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hildark7

hildark7

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So the other day i had abit of a mad moment!.. I ended up clicking "Pay Now" on the most expensive order to OverclockersUK i had ever made!

The Sale Comprised of:

  • Intel Core i7-3960X 3.30GHz (Sandybridge-E) LGA2011 - Retail.
  • Asus X79 Sabertooth Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard.
  • G.Skill RipJawsZ 16GB (4x4GB) 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit .
  • IC Diamond 24-Carat Thermal Compound.
they come tomorrow! (Friday) and i seriously cant wait! :)

i will be using the following items from my old build:

  • Corsair 600t (with side window)
  • 2X OCZ Vertex 3
  • 1X 1TB Samsung spinpoint F3
  • Corsair H60 with 2x akasa Vipers (Push/Pull)
  • EVGA GTX570 Classified.
  • BigFoot Killer 2100
  • Cooler master Real Power 850W


watch this space for vids, pics and a progress report!

..... EXCITED!! ;)
 
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Well! Today looked like it was going so well and then all of a sudden it went down hill!...

My kit arrived at about 1030 while I was working so on my lunch break I rushed home to check all the bits were here and to my delight... They were!! :) so i began unboxing and installing the Parts taking vids and pics along the way.

I finished the build, powerd up the machine and went to check the bios. To my supprise I say the CPU temp at 78oc!!

It turns out the H60 doesn't have the right stand ofs! And the cooler wasn't even touching the CPU! Nasty stuff!

So a 1 and a half hour trip to ocuk is in order for a H80 lol should I use the stock thermal paste or use the ic diamond????
 
Use the ic diamond.

How on earth did you not check/notice/feel that the heatsink wasn't in contact with the cpu is beyond me though, extra especially so considering the price of the goods! oO

Good luck dude!


:D
 
shadesofgrey said:
Use the ic diamond.

How on earth did you not check/notice/feel that the heatsink wasn't in contact with the cpu is beyond me though, extra especially so considering the price of the goods! oO

Good luck dude!


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I know! :( but it must have been just mm off! :/ most confusing thing is the ocuk website listing of the h60 lol the title says its 2011 compatable but the description doesn't :/
 
hildark7 said:
I know! :( but it must have been just mm off! :/ most confusing thing is the ocuk website listing of the h60 lol the title says its 2011 compatable but the description doesn't :/
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How new is the H60?

Just because the current version is S2011 compatible doesn't mean that previous versions are.
 
Surveyor said:
How new is the H60?

Just because the current version is S2011 compatible doesn't mean that previous versions are.
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few weeks old maybe :/

no worries now though!... i went to OCUK saturday morning and purchased a H80 they were also so kind to give me the correct stand offs for the H60! :)
 
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2X OZC Vertex3 in a RAID0 config. Windows 7 64bit and all my programs will be loaded on to the RAID and pictures, videos, music and all other files will be on the 1TB Spinpoint.
(my docs will be kept on the RAID due to steam saving game data there)

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Due to not having the correct standoff's for the H60, the H60 was replaced with a H80

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I hope this is the correct amount of thermal paste to apply!.... btw its more of a squashed blog so itmight look a tad more than it is
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