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I know more is not better. It was about the size of a pea and a bit more I guess... Last time I did it, it was exactly a pea, but that was a blister pack... I'm using PK-1.. I was aiming for a pea... that didn't work... stuff is way more fluid than the no-name junk

I am getting the new cooler, that is when I will put less.
 
A canned pea is much larger than a dry pea. If you use an amount the size of a canned pea, you've used too much. I think half the size of a fresh or canned pea is about right. A canned pea is about the size of a number 2 pencil eraser, which I use as reference since that doesn't vary in size and most everybody knows how big that is, so about half of a canned pea is about half of a #2 eraser.

A VERY small amount squeezing out between the heatsink and CPU lid, so long as it IS a VERY small amount and isn't enough to drip or run down on to the CPU, is probably not the worst thing in the world so long as it is even and uniform all the way around and is simply due to good mounting pressure rather than because too much was used.
 
Different mounting pressures will provide different results too. An amount that works with one pressure might not with another. That's why I usually do two passes. If the first one is too much coverage, I reduce it a little bit. If it's not enough, I'll add just a tiny bit more. Just keep in mind that when it comes to compressing the compount, a small amount, even a very small additional dab can cause significantly more spread.
 


2JZ's fit in everything. It is the most common non-LSx engine swap. They are the motor of choice for high HP Japanese cars, and even some domestics. Almost every drift car that is not an LSx car is a 2jz. I have several friends with 2jz swapped cars and have helped stuff 2jz's into plenty of cars. 240sx, rx7, foxbody mustang, FRS, nissan hardbody pickup trucks, cressida just to name a few.
 

I wish I could post pics, I'll see him tuesday. He said twin charged, I couldn't clarify since the bell rang. Apparantly it's a miata body and steering wheel since he changed out the diff and tranny...

Has anyone ever built ArchLinux by any chance... Small project of mine
 

See, I'd ask for pics now, but since my contacts were on that microSD that died....

I just realized that I have a four pin fan header for the CPU.... how did I not remember that
 
Anybody know if, or where, I guy can get a backplate for a Sapphire R9-280 dual-x? I may have to keep this card in use for a little while, and I'd like to put one on there but I'm not seeing them anywhere. I know there were backplates for some of the HD 7950's which is pretty much the same card, but I have no clue who might offer these and what cards they may or may not fit. Any ideas are appreciated. Guess I could make one, but that seems sketchy.
 
I looked into this and apparently a European site coldzero.eu has 280 backplates, but they seem a bit pricey and who knows what shipping is like.

And does anyone have recommendations for some type of rubber screws for my case fans? They vibrate a lot and it annoys me. I'd like some rubber screws to nullify that vibration.
 
I just recently bought some of the Noctua Chromax rubber screws that come in black, red, blue, green, white and yellow. The call them anti-vibration mounts, but rubber screws is what they are. At seven bucks for twenty of them, their not much, if any, more than other types. They are also extra long so they're somewhat easier to install in tight places on the back sides. You can then snip the ends off that stick out if you don't like them sticking out.

http://noctua.at/en/products/accessories.html

Available from Amazon and a few other sources. I think these are a bit better quality than other rubber screws, even the regular brown Noctua ones that are also fine if you want to go that route.
 
They work with any standard fans that don't have "closed" mounting holes where the mounting area is not open in order to pull them through. Those long Noctua mounts will work even with those though, as they are long enought to reach all the way through and then have enough to grab and pull through.

First, you pull them through the mount on the case, so that the big area goes flush up against the case, then, after aligning them and starting them through the holes on the fan, you pull them firmly through the holes on the fan until they also "snap" into place there as well.

"Pushing" them will do no good for installing in the case or in the fans. Pushing causes the rubber to "bunch" up and become too thick to get through the holes while pulling stretches them, causing them to become skinnier and allow them to pull through. Once through, when they relax, they are then too thick to pull back out much like how you can stretch your hand out and put it into a jar, but if you close your fist around an object, you cannot then get it back out. Raccoon trap theory.
 
http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/657947834/overview/
Tiny, one of my friends(the guy that had the Gran Prix) is about to buy this, or is atleast thinking about it...I'm not sure what to say since there are not nearly enough pictures... what say you?
 


Cool, I'll be buying those tonight. Thanks for the recommendation!

And I've been meaning to ask you, on your rig, what are those red sticky things you have wrapping around your PCIe cables? Alternative to zip ties?
 


I would love to say that looks like a sick deal, but I know Tiny's going to come in here are stir up some opposition to that :pt1cable:

There's definitely a catch. 14,000 miles, $1100 Mustang?
 
More like 114,000 miles, almost certainly. In fact, I'd say there's no doubt. Also, those older 4.6l Mustang engines can be pigs when they're stock. I'd want a compression test and DMV history of registration to nix the claim that it's only got 14,000 miles on it. Still, if it's got good compression and there are no other major issues it's probably worth 1100.00 easily.


On my GPU cables, those ARE pull ties.
 
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