Post your gaming setup!

[DeltrusDisc]

The above illustrates well why I never want to work in a midtower case - especially with a non-modular PSU ever again. :>

Thanks for the demonstration dear Uggor.

[Uggorthaholy]

The above illustrates well why I never want to work in a midtower case - especially with a non-modular PSU ever again. :>

Thanks for the demonstration dear Uggor.

Yeah, no problem lol. The wiring we ended up with wasn't bad at all, I think. Could have been much worse. That particular PSU is heavy as balls, too. Glad I picked myself up one for when I upgrade to the 6 series :-p

[DeltrusDisc]

Yeah, no problem lol. The wiring we ended up with wasn't bad at all, I think. Could have been much worse. That particular PSU is heavy as balls, too. Glad I picked myself up one for when I upgrade to the 6 series :-p

Isn't PC Power and Cooling that one company that's a branch of OCZ or am I thinking of another Psomething brand? O.o Power PC or something?

[Uggorthaholy]

Isn't PC Power and Cooling that one company that's a branch of OCZ or am I thinking of another Psomething brand? O.o Power PC or something?

Correct. Awesome PSU division.

[DeltrusDisc]

You can have that, I'll stick with my new Seasonic. *pets the preciouuuussssss*

[BicycleMafioso]

Still. Way too much power for a single, or even dual GTX 560 Ti's. :|

[Uggorthaholy]

Still. Way too much power for a single, or even dual GTX 560 Ti's. :|

The 760?

He intends on doing quite a bit within the next year - adding a second 560Ti, overclocking, adding 2-3 more HDDs, filling the case with fans. It was barely more expensive (i think 5-10 more) than the 650 and 700s we were looking at, so we figured why not.

And for me, I got it for the new 6 series SLi potential. /greedy

[Milkshake86]

The above illustrates well why I never want to work in a midtower case - especially with a non-modular PSU ever again. :>

Thanks for the demonstration dear Uggor.

ASRock P67 Extreme 4 Gen3 LGA 1155
Intel core i5-2500k
8gb Gskill Sniper
1tb WD Caviar Black
Radeon sapphire 6950 2gb (Shaders unlocked and clocked to a bit above 6970)
Corsair 750w psu
Haf 922

[BicycleMafioso]

The 760?

He intends on doing quite a bit within the next year - adding a second 560Ti, overclocking, adding 2-3 more HDDs, filling the case with fans. It was barely more expensive (i think 5-10 more) than the 650 and 700s we were looking at, so we figured why not.

This is the kind of thinking that is the most puzzling to me. I wouldn't personally buy a PSU with more power than I need even if it was less​.

[DeltrusDisc]

Idk why you quoted me and posted your computer and picture Milkshake86.... but I still think it looks messy and such. =S Once you go modular you never go back? :P lol The experience working with one and realizing how much cleaner it is is just so amazing.

[Drunkenvalley]

Cleaner? It's just a matter of work and effort. The cables don't shrink after all. You just remove the extra ones from the formula...

[DeltrusDisc]

Cleaner? It's just a matter of work and effort. The cables don't shrink after all. You just remove the extra ones from the formula...

I tried and tried with my old PSU - this one is cleaner, idc how you view it!

[Ghâzh]

And the case and how it hides the cables plays a big part too You try make a clean looking build in my old case which had no space behind the MB tray or even removable other side, modular or not.

[Drunkenvalley]

Certainly, the hardware plays a part too!

[DeltrusDisc]

Hell hiding cables in the HAF X is not the easiest, to be frank, with a non-modular. Now that I have a modular though, things have improved vastly.

[Xuvial]

Glad to see thread is still alive and kicking with lots of lurkers coming out of their caves and posting a variety of all these unique systems...(well no, pretty much everyone has jumped on the i5 2500K bandwagon >_> I don't blame them). Great builds so far

My Intel 320 Series 160GB arrived today, gonna update the firmware as soon as I get home and then jam it into the laptop.
My first Intel SSD too, I can't wait! There's so much support regarding software/firmware updates, optimization, etc.

[Asera]

The 760?

He intends on doing quite a bit within the next year - adding a second 560Ti, overclocking, adding 2-3 more HDDs, filling the case with fans. It was barely more expensive (i think 5-10 more) than the 650 and 700s we were looking at, so we figured why not.

And for me, I got it for the new 6 series SLi potential. /greedy

I'm pretty sure I can't add a second 560Ti on my HX750 without seriously compromising its efficiency, at least during load.

But I run 4x7200RPM drives and a bunch of fans... so that might have something to do with it.

Still, going slightly overkill on a PSU isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if it keeps efficiency high between the wall and the system.

[BicycleMafioso]

I'm pretty sure I can't add a second 560Ti on my HX750 without seriously compromising its efficiency, at least during load.

But I run 4x7200RPM drives and a bunch of fans... so that might have something to do with it.

Still, going slightly overkill on a PSU isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if it keeps efficiency high between the wall and the system.

Assuming CPU is overclocked at 4.6MHz, four 7200RPM and an ODD and SSD, but GPUs would run non-overclocked (which I know you don't run, but for the sake of you adding the calculation of the overclocks), you're now pulling 450w at realistic load (f@h or gaming). Benchmark loading is 496w.
The same figures with a second GTX 560 Ti would be 571w and 629w. I'd say, with overclocks, you'd still be safe. Albeit, dual cards don't clock as well.

Going overkill on the PSU is a bad thing. For one thing, its life expectancy goes down as it ages faster ~50% load compared to 75%, meaning you'd suffer more from capacitator aging. Meaning, efficiency goes down. :P

[Fierae]

Going overkill on the PSU is a bad thing. For one thing, its life expectancy goes down as it ages faster ~50% load compared to 75%, meaning you'd suffer more from capacitator aging. Meaning, efficiency goes down. :P

Aren't most new age caps rated at like 10 years of prolonged use nowadays?

[DeltrusDisc]

Assuming CPU is overclocked at 4.6MHz

Well, I think the person could just settle for like 4.0MHz, I mean, will that extra .6MHz really make all the difference in Pong or Tetris?

All meant in silly fun humor. :>