• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

Just bought 3 GTX480's...

Dabode

New Member
Joined
Jun 12, 2010
Messages
35 (0.01/day)
System Name Megatron
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.
 
Joined
May 12, 2009
Messages
5,196 (0.96/day)
System Name Dust Collector
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Motherboard Asus B550I Aorus Pro WiFi AX
Cooling Alpenfohn Black Ridge V2 w/ Noctua NF-A9x14
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3200MHz/CL16
Video Card(s) Power Color Red Dragon RX 5700 XT
Storage Samsung EVO+ 500GB NVMe
Display(s) Dell S2721DGF
Case Dan Case A4
Power Supply Corsair SF600 Platinum
Mouse Logitech G603
Keyboard Logitech G613
I doubt it's 'dangerous' to run them like that, there's a reason why there is foam on the PCB!

Leaving the side panel off w/ airflow directed at the cards won't do any harm at all, only lower temperatures so that's fine as well. I'm not a WC expert but I highly doubt you need 3 triple rads to cool 3 Fermis. A single triple rad could probably cool all 3 of them down better then the stock cooling solution.
 

Dabode

New Member
Joined
Jun 12, 2010
Messages
35 (0.01/day)
System Name Megatron
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
A single triple rad could probably cool all 3 of them down better then the stock cooling solution.

I suppose I should also mention that I plan on dabbling in over-clocking on these as well, so I'll be seeing temperatures greater than stock too. I probably won't be going too extreme, but I am going to want to push it a little, and want to make sure I've got my bases covered because I've heard that the Fermi's can get quite hot.
 

hat

Enthusiast
Joined
Nov 20, 2006
Messages
21,730 (3.43/day)
Location
Ohio
System Name Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory 4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s) PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s) Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s) Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores >9000
Looks toasty. I wouldn't feel comfortable running them like that. I doubt you need 3 radiators though... try running a loop with one 120.3 first.
 
Joined
May 12, 2009
Messages
5,196 (0.96/day)
System Name Dust Collector
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Motherboard Asus B550I Aorus Pro WiFi AX
Cooling Alpenfohn Black Ridge V2 w/ Noctua NF-A9x14
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3200MHz/CL16
Video Card(s) Power Color Red Dragon RX 5700 XT
Storage Samsung EVO+ 500GB NVMe
Display(s) Dell S2721DGF
Case Dan Case A4
Power Supply Corsair SF600 Platinum
Mouse Logitech G603
Keyboard Logitech G613
I suppose I should also mention that I plan on dabbling in over-clocking on these as well, so I'll be seeing temperatures greater than stock too. I probably won't be going too extreme, but I am going to want to push it a little, and want to make sure I've got my bases covered because I've heard that the Fermi's can get quite hot.

If you want to be on the safe side, grab another dual rad. I mean, if you were going to get 3 triple rads you might as well get a Mora 2 Pro.

 
Joined
Jun 20, 2007
Messages
3,937 (0.64/day)
System Name Widow
Processor Ryzen 7600x
Motherboard AsRock B650 HDVM.2
Cooling CPU : Corsair Hydro XC7 }{ GPU: EK FC 1080 via Magicool 360 III PRO > Photon 170 (D5)
Memory 32GB Gskill Flare X5
Video Card(s) GTX 1080 TI
Storage Samsung 9series NVM 2TB and Rust
Display(s) Predator X34P/Tempest X270OC @ 120hz / LG W3000h
Case Fractal Define S [Antec Skeleton hanging in hall of fame]
Audio Device(s) Asus Xonar Xense with AKG K612 cans on Monacor SA-100
Power Supply Seasonic X-850
Mouse Razer Naga 2014
Software Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores FFXIV ARR Benchmark 12,883 on i7 2600k 15,098 on AM5 7600x
...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.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k135/pdvannatta/00717c9d.jpg?t=1276330201


Yes if you were to use LCS then separate loops would be the most effective, however why do you NEED to go on water? Are you going to try to increase the card voltage?

Or is it just a placebo effect and you 'feel' more comfortable if they run a bit cooler?

Here's some advice though; don't wait until you get a few high-end GPUs to then start thinking about liquid cooling. You need to get some junk components together and build/test/practice/learn on that. True, it's not rocket science to setup a LCS system but the stock heatsink/fan on the GTX will hold up, so take your time, do it right - there's more to installing LCS than just ..well..installing it. Design and planning is key, especially in a future-proof aspect. I cannot tell you how many computers I've seen with horrendously laid out LCS systems, where just getting one component out is a nightmare, let alone trying to install new components.

Lastly, I'm going to have to shame you for the third GTX. Don't take this the wrong way, but anyone who's been watching these cards, is aware of how super they are in a dual configuration, yet tri-SLI doesn't scale to the same extent. Furthermore, with synthetic benchmarking aside, there isn't any real world program that will need three 480s. You'd have done yourself a favor and put that money towards LCS components.

Maybe I'm just assuming too quickly that you aren't going for any folding, or number crunching, yet if I'm wrong, and you are, then things don't stack up. You can't overvolt and tweak without heat consideration, and you cannot approach heating methods until you know what you're doing. So again, waiting to slap in high-end components before you actually understand things, is very irresponsible.
 
Last edited:
Joined
Dec 26, 2009
Messages
216 (0.04/day)
Not related to cooling but what board is that? It looks like a Crosshair/Striker 2 Formula. GTX 480 Tri-SLI will most likely be bottlenecked on that platform, FYI.
 
Joined
Oct 19, 2008
Messages
3,158 (0.56/day)
System Name White Theme
Processor Intel 12700K CPU
Motherboard ASUS STRIX Z690-A D4
Cooling Lian Li Galahad Uni w/ AL120 Fans
Memory 32GB DDR4-3200 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Aero 4080 Super 16GB
Storage 2TB Samsung 980 Pro PCIE 4.0
Display(s) Alienware 38" 3840x1600 (165Hz)
Case Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO White
Audio Device(s) 2i2 Scarlett Solo + Schiit Magni 3 AMP
Power Supply Corsair HX 1000 Platinum
May I suggest Corsair Obsidian 800D? :D
 
Joined
Jun 2, 2007
Messages
5,106 (0.83/day)
Location
Kansas
Processor Core i5 3570K
Motherboard AsRock z77 Pro4
Cooling Zalman CNPS10X Extreme
Memory 2x4GB GSkill Sniper
Video Card(s) MSI GTX970 Gaming
Storage 240GB OCZ ARC 100, Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Display(s) LG 23" 1920x1080
Case Antec P100
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Antec Edge 750W
Software Windows 8.1 Pro 64
Is that overkill maybe?

Seeing this statement from a dude running Tri 480s is hilarious. :roll:

Give em all their own triple! :laugh:
 

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism
Joined
Sep 15, 2008
Messages
6,979 (1.23/day)
Location
PA, USA
System Name Molly
Processor i5 3570K
Motherboard Z77 ASRock
Cooling CooliT Eco
Memory 2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
Video Card(s) Gigabyte GTX 680
Case Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced
Power Supply Corsair HX-1000

brandonwh64

Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!!
Joined
Sep 6, 2009
Messages
19,542 (3.68/day)
What CPU are you running here?

From the looks of the H50 mounting bracket, its an AM2/3
 

TheMailMan78

Big Member
Joined
Jun 3, 2007
Messages
22,599 (3.68/day)
Location
'Merica. The Great SOUTH!
System Name TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5
Processor RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155
Cooling MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4
Memory ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s) MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti
Storage 256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200)
Display(s) LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27"
Case Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF
Audio Device(s) Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
Power Supply Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Mouse SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5
Keyboard Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown)
Software Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Benchmark Scores Benching is for bitches.
Looks good to me......However I can hear your PSU screaming from my back porch.
 

TheMailMan78

Big Member
Joined
Jun 3, 2007
Messages
22,599 (3.68/day)
Location
'Merica. The Great SOUTH!
System Name TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5
Processor RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155
Cooling MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4
Memory ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s) MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti
Storage 256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200)
Display(s) LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27"
Case Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF
Audio Device(s) Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
Power Supply Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Mouse SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5
Keyboard Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown)
Software Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Benchmark Scores Benching is for bitches.
Joined
Dec 27, 2007
Messages
8,518 (1.44/day)
Location
Kansas City
System Name The Dove Box Rev 3.0
Processor i7 8700k @ 4.7GHz
Motherboard Asus Maximus X APEX
Cooling Custom water loop
Memory 16GB 3600 MHz DDR4
Video Card(s) 2x MSI 780 Ti's in SLI
Storage 500GB Samsung 850 PCIe SSD, 4TB
Display(s) 27" Asus 144Hz
Case Enermax Fulmo GT
Audio Device(s) ON BOARD FTW
Power Supply Corsair 1200W
Keyboard Logitech G510
Software Win 10 64x
3 separate loops isn't necessary. The GF100's do very well with watercooling. At most I would suggest a 120.3 for all three cards.

If you want everything watercooled then dual 120.3's or 140.3's would do the job very well.
 
Joined
May 12, 2006
Messages
11,119 (1.70/day)
System Name Apple Bite
Processor Intel I5
Motherboard Apple
Memory 40gb of DDR 4 2700
Video Card(s) ATI Radeon 500
Storage Fusion Drive 1 TB
Display(s) 27 Inch IMac late 2017
I'm goona say yes.

I agree no a 965 at 4.0ghz wouldn't bottle neck those cards. Any cpu clocked 3.8ghz or higher won't bottle neck those cards as long as it's a x2 or higher. For gaming once past 3.0ghz it's more about gpu. Sure some cpus may give them a slight frame increase at lower resolutions but and newer cpu will create well over playable frame rates.
 

TheMailMan78

Big Member
Joined
Jun 3, 2007
Messages
22,599 (3.68/day)
Location
'Merica. The Great SOUTH!
System Name TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5
Processor RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155
Cooling MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4
Memory ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s) MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti
Storage 256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200)
Display(s) LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27"
Case Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF
Audio Device(s) Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
Power Supply Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Mouse SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5
Keyboard Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown)
Software Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Benchmark Scores Benching is for bitches.
I agree no a 965 at 4.0ghz wouldn't bottle neck those cards. Any cpu clocked 3.8ghz or higher won't bottle neck those cards as long as it's a x2 or higher. For gaming once past 3.0ghz it's more about gpu. Sure some cpus may give them a slight frame increase at lower resolutions but and newer cpu will create well over playable frame rates.

Honestly other than folding there is no game that will use three of these beasts.
 
Joined
Dec 27, 2007
Messages
8,518 (1.44/day)
Location
Kansas City
System Name The Dove Box Rev 3.0
Processor i7 8700k @ 4.7GHz
Motherboard Asus Maximus X APEX
Cooling Custom water loop
Memory 16GB 3600 MHz DDR4
Video Card(s) 2x MSI 780 Ti's in SLI
Storage 500GB Samsung 850 PCIe SSD, 4TB
Display(s) 27" Asus 144Hz
Case Enermax Fulmo GT
Audio Device(s) ON BOARD FTW
Power Supply Corsair 1200W
Keyboard Logitech G510
Software Win 10 64x
Honestly other than folding there is no game that will use three of these beasts.

Sure there is, with the latest beta drivers you can run 64 and 96x AA or set Physx to the third card.
 
Joined
Dec 21, 2008
Messages
1,374 (0.25/day)
System Name Hakase
Processor Ryzen 7 3700X @ Stock
Motherboard ASUS ROG Strix B450-F
Cooling Noctua NH-U12S
Memory 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3000MHz 18-18-18
Video Card(s) Asus GTX1070 Dual
Storage 250GB 860EVO - 2x600GB Cheetah 15k7 - 2x2TB Constellation ES - 2+3TB Green - 500GB Deskstar
Display(s) Viewsonic VX2476-smhd
Case Fractal Design Define R5
Audio Device(s) Fostex PC100USB > Altec Lansing ATP-3
Power Supply Corsair CX750M
Mouse Logitech G Pro X Superlight - Razer ExactMat Control
Keyboard Leopold FC750R, MX Blue
Software Win 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores not benching anymore...
im thinking of 560 rad
it will be enough to cool down those power hog room heater.
and a BIG pump wont hurt too.
 

Dabode

New Member
Joined
Jun 12, 2010
Messages
35 (0.01/day)
System Name Megatron
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
Lastly, I'm going to have to shame you for the third GTX. Don't take this the wrong way, but anyone who's been watching these cards, is aware of how super they are in a dual configuration, yet tri-SLI doesn't scale to the same extent. Furthermore, with synthetic benchmarking aside, there isn't any real world program that will need three 480s. You'd have done yourself a favor and put that money towards LCS components

Well the cost of components isn't that much of a concern to me, and I know that adding the third GPU isn't really going to add all that much to the performance of the system. I just did it because I could.

Maybe I'm just assuming too quickly that you aren't going for any folding, or number crunching, yet if I'm wrong, and you are, then things don't stack up. You can't overvolt and tweak without heat consideration, and you cannot approach heating methods until you know what you're doing. So again, waiting to slap in high-end components before you actually understand things, is very irresponsible.

I may do some folding, but that's not my priority. Again, cost isn't all that big of a deal to me. If I fry something, well... lesson learned. That's why I'm here asking questions, to get info ahead of time, so I'm less likely to screw something up. I'm not going to buy a bunch of cheaper components to "practice" with first. Maybe that is a little irresponsible, but it's just my way.

The motherboard IS an Asus Crosshair II Formula, and the CPU is the AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Black Edition . Power supply is an Enermax Galaxy 1250w and has been totally fine so far. The CPU/Motherboard are going to be upgraded in the very near future as well, but I'm still on the fence about what to get. Can't decide between the new AMD 6-core and a crosshair IV mobo, or something like a P55 Intel board with an i7. I've always been an Nvidia/AMD fanboi, but I think Intel has the upper hand right now.

I would love to stick to a single/dual rad if possible, but my concern is that if I run all three GPU's in the same loop, won't I just be dragging the dissipated heat from the first card into the second, and then from the first+second into the third? Granted the first GPU is probably going to need the most cooling anyway, but how effectively will I be cooling the third card?
 

sneekypeet

Retired Super Moderator
Joined
Apr 12, 2006
Messages
29,407 (4.49/day)
System Name EVA-01
Processor Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s) Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s) Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s) Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software Windows 11
The mailman brought it up and I saw no reply, what PSU are you planning to blow up overclocking those cards?
 

Dabode

New Member
Joined
Jun 12, 2010
Messages
35 (0.01/day)
System Name Megatron
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
May I suggest Corsair Obsidian 800D? :D
You sir, are my f'n hero!:toast: Exactly what I've been looking for!! I can't believe I've continually passed up this case on newegg.:rockout:
 
Joined
Apr 16, 2008
Messages
727 (0.13/day)
Location
O'fallon Mo.
Processor Intel I7 4820k EK Supremacy Nickel Waterblock
Motherboard Asus Rasmpage IV Extreme
Cooling Alphacool UT60 560 Radiator
Memory Kingston Hyper X 16gb 2400
Video Card(s) MSI GTX 580 Heatkiller Waterblock - EK Backplate
Storage SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB
Display(s) LG 24" Flatron
Case Silerstone TJ11
Audio Device(s) Sound Blaster Recon 3Di
Power Supply XFX Pro 1000 Platimum
Software Windows 7 Ultimate 64
you can put two rads in the ATCS 840 360/240 NO MOD WHATSOEVER
 

Dabode

New Member
Joined
Jun 12, 2010
Messages
35 (0.01/day)
System Name Megatron
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
Top