the dummest thing i ever did.

mtsaint · Sep 3, 2006, 02:52 AM

i really should not have done this. First off i'd like to say since i did no one else will ever have to.... i am currently out of thermal paste so i decided to try some house hold things... first i tried cualk\ silicone mixture and it worked just like like the stock paste shipped with the card. I chose this substance because it doesnt dry hard it remains soft and pliable.so i think and read some more which leads me to...

then i try the caulk\silcone mixture with a small metal washer between the GPU and heat sink. I repeat the dummest thing ever immediatly with 90c temps on bootup i shut down and scrapped that immediatly

then i try standard silicone.this stuff is a nighmare at first it was all good with reasonably low temps after letting it fully dry and set. but i noticed the temps did not stablelize
they slowly rose. the silicone effectivly insulated the gpu. when i scrapped the slicone i noticed that it had cooked onto my GPU making it a rael pain to remove and clean. though websites might recommend usig silicone as an alternative NEVER USE SILICONE

so after all that i reapplied the caulk silicone mixture professionaly making sure the entire surface of the heatsink is touching the GPU you know i have the same exact idle temps as i did before at 45c which could use some lowering i know.

I dont recommend doing anything taht i stated in the previous article doing so could damage your card. the dummest thing ever.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 4, 2006, 02:14 AM

I wouldn't ever try that... go get a tube of Arctic Silver 5 and be done with it

Al_Vampyre · Sep 4, 2006, 07:14 PM

Lol...if thats the dumbest thing you've ever done you haven't lived!

Rasta Monsta · Sep 5, 2006, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al_Vampyre

Lol...if thats the dumbest thing you've ever done you haven't lived!

My thoughts exactly.

nerdrock · Sep 5, 2006, 04:16 PM

At least you learned something from it! My roommate removed the cooler from his 9800pro, looked at it, put it back on, and it was dead.

backslash · Sep 5, 2006, 04:19 PM

Dumb is removing your heatsink off your Geforce 2 Ultra, sticking it back in, and letting the heatsink cool down on the table :/. One nicely fried GF2U sitting in my desk currently.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 5, 2006, 06:18 PM

Dumber is sticking your finger near a Vantec Tornado when its on without a fan grille.

backslash · Sep 5, 2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Dumber is sticking your finger near a Vantec Tornado when its on without a fan grille.

Been there... Deffinatly been there. Didn't have my drivebay fan controller installed either :S. Wizzy choppy finger offy

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 5, 2006, 06:42 PM

Bad times, for sure

Partizan · Sep 5, 2006, 07:57 PM

I once tried my Thoroughbred without a Heatsink...

... the next day I bought a new one.

Tough lesson, but I did learn something

**temeteus82** · Sep 5, 2006, 10:36 PM

Once I had (I think it was 1999 spring) this old pentium 133 that had small heatsink and fan. The fan was dead so I side of the case open and fan out and table fan to blow air in

worked well until I unpluged the power cable of the table fan

mtsaint · Sep 6, 2006, 01:11 PM

thanks guys i dont feel so lame. I'm glad to report my card is alive and healthy except for a hurt feeling or two. After the 90c idle temp i was definatly scared.But all thats a thing of the past now thanks to some good ol Arctic purchased at my local radioshack. Nerdrock how exactly does your roomates deathvision work? Hex, backslash what compelled you two to stickum figers in moving fan parts? yeouch. Whats a thouroughbred? we all learn from mistakes taht part of the beauty of life i guess. Oh and i've done plenty of dumb things maybe i should have stated the dummest thing i've done in awhile. like this one time when i went to band camp....

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 6, 2006, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mtsaint

Hex, backslash what compelled you two to stickum figers in moving fan parts?

It was an accident. There was a wire that I needed to get to plug in another fan to test out something and then prrng my finger was cut pretty bad

Sandok · Sep 6, 2006, 03:08 PM

Damn those fans were dangerous... I dunno, I've stuck my finger in fans tons of times but they always spin at like 1500 rpm MAX so dunno, it does nothing...

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 6, 2006, 03:13 PM

Yeah well this was 5700RPM with a very thick blade

CDsDontBurn · Sep 7, 2006, 12:55 AM

lol @ H3X. i have 2 tornadoes in my rig, and i know not to play w/them while they're on

.....though i still do

, lol.

umm....as for dumbest thing i've done, while i was at work at the computer shop, i tested a socket A MoBo using a brand new chip that was part of our inventory.....well, to say the least, i didn't secure the processor.....a second later, you were able to smell burnt electronic equipment in the air

.

my boss wasn't too happy afterwards

Rasta Monsta · Sep 7, 2006, 04:41 AM

Hmm, when I saw you reply to this jon i thought the story would involve a car. . .

mtsaint · Sep 7, 2006, 11:53 AM

lucky you have a kind hearted employer its good you didnt lose your finger i had a bad accident once though involving a drill press which left me without feeling on the top of my left middle finger. I was back to work the next day. fingers are pretty fragile oh and as far as stupid car antics go when i was a very small child my mom left me in the car to go and see if someone was home when she turned around the car was rolling down the street....uh oh you no f$%k with fan,fan f$%k with you

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 7, 2006, 05:35 PM

One of the dumbest things anyone ever said: A guy once claimed his V4 saturn would beat my big block V8 pickup truck because he was driving a standard and he was lighter.

All laughed

mtsaint · Sep 7, 2006, 05:39 PM

maybe with some turbo charge on a very short run. now a v6 twin turbo saturn that might
be a differnt story. why did some guy need to challenge the H3X anyway?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 7, 2006, 05:40 PM

Ignorance.

Simply put...

1.6L V4 <<<< 6.4L V8

That's just how it goes

mtsaint · Sep 7, 2006, 05:47 PM

chubby rednecks driving economy class cars need to assert thier V4 roadage what set of wheels you got im stuck burning 4 cylinders of 99 cavalier YEAH BABY!

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 7, 2006, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtsaint

chubby rednecks driving economy class cars need to assert thier V4 roadage what set of wheels you got im stuck burning 4 cylinders of 99 cavalier YEAH BABY!

'95 Dodge Dakota here, in Claret red.

How I love that vehicle

mtsaint · Sep 7, 2006, 06:04 PM

what a coincidence my car is also a nice shade of red. though i've always wanted to paint it you see it was a gift red is a good color just not with me in it. My second car my first monster was a 1978 Ranchero total unique not a car not a truck ahh first loves too bad i cracked the block

CDsDontBurn · Sep 7, 2006, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

One of the dumbest things anyone ever said: A guy once claimed his V4 saturn would beat my big block V8 pickup truck because he was driving a standard and he was lighter.

All laughed

4 cyl. engines don't come in the V format......they're inline 4 engines.

.

btw....dinky little 4 bangers can beat the shiznit outta big beefy v8 monsters. two popular and well known cars that have dinky 4 bangers are the Mitsubishi Evolution, and the Subaru Impreza STI

.

mtsaint · Sep 7, 2006, 08:31 PM

well well maybe so but we were talking economy class not those super tuned imports with alot of science under da hood. yeah thanks for the clearing up no V4's wtf is a 4 valve?
If im not mistaken those Evo's and Imprezas are also rally cars.
I learned every thing i know from video games

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 8, 2006, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

4 cyl. engines don't come in the V format......they're inline 4 engines.

.

btw....dinky little 4 bangers can beat the shiznit outta big beefy v8 monsters. two popular and well known cars that have dinky 4 bangers are the Mitsubishi Evolution, and the Subaru Impreza STI

.

Is that so.... silly me, I've really lost touch with my mechanics.

Trust me if you'd seen how crappy this guy drives a stick and how dinky the car is....

There's still no way he'd ever beat me even if he put Mario Andretti behind the wheel. Its a small crapily maintained economy 4 cylinder and I've got a much better vehicle than he did.

It was a case of "had to be there".

I still maintain no 4 cylinder would beat anything that powerful in a quarter mile, the torque just isn't there. Now when I get my 8.0L V10 Dodge SRT... that's a different story

CDsDontBurn · Sep 8, 2006, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

I still maintain no 4 cylinder would beat anything that powerful in a quarter mile, the torque just isn't there. Now when I get my 8.0L V10 Dodge SRT... that's a different story

really now? wouldn't you like to have 300hp and 300tq? now, what if you put that power in a small little 4cyl engine? something like a Subaru. or if you want something a little more conservative, you can try a 4cyl eingine with 286hp and 289tq. that would be found in a Mitsubishi. If you'd like, there's also the Mazda with the least amount of power, coming in at 274hp and 280tq.

so, there are little 4 banger engines out there that can, and in several cases, beat many different v8 engines out there

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 8, 2006, 05:53 PM

Yeah but I'm talking pickup truck vs. car, the car's tires and transmission are meant to go at higher top speeds... so in a longer race it'd do it but for acceleration torque is more important.

I just like the pickup trucks better because for north american driving top speed isn't as important as towing capacity and "throw 1/2 ton of sand back in there"-ability

CDsDontBurn · Sep 9, 2006, 12:33 AM

well, i know what you mean about north american driving. here in southern califonia, every other vehicle you'll see will be a either a dodge 1500, chevy/gmc 1500, or Ford F-150

i raced a truck in my car once, i beat it both on launch and top speed. but my car didn't have a piston engine

Sep 3, 2006, 02:52 AM	#1
mtsaint DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	the dummest thing i ever did. i really should not have done this. First off i'd like to say since i did no one else will ever have to.... i am currently out of thermal paste so i decided to try some house hold things... first i tried cualk\ silicone mixture and it worked just like like the stock paste shipped with the card. I chose this substance because it doesnt dry hard it remains soft and pliable.so i think and read some more which leads me to... then i try the caulk\silcone mixture with a small metal washer between the GPU and heat sink. I repeat the dummest thing ever immediatly with 90c temps on bootup i shut down and scrapped that immediatly then i try standard silicone.this stuff is a nighmare at first it was all good with reasonably low temps after letting it fully dry and set. but i noticed the temps did not stablelize they slowly rose. the silicone effectivly insulated the gpu. when i scrapped the slicone i noticed that it had cooked onto my GPU making it a rael pain to remove and clean. though websites might recommend usig silicone as an alternative NEVER USE SILICONE so after all that i reapplied the caulk silicone mixture professionaly making sure the entire surface of the heatsink is touching the GPU you know i have the same exact idle temps as i did before at 45c which could use some lowering i know. I dont recommend doing anything taht i stated in the previous article doing so could damage your card. the dummest thing ever.

Sep 4, 2006, 07:14 PM	#3
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Lol...if thats the dumbest thing you've ever done you haven't lived! __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain.

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nerdrock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Western NY Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	At least you learned something from it! My roommate removed the cooler from his 9800pro, looked at it, put it back on, and it was dead. __________________ Old signature rendered obsolete by fancy new forum code!

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CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	lol @ H3X. i have 2 tornadoes in my rig, and i know not to play w/them while they're on .....though i still do , lol. umm....as for dumbest thing i've done, while i was at work at the computer shop, i tested a socket A MoBo using a brand new chip that was part of our inventory.....well, to say the least, i didn't secure the processor.....a second later, you were able to smell burnt electronic equipment in the air . my boss wasn't too happy afterwards __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 4, 2006, 02:14 AM	#2
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	I wouldn't ever try that... go get a tube of Arctic Silver 5 and be done with it

Sep 5, 2006, 04:19 PM	#6
backslash DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Dumb is removing your heatsink off your Geforce 2 Ultra, sticking it back in, and letting the heatsink cool down on the table :/. One nicely fried GF2U sitting in my desk currently.

Sep 5, 2006, 06:18 PM	#7
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Dumber is sticking your finger near a Vantec Tornado when its on without a fan grille.

Sep 5, 2006, 06:42 PM	#9
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Bad times, for sure

Sep 6, 2006, 01:11 PM	Thread Starter #12
mtsaint DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	thanks guys i dont feel so lame. I'm glad to report my card is alive and healthy except for a hurt feeling or two. After the 90c idle temp i was definatly scared.But all thats a thing of the past now thanks to some good ol Arctic purchased at my local radioshack. Nerdrock how exactly does your roomates deathvision work? Hex, backslash what compelled you two to stickum figers in moving fan parts? yeouch. Whats a thouroughbred? we all learn from mistakes taht part of the beauty of life i guess. Oh and i've done plenty of dumb things maybe i should have stated the dummest thing i've done in awhile. like this one time when i went to band camp....

Sep 6, 2006, 03:08 PM	#14
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Damn those fans were dangerous... I dunno, I've stuck my finger in fans tons of times but they always spin at like 1500 rpm MAX so dunno, it does nothing...

Sep 6, 2006, 03:13 PM	#15
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Yeah well this was 5700RPM with a very thick blade

Sep 7, 2006, 11:53 AM	Thread Starter #18
mtsaint DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	lucky you have a kind hearted employer its good you didnt lose your finger i had a bad accident once though involving a drill press which left me without feeling on the top of my left middle finger. I was back to work the next day. fingers are pretty fragile oh and as far as stupid car antics go when i was a very small child my mom left me in the car to go and see if someone was home when she turned around the car was rolling down the street....uh oh you no f$%k with fan,fan f$%k with you

Sep 7, 2006, 05:35 PM	#19
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	One of the dumbest things anyone ever said: A guy once claimed his V4 saturn would beat my big block V8 pickup truck because he was driving a standard and he was lighter. All laughed

Sep 7, 2006, 05:39 PM	Thread Starter #20
mtsaint DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	maybe with some turbo charge on a very short run. now a v6 twin turbo saturn that might be a differnt story. why did some guy need to challenge the H3X anyway?

Sep 7, 2006, 05:40 PM	#21
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Ignorance. Simply put... 1.6L V4 <<<< 6.4L V8 That's just how it goes

Sep 7, 2006, 05:47 PM	Thread Starter #22
mtsaint DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	chubby rednecks driving economy class cars need to assert thier V4 roadage what set of wheels you got im stuck burning 4 cylinders of 99 cavalier YEAH BABY!

Sep 7, 2006, 06:04 PM	Thread Starter #24
mtsaint DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	what a coincidence my car is also a nice shade of red. though i've always wanted to paint it you see it was a gift red is a good color just not with me in it. My second car my first monster was a 1978 Ranchero total unique not a car not a truck ahh first loves too bad i cracked the block

Sep 7, 2006, 08:31 PM	Thread Starter #26
mtsaint DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	well well maybe so but we were talking economy class not those super tuned imports with alot of science under da hood. yeah thanks for the clearing up no V4's wtf is a 4 valve? If im not mistaken those Evo's and Imprezas are also rally cars. I learned every thing i know from video games

Sep 8, 2006, 05:53 PM	#29
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Yeah but I'm talking pickup truck vs. car, the car's tires and transmission are meant to go at higher top speeds... so in a longer race it'd do it but for acceleration torque is more important. I just like the pickup trucks better because for north american driving top speed isn't as important as towing capacity and "throw 1/2 ton of sand back in there"-ability

Sep 9, 2006, 12:33 AM	#30
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	well, i know what you mean about north american driving. here in southern califonia, every other vehicle you'll see will be a either a dodge 1500, chevy/gmc 1500, or Ford F-150 i raced a truck in my car once, i beat it both on launch and top speed. but my car didn't have a piston engine __________________ Her First Day \| A year later