Recent content by Mumbles37

So Noctua won't replace my kind of defective NH-D14 and with my i7 950 it just runs too hot (81-84C load at 1.31v, 22C ambient!). So it looks like I'm going to exchange it with a less-hot 2500k SB build in preparation for a hot summer. Got my RAM already, this Mushkin. Will probably get a...

Well, summer's a-coming, and in Japan it gets very hot indeed. Starting to think more about temps. My rig is in my profile but for a quick summary I've currently got my i7 950 at 4.2GHz (21x200), 1.31825v vcore on a Sabertooth x58 with an NH-D14. QPI/DRAM is the only other thing I've had to...

UPDATE: Restored original photos, and updated rig. New thread title. Here's kind of a project log + my rig. Just finished today! My first time modding, as well. CPU: i5 2500K 4.7GHz Cooling: XSPC Rasa 750 rs240 + custom parts MOBO: Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 RAM: Mushkin 2133 MHz (@ 9-11-10-28...

I'd just like to get some opinions of the more experienced OCers here if I could My rig is quite happy about running the basic 200x21 = 4200MHz setup at very acceptable temps and volts (1.31v). But I'm not; I always felt I could get more out of my particular 950, and I'm not one to leave...

It's been several months since Tom said in a video that NZXT had promised to release a windowed side panel for their Phantom. People have casually mentioned it in posts here and there. I have scoured the internet and even tried emailing NZXT, but I can't find anything new... Does anybody know...

Hi everybody, My name's Guy, I live in Japan doing software dev/IT. And getting PC parts at insanely low prices due to the current exchange rate. Tom's videos brought me here initially, but I also found lots of help on overclocking here on the forums, and that keeps me coming back daily...