Monty007

What about the EVGA Supernova 1300 G2 ?

I second this PSU - lots of value for your money and will run pretty much anything you can throw at it.  I'm running 2 780's (OC'd) with plans for a 3rd in the future along with OC'd cpu.  This thing is awesome - I have it and I love it.  I like corsair stuff but shelling out twice the price for the Corsair version doesn't make sense to me.  

Sleeving this one is a bit of work.  One of the first PSUs that I have sleeved with capacitors on the wires which make it more difficult because you have to watch out about keeping the polarity the same.  There are 2-3 double wires on each grouping (much like all other PSU manufacturers).  Here is a link for someone who sleeved them very well (IMHO).

http://www.overclock.net/t/1494167/tutorial-sleeving-evga-supernova-1300-g2-with-capacitors-and-stealth-lacing

Good luck!!

Can you post a video showing how much bubbles are still coming. I think he problem is the front rad. With the inlet and outlet on the bottom there is going to be air trapped at the top most part of the rad. I know you have a bleed valve on the top so you might need to carefully and quickly loosen that and quickly tighten it up again to try to get some of the trapped air out. You will need to have the computer and pump off. Other than that I'm stumped. You could turn the front rad around if that doesn't work.

Thanks, so the plan is to open the port put pump at 100% and leave over night?

yes.  Honestly, even if it is a couple of hours with a shake/tilt every hour while your watching a movie or something will be fine.  If you are able to go into the bios and vary the speed at different intervals it will help.  I usually bleed my systems for about 2-4 hours.  On a complicated system with multiple blocks like dual or triple GPUs and multiple rads I will do it for a longer period of time.  Each connection is a possible place for air to get trapped.  

yes, I second the recommendation.  You need to open the fill port for the bubbles to escape.  Leave it running overnight and with the fill port open to release the little bubbles.  The PWM pump is better to regulate the speed.  It works as needed and is better IMHO.

be careful with ebay.  Lots of friends I know have been scammed with people on ebay for cpu chips.  My friend won the bid for a 4930k - when he unboxed it, they douche bag sent him 2 used older AMD chips instead.  Now he is going through the hassle of filing a claim.  

Otherwise, good luck with the build.  Looking forward to pics.

looks great so far!

jurassic park 1.  LOL  love it.  Macro shots are great!  

if your talking about a rad sandwich, like literally right next to each other then I can confirm it works.  I'm using a 900D and I have a 480->fans->360.  It works well and provides a significant amount of cooling surface area.  Here are some pics.  Again, I'm not sure what you are suggesting exactly because I too don't have much knowledge on Coolermaster cases.  Take a look and see if this is what you mean.

Intake on my setup is from the 480 in the bottom of the 900D and the exhaust is out the back on the bottom after the 360.

You can see how tight it was up against the PSU.  Just a couple of millimeters clearance but works awesome.

wow!!  4 titans?!?  You REALLY need to get a bigger case.  I know you like the C70 - I have one and love it too but exyia is right.  You do need to change it for this level of hardware to "breathe" properly.  I love Caselabs stuff and would second the notion of you getting the SM8.  What are you running for PSU?  ax1500i?  the SM8 and the 900D both have dual PSU bays and with this much invested in your rig I would most certainly do dual PSUs.  

I'm planning to do a 780 tri-SLI config in the near future once the 4930K successor is out.   I'll be running a EVGA 1300W PSU for the GPU's and an HX750 for all the other stuff.  You should post up more pics of your rig.  One hell of a beast you have there.

Yes. Acrylic tubing. It is more difficult to use but is much better looking in my opinion. I would put as much cooling as you can afford into the rig. I'm running one D5 pump and I have 3 rads with 2 GPU blocks and 1 CPU block. Many people choose to have two pumps for a big loop for redundancy. So far I'm not having any problems with my setup.

What type of monitor setup do you plan for this rig? 4k? Triple 1080's? I have 2 780s and love it but if your planning on 4k then look at the 290's. They have a higher bandwidth and because you are going to water cool they won't have the typical noise/heat issue.

What case are you going to use? Are you going to use one loop or two to separate the CPU and GPU? I would recommend to separate. CPU and mobo on one loop and GPUs in another. I have a similar setup and am planning to segregate the components. I'm using a 900d

Hi. So to answer your question, your going to need to determine if your going to run one big loop or 2 different loops which would segment the CPU and GPUs. You have the room in the 900d to do whatever you want. In Canada your options are fairly limited in terms of where you can get water cooling stuff. Having just gone through the same thing the choices are dazmode and NCIX canada. I have been able to get most of what I need from NCIX bit they are reducing the amount of items due to lack of sales.

I am using mostly swiftech ( compression fittings, pump, GPU waterblocks) and XSPC (CPU waterblocks and rads). They are now carrying alphacool monsta rads and more EK blocks. You will also need to plan out water lines and if your going to use acrylic or standard tubing.

Take a look at my sig for my setup. I'll help where I can.

You get used to it. I play BF4 in surround and it's great for larger field of view settings. I have mine at 100 compared to 70 which gives me more to see and I'm getting better at spotting with my peripheral view. It is a much more immersive gaming experience.

Thank you for the suggestion so far. I like the look of the LG but as mentioned earlier, it isn't technically a 4k monitor.

I know the 5930k is not an official thing yet but basically I'm waiting to upgrade to the successor of the 4930k...whatever that ends up being.

Hi all,

I'm currently using 3 x 24" (5760 x 1200) montiors in Nvidia surround.  I'm getting really tired of the lack of support for current games.  I'm looking to sell what I have and upgrade to 1 good monitor.

I'm looking into 4k monitors and the Dell one comes recommended buy a few.  Prices are still high, but within the next few months, I'm hoping to make this change.

I would like to get some advice on other monitors that I should consider.  I'm hoping to keep it under $1000 for the cost of the new monitor.  I want at least 60hz

I'm running 2 x gtx 780's in SLI which have been giving me great FPS in surround (75-110) in BF4.  I know that I won't get that high FPS with this proposed upgrade.

I'm also going to upgrade to the 5930K and a new Mobo and eventually get a 3rd 780 for giggles and add it to the SLI mix.

Thanks for the feedback!

Please use the PSU extreme calculator.  I was running into the same questions and with my setup (strong OC for CPU and 2 x gtx 780) I was needing an 867 watt PSU under 90% TDP.  I upgraded to an EVGA1300w for when I add the 3rd card.

went through this exact situation.  I ended up having to upgrade.  I'm running a 3770K @ 4.4 GHZ - 2 x 780 OC'd.  With all my hdd's and lighting, Watercooling stuff i was shutting off the PSU.  Ended up with an EVGA 1300w.  I'm gaming at 5760 x 1200 on 3 x 24" monitors.

Quick question:

I have a Corsair HX750 that is semi modular.  I Sleeved the CPU, 24 Pin and 1 set of the GPU cables.  I know that those PSUs sell for around $170 brand new (I paid $169 + tax last year @ NCIX Canada).  I had initially done the GPU cables with Heatshrink but I have redone all of them as Heatshrinkless.

Thanks in advance.

Love it!!

I upgraded from a single GTX 780 to dual 780's (on water).  I run triple monitor surround on 3 x 24" screens.  I would max out on the settings on a single card with a very slight OC and get about 35-40 FPS on games like BF4.  I upgraded to 2 cards in SLI and the same settings - FPS went to 120 on average.  Yes, I use more power and had to upgrade the PSU but I more than doubled the FPS.  

I'm getting tired of the Nvidia surround though - games like Watch Dogs that claim they were made for surround don't work properly at all.  Titan fall is also the same - no mini map, etc.  I'm planning to get a 4K monitor and just run one.

to answer your question - I love the SLi setup and the computational power when I'm doing my graphic/video work really helps.  My next gen rig will probably gain another 780 (tri-sli) on the x99 platform with a 5960 to power it.  

looks awesome!  Are you planning to paint it once the chassis mods are done?

I think it would look great!  I had hoped that Corsair would make a white 900d but every one I have seen is a custom paint job.  How about adding a bit of pearl into the mix?  Pearl white is one of my favorite colors.  Looking forward to your finished pics.

wow crazy build.  Should last you a long time.  You going to watercool the GPU's?  why do you have two of the same mobo's? (on the shelf) and 4 x 780ti boxes?  You planning to run Quad SLI?  Must have some crazy FPS in shooter games.  Planning to upgrade to 4K monitors?

this is so awesome!  

I was facing the same debate.  I don't have any experience with that pump but I do have the Swiftech MCP655 which is essentially a D5 pump.  It has more than enough power for my loop which is quite big and keeps the temps below 55 on the CPU and below 40 on my GTX 780 SLI setup which is setup in parallel.  Take a look at the setup - link is in the signature.

I'm running:

1 x D5 pump on setting 2

1 x 480

1 x 360 (30mm)

1 x 360 (60mm).

I too am using the Swiftech adjustable SLI fittings which are very small in diameter in comparison to the 1/2 ID tubing I'm using in the rest of the build.  I personally feel like they are a choke point in the loop.  My second gpu is always 3-5 celcius hotter than the other one.