check this out and then tell me whatcha think .
Ubermouser (6:54:14 PM): I'm seventeen, by the way
Ubermouser (6:54:20 PM): I believe you know my friend?
bluemist1383 (6:54:20 PM): k
Ubermouser (6:54:23 PM): vgfantasy?
bluemist1383 (6:54:25 PM): yea talking to him
bluemist1383 (6:54:27 PM): yea
Ubermouser (6:55:14 PM): what makes you believe the designers of said motherboards ever had the.. say.. spark 6 in mind when they built the thing?
Ubermouser (6:55:50 PM): the lunchbox sized copper BEAST .. held on by only 4 bolts and a restraining piece?
bluemist1383 (6:56:13 PM): ummm , i dont really care what the designers thought or not , i for one , know from first hand info , that the xp90c doesnt even bend the mobo , forget putting enough strain to rip it off
Ubermouser (6:56:31 PM): I never said it did
bluemist1383 (6:56:43 PM): ohh and btw there is a BIG difference between spark 6 and the xp90c
Ubermouser (6:57:06 PM):one of them's insanity
bluemist1383 (6:57:38 PM): well , the reason here for this argument as i can gather is whether the xp90c is safe to use on the asus , right ?
Ubermouser (6:58:39 PM): well.. its 'safe', but it really scares me to see someone trying to move a computer with such a giant piece of metal attached to it
bluemist1383 (6:58:50 PM): depends on how much they move
bluemist1383 (6:59:02 PM): as long as they arent playing soccer with that case strapped on their backs , it should be fine
bluemist1383 (6:59:08 PM): i have taken my case to lan multiple times
bluemist1383 (6:59:17 PM): and it didnt even mess up my contact with my ihs for that matter
bluemist1383 (6:59:22 PM): forget bending the board
bluemist1383 (6:59:35 PM): as long as u have all the screws attached , it doesnt put much strain
Ubermouser (6:59:53 PM): sorry, I'm at work.. wont be able to type all the time
bluemist1383 (7:00:20 PM): np , finish work , and msg me later and we can continue this discussion
Ubermouser (7:00:35 PM): I doubt that, I've a watercooling rig at the moment, but the sp94 I used to have etched through the four mounting holes it had, eventually ruining the board
bluemist1383 (7:01:13 PM): weird , since i ran my sp97 for about 2 years on my abit AN7 without as much as a hint of damage to the board
bluemist1383 (7:01:27 PM): might be that the mobo you got sucked in quality
Ubermouser (7:01:47 PM): Abit IC7-Max3.
bluemist1383 (7:02:07 PM): u sure u werent trying to actually screw the damn thing thru the holes ?
bluemist1383 (7:02:14 PM): coz that sounds more like a user error to me
Ubermouser (7:03:25 PM): ;\ it was my first rig, but I'm pretty sure I screwed my motherboard in correctly.
bluemist1383 (7:03:55 PM): doesnt have to be the mobo screwed wrong , how tight or how much force u use in screwing the hsf also matters
bluemist1383 (7:04:03 PM): too loose or too tight is bad
Ubermouser (7:04:55 PM): tightness was my best interest; I used a cordless drill with a snake bit.
Ubermouser (7:05:09 PM): however, this didnt.. ruin the board
bluemist1383 (7:05:14 PM): that would do it
bluemist1383 (7:05:34 PM): it wouldnt , the designers leave a decent area around the holes without any circuit traces whatsoever
Ubermouser (7:05:51 PM): yes, yes
bluemist1383 (7:06:03 PM): these things arent the nut bolts of a car mate , a gentle touch with a computer is the best touch
Ubermouser (7:06:32 PM): I'd believe you, but then I watercooled.
Ubermouser (7:06:43 PM): gentle = leaks.
bluemist1383 (7:06:57 PM): umm ur talking about pipes here
bluemist1383 (7:07:15 PM): of course u have to clamp with pressure , air cooling and watercooling are two entire different things
bluemist1383 (7:07:19 PM): u cant compare them
Ubermouser (7:07:28 PM): they CAN be compared.
Ubermouser (7:07:29 PM): brb.
bluemist1383 (7:07:33 PM): at least the installation part
Ubermouser (7:08:45 PM): hah, radiators are heatsinks with bendable heatpipes.. . .. in the most abstract form
bluemist1383 (7:08:59 PM): lol , can u generalize nemore
Ubermouser (7:09:05 PM): watch me
bluemist1383 (7:09:16 PM): <-- cares
bluemist1383 (7:09:33 PM): neways , im out , dinner time
