Second Build - University

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:01

KiiYzOo said:
top left-hand corner

cpu power, cpu socket, etc?

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:05

KiiYzOo said:
on the cpu socket

what did you use to bend it back? those pins are TINY!

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:09

KiiYzOo said:
a 1.4mm flathead screwdriver

and a steady hand!

well, lets hope it is sorted now

look at the link a few posts above - it shows the heatsinks so you can respray them if you want

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:20

KiiYzOo said:
It'll be a while before I can tell

I wonder if they are aluminium heatsinks? if so I could get them anodized I'm gonna do that when I get some dominator ram

WOW!

1) how are you getting them anodized?

2) how are going to remove the current anodizing? some sort of acid to remove the outer layers?

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:36

KiiYzOo said:
the chilly place does anodizing not sure whether they'd remove the current anodizing, would have to ask

from what i remember from school anodizing is essentially using the aluminium as an electrode and cobalt or something else blue in colour as the anode, i imagine it wouldnt work over the top of the annodising material... tell us how they do it when you get to it

EDIT: quick google search came up with

There are 2 ways to accomplish the removal of the anodic coating from aluminum depending on the surface you want to end up with. A NaOH etch solution will remove the coating but will etch the surface leaving a diffuse (matte) appearance. The chromic acid/phosphoric acid solution used in the Acid Dissolution Test ASTM - 137 will remove the anodic coating without affecting the underlying surface. The composition of that bath is 80 grams of chromic acid in 3.5 liters of water, add 140 ml of 85% phosphoric acid, add water to make 4 liters. The bath is operated at 190 - 200 deg. F. Immerse the part for 15 minutes and then rinse well in water.

Lee C. Branch
Richmond, Virginia

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:41

KiiYzOo said:
I never took chemistry

i imagine that the chilly place will use an acid to remove the current annodising and then replace it with the orange

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:44

KiiYzOo said:
hopefully
I wish I could get the pci-e slots orange too

you wont see them once youve got stuff plugged in - dont worry

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:46

KiiYzOo said:
have to use the 4x slot though

this is what happens when you buy the completely wrong board just because it is cheap - you get problems

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 21:56

this just keeps getting worse

you need to sell your SB board, wait till the X79 board and chips come out - they will be a while and so youll have plenty of time to save for them - and get EXACTLY what you want

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 22:19

Hyburnate said:
You two chat like 2 old women!

i am an old woman...

panyan · 12 Oct 2011 at 22:19

Hyburnate said:
I've subbed to this thread too!

GOOD MAN!

panyan · 13 Oct 2011 at 15:34

ive just done a little Prime95 run

after 90 mins it peaked at: 52,52,53,51

damn i love the d-14

panyan · 13 Oct 2011 at 16:07

KiiYzOo said:
What clocks?

stock i7 2600

im researching to what extent the non-k processors can be overclocked

panyan · 13 Oct 2011 at 16:53

Miidget said:
Im in the process of looking to build a new computer and it's going to be for uni and all. I was interested in looking into over clocking and whatnot but do you reckon it would be better to just get an i5 2500 for stability?

this is a good idea if your not going to overclock, the 2500 is a lot cheaper than the 2500k, that is why i went for the 2600 compared to the 2600k - as a uni machine i want stability so im not overclocking this machine

Also with stability you mention having a small HDD to backup you're OS incase you're SSD fails. Could you not install a backup OS on one of the HDD's you're storing data on or is that not possible?

yeah, i guess i could, but i think it is cleaner doing it my way

also, i have my 2x 2tb drives in raid so having that as a separate partition would be a nuisance

panyan · 13 Oct 2011 at 17:04

Miidget said:
On OcUK it seems that the i5 2500k is the same price as the 2500

oh well

If you run something in raid does it mean they act as one HDD? and does that let them run quicker?

depends on what raid version you use - just wiki RAID

panyan · 18 Oct 2011 at 21:57

Im hugely excited about the possibility of getting a GTX580 soon - what game can i use to benchmark the difference between the 5850 and the GTX580? :rolleyes:

panyan · 18 Oct 2011 at 22:00

KiiYzOo said:
the witcher 2, according to oc3d it is the most demanding game out

does that have a benching tool inbuilt?

panyan · 18 Oct 2011 at 22:15

KiiYzOo said:
no, but you could run fraps in game

yep, could do

panyan · 19 Oct 2011 at 15:24

OCD-OC said:
he's at uni !! .. there'll be far too many Fwaps to run Fraps !

just seen your project dude - very impressive!

what do you think of this project? any suggestions?

panyan · 21 Oct 2011 at 23:00

i thought i'd update with a benchmark

bad company 2

1080p @ 60Hz

Max graphics setting (no AA)

5850 1gb @ stock

fluctuating between 70-75 FPS , inside it might hit 80 and at lowest ~65

overall very happy, get ready for the next update within the next week (gtx 580 inbound

)

UPDATE:

3d mark 11 score with the current system (5850) = P3925