New Parts List

The build is more of a water cooling and Case upgrade of my existing setup.

Parts
DD Custom Case (Is more like a DD29 Double Wide)
Example DD Double Wide Tower - 21 Black Series Edition

http://www.dangerden.com/store/dd-double-wide-tower-21-black-series-edition.html

3x Black Ice GTX 480

http://www.hwlabs.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=12

2x Black ICe GTX 360

http://www.hwlabs.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=11

EK-Supreme HF

http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/blocks/cpu-blocks/ek-supreme-hf.html

3x EK-FC480 GTX

http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/b...x0-gtx-series/ek-fc480-gtx-acetal-nickel.html

3x EK-FC480 GTX Backplate

http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/fc-backplates/ek-fc480-gtx-backplate-black.html

EK-FB RE3 MB BLock

http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/b...s/rampage-iii-extreme/ek-fb-re3-acetal-1.html

EK Sli bridge
http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/ek-fc-bridge-triple-parallel.html

2x Laing D5's
http://www.dangerden.com/store/dd12v-d5_pump-variable-speed-by-laing.html?&cat=23

30x Bitspower Black Mat Fittings

Bitspower Pump Top
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...oduct_info&cPath=59_439_773&products_id=28420

FrozenQ Liquid Fusion Reservoir
http://www.frozenqpcmods.com/lf.html

18x Noiseblocker HS 120 fans
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8...5mm_Ultra_Silent_Fan_-_1800_RPM_-_27_dBA.html

Lamptron FC2 Fan Controller
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8...h_Wattage_6_Channel_Rheobus_-_Black_FC-2.html

Case Lighting
2x http://www.dangerden.com/store/rgb-led-lightstrip-with-controller-and-remote-12-inches-30cm.html

System Specs

Asus R3E
Intel I7 980x
3x2GB Corsair DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145289
3x Intel X25M G2 160's raid 0
3x Evga GTX 480's
Silverstone 1500
Rest of the assorted PC stuff

Going for an All Black Kinda look. Case is being built now I want to thank the guys at OriginPC for the great idea's on the build.

I dedided to stick with the Noiseblocker HS fans @1800 RPM combined with the BlackIce GTX Rads they are still top performance (based on SkinneeLabs review) I decided push/pull would just add additional clutter to the system without much of an impact on temps. I wold like to thank Conumdrum and the rest of you guys for tons of advice. I have about a day to make any changes to the parts so looking for some fast and final feedback.

Damn copy and paste fail. Sigh will be fixing links

2x 120.4s on the front, 1x 120.4 on the back and the 2x 120.3s on the bottom?

Trying to visualize the size of the case, since I'm considering something similar.

ispano said:

2x 120.4s on the front, 1x 120.4 on the back and the 2x 120.3s on the bottom?

Trying to visualize the size of the case, since I'm considering something similar.

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Yes I have some sample pics (for the smaller DD21 DW If you want. The best example of the case I'm getting is
http://originpc.com/thebigo-features.asp

I'm getting mine in Smoked Black (Without Logo's and such)

All you need is ONE 360 GTX rad for the CPU and ONE GTX 480 f0r the GPUs. Adding all those rads will decrease the temps, but it quickly becomes diminishing returns for no gains in overclocks etc.

You ca also do MUCH better in rad choices by going with low FPI so you don't need 1800 RPM fans.

Conumdrum said:

All you need is ONE 360 GTX rad for the CPU and ONE GTX 480 f0r the GPUs. Adding all those rads will decrease the temps, but it quickly becomes diminishing returns for no gains in overclocks etc.

You ca also do MUCH better in rad choices by going with low FPI so you don't need 1800 RPM fans.

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Conumdrum I have followed your advice and have been reading reviews for 2 weeks now (almost feel like I should open a PC repair shop at this point) I spent alot of time on Skinnee Labs as suggested this is what made my decision

Skinnee Labs
http://skinneelabs.com/triplesv2.html?page=5

Overall, every radiator performs, its a matter of fans and the speed you want to run them at. However, I don't recommend a GTX360, TFC360 or MCR320-Stack (3 fans) for 1000RPM and under. The GTX360 is just a high FPI radiator that excels with medium and high speed fans the GTX series wins hands down 1800RPM and above. The TFC X-Changer 360 but the TFC has some extra thickness with the higher FPI (12FPI), so the performance isn't great before 1400RPM and comes in second after the GTX beyond that... I expected better for all the hype and seeming popularity

I know I can get better performance going with 2000-3000 RPM Fans. However my current setup has the noiseblockers and at 1800 RPM the are almost silent. Based on the SL review it would seem that the Rads with the Noise Blockers woul dbe the Best performance even at only 1800RPM? I know I could do better with higher RPM fans but it does not seem I can get better results with another Rad? Not saying your wrong but did I get the review wrong?

PS the extra Rads with my thinking would enable me to Lower the RPM's to 1000 say without losing much cooling hell with that much Rad I almost think It could cool the system with a pump failure

If I could get something like that case. Two 120.3/120.4 in the front, one 120.3 on the bottom BEHIND the motherboard, and the last 120.3/120.4 on the back, also behind the motherboard. I would be happy with that. And still have 2 PSUs and 3-4 5.25 Bays.

I'm just saying, that CPU needs no more than a low FPI rad with good fans set at 1200 RPM. GT1850's on a fan controller. Pretty much silent. This setup will cool your CPU at 4.0 at good temps, you need no more.

Same goes with the GPU's. Under normal loads with one low FPI 480 rad and some decent 140mm fans your temps will be good, and when not gaming you turn them down to 1000 RPM.

You can stick with the many extra high FPI rads and required fannage, just letting you know.

It's all about the heatload your rig makes and effectively controlling the temps while balancing cost, size, and noise. How many watts will the CPU and Mobo block create? I'll say no more than 325 watts. Your DT with an XSPCRX360 1450 Yate Loons is under 7C. Just fine.

The GPUs, we'll say 750 watts at gaming loads. Furmark isn't normal. Yate Loons at 1400 RPM gives you a DT of 13.5. Your GPUs will be way more than happy on a single Thermochill PA140.3.

You can stick with the many extra high FPI rads and required fannage, just letting you know.

Your overclocks won't change much if any with the extra rads.

I was aiming for a DT of 5 or under and a OC of 4.5 on the CPU. The GPU's I do some high OC's as well. (I'm also planning for the future I keep having dreams of a dual xeon quad sli system

I'm aware the build is over kill in many ways. From Tri Sli to 3x raid 0 ssd's but its sorta the same with a $1000 golf club to go an extra 5 feet

LOL, yep. Just so you know what would work, trying to save coin for ya I guess. Hopefully you get a good chip.

You really need 3 24" 120hz monitors and Nvidia Surround/3D now.

Conumdrum said:

LOL, yep. Just so you know what would work, trying to save coin for ya I guess. Hopefully you get a good chip.

You really need 3 24" 120hz monitors and Nvidia Surround/3D now.

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Or something like this

If I wasn't such a fan of ATI, I would have considered Quad-SLI on my build. That and I already had a 5970, so it was pretty much a no brainer. It was bad enough going to Intel from AMD. But the SR-2 is hard to pass up.

Conumdrum said:

LOL, yep. Just so you know what would work, trying to save coin for ya I guess. Hopefully you get a good chip.

You really need 3 24" 120hz monitors and Nvidia Surround/3D now.

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I hav ebeen thinking about it. Have you seen this review
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/quad-sli-nvidia-surround-geforce-gtx-480,2745.html

Our biggest disappointment came from the monitors themselves. Playing at 1080p across three monitors is akin to sighting your enemy through a gun slit. Gaming aficionado Chris Angelini voiced an interest in large 4:3 displays, but this editor can’t think of any that are large enough to separate forward vision from peripheral vision

I'm currently using a Dell 30" thats pretty sweet.

ispano said:

If I wasn't such a fan of ATI, I would have considered Quad-SLI on my build. That and I already had a 5970, so it was pretty much a no brainer. It was bad enough going to Intel from AMD. But the SR-2 is hard to pass up.

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Yeah the SR2 is sexy I'm going ot wait on the next gen CPU's and GPU's before looking closer at Dual Xeons and Quad Sli

Grosjambon said:

Or something like this

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That looks sexy but I'm very worried about going crosseyed trying to view 3 monitors

I could live with 3 monitors, so the slits are far outside the real action area. We'll see if Witcher 2 supports it, thats what I'm waiting for. Hmmm... Wonder if Fallout LV supprts it?

Just need 3 monitors, the glasses, and another 470 for Tri. LOL, right... $$$.

Conumdrum said:

I could live with 3 monitors, so the slits are far outside the real action area. We'll see if Witcher 2 supports it, thats what I'm waiting for. Hmmm... Wonder if Fallout LV supprts it?

Just need 3 monitors, the glasses, and another 470 for Tri. LOL, right... $$$.

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I'm worried right now about taking the leap. Have to deal with 3D, 3D Blue ray the basic 3x setup. Needs to be identical monitors etc just spooks me :0

That said if money was no object what would your Monitor choice be?

going back to the rad issue/question a little...lemmie put a slightly different spin on it for you. If you go with low fpi rads, you can game with your fans running at 800-1000 rpm...essentially having a silent system. I really get the sense that you won't run the fans above about 1400 or so where they become noticable...which means that the GTX's are actually gonna perform worse than something with a lower fpi. If you wanted to use the gtx's, you could go with some San Aces which undervolt to near silencegiving you ENORMOUS cooling potential...only you know your noise tolerance, so pick based on that.

ALLLLL that said, you have so much rad it really doesn't matter what fans you put on it, anything will do, so you could pick some awful rads, put some junky fans on it, and still have great temps. Another route to consider is picking fans based solely on their noise profile.....just somethin to think about. THEN pick a rad that suits those fans for the range of rpms they have.

m0r7if3r said:

going back to the rad issue/question a little...lemmie put a slightly different spin on it for you. If you go with low fpi rads, you can game with your fans running at 800-1000 rpm...essentially having a silent system. I really get the sense that you won't run the fans above about 1400 or so where they become noticable...which means that the GTX's are actually gonna perform worse than something with a lower fpi. If you wanted to use the gtx's, you could go with some San Aces which undervolt to near silencegiving you ENORMOUS cooling potential...only you know your noise tolerance, so pick based on that.

ALLLLL that said, you have so much rad it really doesn't matter what fans you put on it, anything will do, so you could pick some awful rads, put some junky fans on it, and still have great temps. Another route to consider is picking fans based solely on their noise profile.....just somethin to think about. THEN pick a rad that suits those fans for the range of rpms they have.

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I actualy keep my fans at full blast 24x7 Yeah I guess I have been just very happy with the noise blockers both perforance and noise or lack of. In additon they look damn good I feel like I kinda balanced it Best Performance at lowest noise/rpm's

thobel said:

I'm worried right now about taking the leap. Have to deal with 3D, 3D Blue ray the basic 3x setup. Needs to be identical monitors etc just spooks me :0

That said if money was no object what would your Monitor choice be?

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Ask in the Monitor forum I guess. I have no idea really, not the right forum anyway.

Seems Nvidia is releasing the GTX580 in early Nov I'm wondering if anyone is aware if the GTX480 EK blocks will fit the 580? Seems like its the same card for the most part?
http://www.gnd-tech.com/main/content/409-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-580-Full-Specs-and-Release-Date