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System Name | Party On |
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Processor | Xeon w 3520 |
Motherboard | DFI Lanparty |
Cooling | Big tower thing |
Memory | 6 gb Ballistix Tracer |
Video Card(s) | HD 7970 |
Case | a plank of wood |
Audio Device(s) | seperate amp and 6 big speakers |
Power Supply | Corsair |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | under going restoration |
Not so much as a mod, more of a repair.......
I recently received a mobo, cpu and hsf as a gift from a fellow TPUer....Joy of joys...lovely, however...........
i removed the HSF and it was overly awkward to get it off, it seemed a little strange
i have 2 other identical HSF s so know how they should look and it certainly isnt like this.
Something mighty heavy has landed on it in transit.
Shit... i muttered under my breath...i hope the mobo and cpu are ok cos this really looks wrecked.
I will try a repair and salvage what i can.
Obviously a repair is required because the contact plate is miles (well, mm) off.
Copper is soft and as you can see the pipes actually run through the contact plate.
My knarly old hands couldnt twist it back and i didnt want to damage the fins.
Time to chuck it in the bin........no way !
so........using a pair of Mole grips and a piece of folded A4 to act as a cushion i twisted hard and i mean HARD, i managed to pull it back.
It took 4/5 attempts to get it bang on....but it worked........
Fixed, in about 5 minutes
Now ThugXeon is sporting an identical pair !!!!
Here is the third of the 3 "identical" HSF notice the solder on the pipes on this one, the other 2 just have copper, hence the reason for the swap.
So it is a story with a happy ending, HSF is fine, the mobo and cpu survived the trauma and all is running tidy.![Peace :peace: :peace:](https://tpucdn.com/forums/data/assets/smilies/peace-v1.gif)
Oh and before i get pulled up for not using cable ties, if you go back to pic #1 you will notice HD 5770 held together with yellow cable ties.![Toast :toast: :toast:](https://tpucdn.com/forums/data/assets/smilies/toast-v1.gif)
I recently received a mobo, cpu and hsf as a gift from a fellow TPUer....Joy of joys...lovely, however...........
i removed the HSF and it was overly awkward to get it off, it seemed a little strange
i have 2 other identical HSF s so know how they should look and it certainly isnt like this.
Something mighty heavy has landed on it in transit.
Shit... i muttered under my breath...i hope the mobo and cpu are ok cos this really looks wrecked.
I will try a repair and salvage what i can.
Obviously a repair is required because the contact plate is miles (well, mm) off.
Copper is soft and as you can see the pipes actually run through the contact plate.
My knarly old hands couldnt twist it back and i didnt want to damage the fins.
Time to chuck it in the bin........no way !
so........using a pair of Mole grips and a piece of folded A4 to act as a cushion i twisted hard and i mean HARD, i managed to pull it back.
It took 4/5 attempts to get it bang on....but it worked........
Fixed, in about 5 minutes
Now ThugXeon is sporting an identical pair !!!!
Here is the third of the 3 "identical" HSF notice the solder on the pipes on this one, the other 2 just have copper, hence the reason for the swap.
So it is a story with a happy ending, HSF is fine, the mobo and cpu survived the trauma and all is running tidy.
![Peace :peace: :peace:](https://tpucdn.com/forums/data/assets/smilies/peace-v1.gif)
Oh and before i get pulled up for not using cable ties, if you go back to pic #1 you will notice HD 5770 held together with yellow cable ties.
![Toast :toast: :toast:](https://tpucdn.com/forums/data/assets/smilies/toast-v1.gif)