do any of you guys remember what the thickens is for the thermal pads on the GTX295 dual pcb with a watercool heat killer. I know you guys have used 295's and the HK. Some one told me i can just use thermal compound on it but i don't know if thats a good idea on the ram an vregs?

.5mm will work just fine for that.  I also would use thermal compound ON the thermal tape.  It helps to keep it in place as well.

After looking the block over it seems to have been bent in shipping.  So I wont be doing much with it until i can figure out how to get it all straitened out. I dont think it can be saved but im going to give it a shot.  If I get it bent back right ill just order some pads from watercool and be done with it.  As well I won a phase changer over at RRtech and it should be shipping in the next week or so.  Any one here have any ideas as to how to make this work as a water chiller.  I have a copper tank and was thinking of  making a block and brazing it to the side and then mounting the changer head to it and chilling the water that way.  Is this some thing that might work.  I figure this way i can still run at normal temps when not benching and have no worries about condensation.

That block is over 3/4" thick.  How on earth did it get bent?

Just the 2 finger looking parts on the power plug end of the card got bent.  Here is a pic of what it looked like after I bent it back as much as I can.
By the way what is the for under my name.

Nate what kind of pot are you making now?

Can anyone give me a run-down how to run PiFast?

mcj3671
By the way what is the for under my name.

 

Its for each different "level" that you go up here posting.  Post another hundred and you get another I think?

threedhero

Nate what kind of pot are you making now?

Can anyone give me a run-down how to run PiFast?

Who said anything about a pot?  ;) I have been having some fun with my mill.



Just trimming everything up nice and level.  I am already addicted. 

Dremel FTW:

What kinda stuff you gonna cut with that blade Nate? Titanium? 




Got a nice surprise showing up in the next couple days...