Project Crossfire - Page 5

Digital-World · 02-March-06, 10:19 PM

Some more teaser shots....

Yes you saw it right....Two 1900xt's on this board scream at 66 frickin db at IDLE!!!!

earplugs anyone?
LOL

Im feeling the excitement coming....ARE YOU REAAAAAADYYYYY!!!!!!

Let me hear ya say HELL YA!!!!

Highperf15 · 02-March-06, 10:32 PM

okay..........now where are the benchies......

TheGreatSatan · 02-March-06, 10:35 PM

Damn! I love that motherboard, makes me wanna build a new PC too. One rep for your work!

UndisputedChamp · 02-March-06, 10:56 PM

Drool

Jager · 02-March-06, 11:35 PM

digi arctic cooling has a new cooler out that drops that db to something alot more ear freindly for those sweet cards, its not the cheapest, but it drops the temps, as well and isnt too hard on the wallet.

the accelero x2,
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/accel/

HigHTecHReDNecK · 02-March-06, 11:36 PM

DaYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY uM

, That set-up is AWSOME!!

as fer the dB's, just crank up volume on a FPS and GO NUTZ !!!!

THRASHER2 · 02-March-06, 11:40 PM

Quit messing with us!!! Where's the real CPU cooler on that Rig?

Iateronmly · 02-March-06, 11:46 PM

Barry, Sir, may I propose to your rig? I think I want it to have my children.

Digital-World · 03-March-06, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THRASHER2


	Quit messing with us!!! Where's the real CPU cooler on that Rig?

Since I planned to watercool...I have failed to order a proper COOLER for the 775 rig

I wanted a NOCTUA based on BA's review...but good luck finding one of those....
ironically though....the intel stock one does quite well....never saw the fan kick on....and it kept it around 30C.....

65nm process is a lot cooler then the PRESSHOT.....
LOL

Ator · 03-March-06, 12:46 AM

I'm jealous...

Push that thing...get some sweeet air and OC it for some PCApex records.

Digital-World · 03-March-06, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iateronmly


	Barry, Sir, may I propose to your rig? I think I want it to have my children.

LOL sure.....but you have to promise to treat her right....None of that fish talk...LOL

THRASHER2 · 03-March-06, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital-World


	Since I planned to watercool...I have failed to order a proper COOLER for the 775 rig I wanted a NOCTUA based on BA's review...but good luck finding one of those.... ironically though....the intel stock one does quite well....never saw the fan kick on....and it kept it around 30C..... 65nm process is a lot cooler then the PRESSHOT..... LOL

Is that a Challenge for the Deal Master?????
BAM!!! OverSea's
http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/manufacturers/noctua

denacopoliez · 03-March-06, 07:50 AM

::: still drooling ::: me thinks i am going to have to kill you for you rig!!! PRepare to battle!!!

the fact that the stock cooler never kicked on is awesome, very nice hardware!

pwrslyd · 03-March-06, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital-World


	Some more teaser shots.... Yes you saw it right....Two 1900xt's on this board scream at 66 frickin db at IDLE!!!! earplugs anyone? LOL

But they is OH SO PRETTY

That is some frickin' sweet gear, dude!

p0opstinksal0t · 03-March-06, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THRASHER2


	Is that a Challenge for the Deal Master????? BAM!!! OverSea's http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/manufacturers/noctua

thats were i bought mine for my 478 rig im building.
came out to about 80.00 shipped to my door, from quietpc... took about 2 weeks to get it. but 4 real tho, that noctua is a badmofo...

ive been really impressed w/ the presler procs, and in a couple mos(when prices drop)... i might start a xe955 build w/ water cooling.

trey

Digital-World · 03-March-06, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p0opstinksal0t


	thats were i bought mine for my 478 rig im building. came out to about 80.00 shipped to my door, from quietpc... took about 2 weeks to get it. but 4 real tho, that noctua is a badmofo... ive been really impressed w/ the presler procs, and in a couple mos(when prices drop)... i might start a xe955 build w/ water cooling. trey

That Noctua is one bad MOFO....

Thinks 80 bucks....hrmmm......considering that option.....I will be watercooling still...but it would be nice to have that around for out of the box benching...

p0opstinksal0t · 03-March-06, 10:20 PM

i was just reading this over @ eocf...

Quote:


	I would go with the Asus P5WD2 Premium(955x). There have been a bunch of problems with the 975x version(probably linked to the marvell chipset that was added) and it doesn't look like you are planning to use any of the additional features that the 975x was designed to support, so why pay extra for them. The 975x chipset removes one of your PATA ports, adds an additional PCIe 16x slot(which you won't be using since you won't be running crossfire) and it adds a secondary RAID controller(Marvell) which appears to be creating a bunch of problems on the board. There is just no benefit in running the 975x chipset here, you will gain nothing and it has known issues with the design. For an intel chip the P5WD2 series are pretty much the best boards available though the gigabyte also do pretty well. For gaming I would definately recommend looking into picking up more RAM as 2gb's has more or less become the standard for a high end gaming machine. The corsair memory is great memory and I have absolutely no problems with them but would suggest 2gb's worth of memory. If money is an issue for picking up the 2gb's then you might want to consider the DDRII 667mhz PQI Turbo series(about $150 for 2gb's). The PQI has performed very well, and can't be beat for the price.

have you heard of any problems linked to the raid controller? this is new to me? or heard of any problems for that matter?

trey

Digital-World · 08-March-06, 08:08 AM

Just a little update to let you all know whats been going on....

I had been struggling with power issues in getting this rig up and going.

It seems the 4 12v rail FORTRON psu at 700watts was still not enough to run the dual card setup on this board....
Those twin X1900's really eat the power.....

So I had to make a trip to columbus ohio to pick up a new OCZ 520 modstream with a single rail 12v.
Plugged it in last night and for the first time...windows isnt shutting down....
More tweaks and info later...
Project back on track....

Highperf15 · 08-March-06, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital-World


	Just a little update to let you all know whats been going on.... I had been struggling with power issues in getting this rig up and going. It seems the 4 12v rail FORTRON psu at 700watts was still not enough to run the dual card setup on this board.... Those twin X1900's really eat the power..... So I had to make a trip to columbus ohio to pick up a new OCZ 520 modstream with a single rail 12v. Plugged it in last night and for the first time...windows isnt shutting down.... More tweaks and info later... Project back on track....

Digi..............seems multi-rail PSU doesn't play well with Crossfire........
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29940

Digital-World · 08-March-06, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Highperf15


	Digi..............seems multi-rail PSU doesn't play well with Crossfire........ http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29940

Thats what I just said...LOL...
but that explains it more...
thanks

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Digital-World Old Skool Pimp	Some more teaser shots.... Yes you saw it right....Two 1900xt's on this board scream at 66 frickin db at IDLE!!!! earplugs anyone? LOL Im feeling the excitement coming....ARE YOU REAAAAAADYYYYY!!!!!! Let me hear ya say HELL YA!!!! Attached Thumbnails

08-March-06, 08:08 AM		#98 (permalink)
Digital-World Old Skool Pimp	Just a little update to let you all know whats been going on.... I had been struggling with power issues in getting this rig up and going. It seems the 4 12v rail FORTRON psu at 700watts was still not enough to run the dual card setup on this board.... Those twin X1900's really eat the power..... So I had to make a trip to columbus ohio to pick up a new OCZ 520 modstream with a single rail 12v. Plugged it in last night and for the first time...windows isnt shutting down.... More tweaks and info later... Project back on track.... Last edited by Digital-World; 08-March-06 at 09:04 AM..

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02-March-06, 10:32 PM		#82 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt	okay..........now where are the benchies......

02-March-06, 10:35 PM		#83 (permalink)
TheGreatSatan Apex Tech Demi-God	Damn! I love that motherboard, makes me wanna build a new PC too. One rep for your work!

02-March-06, 10:56 PM		#84 (permalink)
UndisputedChamp Apex Tech Maniac	Drool

02-March-06, 11:35 PM		#85 (permalink)
Jager Apex Tech Fanatic	digi arctic cooling has a new cooler out that drops that db to something alot more ear freindly for those sweet cards, its not the cheapest, but it drops the temps, as well and isnt too hard on the wallet. the accelero x2, http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/accel/

02-March-06, 11:36 PM		#86 (permalink)
HigHTecHReDNecK Sophist'Hoe"cated ReDNecK Reviewer	DaYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY uM , That set-up is AWSOME!! as fer the dB's, just crank up volume on a FPS and GO NUTZ !!!!

02-March-06, 11:40 PM		#87 (permalink)
THRASHER2 PCApex Newscaster	Quit messing with us!!! Where's the real CPU cooler on that Rig?

02-March-06, 11:46 PM		#88 (permalink)
Iateronmly Smooth Operator	Barry, Sir, may I propose to your rig? I think I want it to have my children.

03-March-06, 12:46 AM		#90 (permalink)
Ator At-Whore	I'm jealous... Push that thing...get some sweeet air and OC it for some PCApex records.

03-March-06, 07:50 AM		#93 (permalink)
denacopoliez Apex Tech Fanatic	::: still drooling ::: me thinks i am going to have to kill you for you rig!!! PRepare to battle!!! the fact that the stock cooler never kicked on is awesome, very nice hardware!