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1  Ramblings - Misc Talk / All Yours / Off Topic / Re: What you did today. on: August 08, 2013, 11:31:47 PM
Im checking in over a month later lol. Lets see...

I own a 04 duramax now, became a mod on a car forum, and just in general been enjoying life.
2  Computer / General Discussion / Backside gpu cooling (AMD 7970) on: March 13, 2012, 12:34:34 AM
In my quest to figure out how to cool down my gpu to keep its jet turbine from making my pc airborne I thought of something. Why not cool from the backside of the pcb? I did some research and found the thermalright hr-11 http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/vga/hr11/product_vga_cooler_hr11.htm . I read reviews and it did seem to help the temps a hair. So I went on my quest to do the same.

Found some old fans, looked up part numbers and found the one with the most cfm(~23) to use. A 60mm case fan looks like it could actually be rigged to bolt to the gpu's heatsink mounts but I personally do not want to go that far.

I used foam to space the fan off the backside of the graphics card with screws pushed through the foam for rigidity and placing electrical tape on the "feet" to keep from shorting anything out.



Now time for the test. Idle test was at gpu fan speed 40% for about 10 minutes, load test was fan set to 60% running through full unigine benchmark. Also before I get to the test, in case you cant see from the pictures, I have my afterburner unofficialoverclock set to a value of 2 to keep max clocks.

No extra fan at idle


Extra fan at idle


As you can see there isn't anything to brag about just a ~3 degree difference.

No extra fan at load


Extra fan at load


This test shows a greater difference of ~7 degree difference!

I am sure with some fine tuning I can bring it to a double digit margin. Cheesy
3  Ramblings - Misc Talk / All Yours / Off Topic / Re: Some Grooming Advice on: March 06, 2012, 01:40:00 AM
wax, first time will be painful but every time after that will be ok. also dont put nair on your balls you will want to bme pain olympics them to get the burning to stop
4  Computer / General Discussion / Re: PC Spec Sheet [Everyone Post!] on: February 21, 2012, 01:58:25 AM
New build!
Cool master case
Intel core i5 2500k
Asus maximus gene-z gen3
8gb ddr3 corsair vengence
60 ssd os
1.5tb hdd data
Dvd burner
23" 1080p led sammy screen
Corsair h80 cpu liquid cooling
Coolmaster 700w psu


Future plans:
Amd7950 gpu
Bluray drive
Bigger ssd for os


P.s. just got it running today and it screams lol
5  Ramblings - Misc Talk / All Yours / Off Topic / Re: What you did today. on: January 23, 2012, 02:24:37 PM
Sorry to hear that zzk! Your in my prayers

Today is relax day after working 16 hours straight yesterday! Worked at work 9-5 then from 5-1am I worked on my car
6  Ramblings - Misc Talk / All Yours / Off Topic / Re: Going for my dreams on: January 23, 2012, 02:20:41 PM
About $5k later, new motor, wheels, tires
 
7  Ramblings - Misc Talk / All Yours / Off Topic / Re: Going for my dreams on: November 26, 2011, 11:30:46 PM
In the middle of painting it Smiley

 
8  Ramblings - Misc Talk / All Yours / Off Topic / Re: What you did today. on: November 26, 2011, 11:29:23 PM
Lol you get use to them, befriend some even. I get about 2-3 hours of sleep a night on average. Strange thing is my body has gotten use to it.
9  Xbox 360 / General Discussion / Re: xbox live gamenights! on: November 08, 2011, 02:24:44 AM
Picked up mw3 tonight. Its mw2 with a whole new set of maps. In a week ill give a definitive answer of which I like more. Had a good gamenight though. Always had about 4 people in my party.
10  Xbox 360 / General Discussion / Re: xbox live gamenights! on: October 30, 2011, 01:06:08 PM
has anyone picked up bf3 yet? I've been playing the heck out of it and LOVE IT!
11  Nintendo 3DS / General Discussion / Re: Nintendo 3DS Review on: October 22, 2011, 10:46:49 PM
Ps vita isn't that expensive compared to when the psp came out Smiley
12  Xbox 360 / General Discussion / Re: xbox live gamenights! on: October 20, 2011, 07:47:34 PM
Haha oh I loved that. Putting makeup on instead of giving directions lol. I'm trying to get to the top 1% on all the drifting on rivals. So far did it on 2 of them and in the top 15% in a couple
13  Xbox 360 / General Discussion / Re: xbox live gamenights! on: October 17, 2011, 12:44:41 AM
I don't want no b*tch telling me which way to turn unless she's got big t( . )( . )ts
14  Xbox 360 / General Discussion / Re: xbox live gamenights! on: October 16, 2011, 02:54:33 PM
The career is boring to me in I'm not sideways. I have the difficulty maxed out and its still not that hard unless I'm having fun
15  Xbox 360 / General Discussion / Re: xbox live gamenights! on: October 16, 2011, 05:29:43 AM
Its fun. Drifting wise you can get a lot more angle. And the rivals section is really fun. Its like the fastest lap time rankings from forza 2 in real time! Only person I can't beat in rivals on my friends list has been a professional racecar driver(does autocross, and was a formula d driver). Makes me feel proud lol
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