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After speaking to a couple people, I believe that the fans that I have are not genuine Yate Loon Fans. However, I could be wrong, and I did test a genuine Yate against these fans, and the noise difference was not noticeable. I had considered chamfering the edge of the nylon panel to ~1/16" x 90...

Back in the day Procooling.com had some awesome information, but lately the place is pretty deserted. For the most comprehensive information on bleeding edge watercooling, check out the liquid cooling section at XS.

Nice. Now I don't feel so bad about getting the Abit IP35 Pro instead of waiting for the X38 boards to hit the shelves. Something newer and better is always around the corner, it seems. Honestly I'm not all that enthused about the X38 numbers I'm seeing - 2 to 4% improvement on memory...

He was a very well-known fantasy writer, 'The Wheel of Time' being his most popular series of books. He was working on the 12th and final book when he passed away. I read up to book 6 back in high school (mostly during AP Biology). Wikipedia might be a good place to start.

Slow going mounting radiators, but the layout is plausible First, you'll remember that my acrylic spacer plate for the top radiator got cracked. I believe that instead of the cracked plexiglass spacer plate, I am going to use nylon - since the spacer plate itself was covered with scrap nylon...

The only loyalty I had to Winamp (besides being the first mp3 players I ever used) was the skins and the VISUALIZATIONS, particularly Milk Drop. When Milk Drop was released, it was the best thing since sliced bread. Geiss? Ass. G-Force? Ass. Any visualization on WMP? Ass-tastic. If Winamp...

I just got this thing in yesterday and had a look at it. In case you aren't familiar with this PSU, here's what the expert had to say about it. To summarize, it's quality was at least comparable to if not slightly better than the TT Toughpower 1200W, with the only problem being that it...

If your problems started when you added the new feet, it may be possible that the new feet have lifted the optics too far from the mousing surface. I used both of these mice on a Ratpadz GS and an Icemat without issues.

Ok, so apparently planning stuff out doesn't excite you people. How about some action? We'll start with the easy stuff. I know I've seen this mod somewhere before - I'll link the log if I find it. EDIT: Found it. Anyway, here's that fan controller I said I was thinking about sticking in the...

I actually have one of these - it's used more for fine control (like while engraving) than for extending reach. I'd need the actual bit to have a longer shaft in order to get in through the outlet port. I haven't been able to do much in the way of machining or assembly yet, but some new parts...

Holy crap. Hang on while I go set up my 7-axis machining center, powder coat oven and continuous cast bar mill. One thing on that blue UV plexi - the red UV plexi that I worked with a while ago tended to wash out when left in sunlight. I advise you to keep those blocks in the dark until...

They were definitely ahead of the curve with 3200dpi capability, but it was annoying that the 1600dpi had more feature-packed drivers, especially since those drivers appeared to be based on a stock driver program. From what I read about the driver software and my interactions with it, it seemed...

Very nice, detailed review. Too bad about the CPU overhead, but those people lucky enough to be running quad-core already have plenty of CPU to spare. Any chance of seeing a comparison with the D2 vs. D2X? One thing - on page 9, just below the backplate picture, is this sentence: 'The...

Pump 'n Grind Well, I didn't have much to do today, so I decided to try porting the two MCP655s I hope to use in this project. I think it went pretty well. First, full credit for this mod goes to MartinM210. Martin has also been working on a very useful flow rate estimator that may help you...

The plexi is 3mm thick. I'd considered using 5mm thick stock, but I didn't want to have a huge block of material on the top of the case. Also, as of right now I'm planning to use fan filters (the same ones I've used before) or a radiator grill. Either of these will sit on top of the plexi and...

Check these fans out. The top two fans here are Yate Loon -C fans, that I got from Jab-tech. They are only ~20mm thick, meaning that if I use these fans, the spacer plate is unnecessary. Unfortunately, the two that I received both made some fairly annoying noises while running. There's a...

As you can see from the pictures in the first post, there is hardly any clearance between the BIP2 and the top edge of the motherboard - in order to make it fit the fans were mounted directly to the red Plexiglass top plate in order to not waste the ~3mm thickness of the case top plate. In...

Last January I was lucky enough to get my hands on a second-hand TJ07 and some water cooling gear. The first owner had setup up a dual loop system, which I kept with only aesthetic changes until yesterday, when I started work on this project. First I'll show you what I'm starting from...

The main benefits of two cores is more multitasking ability and increased performance in some games and multi-threaded applications. I don't know what you're using your PC for, or what your current bottleneck(s) are, so I can't comment on the improvements you'll see. For instance, if you're a...

At least OCZ capped the heatpipes. I'd stick with Thermalright, given the choice.