New Build: Corsair Carbide 540

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Decided not to install the optical drive, i'll use an external one if i need. Next week i will receive the NZXT HUE RGB for interior lighting

 

Very nice. Its builds like these that make me actually want to look at my computer instead of hide it in a closet.

 

Mmmmmm...
Very nice. Will you be updating with your OCing results?

 

quick 3dmark11 extreme run, upping the cpu @5ghz , 1.4V. Keep in mind that my daily config is 4.8Ghz 1.280V.



and 3dmark extreme run



fans at 70%, room temperature 24 - 25 degrees celsius

Usually, gaming temperatures doesn't exceed 39 - 40 for the gpus and 50 - 60 for the cpu

edit: added a Realbench run

 

You should have no problem hitting 1600 core on your 980 under water. Yes you'll very likely have to up the volts a bit, but it's nothing too extreme.

 

I reached 1560 giving 1.3V, it could reach it with a little less i guess, all done by bios mod (i mod my own vbios to my liking). As fas as i know the max allowed voltage from the vrm is 1.312V or i'm wrong?

I've yet to find a software that properly report the gpu v-core, since no matter what, the max any software will read is 1.275V.

How much voltage do you sugest for 1.6Ghz?

 

Yes, 1.6Ghz are doable, upped the v-core to 1.350V, 1.6Ghz.. 3Dmark Extreme run... temperatures are amazing



And a 3Dmark11 Extreme Run

 

I cannot get any information on the internet about max safe voltage for gtx980 (24/7) under water.

Any insight?

 

Not sure either but I really wouldn't want to go past 1.3V for 24/7 use.

 

Nice build fella! Hey can you do me a P run on 3dmark11?

 

As soon as i'll be home. Anyway, with 350.05 hotfix driver is around 25k. With 344.75 before the liquid cooling installation i've hit 26.8K.

This evening if i'm not too late from work, i'll install 344.75, gpu at 1.6Ghz and CPU at 5Ghz, and let's see if i can get to 27k

here is the run i did in january with lower frequencies but better benching driver (344.75)

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/9364802



this is a "dirt" (stuff open in background) run of 3Dmark11, Performance, 3 days ago (350.05)

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/9661540



(screenshoot added just to show that's actually my score )

 

Hey hey nice stuff. I'm still tweaking out my 5820k.. a ton of stuff to learn.. I've got 4.5 stable now.. loads of temp room.. volts at 1.32 ... probably about it for 24/7 use..But for benchies it aint

 

Yesterday, out of boredom, i've installed my green led stripes from NZXT, while i wait for my HUE RGB to arrive.. not bad with lighting inside









Edit: just realized that my phone picture show a blueish color, for real it looks a lot more NVidia green

 

Yesterday i didn't had the chance to run some benchmark as promised, will do today. Instead i've received my NZXT HUE RGB.... guys that things is really well done and works perfectly, i can chose the color as i would do in an alienware system (just not with software). So fun! will post some picture later

EDIT:

Added run with 344.75 WHQL, is much better... but latest drivers are better for the games i play, so..

Anyway, 5Ghz CPU, 1.6Ghz GPUs, performance run of 3Dmark11 and Firestrike, temperatures still in check. To add some heat i set +100mV to the unicore and set it to 4.5Ghz.

 

Btw don't know if you have a drain valve or not, couldn't see one in the pics you posted. This is an afterthought now but these will come in real handy when the time to drain your loop inevitably comes.

 

I did arrange the loop in the way that when drainage is needed i just disconnect the reservoir from his brackets and remove the cap, the tube allow me to make it the lower point from where i can drain the whole system by gravity. Just the final leftover water can be drained by blowing on the inlet tube on the reservoir. Is not a valve, but it works.