Yes its 6+2 cables . Two separate ones. I dont have a dremel tool or have skills to cut open a case. I would rather buy a new one.

I have 3 in and 1 out . The two top ones are intake.

My pc spec
i7 7700k 4.7ghz OC Stable Noctua NHD14 cooler
2x8 gig ripjaws5 3000mhz
Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI
2TB HD
Adata SP900 SSD
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSF
Corsair 750w Bronze

Thinking of getting the obsidian 1000D . Might as well get a new motherboard and PSU? What you guys recommend?

Fans or RAD. ?

hidetoshi2
Thinking of getting the obsidian 1000D . Might as well get a new motherboard and PSU? What you guys recommend?

Fans or RAD. ?

if you're going to use that beast you may as well go liquid, imo..
 

spit051261

hidetoshi2
Thinking of getting the obsidian 1000D . Might as well get a new motherboard and PSU? What you guys recommend?

Fans or RAD. ?

Depends on CPU but if you a K , has to rad

If it's a K and you over clock it...but what's the point of getting that beast if you're not going to water cool? That case is gigantic.
 

transdogmifier

spit051261

hidetoshi2
Thinking of getting the obsidian 1000D . Might as well get a new motherboard and PSU? What you guys recommend?

Fans or RAD. ?

Depends on CPU but if you a K , has to rad

if it's a K and you over clock it...but what's the point of getting that beast if you're not going to water cool? That case is gigantic.
 
 
 You can fit 2 systems and 2 million fans (serious about the 2 systems)
 
 

post edited by spit051261 - 2020/01/09 05:40:28

hidetoshi2
Yes its 6+2 cables . Two separate ones. I dont have a dremel tool or have skills to cut open a case. I would rather buy a new one.

I have 3 in and 1 out . The two top ones are intake.

My pc spec
i7 7700k 4.7ghz OC Stable Noctua NHD14 cooler
2x8 gig ripjaws5 3000mhz
Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI
2TB HD
Adata SP900 SSD
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSF
Corsair 750w Bronze

I would also replace the PSU.  That's a very low-end PSU for such a power-hungry card.  

I want to be future proof. As you guys said bigger case more air flow more fan the better . I've never done any liquid cooling in my life . Sounds like a complicated thing to do.

Just received the new card today . Should i test with current set up to see how temp is like ? Or is that going to diminish the life of the card ? Or wait till all the new parts arrive

hidetoshi2
I want to be future proof. As you guys said bigger case more air flow more fan the better . I've never done any liquid cooling in my life . Sounds like a complicated thing to do.

Just received the new card today . Should i test with current set up to see how temp is like ? Or is that going to diminish the life of the card ? Or wait till all the new parts arrive

Load up the latest current version of X1 and set the fans manually to 100%, then set the power limit to 60% to start, remember to hit apply.  Use a mellow test like standard Unigine Heaven, no framerate cap / no vsync.  Test it with that for a little while to make sure the temps are reasonable, like 45-50C, then you can increase power.

hidetoshi2
Ok. Which monitor you guys recommend ? For this card .
1440P 27 inch 1ms 240hz G Sync TN
1440P 27 inch 4ms 165hz IPS or unless they have 1ms
 
The Asus ProArt PA32UCX 32" 4K  a dream monitor.
 
 

The Lian Li O11 XL is getting some good reviews recently.  Almost wishing I'd waited a few weeks for it to come back in stock instead of getting my Enthoo Luxe 2 (Luxe 719 now) though I'll eventually make better use of it lol.  
 
As far as monitor, if you want visual quality the IPS monitor otherwise if you need FPS etc. above all else then I guess the TN is ok.  I'm running the PG279Q which is IPS and Gsync though I think the MG279Q (freesync) is now Gsync compatible which would have been great at the time to save a bit of $$$ (it's not made anymore though).  LG does make a "1ms" IPS monitor now however it's basically an overdrive and apparently trashes the image quality when you turn it on.

hidetoshi2
Ok. Which monitor you guys recommend ? For this card .
1440P 27 inch 1ms 240hz G Sync TN
1440P 27 inch 4ms 165hz IPS or unless they have 1ms
 
The Asus ProArt PA32UCX 32" 4K  a dream monitor.

The IPS with 1ms is a lie, including that LG (which I was quite excited about when it's specs were initially announced). They do have a 1ms 'mode', but you can't game with it - inverse ghosting or something - basically it's useless. If you purchased it for gaming and can't game with it on 1ms mode, it might as well not exist. If you don't game, then 1ms is pretty much pointless over 5ms anyway. It's a gimmick.
 
1440p 27" is the sweet spot for gaming at present (imho) and has been for some time. Eventually 4K will take over, but not yet.
 
IPS vs TN is a bit of a coin flip, depending what you want to use it for. The IPS panels usually have much better color gamut (range) and saturation, and if you are big on production work (graphic design etc) then IPS is certainly the better choice. For an IPS gaming monitor you can expect the playable response time to be 5ms at best though, not 1ms, and that can lead to motion blur and artifacting when gaming. IPS panels often suffer from backlight bleed and/or IPS glow too, but that's mostly because of poor quality control, but if you're lucky enough to find a good one, then hoorah! TN often has a more 'washed out' look next to IPS due to the lower gamut, and colors don't quite 'pop' like they do with IPS, ...but... you will get real 1ms response times, and gaming will feel better and more enjoyable because of it (along with higher frequency of course).
 
I have both - an ASUS PG278Q 27" TN 144Hz 1ms which is awesome for gaming. I also have an ASUS PB278Q 27" IPS 60Hz 5ms (and it's a good quality panel) which my wife now uses. Images and media look beautiful on the IPS, but on some games I would get motion sickness because of the slower response time and lower Hz, which prompted me to buy the TN 144Hz model. Sitting next to each other you can see the difference clearly in the color reproduction, but the TN by itself you pretty quickly forget about the slightly less color gamut and get immersed in the gaming instead.
 
My recommendation is go for a high quality TN if gaming is your priority, otherwise go IPS.
 
I'm still waiting for some company to make a true (read: functional) 1ms IPS gaming monitor (nano-IPS is not the answer either), but alas not yet. 
 

A real simple test would have been to just remove the side window of your computer and see what your temps are like then.
 
So long you have some airflow, I highly doubt your temps would be that high with the beefy cooler on the GPU, and that quickly, from hardly doing anything, regardless of any settings or any other hardware aspects if the fans are spinning on the GPU.
It sounds like the cooler on the GPU isn't contacting the GPU core properly, or something to do with the paste, or some other problem entirely.
 
I would recommend at least a gold power supply, although I personally do not use anything less than platinum if you're using top of the line parts. 750w will work, but I'd recommend 850w if you're going to buy something else. I'd then recommend 1000w if you're using custom liquid cooling.
 
My case recommendation goes to Lian Li Dynamic, just the standard case. It's hard to beat it's price and quality and it's functions of what you get, of which in my opinion is the best case all around period. You do not need an overly huge computer case to have great temps and great airflow.
 
And monitor, it's hard to beat LG's offering with their Ultragear line in my opinion. It really depends how serious you take your gaming, I mean if you're into esports and every little bit of ms lag counts, then you'll be stuck with the usual TN 1ms panels...but if you want something that looks great and is better in almost every other way but has a slightly higher input lag, then I'd go with LG. This is coming from someone who has used almost all of these popular monitors from Asus/Acer and etc, who in my opinion owned the monitor game for a very long time until recent years.

 
i7-7700k is a good CPU, I used to run one in my own rig, and it's now in my Mrs' rig. For gaming it's fine certainly. The higher core CPUs really shine when you're using software that can utilize it like photoshop, rendering, movie editing etc, but most games aren't optimized to use that many cores, and you've said that gaming is your primary use, so for now it should be fine.
 
RAM is pretty cheap at the moment, so if you want to move to 32GB and maybe 3200MHz, now would be a good time to do so.
 
The 860 EVO is a very good SSD, no need to change that unless you go NVMe, but I don't think your mobo has NVMe drive slots, so no worries.
 
There are plenty of good cases for air. My previous case was a Corsair Carbide AIR 540 and that was one of the best cases I've ever had. It's not a huge case, but extremely well designed, and is ideal for air cooled rigs (or rigs using AiO coolers). Very good airflow. I sadly ended up throwing it out because shipping it was too expensive when I offered to give it away for the cost of shipping, and nobody local wanted it. Unless you're planning on running a custom loop water cooled rig, there's not much point getting some monster sized case.
 
 
 

Nereus
RAM is pretty cheap at the moment, so if you want to move to 32GB and maybe 3200MHz, now would be a good time to do so.

 
So i got 2x8gb RipJaws V 3000Mhz  OC does it matter if I get 2x8GB of any other type? 
I set the two in XMP OC to 1500Mhz Frequency.
But these days 16gb is more than enough for gaming isn't it?

Would it be ok with G SKill Sniper X 3200 2x8GB?
 

yes the 2x8GB 3200 is in the same kit