Midnight Smurf: Watercooled Edition
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PapaSmurf6768
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Yeah I totally agree that it is very easy to overdo the carbon, I tried to use it in moderation just as an accent piece, and I think it came out looking pretty nice.
| raVen |
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No it will make no change to your temps mate.
Well as long as you are not stupid to put it on the heatsink or backplate etc.
I know something about overdooo carbon:lol: But well it looks nice
Mgutierrez33
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Yeah your use of carbon is tastefully done I think. KEEP IT UP, Di-Noc 4 life!!!
PapaSmurf6768
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OK, finally had some time and the weather to take some nice pics. Enjoy!
Kind of a cool shot
As you can see I covered up the EK Link with carbon and I think I'm gonna keep it, you can still see the coolant in the side but there isn't as much acrylic seen to clash as much.
Kind of a cool shot
As you can see I covered up the EK Link with carbon and I think I'm gonna keep it, you can still see the coolant in the side but there isn't as much acrylic seen to clash as much.
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The Orange One
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Amazing!
It Looks Epic Mate!
It Looks Epic Mate!
CloneageDK
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Very nice rig =)
I'm not so sure I like the carbon on the EK SLI Bridge, but everything else looks absolutely gorgeous. Job well done!
I'm not so sure I like the carbon on the EK SLI Bridge, but everything else looks absolutely gorgeous. Job well done!
giannakos23
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nice looking build mate !!
FTR.4500MHz
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Marvelous! nuff said!
yassarikhan786
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Pretty much this.
PapaSmurf6768
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That damn EK bridge, I knew I should've just used an SLI fitting. I'm gonna keep playing with it, hopefully I'll find something nice.
Thanks for the kind words everyone!
The Orange One
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The Rig looks epic mate, and i actualy quite like the sli bridge like that
Mgutierrez33
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turned out really nice m8! Wasn't too keen on the di-noc'd EK bridge but it grew on me, and I see why you did that.
ONLY gripe I would have is the placement of that SSD, but that's just me. Otherwise it looks well sorted!
ONLY gripe I would have is the placement of that SSD, but that's just me. Otherwise it looks well sorted!
remember300
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very nice love it
love it
PapaSmurf6768
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Joined the delid club today and couldn't be happier I did 
My tools:
Delidding wasn't that hard, what had me most nervous was how close together the PCB and IHS were, I though I'd have a little more wiggle room for the blade. I powered through it and once everything was separated, it didn't look like there were any nicks.
Forgot to take any more pictures, but after that I cleaned up the thermal paste and used my fingernail to scratch off the adhesive. Then I used CLU on the die and the IHS. Everything booted up no problem, was sweating bullets when I pressed the power button. Now I'm running a 4.8GHz overclock up from 4.6, and my temps are 10-15C lower than they were before. I'm very happy with the results, totally worth it if you have an Ivy Bridge CPU and some big cahones!
My tools:
Delidding wasn't that hard, what had me most nervous was how close together the PCB and IHS were, I though I'd have a little more wiggle room for the blade. I powered through it and once everything was separated, it didn't look like there were any nicks.
Forgot to take any more pictures, but after that I cleaned up the thermal paste and used my fingernail to scratch off the adhesive. Then I used CLU on the die and the IHS. Everything booted up no problem, was sweating bullets when I pressed the power button. Now I'm running a 4.8GHz overclock up from 4.6, and my temps are 10-15C lower than they were before. I'm very happy with the results, totally worth it if you have an Ivy Bridge CPU and some big cahones!
