New Rig - What to do next?Post Date: 2012-07-08 |
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RJEwing
Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 25 |
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Topic: New Rig - What to do next? Posted: 08 Jul 2012 at 5:03pm |
I use my computer for gaming. I'd like to add another GPU in order to use SLI, but what should I look at adding next? Thanks everyone!
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: ASUS Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Model: BC-12B1ST)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA 012-P3-1571-BR)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With Zalman Performance Fans (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (White)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard)
Graphics Boost: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
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bprat22
DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391 |
Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jul 2012 at 5:38pm |
From your problem post under Hardware I see you do have the z77 deluxe mobo. It can handle sli so I would just add another 570. Everything else is fine once you resolve the psu issue.
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RJEwing
Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 25 |
Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jul 2012 at 5:40pm |
Do you think I would need to add more fans along thwe side of my tower? I have fans on the rear and top, but I've read that when using SLI it can make your GPUs very hot.
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Alex
Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16312 |
Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jul 2012 at 5:41pm |
You won't need them based on your setup, it would be a good idea for side airflow if you're running for example two GTX 690's in Quad-SLI. |
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