61C is very hot to try to run an overclocked CPU, but very impressive for a passive design.

I think you should try mounting a big copper heatsink like the Zalman 7000 on the CPU block and the top block

blues suck, go avs!

Usually people use water with a bit of dish soap. You can find wet/dry sandpaper of sufficient grit at auto stores.

I'll second that... we've had a long string of HP printers die on us, and this time we tried an i850. It hasn't died on us yet (though all the HPs lasted quite a bit longer than this) and print quality is excellent...

I remember when a Pentium Pro 200 was badass....

I'd like to go back to that time you speak of, then my computer would actually be pretty impressive!

Wish I could make a nice wb like that... but I don't even have a dremel here, much less a drill press and such

joesgarage11 wrote: I managed to do it all without hurting myself.

damn you!

What did you for making the cascade?

Just to affirm rusty's comment... GPUs are designed with higher temps in mind; just look where they have to be kept. With one thin little slot and a PCI right below it can be problematic and the GPU still has to survive it fine. I stuck a fan on my card (stock AMD heatsink on a Geforce3 Ti200) simpl...

I guess my GeForce3 isn't all bad, such low power consumption!

I have the DM9+ its click is really bad but after enabling AAM its extremely quiet, I don't hear it except under heavy load (then the clicking is still noticable), and thats less than 2 feet from my ear without a case or anything damping....

<usual whining about my broken english> My translation sucks and I know it, but I hope it's understandable. Be kind, and Zenthar don't shoot me with your gun. </whining> two questions. 1. Why would I shoot you. 2. Why would anyone trust me with a gun. I injure myself repeatedly with simple things l...

yup, thats why I posted it.

I actually use Prime95 simply because it will probably be more indicative of my standard load; F@H.

Okay, I've tried Sisoft filesystem benchmark, 3dmark 2001, and UT2003 flyby/botmatch and I can't find a difference with the enabling of maxboost.

Then again, I do have 1gb of RAM so disk access should be pretty rare.

Hmm, its worth a try. My backups are pretty up to date so I don't really have to worry about data corruption (not that I have anything important enough to worry about corrupting) So I guess I'll try it out.

CPUBurn is the best stress program I've used. No cycling like in Prime95 -- it produces a steadier high temp & keeps it there while Prime95 seems to swing up & down a bit. http://www.procooling.com/articles/html/amd_thermal_diode_testing_cali.php There's a comparison of stress tests most of the way...

The only thing I found really effective for cutting down on the whine was an inch of open cell foam. But of course thats not so good for temps... Replacing the drives will be expensive, but its definately worth it, the difference is just amazing. Based on performance I'm guessing the DM9+ I've got n...

lmao rusty... yay for leading by example

There's nothing wrong with it per se, but once I started heavily overclocking my Super Silencer is definately noticably quieter and since the review says the tornado is even quieter....

Sorry I don't have a digital camera right now. I have taken quite a few pictures with a disposable camera though, and once I finish the roll off I can get some pics scanned and uploaded.

I've completed my next step in watercooling; now my CPU, northbridge, hard drive, and MOSFETs are all watercooled. It has had unbeleivable results. 1. My motherboard is now even MORE picky about RAM. I didn't even think that was possible. I'll probably have to buy a new motherboard next month :( 2. ...

Its getting so bad that I actually bought a box of bandaids today. But when I finish off the last 16 pictures on the camera you will all appreciate the fine quality of my work. Okay my work is completely devoid of quality, but you will appreciate the beauty and functionality o fmy maze of tubing and...

followup: I didn't think even a miracle would be enough yet here I am checking everything and there's nothing leaking, not even the two connections I ran out of hose for! They are stuffed onto 5/8" barbs without any heating up though so its a very tight fit, and neither is anywhere near the electron...

I should qualify that last leaking part. It didn't leak. I now have no less than 20 connections from four tees and four waterblocks over my motherboard, it'll be a miracle if it passes my first leak test.

I've used a program called KDFold to generate and upload HTML reports

lol nothing leaks anymore! I tightened the screw clamps and made a res with PVC and hose barbs and nothing leaks, and I'll make sure my bong cooler doesn't leak either!

speaking of ouch I sliced off a bit of skin from one of my fingers cutting my tubing last night. At least its not a "I tried to grab the pump" ouch.

3" of thermal paste would also be a terrible thermal interface, since they have an very low conductivity.

And lets not go into what that much thermal paste would cost! Move over $1000 heat pipe case, its $1500 of thermal paste!

Well, my hard drive hits 45C in 25C ambient; for it to hit the operating temperatures it would have to be -20C out. And hey, you can always insulate the drive with some damping material if it gets too cold, that should warm it up a few degrees. And you're wrong about the vapor source rusty; I might ...

Yeah I know. A company not releasing software by the intended release date? Thats a new one

Thats what I was thinking, mounting a normal heatsink on one or both copper blocks could improve temps.

The other concern I would have is you said the 80mm fan on the PSU is not starting. I am assuming the 92 mm is on the bottom of the PSU, and the 80mm in the back, in which case you could have air blowing into the PSU and out vents back into the case. This clearly would not be desirable if it is occu...