iBUYPOWER AMD 8-Core Rig

[Psyrus]

Originally Posted by [R-COM]rushn

you are still going with dual ATI in crossfire?

Originally Posted by darkside12

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm going to.

You may wish to have a read of this rather recent article.

Micro-Stuttering And GPU Scaling In CrossFire And SLI : Micro-Stuttering, Multi-Card Scaling, And More!

[mangeface]

Originally Posted by Psyrus

You may wish to have a read of this rather recent article.

Micro-Stuttering And GPU Scaling In CrossFire And SLI : Micro-Stuttering, Multi-Card Scaling, And More!

Interesting article. A little in the dark on it though. I'm not too knowledgeable on computers.

Looked a bit on NewEgg and read some reviews. Other than driver issues, this AMD 7950 seems pretty solid. Also seems like the fans are extremely loud at operating speed from what everyone's said on the reviews on the 7950s and 7970s.

SAPPHIRE 11196-02-40G Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (OC Version)

[rushn]

Quiet card - even at load.I think they become audible at high loads but so do all the cards

it seems they get loud after 40%

if you want you can liquid cool your card werent you going to get aliquid cooling kit

[samogon100500]

Originally Posted by [R-COM]rushn

Quiet card - even at load.I think they become audible at high loads but so do all the cards

it seems they get loud after 40%

if you want you can liquid cool your card werent you going to get aliquid cooling kit

Agree,have same cooling system on my 6950.Idle fan speed ~20%.not so much loud.
After 40% - going loud,but also temperature not much that 70 degree.

[mangeface]

Originally Posted by [R-COM]rushn

Quiet card - even at load.I think they become audible at high loads but so do all the cards

it seems they get loud after 40%

if you want you can liquid cool your card werent you going to get aliquid cooling kit

Yeah, but not sure what's a good one to get. I have the Corsair H100 for the CPU.

[rushn]

well most of them are about the same try looking at reviews and see which one outputs the least noise

noise should not be your biggest concern since those graphics card can churn out a lot of power

[mangeface]

Alright, so everything except the CPUs and GPU have came in, which I'm expecting them to arrive today. So far I've gotten the PSU mounted, the RAM in the mobo, disk drives and data drive installed. I've kind of hit a slump until the CPUs arrive.

[LITOralis.nMd]

Newegg video on how to build pc:
Newegg TV: How To Build a Computer - Part 2 - The Build - YouTube

Maximum PC video on how to build PC:
How to Build a PC - Every Step Explained on Vimeo

And this is the best one:
Tomshardware.com video and troubleshooting FAQ on building a PC:
Step-by-Step Guide to Building a PC - New-System-Build - Homebuilt-Systems
PERFORM THESE STEPS before posting about POST/boot/no video problems! - New-System-Build - Homebuilt-Systems

[mangeface]

Okay gentlemen, the computer is completely built. It's 0145 where I live and I'm going to bed. Tomorrows task is to get a desk and start the rig up for the first time. Everyone, thank you for the suggestions and inputs and I hope this computer runs like a dream.

darkside

[rushn]

hopefully it runs