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Re: Video card advice
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:49 pm
by smicha
Sorry for delay. I've been under water. I am listing some of major components I think are of great value and potential for further expansion, even for watercooling. I'll update the list soon with more details.
1. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo
2. Motherboard: GA X99 UD4P
3. CPU: 5820k
4. Gpus 4x780 6GB asus strix
5. PSU: Rosewill Hercules 1600
6. SSD: Intel, Crucial or Samsung, 256GB+
7. HDDs...
Updates soon.
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:03 pm
by jscottsmith
smicha-
Is this the system in the white case you posted? I'm curious what all you had to add for your GPU watercooling.
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:22 pm
by smicha
jscottsmith wrote:smicha-
Is this the system in the white case you posted? I'm curious what all you had to add for your GPU watercooling.
No. This is what I recommend to get from the scratch. My case is Case Labs SMH10 with an optional top (it is discontinued but STH10 is a greater choice). I recommended Phantex becasue it can handle 2x480 radiators - enough for 4x780. And costs 1/4 of STH10. But if you can afford STH10 - man, go for it. There is nothing better on our planet.
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:28 pm
by jscottsmith
I'm not looking to spend extra on the case if it isn't necessary
So, what would I need to add to what you listed to get the GPUs OC'd and watercooled like you did?
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 8:08 pm
by smicha
2x D5 PWM pumps with tops
1x reservoir
2x480 radiators
20 120mm fans
fittings
tubing
temp sensor
controller
waterblocks and backplates
Feel free to ask for more details
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 2:31 pm
by anatolikbelikov
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 2:34 pm
by jscottsmith
Looks intriguing. Anyone heard a release date other than "Q2"?
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 4:39 pm
by jscottsmith
I'm back to continue beating this topic.
Here's my question. If you were building a new machine from scratch, based on parts available today, and your budget was $2500, what card or cards would you get? (And... how would you cool that system inside that budget?)
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 4:56 pm
by smicha
It all depends on vram that you need. I think that 780 6gb are still best choice on the market unless you need 12GB and titan X. But to effectively cool 780 6gb you'd need waterblocks.
Re: Video card advice
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 5:13 pm
by jscottsmith
I'm fine living with 6GB. I just haven't seen 780s for sale anywhere... have you?
And if I can find one, what waterblock do you recommend for it?