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Oh, just got this in my mail...
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Pr1ncess Alia
Doomheim
#21 - 2013-02-10 09:33:15 UTC
Rain6639 wrote:
Zimmy, I made the jump from 3 to 5 simultaneous clients and invested blew... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CbYr

using my 5 monitors (Samsung PX2370 refurbished for $195 each) and sinking some more $ in to cables and some networking equipment (2x Netgear R6300 802.11 ac wireless routers, to use one as a bridge for a 5 Ghz Gigabit+ wireless network extension)

easily cleared $4,000 to run five simultaneous clients at 60fps..........

how much do you want it!

and added a $1100 60-inch LED TV, and a new PS3 for Dust


Watch that corsair cooler, I had pumps on two of them die on me (both with only a few months in service, new not refurbished or anything) and would have heated to auto-shutdown temp fast if I hadn't been using a temp monitor/alarm prog. I said to hell with it and went with a good standard air solution (they don't get much cooler than a normal sink/fan anyways)

And while for just that setup it's probably just enough (no regular platter drives), you aren't leaving yourself much overhead with 2 7970s on a 850w supply. I would have gone 1k or 1250 and you really should if you add any more components at all.
Rain6639
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#22 - 2013-02-10 10:40:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Rain6639
yah, didn't know I'd be going with dual 7970's originally.

truth be told, the Corsair H100 isn't being used at the moment. I didn't like the pressure it used against the motherboard to apply itself.

even at full-tilt with five clients open and one monitor on backup, my UPS tells me its output is 440W. (now selling for $163, if you're curious)

the UPS isn't so much for power outages as it is for normalizing the constant variation in residential power, so that my PSU never feels it. "pure sine wave" is the important part. details are in the product overview (PFC power supply technology)

it also has a USB interface that gives windows a "power remaining" readout that turns the desktop into the idea of a laptop........

Big smile
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