Post your gaming setup!

[Tavros87]

512GB SSD? Really? My lord... And don't think about going 5.0GHz or higher on your CPU.... hope you can.... and be damned careful.

Yep 512GB. Still thinking about going 5.0+ ... I know I don't need it and probably shouldn't :P

[BicycleMafioso]

As is the case with most high end graphics cards. My 6870 sounds like a jet engine when it goes up on load.

The HD6870 isn't precisely high-end. My higher-end HD6970 hits about 22% fanspeed at most during full load, and I can't hear that. In other words, reference-coolers suck.

Yep 512GB. Still thinking about going 5.0+ ... I know I don't need it and probably shouldn't :P

Do be aware that not all chips will go to 5.0 GHz. There are no guarantees.

[zRares]

The HD6870 isn't precisely high-end. My higher-end HD6970 hits about 22% fanspeed at most during full load, and I can't hear that. In other words, reference-coolers suck.
Do be aware that not all chips will go to 5.0 GHz. There are no guarantees.

So i wonder, what fan do you have on your 6970 that only hits 22% in full load cause my gtx 570 from gainward GLH edition with 2 fans hits 80-90 % in full load while playing...

[Cyanotical]

Are you talking about the top plate on the GTX 580? I have 2 but they dont have that plate. That looks really good!

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I like the view out of the window super nice ^^

this is EK's to match their WB:


EVGA also sells 580 backplates, but they are for the EVGA reference and may not work on other brand video cards

[Deleted]

Few changes (*) for my cuddly mATX build:

CPU: i5-2500k @ 3,3Ghz (haven't overclocked yet, I'll probably go for 4Ghz later)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X Extreme *
Case: Silverstone tj08-e
Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z *
RAM: 8GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz
GPU: Palit GTX 580 3GB
PSU: Corsair 750W
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB
Mouse: Logitech G9x *
Keyboard: Logitech G110 *




I'm not the best cameraman on the planet.

[Tavros87]

this is EK's to match their WB:


EVGA also sells 580 backplates, but they are for the EVGA reference and may not work on other brand video cards

Thanks a lot bro. The plates look great! This is the 1st PC I build and I didn't even know about this plates they look awesome! I'm working on my PC now still on the aesthetics ^^ and ill look into this plates

[BicycleMafioso]

So i wonder, what fan do you have on your 6970 that only hits 22% in full load cause my gtx 570 from gainward GLH edition with 2 fans hits 80-90 % in full load while playing...

ASUS Direct Cu II. Tripleslotter. Yea, I don't like noise, tbqh..

[imtehrogue]

ASUS Direct Cu II. Tripleslotter. Yea, I don't like noise, tbqh..

Have 2 of those...they're HUGE!

[DeltrusDisc]

Whoa, someone who owns a Gainward GPU. I've heard of those maybe once before...

[Drunkenvalley]

What, like me?

[BicycleMafioso]

Gainward is a company who used to be bigger than they are, but they are a classic and coming back. I love their GLH-branding. :'D

[Drunkenvalley]

GHL? *puzzled*

[BicycleMafioso]

GHL? *puzzled*

No, GLH. A Gainward 'model', or, where they're aiming. High performing overclocked cards. GLH stands for Goes Like Hell. :'3

[Drunkenvalley]

Oh! I see now. :3

[zRares]

The thing is the Gainward GLH edition really goes like hell and it looks perfect!
And when you start playing something, all Hell breaks loose in the case its just insane i just love it



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[Wries]

The thing is the Gainward GLH edition really goes like hell and it looks perfect!
And when you start playing something, all Hell breaks loose in the case its just insane i just love it



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It has horrible fan noise or what? What hell?

[georgevonfranken]

The thing is the Gainward GLH edition really goes like hell and it looks perfect!
And when you start playing something, all Hell breaks loose in the case its just insane i just love it



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Good looking card but has Wries asked what hell?

[Drunkenvalley]

Jesus man, stop blueballing me with your indecisiveness! I want to see some epic already! D:

[zRares]

Good looking card but has Wries asked what hell?

The sound isn't horrible, its nice, it's loud but i like it.. it sounds cool like a jet engine

[Ghâzh]

I remember how satisfying it felt when I got my first real gaming setup (the one I'm still using) with the core 2 duo and hd 4850 when the fans ramped up and it made that deep "woooosshhh" sound and you could feel the air getting sucked in from the front. Now, several years later, I'm quite sure that I could do with a little less noise if possible when I decide to upgrade. It's not like the sound is overwhelming or anything especially when I use sound dumpening headphones 90% of the time my pc is on but afterall I guess more quieter would be nice . And to leave the pc on even while not used or nightime would be sweet, though not realistically doable at the moment.