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post #1 of 50
7/31/12 at 9:41am
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I just bought a phase change unit and was wondering if I need anything other than insulation protection stuff so far I know that I need: Kneaded eraser, Frost King foam and kitchen roll/paper towel. Where I can get Frost King and which do I get is another thing I wanted to know. I can post some pics of the the unit in 3-4 days.
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7/31/12 at 10:08am
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Turns out I'm gonna need another screw and a back plate for it...
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7/31/12 at 12:18pm
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you can get 4" pipe insulation from Home Depot/Lowe's/Hardware store
eraser,shop towels (I've noticed shop towels don't stick to eraser..) the cutout for the base of pot.(Armaflex pipe insulation).That's pretty much it...
..says the one who's only had 1 successful run where board and cpu both lived :lachen.gif:
I used nothing but eraser..haven't killed another board yet..yet..
Edited by Schmuckley - 7/31/12 at 12:29pm
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post #4 of 50
7/31/12 at 12:21pm
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Would one of noctua's back plates be fine do you think?
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7/31/12 at 1:05pm
I'd recommend one of Kingpin's backplates. These will work with pretty much any type of mount and they're extremely sturdy:

http://kingpincooling.com/products/
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7/31/12 at 1:10pm
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thanks
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post #7 of 50
7/31/12 at 4:59pm
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I use Coolermaster universal backplates :lachen.gif: ..and my own little bolt/nut/lockwasher stuff.
I just ordered 2 biggrin.gif
Kingpin's are pretty alloy drool.gif
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I ordered eraser last night..and it came today! :eek.gif: applaud.gif Fastest shipping I've ever seen.
Edited by Schmuckley - 7/31/12 at 5:03pm
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post #8 of 50
8/1/12 at 3:35am
This is what I use! It works very well!

The EK Universal Backplate.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26608
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8/1/12 at 4:28am
Electron, does that come with any mounting hardware?
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8/1/12 at 7:04am
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Theses are all really helpful answers but I'm having difficulty finding anything other than the EK back plate in the UK sad-smiley-002.gif
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