The GTX 400 owners club! - Page 7

cdawall · Nov 8, 2012, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TB13

That sucks... I like the look of the UD7, very minimalistic and sexy. I couldn't tell you which would be better though, it has been a while since I have had an AMD setup.

Yea Dave is talking me into the UD7. Apparently my age old Asus love is going to come to an end.

cdawall · Nov 10, 2012, 03:29 AM

Getting ready for tri-sli

Flibolito · Nov 10, 2012, 03:33 AM

Great deal on that board, that is going to make a sick setup!

Which PSU setup are you going to use?

cdawall · Nov 10, 2012, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibolito

Great deal on that board, that is going to make a sick setup!

Which PSU setup are you going to use?

TPQ-850

psu calc of
cpu@4ghz 1.55v
4xdimms DDR3
3XGTX470's
2xD5's
10xhigh performance fans

If it makes you feel any better the TPQ-850 and TPQ-1000 are identical in all ways. At least mine is 25A CB's on all 4 12v rails etc.

Flibolito · Nov 10, 2012, 04:00 AM

I think you'll be just fine. since you are watercooling the card will actually draw less than most think. Low temps definitely help alot, just wondering if you were sticking with the dual setup or not

cdawall · Nov 10, 2012, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibolito

I think you'll be just fine. since you are watercooling the card will actually draw less than most think. Low temps definitely help alot, just wondering if you were sticking with the dual setup or not

Oh I am after I get back from the desert.

Flibolito · Nov 10, 2012, 04:16 AM

You could maybe even throw the cpu 8 pin onto the silverstone to split up the rails more, not sure how you have it set up now, from my experience running a pump is just lightly more juice than a standard blower fan on 1 videocard at high speed. again in triple SLI its going to be beast, with the propper drivers there should be no micro-stuttering just bawls out BF3. I have always been a bigger fan of 3 vs 2 GPUs.

johnspack · Nov 10, 2012, 05:49 AM

Going to try for my 2nd 480 by the end of the month. I was just playing with Warhead again, and decided to try for 16x aa as it crushed my 285s. No drop in min or max fps from 4x, actually I think it picked up a couple of fps min. These cards still surprise me!

cdawall · Nov 12, 2012, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibolito

You could maybe even throw the cpu 8 pin onto the silverstone to split up the rails more, not sure how you have it set up now, from my experience running a pump is just lightly more juice than a standard blower fan on 1 videocard at high speed. again in triple SLI its going to be beast, with the propper drivers there should be no micro-stuttering just bawls out BF3. I have always been a bigger fan of 3 vs 2 GPUs.

Looked into how the rails are split on my Antec TPQ-850. So going to skip the group regulated Silverstone and run the Antec on its own. Should be able to hold its own without any issues.

Rails will be split

12v1 8 Pin EPS connector+pumps (4 pin->molex adapter)
12v2 1 card (via molex adapters)+fans+HDD
12v3 24 pin+1 card
12v4 1 card

My unit for whatever reason is listed at 25A per rail unlike every other TPQ-850 I have seen which are all rated to 18A per rail. However at 25A that leaves the ability to draw 1200w via the 12v rail alone...I will have to keep a close eye on the voltages.

Flibolito · Nov 12, 2012, 06:56 AM

It's a quality PSU I think it will handle the load just fine, GPU overclocks might not go super high but then again who needs massive clockspeed when 3 are alternating frames.

cdawall · Nov 12, 2012, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibolito

It's a quality PSU I think it will handle the load just fine, GPU overclocks might not go super high but then again who needs massive clockspeed when 3 are alternating frames.

After looking at the card reviews average consumption per card will be around 150w I assume it will be similar with mine overclocked and the temp cut in half. I am possibly getting an immensely good deal on an 8150 which at 5ghz 1.55v pulls 247w that puts me just shy of 700w for the hefty components if everything was running pretty close to max. The TPQ-850 is rated for 768w continuous from the 12v rail. That leave next to nothing for the fans...may have to run the ultra kaze's alone instead of all the nidecs I had planned or I could run all of the fans off of my 12v pyramid PS-36KX.

(sorry trying to convince myself I wont blow my TPQ-850)

Flibolito · Nov 12, 2012, 07:13 AM

I think you'll know fairly quick if the PSU is up to the task. It's got safety mechanisms I'm sure to when if it's overdrawn it will just shut down. Plus Antec sells quality PSU and just like most companies that deal in high end power units slightly underrate them.

claylomax · Nov 12, 2012, 09:19 AM

@cdawall You'll be fine; when the GTX 400 series launched most reviewers used X58 motherboards which consumed quite a bit; that's why all the graphs show figures that high. I've had my cards with a Phenom II x4, a Phenom II x6 and now an i7 3820 and idle power consumption is around 180w and load (depends on the game) can go from 400w to around 550w.

AthlonX2 · Nov 12, 2012, 12:24 PM

I can vouch for the tpq-850,I ran one for 4 years with multiple SLI and Xfire setups.

cdawall · Nov 12, 2012, 08:58 PM

Shoot I don't know what I was getting worked up about its all of 30w more than the dual 4870X2 setup I ran a while back I should be fine. Albeit I lacked the crazy fans at the time. Will be interesting to see how noisy the PSU gets with 510w worth of GPU's alone pulling off of it.

johnspack · Nov 13, 2012, 09:08 PM

Hmm, after seeing the above posts, I may have to consider a 1000w psu soon. My 950 is pretty power hungry at 4ghz, with 24gbs ram, 4 hds, 8 case fans.... Wonder if I'd go over my psu's peak of 900w with 2 480s?

cdawall · Nov 15, 2012, 09:43 AM

johnspack · Nov 15, 2012, 12:02 PM

Nice setup cdawall! Well it looks like I get my early xmas present next week if stock holds out. Should be ordering my 2nd 480 on wednesday.....

cdawall · Nov 16, 2012, 07:51 AM

Turns out the CHVF was DOA :/ will have to see if Newegg will cross ship me another board.

TB13 · Nov 16, 2012, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdawall

Turns out the CHVF was DOA :/ will have to see if Newegg will cross ship me another board.

That sucks... Usually Open Box boards and GPU's are great, but there are times when NewEgg will ship out a dud. They will get you fixed up in no time.

cdawall · Nov 16, 2012, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TB13

That sucks... Usually Open Box boards and GPU's are great, but there are times when NewEgg will ship out a dud. They will get you fixed up in no time.

No big Asus is cross shipping a new one.

TB13 · Nov 17, 2012, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdawall

No big Asus is cross shipping a new one.

Nice, thats the first good thing I have heard about ASUS in a while, I have read quite a few horror stories about them lately. Will be watching for pics and results

Just throwing this out there, I put my 480 up in the classifieds, I hate to sell her, she is so pretty, but I need a card with more vram.

cdawall · Nov 17, 2012, 09:33 AM

Went ahead and installed the board to test fit everything. Looks real pretty in there.

TB13 · Nov 17, 2012, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdawall

http://img.techpowerup.org/121117/20121117_030542.jpg

Went ahead and installed the board to test fit everything. Looks real pretty in there.

Nice! how many rads do you have in that loop?

cdawall · Nov 17, 2012, 04:18 PM

3 mcr 220qp, mcr 320qp and mcr420qp.

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB@1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 waiting for it at home)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

Nov 10, 2012, 03:29 AM	#152
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	Getting ready for tri-sli __________________

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB@1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 waiting for it at home)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

System Name:	Flibolito / LAN Box
Processor:	Core i7 920@4.0Ghz D0 / 2500K i5@4.4GHz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte X58A-UD3R / Gigabyte Z68-UD3P
Cooling:	Full custom external liquid cooled / XIGMATEK HDT-Aegir
Memory:	3x2GB G. Skill DDR1600 Pi/ 2x4GB G. Skill DDR1866 Sniper
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 480 Hydro Copper / EVGA GTX 680
Hard Disk:	Intel X25-M SSD 80GB, 4x Crucial M4 128GB, Samsung 840 250GB, 6TB Mechanical
Optical Drive:	2x LG Burners / 2x LG DVD Burners
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 37" 1080p S-IPS LCD TV / 27" Auria IPS 2560x1440p
Case:	HAF 932 Blue / HAF 932 Red
Sound Card:	Realtek HD-Audio On-Board
PSU:	Corsair 650TX / Corsair 650TX
Software:	Windows 7 64bit Professional

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB@1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 waiting for it at home)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

Nov 10, 2012, 03:33 AM	#153
Flibolito Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 573 (0.33/day) Thanks: 83 Thanked 58 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	Great deal on that board, that is going to make a sick setup! Which PSU setup are you going to use?

Nov 10, 2012, 04:00 AM	#155
Flibolito Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 573 (0.33/day) Thanks: 83 Thanked 58 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	I think you'll be just fine. since you are watercooling the card will actually draw less than most think. Low temps definitely help alot, just wondering if you were sticking with the dual setup or not

Nov 10, 2012, 04:16 AM	#157
Flibolito Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 573 (0.33/day) Thanks: 83 Thanked 58 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	You could maybe even throw the cpu 8 pin onto the silverstone to split up the rails more, not sure how you have it set up now, from my experience running a pump is just lightly more juice than a standard blower fan on 1 videocard at high speed. again in triple SLI its going to be beast, with the propper drivers there should be no micro-stuttering just bawls out BF3. I have always been a bigger fan of 3 vs 2 GPUs.

Nov 10, 2012, 05:49 AM	#158
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	Going to try for my 2nd 480 by the end of the month. I was just playing with Warhead again, and decided to try for 16x aa as it crushed my 285s. No drop in min or max fps from 4x, actually I think it picked up a couple of fps min. These cards still surprise me! __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

System Name:	Blacknet
Processor:	i7 950@ 4.1GHz
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage II Gene
Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14, 8 case fans
Memory:	24GB gskill ripjaws@ 1800mhz
Video Card:	Evga GTX480 + GTX260 Physx + TrackIR 5
Hard Disk:	WD Black 1TB 64mb cache + Spinpoint F1 750g backup + 2TB Seagate backup + 320GB Seagate backup
Optical Drive:	LG BH12LS38 Blu Ray burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Syncmaster 2443BW 1920x1200 Lcd + 19" ViewSonic Lcd
Case:	Antec 1200
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Silverstone 850Watt Strider+ Modular
Software:	Win7 x64 SP1 Ultimate
Benchmarks:	Time to upgrade to 680s....

Nov 12, 2012, 06:56 AM	#160
Flibolito Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 573 (0.33/day) Thanks: 83 Thanked 58 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	It's a quality PSU I think it will handle the load just fine, GPU overclocks might not go super high but then again who needs massive clockspeed when 3 are alternating frames.

Nov 12, 2012, 07:13 AM	#162
Flibolito Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 573 (0.33/day) Thanks: 83 Thanked 58 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	I think you'll know fairly quick if the PSU is up to the task. It's got safety mechanisms I'm sure to when if it's overdrawn it will just shut down. Plus Antec sells quality PSU and just like most companies that deal in high end power units slightly underrate them.

Nov 12, 2012, 09:19 AM	#163
claylomax Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Posts: 1,385 (1.22/day) Thanks: 119 Thanked 251 Times in 217 Posts System Specs	@cdawall You'll be fine; when the GTX 400 series launched most reviewers used X58 motherboards which consumed quite a bit; that's why all the graphs show figures that high. I've had my cards with a Phenom II x4, a Phenom II x6 and now an i7 3820 and idle power consumption is around 180w and load (depends on the game) can go from 400w to around 550w. __________________ At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them

System Name:	Jaspe
Processor:	i7 3820 4.62Ghz 1.36v
Motherboard:	BIOSTAR TPower X79
Cooling:	Thermalright Archon Rev. A
Memory:	16Gb G.Skill Ripjaws 2000mhz
Video Card:	ATI HD7970
Hard Disk:	WD 600Gb Velociraptor
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 2433BW
Case:	Silverstone FT01B-W
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Antec Signature 650w
Software:	Windows 7 64

Nov 12, 2012, 12:24 PM	#164
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	I can vouch for the tpq-850,I ran one for 4 years with multiple SLI and Xfire setups.

Nov 12, 2012, 08:58 PM	#165
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	Shoot I don't know what I was getting worked up about its all of 30w more than the dual 4870X2 setup I ran a while back I should be fine. Albeit I lacked the crazy fans at the time. Will be interesting to see how noisy the PSU gets with 510w worth of GPU's alone pulling off of it. __________________

Nov 13, 2012, 09:08 PM	#166
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	Hmm, after seeing the above posts, I may have to consider a 1000w psu soon. My 950 is pretty power hungry at 4ghz, with 24gbs ram, 4 hds, 8 case fans.... Wonder if I'd go over my psu's peak of 900w with 2 480s? __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

Nov 15, 2012, 09:43 AM	#167
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	__________________

Nov 15, 2012, 12:02 PM	#168
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	Nice setup cdawall! Well it looks like I get my early xmas present next week if stock holds out. Should be ordering my 2nd 480 on wednesday..... __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

Nov 16, 2012, 07:51 AM	#169
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	Turns out the CHVF was DOA :/ will have to see if Newegg will cross ship me another board. __________________

Nov 17, 2012, 09:33 AM	#173
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	Went ahead and installed the board to test fit everything. Looks real pretty in there. __________________

Nov 17, 2012, 04:18 PM	#175
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	3 mcr 220qp, mcr 320qp and mcr420qp. __________________

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