featured_spectre Posted February 24, 2014 Author Posted February 24, 2014 Even without load it was hitting the high temp (80C) and under full load it hit between 85C and 100C, consistently at the high 80s though, I have since reseated the GPU Heatsink, with arctic silver 5 thermal paste, so now runs nicely at full load sitting at 70C. However it is now being sold to make way for my new GPU 1
mac_shinobi Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Even without load it was hitting the high temp (80C) and under full load it hit between 85C and 100C, consistently at the high 80s though, I have since reseated the GPU Heatsink, with arctic silver 5 thermal paste, so now runs nicely at full load sitting at 70C. However it is now being sold to make way for my new GPU That's good that it now sits at 70 Degrees C under load after the cleanup / re-application of thermal paste ( AS 5 ) etc Edited February 24, 2014 by mac_shinobi
ZeroHour Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 @Arthur / @ZeroHour - Moral of the story is, if you want to get a few or more NVidia GTX Titans ( black edition or not ) or even a similar card ie GTX 780 ti etc SLI'ed together - to ensure you have some where very very cold to store the base unit as it will be pumping out at least 80 degrees C per card under full load Failing that have a small room with a very good air con unit just for the base unit and the relevant cabling coming out of the room ie video ( DVI ), audio , keyboard and mouse unless you have wireless / cordless ones ie bluetooth or whatever. In all honesty is not been to much of an issue. I have a 780 gtx and a 580gtx currently and internal temps are okay but my case has decent throughput of air. Re: removing the case sides, that won't help air flow much as you basically stop passive case through put helping move from the card. Sides on and fans will be better.
featured_spectre Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 Can anyone help me out here...I would like the following for under £450 (inc delivery) GTX 770 2GB - Overclocked preferred Samsung SSD 250 GB Rail kit for the SSD 850W PSU Gaming mouse (or a 7 button mouse) If any supplier is willing to help, more than welcome @VeryPC_Colin_F, @CPLTD, @Graham-Millgate
featured_spectre Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 @ZeroHour I picked up a beefier case fan today from work as the machine so will put it in my machine tonight. Airflow should then be nice and sufficient
Arthur Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) GTX 770 2GB - Overclocked preferred EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclocked ACX (£269.72) 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD £104.90 on Amazon. Rail kit for the SSD £1.48 on eBay. 850W PSU Do you actually need a PSU that powerful? If not, I would get one of these... Seasonic G550 (£75.06) Corsair RM550 (£71.99) or RM650 (£85.99) Gaming mouse (or a 7 button mouse) Corsair Vengeance M65 (£49.00) or Logitech G500s (£58.20)? Avoid Razer btw. Can anyone help me out here...I would like the following for under £450 (inc delivery) The items above come to ~£500 though. Edited February 25, 2014 by Arthur 1
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 The card alone draws 600w. I want something that would handle it and can have some spare.
Arthur Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 The card alone draws 600w. There's no way the card will use 600 watts itself. Check out AnandTech's review. ^ The figure above is for the entire system. 1
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 Hmmm...well in either case, if I want to SLI the card in future I will have the power! lol
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 Managed to find an OC one on Amazon for £244, and a 850W PSU on Amazon as well for £80. That plus the SSD you found (wahey) keeps me well in budget to get a Zalman gaming mouse (will replace my old one that broke, I loved it!) and an SSD holder
sonofsanta Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 The card alone draws 600w. I want something that would handle it and can have some spare. GPU manufacturers always massively overstate power requirements. A system with that specific EVGA card, running Battlefield 4, draws 378W. Even running FurMark, a program AMD have described as "a power virus", the system as a whole tops out at 393W. Even running FurMark and overclocked, it tops out at 408W. A 550W/600W PSU would be fine, I should think. EDIT: beaten to it by Arthur as I did silly things like "dealt with work responsibilities" 1
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 Well it will be nice to have the option to expand later in any case without getting a new PSU
sonofsanta Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Managed to find an OC one on Amazon for £244, and a 850W PSU on Amazon as well for £80. That plus the SSD you found (wahey) keeps me well in budget to get a Zalman gaming mouse (will replace my old one that broke, I loved it!) and an SSD holder Call me paranoid, but there's a lot of crap PSUs out there: what power supply is it? And also: how recent is your case? It may well have SSD mounting available already.
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 Case is about 5 years old. lol This is the PSU XFX P1-850S-NLB9 PRO850W Core Edition Power Supply: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
sonofsanta Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) JonnyGuru likes it, so you're good to go. As far as PSU reviews go, his word is holy. Summary Great +12V regulation, great ripple suppression, low price and decent looks all come together to make this a great unit. Sure, the marketing on the box insults the intelligence of even the lowest common denominator and the box itself fails to completely protect the PSU within, and the unit isn't modular, but all and all it is a great unit for the money and certainly worth a recommendation. The Good: Very stable +12V rail Very good ripple suppression 80 Plus Bronze efficiency confirmed Great price Edited February 26, 2014 by sonofsanta 1
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 Yeh I go by his reviews for PSUs as well
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 Righty, here is my complete list for everything coming in at £440 (well pennies under) inc Prime Delivery SSD Hard Drive Holder £5.53 Samsung SSD 250GB £104.90 Asus GTX 770 Nvidia GeForce £242.90 Zalman ZM-M300 Optical Gaming Mouse £6.34 - Replaces my old one like for like XFX P1-850S-NLB9 PRO850W £79.99
sonofsanta Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Good lord that mouse is ugly Should keep you going for a good long time that lot, though. More or less a new build, at least, it'll feel like it
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 might be an ugly mouse but its what I am used too. Should mean less deaths on BF4 as well because I can rebind my knife and grenade keys! Also considering current hardware, will be a nice boost to my machine and what I have been waiting for. Will easily last around 5 years (well I hope) before a new upgrade is wanted (or needed)
DMcGuigan Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Good lord that mouse is ugly Should keep you going for a good long time that lot, though. More or less a new build, at least, it'll feel like it You think that's an ugly mouse, you should see mine! Cyborg R.A.T 5 As for the gear Neph, that should keep you running for a while. I get my new card on Friday, can't wait
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 OK that is an awful mouse! haha. What card are you getting?
DMcGuigan Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 OK that is an awful mouse! haha. What card are you getting? Looks awful, feels amazing. I've had it 3 years now, still going strong. Even got the keyboard to match! GTX 780
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 Nice Would have gotten that if I didn't get the PSU and the SSD.
featured_spectre Posted February 26, 2014 Author Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Decided to get a Corsair 750w PSU instead. Want a modular one instead! Plus it will save me about £12 *edit* Order has been placed, everything but the PSU should arrive tomorrow, the PSU will arrive on Friday or Monday Edited February 26, 2014 by featured_spectre 1
LosOjos Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Decided to get a Corsair 750w PSU instead. Want a modular one instead! Plus it will save me about £12 *edit* Order has been placed, everything but the PSU should arrive tomorrow, the PSU will arrive on Friday or Monday Can't speak for your PSU specifically, but I really rate the Corsair PSUs I have used, they seem to have found a good balance between price and performance
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