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I installed one of these monsters today and am impressed. Running a core i7 920 @ 3.40 GHz my idle temp is 34°C and after running Prime 95 for 4 hours I'm maxing out at 61°C.
Previously I'd been using a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and was always unhappy with the temps I was getting, 39°C...
Running Orthos for 15 mins so it passes the first test guarantees nothing. Try doing what the previous posters have said and leave it running overnight. That will give you a far better overall insight into how your CPU can cope with the OC.
I've recently upgraded from a PC-60 to a TJ09 and have got around the same sort of CPU temp drop. With the PC-6o the CPU idled around 38 or 39 degrees . with the TJ09 idle temp is now 28 - 30 degrees.
I'd hardly call the PC-60 junk though, to me it is a classic but just hard to keep cool with...
If you use a hole saw then you need one with very fine teeth. As others have said the larger the hole the slower the speed you need your drill to be running. Also best to clamp the surface you intend to drill to something like a 1/2" thick or more sheet of wood to give it a bit of rigidity...
I can route some cables behind the mobo tray with no probs but as my 8 pin power lead fell around 1" short of the socket I bought an extension lead and ran into clearance problems. The retaining clip on the 8 pin plug from my PSU made the connection to the extension lead too bulky to fit behind...
It is weird now you mentioned it, I'd never thought about it before. It can't just be that they were missed out of my case as it is my second one and neither of them had extension cables. I had to RMA the first case due to none of the front ports working.
Do you know if it's possible to buy the...
I didn't get any extension cables with my case. Wonder if you don't get them in the UK.
One thing I like with this case is that you can run cables up the channels on each side of the fan and there are a few holes at this point to anchor cable ties.
I've used an electric jigsaw with a very fine toothed blade for this sort of thing. Partially cover the side panel with a layer of masking tape, mark out the size of hole you want with a compass then drill a hole about 9mm dia somewhere inside the circle you have drawn but preferably close to...