Overclock.net - Overclocking.net
     
 
Home Gallery Reviews Blogs Register Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Members List


Go Back   Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Cooling > Water Cooling

View Poll Results: What material for backplate?
Brass 31 65.96%
Aluminum 16 34.04%
Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 01-12-09   #11 (permalink)
Moldder
 
nafljhy's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: ROC
Posts: 8,228

Rep: 572 nafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famous
Unique Rep: 358
Folding Team Rank: 20
Team Name: Brass Bottom Boys
Trader Rating: 86
Default

whats great about the MCW30/60 Plates... i might be able to get away with just one 4"x4" square.

EDIT: i can definitely get away with just one square!

System: BrassIe
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
DFI JR-P45
Memory
4x 2GB Team Xtreem
Graphics Card
XFX 4890
Hard Drive
SG 80GB + 640GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply
Corsair HX620
Case
Lian Li V350
OS
7 x64
Monitor
2x Samsung 226BW
Overclock.net - 2009 Chimp Challenge Champions 8 Million+ Folding at Home points
nafljhy is offline I fold for Overclock.net Overclocked Account nafljhy's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-09   #12 (permalink)
Aspiring Astronaut
 
TnB= Gir's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Beyond the Stars
Posts: 12,588

Rep: 1280 TnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a star
Unique Rep: 722
Trader Rating: 59
Default

Woot!
__________________
PC Games I am Currently Playing: Dragon Age Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2

My Tech Station by Syrillian

System: The PARAGON
CPU
Q6600 G0 4.0Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q-E P45 + MCW30
Memory
G.Skill 6Gb
Graphics Card
Asus 4870 Dark Knight
Hard Drive
40Gb Seagate (OS) + WD 320Gb AAKS
Power Supply
Corsair 750TX
Case
Syrillian Tech Station
CPU cooling
D-Tek Fuzion V1 + Quad Nozzle
GPU cooling
Stock
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Monitor
Asus VW193T
Overclock.net Mod of the Month
TnB= Gir is online now Overclocked Account   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-09   #13 (permalink)
Moldder
 
nafljhy's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: ROC
Posts: 8,228

Rep: 572 nafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famous
Unique Rep: 358
Folding Team Rank: 20
Team Name: Brass Bottom Boys
Trader Rating: 86
Default

the brass that i'm using is 1/8". twice as thick as the stuff you'd find on a promount, and the swiftech mountings

System: BrassIe
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
DFI JR-P45
Memory
4x 2GB Team Xtreem
Graphics Card
XFX 4890
Hard Drive
SG 80GB + 640GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply
Corsair HX620
Case
Lian Li V350
OS
7 x64
Monitor
2x Samsung 226BW
Overclock.net - 2009 Chimp Challenge Champions 8 Million+ Folding at Home points

Last edited by nafljhy : 01-13-09 at 12:08 AM
nafljhy is offline I fold for Overclock.net Overclocked Account nafljhy's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-09   #14 (permalink)
Aspiring Astronaut
 
TnB= Gir's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Beyond the Stars
Posts: 12,588

Rep: 1280 TnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a star
Unique Rep: 722
Trader Rating: 59
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by nafljhy View Post
the brass that i'm using is 1/8". twice as thick as the stuff you'd fine on a promount, and the swiftech mountings
And I can attest that it's completely worth it.

Still not a single bit of bending. Compared to the stock plate, which as you know was warped to high hell.
__________________
PC Games I am Currently Playing: Dragon Age Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2

My Tech Station by Syrillian

System: The PARAGON
CPU
Q6600 G0 4.0Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q-E P45 + MCW30
Memory
G.Skill 6Gb
Graphics Card
Asus 4870 Dark Knight
Hard Drive
40Gb Seagate (OS) + WD 320Gb AAKS
Power Supply
Corsair 750TX
Case
Syrillian Tech Station
CPU cooling
D-Tek Fuzion V1 + Quad Nozzle
GPU cooling
Stock
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Monitor
Asus VW193T
Overclock.net Mod of the Month
TnB= Gir is online now Overclocked Account   Reply With Quote
Old 01-13-09   #15 (permalink)
Moldder
 
nafljhy's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: ROC
Posts: 8,228

Rep: 572 nafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famous
Unique Rep: 358
Folding Team Rank: 20
Team Name: Brass Bottom Boys
Trader Rating: 86
Default

yea, i'm still surprised how bent that thing was!

System: BrassIe
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
DFI JR-P45
Memory
4x 2GB Team Xtreem
Graphics Card
XFX 4890
Hard Drive
SG 80GB + 640GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply
Corsair HX620
Case
Lian Li V350
OS
7 x64
Monitor
2x Samsung 226BW
Overclock.net - 2009 Chimp Challenge Champions 8 Million+ Folding at Home points

Last edited by nafljhy : 01-13-09 at 03:08 AM
nafljhy is offline I fold for Overclock.net Overclocked Account nafljhy's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 01-13-09   #16 (permalink)
AMD Overclocker
 
amd ati

Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Quakertown, PA
Posts: 102

Rep: 10 Eternalightwithin Unknown
Unique Rep: 10
Trader Rating: 2
Default

DO you only make it shiny or can we have it brushed?

David
__________________
System: My System
CPU
Athlon 2600+
Motherboard
ASUS A7N8X
Memory
1Gb Corsair
Graphics Card
Radeon 9700 Pro
Hard Drive
256Gb Western Digital
Sound Card
Onboard for now
Power Supply
PCP&C 450
Case
DIY
CPU cooling
Zalman
GPU cooling
Stock
OS
winXP
Monitor
Mitsubishi Daimond Pro 2070
Eternalightwithin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-13-09   #17 (permalink)
Aspiring Astronaut
 
TnB= Gir's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Beyond the Stars
Posts: 12,588

Rep: 1280 TnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a starTnB= Gir is a star
Unique Rep: 722
Trader Rating: 59
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eternalightwithin View Post
DO you only make it shiny or can we have it brushed?

David
I can't speak for him, but Naf is a stand up dood, so I'm almost positive he would let you choose.
__________________
PC Games I am Currently Playing: Dragon Age Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2

My Tech Station by Syrillian

System: The PARAGON
CPU
Q6600 G0 4.0Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q-E P45 + MCW30
Memory
G.Skill 6Gb
Graphics Card
Asus 4870 Dark Knight
Hard Drive
40Gb Seagate (OS) + WD 320Gb AAKS
Power Supply
Corsair 750TX
Case
Syrillian Tech Station
CPU cooling
D-Tek Fuzion V1 + Quad Nozzle
GPU cooling
Stock
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Monitor
Asus VW193T
Overclock.net Mod of the Month
TnB= Gir is online now Overclocked Account   Reply With Quote
Old 01-13-09   #18 (permalink)
Moldder
 
nafljhy's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: ROC
Posts: 8,228

Rep: 572 nafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famous
Unique Rep: 358
Folding Team Rank: 20
Team Name: Brass Bottom Boys
Trader Rating: 86
Default

gir is correct, you can specify how you want it.

by default, i'll be polishing it to a shine but if you want it brushed instead jsut let me know.

System: BrassIe
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
DFI JR-P45
Memory
4x 2GB Team Xtreem
Graphics Card
XFX 4890
Hard Drive
SG 80GB + 640GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply
Corsair HX620
Case
Lian Li V350
OS
7 x64
Monitor
2x Samsung 226BW
Overclock.net - 2009 Chimp Challenge Champions 8 Million+ Folding at Home points
nafljhy is offline I fold for Overclock.net Overclocked Account nafljhy's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 01-13-09   #19 (permalink)
Moldder
 
nafljhy's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: ROC
Posts: 8,228

Rep: 572 nafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famousnafljhy is becoming famous
Unique Rep: 358
Folding Team Rank: 20
Team Name: Brass Bottom Boys
Trader Rating: 86
Default

i just ordered the rest of the materials. i'll be starting on the weekend as tomorrow is the start of school. don't want to muck up the beginning of school.

System: BrassIe
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
DFI JR-P45
Memory
4x 2GB Team Xtreem
Graphics Card
XFX 4890
Hard Drive
SG 80GB + 640GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply
Corsair HX620
Case
Lian Li V350
OS
7 x64
Monitor
2x Samsung 226BW
Overclock.net - 2009 Chimp Challenge Champions 8 Million+ Folding at Home points
nafljhy is offline I fold for Overclock.net Overclocked Account nafljhy's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 01-16-09   #20 (permalink)
WaterCooler
 
2lowSniper's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Halifax NS Canada
Posts: 153

Rep: 9 2lowSniper Unknown
Unique Rep: 9
Trader Rating: -1
Default

Can I expect a Fusion V2 mount ready for next week then?
__________________
Rampage II Extreme/ i920 - Fusion V2/ 6GB OCZ Tri Ch DDR3 PC-12800 Gold 8-8-8-24 1T - Corsair Dominator/
TRI SLI XFX 8800GTX 768MB - EK FC-8800GTX blocks/ Cooler Master 1250/ dual WD Black 640gb 32mb cache in Raid0/ Supreme FX-II/ Pinnacle 24


System: Sub Compact H2gO
CPU
i920
Motherboard
Rampage II Extreme
Memory
OCZ Gold tri channel DDR3
Graphics Card
Tri Sli 8800GTX
Hard Drive
dual WD 640Gb 32mb cache Raid0
Sound Card
X-Fi
Power Supply
Coolermaster 1250W
Case
White H2gO
CPU cooling
Fusion V2
GPU cooling
EK FC-88GTX 2 copper 1 nickel
OS
Vista Utimate 64bit
Monitor
22" LG
2lowSniper is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:33 AM.


Overclock.net is a Carbon Neutral Site Creative Commons License

Terms of Service / Forum Rules | Privacy Policy | DMCA Info | Advertising | Become an Official Vendor
Copyright © 2009 Shogun Interactive Development. Most rights reserved.
Page generated in 0.16696 seconds with 10 queries