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Building 4 GPU host, which cabinet?
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JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
I sort of like the Cosmos II cabinet http://www.coolermaster.com/case/ultra-tower/cosmos-2/ But it seems impossible to fit 3 GPU liquid radiators to the front, there's far and I'm not sure there's room even if it could reach. I do like the option to fit 2 fans to the side since I plan to start out with 2 air cooled GPUs. Also it very big, heavy and somewhat pricy. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Nice, some improvements on the Cosmos 1000 of which I have two. They are heavy but solid. |
Brent Norman Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 2786 Credit: 685,657,289 RAC: 835 |
Newegg.com has a few more pictures and spes: 120mm Fans Top: 120mm black fan x 1 (converted from 200mm fan x 1 / 140mm fan x 2 / 120mm fan x 3) HDD: 120mm fan x 3 (2 for bottom HDD / 1 for Mid. HDDs) Side: 120mm fan x 2 (optional) 140mm Fans Rear: 140mm fan x 1 200mm Fans Front: 200mm LED fan x 1 (converted from 120 / 140mm x 1) I kept looking at that top plate and think you could fit 2xRads up there ( it must be 200mm wide and 360 long by fan specs) Might be a 'made your own plate though. 1 more in back, 1 front, maybe 1 in lower drive bay (venting out the side) It would be a challenge to get the airflow right for in/out. And certainly no room for Liquid CPU cooling. It would take some work I believe. Zalster has picts around somewhere of his builds with 4 hybrids- Thermaltake cubes I believe. But I can't find them just now. |
JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
I do need CPU liquid cooling and I have 1 liquid cooled GPU now which I plan to fit in the back. So 3 more liquid cooled GPUs seems impossible to fit in that case, |
Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0 |
I think you can get 3 X 120mm rads or was it a 240mm or 360mm in the front of a Corsair 780T, certainly it takes 3 X 120mm or 2 X 140 or 2 X 200mm fans.....I've got one for my gaming PC. In addition to that, you can get 2 'double size' rads in the top and bottom of the case. It is a big case, though! Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36841 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I'm going to try something like the Thermaltake Core X9 when I need new cases as the GPU's won't be stacked on top of each other and they should run cooler. Cheers. |
Bruce Send message Joined: 15 Mar 02 Posts: 123 Credit: 124,955,234 RAC: 11 |
I'm with Wiggo. If I were to buy a new case the Thermaltake Core X9 is the one that I would go with. The new video cards today are quite heavy and can break the MB slots, but with the X9 the MB sits flat like in a desktop case. This means no stress on the video cards or the MB. Also the price is decent. I have a AZZA 9000 and a Corsair 900D, and they are nice, but today the X9 would be my choice. Everybody has their personal favorites. Bruce |
Zalster Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242 |
Todderbert posted in WOW about his case. That case would be AWESOME for a quad build |
Brent Norman Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 2786 Credit: 685,657,289 RAC: 835 |
Do you mean this one? Lian Li |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36841 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Do you mean this one? Damn that's more than twice the price of my suggestion and it stacks its GPU's for good heat saturation. :-O Cheers. |
Zalster Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242 |
No that is not the one, I know they said that one but the one he has does places on the top to allow for radiator there, let me see if I can find it. |
Zalster Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242 |
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juan BFP Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 9786 Credit: 572,710,851 RAC: 3,799 |
I have one Thermaltake Core X9, runs fine with 4 x EVGA 1070 Hybrids + the CPU WC and keeps all organized and everything runs very cool. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Building 4 GPU host, which cabinet? For best cooling, none, Next best would be an Antec Skeleton or a Lian Li Test case. Grant Darwin NT |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
I'm going to try something like the Thermaltake Core X9 when I need new cases as the GPU's won't be stacked on top of each other and they should run cooler. I have a Core X9 and it is huge. The Core X5 might be a better option for anyone planning to only use radiators up to 360mm. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
Brent Norman Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 2786 Credit: 685,657,289 RAC: 835 |
Why only 4 GPUs? I just ran across this: New PCI-E 16X to 8 Port USB 3.0 Expansion Card for GPU Mining I will buy the cases if you buy me the cards :D It IS my birthday on the 24! |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22536 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Use a 19" x 15" rack frame, PSUs & other "support" stuff in a 4U layer at the bottom, motherboard in a 6U layer in the middle, then radiators etc in a 3 or 4 U layer at the top. Plenty of space for circulation fans on the middle layer to keep the beast cool. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
Use a 19" x 15" rack frame, PSUs & other "support" stuff in a 4U layer at the bottom, motherboard in a 6U layer in the middle, then radiators etc in a 3 or 4 U layer at the top. Plenty of space for circulation fans on the middle layer to keep the beast cool. I think the Core WP200 might work along the lines of what you are thinking. The expansion cabinet could be placed on top with four 600mm radiators. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
JohnDK Send message Joined: 28 May 00 Posts: 1222 Credit: 451,243,443 RAC: 1,127 |
Well it not easy deciding, not least for an almost total amateur when it comes to building a computer, have only done 3-4 more or less standard builds. Will think about it and unless something else comes up I will go for the Thermaltake Core X9. |
bluestar Send message Joined: 5 Sep 12 Posts: 7264 Credit: 2,084,789 RAC: 3 |
Can you perhaps remove the wheels here? Except for that, quite a bit of a monster this time and one that I would love to have. |
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