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Apr 1, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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deafmetal
It only took nearly 18 months in a group buy, but finally received my Gentle Typhoon 2150 fans. MUCH less power draw, greater airflow and efficiency!
Jul 14, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Drive finally received from NewEGG!! Used Acronis True Image Home 2011 to clone the Vertex 2 to the V3. Easy day, working great!!
Jun 7, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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These were at stock speeds, I need to re-run the results for the current overclock. PCMark7: 5242 3DMark11: P10035 @ 4400CPU and 880/1350 GPU: PCMark7: 5693 3DMark11: 10396
Jun 5, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Uploaded some pics of the completed project…
Jun 1, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Up and stable, to include a new fan controller than can hand 4 fans per channel… Overclockin now: CPU: 4400 Mhz @ 1.232V Idle: 98F / 36.6C Load: 104F / 40C GPU: 880 / 1350 Mhz Idle: 93F / 34C Load: 104F / 40C I’d say it’s working out quite well…
May 29, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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deafmetal
Well, finally got the beast up and running… Bunch of bumps in the road, to include a bad Win 7 install DVD… But Win 7 x64 is now running…
May 21, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Installed the ASUS Maximus IV motherboard to the MB tray Installed the i7-2600K CPU and EK waterblock Installed the 6990 video card Installed the ASUS Xonar audio card Inserted the G.Gkill RAM
May 21, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Put the finishing touches on the pedestal and case: Tidy’d up wiring for fans in the pedestal Finished wiring the pump switches Added wiring extensions for the temp sensors Sleeved the LED power/reset buttons and LED’s Rubber grommets for tubing pass-through holes Ran the remaining tube from the pumps up through the main case Pictures [...]
May 11, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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deafmetal
Installed the EK 6990 waterblock on the Powercolor 6990… PITA…
May 8, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Finished the plumbing and wiring. Wiring the switches to control the pumps independent of the main power supply took some thought. This way I can fill and prime both loops without having to turn on the main system or rig temporary power to the pumps. Included t-connectors, ball valves, and drain lines to the front [...]
