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Very interesting replies, thanks. The thinner wall on the tubing scares me a bit. I've done some test bends on some spare 1/2 by 3/4 tubing and I think I'll be alright with it without kinking it. That's why I'm going with the 45's. Actually this is the first build where money isn't really a problem for me so I kinda want to go a little nuts with it. Also I was told to use M3x30 screws to mount the fans to the rad, will that be enough length to also mount it to the top of the case? Thanks for the input though. Anyone else?

Hi guys, I'm planning on doing a new loop for my Rampage 4 Extreme setup. Here is a list of the components I'm looking at buying. Radiator: Aquacomputer Airplex Modularity Rad System 480mm - Alum Fins, One Circuit. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=32455 Pump: Swiftech MCP35X2 Pump - White. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=33360:b4eb56d29f85237580ac701d6b2740c6 CPU Block: Swiftech APOGEE HD White. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=32579 Reservoir: EK-Multioption RES X2 - 250 Advanced. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27960:66b3813c240416b2a47147dd58ecbe12 Mobo Block: Koolance MB-ASR4E. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=32817:d2a2e028a94005cd9801f65ac6eeafcb Tubing: PrimoFlex Pro LRT 1/2ID 3/4OD. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23368 Fittings: Monsoon Free Center Compression Fittings. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=33210 A couple of Koolance QDC Extreme Flow No-Spill. 5 Bitspower G1/4 Silver Shiny Dual Rotary 45-Degree Compression Fitting. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_346_393_611_626&products_id=25667 Fans: COUGAR CF-V12HB Vortex Hydro-Dynamic-Bearing. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553005 Case: Caselabs TH10 which I just ordered. http://www.caselabs-store.com/magnum-th10-case/ Here is the reasoning for 5 of the bitspower ones. I want to got straight in from the rad to the cpu block. A 45 out from the cpu block to a 45 on the left of the top koolance block. Another 45 out from the top right koolance block to a 45 on the bottom right koolance block. Finally 1 45 out from the left of the bottom koolance block crossing over into the reservoir. For the coolant I'm planning on using distilled water and a silver coil. Should I be worried about using copper, nickel, and a silver coil in the same loop? Some people I know use glycol in their loop so they don't worry about corrosion. I always thought distilled and a coil was the best, I dunno anymore. Well, how does this all look to you guys? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Using driver sweeper I found 1 remnant of my 5870 card. So far no bsod's so we will see if it holds up

I can't seem to find the code either. I'll try to replicate the bsod.

Anyone?

bsod again. I was playing bad company 2. I just don't get it, it can be fine for days and then bam. This is what WinDbg has told me. Does anyone have a clue what is going on? Please help. CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT BUGCHECK_STR: 0xBE PROCESS_NAME: BFBC2Game.exe CURRENT_IRQL: 0 TRAP_FRAME: fffff88005ad3380 -- (.trap 0xfffff88005ad3380) NOTE: The trap frame does not contain all registers. Some register values may be zeroed or incorrect. rax=fffffa800720c9e0 rbx=0000000000000000 rcx=fffffa800720c9fc rdx=0000000000000000 rsi=0000000000000000 rdi=0000000000000000 rip=fffff8800fd56a3e rsp=fffff88005ad3510 rbp=fffff8a0085ae5d0 r8=0000000000000000 r9=0000000000000000 r10=0000000000000000 r11=0000000000000001 r12=0000000000000000 r13=0000000000000000 r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000000 iopl=0 nv up ei pl zr na po nc dxgmms1!VIDMM_DMA_POOL::AcquireBuffer+0x11a: fffff880`0fd56a3e f04c0fc11d39c8feff lock xadd qword ptr [dxgmms1!VIDMM_DMA_POOL::_DmaBufferUniqueness (fffff880`0fd43280)],r11 ds:09c0:fffff880`0fd43280=???????????????? Resetting default scope LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff8000303e5e2 to fffff80003092d00 STACK_TEXT: fffff880`05ad3218 fffff800`0303e5e2 : 00000000`000000be fffff880`0fd3f780 80000001`b39ac121 fffff880`05ad3380 : nt!KeBugCheckEx fffff880`05ad3220 fffff800`03090e2e : 00000000`00000001 fffff880`0fd3f780 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0720c9d0 : nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x45d6e fffff880`05ad3380 fffff880`0fd56a3e : fffffa80`0579e450 fffff8a0`085ae690 fffffa80`0720c9d0 fffff880`03d21781 : nt!KiPageFault+0x16e fffff880`05ad3510 fffff880`03d5dbdb : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffff8a0`085ae5d0 fffff880`05ad3930 : dxgmms1!VIDMM_DMA_POOL::AcquireBuffer+0x11a fffff880`05ad3560 fffff880`03d5be7b : fffff8a0`40004dc0 fffff8a0`00000780 fffff880`05ad38c0 fffff880`05ad38f0 : dxgkrnl!DXGCONTEXT::Present+0x1757 fffff880`05ad3880 fffff960`0023e13c : fffffa80`05807a60 00000000`ffe8d000 fffff8a0`08d811d0 fffff8a0`00000010 : dxgkrnl!DxgkPresent+0x543 fffff880`05ad3bf0 fffff800`03091f93 : fffffa80`05807a60 00000000`00000710 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`05807f60 : win32k!NtGdiDdDDIPresent+0x18 fffff880`05ad3c20 00000000`746613ca : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiSystemServiceCopyEnd+0x13 00000000`0fece558 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x746613ca STACK_COMMAND: kb FOLLOWUP_IP: dxgmms1!VIDMM_DMA_POOL::AcquireBuffer+11a fffff880`0fd56a3e f04c0fc11d39c8feff lock xadd qword ptr [dxgmms1!VIDMM_DMA_POOL::_DmaBufferUniqueness (fffff880`0fd43280)],r11 SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 3 SYMBOL_NAME: dxgmms1!VIDMM_DMA_POOL::AcquireBuffer+11a FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: dxgmms1 IMAGE_NAME: dxgmms1.sys DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4ce799c1 FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0xBE_dxgmms1!VIDMM_DMA_POOL::AcquireBuffer+11a BUCKET_ID: X64_0xBE_dxgmms1!VIDMM_DMA_POOL::AcquireBuffer+11a Followup: MachineOwner ---------

I was looking for for a set, plus I don't like the looks of those either.

Thanks a lot for all of your feedback. It's true, you learn something new everyday. I've always heard the Mushkin has good ram but I just don't like the way they look. These are the ones I'm looking at. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231406 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231408 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358 The snipers just seem to expensive, but what do I know they may be worth it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231465 As far as the 2000mhz I would just reduce the multiplier, increase the bclk freq, and fiddle with the qpi right?

What do you mean when you say 1t and 3t?

If I change my ram from the 3 by 2 dominator 6gigs 8-8-8-24 1600 to something like 3 by 4 gskill ripjaws, snipers 1600 9-9-9-24 or 7-8-7-24, will I need to change up the bios again? And, would it be worth doing it?

So far so good, I'll keep you guys posted. Also, I just put in my msi gtx 580 lightning.

umm, I changed it!

Prime runs fine, It happens why I play games like bad company 2. Though it is kind of random, once every week or two.

Thank you very much, I'll give it a shot. The bsod's happen once every 1 to 2 weeks so I guess I'll just hope it goes away.

bios version 1301 AI overclock tuner manual cpu ratio setting 21 intel speedstep disabled intel turbo disabled bclk frequency 192 pcie frequency 105 dram frequency ddr3-1539Mhz unclk frequency 3079mhz qpi link data rate 6929 cpu voltage 1.29 cpu pll voltage 1.82 qpi/dram voltage 1.4 ioh voltage auto ioh pcie voltage auto ich voltage auto ich pcie voltage auto dram bus voltage 1.65 dram data ref v on cha .505 dram ctrl ref v on cha .505 dram data ref v on chb .505 dram ctrl ref v on chb .505 dram data ref v on chc .505 dram ctrl ref v on chc .505 load line calibration enabled cpu differential amplitude 800 cpu clock skew auto cpu spread spectrum disabled ioh clock skew auto pcie spread spectrum disabled advanced cpu ratio setting 21 c1e support disabled hardware prefetcher enabled adjacent cache line prefetch enabled intel virtualization tech disabled cpu tm function disabled execute disable bit enabled intel ht technology enabled active processor cores all a20m disabled intel speedstep tech disabled intel turbo mode tech disabled intel c-state tech disabled power suspend mode auto repost video on s3 resume yes acpi 2.0 support enabled acpi apic support enabled After typing all of this a thought popped into my head, why didn't I just take a picture of the bios screen.