2nd build using sli with gtx690 - recommend case

Technoart

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Hi All,

I'm looking a suitable case for my build. Currently, there are two case in consideration.

1. CM Storm Trooper
2. Corsair 600T White Edition

My Specs:
CPU: Intel Q9650
MB: ASUS Striker 2 Formula
Video Cards: 2x GXT690
PSU: 80+ gold 1200 - 1300 w

Any suggestions?
 
your cpu will bottleneck your gpu setup.i would suggest cheap upgrade of 2500k/extreme3 gen3.you will notice a huge difference as 2500k is way better than q9650.
one more thing,if you are thinking of 690 SLi with one monitor,then don't do it.a single 670 will easily max out almost any game at 1080p.for now,upgrade your cpu,motherboard and get a single 670.
for case,i would suggest something cheaper like phantom 410 or 400r.they will give you enough room,cooling and other required things for less.
 

Technoart

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Of course i know that when the CPU pair with the GPU it will cause bottleneck but i had no intentions to change it. Different lithography means very obvious difference. Any way, the board itself has x16/x16/x16 (3 slots of PCIE 2.0) of full speed.

The reason i consider the 600T is that i being able to do a bi-layer fan configuration (four fan mounted on the same area, 2 up and 2 down) which i done on my CM690 II. However, the Trooper case does has some features that are unique for my planning mods later.
 
How about the CM Storm Stryker? It's a white Storm Trooper with a side panel.
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that is a wrong wrong intention bro.x16 or x8 slots have negligible performance difference but 2500k will show a noticeable difference in every aspect.from rendering to gaming.spending $2k on a gpu setup for a single monitor is absolute wastage and foolishness.as i said and any other wise men will say,get a 670 and spend rest of your money on a better cpu/motherboard.for casing,there is no need to spend so much on a case.400r will run your rig with every bells and whistles on.
think about it and for further clarification,use google.
 

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+100%

Help me (and other people here), do you need to SLI 2x 690s or is it just for bragging rights?

As for you CPU, dump it, take the money of the 2nd 690GTX and get yourself a new Ivy Bridge CPU (3770k/3570k).
 

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What i mean is that even you Tri-SLI or Dual SLI, the board itself will always runs at

x16 single
x16/x16 dual sli
x16/x16/x16 tri sli

This this due to the NF200 chipset which coop the with NB and i had tested the mobo at x16 full speed tri-SLI and don't count in the CPU yet. As you may know, nowadays, not much mobo provided full x16 speed when under SLI setup. Either in X16/x0/x0 (single), x16/x16/x0 (dual), x16/x8/x8 (triple) by assuming there are 3 PCIE slots.

See the board's spec slot for reference:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/Striker_II_Formula/#specifications

 

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What i mean is that even you Tri-SLI or Dual SLI, the board itself will always runs at

x16 single
x16/x16 dual sli
x16/x16/x16 tri sli

This this due to the NF200 chipset which coop the with NB and i had tested the mobo at x16 full speed tri-SLI and don't count in the CPU yet. As you may know, nowadays, not much mobo provided full x16 speed when under SLI setup. Either in X16/x0/x0 (single), x16/x16/x0 (dual), x16/x8/x8 (triple) by assuming there are 3 PCIE slots.

See the board's spec slot for reference:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/Striker_II_Formula/#specifications

 

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I'd say the GTX 690 is a great choice for a GPU, however if you intent to have two, you better be running more than 1x1920x1080 or else it will have no effect!

When spending that amount of money on a GPU, it only makes sense to make sure the rest of the computer can keep up, with minimum an i5-2500K.
 

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Hi zander1983,

Using these duals isn't bragging. Basically, I'm an engineer who works at a wafer fab. We always had to render some Computer Aided Design or CAD based program plus programming source codes. Thus, you can imagine how our works are. I've always want to ask others people opinion before making a final decision. This helps me in analyze what solutions do we have before proceeding next step.

Other than that, i also using the pc for gaming.

 


thanks bro but i already know what you are talking about.x16/x8 makes hardly 2% difference depending on the resolution.
 


you just helped me to answer you in a better way.what i am saying is that a pc with a 2500k/single 690 will give you better results than a pc with Q9650/dual 690s.you can add the another 690(which is useless for a single monitor and another 690 will NOT show enough improvement to justify another $1k).a cpu is more important factor when it comes to rendering and CAD stuff.i would a suggest a powerful multicore cpu with hyperthreading.aim for a 3770k,you can easily fit in $2k with a 690.
 


you are right and i am here :)
 


+1.absolutely right.
 

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Here is and example of different platforms using to GTX 580's

3DMark Vantage
Striker II extreme
2 GTX 580 Q9450 4GB memory 3.6GHz
P31497
GPU 28241
CPU 48144

Sabertooth X58
2 GTX 580 i7-950 6GB Memory 4.0GHz
P44583
GPU 40583
CPU 64506

Sabertooth X79
2 GTX 580 i7-3930K 32GB Memory 4.55GHz
P52199
GPU 45278
CPU 96416

Each one of these boards has a pear of 16x slots which is all you need for two 690's. Those two 690's will just crush two 580's, so with your current platform you would be wasting your money, but with a board such as the Sabertooth X79 which has two PCIE 3 x16 slots on it you would realize all of there power. The i7-3930k has six core's and with hyper-treading 12 processor will greatly help with CAD design.
 

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In this case I use 3DMark Vantage to point out the relative difference's between the different Platforms. On the other hand there are other programs I use for bench marks that I use to gather other types of information.
 

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What would the difference be between the two, would make it bad to use 2 690's?
 

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I believe that toms made a comparison and concluded you could use ether one but the gaming GPU would be a little slower for cad work but not enough for you to notice. So if you have a budget that wont allow you to buy a Quadro a Geforce would be your next choice.