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Recent content by Tzvia

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    Your CPU progression

    Hmm... Let's see if I can remember at least the main progression... 2 Commodor 64s. Commodor 128 10mhz 286 16mhz 386DX 33 mhz 386DX 33 mhz 486 66/33 mhz 486DX2 233 K6 AMD 512 mhz Pentium Slot 1 AMD Athlon 1.4 ghz AMD Athlon XP 2500+ AMD Athlon X2 4400+ AMD Athlon FX-60 Intel Core2...
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    Intel Ivy Bridge Processor IPC and Overclocking @ [H]

    Oh- I had posted my final (if anything can truly be final) on a delidding thread a few posts down. But to boil it down here, the Liquid Ultra and Pro arrived, and I used Ultra. On removing the IHS to clean off the AS5 I discovered my mount was bad probably due to some left-over glue on the PCB...
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    Have you de-lidded an Ivy Bridge CPU?

    Well, I got my Liquid PRO and Ultra in, and decided on using the Ultra. I had done several test mounts when I delidded, which looked good, but dang my mount sucked; the AS5 was thicker on one end of the die, almost like the Intel paste. I had not paid much attention to getting ALL that...
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    Typical 3770 temps.

    Depends on lots of things. How it's cooled, if it's been delidded, if it's being overclocked (overvolted), ambient temp, and the luck of the DIE draw. Yea these things affect it more under load, but also have an 'idle' impact. But an 'idle' computer really isn't. The OS and resident...
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    Have you de-lidded an Ivy Bridge CPU?

    I delidded a couple of nights ago, and did the cotton clothing, wood furniture, and grounding strap. Also cut a 4"x2" strip off an antistatic bag and held the chip sandwiched in it for good measure, and to keep my finger oils off the contacts on the underside. Picked up 7c~9c but just used...
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    Intel Ivy Bridge Processor IPC and Overclocking @ [H]

    Well, after reading here about some folks needing to grow or otherwise enhance some man-bits and get de-lidded, I decided to just do it. I'm a woman, so have no issues with such things, just a 3770k that hit 97c at 4.6 1.3vcore with an H100 with 4 Corsair SP HP fans. Heck, I shed serious skin...
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    Best 120mm rad fan besides Gentle Typhoon?

    Zoson- that hasn't been my experience with those magmas. While they are not my first choice for a rad, they (or something similar) may be for someone else. But they have worked well cooling my drives for about a year. For some, the noise level can be more of a deciding factor than the output...
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    Best 120mm rad fan besides Gentle Typhoon?

    The high pressure Corsair SP120s. I've got 4 on my 360 (one in pull) and as long as you can live with the low pitched beehive drone they are a good choice. For something less noisy, I like the Enermax Magmas. They run really quiet and the static pressure is fair. I use them to cool my...
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    New and Improved Watercooling Sticky - Post Your Systems Here

    Back in the day, before cases had fans bigger than 80mm 10 years ago, I had loaded up my gamer Asus/AMD OC'd PC with 6 of those "Tornado" fans (55db) and quickly grew tired of the 747 taking off next to my face. Yea I did the modded case, cutting holes and using 92mm and 120mm fans, but the...
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