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  1. MartinW

    *** Phanteks EVOLV Owners Thread ***

    Small apology. I do see a temp difference with the D15. Not much, but a difference all the same. Minus 3 degrees with the front panel removed and minus 2 degrees with just the top removed. Nothing significant.
  2. MartinW

    *** Phanteks EVOLV Owners Thread ***

    Have just finished building a system in the Evolv Toughened glass edition. What a nice enclosure and great value for money. Was surprised to find the front panel was a thick slab of aluminium. Regarding the cooling issues that some of you have had... I'm cooling with just three Noctua Chromax...
  3. MartinW

    BenQ XL2420T Now available

    I removed the panel from the stand. Placed it safely down on it's back, and then connected the cables. Then attached it to the stand. Much easier that way.
  4. MartinW

    BenQ XL2420T Now available

    Oh yes... this monitor is so bright it can be like staring at a thermonuclear explosion. Standard it seems is best for the desktop. I find it's necessary to also use the graphics card control panel to calm down the brightness from there. I'm not surprised you still can't decide on the...
  5. MartinW

    BenQ XL2420T Now available

    Well, mine arrived the other day. So far very impressed. just need to set it up properly. Will have my work cut out over the next few days. If you guys could keep posting your favoured settings, and stuff you've learnt, that would be very helpful. So far, I've just messed about with...
  6. MartinW

    Temp concern -i7 920 @3.6ghz on H50 & 4ghz on ultra120

    It's not scare mongering! No! Its 78 degrees core temp. Most round up to 80. Do NOT exceed 80 degrees core temp! If you are using Core Temp, or Real Temp to monitor CPU core temperature, then the maximum temperature you should see is 80 degrees, Actually, Intel quote a max core temp of 78...
  7. MartinW

    Cooling An i7-920

    I have the Noctua in a Lian Li P50, the combination is superb. You don't need an extra set of fan clips, the fan at the rear of your case is so close to the cooler that an extra fan would be irrelevant. The combination of the NH-D14, Innovation Coolings Diamond Paste, and the Lian Li P50...
  8. MartinW

    Noctua NH-D14 query

    Yes it fits, their are videos on Youtube of the 900 with NH-D14 fitted.
  9. MartinW

    too much thermal grease or too little?

    Innovation Cooling, the makers of the amazing diamond paste, carried out research into the best application method. Their experiments revealed, that the Best method, is to apply a pea sized blob [5 millimeters] into the centre of the CPU heat spreader. The pressure from the cooler then...
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