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#46 Guest_scaramonga_*

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 01:19 AM

Da board....... :P

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Thermal paste replaced, waterblock bolts fitted and fitted to case........ :blink:

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Replaced rear fan with an Aerocool Silent Turbo Jet blue LED variety....... :rofl:

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 03:01 AM

Dang man, I am so jelous!! I just ordered that board but it won't come till mid next week!! You have the sweetest video card, and that monitor has been my dream monitor for months now!! You are a lucky man indeed!!!

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 03:34 AM

hey, what videocard is that?

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 04:09 AM

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 04:30 AM

Hey....thx Chriso buddy :P :blink:

You will absolutely love this board when it arrives for ya.....it has 'class' written all over it......package is exceptional to say the least......comes with everything......but I ain't gonna spoil it for ya....lol.....I'll let you find out for yourself :rofl:

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 05:04 AM

View Postscaramonga, on Nov 10 2006, 08:30 PM, said:

Hey....thx Chriso buddy :blink: :blink:

You will absolutely love this board when it arrives for ya.....it has 'class' written all over it......package is exceptional to say the least......comes with everything......but I ain't gonna spoil it for ya....lol.....I'll let you find out for yourself :P

LMAO! WTF? You mean we have to wait till Chriso gets his to find out how your rig performs? Say it ain't so. And hurry up building this so we can drool some more!!!!
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Posted 11 November 2006 - 05:28 AM

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LMAO! WTF? You mean we have to wait till Chriso gets his to find out how your rig performs? Say it ain't so. And hurry up building this so we can drool some more!!!!

LOL......NO!!.......I meant the box contents :blink: :blink:

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Watercooling fitted.........leak testing phase.......

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....and YUP......sure enough.....a LEAK!!!........coolant spewing from Res outlet..... :P .......just as well I'm testing first!!

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OK now......tightened up the barb gonna leave it running like this for 6 hours to make sure...... :rofl:

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 05:39 AM

View Postscaramonga, on Nov 10 2006, 09:28 PM, said:

LOL......NO!!.......I meant the box contents :blink: :blink:

Anywayz.......

Watercooling fitted.........leak testing phase.......

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....and YUP......sure enough.....a LEAK!!!........coolant spewing from Res outlet..... :P .......just as well I'm testing first!!

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OK now......tightened up the barb gonna leave it running like this for 6 hours to make sure...... :rofl:


Was the Swiftech Res a pain? From reviews on NE it almost seems the res should be a throwaway and a DD floppy res substituted. Was the Swiftech res difficult to mount/ find a place for? Was the leak installer error?

Just things readers of this thread need to know. :blink:

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 06:09 AM

The Res IMO can be done away with and a T-Line fitted (I may do this later).......its by far the weakest part of this system due to it being plastic......I was over cautious in tightening the barbs on the Res so as not to split the plastic threads and so probably caused the leak by doing so??.......

The Res is easy to mount as it has various brackets supplied....all of which I never used because my Stacker case has holes in place for mounting the Res in the place where I have it..... :rofl:

When I first filled the system and started the pump I thought 'ohhhhhhh nooooo' as it was a touch loud for my liking.....it remained like this for 20mins or so and suddenly ceased!.........probably air trapped or something?

It's been running now for over an hour and I cant even tell its on!! (pump is on full speed) I keep checking to see if its cut out......lol.......but it really is that quiet. :P

I had to stick a screwdriver in the Rad fans to see if they were actually running!....no kidding!......lol

All in all......a great piece of kit and highly recommended!....of course temps will tell later :blink:

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 06:16 AM

Hey scara, I think that machine is going to be too powerful for you. Please send it to me :rofl:

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 06:19 AM

scara, i also would skip the res, and go with a tee.
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Posted 11 November 2006 - 06:30 AM

View PostNvyseal, on Nov 11 2006, 06:16 AM, said:

Hey scara, I think that machine is going to be too powerful for you. Please send it to me :blink:

Your too l8 now Dave.......your birthday's past :blink: :rofl: :P

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 07:00 AM

the things people say...

caught this on my skype just before signing off... :rofl:

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 07:09 AM

View PostNvyseal, on Nov 11 2006, 07:00 AM, said:

the things people say...

caught this on my skype just before signing off... :P

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LOL.......damn!.....I'm done for now....... :blink: :rofl: :blink:

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Posted 11 November 2006 - 08:17 PM

View Postscaramonga, on Nov 10 2006, 10:30 PM, said:

Hey....thx Chriso buddy :boom: :D

You will absolutely love this board when it arrives for ya.....it has 'class' written all over it......package is exceptional to say the least......comes with everything......but I ain't gonna spoil it for ya....lol.....I'll let you find out for yourself :boom:

I am glad to hear it man!! I can't wait either!! It sure looks killer in the pics!!!!

View PostWFO, on Nov 10 2006, 11:04 PM, said:

LMAO! WTF? You mean we have to wait till Chriso gets his to find out how your rig performs? Say it ain't so. And hurry up building this so we can drool some more!!!!
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Yes, you do so chill!! :worry:
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