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[Animekid117]

ASUS Maximus VI Hero
Intel i5-4670K
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB DDR3
XFX AMD Radeon R9 270X
Cooler Master Storm Scout Mid Tower Case
Cooler Master Silent Pro 850 Watt
Windows 8.1 Pro

[lgxstarburst]

stuff in my rig replaced those dated galaxys with RAdeon HD 5770 (still dated lol) and the motherboard was changed to a M5A99x Evo as you can see in the pictures.. heatsink also changed to a Phanteks


AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler

Asus M5A99X EVO ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333


Kingston HyperX 3K 90GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)
Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card

NZXT M59 - 001BK ATX Mid Tower Case
OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Asus DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS DVD/CD Writer
Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

NZXT GRID

[Highlnder3]

I finally got my second GPU, new PSU and cables installed. Yes, I know there is a bit of ugly behind the HDD cage. There just isn't a ton of room in the back of this case to hide all the cables that I need to and was really more worried about what could be seen with the side door on. Besides, I'm contemplating replacing this case with a Phanteks Enthoo Pro since it is the same size as this Antec case and will hide all the ugly LOL. What do you guys think?

[shushumiga]

Hi all, i'm Dejan from Bosnia & Herzegovina and my new baby GPU has just arrived today and here's my RIG:



In words:
MoBo: ASUS Maximus VI Formula
CPU: Intel i7-4770K
water cooing: Corsair H80i hydro
GPU: ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 780Ti Platinum
RAM: Corsair Vengeance PRO Red 16GB (2x8)
chasis: Corsair Obsidian 900D
PSU: Corsair AX860i
SSD: Corsair Force GT 240GB
HDD: WD Black 2TB
monitor: ASUS PB278Q
per.: Corsair Vengeance K70 + Corsair Raptor M45 + Corsair MM200 compact
headset: SENNHEISER PC 363D

Cheers ...

[TarifaPirate]

Hi This my gaming/work Rig just built trying to sort out some minor heat issues before I put in my second GPU.




i7 950 @ 3.7GHz ~ Zalman CNPS9900 MAX ~ Asus Rampage III Extreme ~ Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3-1333 ~ RoG Thunderbolt audio/network ~ Corsair GS800W 80+ Bronze ~ Kingston 240GB SSD ~ 2x WD VelociRaptors 300GB ~ WD Caviar 320GB ~ 2x Asus RoG GTX 580 Matrix Platinum ~ 2 x HP 2211x 22" ~ Cooler Master HAF 922 case ~ Corsair Vengeance M65 FPS Laser Gaming Mouse ~ Razer Starcraft II Marauder Gaming Keyboard

[Zygomorphic]

That is a really sweet rig you have there. Might the heating issues be due to the PSU being so close to the first GPU, thus causing a hotspot in the system? Maybe if you could move the GPU down further, or more the PSU away from the GPU fan intake, that would help with the cooling.

[TarifaPirate]

Hey Zygomorphic,
Thanks but Im along way off most of the members here specs
My heating issues are only with my northbridge chipset IOH above all the PCIx16 slots just to the left of the memory, when i put it together temps were 85C but after removing the heatsink and re-applying the TIM ive got it down to 73C at idle. still not happy with that so going for water cooling
just for the motherboard, the rest of my rigs temps are acceptable 30/40C.
Ive got a second GPU to put in yet but not happy to do it until the Northbridge is lower temps.
cheers.

[Antronman]

RatePirate.

Try just putting your hand in the case and feeling around for a hotspot. Hot air (as Zygo said) could be the cause of this.

[abvolt]

rigs look really good guys..

[TarifaPirate]

Hi Antroman, I put my hand in and the only heat is coming from the chipset block but doesnt feel too hot to the touch.
It came with 2 motherboard heatsinks the stock ROG one with a little fan, and a Water cooling block that also covers same area. Ive tried removing and re-applying TIM on both but all that did was bring the temps down from 85C to the current 73C. ive check screws and the tightness of the heatsinks
So my question is can anyone recommend a water cooling kit that i can add to the block i have already to get the temps down further.
This is my first move into water cooling so I have no idea where to start.
I think I need a reservoir and a pump and some pipes that fit into my northbridge/southbridge block? I have a Cooler Master HAF 922 case and plenty of room in the 5" inch bays also the case has 2 holes in the back top which I assume are for mounting water cooling.
All my other temps are acceptable to me 30/40C its just the northbridge im concerned about. (maybe later I will water cool everything but i thought i would start with this)
so what basic water cooling bits will i need get my block doing what its meant for.
Thanks in advance for your help.