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64NOMIS
05-07-2009, 07:34 PM
Once again, a distinguished member of the xtremesystems community is carrying the heavy burden of over-exposure.
Today's victim is chew* with help from Dumo, msimax, and EnJoY.
The video was shot mostly by chew* with help from friends and family.
Proof again that the XS community is the Proving Grounds.
Proving Grounds in High Definition: http://links.amd.com/PROVINGGROUNDS
I will put up a torrent presently so you can see it in bandwidth-unconstrained high definition.
shadow_419
05-07-2009, 07:43 PM
Sweet! Nice video guys.
roofsniper
05-07-2009, 07:43 PM
nice and congrats to chew. you really have been a help around here.
gOtVoltage
05-07-2009, 10:16 PM
Thats one heck of advertising for AMD....
You guys are the Bomb.
Too bad im on West coast id bring the Beer:toast:
gOtVolTage
dennilfloss
05-07-2009, 10:37 PM
Good show! :yepp:
G.Foyle
05-07-2009, 10:41 PM
Nice video, and excellent results chew* :up:
informal
05-07-2009, 11:13 PM
chew*,simply awesome work!:up:
massman
05-07-2009, 11:27 PM
Looks great!
afireinside
05-07-2009, 11:27 PM
That's really cool that you got posted up on the AMD youtube page. Congrats Chew!
mcbalaban
05-07-2009, 11:59 PM
Congrats! You're the Sensei! :p:
Great video, grats to all involved :)
Newblar
05-08-2009, 03:02 AM
chew'd
jcmarfilph
05-08-2009, 03:31 AM
cool video ^_^
Final8ty
05-08-2009, 03:59 AM
Great Vid.
soundood
05-08-2009, 05:23 AM
i may have had the odd run in with chew*, but this is credit where credit is due, hard work pays off, allways.
and this is the result, well deserved :up:
and a very nicely done video may i add :clap:
Lightman
05-08-2009, 06:43 AM
Excellent video!
Congrats to chew*, Dumo, msimax and EnJoy!! :up:
Also Movieman did great job at shooting :)
I hope to see more of this kind of videos in the future!
informal
05-08-2009, 06:52 AM
Excellent video!
Congrats to chew*, Dumo, msimax and EnJoy!! :up:
Also Movieman did great job at shooting :)
I hope to see more of this kind of videos in the future!
It was MM who shot that video?:shocked: :clap:
Great work Movieman:up:
All of the guys involved really done a great job there.
Raiderman
05-08-2009, 07:08 AM
Great work guys, I only wish I had the time and resources to do those things.
Tomasis
05-08-2009, 10:04 AM
very nice video indeed. chew has done a lot for xtreme forums here.
Zucker2k
05-08-2009, 10:17 AM
Nice one Chew mate; welcome to the big time. Hard work does pay off. :up:
Movieman
05-08-2009, 10:17 AM
It was MM who shot that video?:shocked: :clap:
Great work Movieman:up:
All of the guys involved really done a great job there.
No. I don't think this was any of the video I shot or they called in the worlds best editing guy!:rofl:
I was at chews house a few weeks back but I think this was shot at a later time. Don't quote me but thats what I think.
It was a pleasure to spend the day with these guys.
REAL sharp dudes and the best way I can say it is they were determined and just plain non stop.
Great day for me spent with excellent people.:up:
informal
05-08-2009, 10:24 AM
Ahh I see. Nevertheless ,you had a privilege being there so it counts too :D.
64NOMIS
05-08-2009, 10:26 AM
My brother in law in Iraq just watched the video (whilst dodging bullets) and asked me "So what does it all mean?" to which my sister answered "that one day we will be able to rip the fabric of space-time..." which was much better than my explanation "We are one step closer to the singularity..."
Movieman
05-08-2009, 10:34 AM
Ahh I see. Nevertheless ,you had a privilege being there so it counts too :D.
Yes, it was my privledge and a day you don't forget.
I don't get into working with LN2 but meeting good people is always a pleasure.
Chew was a great host.
Msimax was one of those guys you like the second you meet him.
Big smile and a hand stuck out in friendship.
Dumo was someone I always wanted to meet.
Have read his posts since I first came here back in 2005.
Again, a big smile and a genuinely nice guy.
Watch him work and you see a pro in action.
Enjoy drove down and back with me so he needs a big :clap: just for surviving that.
The Dr's say his hearing should return to normal in a few months!:p:
It was very nice of AMD to include my name at the end but honestly I did very little.
It was a day where I just tried to stay out of their way and do what was needed to help.
Slappa
05-08-2009, 11:31 AM
Very nice job chew*
Lightman
05-08-2009, 12:32 PM
@Movieman:
I thought you shoot most of it :p:
Must be that I've read in other topic you were going to chew* house with camera :yepp:.
This is proof that adding 1 to 1 is not always 2 :rofl:
G0ldBr1ck
05-08-2009, 03:21 PM
Awsome job guys!
TheBlueChanell
05-08-2009, 03:55 PM
Very nice video.
Cheers to the whole XS AMD community. You guys continue to amaze me.
bro20000
05-08-2009, 04:35 PM
Nice VID
EnJoY
05-08-2009, 06:12 PM
My name should not be on this. My congrats to those who truly deserve the applause. :clap:
richierich
05-08-2009, 06:30 PM
damn that video gets you hyped up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great work chew!
EnJoY
05-08-2009, 09:04 PM
Be sure to DIGG this (http://digg.com/hardware/PROVING_GROUNDS_PHENOM_II_OVERCLOCKING) guys, for those of you who support AMD and the grassroots overclocking investments that they do that Chew* so perfectly exemplifies! :up:
Daveburt714
05-08-2009, 09:37 PM
Seems like whenever a mobo manufacturer listens to an XS pro and tweaks their bios based on those suggestions we wind up getting much better products, both boards and bios!
It happened with the MSI K9A2 Plat and KTE, and now it's happening with chew* and the Gigabyte boards!
I'll be upgrading my mobo soon and I was seriously considering the MSI GD70, but after seeing the work chew* has done, and the fact that Gigabyte seems to be listening I may have to rethink my purchase... ;)
True excellence all the way around, testing, video/production quality and of course results! A big THUMBS UP to all involved... :up::up::up::up:
Thanks for your hours of work Brian, no wonder you get free gear to test. :D
(I'm still not sure thats payment enough...)
dinos22
05-08-2009, 09:44 PM
chew* sucks :p: :D
:up: nice one
cbjaust
05-08-2009, 10:18 PM
Once again, a distinguished member of the xtremesystems community is carrying the heavy burden of over-exposure.
Today's victim is chew* with help from Dumo, msimax, and EnJoY.
The video was shot mostly by chew* with help from friends and family.
Proof again that the XS community is the Proving Grounds.
Proving Grounds in High Definition: http://links.amd.com/PROVINGGROUNDS
I will put up a torrent presently so you can see it in bandwidth-unconstrained high definition.
have you put up the torrent yet?
cheers
64NOMIS
05-08-2009, 11:13 PM
The torrent is up. Please seed. The video is a high bitrate MPEG2 in 720P. Looks sharp. Now yours forever.
http://www.mininova.org/tor/2574397
chew*
05-09-2009, 12:04 PM
Thx for all the kind words.
Many thanks to all those that helped out and special thanks to AMD for having the guts and taking they're chances with someone that isn't one of the "TOP Dawgs"
Special thanks goes out to (macci) Sammi Makinen, someone I have the utmost respect for and has inspired me to push my hardest for a very long time......
Slappa
05-09-2009, 01:22 PM
The torrent is up. Please seed. The video is a high bitrate MPEG2 in 720P. Looks sharp. Now yours forever.
http://www.mininova.org/tor/2574397
Downloading the torrent now.
Will seed for some time.
suphiceto
05-09-2009, 01:46 PM
Vey nice job and great video:up:
Sampsa
05-09-2009, 03:36 PM
Great work Chew* + guys with overclocking & results. Nice video once again Simon :up:
shaolin95
05-09-2009, 03:42 PM
Seems like whenever a mobo manufacturer listens to an XS pro and tweaks their bios based on those suggestions we wind up getting much better products, both boards and bios!
It happened with the MSI K9A2 Plat and KTE, and now it's happening with chew* and the Gigabyte boards!
I'll be upgrading my mobo soon and I was seriously considering the MSI GD70, but after seeing the work chew* has done, and the fact that Gigabyte seems to be listening I may have to rethink my purchase... ;)
True excellence all the way around, testing, video/production quality and of course results! A big THUMBS UP to all involved... :up::up::up::up:
Thanks for your hours of work Brian, no wonder you get free gear to test. :D
(I'm still not sure thats payment enough...)
It sure makes my decision of getting the Gigabyte mobo even sweeter! :up:
Raiderman
05-09-2009, 10:09 PM
Front page on Neowin.net
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/05/09/overclocker-pushes-amd-phenom-ii-to-absolute-limits
Lathode
05-09-2009, 11:01 PM
What's the purpose of sliding a razer blade in the DIMM slot?
aGeoM
05-09-2009, 11:28 PM
As an AMD supporter couldn't be happier.
Thanks guys, really good work. :up:
:YIPPIE:
Torrent could use some more seeders. I'll leave it on for a few days once I complete the download.
It's very nice to see Chew getting some appreciation, and the video is slick and complimentary. I couldn't take it very seriously though, I hope it was intended to be a little bit over the top. I kept thinking "Internets is serious business".
I also liked the disclaimer at the end... after all the LN goodness we get hit with a page saying "For gods sakes don't overclock, it's bad!".
Anyway, Chew is great for what he does here. I just hope he realises that those hordes of women hammering at his door aren't after the real Chew*, they're after his fame and fortune.
charged3800z24
05-10-2009, 06:20 PM
Wow, been gone 2 days doing a server 2008 migration and seems the forums have been busy.. I saw this thread, Though I owe'd a great Job to all envolded:up::yepp:
It's nice to have such great guys here at XS.
Bgriffs
05-10-2009, 07:22 PM
Great video guys and a big congrats to all who were involved. Nice to see AMD putting out those videos showcasing the hard work you all do :)
Daveburt714
05-10-2009, 08:29 PM
What's the purpose of sliding a razer blade in the DIMM slot?
I've never actually done any Xtreme cooling, but I'm pretty sure you want to put tape over the ram slots to prevent condensation from causing a short.
I think he was just cutting the tape so he could insert the ram... ;)
chew*
05-10-2009, 09:13 PM
If you look close the razor blade was blade up in that shot....I was using the backside to pack eraser in the crevice in between the ram slots ;) crevices = air pockets, air pockets = frost and or
condensation. Empty slots get taped over and sealed right over with eraser.
You can see that the ram slots are insulated all around on the finished product. Condensation in the ram slots can ruin your day in more ways then one, waste Ln2 best case scenario.....worst case it will take out board, cpu, ram and possibly a PSU.
http://members.cox.net/bostonreefer4/IMG_0848.jpg