Hondacity's HeatKillers GTX285 in Triple Sli (simple test)

[IanY]

Ian, you cant possibly be telling me you think giving an FC GPU block an extra gallon of flow increases your performance very much.... considering that the performance of a parallel we a setup with .5gpm is on par with anyones decent series setup we are clearly on the flatplane of GPU fc block performance > .5gpm

Oh yes.. when I do five or six cards in a row, one extra GPM is very good.

I'm going to try three in serial and two in parallel this weekend. That's five cards, and only because the mobo freaks out with six videos, or I'll do six videos. I intend to maintain in excess of 2 gpm.

Like I said, apples to apples is very good. Unfortunately, I'm an orange in the world of apples.

[systemviper]

Oh yes.. when I do five or six cards in a row, one extra GPM is very good.

Like I said, apples to apples is very good. Unfortunately, I'm an orange in the world of apples.

You sure it's not a lemon.... j/k
Love the fast series loops, but have to say that the HK delivery is interesting.

I would only say that when using paralell distribution in the loop that your have to make sure your overall flow rate doesn't drop to low, then it will impact the tri sli's paralel temp drop very quickly and fall off the flat plain, also if you get a clog or blockage in your gpu';s that it's harder to detect without alarms on evey card.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Oh yes.. when I do five or six cards in a row, one extra GPM is very good.

Like I said, apples to apples is very good. Unfortunately, I'm an orange in the world of apples.

with 5 GPUs yeah I agree

[IanY]

You sure it's not a lemon.... j/k
Love the fast series loops, but have to say that the HK delivery is interesting.

I would only say that when using paralell distribution in the loop that your have to make sure your overall flow rate doesn't drop to low, then it will impact the tri sli's paralel temp drop very quickly and fall off the flat plain, also if you get a clog or blockage in your gpu';s that it's harder to detect without alarms on evey card.

When I have this thing set up, I'll like to invite you over to my place to have a look

I'm a sour grapefruit lol

[systemviper]

When I have this thing set up, I'll like to invite you over to my place to have a look

I'm a sour grapefruit lol

Hey, East Coast Here, If your close, we should plan
a benching weekend somewhere....

That's what i'm talking about...

CT represents

[veedubfreak]

I just gotta ask, whats your power bill look like? I assume you fold, since theres really no other logical reason to run that many gpus.

[NaeKuh]

You sure it's not a lemon.... j/k

im the lime that goes with corona.

Meh, dont care anymore... u guys build the loops the way you want.

When it comes down to it, its only within + or - 4-5C's. I revaluated that maybe some people just dont care about that much variance.

[IanY]

Hey, East Coast Here, If your close, we should plan
a benching weekend somewhere....

That's what i'm talking about...

CT represents

What are you talking about?

If I got it right, you live where there's the Sound Tigers and the Bluefish.

I can literally walk to your home.

[IanY]

I just gotta ask, whats your power bill look like? I assume you fold, since theres really no other logical reason to run that many gpus.

Virtual penile enhancement... its badly needed... I'm Chinese.. remember?

[systemviper]

What are you talking about?

If I got it right, you live where there's the Sound Tigers and the Bluefish.

I can literally walk to your home.

Yea, i am inland just a tad, but yea dats me.

I want to tryto form a small benching club from this area, that we could do some LN2 or dice, plus who knows and go for the gold....

any interest?

[IanY]

Interest yes, but zero experience and zero knowledge about LN2 and DICE. Zero equipment too. The most radical I've gone is phase, but even that wasn't a large success.

[systemviper]

Interest yes, but zero experience and zero knowledge about LN2 and DICE. Zero equipment too. The most radical I've gone is phase, but even that wasn't a large success.

taking it offline

[shazza]

OK ... curiosity got the best of me ... obviously, I couldn't duplicate Hondacity's setup - but here are my OCCT results running the PSU tests. My loop is MCP355 w/XSPC Res Top > PA120.3 > EVGA GTX285 x3 w/EK FC blocks connected in series. Video cards set at same settings as HC. CPU is on it's own loop with the same pump/res/rad/combo and the GTZ. Ambient is 23 degrees C.



IDLE:






LOAD: taken at approx same time as HCs




Note that my GPU temps did climb to 51-53 during the test, as I ran it for the whole hour to complete the PSU testing. Also ... we can't compare these results to Hondacity's and say that Series is better than // . Obviously, there is no CPU block in my loop, and the radiator and pump combos are different. And, my PSU voltages jumped around a bit, even though I passed the OCCT test. In fact, maybe I shouldn't even have posted this - but thought it was interesting, and at least Hondacity will know he's spurring people to check things on their own.

Cheers.

[Justifire]

Why dont Watercool make a series tri-sli connector ?
Cant be that hard to make an internal S
Until Hondacity removes the connector and stick 2 tubings between his cards in series, we don't know whats the difference between parralel and series.
I however still vote series connections.

[Snyxxx]

I think the beauty of Hondacity's test is it at least gives an alternate tubing arrangement when needed.

To me, for an inverted ATX TJ-07 build, a parallel GPU tubing arrangement is a lot easier. Parallel used to be a dirty word since the concept is hard for a mind to grasp.

At least this shows it works, but as always, try it both ways, pick the one that suits you.

[ShoNuff]

Shaaza I think your results say a lot. Anecdotally, it establishes that running multiple gpu's in parallel is a viable and comparable option.

Overall I am with NaeKuH on this one...do what works best for you. Thanks for posting your results.

[NaeKuh]

Shaaza I think your results say a lot. Anecdotally, it establishes that running multiple gpu's in parallel is a viable and comparable option.

Overall I am with NaeKuH on this one...do what works best for you. Thanks for posting your results.

ima have a new philosophy on this forum.

Do whatever you want. If flava fresh build is your thing, go ahead, make your own apex where you can stand top alone.

But if you expect to knock me off my mountain, this setup, and most of the other setups on XS wont come close.

Skinnee still has a hard time reproducing half the stuff i do.

[skinnee]

Skinnee still has a hard time reproducing half the stuff i do.

Don't bring me into this.

[NaeKuh]

Don't bring me into this.

free girls and beer if you go though that door.

[skinnee]

[Waterlogged]

free girls and beer if you go though that door.

DON'T DO IT SKINNEE!

I've gone through that door before only to find these.

[systemviper]

now that is massive overclocking, plus some restriction issues.

so you set them up in paralell or serial?

[skinnee]

[NaeKuh]

now that is massive overclocking, plus some restriction issues.

so you set them up in paralell or serial?

well i know one thing for sure, if you want to bridge them, like how iany wants to, i dont think that DD coupler is gonna be small enough.

[IanY]

I've learnt something. I'll do what's right for me because only I will know what is right for me.

There is no substitute for my personal homework and individual due diligence. Nothing teaches me more than my own practical usage. After a decade at this hobby (and I mean water cooling... 35 years for computers), I'm still learning everyday... like not using zip ties for high pressure systems.

It would be a tragic mistake to rely on somebody else's system as the basis for my own decision-making. Someone else's test results may influence my decisions, but will never replace my own judgment and experience. And not to sound mean, but I've taken a couple of trips around the block and flushed my ego down the crapper by making mistakes more than a few times.

And that I have a boatload more knowledge about my own system than anyone else, and I know crap about anybody else's system, and honestly don't give a crap. And therefore, I couldn't care less what anyone else chooses to use in his own system because its not mine. And I won't lose sleep if someone says his is better, because I'll send my congratulations and then do my own thing.