Dabode
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System Name | Megatron |
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Processor | AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core CPU, OC'd to 3.5GHz |
Motherboard | ASUS Crosshair II Formula AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard |
Cooling | Corsair-Hydro Series H50 CPU Cooler |
Memory | Kingston HyperX 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Quad Kit Desktop Memory |
Video Card(s) | 3x EVGA 015-P3-1485-AR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked+ 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 |
Storage | Corsair 60GB SSD, 2 x WD Caviar Green 1TB in RAID 1, WD Caviar Green 500GB 7200 rpm |
Display(s) | ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor |
Case | Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case |
Audio Device(s) | SupremeFX II Audio Card |
Power Supply | ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W ATX12V |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
Benchmark Scores | 3D Mark Vantage w/ PPU P32362 3D Mark Vantage w/o PPU P24970 PC Mark Vantage x64 |
...and am wondering what to do about cooling. Currently have everything at stock clock speeds, and stock air cooling, but I've seen the temps on these guys climb up over 80 degrees already. Having them in tri-sli doesn't really give them much breathing room. I plan on going with liquid cooling, but other than my Corsair H50, I'm not very experienced with it. From the info I have gotten, I'm thinking about doing 3 separate loops (1 for each GPU) with a 120.3 rad on each. Is that overkill maybe? Also, if I do go with the three loops, am I going to need a separate pump for each loop, or can I get away with a single good, reliable pump, say something like:
-->RES-->PUMP-->GPU1-->RAD1-->GPU2-->RAD2-->GPU3-->RAD3-->RES
Also, any idea how dangerous it is to be running them with air cooling like they are now? I've been leaving the case cover off, and positioning a fan to blow directly on them for now. Is that a little risky? Here's a picture of my rig atm. It's not finished yet as I'm currently shopping for a new case.
-->RES-->PUMP-->GPU1-->RAD1-->GPU2-->RAD2-->GPU3-->RAD3-->RES
Also, any idea how dangerous it is to be running them with air cooling like they are now? I've been leaving the case cover off, and positioning a fan to blow directly on them for now. Is that a little risky? Here's a picture of my rig atm. It's not finished yet as I'm currently shopping for a new case.