- Sep 22, 2009
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Hi guys im a long time reader first time post.Still consider myself a noob.
i currently am running a
q6600 (3.2ghz oc), 4 gig ddr2 800mhz,
msi gtx 280 oc
Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA 850W Real Power Pro PSU, SLI Certified, 6 +12 Rails.
thermaltake soprano dx case.
2 seagate 7200 rpm (1 400gig and 1 250 gig).
i will be upgrading to a core
17 920,
Noctura cpu fan (plan to do moderate oc)
rampage 2 extreme (have mobo now).
6 gig ocz 1600mhz
Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA 850W Real Power Pro PSU, SLI Certified, 6 +12 Rails.
thermaltake soprano dx
gtx 280 sli (have a second msi gtx 280 on the way from ebay exact the same as my current one.)
extra drive bay cooling fan and put a fan on the side too (not sure weather to have facing in or out)
2 seagate 7200 rpm.
as you can see i am using some of my old components again and hence the reason for my post. I would never have started the upgrade if not for scoring the second gtx 280 from ebay for $275 AUD. And because i was able to precure an identical car to the one i have i thought i could do a low cost upgrade to the system i have always wanted.I am running a 22inch monitor so i know the cards are ample and want to play crysis, ARMA 2 and Operation Flashpoint 2 and full or almost full settings.
my 2 questions are
I plan to put my two hard drives (maybe just run one for a little while) in the middle bay of my case and remove the bottom drive caddy (so i can get better airflow from the front fan) and put in a drive bay cooling fan (i have 3 extra slots which is perfect) to make air flow through the system better.will this be cool enough for an sli gtx 280 setup? I live in melbourne australia which is cool for 10 months of the year (avg tops of 20) ,and for 2 months can be quite hot.
Also will my power supply hold up? it came with 2 8 pin connectors ready for sli and at the time the 280 was the only card which came with the 8 pin connectors (so i asumed it was designed to run this card in sli). it runs solid at 850 watt, peaks at 1000w and is supposed to be good quality ( i read many reviews before buying). Many reviews said it was better then the antec but perhaps just a whisker behind the corsair 850w.
I saw there have been similar post but i seem to see so many different answers about the power supply. And about the case i know it will all fit as it used to be a good case and ive mesured. But i know it will be a touch snug.
cheers in advance.
i currently am running a
q6600 (3.2ghz oc), 4 gig ddr2 800mhz,
msi gtx 280 oc
Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA 850W Real Power Pro PSU, SLI Certified, 6 +12 Rails.
thermaltake soprano dx case.
2 seagate 7200 rpm (1 400gig and 1 250 gig).
i will be upgrading to a core
17 920,
Noctura cpu fan (plan to do moderate oc)
rampage 2 extreme (have mobo now).
6 gig ocz 1600mhz
Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA 850W Real Power Pro PSU, SLI Certified, 6 +12 Rails.
thermaltake soprano dx
gtx 280 sli (have a second msi gtx 280 on the way from ebay exact the same as my current one.)
extra drive bay cooling fan and put a fan on the side too (not sure weather to have facing in or out)
2 seagate 7200 rpm.
as you can see i am using some of my old components again and hence the reason for my post. I would never have started the upgrade if not for scoring the second gtx 280 from ebay for $275 AUD. And because i was able to precure an identical car to the one i have i thought i could do a low cost upgrade to the system i have always wanted.I am running a 22inch monitor so i know the cards are ample and want to play crysis, ARMA 2 and Operation Flashpoint 2 and full or almost full settings.
my 2 questions are
I plan to put my two hard drives (maybe just run one for a little while) in the middle bay of my case and remove the bottom drive caddy (so i can get better airflow from the front fan) and put in a drive bay cooling fan (i have 3 extra slots which is perfect) to make air flow through the system better.will this be cool enough for an sli gtx 280 setup? I live in melbourne australia which is cool for 10 months of the year (avg tops of 20) ,and for 2 months can be quite hot.
Also will my power supply hold up? it came with 2 8 pin connectors ready for sli and at the time the 280 was the only card which came with the 8 pin connectors (so i asumed it was designed to run this card in sli). it runs solid at 850 watt, peaks at 1000w and is supposed to be good quality ( i read many reviews before buying). Many reviews said it was better then the antec but perhaps just a whisker behind the corsair 850w.
I saw there have been similar post but i seem to see so many different answers about the power supply. And about the case i know it will all fit as it used to be a good case and ive mesured. But i know it will be a touch snug.
cheers in advance.
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