I really can't believe that the fan speed cannot be controlled in the newer version. Hopefully someone who runs them (Dave [FiveHamlet]??) can confirm one way or the other?

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I have two later model GTX295's..single board.
Fan speed is completely controllable via the EVGA Precision tool.

Thanks, Mark. That's what I thought, and exactly the tool that I use to keep my fan up at 100% (still running at ~90C/90C though and that's without a side on the case!).

F.

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I did find out that I need some 6-32 screws that are 1 1/4" long, So getting 16 of those will be cheaper than new fans and I should be able to power up the cpu on both the QX6700 and the i5 750 Corsair H50 systems. :D

If the H50 needs 2 x 150cfm fans, I think I'll look at a different water cooler!!

F.

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I did find out that I need some 6-32 screws that are 1 1/4" long, So getting 16 of those will be cheaper than new fans and I should be able to power up the cpu on both the QX6700 and the i5 750 Corsair H50 systems. :D

If the H50 needs 2 x 150cfm fans, I think I'll look at a different water cooler!!

F.

Not sure that it needs 2 fans as I put the second on also since it fit. But with 2 fans and am running at 3.88 my CPU is at 51C right now. Not bad for a $50.00 water cooler. I don't have mine in my case it is attached to the side of the case. It's a cool toy....LOL

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The single board GTX295's can have their fans controlled by software no problem.
You can use Rivatuner or the Nvidia tools app. both work ok.
I have my GTX275's and GTX295 fans at 100% using Nvidia tools temps at around 75c.

Dave

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The single board GTX295's can have their fans controlled by software no problem.
You can use Rivatuner or the Nvidia tools app. both work ok.
I have my GTX275's and GTX295 fans at 100% using Nvidia tools temps at around 75c.

Dave

@Dave
Have you tried the EVGA Precision? A dinky little tool - much simpler than RivaTuner and more flexible than than Nvidia tools.

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Nice spec but
You may find the GTX295's hard to come buy since they are no longer in production.
I have a 295 that has been RMA ed and they cannot get a replacement.
Looks like the 285 has gone the same way, they are still being advertised but try to order one and you get message from most suppliers. Availability: Pre-Order.
Which basically means you part with your cash and you may get one if you are lucky.
You may get second hand cards but who knows how they may have been thrashed.
IE crunching for Seti or just full of cat hairs,sorry Mark had to put that in.
I have been after a 295 to replace the RMA one as I have a refund but to no availl.
Best of luck with the build keep us posted with picks.

Dave

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Looking a very nice bit of kit.

What RAC are you anticipating from it?

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I'll bet that would run WoW very nicely, apart from the XP64.

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Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive!

Anyway, it looks very nice and your wireless card is a nice build, too.
Sure will put out a lot of heat, with 3 295's and an 25% OC'ed
i7 or i5. :)
Sure hope we get some (more) WU's, as I haven't seen much of them, lately.

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That is a totally cool setup. The horse power is going to be light years away from what was possible just a short time ago. That would play a mean game of solitare.

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D-Link DWA-556 IEEE 802.11n card at Newegg $49.99 + $1.99 shipping:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=n82e16833127218

No need to piece together a mini-pci card and a pci-e adaptor

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D-Link DWA-556 IEEE 802.11n card at Newegg $49.99 + $1.99 shipping:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=n82e16833127218

No need to piece together a mini-pci card and a pci-e adaptor

Sorry Wembley, But It's an N card(300Mbps) and so It does not support Super G/108Mbps(Atheros chipset), So the adapter card is My only route as I don't feel like buying a whole new router to replace a fairly new Netgear WPN-824v3 mimo router as It doesn't support N at all. And I'm not about to go to 54G, As that's way too slow for My tastes, Besides It works for Me. :D

Ugh. When you jump on the proprietary protocol bus you end up stranded out in the middle of nowhere when the bus breaks down :p

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Must have some internet connection. The bottle neck for me is my internet connection that's about 1.2 million bits/second. Everything else runs far faster but the speed is only useful if I am going from local computer to local computer.

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Hi, when it's still warm outside, in the evening f.i., I'de like to be outside,
but do want to have/use an LT (more then sometimes) ;-).
It's about 300 feet, from MODEM/ROUTER (Antenna) and where I'de like to sit.

And I do notice, that the theoretical speed (54Mbit/sec;A,B&G-type), drops, very quickly to 5.4Mbit/sec, which is < 8Mbit/sec, the speed of my ISP, also theoretical, but my distance between ISP & me = 150 feet!. And as a (welcome) 'stunt', my speed is (more then)Doubled, to 20Mbit/sec, thus turning my wireless into a bottle-neck.

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Totally cool! It looks like your about to fire it up for the first time. I love the anticipation of fireing up a new build. When everything fires up, and the OS starts loading, the real fun begins. There is just so much you can do with a desktop that you can't with a laptop. I can see you have a lot of time and patience with your build. I hope it live up to all your expectations!

Happy crunching!

Steve

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Yes, but you are one step closer, with locking down the CPU. The rest is just a waiting game. I've been playing my waiting game for just about as long as yours. Slowly one thing after another falls into place. It's kind of like a video game. You start out with no weapons of shields, but as you progress through the game, you get the weapons and shields you need to win the game. Your build is impressive, and will do a lot of crunching.

Steve

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I think I need a bigger case to fit 5 or 6 of those monsters.

Your planning for this build is admirable. You seem to have most details all planned and budgeted out. Not bad.....:)

Steve

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You got me thinking. Those in series fittings on the video were excellent. I had no idea when I planned out my system, that you could get away with running the water blocks in series. I planned the most agressive outcome for the largest amount of heat I could imagine. Seeing this, and looking at my own cooling results, makes me think that I could run three of these cards with the water hooked up like what is in the video. My nozzles line up the same way, and are reversable. I don't know the performance specs on my water blocks, but they seem very good. The hottest either card sees is 46°C. This might be a cool experiment!

Steve

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I agree. This is a really interesting bit of information. I just thought of a possible issue. I need find a water block that has an output on one side like the Koolance and my water blocks, and an input coming directly into the edge of the card, like you depicted in one of your posts in the GTX 480 and water cooling thread. That would be the only way I could deal with the lowest hose.

Steve

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Yesterday when I saw the video you posted, I had the sound off as my wife was watching TV. I started thinking about it, and even had dreams about different hook ups. Given the card to card nozzles, I could fit three cards in my case. They would be in parallel, not series, but one thing comes to mind. From my experience you would get best results by using Y connectors on the radiators, and using a straight shot of fast moving fluid past the water blocks. That would give you maximum cooling of the fluid, and the water blocks. The nozzle to nozzle configuration does the opposite, by moving the fluid quickly through the radiators, and slowly across the water blocks. This thing is that that might work.

There is enough head room, where any increase in temperature might still be way under spec. It is beginning to sound like a good experiment. I wonder how these Eheim pumps would respond to a rheostat. If they worked, then you could ad a powerful pump, and fine tune the flow of a system to optimize cooling. Then as with electronics in using a decade box and then fixed resistors, you could measure the optimal flow, and replace the rheostat and power pump with a pump that has the correct flow characteristics.

Steve

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