Water & Wood (GTX 580 tri-SLI)
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Water & Wood (GTX 580 tri-SLI)
I just finished my build "Water & Wood". You can see all the details in my worklog.
I'm very pleased with the result, a very powerful and peacefully quite gaming rig
I'm very pleased with the result, a very powerful and peacefully quite gaming rig
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My jaw just fell on the floor
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WOW, just wow. Great job.
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I bet your power company loves you Out of curiosity: which games require this much computing power?
And... how quiet is the rig with those, what... 13 fans?
And... how quiet is the rig with those, what... 13 fans?
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Awesome job Mr Allen!
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Thanks all
Here is a video I shot after first hooking up the fans tot he PWM controller.
At minimum setting, they run at about 600RPM and are virtually silent. I usually run them at about 30% PWM which puts them at about 1000RPM and they are barely audible (just a gental whoosh). Its the pump which is too noisey, and I'm not too happy with it
Once I get the other two monitors hooked up, many of my games will appreciate the powerKadazanPL wrote:I bet your power company loves you Out of curiosity: which games require this much computing power?
And... how quiet is the rig with those, what... 13 fans?
Here is a video I shot after first hooking up the fans tot he PWM controller.
At minimum setting, they run at about 600RPM and are virtually silent. I usually run them at about 30% PWM which puts them at about 1000RPM and they are barely audible (just a gental whoosh). Its the pump which is too noisey, and I'm not too happy with it
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If that's not something to be jealous of, I don't know what is.
You've certainly made sure no one can steal it easily, but I do love that desk, easily one of the cleanest ones I've ever seen.
I see you're running G-Skill RAM, I guess that makes me a little curious, I swear by it in my workstation, but I rarely see it in other peoples computers...
I think the only thing I'm not a fan of is the red cathode by that window in the desk...I'd rather a white, or something that wasn't so harsh, that or your camera just can't handle it (cell phone pictures?).
I guess to me, it just looks to be a pain whenever adding a new device to the mix.
You've certainly made sure no one can steal it easily, but I do love that desk, easily one of the cleanest ones I've ever seen.
I see you're running G-Skill RAM, I guess that makes me a little curious, I swear by it in my workstation, but I rarely see it in other peoples computers...
I think the only thing I'm not a fan of is the red cathode by that window in the desk...I'd rather a white, or something that wasn't so harsh, that or your camera just can't handle it (cell phone pictures?).
I guess to me, it just looks to be a pain whenever adding a new device to the mix.
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No.bonestonne wrote:I guess to me, it just looks to be a pain whenever adding a new device to the mix.
http://www.techreaction.net/forums/show ... stcount=17
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I saw that, but unless there's a USB hub on the monitor, plugging something in could be a hassle, unless there's something not visible from the pictures.
Going by what's on the desk, i see mouse/keyboard/webcam and one other device plugged in (joystick?)..but nothing else that stands out...
Going by what's on the desk, i see mouse/keyboard/webcam and one other device plugged in (joystick?)..but nothing else that stands out...
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I thought that thing to the left was a hub.
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Wow, what a machine! I love the build into the desk. What do you end up with in terms of dB of sound from such a powerful machine? Great job!
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@ CXZB, check the link from my previous post
No, I'm not taking pictures with a cell phone (that'd be one nice cell phone camera if you ask me)...but it's not a high end SLR either...just an Panasonic P&S.
I'm planning to try out a set of blue LEDs to see if I like them better than the red, but since they're out of my line of sight when I'm using the rig, they're not obnoxious to me at all. If they were, I would need an on/off switch or dimmer because I would not like them either.bonestonne wrote:If that's not something to be jealous of, I don't know what is.
You've certainly made sure no one can steal it easily, but I do love that desk, easily one of the cleanest ones I've ever seen.
I see you're running G-Skill RAM, I guess that makes me a little curious, I swear by it in my workstation, but I rarely see it in other peoples computers...
I think the only thing I'm not a fan of is the red cathode by that window in the desk...I'd rather a white, or something that wasn't so harsh, that or your camera just can't handle it (cell phone pictures?).
I guess to me, it just looks to be a pain whenever adding a new device to the mix.
No, I'm not taking pictures with a cell phone (that'd be one nice cell phone camera if you ask me)...but it's not a high end SLR either...just an Panasonic P&S.