mk's Subtle Elegance

[mk1990]

Just posting here my little setup which is in the build

Below is a photo of my current build and the coming soon build is my "Subtle Elegance" build!

 

Previous build: Antec 900/Intel i5 3570K/Cooler Master: Hyper 212 EVO/Antec High Current Gamer 620w/Gigabyte Z77X/8GB DDR3/Nvidia Geforce GTX 670 OC/OCZ 128GB SSD/Seagate 2TB HDD/Win7 x64

 

Coming soon: Corsair 350D/Intel i7 4770k/Corsair H110/Corsair RM850w/GPU UNDECIDED IN EITHER CROSSFIRE OR SLI setup/Corsair Dominator 4x 4gb/HDD UNDECIDED/Win 7 8 or 9?

 

Currently I have acquired the Corsair 350D "window", 4x AF140 fans and a AF120 exhaust along with the Corsair H110.

GPU is still not decided. I want to be running in either Crossfire or SLi and need some help!

What type of cooling method would you use for 2 high performance cards in the small 350D?

Thanks guys!

[Almercenary]

350d is pretty good with airflow, I think as longs as the gpus have a good set of coolers (basically anything non-stock), should be fine (a loop would fit easily and work well as welll, but it might need to be a dual loop system).  Nice build btw

[Me1z]

350d is pretty good with airflow, I think as longs as the gpus have a good set of coolers (basically anything non-stock), should be fine (a loop would fit easily and work well as welll, but it might need to be a dual loop system).  Nice build btw

 

If it were a single gpu build, non-stock coolers perform better, but its has been tested and in sli/crossfire builds blower style cards cool better. Blower style is designed for the restricted airflow caused by having gpus sandwiched together and vents entirely out of the case, while non-reference coolers vent back into the case and suffocate the gpus. Unless you intend to liquid cool them ALWAYS get blower style for sli/crossfire builds.

[mk1990]

What is this Blower style?

Im thinking of getting dual GTX 780 or R9 290

[Almercenary]

If it were a single gpu build, non-stock coolers perform better, but its has been tested and in sli/crossfire builds blower style cards cool better. Blower style is designed for the restricted airflow caused by having gpus sandwiched together and vents entirely out of the case, while non-reference coolers vent back into the case and suffocate the gpus. Unless you intend to liquid cool them ALWAYS get blower style for sli/crossfire builds.

not what I found when I built one with dual 660ti's. I put a non reference artic freezer (i think that was the cooler) on later, and it lowered temps not only on the bottom card, but the top one to.  Maybe it was just a weird case/weird airflow, but I definitely remember a rather big temp drop.

[Me1z]

What is this Blower style?

Im thinking of getting dual GTX 780 or R9 290

 

These are the blower style versions of each card. They are typically the coolers on the reference model of the card and have one fan which vents all of the air out the back. 

Personally, I'd go with the GTX 780, but I also list power efficency and lower operating temperatures as a priorities. It really comes down to your preference and if you'll be playing a lot of mantle compatible games, the R9 290 would see a performance boost there.

[mk1990]

I need to run 4 monitors which is the choice of 2 GPU's however I do want to keep the temps down.

So I know all these options are opinion base driven or tested and proven, but in a tight case like the 350d, using these cards right out of the box is sufficient?

Also like the kraken G10 which seems good in reviews, can two of these be fitted with enough room?

p.s I know I have ALOT of homework to do on this but I'll take my time and try do it right

Thanks again for all the support here awesome community!

[jn7507]

go with 2 asus directcu II 780s

[sperkowsky]

A 350d isn't tht small people put 2 780s in a prodigy m without an issue any card configuration would work

Also go 780

[Shaqalac]

Ahh, I was hoping for a heavily modded and beautiful Antec900.

 

Looks good nonetheless.

[Me1z]

I need to run 4 monitors which is the choice of 2 GPU's however I do want to keep the temps down.

So I know all these options are opinion base driven or tested and proven, but in a tight case like the 350d, using these cards right out of the box is sufficient?

Also like the kraken G10 which seems good in reviews, can two of these be fitted with enough room?

p.s I know I have ALOT of homework to do on this but I'll take my time and try do it right

Thanks again for all the support here awesome community!

 

The two kraken G10 brackets could easily fit in this case, the only thing I am not sure about is the radiators. I can't tell from the picture, how much clearance is there on either side of the fans mounted in the front of the case? And you should have no problem with these cards running right out of the box if you want to wait a while before liquid cooling.

[mk1990]

go with 2 asus directcu II 780s

mmm I do like nVidia but here is a quote from a friend of mine which I'm not sure if true:

"Only benefit of AMD Gfx atm is the fact that they can run multi screen better as it only provides the frames required per display. Nvidia cant decide on which displays need how many FPS, so if your 2nd display is running chrome and your first is playing BF4, you are wasting processing power on your usless monitor."

 

Is this true?

 

A 350d isn't tht small people put 2 780s in a prodigy m without an issue any card configuration would work

Also go 780

haha another 780 suggestion

 

Ahh, I was hoping for a heavily modded and beautiful Antec900.

 

Looks good nonetheless.

haha I was going to mod but I got lazy at the time and really busy with work

 

The two kraken G10 brackets could easily fit in this case, the only thing I am not sure about is the radiators. I can't tell from the picture, how much clearance is there on either side of the fans mounted in the front of the case? And you should have no problem with these cards running right out of the box if you want to wait a while before liquid cooling.

Sweet, good to know the Kraken G10 brackets will fit in a small case with an M-ATX board I think their should be enough room on the front as I have removed the 3.5" HDD bays. I could do a Pull - radiator - pull setup I guess?

[Me1z]

Sweet, good to know the Kraken G10 brackets will fit in a small case with an M-ATX board I think their should be enough room on the front as I have removed the 3.5" HDD bays. I could do a Pull - radiator - pull setup I guess?

 

I'm guessing you will using single radiators like the H90. It's worth noting that in this setup the second radiator will run slightly warmer than the first because of the first radiator's exhaust. I would also recommend a push - radiator - push -radiator setup using Static Pressure fans. The reason being that the middle fan needs to force air through the second radiator in either scenario and it takes quite a bit of pressure to get through two radiators.

[mk1990]

I'm guessing you will using single radiators like the H90. It's worth noting that in this setup the second radiator will run slightly warmer than the first because of the first radiator's exhaust. I would also recommend a push - radiator - push -radiator setup using Static Pressure fans. The reason being that the middle fan needs to force air through the second radiator in either scenario and it takes quite a bit of pressure to get through two radiators.

Sorry I think either I have you confused or I'm wrong haha

F=Fan

R=Radiator

 

So if this is my tower side on:

___R__R__

|     F     F    |

| F               |

|                  F

|_________F 

This is how I should set it up right?:

___R__R__

|     F     F    |

| F               |

|   GPU     FRF

|__GPU__FRF

I hope this makes sense haha

FYI, all my fans are pushing and exhaust fan is pulling

[Me1z]

Sorry I think either I have you confused or I'm wrong haha

So if this is my tower:

F=Fan

R=Radiator

___R__R__

|     F     F    |

| F               |

|                  F

|_________F 

This is how I should set it up:

___R__R__

|     F     F    |

| F               |

|   GPU     FRF

|__GPU__FRF

I hope this makes sense haha

 

Yeah, I was slightly confused, the picture makes a lot more sense, sorry about that. In the 350D is there an option for a bottom mounted fan? The reason I'm asking is because the two front fans normally bring cool air into the case, but in your scenario both would be pushing the warm air from the radiators into the case and a bottom fan would help cancel the heat and redirect the airflow up.

 

 And with my earlier comment, for some reason I thought you had meant something like this:

 

 

___R__R__

|     F     F    |

| F               |

|   GPU        F

|__GPU_RFRF

[mk1990]

Yeah, I was slightly confused, the picture makes a lot more sense, sorry about that. In the 350D is there an option for a bottom mounted fan? The reason I'm asking is because the two front fans normally bring cool air into the case, but in your scenario both would be pushing the warm air from the radiators into the case and a bottom fan would help cancel the heat and redirect the airflow up.

 

 And with my earlier comment, for some reason I thought you had meant something like this:

 

 

___R__R__

|     F     F    |

| F               |

|   GPU        F

|__GPU_RFRF

Haha I knew that's what you were saying which I had to clarify

Unfortunately there is no bottom mounting fan although the rear of the case is pretty much all ventilated with the included higher exhausting fan. But I'm no airflow expert here hehe

[Me1z]

Haha I knew that's what you were saying which I had to clarify

Unfortunately there is no bottom mounting fan although the rear of the case is pretty much all ventilated with the included higher exhausting fan. But I'm no airflow expert here hehe

 

I wouldn't worry about it then, the radiators don't give off too much heat and the hot air should rise on its own and vent out the top and back. This is looking to be a great build, I wish you luck on finding the G10s though, they seem to be sold out everywhere.

[mk1990]

I wouldn't worry about it then, the radiators don't give off too much heat and the hot air should rise on its own and vent out the top and back. This is looking to be a great build, I wish you luck on finding the G10s though, they seem to be sold out everywhere.

:O

Well I hadn't yet decided until only finding out in this build thread which you can run 2 in the tight 350D!

[Shaqalac]

haha I was going to mod but I got lazy at the time and really busy with work

I'm sitting on a Antec900 as well and I have some really good ideas, I think they're good at least. I'm afraid though that the work, time and money I'd have to put into it just simply wont be worth it over buying a new case.