Ready To Rumble I just Need ICE

Hey Guys

Here's 2 pictures of my benching rig setup and ready to go

@ Witchy : I modified your guide on the video card as it already had LET on it. You never commented back - in your guide - on if needing a 150cfm fan over the VRM was required/helped or a slower one was just as good.

I got everything hooked up to a Lepa 1600w PSU. I have already pushed the CPU, so I know where the sweet spot is while I push the GPU. This is all out the window when I run the 3DMark benches

Do I try and work the GPU down to -70c slowly or is it like the CPU and can be dropped as fast as possible?

Should be able to let it chill as fast as the pot will let you.

Looking good, I miss my sub zero rig. Have fun!

You don't need a 150cfm fan.. just keep the cool away for the boards as best as possible.

EarthDog said:

You don't need a 150cfm fan.. just keep the cool away for the boards as best as possible.

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I have several Cooler Master 120mm x 25mm 70cfm fans - to choose from - that will make a LOT less noise than the Delta I have on it now.

I have to post pictures of the rig running cold Also first time freezing a card



Not sure why but the card would act funny between -35c to -45c. I would lose the picture on the monitor, lines across screen, blurry picture. Once I got it past this temp area the card work like it should. In GPUPI 1B - we are now listed 10th - 12th with Witchy .100ms in front of me

Nice!

we likes to see some frostyness!!!!

caddi daddi said:

we likes to see some frostyness!!!!

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Sorry, not much Frostyness this time around As I made a comment in another thread thanking Mandrake4546 and Earthdog. This was my 2nd time using pure acetone and if you do it right (still learning) there is no frosty build up

I will defiantly have to make another run after my surgery but before the end of the month If you remember the movie True Lies. She makes a comment that if she can't fall asleep, she just asks Harry how his day was. That is how my Wife is when ever I talk computers Now I'm going to have to ask her to help me bench

*** I have also learned that pure acetone (NOT 91% IPA or Nail polish) will hold -XX temp just a tad longer (2 ~ 5 Seconds) before the temp starts dropping. That 2 sec can be the difference between Verification and a BSOD/locked up computer

UPDATE : Have Picture of GPU going COLD

To finish this thread, the MB I started with busted. I sent 2 CHVF-Zs to Asus for repair. One was because the SB crashed and bonked the board, the second was because of a Constant Cpu LED light. I received them back and put the first one on the bench table. I got 2 subs ran for the Div 4 Comp when I got the SB error again. The board still worked but was unstable. I continued using it and received an NB error causing the MB to become totally unstable. I had to drop the NB to 2400 or less just to us it as a basic computer but it would freeze running Cinebench 11.5 or 15.
The Second MB I setup as a basic computer. It refused to recognize any memory installed in slots B1 & B2 thus crippling the MB to single channel only.

Working on RMAing them back to Asus for proper repair.