2013 Build by a Lurker

[deniedaus]

Hi All

Been lurking for a while, thought i should post up this new build and some piccies

My new PC. 14 hrs of building all told and a 12 hour purging air and testing WC loop. See bottom of thread for parts list

Have done some light overclocking today, but havent really tried that hard. So far, 4.7ghz on CPU @ 75deg c, 1.35v, and 1.1ghz on GPU @ 45deg. So could be interesting where it can go when i have time to really tinker with it.

1 EK Full Cover EK-FC R9-290X Backplate $39.00
1 Powercolor Radeon R9 290 OC 4GB $479.00
1 Dell U2913WM UltraSharp 29in IPS LED Monitor $499.00
1 EK Full Cover VGA Block EK-FC R9-290X Acetal Nickel $149.00
1 Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case $439.00
4 Alphacool 19/13 Compression Fitting 90 Degree G1/4 Chrome $48.00
6 Alphacool 19/13 Compression Fitting 45 Degree G1/4 Chrome $72.00
1 Corsair AX860i Platinum Power Supply $325.00
1 Corsair Gen2 Red Sleeved Modular Cable Kit $119.00
1 Corsair Red Sleeved ATX 24pin Cable for AXi Series $29.00
1 EZ Power Supply Tester with Voltage LCD Display $25.00
1 PC Assembly Screw Kit Deluxe $25.00
1 Intel Core i7 4770K $379.00
2 Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 $198.00
1 Corsair Dominator Platinum CMD16GX3M2A1600C9 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 $265.00
1 ASUS Maximus VI Formula Motherboard $449.00
1 Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD $189.00
1 Masterkleer Tubing PVC UV Reactive Red 1/2ID 3/4OD 3m $19.00
1 XSPC Twin 3mm LED Kit UV $4.00
1 XSPC Twin 5mm LED Kit UV $4.00
1 Koolance QDC No-Spill Compression Female QD4-F13X19 $19.00
1 Koolance QDC No-Spill Compression Male QD4-M13X19 $18.00
1 XSPC RayStorm D5 Photon AX360 Water Cooling Kit $309.00
1 XSPC AX480 Radiator Black $125.00
1 Bitspower G1/4 Black Sparkle Triple Rotary 90 Degree CC5 $25.00
1 XSPC 24pin ATX Bridge Tool $2.00
2 Monsoon Free Center Compression Fittings, Chrome, 6 pack $78.00
2 PrimoChill Ice Intensified - UV Red $38.00
1 PrimoChill Antimicrobial Tube Coil Silver $9.00
2 Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition PWM Twin Pack $98.00

 

[Shadow300]

You better add at least two more 290's with that case haha. Looks good though, although, 75 sounds a little high even at 4.7.

 

[Pierre3400]

You better add at least two more 290's with that case haha. Looks good though, although, 75 sounds a little high even at 4.7.

I dont agree really, im hitting those same temps at 4,4, and 2 more 290's is even more pointless. One more would be enough, no real gain in 2 more, plus looks like single screen gaming, so even more pointless to add anything yet.

That said, looks scary that you dared to use the aluminium cooler provided by Asus, could eat your the whole loop with time, if the surface in any way is scratched. I'd consider EK's new blocks if you really feel the need to watercool the north and/or south bridge.

 

[Shadow300]

edit:

I dont agree really, im hitting those same temps at 4,4, and 2 more 290's is even more pointless. One more would be enough, no real gain in 2 more, plus looks like single screen gaming, so even more pointless to add anything yet.

I was kidding with the extra 290's haha. I am aware that the scaling is not good from one to two and especially from two to three. It was just a comment about the case size more so. And that's interesting on the temps, I have never really overclocked because I would rather have silence with WC than pushing speeds, but even then, reading all around I feel like I've seen lower temps with WC at high clocks.

Sorry, don't know what I was thinking of for the temps. Disregard what I said before.

 

[EarthDog]

Scaling is fine from one to two, it is 3+ that it starts to suffer generally.

 

[Pierre3400]

I was kidding with the extra 290's haha. I am aware that the scaling is not good from one to two and especially from two to three. It was just a comment about the case size more so. And that's interesting on the temps, I have never really overclocked because I would rather have silence with WC than pushing speeds, but even then, reading all around I feel like I've seen lower temps with WC at high clocks.

As far as silence goes, i barely here my rig. Its kind of the point with water

 

[Theocnoob]

As far as silence goes, i barely here my rig. Its kind of the point with water

I really don't understand this statement. I've heard it from at least 100 people on this forum. What cools the water in a W/C system? Air. What makes the air move? Fans. What do fans make? Noise. The exact same noise that would be present on an air cooled system.

 

[Pierre3400]

I really don't understand this statement. I've heard it from at least 100 people on this forum. What cools the water in a W/C system? Air. What makes the air move? Fans. What do fans make? Noise. The exact same noise that would be present on an air cooled system.

Short version, get rid of more heat with less fan speed = less noise.

 

[Shadow300]

Short version, get rid of more heat with less fan speed = less noise.

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