Woohoo chrimbo has come early

no real point to this thread,i just want to show off my new goodies:p

i had a nice little suprise on sunday when royal mail delivered a package from usa and yesterday i got my sapphire 9800pro and my new psu.
http://server4.uploadit.org/files2/1...ure hsf047.jpg
3 days from indiana to newport,nice 1 gary at sidewinder..top service.

http://server4.uploadit.org/files2/1...icture 047.jpg

to call it a tight fit is an understatement.



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at the same time i fitted some ramsinks and a silent vga jobbie to the 9500pro.

now have it running 232x10 ,idle sub 40*c,load 45*c - 47*c.thats with the fan running 2600rpm which is very quiet(shifts 119cfm full speed)controlled from a zalman fanm8 fitted in floppy drive blank


3dmark 2k1 score

http://server4.uploadit.org/files2/1...icture 058.jpg

Do you have a link to that place?

Whats the fan on that HS?

Are both the chipset and the hsf noisey?

:eek:
Sweet...

my new psu ,£30 something from xcase and they are superb,much better than both my previous antecs and very quiet with a single 120mm fan,i braided all the cables myself.



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whoops run out of hosting space,pics of my games pc later,heres my 3d mark scores for the 9800pro,got the core at 501mhz artifact free:D

2k1

2k3

link

its a vantec tornado,the n/b fan is very quiet and the vantec is at low revs,on full speed it screams:eek:

cheers :)

very nice indeed m8

What Hs is that? Swiftech

yeah its an MCX462-V

How much was delivery from sidewinder? Coz it luks pretty sweet :D

Swiftech MCX462-V for AMD 1 49.95 49.95
Swiftech MCX159-A Chipset Cooler 1 34.95 34.95
Tweakmonster 16-pack BGA Ramsinks 1 35.95 35.95
Vantec 92mm Tornado Fan 1 13.00 13.00
Arctic Silver 3 6 Gram 1 5.95 5.95
Global Express mail to the UK 3 to 4 lbs package

35.75 35.75




Subtotal
$175.55
Sales Tax
(0.0%) $0.00

Total
$175.55

it was £102 altogether i think m8,over here it would have cost £140 ish

how did you skip HM Customs and Excise?

did the guy put it all in a box marked personal gifts?