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    Anyone try to run a corsair hx100(i) on delidded i7 4770k?

    I have done this but used the heatspreader to shim because otherwise you would need a new mount to get the water block in contact with the die.
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    Vapochill + Haswell = ?

    I've heard of the control boards failing. The refrigeration stuff (everything that actually cools the CPU) is pretty solid and should normally last for years of use. You can wire up the compressor to turn on manually without their control board. In fact it's very annoying to have the control...
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    Stress testing a Pentium III-based build

    What's the purpose of this machine? Just for the retro amusement?
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    Sourcing a 6+ GHz PC? UK preferred.

    I have to imagine there's a better way to improve their situation than trying to buy a 6GHz cascade cooled chip (which as mentioned will probably corrupt their results, possibly silently and undetected).
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    Vapochill + Haswell = ?

    Of course, that's one of the first things I did after buying the chip.
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    Vapochill + Haswell = ?

    I got the Vapochill. Used 2 holes from the AM3 mount and got it perfectly secured to my CPU. MB is insulated with liquid electrical tape and dielectric grease for 24/7 use. Passed Linpack @ 4.3GHz but I must have a crappy chip because it wants over 1.4V to go to 4.9 even to run Cinebench...
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    what motherboard works well with the 3570k

    The ASRock boards are good because they're inexpensive, widely available, have some power regulation cooling, and overclock well.
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    Upgraded to 3770k, a little story

    I bent some pins because I was stupid and caught them on a shop towel while I was wiping thermal paste off the mounting bracket. Reset them kind of like the OP but it only took me 5 or 10 minutes and I presume the mobo will live on until it dies of natural causes.
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    4770K High temps under water

    Delid your CPU first of all. Unless you have a press this will require a scary amount of force. You will probably think you're going to destroy it before the IHS comes off it you use a hammer. Read one of the many guides available for finer details. Once delidded you can either direct mount...
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    Vapochill + Haswell = ?

    I'm thinking about getting a Vapochill XE II to cool my 4770K. The XE II can keep a 180W load at -18*C, stock. Based on what I've read about the 4770K's overclocked TDP being very low this capacity should be enough to keep my CPU sub-zero at load. It will be necessary to make my own mount since...
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    One GPU per display, any gains?

    I got another 770 4GB. Haven't done enough testing yet but here's what I can tell so far: --All textures, even running 3 copies of the sim, get stored on 1 card. --The rendering for the sim is all done on one card. The second card stays downclocked and does nothing for the sim.
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    One GPU per display, any gains?

    My rendering settings are pretty well optimized. Anyone know whether an additional card will help?
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    One GPU per display, any gains?

    Yes, the developer intent is to have multiple systems networked, with one dedicated system for each display. This makes slightly less sense now that one computer can run at least two displays. I'm maxing my card out before my CPU. I have HT disabled and there is still CPU available. That's why...
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    One GPU per display, any gains?

    I have a 4770K @ 4.5 + 16GB DDR3 1800 11/11/11/29 + ASRock Extreme4 Z87. I know my RAM is a little slow. One large window is not workable because the sim renders the view in one plane, and it's heavily distorted. In order to get a proper, minimally distorted wraparound 174* view I must have each...
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    One GPU per display, any gains?

    I run 3 1440p screens. Each screen has its own instance of X-Plane 10, running windowed. X-Plane 10 is a flight simulator and each of the 3 copies / screens provides 58* of view. The sim does not support crossfire / SLI. I'm currently NOT running surround, because my GTX 770 4GB only has 2x DVI...
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