NikoDG Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 From ma thread - http://www.nordichardware.com/news/71-graphics/44786-radeon-hd-7000-series-revealed-gcn-tahiti-2-048-cores-at-1-ghz.html#comments XDR2 seems gone? Odd, this news post also says it should be out in January, guess the best way to see what will happen is to wait it out a little. Personally, I think they should have released the 7990 before Christmas, that'd make a killer present Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 Odd, this news post also says it should be out in January, guess the best way to see what will happen is to wait it out a little. Personally, I think they should have released the 7990 before Christmas, that'd make a killer present As in sell 2 kidneys ya But I don't want em to rush it but I don't want em to delay it loads... look at Bulldozer I'm guessing XDR2 wasn't needed but prices seem higher than the one with XDR2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 As in sell 2 kidneys ya But I don't want em to rush it but I don't want em to delay it loads... look at Bulldozer I'm guessing XDR2 wasn't needed but prices seem higher than the one with XDR2 Yeah the BullDozer kinda blows. Maybe someday we'll be able to make use of that many cores and it will actually be good though? And that's bizarre, isn't it? Wasn't XDR2 supposed to be faster? They scrap that and raise the price? Something doesn't quite jive >.< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
medbor Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) one 2x140 radiator for 4 gpus? you know that each gpu at stock will draw about as much as your cpu really overlocked right? I would at least have 2x(2x120mm) radiators for two 6990s but thats just me... You will of cource mbe much more quiet and cool than stock even with this, but it is not the optimim setup since one of the radiators will get about 600W of warmth, and the other one about 200W. And of course the sickest build possible right now! congrats!! Edited December 5, 2011 by medbor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 Alright, so, I'm gonna admit that I love the CM Storm Trooper Case, I mean it's amazing in almost every way. Firstly the connectivity and ease of assembly are outstanding; 2x USB 3.0, a fan speed controller, X-Disk, and more HDD and SSD space then you can shake a stick at, not to mention the 9+1 expansion slots which is frankly staggering. The aesthetics are jaw-dropping, in my opinion anyway, this case with Red-LED fans and a cooling loop would look insane. Not to mention the name, Storm Trooper? Who was the genius who came up with that one? You know, I'm getting a real Star Wars vibe, first the name, then all the red, can anyone say Sith Lord? Anyways, I'm just starting to sound a little too nerdy So getting to the point, if CoolerMaster says that it is possible to mount a +400mm radiator vertically by removing the HDD cages, then wouldn't it make sense that by removing one you could mount a vertical radiator in it's place? (With a little modding of course) Now the cages are cooled by 120mm fans, so it would make sense that you could fit at least a 120mm radiator (maybe a 140mm if I'm lucky) in place of a case, and since I only plan on using four 3.5" HDD's I don't think I'll miss one cage. So this should give me the ability to mount two 2x120mm radiators, one at the top rear, one at the bottom front, and then a single 120mm radiator. So I'm hoping I may be able to get a decent amount of water cooling power out of it without heavy modification. The best way to increase the efficiency of your water cooling loop is by increasing three things: radiator surfact area, water flow, and airflow through the radiators. Now, Stoneyboy779 gave me a few suggestions, one was to use XS-PC RX style radiators, thought he was concerned that they would probably be too thick to fit into the Trooper (that sounds kinda dirty). Now, due to the size of the HDD cage I plan on removing I think it should be no problem fitting an RX120 radiator in it's place. The bottom front of the Trooper looks pretty cramped so it's very doubtful I could fit an RX style radiator there, I would probably end up mounting an EX240 there, but the top back of the case looks a lot roomier so it may be possible to mount and RX240 in the space. He also suggested I use a Swiftech pump, so the MCP655 comes to mind. Now the pumps I were planning on reach about 17Lpm together on a double circuit, but this beast reaches speeds near 21Lpm on it's own at the maximum speed setting. That covers my first two bases, now there's only one thing left that I can improve on, the fan power. Now this should be fairly easy to take care of by both; getting higher RPM fans that are able to move more air, and putting fans in a push-pull configuration where I have enough room. Now a lot of this is theory but this is what I'm thinking of as far as a revised cooling loop for the Trooper (and if this still fails it really is time to find a different case sadly). Reservoir -> Pump (MCP655) -> CPU Water Block -> Memory Water Block -> Radiator (EX240 w/ normal fan config) -> GPU Water Block #1 -> Radiator (RX120 w/ push-pull config) -> GPU Water Block #2 -> Radiator (RX240 possibly w/ push-pull config) -> Reservoir. If anyone knows if this level of modification on the Trooper case is possible I would greatly appreciate some input. Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek33 Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 Yeah the BullDozer kinda blows. Maybe someday we'll be able to make use of that many cores and it will actually be good though? And that's bizarre, isn't it? Wasn't XDR2 supposed to be faster? They scrap that and raise the price? Something doesn't quite jive >.< Probably doesn't need the bandwidth? Still prices seems higher now But still good for performance That would be nice but they and Windows/BIOS makers/Mobo makers need to optimize it... and AMD not to make it super complex for no reason... I mean P2 is as simple as a brick and it worked... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 Probably doesn't need the bandwidth? Still prices seems higher now But still good for performance That would be nice but they and Windows/BIOS makers/Mobo makers need to optimize it... and AMD not to make it super complex for no reason... I mean P2 is as simple as a brick and it worked... Yeah, I'm hoping when those next generation GPU's come out and start getting benchmarked that AMD has the better product, they really need a break, lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 AMD not to make it super complex for no reason... I mean P2 is as simple as a brick and it worked... Phenom 2 simple? Not at all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 Phenom 2 simple? Not at all! Well it had 4 cores with nothing like hyperthreading etc so it was simple Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 Well it had 4 cores with nothing like hyperthreading etc so it was simple 4 cores that perform as well as they do is still extremely impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 4 cores that perform as well as they do is still extremely impressive. Yeah, I wish AMD developed em further instead of Bulldozer... shoulda kept BD when it was needed and improve/update then... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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