VPII
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It's been almost 18 months since I last ran any benchmarks using DICE or LN2. I thought it best to get rid of all the cobwebs by first trying out DICE again. The system used will be:
Ultracooled i7 4770k @ do not want to count my chickens before they've hatched
Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 with F7 bios
2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR2400
1 x MSI GTX 780 flashed with modded bios
1 x GIGABYTE GTX 780 will also be flashed with modded bios if I end up running sli
Antec HCP 1200 Watt
Materials used to insulate the motherboard:
Art eraser (not sure of the brand)
2 ply toilet paper
Foam insulation (not sure about the technical term)
Cooling Pot used will be the Dragon F1 Gemini from Kingpin Cooling. I should have used the pot I designed as the Dragon F1 Gemini stand a chance to leak acetone as it does not seal properly. I've used tape to try and seal it but as they say the proof will be in the pudding.
The art eraser is used to insulate around the cpu socket up to the heat sinks for the motherboard, VRM and up to the first memory slot. Before I applied the art eraser I've actually pressed toilet paper tightly underneath the heat sink for the VRM to ensure that any moisture is caught by the toilet paper before getting in contact with the components.
Before mounting the pot the first memory module is slotted into the memory slot closest to the cpu and additional art eraser is applied against the memory module for added insulation. In the next picture you'll notice that I've put toilet paper over the memory modules which I've done just before I secure the cooling pot for the toilet paper to be pressed between the foam insulation around the pot and the memory module. Afterwards I've secured the pot fastening the bolts across and then diagonally across.
Luckily my case is of such a nature that I could use it as a bench table meaning no drives need to be removed and it is open for me to put dry ice in the pot. Underneath the motherboard is a whole sheet of foam insulation taped on the sides to the motherboard. The bracket for the pot is not touching the board as the sheet of foam insulation is fastened between the motherboard and fastening bracket.
Benching will start tonight and Ill be adding results soon....
3DMark11
3DMark Fire Strike
Ultracooled i7 4770k @ do not want to count my chickens before they've hatched
Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 with F7 bios
2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR2400
1 x MSI GTX 780 flashed with modded bios
1 x GIGABYTE GTX 780 will also be flashed with modded bios if I end up running sli
Antec HCP 1200 Watt
Materials used to insulate the motherboard:
Art eraser (not sure of the brand)
2 ply toilet paper
Foam insulation (not sure about the technical term)
Cooling Pot used will be the Dragon F1 Gemini from Kingpin Cooling. I should have used the pot I designed as the Dragon F1 Gemini stand a chance to leak acetone as it does not seal properly. I've used tape to try and seal it but as they say the proof will be in the pudding.
The art eraser is used to insulate around the cpu socket up to the heat sinks for the motherboard, VRM and up to the first memory slot. Before I applied the art eraser I've actually pressed toilet paper tightly underneath the heat sink for the VRM to ensure that any moisture is caught by the toilet paper before getting in contact with the components.
Before mounting the pot the first memory module is slotted into the memory slot closest to the cpu and additional art eraser is applied against the memory module for added insulation. In the next picture you'll notice that I've put toilet paper over the memory modules which I've done just before I secure the cooling pot for the toilet paper to be pressed between the foam insulation around the pot and the memory module. Afterwards I've secured the pot fastening the bolts across and then diagonally across.
Luckily my case is of such a nature that I could use it as a bench table meaning no drives need to be removed and it is open for me to put dry ice in the pot. Underneath the motherboard is a whole sheet of foam insulation taped on the sides to the motherboard. The bracket for the pot is not touching the board as the sheet of foam insulation is fastened between the motherboard and fastening bracket.
Benching will start tonight and Ill be adding results soon....
3DMark11
3DMark Fire Strike
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