Sexy Hardware Close-Up Pic Clubhouse.

[crazyeyesreaper]

 

[de.das.dude]

old laptop hdd has been dying for a while now....
got a new replacement for it and a casing to use the old one as an external...

i like the design of this case, made out of simple extruded aluminium that fits the drive snugly... effective for keeping it cool too!

 

[HWTactics]

Managed to balance the CPU in the locking mechanism just right for this pic,

#hardwareporn ?

 

[peche]

Managed to balance the CPU in the locking mechanism just right for this pic,

#hardwareporn ?

delidded will be moar pornographic!

 

[HWTactics]

delidded will be moar pornographic!

I'll have to buy one of those "Engineering Samples" on Ebay for $80 before I have the guts to do that!!

 

[peche]

its not that hard... actually is the most simple thing to do ....all you need is a razor blade and patience....

 

[HWTactics]

I used up all my patience modding a PC-Q02B case last night to fit a GTX 750 Ti I had a GTX 960 too but it was, no joke, 0.218" too thick to fit.

I cut a hole for the 92mm fan under the case and riveted a wire mesh grill over the top afterwards.

 

[peche]

nice work !
then delid.... wont regret at all ...

 

[khemist]

its not that hard... actually is the most simple thing to do ....all you need is a razor blade and patience....

I have no patience, i killed my 4770k when trying it!.

 

[peche]

I have no patience, i killed my 4770k when trying it!.

cant believe it ....

 

[khemist]

Yeah, i went in a bit too much with the razor.

 

[HWTactics]

Yeah, i went in a bit too much with the razor.

You might make a good surgeon instead!

 

[peche]

You might make a good surgeon instead!

felt like a samurai?

 

[Shou Miko]

Managed to balance the CPU in the locking mechanism just right for this pic,

#hardwareporn ?

This is the first time i seen a cpu that's "made" in Vietnam most of them says Malay or Costa Rica

 

[HWTactics]

I thought it was a little odd too when I first opened it. I did the "...huh." thing for a few seconds and made sure it's actually stable!

 

[emissary42]

 

[peche]

This is the first time i seen a cpu that's "made" in Vietnam most of them says Malay or Costa Rica

intel move on some part of the manufacture plant away from costa rica, it was a mess...

 

[Jetster]

 

[tabascosauz]

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Z87X-UD5H *swoon*
Z97X-UD5H Black Edition *swoon*
Z170X-UD5 *double swoon* *faint*

Upgrading to skylake?

Those silvery PCIe slots and gold accents got me.

 

[Jetster]

How about an $8 mouse (Chinese knock off) shipped from China and a free USB light

1600DPI seams to work ok. How can I test the DPI?

 

[tabascosauz]

Boys and girls, hold your horses and hide your wives. I found a P2 MMX 233MHz in the back corner of the office today. I'm not forcing off that last aluminum plate over the CPU because the damn SECC cartridge is so beautiful *sheds tear*. Pictures coming; nothing less than the D7000 and lightbox will do for this king of all CPUs. Now, excuse me while I go and have a crack at that 18 year old thermal paste.

 

[stinger608]

Boys and girls, hold your horses and hide your wives. I found a P2 MMX 233MHz in the back corner of the office today. I'm not forcing off that last aluminum plate over the CPU because the damn SECC cartridge is so beautiful *sheds tear*. Pictures coming; nothing less than the D7000 and lightbox will do for this king of all CPUs. Now, excuse me while I go and have a crack at that 18 year old thermal paste.

Now that is frigging awesome!!!! If you have some way of heating up the heat sink it will usually loosen up the old thermal paste. A small torch, heat gun, etc...?

 

[tabascosauz]

Now that is frigging awesome!!!! If you have some way of heating up the heat sink it will usually loosen up the old thermal paste. A small torch, heat gun, etc...?

The problem is that the entire PCB is encapsulated on all sides by a half-plastic, half-aluminum (on the CPU side) cover. A series of long steel pegs goes through the PCB and holds the sides together. If I put too much pressure on it, it may never go back on again / may do some serious damage since the pegs go thru the PCB. An example of when Intel actually paid a little too much attention to its CPU build quality.

I can slowly work away at the paste residue on the outside from the heatsink; I have all the time and isopropyl alcohol in the world for that

 

[GreiverBlade]

The problem is that the entire PCB is encapsulated on all sides by a half-plastic, half-aluminum (on the CPU side) cover. A series of long steel pegs goes through the PCB and holds the sides together. If I put too much pressure on it, it may never go back on again / may do some serious damage since the pegs go thru the PCB. An example of when Intel actually paid a little too much attention to its CPU build quality.

I can slowly work away at the paste residue on the outside from the heatsink; I have all the time and isopropyl alcohol in the world for that

P2 SECC with some attention on the build? naaahhh not possible ... the only one true beauty at that time was the AMD Athlon slot A the P2 and even P3 where flimsy plastic and light build... (not the PIII Xeon tho )
well maybe not the P2 ... ok you're right

tho ... since it's a "sexy hardware close up pic" thread i feel pretty much obliged to

1st PIII one shrouded one naked


2nd beauty, Athlon SLA "Pluto" core 700 (notice the thickness of the aluminum backplate ... then look at the Xeon's plate and laugh ... or even the plastic shroud thickness)


3rd PIII Xeon (the big alu piece is a heatsink ... the plate is half the thickness of the Athlon's one)


4th PIII 600 on a ACER Veriton FP mobo (and a Rage LT Pro shot)


i need to do a lil' de dusting ... i guess...

 

[JunkBear]

intel move on some part of the manufacture plant away from costa rica, it was a mess...

Some older socket 478 were made in Philipines.