[Neuromancer]

EDIT: Just need help on ordering stuff




List of devices

EVGA 7600GT from OCN

EVGA 7600GT from eBay

I also have a bloodrage coming in a couple weeks probably (e-check clears on Wednesday.. so probably 2 weeks after that since it ships from Canuckistan) So thinking about picking up a asRock x58 extreme in the meantime with a 3GB kit of kingston t1s.

these sticks

Asrock is a "gimmie" I can flip it back out for cheap.. and more importantly practice my PCIE modding little tiny baby resistor moving skills. (highly in doubt... adding.. no problem. removing without cooking? problem)

So...


Need any advice you guys can give me.. from cooling to vmodding (this is why I posted here). Should I just pay another member here to mod the stuff for me? I cant afford GPU pots yet.. so I will need a cooling solution (GPU cooler) that is damn near universal.. even if it means modding the hell outta it... not an issue Just as long as any heatpipe clears chips that might be directly above the GPU... Or leaves enough clearance I can get a decent ram sink on there.... BIOS modding I will learn elsewhere so not worried about releasing latencies to get these GDDR2 chips loose to get to 600+ MHz.

I am going to have to pick up thermal probes too... thats going to have to wait till I get a debit card reactivated on my PP account though :( Maybe this week? Probably next. As I doubt the suntekstore will allow an instant bank transfer on paypal being located in China and all.


So... what do I need to buy (bulk is okay if its universal...I will probably be doing more in the future) as I would rather learn on cheap stuff

Both modding the cards and modding the asrock extreme (later maybe modding the bloodrage ) Thats the real worry. I think you are supposed to use a 15W iron for them itty bittys... but... still dunno how to release both sides without cooking the SMD

TIA