Going to update tomolo with new graphic card, heatsink, thermalpaste, pins converter and another gaming accessory .

I'll update mine tonite

Received a number of parcels yesterday... all the last parts for my major rig revamp project .



The stuff after unwrapped the parcels .



With the previous arrived hardware...



A little warning for those who wanted to use Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU Cooler on DFI LanParty DK P35-T2RS board .

*I bend 3 lower fins of it *



Work done .



*do notice I swtiched the side 92mm blower to be installed outside the side panel *

Thanks dude . The IceQ 3 UV reactive just match with my LanParty motherboard .

Well, house got kids... my uncle's children... isn't really that suitable to place it at the back, so I'm forced with such setting at the moment .

Yeah, on Core 2 Quad Q6600

If I did so, I would have messed the air flow inside my casing and decrease on the efficiency. In a way it may generate more heat inside the casing instead .

Hahaha... actually wanted to get it done "one shot" along with the project, but my budget really finished liao ~

Thanks . UV should be hide rather than being revealed, should have enough space for it?

Yeaps, not really many gfx out there with UV Reactive .

Wow, we bought the same cooler and mine just arrived yesterday (Tuesday) morning . If I'm not mistaken yours is the last unit?

Anyway, do you have the problem like me? Gotta bend at least 2 fins (I made it 3) at lower side as not to collide with the motherboard chipset heatsink?



How's your temperature reading? Mine around 40~45C now on stock speed with casing closed. I applied a thin layer of Tuniq-TX2 on top of the proc IHS.

Beware when you're going to lap your HDT-S1283, some said overlapping will cause the pipes to drop out .

You let it touch?

Well, changing the NB heatsink will void the warranty. Most probably I ain't gonna do it . It is because there is a sticker there on the NB heatsink to the motherboard stating "Warranty Void If Being Removed" .

I'll let it run a couple of days before I try to overclock the CPU. I'm newbie to OCing, doesn't want my 1st time to be nightmare . Care to update me when you tried with TX2? I used TX2 on mine as well .

Maybe he'll bring in the Xigmatek-S1283 Red Scorpion Edition

I know... and wonder if that kewl fan would be sell separately

Probably the thermalpaste haven't burn in?

Anyway, just wokeup not long ago and happy to see the temperature around 35~40C now. Letting the rig run overnight as I'm downloading something. Not in air-con room, but just at the side of the living room under a ceiling fan .

Erm... I apply one drop in the middle and then try to spread it evenly on the IHS. Not fully covering the IHS, but leaving a little from the side of the IHS. Then before I hump the cooler on it, I drop another tiny drop in the middle and then just snap the cooler on .

How about you?

Actually I think better just as in a drop or in a line so there wouldn't be air-bubble trapped within and evenly spread. Maybe I'll re-apply it anytime soon . Just a bit hard as my casing doesn't have motherboard tray .

Hmm.. icic... that make sense as well. So still an evenly spread one will work better for HDT?

Anyway sukhoi37, we're too far from the title already .

Mine showing only 3.25GB, how can make it into 3.5GB?

Anyway, this isn't a thread where you say you wish for this and that leh...

It looks like direct-heat-pipe touching cooler which Xigmatek does

This post has been edited by vearn27: Jan 24 2008, 07:42 PM

Not exactly but similar... this Coolermaster Hyper 212 full copper base instead only pipes on Xigmatek's . HDT design already patterned by Xigmatek. Guess they gonna goes the other way around in order to cope with the design of similarity.

Design really similar to Xigmatek's... I wonder which will perform better... but from the outlook and raw perception, it seems like the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 will do a better job .

Isn't a cheaper and effective solution is available? As last time people do recommend "women's xi mut" (women's socks)?

You wanna carry a huge box with CM690 casing on bike?