Recent content by AlphaG

Well, after thinking about it for a while I decided to abandon my attempt at a second 120mm rad in the bottom. Just not enough space for me to feel confident about a solid setup with a dedicated pump. There is not enough space for a slim fan and a slim rad to be effective IMO. Besides, I am...

Hey ... Hey... What do you mean butcher? That's about as good as it gets with a Dremel!:D

Odd... It looks like they sinked two of the flash chips. The controller and DRAM are there in that picture unsinked....

Hard Disk Sentinel can burn disks in. This will also let you know if you have a lot of bad sectors and can decide if you need to replace the drive. I think it's a good idea if you are not using some sort of error correcting file system or RAID such as ZFS.

This is an interning article on PSU safety: http://www.overclock.net/a/capacitor-safety-in-power-supplies It appears that the sx600g has at least one bleed resistor next to the primary cap. Not sure if we have the more dangerous x-capacitor in the PSU. I might just leave the PSU open without...

WiSK ... I seem to remember you painting the innards of one of these SFX power supplies. Any concerns about shorts and such? Is there a paint that would be okay to use? I was actually thinking of using black plastidip. It has a nice matte appearance and might possibly dampen coil whine vs...

Oh yes, I understand fully. I don't put my fingers in there. I also plan to put a grille on there ... One of the wire ones that is less restrictive than the factory cutouts.

The motivation is noise. My plan was to duct as much of one of the 120mm radiator fans into that opening.

Started putting stuff in finally. The correct motherboard waterblocks came in. I must say that water cooling hardware has changed hugely in the 12 years or so since I've done it before... Any suggestions on layout? I think I'm going to have to stare at it some more:

Modded the mPCIe daughterboard's shroud so I could fit a small heatsink on the hot Samsung controller chip. Would be nice if I tested this stuff before modding but it takes so much time! Hope the SSD works...

As luck would have it I have a shipping notice in my inbox for the reservoir. Looks like they sorted out their issues for now. I did try to install the M6I waterblock but it would not fit. This is why FrozenCPU will not take it back. There are motherboard components in the way. I was...

I already contacted them a couple weeks ago. Their laser was/is down and they were contracting production out but it's about time I contacted them again. I made a stupid error and bought a Bitspower motherboard block for an Asus M6I instead of M7I and I figured it out while trying to get it on...

Yes, that is exactly what I was thinking. FrozenCPU came through with the parts last Friday, except for a fan that they forgot to package. I would ideally have run the system on air cooling to make sure everything works but I don't really have the time for that. Got the Heatkiller 970 GPU...

I'm not entirely sure. But, I do have a slim 30mm thick 120mm rad and a Swiftech MCP50x on the way so I will know soon. I will use a short PCB Zotac 970 with what seems to be a low profile water block (Heatkiller). Hopefully that combo will do the trick but we will see soon.

That's just incredible. I have been waiting for someone to do this. I would only use a FLIR for occasional use like troubleshooting cooling issues in the PC build or checking my doors and attic for insulation and such. I ordered one but don't know when it will be available....