I'm pretty sure I messed up one of the graphics cards last night ( Read more... )

To the total add a little over $35 for an 8V-Lithium Black + Decker drill, 1/8 drill bits, 1/8 washers, and value-pack of assorted machine bolts and nuts.

Should have got the drive-bay pump/reservoir, but then that would have been $150 to $300.

Guess who just got voluntold to come in at 4am on the Fourth.

Sometimes I think it's better to just act like this place just doesn't recognize holidays.

Screwed in the power supply, figured out how the top panel comes off (which is how you install the top radiator), and got the Tower of Babel (the stack of empty boxes my parts came in) moved out to the patio ( Read more... )

During my grand write-up, I glossed over my water cooling set up because I was running out of typing time. I figure I might as well put it up ( Read more... )

Came home to fresh pile of cat shit on the bed.

Mayday can meow all she wants, her only company is going to be the washer washing my sheets.

. . . that was a surprisingly short sentence. Mayday's free again after demonstrating one, single use of the litter box ( Read more... )

Mayday is hereby confined to the backroom until further notice for going to the bathroom on one of the living-room chairs instead of her box ( Read more... )

Just put in the order for the second video card. And two more bottles of coolant. Pretty much every video tutorial I saw about water cooling said "Keep the motor wet or you'll bork the motor! Keep the motor wet or you'll bork the motor!" Rule of thumb I saw in multiple places was to keep the reservoir at least half-full. Well, after being able ( Read more... )

The GTX 1080s finally came into stock long enough for me to buy ( Read more... )