Brand new rig

RadeonHDx said:
Actually if you trust the PSU and its of a high quality (not familiar with how good CM is for PSU's) you should be fine, even with 50w allowance for a spike youre still under 500w from the wall if you bought a 280x!
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Not really sure if I do. Don't really fancy watching the PSU go bang and taking everything with it!

GadgetGarrett said:
I've got the tubes running from the top on my H80i :)

Nice build - keep us updated.
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Thanks :) Tubes seem much thicker and shorter on the H80i compared to H75. Nice looking rig you have there
 
Opened up the rear of the case today to pull some cables back through and make the bottom a little neater.

Thought I'd take a picture of the mess of wires while I was there :p



And the front again..



Also bought a bitfenix 30cm LED strip to put in which should arrive tomorrow :)
 
barnsley said:
Very clean! shame the psu can't be hidden as it bothers me (the cables don't match the extensions)
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Barnsley! I hate extentions for that exact same reason!

If only the ATX Standards cover PSU pin-out so we could get universal cables.

Even the difference between corsair pin-outs is huge.

I found a pair of AX1200 Gold gen 1 sleeved for an absolute steal at $25 Aus for the set. So I got them and thought I'd swap pins/plugs over to match my pin out for my AX860. Wow I severely under estimated how different they were. But I still did it, they look awesome and so worth the bit of extra effort for a $100+ saving.



And dude nice clean rig! I like it.
 
Bitfenix 30cm LED Strip arrived today :)



And installed..





Only thing that's annoying me is the light bleed into the plastic window. Think I'll just get some black electrical tape from work a stick this over the top on the inside.
 
barnsley said:
This just needs a PSU cover and it will look even cleaner!
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I may look into sorting out a PSU cover. Not really sure where to start though.

Also, i'm completely undecided about which GPU to buy now. I was originally going to get a R9 270x but i think i would be better off spending slightly more and getting an R9 280.

I could either cheap out and go for an XFX R9 280 which i think will look good in the case (Just seen the RushKit R9 290 video), but it's bit underclocked compared to some of the others and i've not heard great things about XFX.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-...mhz-boost-933mhz-1792-streams-dvi-hdmi-mdport

or spend a little bit more and go for an ASUS R9 280, which i think will look alot better in the case, has a good cooler and has higher RAM and core frequency.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-...mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-1792-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi

But, at this price i'm in the price range of a 280x but not sure if my 550w will handle that?

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-...oost-1000mhz-dvi-hdmi-mdport-voltage-unlocked
 
Your PSU has 42A and puts out a healthy 504W on the 12V rail so running that R9 280X should be fine. That said it won't be any use if you ever decide to go crossfire, and it also suffers from very low efficiency at high loads, not to mention that it could easily suffer a blowout if too much load were to be placed on the 12V rail too quickly.

If you do decide to upgrade your GPU to something like the R9 280X or even an R9 290, I would personally suggest picking up a better PSU as well. That way you can be more certain of flawless performance in the short term, as well as leaving plenty of room for upgrades in the future.
 
AdmiralDonut said:
Your PSU has 42A and puts out a healthy 504W on the 12V rail so running that R9 280X should be fine. That said it won't be any use if you ever decide to go crossfire, and it also suffers from very low efficiency at high loads, not to mention that it could easily suffer a blowout if too much load were to be placed on the 12V rail too quickly.

If you do decide to upgrade your GPU to something like the R9 280X or even an R9 290, I would personally suggest picking up a better PSU as well. That way you can be more certain of flawless performance in the short term, as well as leaving plenty of room for upgrades in the future.
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^^this. However, your PSU isn't actually bad, iirc its 80+ bronze? a 280x would be about it before you went past a safe amount of load but up to there you should be fine.
 
RadeonHDx said:
^^this. However, your PSU isn't actually bad, iirc its 80+ bronze? a 280x would be about it before you went past a safe amount of load but up to there you should be fine.
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The PSU isn't bad for now, but there would be big problems should the OP wish to upgrade anything else. If you are spending decent money on a GPU, then purchasing a PSU to match and allow for more upgrading later is always a good idea in my opinion. Otherwise it is a matter of false economy.

As to the load issue I mentioned, I was referring more to the inrush current issue. When the inrush was tested for this model of PSU there were found to be component quality issues that could easily contribute to things getting damaged. This was the basis for my statement regarding load issues, my apologies for not being clearer before.

For more information on inrush see this article http://www2.electronicproducts.com/...inrush_current-article-bear-mar2006-html.aspx and for more on the inrush issue with this PSU please go here: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/G550M/5.html and then the relevant part of the conclusion for that article found here: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/G550M/11.html
 
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AdmiralDonut said:
The PSU isn't bad for now, but there would be big problems should the OP wish to upgrade anything else. If you are spending decent money on a GPU, then purchasing a PSU to match and allow for more upgrading later is always a good idea in my opinion. Otherwise it is a matter of false economy.

As to the load issue I mentioned, I was referring more to the inrush current issue. When the inrush was tested for this model of PSU there were found to be component quality issues that could easily contribute to things getting damaged. This was the basis for my statement regarding load issues, my apologies for not being clearer before.

For more information on inrush see this article http://www2.electronicproducts.com/...inrush_current-article-bear-mar2006-html.aspx and for more on the inrush issue with this PSU please go here: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/G550M/5.html and then the relevant part of the conclusion for that article found here: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/G550M/11.html
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Thanks a lot for the info :) I'm very unlikely to upgrade anything other than the GPU, apart from possibly adding a mechanical hard drive. But basically your saying, it will run fine with the PSU but there is always going to be a chance of the PSU getting overloaded and blowing?

May have to just bite the bullet and get a 280X, 650W PSU and hopefully get back some of the cash from selling the 550 & GTX460.
 
You're only pulling about 400w with your system if you were to put a 280x and a mech drive in there. Not really any need for a PSU upgrade as the newer CM PSU's are much better than the older cheapo ones.
 
I managed to sell my old PC and GTX460, which got me most of the money i needed to buy the R9 280X. Ordered it on friday night, delivered today :)



and how it looks in the rig..



Much better :)
 
Damn that card is soooo clean :):):). What are temps like because I was thinking of putting one of these in a build for a friend but got thrown off because of what I heard about the 290 cards overheating.
 
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