The Behemoth Project (Post 2)

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The Behemoth Project (Post 2)

Post by spudule » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:39 am

Further to my post in newbie corner:
viewtopic.php?t=35889

I'm building the most monstrous computer that I can think off, a fair bit of future proofing and overclocking involved, but the long and short of it is I need to keep 2x 8800GTXs cool... I mean really cool. I'd like to see the cards running under load at no higher than 60 degrees C. Any thoughts?

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Post by unimatrix0 » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:40 pm

I’d give the Reserator 2 a try as is. If it’s not cooling as much as you’d like to just add an additional dual fan radiator to the loop.

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Post by spudule » Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:16 pm

I'm leaning towards the Reserator 2 yes, but the whole system draws approximately 850W so I'm still a tad concerned that the Reserator wasn't designed for loads like that and it'll fry... I'm going to go for it anyway 8) and as you say I'll whack on another couple of fans as necessary...

If you've read the specs for my machine and you know how long 8800GTX cards are, what case would you reccomend I put it on?

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Post by jaganath » Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:37 pm

the whole system draws approximately 850W
Whoa, that is a massive overestimation! Your CPU TDP is 75W, let's say 100W for heavy OC, 8800GTX is 180W TDP x 2 = 360W, add maybe 50W for hard drives and mobo, even then you're barely breaking 500W.

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Post by nici » Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:45 pm

Akasa Mirage 62? viewtopic.php?t=35787

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