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MOD #6 - P4 UPGRADE - 3/22/02 |
Alright, it's not a mod
project, but Goddamn! How can you not like doing a major
overhaul of your PC? A jump from a little P3-500mhz all the
way up to a P4-1.8ghz, what's not to make you smile there?
So, present below are some pictures for your amusement (well, my
amusement anyway). There's nothing like the smell of new
hardware in the morning.
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The tiny P4 and the mammoth, stock HSF
combo.
Quite the change from the Slot-1 CPU I'm ripping out. |
The backside of the HSF and the top of the
CPU. Shiny and tiny... |
Next up is the new motherboard. A spiffy Asus P4S333.
Of course, 2 weeks after I buy it, Asus releases the P4S533, but we won't get
annoyed. Replacing my trustworth Asus P2B board that I've had for, oh...2
or 3 years with zero problems, I couldn't help but shoot for another Asus board.
Nice and shiny and not so bad for an overclocking board either. And note
the sheer amount of real estate available around the PCU socket...
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It looks nice and neat now, but just wait
'til it has 50 various cables hanging off of it. |
So, time for the components to meet...the stock HSF will have to
do for now, a ThermalTake Volcano 7+ is probably in my future. But, I'm
too impatient to wait. Oddly enough, a socket 478 chip works just about
the same as the old ZIF Socket 1-7's...lift handle, align chip, lower
handle...*poof*....then slap on the enourmous HSF (which only has a thermal
transfer pad that I'll have to scrap off the P4 when I slap on the Volcano 7+ in
favor of some Arctic Silver 3...but again, impatience...how can one wait when
new hardware is stairing you int he face). The mounting clips and levers
sure do apply quite some pressure to that poor P4...but hey, I hear the stock
gear is good for overclocking this puppy up to 2.4ghz without even blinking...
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The P4 in it's new home |
The P4, crushed by 2 pounds of HSF |
Kinda tall, ain't it? |
Now how about some before and
after pictures, to reminisce with.
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Can you say: messy? |
You know, I remember when I used to think
that Slot 1 was a cool concept. |
I'm going to have to find that board a good
home...it's served me well. |
And now the after pics...I might miss my P2B and P3-500...for a
minute or two...
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So neat...too bad I have to add cables to it. |
Tada...now to fire it up and overclock the heck out of
it. |
I'm sure there's a few
more mods to come...gonna want to overclock that poor Geforce2
card, grab a new HSF for the CPU...rounded cables would be
nice...still have a cathode to hook up...and heck, why not another
fan or two to cool the whole thing off...someone wanna buy me a
RheoBus?
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