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I bought a 140w AMD 965 BE, which was the ultimate best AMD processor a month or so ago. Now there is a 975 125w BE on the horizon, which should make the 4ghz holy grail. Mine's topped out at 3.8ghz. Although, at 3.8ghz it's very fast, and the new 6 cores are coming in Q1 next year....

Hydroxx? What part of that is hydroformed? It's a levelboss, not sure on the year but I'm going to guess at 03? It was the one that Onza copied and called the T-Pro. (Put it next to a T-Pro, they're virtually identical apparantly).

We don't want or need straight pull spokes, we want a Mod Pro2! And have done since 2004! Well actually I don't now, you've taken so long I no longer ride Mod.

They worked OK, but they had some stuff wrong with them. Adam was only running one on the rear, and isn't now so I assume that it didn't work very well? I'd stick to steel, you can bend them back.

Looks good to me, I'd get a more powerful PSU than that though, from what I can remember off the top of my head, those graphics cards are fairly thirsty. Other than that it looks good! Once you've got it and it's running, it will be a good idea to replace the standard fans as they're usually shite, then you can sort the air flow out aswell. A well thought out airflow with that CPU cooler, CPU and motherboard should see you clocking it over 4ghz without too much trouble. I'd be surprised if you don't manage to get it above 4.2ghz. EDIT: Providing you get a 1366 motherboard of the same level.

Eeeww, Nvidia edition? Can I get an OTT.... I'm planning on modding my Antec 300, it'll be all black and stealthy, but with some orange fans.

I did use a grain of rice first, didn't push any out so I took it off, it had covered about a 5p size of the CPU. Lucky I checked! Took me 4 goes to get it to splurge a bit out of every side. I used MX-3, definately up to the reviews, I've overclocked my AMD 965 to 3.8ghz, it never goes over 50C on full load. I'd say stick to Corsair for the PSU, they seem to have the highest rep if you ask me. I've got both of these, simply wonderful, although the standard fan that comes with the Fenrir is shite, it's really loud and looks tacky. I'll be replacing mine soon. If you get a Fenrir, you need as much thermal paste as I said! the heat pipes stick out slightly from the block that holds it down, so the gaps take a lot of filling.

So I'm just going to enter with bikes and win yeh? Two bikes, disgustingly filthy, (or they will be). Should walk this shit..... Allen you're the topic starter and all round king of everything, you be the judge, bikes allowed?

Meh f**k it, I'll post pics of them both anyway. Havn't washed my road bike since I bought it, which was about March.

Can motorbikes be entered?

I'm kinda hating Maher right now, I did try to get a screenshot when he asked but the race wasn't on the iPlayer yet. He didn't say how close to the camera he was though! Nice one Joe.

I agree, the most interesting part of the track was the pit lane!

There are several different methods, I made up my own because a few I tried didn't work, mine did. Put a large amount in the centre of the CPU, about the size of a normal pea, then surround it with 4 smaller ones about the size of a small pea, then mount the heatsink to it by putting it on straight and twisting it slightly from side to side to help push any air bubbles out, then when you screw it down time you should find that a tiny bit of paste is pushed out all the way around the edge. Worked perfect for me anyway. Bare in mind you need to fit the CPU and heatsink before putting the motherboard into the case, it makes it far easier and a lot of moderm CPU coolers have mounting plates that go behind the motherboard that are different to the standard one. It's tricky but it's not all that complicated, you just need to take your time and think through everything really carefully. Best to get an anti-static wrist band by the way so you don't damage anything, and wash your hands to remove any oil from the skin. (Might sound overly anal, but apparantly it can make a big difference to the CPU temps if you get grease/oil on there, you want it completely clean so the paste can get maximum contact with the surface). But honestly, apart from that it's a piece of piss, running all the cables so they'd not in the way is challeging, but no-where near as fiddly.

Depends what you want it to run, as it is a 650 should be fine, but if you want to add another graphics card in the future it may struggle, and if you want to watercool it in the future, same again. If you want both at some point, get a 1000W, just one and a 750W should be fine. Although those cards are very thirsty from what I hear, might be better to go for an 850w and be safe. Definately a good idea to get on the Overclockers forum, they'll be able to tell you stuff that won't even cross your mind, like if that case is big enough to hold your big ass graphics card, and a big CPU cooler and the hard drives without them fouling on each other. Also they'll be able to recommend how to sort your airflow out, which is very important if you're overclocking it. Depending on the case you go for, the path the air flows through can change quite a lot, and needs careful planning. Personally I built my computer first, then got it running and now I'm looking to mod the case to tidy the cables up better and I'm sorting the air flow out. On a stock clock you shouldn't have a problem with overheating really though, but it's still a good idea to have strong airflow, remember you're building it in winter, it might be fine now but in summer the air can be much warmer and more humid, which makes the computer run hotter. Also I really recommend you get a case with holes for cable routing and a black inside, they look so much better, and now I'm going to have to cut holes in mine and spray it myself.

The 860 is supposed to be better for gaming though? And the 860 uses the LGA 1156 socket, so you'll need a P55 motherboard. (I think, as far as I can remember they're not compatible with each other). Theres no CPU cooler in there, I'd seriously recommend you don't use the standard one if you're thinking about overclocking it! (And it's be rediculous not to). If you go i7 920, make sure you get D0 stepping, it's better for overclocking but I'm not certain why. Definately get a modular PSU! I have a non-modular one and it's a right pain in the arse, I've used maybe 5 of the 20 cables it has hanging out of it.

You really, really, really should, you get a LOT more for your money. The only tricky bit is getting the CPU cooler mounted to the CPU, you have to be very careful when applying the thermal paste. If you want help with a spec though, get on over to forums.overclockers.co.uk, they really know their stuff on there. They helped me with my build and it's completely different to the one I first laid out, much better though.

On a stock, definately front disc rear maggy! Only a few riders can get on with DD stocks. I rode DD mods for nearly 2 years, and could just never get on with a rear disc on a stock. The wheel and frame flex was annoying to me, but the main thing I hated about it was that it shifted a load of weight to the rear, so the weight distribution was toss.

He can't PM them until he's validated. Once you're validated, then you can PM them and get added to the list, and when they get time they change them in a big batch.

I'm liking that Adam! Long, silver, DD deng mods are the pinacle of modurey.

Well give me a shout if you fancy a local riding sesh, the Toors is still good for an hour or two.

Looks fairly sick Rick! Good to hear you're still riding, I've virtually packed in now so the Simtra's gone from your wall to sitting in my garage.

Dude, you're clearly in the minority here. Water is better. I just lube my pistons and I've removed the orange dust seal, job done!

You're from literally 10 mins from my house! Do you know Joe b/Ryan T by any chance? EDIT: I'm from Birch vale, which is between New Mills and Hayfield if you wondered.

I used to get arm pump with royal blood. Changed to a water/pro-cool mix and now I don't. Just stick some antifreeze in with the water!

I never said the BNP supported the Nazis, I said a lot of their members did. The same members that were part of the the National Front! It's not stereotyping at all, if I was stereotyping then I'd be saying, "The BNP support the Nazis," Which I'd never say because theyn I'd look like a f**king idiot. I don't have a reliable source for saying that a lot of BNP members support what the Nazis did, because I watched a thing on youtube of a channel 4 program that I now can't find, which had a lot of evidence to say that the BNP is still just a front for the National Front. Their leader however, attended Hitler's birthday, and still has close links with the NF and the KKK. Also I said BNP Members, not supporters, I was refferring to active members not just the voters.