So clean it once per month... my miners barely have any dust yet they have been running for 4 months straight.

 

The new circuit is working reasonably well.



That's over copper.

 

To update the image above with the results of the build

Phaenteks Enthoo Pro M SE
ASRock Z370 Taichi
GSkill DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 14-14-14-34 CAS Latency 14
Corsair Hydro H115i PRO RGB 280mm (push-pull)
Intel Core i7-8700K @5Ghz on all cores
WD Black NVMe M.2 2280 250GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 3D NAND
Intel SSD 520 256GB (image editing)
Crucial BX100 500GB (video editing)
Zotac GeFroce 1070
Thermaltake Smart Pro RGB 750W 80+ Bronze


I decided not to sync colors and just let all parts work at random because my son loves the light show.

 

Neat build. Needs some more lighting to fill out the case.

 

Recent statement from NVIDIA CEO looks like the next gen cards may not be out until next year.

 

I have a nice poweredge T410 that's 8 years old that my office is dumping. I'm going to use it for a home server. It's got two Xeon E5620s and 24gb of ram and 4x500gb drives and 2x250gb drives.

I did dump windows server 2008R2 for Win 10 pro just for modern useability and patchyness.

I did grab a xeon processor out of a different server because I thought this had only one, but now I don't need it so it's just sitting around on its heat sink. (see below)

 

So I went ahead and de-lided 8700K as under very heavy load and even with 280mm radiator temps were getting quite high. After delid and application of liquid metal to the silicone the temps dropped by 20*C, which is very significant and allowed me to back off on the voltage for overclock.

In the spirit of cooling upgrades with Maita - better cooling leads to better overall performance.

The real trick (after many tries) ended up being NOT resealing the IHS to the CPU. Doing so was causing it to sit every so slightly unevenly on the die. Letting IHS float on top of the CPU under the socket retainer has proven to be the right solution.

 

Hmm i thought there was very thin silicone that worked well for sealing things, no?

Also tape was only there until you get the liquid metal right? Did you remove the tape after?

 

Yes, removed the tape after applying liquid metal.

You can use either RTV type sealant (red or back) or some recommend using super glue. Here are the issues:

Super Glue:
- Hard to ensure that IHS is pressed flush against silicone and not tilting on one side. Even with RockIt Cool 88 sealing tool - it would end up slightly crooked since processor PCB is not actually flat, it is uneven.

Gasket maker
- needs to have at least some thickness to it in order to work well, which may raise the IHS from, but allows the IHS to adjust under pressure. Very messy.

I just decided that since this is in a workstation and not mobile application - sealing IHS to CPU is not really critical for me, but does ensure the best, even, flat contact.

 

I'd imagine what you want to do is put the PCB in the motherboard, put silicone or whatever you're using, then put the IHS and clamp it down and install the cooler, and let it dry under full pressure. That wouldnt work? As much as I want to do this to my 8700k, i am not overclocking and my temps are <55c at 100% load so the only thing that would do is void the warranty.

 

That would be hard to do right in the motherboard tray as the way the latch is designed - the IHS WILL shift. So the silicone will end up curing with the IHS being in whatever position it ends up after you close the top and latch the side bar used to secure the processor. Honestly though, 8700K is the easiest overclock I've done since original Intel Celeron and AMD Athlon chips. Bump up voltage a tad and then set clock. No fuss. My ambient room temps are 20-25*C so it idles at 35-40*c , but now with floating delid and 5Ghz on all cores my stress test went from 85*c down to 60*c and i was able to reduce voltage for overclock.

 

Some shots of my 4ish year old build with small upgrades here and there. Mostly used for gaming and remote IT stuff. These are about a year old and a few changes have been made mainly different monitor setup and a diy vertical gpu mount that I'm not sure if I'm happy with.

 

New laptop, because I felt like it
Dell Latitude 5591 15"
i7 8850H Hex core
16GB DDR4, might go to 32GB because I can
512GB M.2 SSD
Nvidia GeForce MX130 2GB DDR5
W10 Pro

Still browsing for a USB-C type dock to cut down on wire clutter.

 

Man I love that desk.

 

I have that same case. Love it.
and my fiance has that same anime figure. No idea what character it is even. lol

 

Everything about this is amazing except just one monitor.

 

What sort of remote IT stuff?

 

 

Just got an email from Newegg regarding the 208x series graphics card being available next month.

Fantastic, this means a 1070 or 1080/Ti should continue the downward price trend so I can actually build a damn sim rig again soon.

 

Yeah, a friend of mine already preordered a 2080. I'll wait until i see % increase vs the older cards. The 1080 was only like 15 - 20% better than the 980ti.

So far i'm still happy with my old 980. Doing well with 1080p @ 144hz.