Crazed modder straps DIY copper waterpipes to GTX 1060, sets world overclocking records in 12600KF category — card hits 2,202 MHz, takes top six Fire Strike scores
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/overclocking/crazed-modder-straps-diy-copper-waterpipes-to-gtx-1060-sets-world-overclocking-records-in-12600kf-category-card-hits-2-202-mhz-takes-top-six-fire-strike-scores
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Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 1y
"top fire strike score for a 1060"
SheeEttin@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 1y
I've had some top scores on some hardware. Usually because I was the only one who had run it on that exact model of server CPU, but still...
HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 1y
I think I had top ranks for the K6-233 in the day. Ran all day at 250 (3x83) which was overall better than 262 (3.5x75). Couldn't quite boot at 292 (3.5x83) without a big Socket A heatsink strapped on.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
Well it’s not nothing to scoff at, usually the winner of these is just silicon lottery, this is making your own luck!
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 9 pts · 1y
Is this what the academics refer to as a "mad lad"?
Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 2 pts · 1y
On a related note I wish we had a c/madlads around these parts.
needanke@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
Be the change you want to see in the world!
IAmTheKernelError@piefed.social · 9 pts · 1y
Nice, was going to upgrade my GTX 1050 but it seems the old boy still has some life left in him. Will any copper waterpipes work?
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Apparently, but he also cooled them with ice water from a Jerry can, so it's not exactly a "ready to go" solution.
This is really just a DIY water cooled system with DIY water blocks.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Not ready to go out? No....not at all.....
Financially accessible for most people? Absolutely.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 9 pts · 1y
For some reason, I'm reminded of using mineral oil for computer cooling. As in, you just leave the entire thing submerged in mineral oil
Hugin@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
I did some robotic submarine stuff in college. One of the techniques for waterproofing was put the electronics in a open at the top box and fill it with oil that was heavier than water. Messy but it worked.
lordbritishbusiness@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
That's absolutely genius. It's like something out of troll science. "We soak it in heavier liquid to keep liquid out". I'm a little awestruck.
It'd probably stand up to pressure when deeper under water better than most other options too.
Hugin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah you didn't have a risk of pressure popping the seal and flooding the electronics. Also if there was a leak in the box you knew about it before you put it in the water.
Zoomboingding@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
You'd still want induced flow for better heat transfer though
coriza@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
There was as scene in Halt and Catch Fire with this technique. If I recall they where testing the hardware or software for a new 16MH CPU but it had not arrived yet so they overclocked a 8MH instead in the meanwhile.
viral.vegabond@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1y
Cool, how many FPS is that?
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y
At least 3
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
The mod vid https://youtu.be/QpFz6U8hQ0c