Jump to content

Welcome to ExtremeHW

Welcome to ExtremeHW, register to take part in our community, don't worry this is a simple FREE process that requires minimal information for you to signup.

 

Registered users can: 

  • Start new topics and reply to others.
  • Show off your PC using our Rig Creator feature.
  • Subscribe to topics and forums to get updates.
  • Get your own profile page to customize.
  • Send personal messages to other members.
  • Take advantage of site exclusive features.
  • Upgrade to Premium to unlock additional sites features.
IGNORED

Red vs. Blue


Fluxmaven
20 Attachments

Recommended Posts

Howdy. 

 

So I thought it would be cool to do a couple of "throwback" builds with Intel + Nvidia vs. All AMD. I'm using the term throwback loosely since the hardware I am currently considering isn't all from the same year but most of it's at least a decade old. 

 

Parts Lists:

 

Red

 

CPU: AMD FX-9590

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z

GPU: Radeon HD 7990

RAM: Either some black and red Adata XPG 2133 Cl10 or some EVGA 1866 CL9 that I know works

Storage: A pair of m.sata Samsung drives on a Vantec RAID card and an Intel 750 series PCIe drive

Case: Maingear Vybe Nero red

PSU: EVGA 850 P2

Cooling

  • Maingear Apex distro
  • EKWB Supremacy Edge Red/plexi (1/100 so fairly rare)
  • EKWB FC7990 SE I'm actually not an EK fanboy, just hard to find 7990 blocks these days
  • Bitspower Leviathan XF 240
  • Barrowch Chameleon fish 240 Red/Acrylic
  • Scythe Gentle Typhoons
  • Noctua A12x15
  • 14mm XSPC hardline fittings with clear PETG, 12/16 EK Quantum Torque with EPDM soft tubing. 

 

 

Blue

 

CPU: Intel i7 2700K

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5

GPU: a pair of GTX Titan Blacks

RAM: Blue G.Skill Ares 2133CL10

Storage: A pair of Samsung 850 Pro, pair of 860 Pro, and an Intel DC P4510 U.2 on PCIe adapter

Case: Lian Li V3000 Plus... Was going to use a Blue/White Maingear Shift I've had for a long time, but Microcenter just dropped the price on V3000's and I had to have one lol

PSU: EVGA 1000 G2

Cooling

  • EK distro that was designed for an O11D that I got cheap open box
  • Thermochill PA 120.4 that's coming out of retirement
  • I've got a dirty old 420mm in the front for mock up but might just get another 480 to put up top and leave the front as intake.  Got a new Alphacool ST30 480mm up top
  • Currently have a Swiftech Apogee II mounted on the board because I thought I was trying to stuff a loop in the Maingear Shift... May switch to a Heatkiller IV.
  • Heatkiller blocks on both Titans
  • Lian Li uni fans... Acquired a ton of these for cheap and have been looking for a way to use them up 
  • Phanteks PH-F140HP II - Again, been wanting to use these up for a while. 
  • 14mm XSPC hardline with frosted PMMA, 13/16 clear soft tube with Koolance QD3's

 

As for fittings and tubing... I haven't decided which system is getting what. They may both end up with a mixture of hard and soft tubing. I have a decent amount of frosted 14mm hard tube and some nice brass 16mm. I also have soft tubing in most common sizes. Mostly EPDM or clear. I'll likely use up some QD3's in the Intel system since there's so much room in that case. 

Edited by Fluxmaven
Changed some hardware
  • Respect 6

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Most of the parts for this build are buried in the closet and it will likely be pretty slow progress, but I'll dump a few pics here for now. The V3000 was a recent purchase so It's still sitting out in the living room 😅 

 

image.thumb.jpeg.cb114f2f26241451163c6ef67e6cd537.jpeg

 

I was on a work trip in Atlanta and went into Microcenter to kill some time. This case wouldn't have fit in my Mustang or Miata lol

 

image.thumb.jpeg.9cd1b69fdbe3703cbe5e4ef2d97bbd2a.jpeg

 

O11D Distro plate doesn't look too bad in there.

 

image.thumb.jpeg.50525e5bdd26a4bea9d524009abe9267.jpeg

 

These 140mm Fans have 120mm mounting. So I mounted the fans to the plate with fan screws, then sat it on the radiator and attached the rad with short screws. 

 

 

Edited by Fluxmaven
  • Respect 1

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Some older pics of stuff

image.thumb.jpeg.c12be3f5c8b99c94c7298d0c08da0327.jpeg image.thumb.jpeg.c014279ae72ad904385bc5291328ce09.jpeg

 

The FX setup during some HWBot comp. I don't have any photos of the XPG RAM working on any systems, so I'm assuming it's a DOA ebay find, but I'll give it another try since it looks nice. 

 

image.thumb.jpeg.5ef64aa5da98e66d17317c5bea19bcd3.jpeg

That mint 7990 block... 

image.thumb.jpeg.bd43b7177109e7cab0226e62e696afd9.jpeg

GTX 690... If any of Y'all have a block for this, slide in my DMs 

 

 

  • Respect 2
  • Shocked 1

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

That's an awesome idea! Cant wait to see progression pictures.

 

I'd love to do something similar at some point, there's definitely something cool about making old equipment shine. Reminds me of the Modstek treatment for older hardware (YouTube) 

null

Owned

 Share

CPU: Ryzen 7700X
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

That V3000 is gigantic. Looking forward to it!

null

Showcase

 Share

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4-3600 (@ 3733 CL14)
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
SSD/NVME: x2 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB
SSD/NVME 2: Crucial MX500 1TB
PSU: be Quiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
MONITOR: LG 42" C4 OLED
Full Rig Info

null

Owned

 Share

CPU: E8400, i5-650, i7-870, i7-960, i5-2400, i7-4790k, i9-10900k, i3-13100, i9-13900ks
GPU: many
RAM: Corsair 32GB DDR3-2400 | Oloy Blade 16GB DDR4-3600 | Crucial 16GB DDR5-5600
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P7P55 WS SC | ASUS Z97 Deluxe | EVGA Z490 Dark | EVGA Z790 Dark Kingpin
SSD/NVME: Samsung 870 Evo 1TB | Inland 1TB Gen 4
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX 1000W
CASE: Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 - bench mode
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 LTSC
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: M1 Pro
RAM: 32GB
SSD/NVME: 1TB
OPERATING SYSTEM: MacOS Sonoma
CASE: Space Grey
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

20241222_153222.thumb.jpg.dc1199deea269d2774a76f40cf291037.jpg

Was originally thinking of vertical mounting but the 7990 is a long boi so it'll have to slip behind the distro.

20241223_194432.thumb.jpg.a65f174b22ca3d229aee165b6ec31aa0.jpg

Another space issue. Had to swap a slim fan in since the other hit the pump. I had two so I put one on the other side for push/pull.

20241223_210221.thumb.jpg.4909f1a5040131d03abc6a604238941d.jpg

How it sits currently. Will put the GPU block on next so I can start mocking up tubing ideas. 

  • Respect 2

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Being snowed in, I had some free time to work on these rigs. Got the waterblock on the 7990 

 

20250104_145152.thumb.jpg.94c516f9a1b4dcf625ddd9b53955d228.jpg

 

Got all the Sata SSDs installed. Top two are the 850 Pros, the bottom two are actually 860 Pros because I found a pair of them cheaper than getting more of the 850s. Will probably RAID 0 both pairs. 

 

20250106_171539.thumb.jpg.942d8894f1c400b4ac0bc520856fd3e6.jpg20250106_171402.thumb.jpg.5d9be570accfb7bb48c6958c0a527f58.jpg

 

Went ahead and tossed the board in. I have been on the fence about keeping that Apogee Drive II on there but I figured it's era appropriate and YOLO triple pumps. The one on the distro is the super weak DDC 3.1 6W pump. I have a spare DIYINHK 10-18W upgrade PCB that I bought a couple of to repair a 3 hour old DDC 4.2 that suffered a tragic accident (RIP). If I'm bothering to solder in one of those PCBs I'd rather start with reviving the good pump though. AFAIK the Swiftech still has the original MCP35X but It still worked last I checked so I'm not going to open it up to find out lol. The 3rd pump is an Aquacomputer Aquastream XT USB. 

  • Respect 2

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

24 minutes ago, Fluxmaven said:

Being snowed in, I had some free time to work on these rigs. Got the waterblock on the 7990 

 

20250104_145152.thumb.jpg.94c516f9a1b4dcf625ddd9b53955d228.jpg

 

Got all the Sata SSDs installed. Top two are the 850 Pros, the bottom two are actually 860 Pros because I found a pair of them cheaper than getting more of the 850s. Will probably RAID 0 both pairs. 

 

20250106_171539.thumb.jpg.942d8894f1c400b4ac0bc520856fd3e6.jpg20250106_171402.thumb.jpg.5d9be570accfb7bb48c6958c0a527f58.jpg

 

Went ahead and tossed the board in. I have been on the fence about keeping that Apogee Drive II on there but I figured it's era appropriate and YOLO triple pumps. The one on the distro is the super weak DDC 3.1 6W pump. I have a spare DIYINHK 10-18W upgrade PCB that I bought a couple of to repair a 3 hour old DDC 4.2 that suffered a tragic accident (RIP). If I'm bothering to solder in one of those PCBs I'd rather start with reviving the good pump though. AFAIK the Swiftech still has the original MCP35X but It still worked last I checked so I'm not going to open it up to find out lol. The 3rd pump is an Aquacomputer Aquastream XT USB. 

Damn. My cables are just a mess. This is sexy.

  • Agreed 1

null

Showcase

 Share

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4-3600 (@ 3733 CL14)
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
SSD/NVME: x2 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB
SSD/NVME 2: Crucial MX500 1TB
PSU: be Quiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
MONITOR: LG 42" C4 OLED
Full Rig Info

null

Owned

 Share

CPU: E8400, i5-650, i7-870, i7-960, i5-2400, i7-4790k, i9-10900k, i3-13100, i9-13900ks
GPU: many
RAM: Corsair 32GB DDR3-2400 | Oloy Blade 16GB DDR4-3600 | Crucial 16GB DDR5-5600
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P7P55 WS SC | ASUS Z97 Deluxe | EVGA Z490 Dark | EVGA Z790 Dark Kingpin
SSD/NVME: Samsung 870 Evo 1TB | Inland 1TB Gen 4
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX 1000W
CASE: Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 - bench mode
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 LTSC
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: M1 Pro
RAM: 32GB
SSD/NVME: 1TB
OPERATING SYSTEM: MacOS Sonoma
CASE: Space Grey
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

11 minutes ago, Sir Beregond said:

Damn. My cables are just a mess. This is sexy.

It's easier to make it look decent when you don't need the build at all. My main rig always has the sloppiest cabling because I don't like having a lot of down time on a system I actually use.

 

The AMD rig could honestly be done in a weekend. The intel one needs some stuff. I'm thinking of ditching the 420 and getting another 480 rad for the roof of the case to fill it out a bit more. I also need to buy a block for the 2nd Titan Black. I actually do have another 480 with a pinhole leak on the end tank that I could solder, but I'd rather just buy one from the 🥑 stash. 

 

I might also try drilling and tapping the feet on the V3000+ to add some casters. This thing is heavy AF and I still haven't added half the stuff. 

  • Respect 1

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Administrators
4 hours ago, Fluxmaven said:

Being snowed in, I had some free time to work on these rigs. Got the waterblock on the 7990 

 

20250104_145152.thumb.jpg.94c516f9a1b4dcf625ddd9b53955d228.jpg

 

Got all the Sata SSDs installed. Top two are the 850 Pros, the bottom two are actually 860 Pros because I found a pair of them cheaper than getting more of the 850s. Will probably RAID 0 both pairs. 

 

20250106_171539.thumb.jpg.942d8894f1c400b4ac0bc520856fd3e6.jpg20250106_171402.thumb.jpg.5d9be570accfb7bb48c6958c0a527f58.jpg

 

Went ahead and tossed the board in. I have been on the fence about keeping that Apogee Drive II on there but I figured it's era appropriate and YOLO triple pumps. The one on the distro is the super weak DDC 3.1 6W pump. I have a spare DIYINHK 10-18W upgrade PCB that I bought a couple of to repair a 3 hour old DDC 4.2 that suffered a tragic accident (RIP). If I'm bothering to solder in one of those PCBs I'd rather start with reviving the good pump though. AFAIK the Swiftech still has the original MCP35X but It still worked last I checked so I'm not going to open it up to find out lol. The 3rd pump is an Aquacomputer Aquastream XT USB. 

That 7990 though.......  🤤

null

Owned

 Share

CPU: Ryzen 7800 x3d
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
RAM: 64GB Patriot Viper DDR5 @ 6200, 28-36-34-70, 1.50v
PSU: Seasonic Focus Gold 1000w
GPU: Sapphire Pulse 7900XTX Nitro+ Flashed
SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar DGX
OPTICAL: USB Pioneer DVD-RW + Lightscribe
SSD/NVME: 118GB Intel Optane x2
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Fresh block installed on the 2nd Titan Black.

 

image.thumb.jpeg.a5e43cf5fadbbbfeec724de5c903e065.jpeg

 

Some old glamor shots of my other Titan Black from the last build it was in. Gold backplate isn't ideal for the blue and white theme, but I'm getting tired of spending money on this build I'm going to use for a couple hours then likely ignore in the corner for years lol. 

 

That said... If someone has a couple matching Titan backplates laying around... 

 

Fq0azt2.jpeg

OwewS8U.jpeg

1b3bw16.png

 

  • Respect 2

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Administrators

That reminds me, I have a 5870 block I've still gotta take pictures of for Sir B.  🤣

Those Titans are looking real good though......  😍

  • Respect 1
  • Agreed 1

null

Owned

 Share

CPU: Ryzen 7800 x3d
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
RAM: 64GB Patriot Viper DDR5 @ 6200, 28-36-34-70, 1.50v
PSU: Seasonic Focus Gold 1000w
GPU: Sapphire Pulse 7900XTX Nitro+ Flashed
SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar DGX
OPTICAL: USB Pioneer DVD-RW + Lightscribe
SSD/NVME: 118GB Intel Optane x2
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Made some progress on this.The system will likely dual boot windows 10 and either 7 or XP for legacy benches so I wanted it to be easy to swap GPUs. So those got soft tubing with QD3s. The basement rad and pump will be soft tubing but the rest of the runs in the main chamber will be hard tubing. 

 

20250125_135912.thumb.jpg.057fc01ece1d9309d8df4ae589f7c2c6.jpg

 

Some old school stuff hiding down low. The thermochill rad with an Aquastream Eheim pump on a shoggy sandwich.

 

20250125_135644.thumb.jpg.4dbeedcfbdfa40fa003cb4935c13020d.jpg

  • Respect 1

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 5 weeks later...

The AMD rig is up and running. 

 

This case is not nearly as easy to work with as the gigantic Lian Li so it took some silly solutions to get everything together. Biggest hurdle was connecting the two radiators together. The ports on the top rad are below the ports on the front rad. I tried several different combos of offset fittings and adapters... Ended up just using a couple 90 degree 10/13mm Alphacool fittings with a little loop of EPDM to go into the back chamber of the case, around the front panel and into the front radiator. 

 

The fill port on the distro is also too close to the radiator to slip even a low profile 90 degree adapter into so filling the system is a bit tricky.

 

image.thumb.jpeg.c6bb7631e18b73a8f7bce739db6f1293.jpeg

 

image.thumb.jpeg.85b6289f8df3861bc06adb4cb442f234.jpeg

 

Ran just the rads with a filter for a few days which is why there is moisture in the distro. Got all the lines ran and pressure tested before filling her up with red Aquacomputer DP Ultra.

 

image.thumb.jpeg.9c8858945991cf85727138a5c066c021.jpeg

 

Old ass hardware in a new case means, a few extra front panel cables that aren't used. Case came with the fan/rgb hub built in which is convenient. Didn't go nuts perfecting the cable management, just wanted it good enough to not need to stand on the back panel to get it closed 😂

 

image.thumb.jpeg.4c36ebb6f15143016a208f736eccee44.jpeg

 

The first flash drive I grabbed from the pile ended up being a stripped down copy of windows 11... which oddly installed perfectly fine. I'll need to find my win7 boot drive at some point, but the system works for now.  Damn thing idles over 200w stock and a quick timespy run was low 600w draw. Once I get a decent overclock dialed in on the CPU and GPU, this thing is gonna be a real space heater... Which I expected lol 

  • Respect 1

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Premium Platinum - Lifetime

This is fantastic Flux, good job! Way beyond my skills.

 

However I wanted to mention briefly that back in 2012 I had a FX-8350 @ 5ghz on a Corsair H100i as well as a Sapphire Vapor X 7970. Eventually I also had two R9 290 Tri-X as well. So this is pretty nostalgic for me. I love the team red build. Nice work 👍

  • Thanks 1

{"USD":"5179"}

Owned

 Share

CPU: Ryzen 9 9950X
MOTHERBOARD: Asus ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming Wifi
RAM: G.skill TridentZ5 7600MHz 36-45-45-45
GPU: MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090
MONITOR: Acer Ultrawide 3440x1440 144Hz HDR400 FreeSync Premium
SSD/NVME: Crucial T700 1TB PCIE 5 M.2
PSU: Superflower Leadex VII XG 1300w Gold
CPU COOLER: EK Nucleus AIO black edition 360mm
Full Rig Info

null

Owned

 Share

CPU: i5-7600k 4.5GHz
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS ROG Strix Z270H Gaming
RAM: G.skill Flare X DDR4 3333MHz 14-14-14
CASE: Silverstone Grandia series GD09
SSD/NVME: Samsung 850 Evo
GPU: GT 710
CPU COOLER: Thermalright AXP120-X67 Low Profile CPU Air Cooler
MONITOR: Asus V239H 1080p 60Hz IPS
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks guys. 

 

I also have a pair of 7970s with waterblocks but those are a lot less cool than a 7990. Back in 2012 I was still running an i7 870 with an EVGA 560 TI Classified. That year I helped my best friend build his first custom PC which was actually the 2700K and motherboard that I'm using for the team blue build. He gave them to me when I helped him build his next PC which was a Ryzen 2700X with dual 1080 Ti's. 

 

It's hilariously tiny, but I also have a Fury X with a waterblock that I need to bench and do something with. Back when it was relevant, I did what every smart person did and bought a 980 Ti instead 🤣

Had it paired with a 4790K since AMD was still a joke on the CPU front at that time. Not exactly era appropriate, but maybe I'll pair the Fury X with a first gen Ryzen. Or better yet a first gen Threadripper. Granted something like a Vega Frontier would be a more appropriate pairing for a Threadripper... That involves me buying even more old crap though lol. 

 

Now that you guys can get a bit of a glimpse into my thought process, it's easier to understand how I end up with an entire room full of hardware that I haven't done anything with. 

 

  • Agreed 1

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5900X + Optimus block
MOTHERBOARD: MSI X570 Ace
GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra + Optimus block
RAM: 32GB Oloy Blade 3600CL14
SSD/NVME: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 2: 1TB SN750 Black
SSD/NVME 3: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
CASE: LD PC-V7
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 7800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: B650E-I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5
GPU: Reference 6950 XT
CASE: InWin D-Frame Mini
WC RADIATOR: MO-RA3 with 4x180mm Silverstone fans
FAN CONTROLLER: Aquaero
Full Rig Info

Owned

 Share

CPU: 12600KF
MOTHERBOARD: Z790I Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
GPU: RTX 2080
CASE: Sliger SM580
WC RESEVOIR: Phanteks R160C
WC RADIATOR: XSPC TX240 Ultrathin
FANS: Phanteks T30
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Premium Platinum - Lifetime
16 hours ago, Fluxmaven said:

Had it paired with a 4790K since AMD was still a joke on the CPU front at that time. Not exactly era appropriate, but maybe I'll pair the Fury X with a first gen Ryzen. Or better yet a first gen Threadripper. Granted something like a Vega Frontier would be a more appropriate pairing for a Threadripper... That involves me buying even more old crap though lol. 

 

 

 

 

On this topic, yeah I had a FX-8350 and switched to a 4790k precisely because the FX-8350, even at 5GHz, was bottlenecking the two R9 290s I had. One card was fine, but with two:

 

Unigine Valley 1080p:

FX-8350 @ 5GHZ with two 290s - 95 fps

4790k stock with 290s at same clocks - 110 fps

4790k overclocked to 4.5GHz and memory tuned - 135 fps

 

Pretty huge difference. Not sure why I remember it. Some people will disagree on it, and it might only be synthetics, but I think the FX 100% bottlenecked those two cards.

{"USD":"5179"}

Owned

 Share

CPU: Ryzen 9 9950X
MOTHERBOARD: Asus ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming Wifi
RAM: G.skill TridentZ5 7600MHz 36-45-45-45
GPU: MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090
MONITOR: Acer Ultrawide 3440x1440 144Hz HDR400 FreeSync Premium
SSD/NVME: Crucial T700 1TB PCIE 5 M.2
PSU: Superflower Leadex VII XG 1300w Gold
CPU COOLER: EK Nucleus AIO black edition 360mm
Full Rig Info

null

Owned

 Share

CPU: i5-7600k 4.5GHz
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS ROG Strix Z270H Gaming
RAM: G.skill Flare X DDR4 3333MHz 14-14-14
CASE: Silverstone Grandia series GD09
SSD/NVME: Samsung 850 Evo
GPU: GT 710
CPU COOLER: Thermalright AXP120-X67 Low Profile CPU Air Cooler
MONITOR: Asus V239H 1080p 60Hz IPS
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. ExtremeHW uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of products and services. ExtremeHW has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times. All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law. For more information please see our Privacy Policy