New NVIDIA RTX3090

"VincentMalamute-Kim" (VincentMalamute-Kim) 09/02/2020 at 11:31 • Filed to: None

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I’ve stopped with the building of the computers the most extreme components a while back but I chuckled at this one on Imgur. I should post pictures of my Voodoo and Matrox cards.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > VincentMalamute-Kim 09/02/2020 at 11:38

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Ha!

EDIT: at some point, folks are just going to start patching into their home’s AC system to cool their PCs.

Also, did you hear about those guys who got DOOM to run at over 1,000 fps by pouring liquid nitrogen on the motherboard while overclocking an 8 core cpu to 6.6 ghz ??

Madness.

facw > VincentMalamute-Kim 09/02/2020 at 11:41

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Yeah, while I am disappointed with the RAM on the 3070, I’m a lot more pleased with the 220W TDP. Very much a fan of quiet/silent computing and I think these 300W+ components are unlikely to be a fit for that. Currently I’ve got this chunky thing (and had previously only used passively cooled cars going back to 2007 or so) :

Even that since like not enough to keep these new cards cooled quietly.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > VincentMalamute-Kim 09/02/2020 at 11:44

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I laughed, nice!

VincentMalamute-Kim > facw 09/02/2020 at 11:47

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It was over a decade ago when I built for power with a dual Xeon motherboard before they had dual core chips. My current computer is built for maximum quiet; noise insulated case, every fan, drive, etc on silicon rubber standoffs.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > VincentMalamute-Kim 09/02/2020 at 11:49

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This is the mid-tier model, right?  The top cards are cooled with outdoor home AC compressors.

VincentMalamute-Kim > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 09/02/2020 at 11:50

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I almost got into the liquid cooling geekiness but I aged out - now I’m for practical which means fast enough and quiet is more important. And I stopped playing games

The liquid nitrogen is nuts. Hadn’t heard of that. That’d be cool (ha!) in a technical sense if they got the N2 to run in tubes for permanent cooling.

Madness - yes.  Stretching the limits - very cool.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > VincentMalamute-Kim 09/02/2020 at 11:52

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No they literally just poured it on the running PC.......

facw > VincentMalamute-Kim 09/02/2020 at 11:52

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Yep, I don’t have any drives, and all my fans ( except for those on the GPU) are  slow spinning 140 or 120mm units set to spin as low as possible until things get over 50C. I was worried about the GPU, but it is silent at idle, and quiet enough at load that I haven’t tried to chase down an aftermarket cooler (though I did pay a significant premium to get the one with the largest available cooler when I got it).

benn454 > VincentMalamute-Kim 09/02/2020 at 11:56

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 I'd like to see someone SLI a couple of those bad boys.

VincentMalamute-Kim > facw 09/02/2020 at 11:58

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Similar philosophy. I do have a CD/BD mechanical drive but that’s it . My fans are similar; large and slow . GPU is not much, went for low price, GTX 1060.

VincentMalamute-Kim > benn454 09/02/2020 at 12:00

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That’d be funny. Even if you know a bit about computers, at first glance, that pic seems almost reasonable for a graphics card.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/02/2020 at 12:01

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Like ben n454 suggests, if you SLI those, you don’t need the AC compressors.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/02/2020 at 13:03

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Should just mount inside a mini fridge

Mercedes Streeter > VincentMalamute-Kim 09/02/2020 at 13:30

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Stolen. xD

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 09/02/2020 at 17:53

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Those aren’t strong enough these days, with PCs running kW power supplies and all.  Needs meat locker. The fans will provide all the convection cooling.