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  1. Monty007
    Do you guys think I can sell my old PSU with the sleeved cables? If so how much would I get for it?
  2. Monty007
    Here is mine. Sad part is I just got a second gtx780 and my hx750 needs to be upgraded.
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    Ok. Thanks for helping me out guys. I'm probably going to get the 1300 because it's on sale for 204 right now at NCIX. Then if I upgrade and add another card I won't need to worry.
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    Thanks for the feedback guys. This my gaming rig and video editing rig. When it's used it is pretty much pushed pretty hard. Here is the list of components 3770 k OC'd to 4.4 GHz (108 watts on its own according to extreme PSU calculator) 2 x GTX 780 running at around 1200 each Mcp655 water pump 8 HDD's , 2 SSD and 6 platter 6 USB peripherals 3 x 24" monitors in surround 13 120 mm fans running at an average of 1100 rpm 1 140 mm exhaust fan I have windows 7 just for gaming and I use OS X for my video editing. I don't use this rig to surf the web or download or anything like that. It is turned on to game or edit then it's turned off. I have a NAS and a MacBook Pro for the other stuff.
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    So I saw Linus' video about actual power usage and that is why I didn't buy a new PSU when I got the second card. But I'm clearly having power issues. I need to find a way to measure accurately how much power is being used under gaming loads. I don't really care about benchmarks but using the extreme power supply calculator it is saying that I need atleast 853W and as recommending an RM1000. I have overclocked the CPU to 4.4 GHz on the 3770K and I have put the original gpu to stock clocks till i get this sorted out. so is going for the 1300w evga a stupid idea then? Looking at the efficiency tables most psu's are most efficient around 45-70% usage. That would put this psu in its sweetspot. hence the reason I was leaning towards that one. it is on sale at NCIX for $219 which I think is an awesome price considering the AX1200i is $394 at the same place.
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    thanks for the help guys. so I tried to put all into one card. No go - it said at least one monitor has to be in the 2nd card. I can't change to HDMI because the monitors are 2 x dvi and 1 x display port only.
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    i had it originally that way but when I went into the Nvidia control panel it asked me to plug one into the other gpu. So is that wrong?
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    Hi I just got my 2nd gtx 780 and running it SLI for my 24" x 3 monitors. I game at 5760x1200. I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate. Bottom 780 has 1 DVI connection. Top 780 has 2 connections - Display port and DVI. When I start BF4 or Watch Dogs the Display port screen (which is my center screen) becomes scrambled. If I unplug the Displayport adapter and plug it back in everything works fine again. No problems with any of the DVI connected monitors, just the Display Port one. Drivers are all up to date through Geforce experience. I'm running driver 337.88. Anyone have any insight as to why this is happening? Thanks in advance. Here is an example of what I mean.
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    Hi, Just upgraded from a single GTX 780 to dual 780's in SLI. My existing HX750 can't keep up. Computer is shutting off during intensive gaming (I game in triple monitor surround 24" x 3 @5760x1200). I like Corsair stuff but I want something that will fill this gap for me. I want to keep it around $200 for a good PSU. I like the EVGA 1300G2 but I have heard about bad capacitors being used in the RM line of PSUs in the Corsair line up. I have never had a single problem with my HX750 - it just can handle the setup now. If I had the extra funds sitting around I would get a AX1500i and call it a day. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
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    Love those GPU blocks!! Wish I saw them earlier.
  11. Monty007
    So I just picked up another GTX 780. This little beauty was on sale at NCIX. I have ordered another Swiftech Titan full-cover block for it. Man what a difference SLI makes. I'm playing Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings in 5760 x 1200 on triple 24" monitors and I'm averaging about 100 FPS - I used to get 40 FPS on the single 780. So buttery smooth!! I will update once the block arrives and I do the second set of sleeved cables for the second GPU. Still running on the HX 750 PSU. Seems to be holding up just fine.
  12. Monty007
    Really awesome rig you have. Just a couple of suggestions. You should look at redoing you tubing a bit. The tubing run from the top most GPU to the small 120 rad on the rear seems pretty kinked. I would adjust the angle of the 90 degree fitting to give a more natural and direct run to the rad. The fittings on the CPU block should also be changed. I would use a 45 degree on the bottom port and a 90 degree fitting on the top port. My $0.02
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    I live in Canada so the shipping is quite high.
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    Yeah, I found them through a couple of other build logs. Made in Portugal. Looks like really good stuff but its expensive to ship from there. A short mid-plate was like 30 Euros and then another 20 Euros to ship. Pretty expensive for a piece of metal.
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    Agreed. I'm planning to get a cover done once I sort out this issue and finalize the second video card and the new PSU.
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    I was also thinking of getting another GTX 780. I was using the extreme PSU calculator to look at my power needs. It is recommending 737w PSU. I have a HX 750 now. That is really too close for comfort. When I looked at some new PSU's I noticed that the gold and platinum PSU's are most efficient at around 50% of their wattage. I'm looking to get the EVGA 1300w G2. I found this great article of a detail series of tests on that PSU. Here is the link. http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/EVGA/SuperNOVA_G2_1300/6.html I know I should just go and buy a corsair ax1200i but it's twice the price of the EVGA. Any feedback on this?
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    I need to ask for some help. I am using 2 of the Swiftech PWM Splitters. One is connected to the CPU header and the other I have tried on all of the other 4 headers. According to the mobo manual the CPU header and SYS Fan 2 have identical pinouts. But when I enable PWM control on the board I get no variation in the fans. The fans connected to the CPU header show 0 rpm in the bios. The other set of fans connected on SYS Fan 2 header show 1650 rpm. Even if I try voltage regulation there is no difference in rpm. Can someone please help me that has some experience with this? Please and thanks! I'm using 2 of these.
  18. Monty007
    Agreed. You need something like zapstraps to keep those tubes on the fittings. That pump has enough power to pop them off. Looks great otherwise!
  19. Monty007
    Agreed. Get the Lutro tool. I just did mine and was not able to get the tool because it was out of stock. I used an iPhone sim extractor tool (the one that comes with the phone) and it took me over 12 hours to sleeve my PSU. Mind you I was using paracord and heatshrink so it took a long time.
  20. Monty007
    I personally have tried both and will now only use 1/2" ID Primochill Advanced LRT. It gives me great temps and I like the peace of mind knowing I have larger volumes hitting my blocks.
  21. Monty007
    sounds awesome! Looking forward to your progress.
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    Here is some of my work from my recently completed Leviathan Build. I had initially started using heatshrink because I'm using paracord. you can see the 8 pin. But then I found Lutro's video tutorial on using the heatshrink-less method which I really like.
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    I ran into a big problem with a fitting breaking inside my video card waterblock - was so PISS*D!! I took my time and bought a screw out kit from the hardware store and managed to sort it out. I also bought a tap and re-tapped the threads. The space was really tight in the basement because of the sandwiched rads (480 & 360). You can see I only had a few millimeters clearance from the back rad to the PSU. Here is a shot of me fitting it all in and trying to get the wiring under control. And here are my final pics. Overall I'm really happy with the way it turned out. A lot of time went into this build and I'm proud to call it my own. Temps are ridiculously low - which I'm really happy with. GPU is overclocked to 1137 with memory at 3176. Temps never exceed 36 Celcius under full load. I game in 3 x 24" montiors @ 5760x1200. In BF4 I'm getting roughly 45 FPS. I'm hoping to add another GTX 780 down the road when the finances are available. The CPU temps under full load are maxxed at 60 Celcius. I am still having some trouble with the Swiftech PWM splitter and getting my fan speed reduced. More research to do. Looks like I might have everything going off the CPU header. Oddly enough there is no speed reported in the BIOS when I look at CPU fan speed. Gigabyte boards don't have the best fan control to begin with. Without any further ramblings, I humbly present my final photos. I look forward to your comments and questions.
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    Here are more pics of the sandwich rad setup.
  25. Monty007
    So I was due for a coolant and tubing change. Ended up doing a change for almost everything. Components mostly stayed the same but I have added another quad rad - now a sandwiched Quad and Triple in the basement and I still have the 60mm triple in the roof. Completely changed the wiring around and sleeved everything myself (I hate sleeving). Loop and color scheme has been changed to blue and black. Still working on completing it. Spent over 12 hours sleeving the PSU because I couldn't get the proper de-pinning tool. Lots more pics to come. I'm most proud of the sleeving and the sandwiched quad + triple rads in the basement. I now have 10 x 120mm rad space. Looking forward to the temps and will report back. I had initially played with the idea of mounting the triple on the hdd cage but found that there was a lot of problems with air pockets and getting fans attached to the quad which was right beside it. With the sandwiched rad config in the basement the spacing is really tight. One of the pictures shows that the fitting on the triple that is in the back of the sandwich had only a few millimeters of clearance against the PSU. Let me know your thoughts.
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