My RIG still on the process..

[STORM1978]

Hey all!
First time, first thread for me. Thi is my ongoing project.
It's been on the process since last July.

First some fotos from the begining 'till the change of the stock cooler to Seidon 240M. Waitin for a custom 290 to complete the rig with a final cable management and lights.





















RIG details:
PC Case: Corsair Carbide 400R
CPU: AMD FX 8320 5.03GHZ/1.49V
CPU Cooler: CM Seidon 240M
Mobo: Gigabyye 990X-UD3 (rev. 3)
GPU: Nvidia 6200 Turbocache (yeah i know, been waiting for a custom R9 290!)
RAM Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600 (2*4gb)
SSD: Sammy 840 Pro 120gb
SSD: Sammy 840 Evo 128gb
HDD:WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200
Ext. HDD: WD Elements 1TB
PSU: Tt SMART SE SERIES 730W CM 87+
DVD: SAMMY DVD-RW SH-24BB/BEBE

Also my validation file for the cpu:

http://valid.canardpc.com/ig1e6e

Any questions, feel free to ask and sorry for my bad english, been rusty for some years now! Hope you'll enjoy it!

 

[STORM1978]

Any suggestions in order to improve it(except the gpu which i'm waiting for custom R9 290 to come out)?

 

[Snortan]

You could redo the cable management a bit. There is a grommet right next to the PSU so you could put all the PSU cables through there, and there is another right under the AUDIO connector on the mobo for the AUDIO cable.
Hardware-wise maybe get a soundcard, and I would eventually change the PSU, TT PSU's are not that good.

 

[Tripp]

how hot does your cpu get when under load?

 

[STORM1978]

You could redo the cable management a bit. There is a grommet right next to the PSU so you could put all the PSU cables through there, and there is another right under the AUDIO connector on the mobo for the AUDIO cable.
Hardware-wise maybe get a soundcard, and I would eventually change the PSU, TT PSU's are not that good.

how hot does your cpu get when under load?

As i said, i'm waiting to buy a custom AMDR9 290 in order to install it an redo the cables inside. As for the audio cable, which one you saying about? I will see at it tonight. TT Smart 730 is a 87+ Bronze psu, i don't see something bad about it for it's price(90 dollars, i bought it with a discount) and the 3 years guaranty, but i will try to go and buy an XFX Pro 750 Modular psu. BTW, the TT is also modular.

Tripp, it tops at 62 Degrees Celcious / 143.6 F under load (Prime95, OCCT & Cinema4D 15r.) Pretty good i'd say for a 95 euros cooler (CM seidon 240m), don't you agree?

 

[AriDerGamer]

Sweet System the r9 is good if you have good airflow

 

[STORM1978]

With 2 140's intake at front, 1 140 out at back and 2 120's blademaster for the radiator which are outaking, i think i have a good airflow don't u think mate?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Should get another fan intaking. You will starve the system of air with negative air pressure. Won't be a big deal but with a 290 it matters.

 

[STORM1978]

I'll do that then! An 140 bladenaster would be ok or an SP 140?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Depends where you have the fan located, then you can figure out which fan is best for your needs.

 

[vorticalbox]

I'll do that then! An 140 bladenaster would be ok or an SP 140?

Depends where you have the fan located, then you can figure out which fan is best for your needs.

i would get a dust filter and turn the rear exhaust fan to an intake.

 

[NeverBackDown]

i would get a dust filter and turn the rear exhaust fan to an intake.

I was going to recommend that but its a bigger hassle to clean.

 

[Gamepro105]

The new aftermarket coolers for the R9 290 should be out some time soon!! so hopefully that will help with cooling it as i know they run hot!

 

[NeverBackDown]

Found this for the 290.
Asus DCU2 V2 290

And then the Lightning for 290x. PCB Lightning

 

[STORM1978]

Found this for the 290.
Asus DCU2 V2 290

And then the Lightning for 290x. PCB Lightning

And don't forget this on also:

[URL="http://www.guru3d.com/news_st...9_290x_card_photos.html"]Gigabyte custom 290X[/url]

 

[STORM1978]

I turned the rear fan to an intake for a cupple of days but it doesn't doing any diference at all, max -1C overall at the moment.
I will reverse it to default and redo it to check when i'll have my custom 290 installed!

Being looking out for a release date i found this to:

Gigabyte custom 290X

 

[Feronix]

I turned the rear fan to an intake for a cupple of days but it doesn't doing any diference at all, max -1C overall at the moment.
I will reverse it to default and redo it to check when i'll have my custom 290 installed!

This is not really done for temperature difference, but to create a positive air pressure. This means that you have more intake than exhaust fans and therefore any 'extra' air will get pushed out of the case through any openings.

If you have more exhaust than intake fans, air will get pulled in through these same exact openings, which are not dustfiltered, so essentially having positive air pressure helps keeping dust out of your system.

 

[STORM1978]

Oh, ok i got it. I'll leave it as it is then and recheck temps etc. when i'll install the 290! Thanks for sharing the info mate!

 

[STORM1978]

My new Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X OC Edition!

 

[STORM1978]

Finally the rig is complete!