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    Post Your Workstations 2014

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    New and Improved Watercooling Sticky - Post Your Systems Here

    WC'd FT02 - just wanted clean and simple
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    Resolved.

    added blocks to the motherboard, plus got my hands on some NoiseBlocker Multi-Frame PWM fans and a Phantek 140 PWM - with all PWM fans, there is no need for a fan controller - just using SpeedFan for minimums and automatic speed control according to temps
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    Resolved.

    Purely aesthetics - wanted all the fans to match. Out of curiosity, I compared the 180mm fan with the 140mm and given I can run the Noctua at a higher RPM before the fan becomes noticeably audible, there is no appreciable difference (nil to 1-2 degrees lower with the Silverstone 180mm depending...
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    Resolved.

    Decided to try my hand at water cooling without having to mod the case (bar removing stock fans and fan mounting) pleasantly surprised how quiet the pump (D5 with speed dial) is 180MM fan brackets have provision for 120mm fans which worked perfectly for matching a Noctua 140mm fan (with 120mm...
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    Replacement Water Pump Advise?

    thanks for the time to put post this - very informative. What would classify as a restrictive loop as far as impacting temps when changing D5 from 1,2,3 and 4? I am running 1 x D5 in a Koolance Bay res, 1 x120.3 rad, cooling just GPU and CPU - temps don't change from speeds 1 to 4, but I am in...
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    Resolved.

    Perhaps it was your fan controller - I tried a Sentry touchscreen and it played havoc with the AP181 (original fans), and the AP182 fans result in noise when matched with a number of the Lamptron controllers - I have a Lamptron CW611 - basically have to run the fan controller at max and then...
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    Resolved.

    there are plenty you're right... they are all running under 500RPM, not sure if that validates having so many? Anyway, cant hear them, and the temps are very low
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    curious as to what speeds you were running either fan? Might have been at faster RPM than my comparisons? With just one AP182 in the rig (as per below) I ran the PC with either just 1 x 181 at lowest speed possible (via fan controller) or just the AP182 at the same RPM. At low speed, the...
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    Resolved.

    Despite the AP181 fans being connected to a fan controller, I wasn't happy with the volume of the fans and the sound characteristic. My FT02 sits on my desk within arms reach. After picking up just one AP182, to compare to the AP181 fans - the AP182's are clearly superior... they cool more...
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    Crossfire 7970 DirectCU II and 7970 OC - Specify Default Card?

    thanks for the response - had no luck with the order of DP outputs - was fine when just using two of them. Uninstalled drivers and started from scratch - but even windows wanted to mix it up... no biggie though random - temps dropped by 4 degrees at idle by going totally DP and not using DVI
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    Crossfire 7970 DirectCU II and 7970 OC - Specify Default Card?

    I'm running 4 monitors in portrait (4800 X 1920) USING THE 7970 dcII if keen you could add the arctic hybrid cooler to the ASUS to reduce space. Also reduces temps and gives you the option to use the EK 2 slot IO bracket Something I'm hoping you can shed some light on... Running 4...
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    First review of the Silverstone FT04

    The screen orientation works well for trading, never using all 4 monitors for a single window. If not for trading, 3 monitors in landscape would be more than adequate (I don't game) Hiding and protecting the IO cable connections is important to me. Not to mention it avoids a heap of dust...
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    First review of the Silverstone FT04

    Another advantage of the 90 degree rotation is the protection and concealment of all the IO connections - which for me is 4 monitor cables, soundcard, PCI TV tuner and ethernet cables and multiple USB cables If retaining this feature, the obvious (to me) upgrade path to the FT02 is moving...
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    will 7970 run 4 x 2560x1440 in portrait?

    :D:D:D thanks, great info - hadn't even considered that As the monitors have displayport in, would either the ASUS DC2 7970 or MSI lightning 7970 run them? Or how about 2 x 7850 which each have 2 x DP outputs - they don't put out much heat and are pretty good bang for buck cards...
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