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Yay!16 views....R360! I can flash it to a 9800XT and get potentially better overclocks as well as taking advantage of the 360's supposed slightly better shaders. The only problem is that the card doesn't have the temperature sensor chip, so I can't get temp readings.
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The card20 viewsIt was quite dirty so I figured I would try to clean it up as much as possible. That small heatsink snagged on the bubble wrap around the card and got ripped off. I super glued it back on :). I also took off the heatsink to check the core, which was a....
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It's quite shiny36 viewsThe new heatsink's surface reflecting a MSN window on my monitor. The surface was pretty much perfectly polished, which helps with heat transfer.
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Heatsink transplant13 viewsI had originally planned on putting the 9800's heatsink onto the 9500, and putting my ghetto modded ATi Silencer on the 9800, but that didn't quite happen. It looks like the Ceramique I put on the 9500 got burnt or something. I did take the core up to 370-380 a few times, so it probably overheated. It would black out after a few seconds of 3D at 380, but 370 worked well. Stock was about 277.
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FarCry unpatched16 viewsThis is what happens when you play FC unpatched on a GeForce 6/7 series video card.
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Test run35 viewsI had let the CMOS clear for a few hours and I didn't have a monitor plugged in so the computer just sat in the BIOS. Although the RAM wasn't being stressed, it didn't get warm at all after a few minutes of idling. Hopefully that will carry over to usage at rated settings...
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New heatsink with fan16 viewsIt just isn't complete without a fan if you're overclocking! :P So I taped on a 50mm fan from an old Celeron 300A I had laying around. The heatsink was originally passively cooled, hence why it's taped on. I put it on about a year ago and the original tape is still holding well :).
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Crap on floor 215 viewsAnother angle. I had the 9800 loop Nature in 3DMark 2001 for five hours to really heat it up, and ironically the computer got a BSOD a few seconds after I stopped the test :P. It was probably the system RAM acting up, or perhaps some crap my brother got on it when I let him use it...
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At home36 viewsGetting ready to install the Windows 7 beta on the i7, all of my other machines have it installed for dual/triple boot.Feb 15, 2009
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Dual fans40 viewsI put a second Noctua on the CPU heatsink to aid in overclocking. I used four zip ties to hold the back fan onto the front, it seems to be working quite well so far. I also put two CD spindle plastic washers between the heatsink block and the bracket to clamp down harder on the CPU.Feb 15, 2009
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3.7 stable45 viewsIt took me a few days but I finally got to 3.7 GHz stable with the RAM running as close to DDR3-1600 speeds as I could. I might try for 3.8 sometime later.Feb 15, 2009
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Getting started32 viewsGetting the CPU heatsink (Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme) installed, which was a huge pain in the ass.Feb 15, 2009
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Putting the motherboard in36 viewsA big case makes putting a motherboard in much easier :).Feb 15, 2009
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Wiring it up32 viewsLots of wires and crap to hook up. The 8-pin EPS power cable wasn't long enough to go on the right side of the motherboard, so I had to route it around the back of the expansion slots and tie it off to the chipset/MOSFET heatpipe.Feb 15, 2009
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Radeon 4870 without heatsink35 viewsApplying Ceramique paste before putting on the Zalman VF-1000.Feb 15, 2009
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Radeon with new heatsink29 viewsIt keeps the card at around 70-72 C overclocked.Feb 15, 2009
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