Love my new rig

Discussion in 'Videocards - AMD Radeon' started by Madcow_Ollie, Feb 21, 2014.

  1. Madcow_Ollie

    Madcow_Ollie Guest

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    Hi guys just wanted to post a pic of my newly built rig.

    Love it so much. I havent had much issues like other AMD users. Never get BSOD's. Only issue i have at the moment is the crossfire and vsync audio crackling. But hopefully that will get resolved in next driver update. So i turned off vsync anway. Other then that, all my games look great, BF4, WoW, Tomb Raider etc..

    Next project will be watercooling. I wanna do a loop for my CPU and 2 GPUS.

    Advice and recommendations, suggestions and ideas on products appreciated please.


    Current Specs:

    CASE: Corsair 800D Obsidian
    PSU: Corsair AX-1200i
    Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula VI
    CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
    Cooler: Corsair H100i
    GPU: ATI Radeon R9 290X Crossfire (ASUS)
    RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133mhz 16GB RAM. (2x 8GB)
    SSD: Samsung 500GB Evo series
    HDD: 3TB Seagate 7200 HDD
    DVD/BD: LG Blu Ray burner
    FANS: All Corsair AF200 HP FANS. (9x FANS)

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    full link
    http://www.freeimagehosting.net/newuploads/x6mmq.jpg
     
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  2. eclap

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    no sound card?

    nice rig otherwise.
     
  3. Madcow_Ollie

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    not yet. i do want a soundcard when i do the watercooling setup. also gonna add another 16gb ram, another ssd and hdd as well.
     
  4. The Postman

    The Postman Ancient Guru

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    Nice rig bro !!
     

  5. JulesCools

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    Yeah fantastic rig, what monitor are you using?
     
  6. Madcow_Ollie

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    Nice build!

    Maybe some Asus or BenQ monitors?
     
  8. mikeysg

    mikeysg Ancient Guru

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    Great rig, sort of looked like mine till I went WC....
     
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  9. Skinner

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    Just wondering, do you use cat 14.1 and have no issue's with direct X 9-, 10- and 11-games and do you run win 8.1?

    Nice rig :)
     
  10. signex

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    You should look into some 21:9/2560x1080 monitors, or 120hz/144hz if you don't care alot for accurate colors.

    Otherwise Asus is coming with a 1440p monitor with 120hz.
     

  11. Rich_Guy

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    Cracking rig that :)
     
  12. Madcow_Ollie

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    Hey can i see some pics on your WC setup. Also what parts did you use?
     
  13. Madcow_Ollie

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    hey yeah i was using 14.1 drivers. i switched back to the 13.2 WHQL drivers.
    they work fine. jus the vsync audio xfire issue. but other than that they are fine. im using windows 7 64 pro.
     
  14. mikeysg

    mikeysg Ancient Guru

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    Sure, here's one just before I went water cooling......as you can see, I'm somewhat of an ROG fanboy.:nerd:
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    After I went water cooling...
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    Another shot showing the reservoir..
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    Next up, changing the H100 for my CPU to an open loop, already gotten an Aquacomputer Cuplex XT LGA2011 nickel block, going to decide on what rad and pump to use.....

    Edit: Oh yeah, the parts for my dual R9 290X water cooling:
    10x EK ID 7/16" OD 5/8" compression fittings
    2x 90 degree connectors
    1x EK Reservoir X3 150
    2x EK FC R9 290X Nickel water blocks
    2x EK FC 290X backplate
    3x 120mm Corsair SP fans
    XSPC RX360 Triple fan Rad
    EK DCP 4.0 pump
    EK tubing ID 7/16" OD 5/8"
    XSPC EC6 Koolant Red
     
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  15. Sukovsky

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    Better go water as well! 290X reference crossfire will cook down nicely to 700mhz each!
     

  16. Madcow_Ollie

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    damn that is sexy as.. what case is that?
    i might have to modify my case to get the radiator at the bottom like that..
    i was thinking of just doing a loop for the 2 GPU's like that and keeping the H100 as well. Thanks for the info on the WC setup.. i like your fittings its very nice..
     
  17. Madcow_Ollie

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    ive just added a razer blackwidow stealth edition with a razer naga mmo 2014.
    and using razer tiamat 7.1 headphones
     
  18. mikeysg

    mikeysg Ancient Guru

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    Not all cases has space for a 360 rad below like that, the original case I had certainly did not (Thermaltake Level 10GT). But I managed to snag a Caselabs Magnum M8 and it's got tons of space......one side houses what you see (mobo/GPU/ODD's) while the other side houses the PSU/HDD's and even two 360 rads on top and below should I choose to go that route. Caselabs make amazing cases....
     

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