2 x 580s (With a 480 on the side ;))

[Pullen]

City Link has just delivered my second 580 and I can tell you all can't get enough of looking at my system (;)) so I've taken some obligatory piccies :D.

I was going to have the 2 580s in and the 480, but then I'd have to take the sound card out, to take the 1st 580 out to take the 2nd 580 out to take the 480 out so I can put the 2nd 580 in it's place and I really cba :P.

Shall be benching etc this evening :D.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7803/p1020310h.jpg
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http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1411/p1020314v.jpg
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6102/p1020315z.jpg

[NickCPC]

Yo' crazy man, but I like it... a lot :P

Can't wait for some benchies. You should try running F@H too, see how many points you can get :thumb:

[Mr. Lime]

You should try running F@H too, see how many points you can get :thumb:

thats a great idea

join my team? :)

[Hakanese]

If there's a powercut tonight we all know who to blame. :thumb:

Looks impressive dude, but that many fans aren't you worried people will mistake your tower as a hand-dryer?

:p

Hope to see some numbers soon

[watercooled]

look much better if you got rid of the H50

[Josh]

I'd love to see it with the 480 in aswell and see benchies/F@H....

[Nathan94]

Crazy, but cool

[Pullen]

look much better if you got rid of the H50

Eh? H50 looks fab imo, much better than any ugo air cooler.

Oh btw, I just ran the Mafia 2 benchmark with physx off and the rest maxed out and got avg of 115 fps :).

[AmdOverclocker]

LOL? all of this yet he still doesn't have proper water cooling...

[watercooled]

gonna be some serious heat in that case

[Josh]

May aswell use it to warm your house up.

[Terbinator]

LOL? all of this yet he still doesn't have proper water cooling...

He won't do if he has ample air cooling.

H50 rocks as well aesthetically at least.

[k3vst3r]

your case looks cramped :p time for a bigger one

[Bigian88]

thats just madness

[death]

nice so when u upgrading u power supply and i guess u be keeping stock cpu and gpu
but tbh u going to need to over clock u cpu if u want to see what the cards can do


but with ever thing u got in u pc u going to struggle

[ZodiarK]

hes already done that thanks to me :P

also k3vst3r it's the haf X can't get much bigger..

[Pullen]

nice so when u upgrading u power supply and i guess u be keeping stock cpu and gpu
but tbh u going to need to over clock u cpu if u want to see what the cards can do


but with ever thing u got in u pc u going to struggle

CPU is oc'ed and will OC GPU when doing benchies etc as I don't exactly need to OC my cards as I'll get max performance in games at stock :lol:.

[watercooled]

He won't do if he has ample air cooling.

H50 rocks as well aesthetically at least.

H50 rocks lol Really :chairfall:

[Mr. Strawberry]

DUDE! put them spare cables behind the motherboard tray
that is what the gap there is for
you are an insult to all HAF X owners until you do :D
also get a third 580 and give me your 480 for free :D

[Hakanese]

thats just madness


Madness??!!??

THIS IS PULLEN!!!:kungfu:

[k3vst3r]

hes already done that thanks to me :P

also k3vst3r it's the haf X can't get much bigger..

700D looks bigger :thumb:

[Mr. Strawberry]

but crap if anything is air cooled like his 2 580s

[Pullen]

DUDE! put them spare cables behind the motherboard tray
that is what the gap there is for
you are an insult to all HAF X owners until you do :D
also get a third 580 and give me your 480 for free :D

Lol have you seen how many cables I've got behind the mobo?!?! It'll be a struggle to put any more behind it and through the cable tidying holes as the holes are basically packed lol.

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/3277/p1020012.jpg


Madness??!!??

THIS IS PULLEN!!!:kungfu:

Haha :D.

[Mr. Strawberry]

get cable ties and route them cables properly then
you have tons of room

[ZodiarK]

700D looks bigger :thumb:

i know i have the 800d..i did say can't get "much" bigger.. sigh

[watercooled]

there is tons of room behind there you just need to do a proper job

[death]

hes already done that thanks to me :P

also k3vst3r it's the haf X can't get much bigger..

700d /800d

allso reading about u board it says it goes 16x16x1 or 16x8x8x

what i just read now is if its in white slot it dropped u card to 8x

[Pullen]

700d /800d

allso reading about u board it says it goes 16x16x1 or 16x8x8x

what i just read now is if its in white slot it dropped u card to 8x

The Haf X is the only board with 10 pci backplates so it will be the only case where my 2nd 580 actually has room beneath it.

And yea I know it is, but I think theres only a couple (if that) of fps decrease with x8 bandwidth.

[death]

all so u pulling about 736 wat benching stock clocks if i were u ide stay stock any sort of overclock going to put some realllll stress on u power supply

thats with no usb and only 2 drivers and 2 fans

[k3vst3r]

now you just need energy monitor :p

[cinek]

looks great ;) I wish I could afford it lol

when you getting the 3rd one? :P

[Pullen]

all so u pulling about 736 wat benching stock clocks if i were u ide stay stock any sort of overclock going to put some realllll stress on u power supply

thats with no usb and only 2 drivers and 2 fans

I've got a 1kw psu, only using 75% of it lol.


looks great ;) I wish I could afford it lol

when you getting the 3rd one? :P

When I get 2 more 3d monitors :D.

[death]

yes 75% on stock clocks with no over clock no usb only 2 hard drives pulls 736 wat go for any over clock u going to be pushing 95% +

[Pullen]

yes 75% on stock clocks with no over clock no usb only 2 hard drives pulls 736 wat go for any over clock u going to be pushing 95% +

Okay, Okay I'll follow your advise lol.

(not, hehe :P) As said will only be oc'ing gpus for benchies :).

[death]

System Type: 1 physical CPU
Motherboard: High End - Desktop
CPU: Intel Core i7-950 3060 MHz Bloomfield
CPU Utilization (TDP): 90% TDP
RAM: 3 Sticks DDR3 SDRAM
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Video Type: SLI

ATTENTION: FOR PERSONAL, NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY
IDE HDD 7200 rpm: 1 HDD
DRAM SSD: 1 Drive
DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive: 1 Drive
PCI Network Interface Card: Yes
PCI-e x1 Card: 1 Card
Fans
High Performance: 2 Fans 120mm;
Keyboard and mouse: Yes
System Load: 90 %
Capacitor Aging (+ W %): 10 %

Minimum PSU Wattage: 755 Watts
Recommended Wattage: 805 Watts

[watercooled]

oh dear there goes the psu

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQqBTvkZXDygPDVJGUBk22J7XnUZPWC_ cYan_fJnZW14s1oS2ET

[Mr. Strawberry]

NEWS JUST IN!!!
Pullen is using his 480 in a HTPC when he has the room
:surprised:

[Pullen]

System Type: 1 physical CPU
Motherboard: High End - Desktop
CPU: Intel Core i7-950 3060 MHz Bloomfield
CPU Utilization (TDP): 90% TDP
RAM: 3 Sticks DDR3 SDRAM
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Video Type: SLI

ATTENTION: FOR PERSONAL, NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY
IDE HDD 7200 rpm: 1 HDD
DRAM SSD: 1 Drive
DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive: 1 Drive
PCI Network Interface Card: Yes
PCI-e x1 Card: 1 Card
Fans
High Performance: 2 Fans 120mm;
Keyboard and mouse: Yes
System Load: 90 %
Capacitor Aging (+ W %): 10 %

Minimum PSU Wattage: 755 Watts
Recommended Wattage: 805 Watts

Ok Ok Lol. Will have 5 drives overall in 2 days time so better keep it on the low :P.

[death]

System Type: 1 physical CPU
Motherboard: High End - Desktop
CPU: Intel Core i7-950 3060 MHz Bloomfield
CPU Utilization (TDP): 90% TDP
RAM: 3 Sticks DDR3 SDRAM
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Video Type: SLI

ATTENTION: FOR PERSONAL, NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY
High rpm SATA: 5 HDDs
DRAM SSD: 1 Drive
DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive: 1 Drive
PCI Network Interface Card: Yes
PCI-e x1 Card: 1 Card
Fans
High Performance: 2 Fans 120mm;
Keyboard and mouse: Yes
System Load: 90 %
Capacitor Aging (+ W %): 10 %

Minimum PSU Wattage: 868 Watts
Recommended Wattage: 918 Watts

thats +5 sata drivers and still no usb added lol just becarefull and buy ione of them plug things to monitor u wats

[ZodiarK]

lol 1kw is fine for 2 580's ffs oced or not

the fact he has already got his cpu oc'ed.

[watercooled]

http://bp1.blogger.com/_JDF20fmuhLY/Rg_SGBQ8vDI/AAAAAAAAAc4/f9TGmGV-Ung/s400/nuclear-explosion.jpg

[k3vst3r]

least his family knows when pullens busy, lights around the house dim an flicker :p

[Mr. Strawberry]

his mum: "tom is watching 3D pron again"
dad: "how do you know?"
mum: "the lights have gone off"

[death]

lol 1kw is fine for 2 580's ffs oced or not

the fact he has already got his cpu oc'ed.

so u saying pulling in the peak watt of a power supply is good and like i said with no usb stuff no oc i say run the power supply test in occt and the comp with crash and burn since it will probs hit the max watt the power supply and cope with even stock no oc



add dont blame me if things go wrong just incase lol

[k3vst3r]

his mum: "tom is watching 3D pron again"
dad: "how do you know?"
mum: "the lights have gone funny"
dad: "he should be finished pretty soon"
mum: "oh? how come"
dad: "i forgot pay electric bill"


fixed that for ya ;)

[Mr. Strawberry]

so u saying pulling in the peak watt of a power supply is good and like i said with no usb stuff no oc i say run the power supply test in occt and the comp with crash and burn since it will probs hit the max watt the power supply and cope with even stock no oc



add dont blame me if things go wrong just incase lol

the HX1000w
can do more than 1Kw

fixed that for ya ;)
lol

[death]

yes i no most can but then u got to ask how long and how much dmg it doing been over 1k

[KickButt]

yes i no most can but then u got to ask how long and how much dmg it doing been over 1k

its his frickin system, stop moaning! suck it up SOLDIER!

[death]

its his frickin system, stop moaning! suck it up SOLDIER!

lol im just pointing out things he might need to no :)

[Pullen]

Lol strangely enough, whilst playing BFBC2 my lights would flicker every now and then lol.

[death]

Lol strangely enough, whilst playing BFBC2 my lights would flicker every now and then lol.

dont worrie about it unless u see the out sides lights doing same when u play lol:popcorn:

[Pullen]

dont worrie about it unless u see the out sides lights doing same when u play lol:popcorn:

Well my curtains were closed so anything could of been happening out there :lol:.

[clemos]

That is sweeeeeeeet! :D

[Zaim]

Eh? H50 looks fab imo, much better than any ugo air cooler.
.

+1

Nice rig mate :thumb:

if you're not using that 480 you could just send it to me, i'll look after it :D

[Pullen]

+1

Nice rig mate :thumb:

if you're not using that 480 you could just send it to me, i'll look after it :D

Cheers :).

And no, once I find room for a HTPC in my room, I'll be putting the 480 in there ^_^. Aswell as my old i5 rig :P.

Some may say that's not an HTPC, that's a good gaming rig but meh lol.

[ZodiarK]

your htpc is better than most peoples main rig lol

[ChrisJB]

Beefy rig mate. When are you getting your 3rd 580 lol.

[El Wayneo]

Whats your min fps on a maxed out crysis?

[Pullen]

Whats your min fps on a maxed out crysis?

No idea :P.

Will have a quick run around now. :xmas:

[Pullen]

Just had a run around on Crysis through rainforests and over a bridge next to a huge waterfall and these are my results from fraps:

Min - 56
Max - 92
Avg - 72.416

:).

[watercooled]

not bad hd 6870 cf can pull 83fps max

[Pullen]

Just had a run around on Crysis through rainforests and over a bridge next to a huge waterfall and these are my results from fraps:

Min - 56
Max - 92
Avg - 72.416

:).

Btw that was maxed out with 4xAA :P.

[watercooled]

maxed with 2xAA gtx 580 sli 90fps
hd 6870 cf 79fps

[Pullen]

Is that with them oc'ed, also what are the avgs?

[watercooled]

stock
minimum 54fps with 4xAA gamer quality

[Terbinator]

>Gamer quality.

[Martin]

Gamer imo looks the same as "enthusiast"

[Terbinator]

It might do, but for benchmarking Enthusiast/V.High should be the test.

[watercooled]

it is 4X AA

same test setup for both cards

[Martin]

it is 4X AA

same test setup for both cards
He's using very high/enthusiast.

[Bigian88]

doesnt crysis have an official benchmark?

[Mr. Strawberry]

yeah not that good though
you dont really get any intense gameplay to test the cards

[Bigian88]

maybe not but the fps will naturally be higher with the better cards with v sync off

[k3vst3r]

doesnt crysis have an official benchmark?

sure is :thumb:

http://downloads.guru3d.com/Crysis-Benchmark-Tool-1.05-Final-download-1791.html

[callumburns]

your off your head but it looks cracking :D

[Josh]

lol.=]

[wuyanxu]

i thought for x58 to do dual-card, you need to use first two PCIe slots. but Pullen here is using the southbridge PCIe slot. doesn't that make 2nd card to have only 4x PCie speed, thus bottlenecking?

[Finners]

i thought for x58 to do dual-card, you need to use first two PCIe slots. but Pullen here is using the southbridge PCIe slot. doesn't that make 2nd card to have only 4x PCie speed, thus bottlenecking?

good spot, does this work? i've been put off by x58 because of the PCi-e spacing. but if i can use the top and bottom one without performance drop. will open my options up for a x58 board

[wuyanxu]

he tells me it works, im just asking around here to be proven right :D since i think his 2nd gtx580 is only on 4x PCie speeds, not unleashing its true potential.

[Pullen]

good spot, does this work? i've been put off by x58 because of the PCi-e spacing. but if i can use the top and bottom one without performance drop. will open my options up for a x58 board


he tells me it works, im just asking around here to be proven right :D since i think his 2nd gtx580 is only on 4x PCie speeds, not unleashing its true potential.

Yea it works, top 580 is running at 16x and bottom one is running at 8x confirmed by GPU-Z :).

[Mr. Strawberry]

should really be running at x16 x16 though

[Pullen]

should really be running at x16 x16 though

I don't think the drop in performance will affect me... lol.

[{SAS}TB]

Ive tried benching CF and SLI cards on my 2 x16 slots and a x16 and a x8 (to get some space / airflow between the cards) and there is minimal difference

This may be down to them also being PCIe 2 and having a higher bandwidth - not familiar with Pullens board and if it's 2.0 or 1.1 or if dropping down to x4 would have much affect, but would assume it has some affect

[Mr. Strawberry]

I don't think the drop in performance will affect me... lol.
but it will affect your rep :ninja:

mind games FTW!

[watercooled]

spending all that money on two cards you should really have a x16 x16 motherboard m8

[Pullen]

spending all that money on two cards you should really have a x16 x16 motherboard m8

I do...

[watercooled]

lol well use it then

[ZodiarK]

16x makes naf all difference theirs like 2/3 fps in it between the x16 and x8... and with his 2 580's that makes no difference as he fps is high enough anyway.

his board will do x16 x8 x8 which is what he's done, with the middle slot free for air, id rather lose a few fps and gain the cooling.

[Pullen]

16x makes naf all difference theirs like 2/3 fps in it between the x16 and x8... and with his 2 580's that makes no difference as he fps is high enough anyway.

his board will do x16 x8 x8 which is what he's done, with the middle slot free for air, id rather lose a few fps and gain the cooling.

Someone with sense! :)

[ZodiarK]

quick review on this.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/08/16/sli_cfx_pcie_bandwidth_perf_x16x16_vs_x16x8/2

[Tainted]

Must have missed this thread first time around, but that's just a silly amount of GPU power right there! I hope your getting use out of it all mate lol.

Still playing BFBC2? If so, what kind of FPS are you pulling with that setup?

With my trusty GTS250 (when I had it) it ran fairly smoothly, i'm pretty sure yours would run like real life with that setup.

[wuyanxu]

apparently 120 FPS or something really silly.

one gtx580 is more than enough :D

[Pullen]

Must have missed this thread first time around, but that's just a silly amount of GPU power right there! I hope your getting use out of it all mate lol.

Still playing BFBC2? If so, what kind of FPS are you pulling with that setup?

With my trusty GTS250 (when I had it) it ran fairly smoothly, i'm pretty sure yours would run like real life with that setup.

Getting 120fps with the game maxed out with 4xaa :) Which is being put to use on my 120hz monitor :cool:.

[A Ginger Sheep]

but despite all of this fancy tech...


hes still **** at bc2


























:popcorn:

[Pullen]

but despite all of this fancy tech...


hes still **** at bc2

:popcorn:

It's because I'm too busy admiring it's beauty maxed out @ 120hz :D. :popcorn: