Posts Tagged ‘ custom PC ’

Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W overview

Last year, Cooler Master introduced it’s latest and greatest line of power supplies. The Silent Pro Hybrid lineup is an impressive one no doubt, and for the next couple weeks I’m going to be working on the 1050W version of the lineup. Sleepee worked then with the 850W version, and I think he did an excellent job at going over the lineup. At the risk of covering some of the same information, I’ll also be going over the PSU line, but more specifically the 1050W version.

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2012
03/26
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Cooler Master: Arming those who Fold


As I’m sure most of you know, Cooler Master had an extensive line of products which cater to all markets, whether the server market, gaming market or enthusiast market. However, there is a special section of the enthusiast market that could really be classified as server users. Read more

2012
01/23
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Cooling Upgrade, Phase 4: Liquid Cooling (ATCS 840) (Part 2)


Last time we installed our liquid cooling hardware into our Cooler Master ATCS 840.  We put in the CPU block, the dual-bay water pump+reservoir combo unit, and our radiators.  We also installed our tubing, making sure we used clamps on all the tubes to mitigate against leaks.

This week I’ll be showing you how to properly fill our water cooling loop, how to bleed it, and how to conduct the leak test properly.  By the end of this week we will have a fully-functional water cooling system for our CPU. Read more

2011
10/26
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Cooling Upgrade, Phase 4: Liquid Cooling (ATCS 840) (Part 1)


We’ve done a lot the last couple of weeks, haven’t we?

During that time, we’ve gone through a cycle of upgrades to our gaming PC.  We’ve upgraded the CPU cooling, going from the stock heat sink to fitting an aftermarket CPU cooler, to lapping the CPU cooler and the CPU’s IHS, until finally further optimizing the heat sink’s aerodynamics.  The upgrades were done all in the name of improving the CPU’s peak temperatures at full load, and they all come into their own in situations where the PC is situated in a warm or hot room.

Air cooling, though, has its limits.  You reach a point of diminishing returns once your ambient temperature starts to go up past a certain point.  Once you reach that point, a heat sink’s efficiency drops dramatically, widening the difference between the ambient temperature and the CPU’s peak temperature.  At this point, you’ll need something other than just a plain old air-cooled heat sink to keep your CPU’s temperatures in check.

What can we do?  Read on to find out! Read more

2011
10/19
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How-To: Building a PC in the ATCS 840 (Part 5)

A note from txtmstrjoe:  This CMHD.tv Blog miniseries is respectfully dedicated to my OCN brother, Syrillian.   Syrillian, a saint of a man, left this world far too early.  He leaves his family, friends, and OCN family.  He is sorely missed.

ATCS 840

And so here we are, the final steps of our shared journey towards building a custom PC together.

It has taken us five weeks, five consecutive Wednesdays, to get to this point.  But we’re finally here, the threshold, the precipice.  Once we go over the edge, we can say what most people simply cannot:  We’ve built our own custom PC!

In the past four Wednesdays, we’ve learned how to install a motherboard, mount the hard disk drives, optical drives, as well as a solid state drive in the ATCS 840, install the CPU, its cooler, and the RAM, and finally, install the graphics card and power supply unit as well as do some cable management.  We’ve done most of the essential hardware installation; we’ve built the body up, and it’s ready for the final step.

Our custom PC is now ready for us to breathe life into it. Read more

2011
09/21
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