the PSU power cables for an individually-sleeved kit from Corsair




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PostPosted: 06-28-2015 07:54 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


very nice :up:




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PostPosted: 06-29-2015 12:18 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


e-penis :up:



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PostPosted: 12-15-2015 08:50 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


that 100mhz O/C tho.




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