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[FreedomEclipse]

My favourite TIM buying guide:

Aluminium Oxide TIMs arent such a great idea on DHT pipes btw. they are great TIMS but they will corrode the pipes. Hence why AC Ceramic TIMs are so popular - plus they are not conductive

 

[InnocentCriminal]

I haven't stopped using AS5 since my first build.

 

[pantherx12]

I buy the chip crappy TIM that OEMs use.

Not to fussed by a few degrees difference in temperatures.

As I aim for low temps anyway, not a benchmarker/extreme overclocker so a few degrees won't affect anything at all for me.

Unrelated! Entirely.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/mopatop/IMAG0019-2.jpg

could do with some lapping IMO

 

[pantherx12]

could do with some lapping IMO

No lap kit, and I don't think I'll be keeping it, I can't find my tools so won't be able to do the modding I wanted to do to it : [

 

[FreedomEclipse]

can you mod it to cool 2 6950s?

 

[pantherx12]

can you mod it to cool 2 6950s?

Yup.

Might need to upgrade the tecs aswell as the heatsink/s for that amount of heat though.

Currently it's thermal limit is 130w past that the tecs fail due to the heatsink no longer dissipating heat from the hot side of them effectively.

So my first mod was going to be attach the hot side of tecs to separate heat-sinks rather than that radial heatsink.


This was going to be mounted vertically inside my case where HDD bays normally are for one of the tecs.

( mostly for sexyness as the heatsink is OTT for the tec) ( also, no graphics card attach to it of-course, just the heatsink part)

And than the other tecs would be either staying on the radial sink or being attached to stock heatpipe heatsinks by AMD.





This tec chiller works by cooling the water rather than water cooling the tecs, there is 3 water blocks attached to the cold side of the tecs : ]

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Im tempted to buy a zippo lighter....I dont smoke - i just like to burn things. and zippos make a cool sound when you flick the lid.

If i had one reason to get a zippo it would be because some smoke grenades didnt go off when i went paintballing. theres a little pull string on the grenade that sometimes gets twisted up and breaks if you pull it too hard. and if it breaks then the only way to get get it working is to break the seal on the nade and light the fuse yourself.

and a zippo's a little bit safer in the pocket when carrying other things.

 

[scaminatrix]

Im tempted to buy a zippo lighter....I dont smoke - i just like to burn things. and zippos make a cool sound when you flick the lid.

If i had one reason to get a zippo it would be because some smoke grenades didnt go off when i went paintballing. theres a little pull string on the grenade that sometimes gets twisted up and breaks if you pull it too hard. and if it breaks then the only way to get get it working is to break the seal on the nade and light the fuse yourself.

and a zippo's a little bit safer in the pocket when carrying other things.

Zippo's are terrible for burning things. You want a wind-proof lighter. Zippo's have a high chance of not lighting on the first flick (unless you're a pro smoker like I am ) and they are affected by wind too easy (you end up burning your fingernails).
An electric windproof lighter, like the Prince Pocket Torch would be perfect. It's got a high-powered flame, but doesn't chug gas like most leccy windproofs.

 

[scaminatrix]

Anything to do with lighters, just ask me, I'm the Doctor:
(this isn't even half of my collection)

 

[scaminatrix]

Prince Pocket Torch

I had this one:

 

[FreedomEclipse]

but a zippo is cool -- and you can intimidate people by constantly flicking the lid open and closed

well heres the choices that amazon has for wind proof lighters http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...words=windproof+lighter&x=0&y=0&tag=tec053-21

the one with the green LED looks pretty cool but its £10. im trying to save --theres a petrol lighter for like £3 which looks shit but im sure it will work

 

[Tatty_Two]

Anyone got a spare LGA775 CPU they can lend me, or a spare LGA775 motherboard i can buy for DAMN cheap?

If that's against the rules Tatty, edit this post with a love message for me.

Discussing needs/wants is fine, discussing the business end is not unless in PM land or B/S/T, so for example, it's OK for me to say that I will be selling my rig in May, it's not OK to actually do the deal here.

 

[Bo$$]

guide price for a used XFX GTX 280?

 

[Tatty_Two]

guide price for a used XFX GTX 280?

I would guess about 25% less than this as it comes with a 1 year warranty...............

http://www.videocardshop.co.uk/view...ideocardshop.co.uk/search.aspx?col=1&crit=280

 

[Bo$$]

£70 is a good deal right? and it might have a warranty being the second owner

 

[scaminatrix]

but a zippo is cool -- and you can intimidate people by constantly flicking the lid open and closed

well heres the choices that amazon has for wind proof lighters http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...words=windproof+lighter&x=0&y=0&tag=tec053-21

the one with the green LED looks pretty cool but its £10. im trying to save --theres a petrol lighter for like £3 which looks shit but im sure it will work

Zippo's aren't intimidating, they're works of art!
I burnt someone with that Prince Torch when I was 16, his ankle actually bubbled up. I only clicked it for a sec, but because I turned the gas up, the flame stayed on for a couple of seconds after you click it (flame died down slowly). You want to look intimidating, light the grenade with something deadly!!

Every time you flick the lid of a Zippo, you wear it down. It ends up losing the distinctive sound until you get the pliers on the hinge. Ask someone who collects Zippo's if "you can show him a trick with it" and he'll slap you!!!

The £3 petrol lighter will sound nothing like a Zippo, it'll sound like a gay pink disposable lighter impersonating a Zippo. Trust me, the best one on that page site is this one.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

the best one is also the one that got some of the worst reviews when it comes to build quality lol look at it man!!

 

[MoonPig]

£70 is a good deal right? and it might have a warranty being the second owner

I'm not sure. It's not that fast anymore. You SHOULD be able to get a HD5850 for £100, or a GTX460 for £105. I know it's more, but i'll last ALOT long, run cooler, consume less leccy and only require 6pins (the GTX280 requires one 8pin).

If you can't push past £70, then ok.

 

[scaminatrix]

the best one is also the one that got some of the worst reviews when it comes to build quality lol look at it man!!

Link me please, I only got about 200MB left of my monthly limit

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Link me please, I only got about 200MB left of my monthly limit

http://www.amazon.co_uk/dp/B001O1423K/?tag=tec053-21

even the £3 zippo got more stars!!

 

[scaminatrix]

http://www.amazon.co_uk/dp/B001O1423K/?tag=tec053-21

even the £3 zippo got more stars!!

Aah man, they used to sell them at the market near me, they were the rubber ones. If that ones not rubber, don't get it, sorry for the confusion man.
The rubber ones are good because it's almost 1 part. The ones that are like 4 parts put together are the ones that fail the most (I've had a few).

 

[scaminatrix]

I'm going to give this site a go, I'm getting one of these two (pending reviews):

http://www.pyrom8.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=18
http://www.pyrom8.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=39

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Aah man, they used to sell them at the market near me, they were the rubber ones. If that ones not rubber, don't get it, sorry for the confusion man.
The rubber ones are good because it's almost 1 part. The ones that are like 4 parts put together are the ones that fail the most (I've had a few).

well what would be your second choice on that list?

 

[pantherx12]

scam can't help but notice the ganja leaf lighters XD