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Old 07-08-09   #11 (permalink)
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did you put some decent paste on the coolers whilst you were at it ?

and do you run the fans at minimum or ?
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lol may i ask.. what fans were u using?? i wish this would work with my HD4870x2 =(..
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^^^^They look like antec tri-cools

Awesome Job dude! Inspirational.
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Looks almost stock once it's put back together. Nicely done man, nice idea too.
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nice job! can you overclock any higher? what are your temps like?
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Very nicely done.
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did you put some decent paste on the coolers whilst you were at it ?

and do you run the fans at minimum or ?
yes i put some mx-2 on em ,u can see it in the pic

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nice job! can you overclock any higher? what are your temps like?
i didnt oc it yet...the temps are better then i expected 10% cooler and yes these are antec tri cool 3 speed fans ,im running 1 at low and the other at med

EDIT: i will refine this thread when im not half asleep but i used 1 Flathead screwdriver 1 mx-2 paste 2 antec tri-cools 2x 2 feet of dmc 3842 string (cotton) and 4.5 hours of work

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Doesn't even look as ghetto as it is..and it works better than stock ftw
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Doesn't even look as ghetto as it is..and it works better than stock ftw
right now the loudest thing is the cpu cooler followed by my cheetah ,i cant even hear the 4850x2 anymore ,its like Xmas in July xD

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Nice mod, shoudl have done that to mine. But they look great man nice job!

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