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.
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.
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
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.
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...
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.
Certainly, the hardware plays a part too!
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.
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.
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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.
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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
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