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MKmods

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First, very nice job on how clean the design is..Excellent work.

And the GPUs have to be cooler that way with so much unrestricted airflow (its not like the airflow from the rad is hot)

I used/modded one of those Swiftech all in one coolers and while it didnt work the best (was ok) the cool thing is there is a reg DDC pump in there and with the addition of a aftermarket top it can be used to its full advantage.

Its REALLY cool to see a great job get better and better (I wish I could keep one of my comps together long enough to refine it like this one)
 

alexp999

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Motherboard ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45) | HP 6715b
Cooling Xigmatek Dark Knight w/AC MX2 ~ Case Fans: 2 x 180mm + 1 x 120mm Silverstone Fans
Memory 4GB OCZ Platinum PC2-8000 @ 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 2.1v | 2 x 1GB DDR2 667 MHz
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Power Supply Corsair TX650W | HP 90W
Software Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64 | Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64
Benchmark Scores 3DM06: 19519, Vantage: P16170 ~ Win7: -CPU 7.5 -MEM 7.5 -AERO 7.9 -GFX 6.0 -HDD 6.0
Temps are about the same as they were when they were in my other build but it was a Tri-SLI. 56' idle 83 max @ load. I am however considering running a single GTX280 or pair of4890's

What settings were the fans on for those temps?

And 4890s would probably be hotter! :eek:
 

The Nemesis

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Video Card(s) 3 X Saphire HD5850's, XFX 5770, 2 X EVGA GTX 295 CO-OP's, BFG 280GTX's, ASUS 4870's
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First, very nice job on how clean the design is..Excellent work.

And the GPUs have to be cooler that way with so much unrestricted airflow (its not like the airflow from the rad is hot)

I used/modded one of those Swiftech all in one coolers and while it didnt work the best (was ok) the cool thing is there is a reg DDC pump in there and with the addition of a aftermarket top it can be used to its full advantage.

Its REALLY cool to see a great job get better and better (I wish I could keep one of my comps together long enough to refine it like this one)

Thanks,

I'm think that reservoir that serves as a top for pump will fit if I go to one Video card or a dual card. I tried my PA 120.2 but push pull won't fit with long vga cards. I'm working on some Ideas so there will be another refit. :0

What settings were the fans on for those temps?

And 4890s would probably be hotter! :eek:

75% fan speed 675 core 1475 shader 1200 memory. The cards ran 700 core 1525 shader 1300 memory 24/7 when they were in tri sli.
 

alexp999

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Motherboard ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45) | HP 6715b
Cooling Xigmatek Dark Knight w/AC MX2 ~ Case Fans: 2 x 180mm + 1 x 120mm Silverstone Fans
Memory 4GB OCZ Platinum PC2-8000 @ 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 2.1v | 2 x 1GB DDR2 667 MHz
Video Card(s) XFX GTX 285 1GB, Modded FTW BIOS @ 725/1512/1350 w/Accelero Xtreme GTX 280 + Scythe sinks| ATI X1250
Storage 2x WD6400AAKS 1 TB Raid 0, 140GB Raid 1 & 80GB Maxtor Basics External HDD (storage) | 160GB 2.5"
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Case Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W ~ Logitech G15 R1 / Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
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Power Supply Corsair TX650W | HP 90W
Software Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64 | Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64
Benchmark Scores 3DM06: 19519, Vantage: P16170 ~ Win7: -CPU 7.5 -MEM 7.5 -AERO 7.9 -GFX 6.0 -HDD 6.0
Wow they are getting a bit hot then especially for that fan speed :/
 

yaxpak

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Ugly case, but excellent setup! Most hardware is some of the best stuff out there. Great job man, I gave you an 8!
 

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Memory Crucial 8500 & 5300 Corsair: Dominator's & GT's DDR3-1866 + DDR3-1600
Video Card(s) 3 X Saphire HD5850's, XFX 5770, 2 X EVGA GTX 295 CO-OP's, BFG 280GTX's, ASUS 4870's
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Okay guys, another refit. The Swiftec H2O 220 didn't mount well and the temps weren't always great when overclocked. I wasn't currently using my old corsair nautilus so I removed the Laing DDC pump from it, used the radiator res combo from swiftec kit and added an Apogee GTZ water block. I dropped the push/pull fan configuration as all it did was increase noise and I needed the extra space for tubing. I'm currently considering yet another refit to include either the swiftec micro res or XSPC reservoir top for Laing DDC Pump to go along with a better rad like PA 120.2 or Fessor Xchanger Dual.
 
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Benchmark Scores gonna do this soon..
the white tubes really looks good, nice job mate.. it looks clean :)
 
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