Hello,
so first a short story about what happened. I have Gainward GTX 670 SLI, and OCed them 125MHz on GPU and 400MHz on Memory. Stable, and no problems. But the fans were so LOUD. Ofc, you don't want to reduce the OC. So I read about this "mod" with CPU Watercooling. Bought H70 and started to disassemble. I obviously has messed up something on the board with a clumsy screwdriver, so it says "Please connect power PCI Express power cables to the graphics card".
TLDR: One of my cards is dead, and now I want to buy something else. CBA another GTX 670. The other card I can sell or give to my gf.
So, specs...
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Order today or tomorrow
BUDGET RANGE: 800-1000$ for ONE card or SLI in total.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and streaming HD videos.
Want to run Crysis etc on ULTRA settings with >60 fps.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
Gainward GTX 670 SLI (one dead)
Corsair AX860i.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Intel i7 3770
ASUS P8Z77-v DELUXE,
Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Elite 1600Mhz 8GB, 8GB kit(4GBx2)with temp sensor,1.5V, CL8-8-8-24
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.komplett.no www.dustinhome.no
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway
PARTS PREFERENCES: Only had Nvidia, GTX 275 and GTX 670. Don't really mind to try other cards, as long as they are cool and quiet with some OC.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080,
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cooling is very important, can't be arsed with jetfan noise.
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Been looking at the GTX 770 and 780. GTX 770 SLI seems like an ok setup, but have no clue what type of manufacturer.
Also took a look at the titan, but not sure about the value.
HD 7970 XF is also an alternative. What do you think?
so first a short story about what happened. I have Gainward GTX 670 SLI, and OCed them 125MHz on GPU and 400MHz on Memory. Stable, and no problems. But the fans were so LOUD. Ofc, you don't want to reduce the OC. So I read about this "mod" with CPU Watercooling. Bought H70 and started to disassemble. I obviously has messed up something on the board with a clumsy screwdriver, so it says "Please connect power PCI Express power cables to the graphics card".
TLDR: One of my cards is dead, and now I want to buy something else. CBA another GTX 670. The other card I can sell or give to my gf.
So, specs...
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Order today or tomorrow
BUDGET RANGE: 800-1000$ for ONE card or SLI in total.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and streaming HD videos.
Want to run Crysis etc on ULTRA settings with >60 fps.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
Gainward GTX 670 SLI (one dead)
Corsair AX860i.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Intel i7 3770
ASUS P8Z77-v DELUXE,
Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Elite 1600Mhz 8GB, 8GB kit(4GBx2)with temp sensor,1.5V, CL8-8-8-24
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.komplett.no www.dustinhome.no
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway
PARTS PREFERENCES: Only had Nvidia, GTX 275 and GTX 670. Don't really mind to try other cards, as long as they are cool and quiet with some OC.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080,
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cooling is very important, can't be arsed with jetfan noise.
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Been looking at the GTX 770 and 780. GTX 770 SLI seems like an ok setup, but have no clue what type of manufacturer.
Also took a look at the titan, but not sure about the value.
HD 7970 XF is also an alternative. What do you think?