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Thanks, MK. I think I'm back in the saddle. I don't know how all the Windows 8.1 performance dynamics work, but the official release left a whole bunch of crap files that needed cleaned up and it...

Not sure. Was getting 725-735 range before with 4.6GHz. Now, I can't break 720 with fresh RB, the same settings, tweaks, crossed fingers and facial deformations. Disconnecting my external HD helped a...

I'm thinkin' if I hold out for V.2 and I'm quick enough, I can make it into the top 10...for a few minutes anyway.

Seriously, I'm either missing something or Windows 8.1 is less amenable to good...

I secured a razor blade in my vice with about 750 mm exposed. I then pressed the CPU corners onto the blade. Once the corner was penetrated, I rotated the CPU from the corner position along the blade...

Finally de-lidded and lapped so I'll be able to push a bit harder and squeeze a few more RB points out of this thing in the next couple of days...I hope. I'm very impressed with the temperature...

Oh, of course. Thanks! I can be a little dense sometimes...derp. Okay. I think I'm all squared away and ready to do this.

Are you saying use nothing between the IHS and my Noctua or just not the Coollaboratory Liquid Pro? If nothing, I've never heard that before or didn't understand what I was reading.

Thanks, nik. I don't know why I'm being such a teenage girl about this. It's embarrassing. Do you think it is really necessary to put a clear coat over those "little components" on the side of the...

Nawesemo, I'm very nervous about doing this and I will be absolutely over the top with care, prudence and a number of other adjectives. It will probably take me 3 times longer than it actually...

Well, it looks like cooler weather is finally in sight. I think I can have ambients in a predictable 10 C range soon, so the de-lidding plans are getting serious now. I have a vice on a workbench,...

Arne Saknussemm: The Bear Grylls of benching.

I wish I knew how to photoshop.

Arne, all you have to do is pack your system and a generator up to the top of one of those mountains where it's nice and cool. Nothing to it.:rolleyes:

All this fancy shmancy futuristic gagetry talk is all making my plan for a box window fan with a custom fabricated cardboard/duct tape shroud and a few feet of flexible 8" duct look like something...

It would be nice to see a couple of smart guys put together a comprehensive de-lidding/lapping thread/guide...with all the appropriate warnings, caveats and disclaimers, of course. There seems to be...