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15th Warlock · Mar 23, 2012

THE_EGG said:
:/ I don't know haha. I'd imagine it would be pretty pricey tbh.

I can imagine, I might end up selling a 580 locally

CrAsHnBuRnXp said:
Having another card at all beyond a series 400 card is a waste as the card itself is powerful enough to handle both and wont bog anything down.

Thanks for the input, I know this is probably not the right thread to discuss this, and there really aren't that many games that take advantage of PhysX, but for the ones that do, it certainly helps to have a dedicated card to take away the burden from your rendering cards, check this article for reference.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/batman-arkham-asylum,2465-8.html

Anyways, I'm probably more concerned about the thermal implications of keeping a third card in my case than about performance gains from pure PhysX acceleration, when I went 3-way SLI with my current cards, the top card's temp went up by about 2 to 3 degrees.

Thank you for your opinion

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Mar 23, 2012

15th Warlock said:
Thanks for the input, I know this is probably not the right thread to discuss this, and there really aren't that many games that take advantage of PhysX, but for the ones that do, it certainly helps to have a dedicated card to take away the burden from your rendering cards, check this article for reference.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/batman-arkham-asylum,2465-8.html

Anyways, I'm probably more concerned about the thermal implications of keeping a third card in my case than about performance gains from pure PhysX acceleration, when I went 3-way SLI with my current cards, the top card's temp went up by about 2 to 3 degrees.

Thank you for your opinion

And every single one of those cards that are in those charts dont have the ability to do Physx themselves while the series 400 cards on up do. So that article is invalid.

khemist · Mar 23, 2012

New addition

need to get that paint chip sorted as well.

DanishDevil · Mar 23, 2012

And yes, I realized that I forgot the SLi bridge

khemist · Mar 23, 2012

NIce!, just put in a order for a copper plexi block for mine.

Norton · Mar 24, 2012

A Silverstone PS-07B build for a friend

Case fits this 160mm tower cooler with no problem :toast:

ChaoticAtmosphere · Mar 24, 2012

Norton said:
A Silverstone PS-07B build for a friend

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46338&stc=1&d=1332551231

Strange, looks like you got that case standing upside down there Norton! :laugh:

Norton · Mar 24, 2012

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
Strange, looks like you got that case standing upside down there Norton!

I had a little trouble wiring it up and putting the SATA's in the right ports... kept forgetting to hold the manual upside down :laugh:

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Mar 24, 2012

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
Strange, looks like you got that case standing upside down there Norton!

Nah Norton just has different gravity there.

ChaoticAtmosphere · Mar 24, 2012

Norton said:
I had a little trouble wiring it up and putting the SATA's in the right ports... kept forgetting to hold the manual upside down

ThE_MaD_ShOt said:
Nah Norton just has different gravity there.

Well, Norton will be excited to hear that I shipped his Dominators upside down!

Norton · Mar 24, 2012

ThE_MaD_ShOt said:
Nah Norton just has different gravity there.

I built an Australian/American model- I down-undered the board in the case :laugh:

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
Well, Norton will be excited to hear that I shipped his Dominators upside down!

You mean I have a set of "srotanimoD" coming! :roll:

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Mar 24, 2012

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
Well, Norton will be excited to hear that I shipped his Dominators upside down!

Did you put them backwards too? :toast:

ChaoticAtmosphere · Mar 24, 2012

ThE_MaD_ShOt said:
Did you put them backwards too?

He thinks they're in Buffalo, NY right now...but really..... :rolleyes:

Athlonite · Mar 24, 2012

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
Strange, looks like you got that case standing upside down there Norton!

it's the crazy Intel BTX form factor works well if there is some form of separation between the top and bottom halves of the case otherwise you just end up with hotter than norm graphics cards ...... give the real BTX that silverstone uses in their RV02 FT02 type cases that atleast works very well to keep heat moving up and away from components

ChaoticAtmosphere · Mar 24, 2012

Athlonite said:
crazy Intel

I will someday build a "crazy Intel" rig!

Norton · Mar 24, 2012

Athlonite said:
it's the crazy Intel BTX form factor works well if there is some form of separation between the top and bottom halves of the case otherwise you just end up with hotter than norm graphics cards ...... give the real BTX that silverstone uses in their RV02 FT02 type cases that atleast works very well to keep heat moving up and away from components

This case runs real cool in this configuration. It has 2x120mm fans in the front and fully opened and vented in the rear which pushes any heat straight out through the back.

I ran it for over 2 weeks crunching for WCG 24/7 and it ran cool and quiet the whole time. Silverstone makes some nice cases don't they :toast:

*** EDIT it's not a BTX board just a mATX upside down

***

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Mar 24, 2012

Norton said:
*** EDIT it's not a BTX board just a mATX upside down ***

Or if your in Australia it's right side up.

johnnyfiive · Mar 24, 2012

Putting the 3930k to work.

Station_3930K [o_0]/

Volkszorn88 · Mar 24, 2012

^

Freaking beast!

ChaoticAtmosphere · Mar 24, 2012

johnnyfiive said:
Putting the 3930k to work.

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_1679.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_1680.jpg

Station_3930K [o_0]/

That Noctua D-12 is a freakin huge cooler and works like a charm....but man is it ugly!!! Excellent cooler for a very nice test setup though. :toast:

That Sapphire looks sooo sexy too..only makes me want mine sooner!

I considered the N-12 for my next build but opted for the louder yet more aesthetically pleasing (not to mention better clearance for RAM heat spreaders) CPNS9900 Max Red LED. Going for 2 HD 7970's (Sapphire just like the one you're got) on a Asus ROG board with the HAF 932 Advanced case. Should look awesome.

15th Warlock · Mar 24, 2012

Got my 680s today:

Here are the box contents, there was also a poster included but it was too big for this picture

Out with the old, in with the new:

The cards installed in my rig:

All lighted up and ready to go, had to do a small modification to the VGA air duct to fit the new PCI-E connectors, nothing my trusty dremel couldn't handle

Skyrim at 5760x1080 with 3D vision surround, right off the bat I can tell the game runs much smoother and any micro stutter from my previous setup with the 580s is completely gone, running at Ultra settings, 120Hz 3D, 16x AF, 2x FSAA and FXAA enabled through the control panel:

I hope you guys liked it, I'm waiting for more availability for the 680 to get a 3rd card in the near future

EDIT: Special thanks to jhonnyfiive, I could've not got my cards without his help! Thank you mate, I owe you one :toast:

ChaoticAtmosphere · Mar 24, 2012

15th Warlock said:
Got my 680s today:

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4247.jpg

Here's the box contents, there was also a poster include but it was too big for this picture

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4248.jpg

Out with the old, in with the new:

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4250.jpg

The cards installed in my rig:

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4251.jpg

All lighted up and ready to go, had to do a small modification to the VGA air duct to fit the new PCI-E connectors, nothing my trusty dremel couldn't handle

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4259.jpg

Skyrim at 5760x1080 with 3D vision surround, right off the bat I can tell the game runs much smoother and any micro stutter from my previous setup with the 580s is completely gone, running at Ultra settings, 120Hz 3D, 16x AF, 4x FSAA and FXAA enabled through the control panel:

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4273.jpg

I hope you guys liked it, I'm waiting for more availability for the 680 to get a 3rd card in the near future

I see you've been up all night having fun!

Looks awesome!

15th Warlock · Mar 24, 2012

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
I see you've been up all night having fun! Looks awesome!

Thanks mate! :rockout:

I had gone to bed already, was very tired today, but I woke in the middle of the night, I guess I was kinda anxious to try the new cards

Too bad tomorrow I get in at 7:30AM, nothing worse than hardware hangover the next morning, better go back to bed, it's 2:30AM already :toast:

Lionheart · Mar 24, 2012

15th Warlock said:
Got my 680s today:

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4247.jpg

Here are the box contents, there was also a poster include but it was too big for this picture

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4248.jpg

Out with the old, in with the new:

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4250.jpg

The cards installed in my rig:

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4251.jpg

All lighted up and ready to go, had to do a small modification to the VGA air duct to fit the new PCI-E connectors, nothing my trusty dremel couldn't handle

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4259.jpg

Skyrim at 5760x1080 with 3D vision surround, right off the bat I can tell the game runs much smoother and any micro stutter from my previous setup with the 580s is completely gone, running at Ultra settings, 120Hz 3D, 16x AF, 4x FSAA and FXAA enabled through the control panel:

http://img.techpowerup.org/120324/IMG_4273.jpg

I hope you guys liked it, I'm waiting for more availability for the 680 to get a 3rd card in the near future

EDIT: Special thanks to jhonnyfiive, I couldn't had got my cards without his help! Thank you mate, I owe you one

Didn't you have a couple of HD7970's not long ago?

15th Warlock · Mar 24, 2012

Lionheart said:
Didn't you have a couple of HD7970's not long ago?

Know what, I almost purchased a couple 7970s a couple of months ago, it's a very fast card and trades punches with my cards at the resolution I play, the only problem is my monitors aren't supported by the 7970 for 3D unless I use HDMI, then I would have to run at 24Hz due to 1.4 spec limitations

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