Well, as described below I got all the stuff. I even picked up a second radiator, a simple little Swiftech 120 rad to add to the loop. I got a nice Bitspower 5.25" bay reservoir, which I like a lot. I've replaced a few of the connectors with Koolance quick-disconnects, which have already saved me literally hours of work. I love them.
Now for the bad news. Shortly after getting the SLI system up and running, the new card fried. One of the ram sinks from the top card fell on the bottom one, shorting it and causing the voltage regulators to fry. They were literally smoking. Not good. The replacement card arrives tomorrow. Gotta love EVGA's service! I refuse to buy from anyone else.
Additionally, the new board, an Abit IN9 680i, does not like my quad-core one bit. It's not stable at 300mhz FSB with the CPU underclocked, which is retarded. I spent hours working on it, messing with voltages, etc. Nothing worked. So a new processor is on the way, an E8500. I'll have to update my BIOS, but having the lower-power chip should be a boon.
Anyway, it's all a big work in progress right now. I'm crossing my fingers that by the end of the week, everything will be installed and running smoothly with all the innards tidied up nicely. Here are a couple of pics of the partially assembled, currently messy-looking rig with the new res and rad:
About Me
- Mike Doolittle
- I earn my bread as a personal trainer, but spend most of my time playing guitar (mostly metal), reading (mostly science stuff), working out, enjoying a good movie or videogame, and spending time with my awesome friends and family. Occasionally I try to cook, but I make sure to have the fire extinguisher handy.
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