Recent content by nleksan

Sorry, but the whole "always put a radiator between blocks" thing is a(n admittedly hard to kill) misconception. Myself, and a few other members at OCN, have tested this quite thoroughly, and none of us have seen more than a 1*C variation in Delta-T temps regardless of radiator placement. This...

I would highly recommend going with FujiPoly Extreme thermal tape, as it is THE highest rated, and most effective, out there @ 17W/mK! Personally, I've dropped between 13*C and 24*C across various blocks (MIPS RIVE Ni/BLK MB Blocks, 3x AC AquagraFX 680 Lightning blocks, 3x Watercool Heatkiller...

I personally recommend the Koolance FAN-12025HBK or FAN-12038HBK, which are 120mm fans that are 25mm and 38mm respectively, spin at a maximum of 2600rpm, utilize true dual ball bearing motors, push 107cfm/116cfm and 5.4/6.33mmH2O (airflow/static pressure), and notoonly have I found that they're...

I have a brand new, never used MCP35X, as well as a Heatkiller HK3.0 block also brand new... PM me if you're interested... Are Heatkiller GPUx3 blocks compatible with these??

It's the absolute best performing "non-extreme" single-pump out there... Better pressure and even flow than a D5 in most loops, and thanks to the PWM, it's just as silent. I never understand people who think they're "loud"... Sure, they make a "water rushing" sound, but only if you don't plug...

While I don't use it in my PC loops, I do have a lot of experience with "anti-freeze" or "coolant" in actual automotive settings (road course racing, recreational and competitive as well as modifying BMW's). It does not function just to prevent boiling of water (the fact that the loop is...

Trust me when I say you're better off getting the Corsair SP/AF120 PERFORMANCE Edition along with a fan controller, than you are ever buying the incredibly pathetic and worthless Quiet Editions! Also, airflow (CFM) is only half of the equation when it comes to a fan's performance. The other is...

Almost all motherboards these days have 1 AMP per fan header, which means you should really limit draw to around 0.75 to 0.80 amps. Thus, you can use a Y-Splitter to connect two 0.35-0.40amp fans to one header, or 4 0.15-0.20amp fans, etc. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY!

AS5 is old, and there are countless newer pastes that not only perform better but are easier to work with, don't require a burn in period, etc. I've been obsessed with cooling efficiency since ~2003 with my FX-51, as that thing could get HOT when running some "hot" clocks, and since then I have...

I love the 680 Lightnings I havein SLI, pprobably the best overall cards I've owned. Originally had 2x 7970GE Lightnings for CFX but after a pair of EK blocks with manufacturing defects killed them, I got MSI to replace them with the 680s. I know that every sample is different, and I don't have...

I have"xxxxx2500" Ripjaws Z DDR3-2133 9-11-10-28 with the HCH9 IC's and they overclock extremely well, as do the Trident X DDR3-2400 9-11-11-31 kits I have, one of which is about 6mo old and the other is 7wk old, bothare jjust like the Ripjaws Z and are made with double sided HCH9 IC's. For...

So long as they have tightened up their quality control when it comes to their monitors, I'll definitely be grabbing one of these! The PA246Q was a phenomenal monitor, best in its price range and when calibrated it was more accurate than the U2410 I had sitting next to it, but being the first...

I see a PLX Chip on the Deluxe, although I can't make out the IC's numbers so I don't know which KIND of PLX chip it is... Still, it would make sense to me to include one, as the Asus Deluxe and Premium variants almost always support more-than-2-way X-Fire/SLI (and I don't mean X8/X4/X4...

Please, don't do 2 separate loops, you'll only get worse temps! Having a single loop is always better, unless there are space issues or case design problems that prevent it. That's not the case with the HAF-X. By having 1 loop, you have 2x the volume of water over each part and 2x the surface...

Looks great! I am not a fan of the "red everywhere" theme (especially the constant red & black builds), but you managed to pull it off pretty well. Also, I think that for a first mod, you did something that many "modders" with much more "experience" fail to ever manage: combine your aesthetic...