Ahhhhhhhhh! Nerdgasm!!!

[YBS1]

Finally, I wasn't sure I was ever going to see these. Still can't play with 'em yet though, my SLI fittings won't be here until Wednesday. Oddly enough they came as bare cards, you had to attach the block/backplate, I figured for sure they would already be assembled.

BTW, does anyone have any clue what the highlighted push button is in pic 3? There wasn't any documentation included on it in the box, my first guess is probably a BIOS switch.

 

[LTC8K6]

Power limit over ride?

 

[nitromullet]

there’s also a knob on the card which is for the Boost BIOS that ups the clock speeds by a simple press that are stored in a second BIOS.

http://wccftech.com/galax-unveils-g...e-colored-highly-modified-pcbs/#ixzz3ljOeJ5Xn

 

[LTC8K6]

"The button to the left is called (and I kid you not!) 'Hyper Boost' technology and acts like a hardware turbocharger, increasing fan speed and maximum power delivered to the GPU with the push of a button."

From a 980 HOF review, referring to that same button.

 

[AtenRa]

Finally, I wasn't sure I was ever going to see these. Still can't play with 'em yet though, my SLI fittings won't be here until Wednesday. Oddly enough they came as bare cards, you had to attach the block/backplate, I figured for sure they would already be assembled.

BTW, does anyone have any clue what the highlighted push button is in pic 3? There wasn't any documentation included on it in the box, my first guess is probably a BIOS switch.

Nice :thumbsup:

 

[YBS1]

"The button to the left is called (and I kid you not!) 'Hyper Boost' technology and acts like a hardware turbocharger, increasing fan speed and maximum power delivered to the GPU with the push of a button."

From a 980 HOF review, referring to that same button.

I should be entitled to a partial refund then, as it most assuredly will not increase my fan speeds.

Nice :thumbsup:

Thanks! I waffled back and forth between three or four. I wanted four "just because", but I'd like at some point to get an NVMe drive, and that is an either/or situation on the Rampage. So as three is overkill anyway and quad scaling was horribad in the one review I saw, three it is.

 

[moonbogg]

Nice cards. Those are sick looking. They are deserving of a whole new case and water loop, as pretty as possible IMO.

 

[KingFatty]

OH on second glance I just noticed the printed circuit board itself is also white, man that's smooth.

 

[YBS1]

OH on second glance I just noticed the printed circuit board itself is also white, man that's smooth.

Yeah, Soyo used to make enthusiast motherboards on white pcb, I don't know if they are even still in business anymore, that would have looked wicked together. I was hoping Asus would have made a "white" edition Rampage this time instead of the black like X79. I guess standard ROG black and red had to suffice though. So pretty much most of my system is now white and black with just a splash of red from the Rampage and the red bridge of the Bitspower full coverage motherboard block.

 

[guskline]

YBS1, IMPRESSIVE! Now that you have crossed out the triple radiators in your sig, can you tell us what radiator setup you are using? I squeezed 3 XSPC RX480 v3s in my Thermaltake Core X9 case and I only cool my 5960x and a single GTX0980TI.

 

[YBS1]

YBS1, IMPRESSIVE! Now that you have crossed out the triple radiators in your sig, can you tell us what radiator setup you are using? I squeezed 3 XSPC RX480 v3s in my Thermaltake Core X9 case and I only cool my 5960x and a single GTX0980TI.

It will be two UT60's, two XT45's, and an MCR320. All are 3x120 except one of the UT60's, it's a 2x120. Three mcp35x pumps.

 

[guskline]

It will be two UT60's, two XT45's, and an MCR320. All are 3x120 except one of the UT60's, it's a 2x120. Three mcp35x pumps.

Holy Smokes! Do I need to ship you my MO-RA3-420 as "backup"?:biggrin:

BTW, how are you controlling all of the fans? How much more heat are you actually dumping into the loop with the 3 GTX980TIS vs the 2 780 Classifieds?

 

[YBS1]

Holy Smokes! Do I need to ship you my MO-RA3-420 as "backup"?:biggrin:

BTW, how are you controlling all of the fans? How much more heat are you actually dumping into the loop with the 3 GTX980TIS vs the 2 780 Classifieds?

Possibly, let's see how the water temperatures are first....

Fans are all controlled by pwm, most being ran through Swiftech 8 way splitters. Pump speed is being controlled by cpu temp and the fans will be controlled based off water temperature. The Classifieds weren't in the loop, so we'll see if the two additional radiators counter the three gpu's.

 

[Dahak]

"The button to the left is called (and I kid you not!) 'Hyper Boost' technology and acts like a hardware turbocharger, increasing fan speed and maximum power delivered to the GPU with the push of a button."

From a 980 HOF review, referring to that same button.

This what I thought when i heard turbo button

 

[iiiankiii]

It will be two UT60's, two XT45's, and an MCR320. All are 3x120 except one of the UT60's, it's a 2x120. Three mcp35x pumps.

Wow! Are you trying to cool a nuclear reactor or a 290x? . If it's a 290x, I don't think that's enough. I kid, I kid.

That's an awesome setup. Very impressive. I can't wait to see how high the clocks on those HOFs can go!! :thumbsup:

 

[RussianSensation]

Congrats! Beautiful cards. Looks like an epic GPU upgrade in the making. Looking forward to seeing your fully complete rig (MOAR pictures!!!).

 

[MongGrel]

:twisted:

I can only drool.

A lot.

 

[YBS1]

Congrats! Beautiful cards. Looks like an epic GPU upgrade in the making. Looking forward to seeing your fully complete rig (MOAR pictures!!!).

I might try to do a kind of build (or rebuild in this case) thread as I put it back together. It would look nicer with hardline tubing but I'm not sure how adequate my hardline bending skills would be. I already had tons of black compression fittings so I stuck with what I knew this go around.

 

[YBS1]

Wow! Are you trying to cool a nuclear reactor or a 290x? . If it's a 290x, I don't think that's enough. I kid, I kid.

That's an awesome setup. Very impressive. I can't wait to see how high the clocks on those HOFs can go!! :thumbsup:

I'm actually a bit prepared to be disappointed with clock speeds. Seems most decent 980Ti's have similar ceilings. I just had my heart set on this non reference, all white, watercooled variant since they unveiled it a few months back. It was by no means a good value proposition.

 

[guskline]

YBS1, BrightCandle had posted a rough formula to determine the number of 120 mm rad spaces needed for a delta not to exceed 10 with fans at a very low speed (600 to 800 rpms). I think it is this:
total thermal output of the loop divided by either 120 or 130 to yield the number of rad spaces needed to properly cool with fans at 800 rpm.

My 5960x is OC to 4.4 Ghz and has a max thermal output of 250 Watts. The 980 TI SC is at most 275 W so clearly I have excess rad capacity.

Lets do a calculation on your new build. Suppose we up the 5960x to 275W and assume the gpus are at least 300W each. That's 1175W. If we divide by 120 = 9.7 120mm rad spaces. You will have 14 120mm spaces so you should have PLENTY of capacity. If you OC your gpus and push each to 400W (that;s a lot) and push the cpu to 300w that's 1500W /120 =12.5 rad spaces so you are still golden. (I have 12 120 mm rad spaces).

 

[guskline]

:biggrin:BTW, YBS1 with "only" 1 GTX980TI SC (watercooled with EK block) I was stunned at the performance. The card is a BEAST. I can only imagine what 3 HOFs will be like!

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!

 

[Attic]

This thread delivers

 

[moonbogg]

Possibly, let's see how the water temperatures are first....

Fans are all controlled by pwm, most being ran through Swiftech 8 way splitters. Pump speed is being controlled by cpu temp and the fans will be controlled based off water temperature. The Classifieds weren't in the loop, so we'll see if the two additional radiators counter the three gpu's.

I love the way you plan on controlling the fans and pumps. That sounds like the most legit way to do it. Does increasing flow help the CPU temp though? Or was that just a fancy and sweet way to control pump speed? Also you have three pumps. That's one for each GPU
Regarding RAD capacity, I think what you have is good. I think its crazy that my rig has 9x120 and it would still benefit from having more, since increasing fan speed still drops temps. I can't wait to see where those HOFs end up at as far as clock speed is concerned, and I'm curious about how your CPU does and how your temps all balance out.
This project is disgusting. Make a dedicated thread. If this project isn't worthy of a dedicated thread, then no project is. DO IT AND PICS PICS PICS!
Then again, I guess this actually is a dedicated thread

 

[Sabrewings]

I'm curious... What will these 24 billion transistors be doing?

 

[moonbogg]

I'm curious... What will these 24 billion transistors be doing?

If all they do is provide a heat load for his water loop, that's justification enough in my book :thumbsup: