Computers and Related Hardware/Software

Just got a 15" MacBook Pro :dancing: It's currently running both Mac and Windows. Now I'm just hoping that Windows will run fine on this. :fingerscrossed: It's nice to have two operating systems running on one laptop.

Terryb wrote:Yay, my new parts arrived today:

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now to find time for leaktesting and installing this weekend :sweat:

Isn't this stuff dangerous. I mean if it leaks, the whole comp will be messed up!

It is a nightmare when it leaks, but not everyone is that unlucky.

I had a leak before with my first ever watercoolingset: it was sorta rubbish - well I had to find out the hard way: never ever buy blocks with plexitop and don't use premixed coolant of any kind.

My CPU block started leaking, dripping water on my vidcard (a 6800Ultra): instantly fried. (there appeared to be cracks in the plexitop)
Luckily I got everything replaced. Sold the watercooling parts immediately and went back to aircooling.


..and it took me about 4 months to get over it (read: aircoolers can only get you so far and it's still noisy) there was this fuss about this new german brand called Alphacool - and the critics were all good, I had to try out their stuff. Been running Alphacool setup for year and half now: I can recommend their blocks to anyone, it's affordable and delivers great performance. hmm I think I posted a pic before..

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there you can see my "disco" :hehe: submerged pump and block lying there while I was waiting for my new dualcore CPU to arrive.


I clean my loop every 6 months, I thought I'd buy me new hoses, but then came along a new block (Swiftech Apogee GT) and a redefining pump from Laing with modded top, so um yeah :sweat:

I assume replacing your PSU went well, uhno? (read few pages back, I was starting to get worried haha)

Terryb wrote:[image]

Cool.

When does it reach critical mass? :beaten:

wow, neon lights inside the tower looks sweet

ROFL, I only turned on the blacklight for dramatic effects when I took that pic last year - normally it's off, I swear! :hehe:

my new setup won't have any bling, just plain tubes. The ones I used above are UV reactive tubes, valuable lesson learned from my first leak: don't use premixed (UV) coolant - now I use distilled water: even when it leaks it probably won't fry anything. And ofcourse extensive leaktesting is a must, right now I don't feel like doing it, takes hours..

lol, why :sweat:

Terryb wrote:ROFL, I only turned on the blacklight for dramatic effects when I took that pic last year - normally it's off, I swear! :hehe:

Drag.

I thought you might have the world's only self-sustaining personal nuclear home computer. :victory:

Don't say that out loud!


before you know, Bush will send troops to invade my country :beaten: :nyah:

Terryb wrote:Don't say that out loud!

before you know, Bush will send troops to invade my country :beaten: :nyah:

Knowing Bush, he'll do it regardless. :shakehead:

Terryb wrote:

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I assume replacing your PSU went well, uhno? (read few pages back, I was starting to get worried haha)

Terryb ^ That's pretty neat. I'm gonna look into that type of cooling too. My Pentium D 840 gets hot. I have to constantly clean the fan. And then there's the noise....which I already complained about.

I actually haven't changed the PSU. :sweat: No, I'm not scared....or lazy. I've been sooo busy with school.....ok....I'm a little scared. But I gonna do it this weekend for sure. See, but then I think, I have like 10 essays due next month, and if something happens to my comp, then I'm screwed.

Awww, you were worried....so sweet! :muack:

uhno wrote:Terryb ^ That's pretty neat. I'm gonna look into that type of cooling too. My Pentium D 840 gets hot. I have to constantly clean the fan.

I think the fan being dirty and the CPU getting hot are two separate issues... ;)

bmwracer wrote:
I think the fan being dirty and the CPU getting hot are two separate issues... ;)

Perhaps, but they are also related! :usuck: :hehe:
If the fan has dust, it won't effectively cool the CPU which would thus lead to a hot CPU.


:victory:

uhno wrote:Perhaps, but they are also related! :usuck: :hehe:
If the fan has dust, it won't effectively cool the CPU which would thus lead to a hot CPU.


:victory:

Hmm, if your fan gets dirty that much/fast you should think about using filters on the intake side of your CPU...

Or clean your room. :P

bmwracer wrote:
Hmm, if your fan gets dirty that much/fast you should think about using filters on the intake side of your CPU...

Or clean your room. :P

My room is clean.....thank you very much! :hehe: :usuck:
How often do you clean your CPU fan?

uhno wrote:My room is clean.....thank you very much! :hehe: :usuck:
How often do you clean your CPU fan?

Once a year, at most. :victory:

uhno wrote:

Awww, you were worried....so sweet! :muack:

you're a girl? :hehe: :hot:


That's what I hate about aircooling: dust always get clogged up in the heatsink or fans. But hey I know people who never clean their towers, not a pretty sight. Just run a vacuumcleaner through your tower/case once in a while: world of difference.

Terryb wrote:Just run a vacuumcleaner through your tower/case once in a while: world of difference.

Yup.

Preventative maintenance. :thumbsup:

Terryb wrote:

you're a girl? :hehe: :hot:


That's what I hate about aircooling: dust always get clogged up in the heatsink or fans. But hey I know people who never clean their towers, not a pretty sight. Just run a vacuumcleaner through your tower/case once in a while: world of difference.

Why do you have a problem with me being a girl? Does that change anything? Girls can be interested in computers too, you know..... :hehe:

Vacuum cleaning? Really? Doesn't that mess up the electric stuff. You probably have to be really careful.

:victory:

uhno wrote:

Why do you have a problem with me being a girl? Does that change anything?

lol, absolutely not! I just never knew you were a girl :doh: guys normallly wouldn't wouldn't :muack: eachother on forums :sweat:

imagine me and racerboy going :muack: ROFL. we'd be like :beatyou: :cursing: :boxing: :nyah: :whipped: :shoot: :hadoken: :gay:


but yeah, vacuum cleaner is safe, it's just air right? First I wipe the dust with a cloth, then vacuumclean to finish the job. Ofcourse it would be safe to have your PC turned off :hehe: