Conceptualizing a new gamer

[MaadDaawg]

What case would I need to build a gamer with a RIVE/3960x and quad sli ?? What would fit it all ???

[DOM]

Depends on how much you wanna spend :)

Water/Air?

[MaadDaawg]

I want to spend as little as possible :P Since the cards are currently watered I'd suspect I'll go with water and turn my current WC gamer into an airbreather. I'm thinking the main determining factor is more space for the board and the cards moreso than the cooling solution. I have a Koolance dual bay resv/pump that fits into two bay slots so that really isn't a concern.

Maybe I'll use my Corsair 800D and put the air breather into a HAF of some sort?

I'm thinking I'll go Tri Sli too instead of Quad Sli, make the spacing issue a little easier to accommodate

[DOM]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147157

[MaadDaawg]

certainly looks like it should fit the bill :thumbsup:

[Splave]

MAAD doesnt 2x SLI crush any game XD

[MaadDaawg]

Yeah Al, it's like you read my mind :P Was thinking but just using SLI watered cards, then I could use my one Feser 3 x 140 Mosta Lite rad internally and do away with the external bullshit!

Put the HSFs on the other two cards and make a gamer with an old classified and put it on ebay and get at least something back :rofl:

Then put the RIVE and air breathing 680 into my old HAF and sell the water cooled one too :thumbsup:

kind of a waste for my 1475 watt TT PSU, but :wtfsign:

[Splave]

sounds like a solid plan man

[Witchdoctor]

Did some research into this very subject.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010


it will hold a 2x 120 or 2x 140 rad on top and has good airflow

Easy smezzy side window mod if desired and it will acomidate 4 dual slot cards if you decide to go big

when I was looking at it it was $ 89.99 so low ball deals may be looming.

Down side, being steel this case ways a ton .............. :ohcrap:



good luck Daawg ................... :thumbsup:

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/chassis/32372-corsair-carbide-series-500r/?page=2

[MaadDaawg]

I've looked at that too WD, except the black one over the white. You know what they say, once you go black LOL

anywho, the Corsair 800D will fit a 3 x 140 Feser (which I already own) very nicely in the top. This one rad should be enuf for the CPU, 2 580s, and the chipset of the RIIIE Black Edition board in there. Nice and clean and compact, well, BIG but nicely fit :)

Second case for an air breathing card and maybe an air breathing CPU, don't know yet, may use a Tt dual rad in place of the CPU cooler, but like the idea of all air too, so a case that BREATHES (like a HAF or similar) would be the uppermost priority :D

[Witchdoctor]

yea the only thing is the Haf is smugly ....................... :ohcrap:

[MaadDaawg]

yeah, it's fugly too :rofl:

Still have the old Battlestar shell in the basement. I"m thinking of doing some painting and using that for the air breathing gamer. Tt esports has a nice case for $129, but these day's even that much money is out of my reach :( Since that is the gamer I'd be keeping, the fuglyness wouldn't be an issue lol

Played UT3 on the RIVE/3960 using the MSI Lightning yesterday. Hat the board at 4.5 with a Frio OCK and the card at 025 (w/ 32GB of that sweet samsung 1600 mhz low profile ram :thumbsup: ) and it did a great job. Next I'm going to test my MIVE/2600k and see if I can hit 5ghz gaming and if so I'll keep that and get new case for the RIVE gamer. Paid so much for the 2600k I can never recover the $$ so thinking that would be the best option :D

TBA

[Gunslinger]

The Corsair 600T is a nice case also, watercooled SLI would be pretty easy to pull of IMO.

Shannon should be able to offer up some good advice for a nice TT case.

[MaadDaawg]

found a nice tt case, but can't remember the name of it :P At $129 it's reasonable too. Have the rig setup on a Banchero w/ 32GB of RAM to see if it games well, and initial indications are it does :thumbsup: Using a single ASUS GTX 680 if/when I retire my current 980x based gamer, then will put the watered 580s in the Corsair 800D that's already got the loops, resvs, etc for them.

Since I'd be keeping the 3960x gamer, a refurbed HAF will do the job more than adequately. Besides, can't really afford a new case right now :ohcrap:

[Witchdoctor]

the ROG x79 and 2x 580\s on water will be a great gamer even if you just lay it on the desk bro, skip the details and get in here so I can smoke your ass ................. :laughing:

[MaadDaawg]

UT3, anytime WD :D
:rofl:

Besides Bro, whichever platform I decide on for the gamer will have the ASUS GTX 680 sitting on it, the 580s are going up for sale ;)

[Witchdoctor]

there you have. Duke is getting almost 200fps in battlefield with just one of those beasts

not into the ut3 scene. more a M416/P90 type of guy

I am lookin forward to Farcry 3
what ever you use I am sure it will be kick ass bro ............... :thumbsup:

But it ain\t going to save you ......... :laughing:

[MaadDaawg]

Naw WD, I suck at BF3, haven't played it more than an hour or two, and I hear you're pretty good, so ...... Maybe if I remember my Origin password I'll give it a try again and get some practice :thumbsup:


there you have. Duke is getting almost 200fps in battlefield with just one of those beasts

not into the ut3 scene. more a M416/P90 type of guy

I am lookin forward to Farcry 3
what ever you use I am sure it will be kick ass bro ............... :thumbsup:

But it ain\t going to save you ......... :laughing:

[Witchdoctor]

yea I have not played in a while, getting all my beching stuff unpacked and set up

going to hit some retro if either my chip or one that comes along is competetive

can\t wait for some new GPU's come out even know they are going to be just refresh generation

let me know and I will get on with you ,,,,, nothing says good morning like some death match at the canals ............. :thumbsup:

[MaadDaawg]

yea I have not played in a while, getting all my beching stuff unpacked and set up

going to hit some retro if either my chip or one that comes along is competetive

can\t wait for some new GPU's come out even know they are going to be just refresh generation

let me know and I will get on with you ,,,,, nothing says good morning like some death match at the canals ............. :thumbsup:

will do :laughing: