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System Name | Back to Blue |
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Processor | i9 14900k |
Motherboard | Asrock Z790 Nova |
Cooling | Corsair H150i Elite |
Memory | 64GB Corsair Dominator DDR5-6400 @ 6600 |
Video Card(s) | EVGA RTX 3090 Ultra FTW3 |
Storage | 4TB WD 850x NVME, 4TB WD Black, 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro |
Display(s) | 1x Samsung Odyssey G7 Neo and 1x Dell u2518d |
Case | Lian Li o11 DXL w/custom vented front panel |
Audio Device(s) | Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 -> DBX DriveRack PA+ -> Mackie MR8 and MR10 / Senn PX38X -> SB AE-5 Plus |
Power Supply | Corsair RM1000i |
Mouse | Logitech G502x |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 Platinum |
Software | Windows 11 x64 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | 31k multicore Cinebench - CPU limited 125w |
As we know the direct heatpipe is a good idea, problem being the cracks between the pipes and the plate, sure you can fill these in with some thermal paste but it doesn't really do the job as well as it could be done...
So upon learning that my cooler just wont keep my chip cold enough for my taste I am grabbing some sand paper and I'm going to lap the chip.
Now the cooler could be lapped to but I'm thinking about going a step further.
Sand through that stupid nickel plating and get it nice and smooth, then use silver solder between the heatpipes to seal up the little gaps, then sand some more to get it dead smooth again.
Any thoughts besides buying a different cooler or going water, which I'll probably be doing but I feel like playing around a bit.
So upon learning that my cooler just wont keep my chip cold enough for my taste I am grabbing some sand paper and I'm going to lap the chip.
Now the cooler could be lapped to but I'm thinking about going a step further.
Sand through that stupid nickel plating and get it nice and smooth, then use silver solder between the heatpipes to seal up the little gaps, then sand some more to get it dead smooth again.
Any thoughts besides buying a different cooler or going water, which I'll probably be doing but I feel like playing around a bit.