Hey all,
I finally got this off the ground, after 3 days of do's and dont's (like dont plug in wires while the PSU is running or you'll kill a DVD drive like I did
) Anyways I have pics and I must say that the 7950 runs like a dream, but it runs VERY hot. My 7800 wouldnt get to 60C on its best day, and this thing idles at 65C!!! And thats with the 2 stock coolers, 4 120mm, 1 90mm, and 1 80mm fan!!!! Point is, case airflow is a MUST for this thing. I must also mention its temp threshhold is a staggering 122C according to the control panel. That just blows my mind. Also it raised my case temp so much its making my CPU idle 2-4C hotter too!!! Anywho, without further ado:
My rig I started with (please dont laugh)
My new stuff has arrived (less GPU, but more on that in a bit)
Thermalright XP-120 versus stock AMD processor cooler.......funny aint it
diffrent angle
Mobo installed. I will eventually rewire this bastard 3 times, so needless to sy I know its a mess there.....
Up and running.......Blue aint it
GPU has finally arrived
Ol Skool BFG 7800GTX Overclock Edition
Nvidia 6800, 7800GTX OC, and 7950GX2 EE
Almost fits except the locking bar doesnt go down due to the 7950's frame
All closed up and ready to rock.....
I hope you all like. I had a lot more photos, but ImageShack only allows 1.5Mb and less. Anywho, the specs are below. I have already OC'd my CPU, and memory. Its stable as a rock, and I will benchmark her soon so we can all see what the 7950 is capable of.......
Solo
I finally got this off the ground, after 3 days of do's and dont's (like dont plug in wires while the PSU is running or you'll kill a DVD drive like I did
) Anyways I have pics and I must say that the 7950 runs like a dream, but it runs VERY hot. My 7800 wouldnt get to 60C on its best day, and this thing idles at 65C!!! And thats with the 2 stock coolers, 4 120mm, 1 90mm, and 1 80mm fan!!!! Point is, case airflow is a MUST for this thing. I must also mention its temp threshhold is a staggering 122C according to the control panel. That just blows my mind. Also it raised my case temp so much its making my CPU idle 2-4C hotter too!!! Anywho, without further ado:My rig I started with (please dont laugh)
My new stuff has arrived (less GPU, but more on that in a bit)
Thermalright XP-120 versus stock AMD processor cooler.......funny aint it
diffrent angle
Mobo installed. I will eventually rewire this bastard 3 times, so needless to sy I know its a mess there.....
Up and running.......Blue aint it
GPU has finally arrived
Ol Skool BFG 7800GTX Overclock Edition
Nvidia 6800, 7800GTX OC, and 7950GX2 EE
Almost fits except the locking bar doesnt go down due to the 7950's frame
All closed up and ready to rock.....
I hope you all like. I had a lot more photos, but ImageShack only allows 1.5Mb and less. Anywho, the specs are below. I have already OC'd my CPU, and memory. Its stable as a rock, and I will benchmark her soon so we can all see what the 7950 is capable of.......
Solo
