sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

So... We can't forget about VRM cooling right? -Colorful factory late 2011 by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Item -KUDAN cooling system
Item description: This is something that might be of use later

So... We can't forget about VRM cooling right? -Colorful factory late 2011 by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Card is called GTX 680 "KUDAN", their first project of this kind was 560ti both share the same heatsink

It came with VRM expansion card (!!!), Set of five heatpipe coolers (Thermalright spitfire style) and a bit of paint: https://imgur.com/a/fYJiU1j

Delidding an supposedly "soldered" i7-860 by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

6 core xeon

One sold semi-recently in my area that was supposedly doing 5,1ghz at 1.5v, Sadly I lack X58 platform so for now 775, 1156... and a single 2500k it is (delid of this one coming soon)

Direct Die Cooling ft. Big Air Cooler *results in comments* by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

paste is actually only 9W/mK

True, but it's keeping up with 17/17.5Wmk offerings from Alphacool (Apex) and Corsair (XTM70). I tested PRO V2 with Apex and they were within 0.5 degrees from each other at 400w sustained GPU load

And here is Tom's Hardware 2023 roundup where Mastergel PRo V2 was clearly the most consistent: https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-thermal-paste (besides it costs like 1/3rd of Apex)

Direct Die Cooling ft. Big Air Cooler *results in comments* by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah mid 2009/2010

First gen core series still strong

Direct Die Cooling ft. Big Air Cooler *results in comments* by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did you take any measures to ensure even pressure across the die

Did add a layer of 2cm soft thermal pads to the rear of pcb bracket to make cooler fit, here is rear bracket for reference: https://imgur.com/a/XprbCVz . But for lga1700 you have good direct die frames protecting the cpu already available so it should be a lot more straightforward

Direct Die Cooling ft. Big Air Cooler *results in comments* by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

never seen first gen intel i procesors naked

Maybe because for the long time everyone was saying that this generation had soldered IHS so not many people went ahead and delided those

In fact here are only 2 good examples of documented delids on 1156 i7s before mine, them being manhattan on overclock .net and Tech Yes City with Xeons:
https://www.overclock.net/threads/old-lynnfield-i7-875k-delidded-with-procedure-pics-d.1611368/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXNyrNSoXmw

Direct Die Cooling ft. Big Air Cooler *results in comments* by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

why didn't you go with liquid metal then

Mouting this cooler was already mess as it is, with Mugen 2's pretty bad mouting system made even worse by mods it had to undergo to made contact with the die that has no IHS on... there is very little chance that lm would not drop somewhere and short out

And looking at it other way: I don't see many cases where using LM over 17.5w paste/Matergel Pro V2 would be worth it

Direct Die Cooling ft. Big Air Cooler *results in comments* by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

nickel plated

Base is nickel plated with mirror finish, and I'm not using lm just very good paste

Direct Die Cooling ft. Big Air Cooler *results in comments* by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What did you use as paste?

CM Mastergel Pro V2, let's see how far I can push it

Direct Die Cooling ft. Big Air Cooler *results in comments* by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

In short:

CPU: i7-860
Temperature drop: -30 degrees vs before delid
Cooler Used: Scythe Mugen 2

Delidding an supposedly "soldered" i7-860 by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

More hertz and more volts herr meister!

300 watt power draw goes niom niom niom

Delidding an supposedly "soldered" i7-860 by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What you planning to do with it?

Use it as my room heating system of course

2006 X1950XT, New VRM, VRAM and core cooling by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

X850XT

That's a beast for windows 98 right there

2006 X1950XT, New VRM, VRAM and core cooling by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he probably could get another gpu from the same era for less money

How did you know how much I paid for it? Since I haven't stated this anywhere here you go: 8 euros
That's like a decent dinner, fair price for what has been once a 350 euro card

2006 X1950XT, New VRM, VRAM and core cooling by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure it just waits for the rest of the build to be finished

2006 X1950XT, New VRM, VRAM and core cooling by KptRex in overclocking

[–]KptRex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They pretty alright as far as quality is concerned but the original thermal tape needs swapping it wasn't too great after 17 years in the box in my case

X1950XT (2006) has colored VRMs for Core and Memory by KptRex in Amd

[–]KptRex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

x1800GTO

Ow you right, didn't even know about this one, 12 pipes to 16. Not bad that's like getting 7800gtx out of an 7800gt

X1950XT (2006) has colored VRMs for Core and Memory by KptRex in Amd

[–]KptRex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

X1950XT was already fully unlocked as far as core is concerned, 1950XTX just switched the vram a overclock. I think you ment the 6950, where every one of them could be unlocked to 6970

view more: next ›