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SSDs can now saturate (including the overheads) the SATA 2 interface. this is running on the onboard SATA 3 interface on the gigabyte mobo.
SSDs are only going to get faster and faster, so get used to seeing numbers like that!
And cleaned...
With all the EK pads on and sime artic silver spread on the GPU (using the "condom" method as some like to call it!)
the GPU didnt seem that flat and the EK block has a rough finish to it, so I would not worry about getting it too thin. Although that was two very thin lines spread out, so not a huge amount on there.
This shows the GPU reinforcer plate. I have heard stories of this shorting out the GPU. as you can see, with the washer in place, reinforcer plate screwed in and area kept clean of silver paste, there is a couple of millimeters clearance, so should be no problem.
With all the EK pads on and sime artic silver spread on the GPU (using the "condom" method as some like to call it!)
the GPU didnt seem that flat and the EK block has a rough finish to it, so I would not worry about getting it too thin. Although that was two very thin lines spread out, so not a huge amount on there.
This shows the GPU reinforcer plate. I have heard stories of this shorting out the GPU. as you can see, with the washer in place, reinforcer plate screwed in and area kept clean of silver paste, there is a couple of millimeters clearance, so should be no problem.
Some shots of the EK standoffs. EK recommend putting a little bit of thermal paste on them to keep them in place. I think this is a good idea myself as they are little fiddly wee things that moved about a bit when placing the card on the block. However, try and do it a little cleaner than I did!!!
Card put on block to check all is sat well;
The followings hows that one of the standoffs was fouling the card. there was infact no hole in the card at the point EK had a tapped hole, so bit of an error there or the Inno3D isnt the default PCB, which seems odd.
with it removed:
card sits nice now, although it looks a bit off I think thats an optical illusion as it looked completely flat with no bending at all in real life.
The followings hows that one of the standoffs was fouling the card. there was infact no hole in the card at the point EK had a tapped hole, so bit of an error there or the Inno3D isnt the default PCB, which seems odd.
with it removed:
card sits nice now, although it looks a bit off I think thats an optical illusion as it looked completely flat with no bending at all in real life.
And another couple of tapped holes that EK put in, but no holes on PCB for them!!!
seemed to still make a solid contact with the thermal pads, so hopefully will be ok:
And teh reference pic frmo EK's instructions, clearly showing where the two holes on the PCB should be.
seemed to still make a solid contact with the thermal pads, so hopefully will be ok:
And teh reference pic frmo EK's instructions, clearly showing where the two holes on the PCB should be.
noticed i missed some thermal pads, so good job i had another one to do!!!
was good oppurtunity to take the block off and check how the thermal pads and paste had contacted. I can report that the contacts were spot on, so good work EK
was good oppurtunity to take the block off and check how the thermal pads and paste had contacted. I can report that the contacts were spot on, so good work EK
And cleaned...
So this is a gtx480 core?
So it have a ridge going round the perimeter of it, or is that me?