My Build of 2011

[deadloss]

Hello c3d: Community,

Deadloss here....

Here are a few pictures of my pride and joy which i built in 2011, before I go ahead and start on my new build for 2013.

Spec:

EVGA 4-Way SLi Motherboard

Thermaltake 1500Watt PSU

6GB G.Skill 2000Mhz RAM

OCZ Agility 256GB SSD

2TB Western Digital Black Caviar

Corsair H100 Water cooled kit

Case: nVidia Element V (With VooDoo Lighting)

Graphics: EVGA GTX590 & EVGA GTX480

P.S. For all of those who saw my H100 post; Don't worry the new computer will include dust filters

Deadloss out....

 

[BPRSM]

If that's your 2011 build, then the 2013 build is going to have to be very good to beat that

 

[jamesriley94]

Thermaltake PSU and case, and OCZ SSD?

I'm surprised it's lasted you this long

Looks good on the inside though!

 

[seumasbeathan]

Looks like a nice setup mate

 

[deadloss]

If that's your 2011 build, then the 2013 build is going to have to be very good to beat that

This new build is going to be something very special. Still deciding whether or not to watercool everything, or stick with the closed water kits, as they just perform so well for the price.

Hopefully all my new parts will be arriving sooner rather than later.

 

[alxcsb]

Is the dedicated PhysX card making a real difference?

 

[deadloss]

Is the dedicated PhysX card making a real difference?

Hi mate, actually to be honest not much of a difference, there is a slight performance increase when using 3DVantage, it raised the score a couple of hundred, so I thought I'd leave it in.

But then you could say is it worth the heat and power consumption, and again its down to preference and whether your computer / psu can take it or not.

In an overall opinion, for the extra heat and power consumption, I wouldn't recommend it, however if you're looking to just go beyond standard 3DVantage scores, and beats others with similar system specs, then yes go for it!

Hope this helps mate.

 

[alxcsb]

Cheers for that. I was actually thinking of getting a 460 or something cheaper to give it a go, since I have an AMD card in the rig. Would that work? Can I just install drivers for the PhysX alone, or does the nVidia card need the whole suite of VGA drivers installed?

 

[deadloss]

Cheers for that. I was actually thinking of getting a 460 or something cheaper to give it a go, since I have an AMD card in the rig. Would that work? Can I just install drivers for the PhysX alone, or does the nVidia card need the whole suite of VGA drivers installed?

Hi mate,

To be frank I wouldn't try mixing the cards around for a dedicated Physx card, there are far too many complications and would cause more hassle that its worth.

Best bet is to go all out on a single or dual graphics card.

The method you're looking at is something called Hybrid PhysX, this is not officially supported by NVIDIA and AMD, and because of this far too many people get alot of issues with no true support.

However it is possible to do so, but I have to say try at your own risk. :dammit:

I'm sure you can find something about Hybrid Physx on AMD's websites or somewhere close by, but unless you're going to be using highly demanding Physx games or applications, it's just not worth it, to be honest.

Hope this helps mate.

 

[alxcsb]

I was reading into it as you posted the answer, and it seems that whatever you do, the FPS goes down quite a lot when activating PhysX, so it really isn't worth the trouble. Sorry for the off-topic.

 

[andrevautour]

nice setup.

 

[Rich_]

@alex From what i understand gtx 460 dedicated physx is.. like going squirrel hunting with a 300 winchester magnum.

@OP - looking great

 

[deadloss]

@alex From what i understand gtx 460 dedicated physx is.. like going squirrel hunting with a 300 winchester magnum.

@OP - looking great

If a GTX460 is like a 300 winchester magnum, then what about a GTX480?

 

[remember300]

like the build
as for the topic on graphics card i was under the impression you could only use cards with the same gpu ... and i found by turning v-sync off i was hitting much higher and smoother fraps ... 200fps on dead space 1 and 2 but for something like skyrim where i cant turn v-sync off my 560ti only puts out 120 tops and then drops for 45. all at 1920x1060
and again liking the build