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Author: | CVA0014 [ Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:07 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
Plan B: I set aside the aging Core2Quad and got something a tad nicer. i7-6700K 4.0GHz (to start) ASUS Maximus VIII Formula motherboard G. SKILL Ripjaws V 32GB 3200MHz RAM SAMSUNG EVO 850 500GB and 250GB SSD SEAGATE Barracuda 2 x 1TD HDD HITACHI Deskstar 500GB HDD EVGA GTX560TI and GTX280 video cards EVGA Supernova 850W G2 PSU Corsair Obsidian 750D case EK liquid cooling Now I have to put the guts inside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVRTRsNaFBY |
Author: | CVA0014 [ Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:52 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
That feeling of forgetting something, besides updating my sig. |
Author: | CVA9214 [ Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:50 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
Pretty impressive Robert, I myself should be upgrading to an I7-6700K, by the end of the year. I would be interested in seeing your CFG file with this machine along with some performance numbers. |
Author: | CVA0014 [ Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:43 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
I'll do what I can Frank. Took me a while to figure how to install win10-64 from usb. LOL Win 10 is up, doing the updates. I have to get my butt back outside to finish my fence. |
Author: | CVA9214 [ Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:29 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
Wow with all that stuff going on, your computer is going to be out of date before you get to finish it up. |
Author: | CVA9214 [ Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:01 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
CVA0014 wrote: By CONFIG file, you mean all the tweaks in the BIOS? I am talking about your Flightsim Config file and those are some awesome specs |
Author: | CVA0014 [ Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:16 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
CVA9214 wrote: I am talking about your Flightsim Config file and those are some awesome specs Here you go. This is my final tweaked FSX.CFG file for triple screens. https://www.dropbox.com/s/sq4m2stx15uc7ed/fsx%20final%20settings.CFG?dl=0 EDIT: After more testing with 6 displays, I've bumped up framerate lock in FSX to 35. It seems to give a bit more room for drops in busy areas like airports. |
Author: | CVA0014 [ Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:01 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
Impressions after some testing on triple monitors: CVA0014 wrote: Plan B: I set aside the aging Core2Quad and got something a tad nicer. i7-6700K 4.0GHz ASUS Maximus VIII Formula motherboard G. SKILL Ripjaws V 32GB 3200MHz RAM SAMSUNG EVO 850 500GB and 250GB SSD EVGA Supernova 850W G2 PSU Corsair Obsidian 750D case EK liquid cooling Recycled old parts: SEAGATE Barracuda 2 x 1TD HDD HITACHI Deskstar 500GB HDD EVGA GTX560TI and GTX280 video cards Now I have to put the guts inside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVRTRsNaFBY Turns out Plan B was the correct answer. I settled on the CPU at 4.2 GHz and the RAM at 3200 MHz; not as high as I wanted, but the PC performs nicely with little heat and extra current. Both cards got upgraded to GTX 950; not much more powerful, but they use current technological advancements and require a lot less power (that GTX 280 was a hog). I am impressed with all the new parts. The Obsidian 750D case has a bigger brother today (more expensive), but does a remarkable job at airflow and room for the triple radiator at the top. iRacing runs easily at high settings, and FSX can nearly max out everything. Wished I could have afforded the bigger brother CPU and GPUs, but hey, such is life. |
Author: | cva1412 [ Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
I use the "rogerdoger" keyboard mod myself. Not as high tech but way cheaper. A couple of years ago I build myself the "DIY Triple Screen Flight deck" and I love it. Added a fourth monitor over the top keyboard so I can see maps, weather program, approach plates etc. LINK |
Author: | CVA0014 [ Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Liquid cooling |
Took a demo with only the liquid cooling running on the new gamer. Figured it was best to test it before cramming everything in. Of course I forgot to take a video once completed. I did get myself 2 leather seats from an Acura RSX, so comfy. Now I just have to build a new setup; running on this standard wooden desk is just not practical. Custom liquid cooling (only CPU and motherboard in my case) may be expensive compared to the All-In-One systems, but it sure is nice to have things just the way you like it. https://youtu.be/YVRTRsNaFBY |
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