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TheVirusNX
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Hello. My buddy sent me alot of computer parts after he upgraded his rig and I was wondering if I would need to upgrade my PSU for the graphics cards. I have a Asus Maximus VII Formula Motherboard, i7-4790K not overclocked, 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz ram, a MSI R9-290X Lightning Edition graphics card and a Corsair RM 850X power supply. I was wondering if I would be able to run another R9-290X Windforce in crossfire with the "Lightning" with my current psu?

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jesus christ that card loves wattage. however, you should be able to do it. unless you are running heavy OC on both of those cards and the cpu, you will be fine. 

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(before i sold the WD drive and MSI gpu - https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11946219 171 gaming. felt good.)

 

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Ok cool. I do not plan on overclocking, I don't trust myself doing that kind of stuff haha. 

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4 minutes ago, TheVirusNX said:

Ok cool. I do not plan on overclocking, I don't trust myself doing that kind of stuff haha. 

Your choice of motherboard and CPU was designed for overclocking, if you don't then it's money gone to waste

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 hour ago, fasauceome said:

Your choice of motherboard and CPU was designed for overclocking, if you don't then it's money gone to waste

I got it all for "FREE". My buddy upgraded his rig and gave me the motherboard, cpu, ram and both gpus. :)

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17 minutes ago, TheVirusNX said:

I got it all for "FREE". My buddy upgraded his rig and gave me the motherboard, cpu, ram and both gpus. :)

Ah, now there's a good deal.

Still, the 4790k is a historic overclocker, not hard to learn and worth knowing.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Just now, fasauceome said:

Still, the 4790k is a historic overclocker, not hard to learn and worth knowing.

Would I be able to do it "safely" with a Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212? 

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2 minutes ago, TheVirusNX said:

Would I be able to do it "safely" with a Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212? 

you'll be able to overclock your chip using it, but you'll be restricted by temps. i suggest stay on stock, then buy an AIO or much beefier air cooler, like noctua's.

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1 minute ago, Code.016 said:

you'll be able to overclock your chip using it, but you'll be restricted by temps. i suggest stay on stock, then buy an AIO or much beefier air cooler, like noctua's.

Ok thank you. I'll stick with stock then, trying to use air cooling as much as I can. I know its came a long ways *liquid cooling* but I still have a fear of leaks melting down my pc haha. I might look into the "Noctua's".

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12 minutes ago, TheVirusNX said:

Would I be able to do it "safely" with a Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212? 

I used a hyper 212 evo for my 4790k, and managed to do 4.7GHz all cores. I was a little lucky and managed a pretty low voltage, but you could most likely do 4.5GHz on that cooler. However

 

4 minutes ago, TheVirusNX said:

. I'll stick with stock then,

You're using an Intel stock cooler for that chip, as opposed to already having the 212 evo? Depending on which stock cooler variant it is, there's a chance you could be experiencing thermal throttling. You should run some demanding games and watch temperature carefully. Stock Intel is garbage and ditching it soon is ideal.

 

That being said, Hyper 212 is a bad buy right now, usually at the $30 price point. A Cryorig H7 or Arctic freezer esports 33 is better

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 minute ago, TheVirusNX said:

Ok thank you. I'll stick with stock then, trying to use air cooling as much as I can. I know its came a long ways *liquid cooling* but I still have a fear of leaks melting down my pc haha. I might look into the "Noctua's".

If you're not that comfortable with AIOs, then i suggested you get Noctua NH-D15. that is much better than the stock cooler. Fans from Noctua (no pun intended) are good, but i just dont like the color XD

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2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

 

You're using an Intel stock cooler for that chip, as opposed to already having the 212 evo?

 

 

I have the 212 Evo already. Had it for a few years.

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2 minutes ago, TheVirusNX said:

I have the 212 Evo already. Had it for a few years.

Ah yeah that's what I'd thought. So yes, you are ready to overclock. Once you learn how to change your settings, I suggest 1.2 volts at 4.5GHz. that sounds like a decent starting point, hope it works out.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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