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ehume · 7th February 2010, 06:07

My first post.

I've been messing with micro computers since 1982, when I got an Apple ][+. I have a friend who worked at an Apple store, so we were modding the heck out of our machines. I settled in with a Z80 card, CP/M and Wordstar. I remember when consumer HD's first came out: $5K for 25K on a disk. Who could ever use so much storage?

But I didn't build my first machine until last fall, when my six-year-old Dell died suddenly. Then it was hurry up and learn. I put an i7 860 on a Gigabyte P55-UD2M with 8GB DDR3 2000 Ripjaws in an Antec NSK 4480 II, running Vista then Win7 64-bit. Too much noise, so I got an AC Freezer Pro 7.

All was sweet until I discovered overclocking. Now I'm on a mission. I just finished cutting a hole for a 120mm fan in the bottom of an NZXT Beta Evo. For good measure I cut the grill out of the bottom intake window for the PSU. Sheets of sticky weighted stuff, along with sheets of self-stick heavy foam at various places. Removed the HD cage to improve airflow. Tomorrow I'm stuffing another i7 860 in it, this time on a P55A-UD3P. I've split my memory, so I'll have 4GB on each machine. I have a Megahalems for it, and a whole bunch of fans to try. And a new Kingston 64GB SSD.

Can you tell I'm having a lot of fun with this?

Athlonite · 7th February 2010, 07:34

lawl you certainly are a man on a mission ehume good luck with the build and never rush when putting things together take your time do it right then get to overclockin all nite

oh just about forgot Welcome to the MaDhOuSe

jmke · 7th February 2010, 12:37

good luck with the build, with custom PCs the possibilities are endless

nakachalet · 7th February 2010, 17:51

noise....? what noise....?

my i7 fully loaded for trading futures.... is barely audible.... even in the middle of the night.... LOL

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehume

My first post.

I've been messing with micro computers since 1982, when I got an Apple ][+. I have a friend who worked at an Apple store, so we were modding the heck out of our machines. I settled in with a Z80 card, CP/M and Wordstar. I remember when consumer HD's first came out: $5K for 25K on a disk. Who could ever use so much storage?

But I didn't build my first machine until last fall, when my six-year-old Dell died suddenly. Then it was hurry up and learn. I put an i7 860 on a Gigabyte P55-UD2M with 8GB DDR3 2000 Ripjaws in an Antec NSK 4480 II, running Vista then Win7 64-bit. Too much noise, so I got an AC Freezer Pro 7.

All was sweet until I discovered overclocking. Now I'm on a mission. I just finished cutting a hole for a 120mm fan in the bottom of an NZXT Beta Evo. For good measure I cut the grill out of the bottom intake window for the PSU. Sheets of sticky weighted stuff, along with sheets of self-stick heavy foam at various places. Removed the HD cage to improve airflow. Tomorrow I'm stuffing another i7 860 in it, this time on a P55A-UD3P. I've split my memory, so I'll have 4GB on each machine. I have a Megahalems for it, and a whole bunch of fans to try. And a new Kingston 64GB SSD.

Can you tell I'm having a lot of fun with this?

Twose · 9th February 2010, 09:56

Hey people, new to the forum just asking some questions and probably also giving some answers

jmke · 9th February 2010, 10:07

Howdy!

xanmanxiii · 19th February 2010, 14:19

Hello world.

Loosenut · 21st February 2010, 14:24

I heard a lot of good things about Madshrimps over the years in different communities around the web and thought today was the day I should register and see for myself

jmke · 21st February 2010, 14:30

hi there

rockit00 · 1st March 2010, 00:27

Hello to All

7th February 2010, 06:07	#481
ehume Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Climbing up that ole learning curve. My first post. I've been messing with micro computers since 1982, when I got an Apple ][+. I have a friend who worked at an Apple store, so we were modding the heck out of our machines. I settled in with a Z80 card, CP/M and Wordstar. I remember when consumer HD's first came out: $5K for 25K on a disk. Who could ever use so much storage? But I didn't build my first machine until last fall, when my six-year-old Dell died suddenly. Then it was hurry up and learn. I put an i7 860 on a Gigabyte P55-UD2M with 8GB DDR3 2000 Ripjaws in an Antec NSK 4480 II, running Vista then Win7 64-bit. Too much noise, so I got an AC Freezer Pro 7. All was sweet until I discovered overclocking. Now I'm on a mission. I just finished cutting a hole for a 120mm fan in the bottom of an NZXT Beta Evo. For good measure I cut the grill out of the bottom intake window for the PSU. Sheets of sticky weighted stuff, along with sheets of self-stick heavy foam at various places. Removed the HD cage to improve airflow. Tomorrow I'm stuffing another i7 860 in it, this time on a P55A-UD3P. I've split my memory, so I'll have 4GB on each machine. I have a Megahalems for it, and a whole bunch of fans to try. And a new Kingston 64GB SSD. Can you tell I'm having a lot of fun with this?

7th February 2010, 07:34	#482
Athlonite Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 5	lawl you certainly are a man on a mission ehume good luck with the build and never rush when putting things together take your time do it right then get to overclockin all nite oh just about forgot Welcome to the MaDhOuSe __________________ if it's still working your not doin it right

7th February 2010, 12:37	#483
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	good luck with the build, with custom PCs the possibilities are endless __________________

9th February 2010, 10:07	#486
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	Howdy! __________________

19th February 2010, 14:19	#487
xanmanxiii Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1	Hi Hello world.

9th February 2010, 09:56	#485
Twose Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 8	Hey people, new to the forum just asking some questions and probably also giving some answers

21st February 2010, 14:24	#488
Loosenut Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1	Hiya folks I heard a lot of good things about Madshrimps over the years in different communities around the web and thought today was the day I should register and see for myself

21st February 2010, 14:30	#489
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	hi there __________________

1st March 2010, 00:27	#490
rockit00 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5	Hello to All

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