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re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 8/7/14 at 11:44 am to GaTiger78
Posted on 8/7/14 at 11:44 am to GaTiger78
ATX motherboard will fit. However, the power supply is 18 amps on a single 12v rail, which means 216 watts devoted to the 12v rail. The 12v rail powers, among other things, your CPU and GPU. You could probably get away with the 750 ti in the existing board paired with the existing CPU. If you upgrade motherboard and CPU to one of the 8-core options, it's less certain how the PSU will handle it.
Have you read this? LINK
It's over a year old but gives a general idea of what you can fit in the case. Just ignore the GPU suggestion (7750). It's outdated, and the point is to get a card that does not require auxiliary power from PCIe power connectors.
Have you read this? LINK
It's over a year old but gives a general idea of what you can fit in the case. Just ignore the GPU suggestion (7750). It's outdated, and the point is to get a card that does not require auxiliary power from PCIe power connectors.
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 12:43 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I am about to sell my mining gear, which means I have 4 video cards for sale.
1 x HIS R9-280X
HIS iPower IceQ X² Boost Clock
Newegg Link
Reference design.
1 x HIS R9-270X
HIS IceQ X² Boost
Newegg Link
Reference design.
2 x PowerColor R9-270X
PowerColor PCS+ AXR9
Newegg Link
Used for mining on a low-power algorithm (x11). Card temps never exceeded 75C during scrypt mining and have been much, much lower most of the time. I ran them in a closed case with dust filters over 4 high-rpm high static pressure radiator fans blowing in from the side panel at full speed, so the video card fans themselves never had to work very hard.
In fact, they're mining x11 right now at full throttle, and here are the temps and fan information:
One of the PowerColors is not mining at the moment because I needed to make room for the 280x.
Overclocking:
The PowerColors are voltage-locked but already have a boost clock of 1100Mhz. Memory base clock is 1425MHz.
The HIS 270x voltage is unlocked and has a boost clock of 1050mhz. Memory base clock is 1400Mhz.
The HIS 280x voltage is unlocked and has a boost clock of 1000MHz. memory base clock is 1500.
My overclocking on these cards is limited only to a mining environment and may not have the same capabilities under load from a game, but all three of the 270x cards did 1160/1500 mining, without any voltage changes. I never tried pushing it higher than that, except for the memory. It started to present problems mining scrypt at a mem clock of 1525, but mining on this algo is extremely memory-intensive.
The HIS 280x will overclock well. Did some gaming on it when I had my 7970s. Ran them with the 280x in 3-way crossfire. Ran all three cards at matching specs of 1100/1650 and the 280x did well.
All 4 cards come with original boxes, which will likely cost more to ship. Please keep that in mind when making offers.
I'll entertain serious offers here, and then I'll probably put them on hwswap.
1 x HIS R9-280X
HIS iPower IceQ X² Boost Clock
Newegg Link
Reference design.
1 x HIS R9-270X
HIS IceQ X² Boost
Newegg Link
Reference design.
2 x PowerColor R9-270X
PowerColor PCS+ AXR9
Newegg Link
Used for mining on a low-power algorithm (x11). Card temps never exceeded 75C during scrypt mining and have been much, much lower most of the time. I ran them in a closed case with dust filters over 4 high-rpm high static pressure radiator fans blowing in from the side panel at full speed, so the video card fans themselves never had to work very hard.
In fact, they're mining x11 right now at full throttle, and here are the temps and fan information:
One of the PowerColors is not mining at the moment because I needed to make room for the 280x.
Overclocking:
The PowerColors are voltage-locked but already have a boost clock of 1100Mhz. Memory base clock is 1425MHz.
The HIS 270x voltage is unlocked and has a boost clock of 1050mhz. Memory base clock is 1400Mhz.
The HIS 280x voltage is unlocked and has a boost clock of 1000MHz. memory base clock is 1500.
My overclocking on these cards is limited only to a mining environment and may not have the same capabilities under load from a game, but all three of the 270x cards did 1160/1500 mining, without any voltage changes. I never tried pushing it higher than that, except for the memory. It started to present problems mining scrypt at a mem clock of 1525, but mining on this algo is extremely memory-intensive.
The HIS 280x will overclock well. Did some gaming on it when I had my 7970s. Ran them with the 280x in 3-way crossfire. Ran all three cards at matching specs of 1100/1650 and the 280x did well.
All 4 cards come with original boxes, which will likely cost more to ship. Please keep that in mind when making offers.
I'll entertain serious offers here, and then I'll probably put them on hwswap.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 2:22 pm to ILikeLSUToo
That link looks like it should be a lot of help. I'll check it out tonight. If I could get away with just a video card, I'll probably do that, and try to build something from scratch later on.
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