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UisTehSux
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States693 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-06 06:39:38
March 06 2011 06:18 GMT
#1
COMPUTER RIG UPDATE! :D

Hello everyone! If anyone remembers me (which I highly doubt) I'm the nerd who last posted a blog about how much he loves his new motherboard and windows 7:

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=184141

Well I'm back with some up to date specs on my computer! And I have some things to say about my upgrades.

Current rig specs:

Windows 7 64-bit Home premium
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3-AMD 890GX chipset
AMD Phenom II x6 1090T
Corsair H50 running as a push/pull-intake configuration
1 TB WD Caviar black HDD
4GB G.Skill DDR3 1333 RAM (7-7-7-21)
X2 AMD 6870 CrossfireX [One MSI, the other an HIS.]
Thermaltake Black widow 850watt modular PSU
All inside of a Lancool PC-K62 case.

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I have a problem with the HIS AMD 6870. I'm a first time user of Crossfire, or any multi-GPU set up for the matter, but I've noticed this card runs significantly hotter than its MSI counterpart. I don't know if its because that's just how CrossfireX works out, or the position of the GPU within my case, but the GPU will usually run between 7 to 10c higher than the MSI card!

While playing the Cysis 2 demo, the MSI card will hover around the relatively standard load temps for a 6870, between 70-75c. But during load, the HIS card has been wondering into the 80s. After a round or two of the crysis 2 demo (on 'GAMER' settings, because personally I can't tell the difference between either of the graphical settings other than lower FPS...) the HIS topped out at a pretty toasty 85c. :O

I bought the MSI 6870 when the cards were first released at $249. When buying the 2nd GPU I saw this version was only ~$214. I guess that's the difference you pay for better cooling!

I've turned into an AMD/ATI user. Or is it AMD/AMD nowadays? Lol. I just thought I would post this blog with my current system and my two cents on the HIS 6870 because I work 11pm-7AM tomorrow and I'm staying up all night tonight to get into the schedule. :D

Anybody feel free to post your rigs as well! AMD or Nvidia, show your colors! :D

__________________________________________________________________________________

Also I need some input on a possible blog series in the distant future:

Currently my father is a sergeant for the Ormond Beach Police Department in Volusia county Florida. I am interested in following his footsteps and becoming an officer as well! But to the point...

I'm thinking about blogging about it. :D

I've noticed over the years my father become more paranoid. More impatient (desiring the facts of the conversation and not the story) etc. And I am aware that my personality may change or may not due to the stresses of patrol duty as an officer. But I want to not only blog about how I feel myself changing during the experience of becoming an officer. But to share it with people as well, and maybe give some people some insight into the life of an officer. From enrolling into the police academy, to patrolling the streets.

So my quesiton is this:

Poll: Would you be interested in such a blog?

No, I would not follow such a blog. (12)
 
55%

Yes, I would actively follow such a blog. (6)
 
27%

Maybe, sounds interesting. (4)
 
18%

22 total votes

Your vote: Would you be interested in such a blog?

(Vote): Yes, I would actively follow such a blog.
(Vote): No, I would not follow such a blog.
(Vote): Maybe, sounds interesting.







I underestimated that boy. No... it was not the boy I underestimated, it was the Triforce of Courage.
Loser777
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
1931 Posts
March 06 2011 06:33 GMT
#2
85°C is fine for a graphics card. Even though both your cards are reference models, a lot of environmental factors can come into play--firstly not every chip from the same wafer (much less ones from different wafers from batches weeks apart) is going to be identical in terms of VID and heatoutput//power and your cards are not very close together (the temperature of the intake air is going to be different)
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NIIINO
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Slovakia1320 Posts
March 06 2011 06:59 GMT
#3
I would love to read some Father / son relationship story and see what i missed in my life, it could be really motivating so go for it.
and i have no idea about computers, im happy that i was able to install SC :D
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
March 06 2011 07:01 GMT
#4
Blog it even if you don't think people care.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
March 06 2011 07:09 GMT
#5
On March 06 2011 16:01 Torte de Lini wrote:
Blog it even if you don't think people care.

this is what i wanted to say... blog is not for reader... treat it like a diary for your own

about being police: i think you should find the movie "daisy" and watch it. its a korean drama but yeah :D
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
March 06 2011 07:10 GMT
#6
I wish I got more comments on my blogs though, so I get what he means.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
March 06 2011 07:12 GMT
#7
First time building your own comp? You put the stickers on it :D
UisTehSux
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States693 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-06 07:14:33
March 06 2011 07:13 GMT
#8
Yeah, I think starting a blog series like this will allow me to fulfill my 'contribute to the site' deal. Although it's not very Starcraft related, lol. Maybe some of the officers will play SC2? :D

On March 06 2011 16:12 semantics wrote:
First time building your own comp? You put the stickers on it :D


Nah it's not my first time. I just like stickers. :3

Makes me feel special when I lay in my bed and see the brands' logos through the window.
I underestimated that boy. No... it was not the boy I underestimated, it was the Triforce of Courage.
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