The TPU UK Clubhouse - Page 565

MoonPig · Feb 19, 2013, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

I will do, but not for a few months. I'm replacing my mainboard and CPU (& RAM).

Too high end and too long, haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

My Alpenfohn Peter coolers just arrived...

but they had two small packets of haribo tangfasties in the box with the two coolers

Opened the box - took one cooler to out to have a look then saw the small packet there and was like 'WTF IZ DAT?'

Either someone in their warehouse has a sweettooth or they are giving out free candy with deliveries valued over £100

Don't know if they still do, but Qwertee used to do that. Always loved that service.

Techtu · Feb 19, 2013, 04:18 PM

What's the cheapest power supply you guy's would put in my rig?

Quick get finding

My Cooler Master PSU sounds like a ticking time-bomb....

Only option so far is this which is even more scary.

Fourstaff · Feb 19, 2013, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Techtu

What's the cheapest power supply you guy's would put in my rig?

Quick get finding

My Cooler Master PSU sounds like a ticking time-bomb....

Only option so far is this which is even more scary.

Off the top of my head:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Buil...1294558&sr=8-5

FreedomEclipse · Feb 19, 2013, 08:01 PM

well... fuck my life,

Spent about 2hrs changing the coolers over. Plugged it back in and nothing comes on screen. so i put the untouched card and hooked it up to my monitor with the modded card down at the bottom. load windows up and check device manager and there is only one 6970 showing up. There is nothing that I can do to make the other 6970 show up.

This is fucking horrific. I spent £100 on coolers to solve a problem but now im too scared to mount the remaining card unless my bad luck kills it off too...

why does my life have to always be followed by a black cloud ready to shit on me at first opportunity

Guess I'll get a GTX 680 on credit...

NdMk2o1o · Feb 19, 2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RCoon

anything i order from OCUK if im desperate enough, and anything i get back from RMA comes with little packs of haribo too

Same lol slightly odd but meh

Bo$$ · Feb 19, 2013, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

well... fuck my life,

Spent about 2hrs changing the coolers over. Plugged it back in and nothing comes on screen. so i put the untouched card and hooked it up to my monitor with the modded card down at the bottom. load windows up and check device manager and there is only one 6970 showing up. There is nothing that I can do to make the other 6970 show up.

This is fucking horrific. I spent £100 on coolers to solve a problem but now im too scared to mount the remaining card unless my bad luck kills it off too...

why does my life have to always be followed by a black cloud ready to shit on me at first opportunity

Guess I'll get a GTX 680 on credit...

My card is rattling so I'm worried if i should RMA the fucker

I love this thing

Fourstaff · Feb 19, 2013, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

Spent about 2hrs changing the coolers over. Plugged it back in and nothing comes on screen. so i put the untouched card and hooked it up to my monitor with the modded card down at the bottom. load windows up and check device manager and there is only one 6970 showing up. There is nothing that I can do to make the other 6970 show up.

This is fucking horrific. I spent £100 on coolers to solve a problem but now im too scared to mount the remaining card unless my bad luck kills it off too...

Right, have you taken a better look at your dead card yet? Maybe you missed something

FreedomEclipse · Feb 19, 2013, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bo$$

My card is rattling so I'm worried if i should RMA the fucker

I love this thing

TIL - If you can RMA it, then do it. its not worth dicking around with the card.

I have no idea why my 6970 didnt work after i mounted the new cooler. Ive mounted at least 10 or 20 GPU coolers and this time was no different other then me taking a long time to find out which mounting holes on the cooler fitted the 6970 cuz the bloody instructions didnt tell me.

mounted it with the usual care i take - plugged it back in, powered it up, was never detected by windows again - nothing comes on screen either.

I attached one of my replacement fans that I bought off ebay for a laugh - the fan spins up so i know its not completely dead.

TBH I wouldnt put it past XFX to install some sort of system that prevents the card from booting up if you swap out the stock reference cooler with something else. Ive heard rumours of them doing this - There is something about the stock cooler that it needs to make the card work but i dont know.

Im done messing about with aftermarket coolers anyway - its really not worth the risk, id rather just pay for a card that comes with a decent cooler like a MSI's Twin FrozR and be done with it.

Im still tempted to contact XFX support for a laugh and see if they will RMA but ive already removed the stock cooler and its long out of warranty. I bet they'd send it back as soon as they see its been 'tampered' with, I know they can be right bastards when it comes to RMA's

FreedomEclipse · Feb 19, 2013, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Fourstaff

Right, have you taken a better look at your dead card yet? Maybe you missed something

Ive been looking at it for the last 3 hours. tried different PCI-E slots, different PCI-E power cables, Different DVI cables. anything short of replacing the stock cooler which i cant do as the ramsinks are glued on with thermal glue that comes with the Alpenföhn Peter and even if i did managed to get them off - Ive pretty much dumped the original thermal pads and stuff that goes on the ram and VRMs.

I dont think there is any way to save it. Id give it CPR but Im sure AC MX-4 is not suitable for human consumption.

Techtu · Feb 20, 2013, 11:03 AM

Fixed half the issue with the PSU of mine, turns out wires had come loose and caught in the fan. I'm hoping Cooler Master will help me out with the rest though even though it's been modded. :/

My cousin is after a 570 direct cu water block, you guy's know anywhere that still sell them?

Bo$$ · Feb 20, 2013, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Techtu

Fixed half the issue with the PSU of mine, turns out wires had come loose and caught in the fan. I'm hoping Cooler Master will help me out with the rest though even though it's been modded. :/

My cousin is after a 570 direct cu water block, you guy's know anywhere that still sell them?

EK have a nice one http://www.thewatercoolingshop.co.uk...109855638.html

Techtu · Feb 20, 2013, 11:25 AM

Thanks, I'll see what he thinks to it.

Techtu · Feb 20, 2013, 03:26 PM

Cooler Master have earned themselves (from now on) a very loyal fan indeed! They are allowing me to RMA this PSU I brought second hand and also been modded, as it has some strange noise issue's I suspect it's just the fan but nonetheless they are doing something about it!

Millennium · Feb 20, 2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Techtu

Cooler Master have earned themselves (from now on) a very loyal fan indeed! They are allowing me to RMA this PSU I brought second hand and also been modded, as it has some strange noise issue's I suspect it's just the fan but nonetheless they are doing something about it!

nice one them!

InnocentCriminal · Feb 20, 2013, 07:38 PM

Fingers crossed they don't charge you once they have it.

Techtu · Feb 20, 2013, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

Fingers crossed they don't charge you once they have it.

That's what I thought but from the conversation I've been having with one of the team it won't cost a thing as the fault (noisy fan) is through no fault of the user or mod and still under warranty, so I'm holding them to that.

Your also probably wondering why I don't just replace the fan myself, well that would be down to the fan on the PSU being 135mm with oddly placed screw holes and being soldered to the PCB, Cooler Master even gave me the go ahead to check if it was actually soldered or not without voiding the warranty (this is before they knew it had been modded).

FreedomEclipse · Feb 21, 2013, 08:55 AM

does £120 for a secondhand 6970 sound good?

I need to sell mine but im not sure for how much lol

tigger · Feb 21, 2013, 07:48 PM

Hi guys, long time no see.

Bo$$ · Feb 22, 2013, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tigger

Hi guys, long time no see.

hey there

InnocentCriminal · Feb 22, 2013, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Techtu

That's what I thought but from the conversation I've been having with one of the team it won't cost a thing as the fault (noisy fan) is through no fault of the user or mod and still under warranty, so I'm holding them to that.

Your also probably wondering why I don't just replace the fan myself, well that would be down to the fan on the PSU being 135mm with oddly placed screw holes and being soldered to the PCB, Cooler Master even gave me the go ahead to check if it was actually soldered or not without voiding the warranty (this is before they knew it had been modded).

Sweet.

Fourstaff · Feb 22, 2013, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

does £120 for a secondhand 6970 sound good?

A good starting price I think.

So who is willing to live under the bridge for a month to be able to afford a Titan?

tigger · Feb 22, 2013, 12:10 PM

Not me, i just use a little laptop now, cba with all that anymore. Too much money, too much time, i'm still interested in it, but i'm not spending all my time and money on it no more.

FreedomEclipse · Feb 22, 2013, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigger

Not me, i just use a little laptop now, cba with all that anymore. Too much money, too much time, i'm still interested in it, but i'm not spending all my time and money on it no more.

get a badass £3000 gaming laptop!!

tigger · Feb 22, 2013, 12:24 PM

I wish I had £3k to blow on a mega lappy, but if I had £3k I would probs spend it on a motorbike tbh.

FreedomEclipse · Feb 22, 2013, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tigger

I wish I had £3k to blow on a mega lappy, but if I had £3k I would probs spend it on a motorbike tbh.

OoOOoO I like motorbikes too!

I want an oldskool Kawasaki ZxR 400-750cc or a Triumph Daytona. Ducati's are nice too so long as their the oldskool models

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Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14
Memory:	Corsair XMS3 4x4GB @ 1600MHz
Video Card:	MSI GTX560Ti Twin Frozr II
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 60GB + WD20EARS 2TB
CRT/LCD Model:	Iiyama ProLite X2775HDS-1
Case:	Silverstone FT02
PSU:	Corsair AX750
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Feb 19, 2013, 04:18 PM	#14102
Techtu Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Death Star... England. Posts: 1,592 (1.36/day) Thanks: 368 Thanked 490 Times in 340 Posts System Specs	What's the cheapest power supply you guy's would put in my rig? Quick get finding My Cooler Master PSU sounds like a ticking time-bomb.... Only option so far is this which is even more scary. __________________ Sig by JrRacinFan Live in the UK? Join the UK TPU Group!

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Feb 19, 2013, 08:01 PM	#14104
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,531 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	well... fuck my life, Spent about 2hrs changing the coolers over. Plugged it back in and nothing comes on screen. so i put the untouched card and hooked it up to my monitor with the modded card down at the bottom. load windows up and check device manager and there is only one 6970 showing up. There is nothing that I can do to make the other 6970 show up. This is fucking horrific. I spent £100 on coolers to solve a problem but now im too scared to mount the remaining card unless my bad luck kills it off too... why does my life have to always be followed by a black cloud ready to shit on me at first opportunity Guess I'll get a GTX 680 on credit... __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

System Name:	Codename: Rapture X {MoonPig Edition}
Processor:	Intel 3930k@4.6Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P9X79 PRO
Cooling:	Corsair H80i {2xScythe G.T AP-15}
Memory:	16GB DDR3 Kingston Hyper X 2133Mhz {4x4GB}
Video Card:	2xMSI GTX680 Twin Frozr OC {SLi}
Hard Disk:	256GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme (Boot) \|WD: 2x1.5TB FAEX\|1x2TB EARS\|1x1.5TB Samsung F4EG
Optical Drive:	N/A
CRT/LCD Model:	NEC MultiSync EA231WMi 23" {Black}
Case:	Fractal Define XL {3x140mm,1x180mm Silverstone A.P'}
Sound Card:	Creative SB Z {Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 }
PSU:	Corsair HX1050 Bro'fessional
Software:	Windows 7 7600 x64
Benchmarks:	(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

System Name:	Sandybollocks ///// Brazos balls
Processor:	i5 2500K @4.6Ghz ///// AMD E450 1.65Ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-Z68x-UD3H/////Laptop
Cooling:	Noctua - NH-U12P SE2/////Laptop
Memory:	Gskill RipJaws 8Gb 1600mhz @2133/////4GB 1333
Video Card:	Sapphire Vapor-X 7950///// AMD HD6320
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force 3 240GB / Seagate Barracuda XT 2Tb/////500GB
Optical Drive:	Samsung Blu-Ray/////DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Catleap 2560x1440 27" ///// 15.5" 1366x768
Case:	CM Storm Sniper Black Edition/////Laptop
Sound Card:	AKG K-701 phones & Audinst HUD-MX1
PSU:	OCZ Fatal1ty 750w/////65w power brick
Software:	Win 7 x64 Home Premium
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Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD4 \| HP XW6400
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Hard Disk:	2x WD5001AALS RAID 0 \| Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue
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CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VE276Q
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Sound Card:	Creative Audigy 2 w/Otone Stilo 5.1 and Creative Fatal1ty headset
PSU:	ThermalTake Toughpower 850w \| Cheiftec A135 850w
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Feb 20, 2013, 11:03 AM	#14110
Techtu Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Death Star... England. Posts: 1,592 (1.36/day) Thanks: 368 Thanked 490 Times in 340 Posts System Specs	Fixed half the issue with the PSU of mine, turns out wires had come loose and caught in the fan. I'm hoping Cooler Master will help me out with the rest though even though it's been modded. :/ My cousin is after a 570 direct cu water block, you guy's know anywhere that still sell them? __________________ Sig by JrRacinFan Live in the UK? Join the UK TPU Group!

Feb 20, 2013, 11:25 AM	#14112
Techtu Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Death Star... England. Posts: 1,592 (1.36/day) Thanks: 368 Thanked 490 Times in 340 Posts System Specs	Thanks, I'll see what he thinks to it. __________________ Sig by JrRacinFan Live in the UK? Join the UK TPU Group!

Feb 20, 2013, 03:26 PM	#14113
Techtu Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Death Star... England. Posts: 1,592 (1.36/day) Thanks: 368 Thanked 490 Times in 340 Posts System Specs	Cooler Master have earned themselves (from now on) a very loyal fan indeed! They are allowing me to RMA this PSU I brought second hand and also been modded, as it has some strange noise issue's I suspect it's just the fan but nonetheless they are doing something about it! __________________ Sig by JrRacinFan Live in the UK? Join the UK TPU Group!

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Feb 20, 2013, 07:38 PM	#14115
InnocentCriminal Resident Grammar Amender Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 'ereyfurd, UK Posts: 5,471 (1.82/day) Thanks: 198 Thanked 855 Times in 667 Posts System Specs	Fingers crossed they don't charge you once they have it. __________________ *Post count isn't* an intelligence meter. During the rectification of the Vuldronaii the Traveler came as a large, moving Torb. Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the Meketrex supplicants they chose a new form for him—that of a giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Sloar that day, I can tell you. Musek*: "InnocentCriminal - a Chuck Norris of the TPU - knows what you are about to type and he WILL type it faster than you."*

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Feb 21, 2013, 08:55 AM	#14117
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,531 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	does £120 for a secondhand 6970 sound good? I need to sell mine but im not sure for how much lol __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

Feb 21, 2013, 07:48 PM	#14118
tigger I'm the only one Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HU5 1LL Posts: 7,203 (2.75/day) Thanks: 473 Thanked 951 Times in 780 Posts System Specs	Hi guys, long time no see. __________________ http://img.techpowerup.org/110324/v6351cpuzvalj197.jpg ]Monster E6300 oc http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/2163.html

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Feb 22, 2013, 12:10 PM	#14122
tigger I'm the only one Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HU5 1LL Posts: 7,203 (2.75/day) Thanks: 473 Thanked 951 Times in 780 Posts System Specs	Not me, i just use a little laptop now, cba with all that anymore. Too much money, too much time, i'm still interested in it, but i'm not spending all my time and money on it no more. __________________ http://img.techpowerup.org/110324/v6351cpuzvalj197.jpg ]Monster E6300 oc http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/2163.html

Feb 22, 2013, 12:24 PM	#14124
tigger I'm the only one Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HU5 1LL Posts: 7,203 (2.75/day) Thanks: 473 Thanked 951 Times in 780 Posts System Specs	I wish I had £3k to blow on a mega lappy, but if I had £3k I would probs spend it on a motorbike tbh. __________________ http://img.techpowerup.org/110324/v6351cpuzvalj197.jpg ]Monster E6300 oc http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/2163.html

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