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Naw, no disappointment here. The bit showed up and the fans are now attached to the heat sink and hooked up to the motherboard, Just got sidetracked (not enough hours in the day and/or night). I'll post more pix in a day or two.

Hey BD, good to see you here as well :)

subbed: The TJ07 is a great case, I had one as well back in the day

I imagine that once they've launched all their satellites successfully, some sort of redundancy will also be in place. I was just wondering about the possibility of problems that could be caused by micrometeorite and/or space debris impacts. Not sure what the chance of that happening is, but it's probably something they've already thought about as well.

Not sure the radioactivity will make it go faster, jump higher, but they showed up (in different packages): Got some other stuff in the pipeline as well that I'll mention later, but what I need most right now is a four foot square piece of plywood. Might have to make a trip to Lowe's tomorrow.

Just a short update: Adapter for the torque driver is on the delivery truck, should be here in a couple of hours at most. That will let me finish up mounting the W-3265 on the SR-3. Managed to order an i9-10900K from B&H for $549 shipped. I use their PayBoo checkout there, so no sales tax. Figured the Dark Z490 deserved the top cpu for it. In the meantime, got some minor wiring I need to finish up on the control panel. Just need to add pwm fan connectors to the four pump rpm wires so I monitor pump speeds. I'll use shielded cabling for those as well.

^^^Dazmode had what I needed at the best price point, and what I received from them in terms of service and product oozed quality. While their postal shipping rates may be a little more expensive, their UPS rates were about the same I'd pay here and they're not much further away from me than businesses like ModMyMods and Frozencpu. Plus, I love my UPS guy, he's great and takes care of me and gets an Xmas tip every year Good luck with the TT Core P7 build project if you go in that direction.

I was thinking you can't have a Manhattan Project without some requisite props. While I'm on the hunt for the same Soviet geiger counter/dosimeter used initially at Chernobyl just after the blast, I ordered some odd bits: I'll print the pic above out myself, frame it, and hang it on the wall above the project. Also thinking about adding an old style knife switch like what follows to enable/disable any custom lighting I add after the fact: Anyway, as promised the other day, following are some pix of the rewiring I did to support moving the temp sensors from the front ports of the MORA-3 420s to the rear ports on each of them: I decided to use Belden shielded cabling to help ensure the signals being passed to the AQ6-XT weren't impacted by the other signals/voltages on the back of the control panel: In the following image you'll note the loose ground wires associated with the shielded cabling I used. I'll be connecting those together and attaching it to the star ground run just to the right of the AQ6-XT: As for crimping the Dupont pins onto the wires, I used Dupont's HT-95 crimping tool (also see HT95 Handpistol mini PV AWG 22-32 User’s Guide, in PDF format, which includes alignment instructions for the tool). It's not cheap and there's a bit of a learning curve involved with its use, but once you know how to use it properly, it does make for perfectly crimped Dupont pins: In the next image, given the size of Dupont pins and how the HT-95 works, Dupont added a spring loaded guide pin assembly to facilitate correct alignment of the inserted terminal before performing the crimp: ...with the following image just a blow up of the guide pin to see it easier: For those who might be interested in getting their hands on an HT-95, you can find them on ebay in reasonably good shape (if not almost new) for anywhere from ~$100-$300. They're also branded as Berg (instead of Dupont), but you have to be careful with such listings and make sure you're getting a tool set up to crimp what we call Dupont pins. Careful inspection of the images in ebay listings will determine that, and you want one that looks like the one I pictured here. Alternatively, the Dupont/Berg HT-208A is also an exceptional tool, used for the same purpose (up tp 26AWG). I have one of those as well. Unfortunately, it doesn't show up on ebay as often as the HT-95: For those who would like to know more about the connectors and terminals used in their builds, as well as the tools used in crimping them, I highly recommend Matt Millman's COMMON WIRE-TO-BOARD, WIRE-TO-WIRE CONNECTORS, AND CRIMP TOOLS. It's a great source of valid info. Anyway, last but not least, I got my first order from Dazmode in Canada this past week. Just some two-pin extension cables and a few temp sensors. I was pleasantly surprised with the extra touch they added to my small package though:

Topic? Given who was involved in the event (AOC AND OMAR) and the real reasons behind it, it's a sad topic. The "news media" have turned the event into a multi-ring circus that has little to do with objective science/tech.

I'll be I'll be using a 2080ti until I decide what I want to do about the new gpu releases. Things gpu-wise are so much up in the air right now that I feel patience is the best recourse; and it'll probably be 2021 before I make any decisions about them. They are looking pretty good though. I'm also considering the new AMD CPUs and I've been keeping my eye on them as well. Adding them to my growing collection is certainly not out of the question. In any event, just got done moving the temp sensors from the hose connections up front of the Mora 420s, to the unused ports in their rear. Makes for cleaner/better cable runs to the temp inputs on the AQ6XT. I'll add a pic or two of that work tomorrow. As for the SR-3 CPU mounting, the fixed 12.5 in-lbs torque driver showed up, but I didn't realize I'd need an adapter to use my 1/4 inch bits, so I had to order that adapter. It should be here the beginning of next week.

Brawndo 1, common sense 0.

In all fairness and for a slew of reasons, anything that highlights what a politician is doing here in the U.S. at this point in time has the potential to become highly contentious, irrespective of their stance or party. Best not to post "news" about them or what they're doing if you don't want to get people yelling at each other.

Note to self: canx any orders we get from Huang for custom leather jackets, but continue our typically excellent service to Lisa Su. If Huang asks for a reason for the cancellation, tell him demand outstripped supply.

I'd think the dimming lights and buzzing sounds probably arouse their suspicions more Some of the grid here in these parts likely dates back to the time Edison was playing with tungsten threads.

Yeah, I've been around analog and digital cameras and both black&white and color darkrooms for a long time now, since the early '70s, and have picked up a lot of tricks over the years. As for whether the bench has powered up yet, Initial tests on the X299 bench in the rear have been completed on air and I'll be getting it ready for water in conjunction with the SR-3/3647 and Z490 builds (which I still need to test on air). I hope to have all the water-free testing done by sometime next week so that I can move into water and put the "Muffler Bearings" control panel through its paces under full load. If you think that cooler is big now, wait until I attach the dual fans. It is big though, and blocks the two nearest ram slots. ...which reminds me of the cpu der8auer dropped on the motherboard socket in the video I posted earlier. Believe me when I say that I was extra careful dangling that camera above the board in that picture. Once I get the "from above" shots done, I'll move the camera to a tripod which will make taking pix far more convenient (and far less nerve wracking).

So while I'm waiting for the rest of the bits and pieces and tools that I need to make the SR-3 build power ready (they should all be here the next few days), I figured I'd dust off the Nikon D810 and my Polaroid MP4 copy stand, and get them ready to start shooting the Sports Illustrated shots (you know, the really sexy gals in skimpy bikini shots). The D810 is actually mounted to the MP4 using a macro rail combo I put together sometime back specifically for use with the MP4, which allows me to adjust critical fine focus. The Nikon itself will be tethered to my tablet by way of a router/software app (qdslrdashboard) combo that allows communication and control of a number of camera functions wirelessly. In other words, I won't need to look through the camera's viewfinder to take pix. Which is obviously a good thing, because I'd need a step ladder to do so otherwise I'll work on getting the router/app combo set up tomorrow. Also considering dusting the Elinchrom ELB strobes off for the really nice pix; but will probably wait to do that until I'm using water to cool the build. In the meantime, a pic of the current setup follows, as well as an enlarged view of that pic:

ElmorLabs EVC2S and their SOIC8 test clip showed up yesterday. Nice little package:

bant coz a copper penny for your thoughts.

Thanks again, everyone Actually, given their price (roughly US $4 each), it is. der8auer recently ruined an expensive ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming motherboard and felt that the main reason that happened was because he took the cpu out of its carrier frame once too often: The carrier frames for such large cpus are a cheap enough part that there's no reason not to have extras on hand. While I do wonder though whether the real reason he dropped the cpu onto the socket had something more to to do with his focus on making the video over the task itself, he's almost always good at what he does and actually influenced me to buy extras

bant coz here you go, $20 in pennies (sorry they're not wrapped):

The CPU carriers TE Connectivity (TE AMP) sent me showed up. Best online packaging, ordering, shipping experience I've ever had: The top side of the carrier: The underside of the carrier. Note the "TIM BREAKER" tip on the upper right, as well as the pin one alignment triangle on the upper left (not highlighted): I'll be writing a bit more about breaking the tim in a future post. In the meantime, it's something I've noted in a couple of posts elsewhere that apparently some stress about because of the potential for damage to the cpu pins on the motherboard if improperly accomplished when removing the heat sink or water block (depending on the use case).

Thanks bud I'm going to see if I can't make a short video of the mounting process for the heat sink I'll be using to initially test the cpu. The Noctua NH-U12S DX-3647 should be here by the end of this coming week. No laser siting necessary, but I will be using a 12.5 in/lb preset torque driver to tighten things up.

Yeah, I got the feeling he was more focused on his (e.g.) camera's focus than he was on what he was actually doing when that happened. But yes, accidents can and obviously do happen.

Kinda sorta, E, with the difference being the TR4 socket still provides a mechanism for proper CPU alignment with the socket as you lock it down. In the case of the 3647 socket, you essentially mount the CPU to a heatsink (or waterblock) first, then install that combined package by lowering it manually into the socket. There are guide pins on what's called the socket's top bolster which are used to help line things up, but you do have to a lot more careful than you do in the case of your conventional desktop CPUs. Upgrading an (e.g.) MacPro can be especially difficult which some think takes nerves of steel. I actually had to chuckle once or twice while reading that thread, especially when they pointed out what de8auer did during his video about delidding a W-3175X.

So the XEON W-3265 should be here tomorrow or Saturday, and I went ahead and ordered a handful of LGA 3647 cpu carriers from TE Connectivity to have a few extra on hand. They're spec'd for narrow-ILM, non-fabric use: See TE's LGA3647 Socket Instruction Sheet (PDF file) if you'd like to know more.