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mo · 11-04-2002, 02:26 PM

Ok... after many weeks and many many mistakes Im finally running on my new box. I am going to visit my friend this evening to borrow his digital cam and hope to post some pics for everyone this evening. Id like to thank EVERYONE on here for all their help. This place is what really got me excited about watercooling and Im so happy that its finally come together.

Presently running P42.53 @2.98. Still need to play with the settings and get it past 3ghz. Temps are whats worrying me though as Im at 50 degrees idle right now. Basically Ive seen a 9 degree increase in my temps since Ive added the 90 degree at the pump intake. Im hoping its just too much AS3 but I have a feeling my rad and the fact that Im using L1A's with weak airflow is whats causing the problem.

One question I have is this. Has anyone ever seen a northbridge with a bump in the middle? On my IT7 max2 board, when I removed the northbridge heatsink, I noticed the northbridge is not flat. It has a big bump in the middle and the heatsink had a hollow foam square around the edges to raise it to the level of the 'bump'. Very odd. Anyone seen this before?

11-04-2002, 02:26 PM	#1
mo Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada, Montreal Posts: 136	Work in progress, Finally using my new box Ok... after many weeks and many many mistakes Im finally running on my new box. I am going to visit my friend this evening to borrow his digital cam and hope to post some pics for everyone this evening. Id like to thank EVERYONE on here for all their help. This place is what really got me excited about watercooling and Im so happy that its finally come together. Presently running P42.53 @2.98. Still need to play with the settings and get it past 3ghz. Temps are whats worrying me though as Im at 50 degrees idle right now. Basically Ive seen a 9 degree increase in my temps since Ive added the 90 degree at the pump intake. Im hoping its just too much AS3 but I have a feeling my rad and the fact that Im using L1A's with weak airflow is whats causing the problem. One question I have is this. Has anyone ever seen a northbridge with a bump in the middle? On my IT7 max2 board, when I removed the northbridge heatsink, I noticed the northbridge is not flat. It has a big bump in the middle and the heatsink had a hollow foam square around the edges to raise it to the level of the 'bump'. Very odd. Anyone seen this before?