Recent content by Surfie

Hi all! Nope, I'm not dead (yet). Just been exceptionally busy with work and 2young rug rats. As a result all off my planned projects and personal jobs have been put on hold for a while. Those that know me (or that remember back far enough) will remember that one of these projects was a custom...

Hi folks. Those who have read the Frankenstein project log, will know what the go here is. For those that have not, this is a minor update to Blue Marble, whereby i dismantle the entire rig, paint it white inside and out (possibly with a textured finish outside, I'm not 100% sure on that yet)...

Hello again folks, The more astute of you will realise that I've been teasing a new project for a while now, and while the time is not quite here yet (I'm still overseas), there are a few things that i need to get out of my head and into some sort of written form - so i figured i would share...

Background: there are four things you need to know to understand the full extent of what has happened. And why i make the statement above about my (former) boss. 1) in my business, non compete clauses in employment contracts are common, however these only sometimes apply to the businesses own...

Ok. I've got a1080ti, at a nice price. It comes with quite a nice backplate. Trouble is, it's an air cooled card, and i plan on incorporating it into a water cooling loop. Now for the silly question. I know i need a water block (that much is obvious), but do i have to get another back plate to...

Hi All, Having not updated my PC hardware for a long while (a handful of years) now, i've not had the opportunity to play with things like RGB fans, strips or anything like that. Given what I am planning for my new build i'm looking at the Corsair HD120s and strip lighting, and I think it...

Ok, not water cooling specific i guess, but generally watercoolers are modders, so the eeps here should be able to answer with some sense... The question really is, where do you draw the line(s) on what mods you are going to do? Where the cost of equipment etc cuts into the hardware you want...

That is the question! Ok, so i'm on a Sandy i7 3930K (those who saw my build logs, will know this already), with 32GB of RAM and a GTX680. It was built specifically to be somewhat "future proof", so i'm not really suprised that it still stands up as being quite fast, even against current gen...

Hi guys, Not sure this is the right place to post or what, so if it isn't, please accept my apologies and move it as needed. I'm in the planning and accumulation stage of my next project (not going to start until i have almost everything), and one of the things i will be doing is taking my...

Hi guys, Sorry if this is in the wrong place, i couldn't really decide where it belonged. Those of you that followed Red Light District (which became Blue Marble) would already be aware of one of the changes to that build that is up and coming. What you wouldn't know is that many of the...

I recognise that this may well draw the ire of some here, but it has come to my attention that Thermaltake, perhaps best known for their blatant copying of other companies case ideas, has now entered the watercooling space. I note that they have fans, res', pumps, fittings, tubes, even blocks...

Hi all, Currently using a GTX 680 (I feel that I need an upgrade on this too - but we're coming to that), and looking to switch up from 1080p gaming. In the process of my research, I've found two monitors which I feel are in my price point that (I think) would go nicely: Benq 24" AOC 32" with...

I'm thinking of buying one to give me finer control on my thermals and fan profiles, but i have no idea if the extra cost of one, is warranted or not. I know the cam software is recognised as being pretty easy to use (unlike most fan controllers), but it is about twice as much as could use for...

Hi All, Just thought that I would post the end result of the project in the build log, here for your enjoyment (specifically aimed at the people who didn't look at the project log/aren't into that sort of nerd pr0n). The project is finished for now - just need to get some cash together to get...

Hi all, Well, it's not actually my bucket, but it is my radiator... Any hints or tips on how to plug such a hole until a replacement comes in? And before you ask, no- i don't know how it formed. If it had been on the fan side of the rad, i would have said "because I'm an idiot and screwed the...