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| System Name | Obsidian Tri-Fire |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7 3770K De-Lidded @ 4.7GHZ |
| Motherboard | Asus Maximus IV Extreme - Z |
| Cooling | Custom Loop Cooled - Supernova 1260 & 360 rads / D5 pump |
| Memory | 8GB DDR 3 @ 2520Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | 3x AMD 7970's @ 1250/1900 |
| Storage | 2x 240GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD. / 3x 1TB Seagate HDD's |
| Display(s) | 3x 24" 120hz BenQ's running 5760x1080 Eyefinity. |
| Case | Corsair Obsidian 800D |
| Audio Device(s) | MOBO |
| Power Supply | XFX 1250w Black Edition PSU |
| Software | Windows 7 64 bit. |
| Benchmark Scores | Coming soon. |
Hi,
Now my water cooled rig is up running and stable, I thought I would offer some info I have recorded thats kind of interesting.
During benching and gaming, I have been creating a spreadsheet of everything I do and that includes power draw at the mains outlet. I was very surprised to find that most games dont stress the PSU anything like benchmarking. I thought the figures would be much closer.
The Test Rig: (For power consumption reference)
Results as follows:
(All settings maxed for each game, using eyefinity at 5760x1200)
Benchmarking:
Gaming:
There is little point to this topic, other than to show that during gaming, your PSU may not be quite as stressed as you think. Its during benchmarking that you need the extra watts for synthetic loads.
Please Note:
These figures were taken with everything at standard clocks so its a valid benchmark. Overclocking will increase the current required.
Now my water cooled rig is up running and stable, I thought I would offer some info I have recorded thats kind of interesting.
During benching and gaming, I have been creating a spreadsheet of everything I do and that includes power draw at the mains outlet. I was very surprised to find that most games dont stress the PSU anything like benchmarking. I thought the figures would be much closer.
The Test Rig: (For power consumption reference)
- ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
- i7 2600K @ Std settings
- 3x AMD 7970HD in Tri-Fire @ std settings
- 2x 240GB OCZ SSD's
- 3x 1TB Velociraptors
- Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 @ 1866
- XFX 1250W PSU
- 1260 & 360 Radiators fed with D5 pump
- A few lovely lights... lol
Results as follows:
(All settings maxed for each game, using eyefinity at 5760x1200)
Benchmarking:
- 3D Mark 11 (Performance) – 880w
- Heaven 2.5 – 898w
- 3D Mark Vantage (Performance) – 906w
- Furmark on 3 screens – 908w
- Aida 64 stability test - 1092w
Gaming:
- Mass Effect 3 - 565w
- Shift 2 unleashed – 570w
- Syndicate – 580w
- Skyrim – 620w
- Hawx 2 – 641w
- Alan wake – 720w
- Crysis 2 – 780w
There is little point to this topic, other than to show that during gaming, your PSU may not be quite as stressed as you think. Its during benchmarking that you need the extra watts for synthetic loads.
Please Note:
These figures were taken with everything at standard clocks so its a valid benchmark. Overclocking will increase the current required.
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