My custom 8800GT cooling solution

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Originally Posted by iandh

It should make it better for everyone involved.

I have been having a hard time keeping up with all of the emails and coordinating shipments, now I can concentrate on just making the parts so that the price may come down in the future and I can enjoy a bit of free time finally.

Without such a lack of time I should be able to work on other projects as well now. I have put a lot of exciting jobs on the back burner for these sinks. Not that I mind, being that they helped me earn money to upgrade my system from an AMD X2 and 8600GT, and a lot of people seem to be very happy with them.



Like I've stated before I think this is more of an isolated incident related to my locale.

I have shipped primarily USPS mixed with a bit of UPS and FedEx for years and have always found USPS to be the best by far- delivery time, loss ratio, lack of obliterating packages, and cost.

I seem to have awful luck with shipping though even on my personal orders. Nine times out of ten I order from newegg and end up with my shipment going from Las Vegas to New Jersey to Texas and back before I get it.

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Just so long as you did not ship them DHL ground! It would likely take an extra month, and 1/2 of them would be bent.

I want one as well. Could someone please post the petra's link here once its online?

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Originally Posted by feverinlove

I want one as well. Could someone please post the petra's link here once its online?

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It's not online yet but you will be able to find it on Petra's website which is http://www.shoppts.com

If you're not watching Petra's closely, you'll probably miss out on these since they'll probably sell out in a couple of minutes. :p:

Make sure your F5 is working fine or you will regret ;)

I'll be glued to Petras website tomorrow with my F5 key workin overtime. I don't even have my 8800 yet but I know I want a set of these ramsinks!

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Originally Posted by SaFrOuT

so this means that every one will need to anodize his ramsink to protect it

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I spray these sinks with a very think layer of matte protectant finish to defend against fingerprints and light corrosion. Anodizing would have pushed the cost too high when I first started making these and everyone seems to like them just fine with the finish I am providing.

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Originally Posted by Creig

No, not at all. Anodizing is used to protect aluminum in adverse weather conditions or areas of high humidity. If you're using your computer in either of those, you have more to worry about than corroded ramsinks. :)

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Originally Posted by Waterlogged

Also should note that aluminum forms it's own protective layer of oxide when fresh aluminum is exposed to air.

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Originally Posted by Xilikon

Exactly and that's why welding aluminium is a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: sometime if you are a bit slow :( But beside this, it's a great thing and aluminium oxide is very hard.

To damage it, it need a very moist area or lots of chemicals, both of them which isn't supposed to occur inside a computer.

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yep yep

Very off topic, you get my last PM?

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Originally Posted by Xilikon

Make sure your F5 is working fine or you will regret ;)

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If I miss out on these again I'm just going to order the full cover block for sure and kick myself in the face for waiting so long to use my new GTS (stock heatsinks removed and sitting for a month.)

When is Petra's supposed to receive these again?

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Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

When is Petra's supposed to receive these again?

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Should be today or tomorrow. Depends on if UPS picked up the package on Monday.

Probably tomorrow then. UPS didn't do anything on Monday.

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Originally Posted by tommithy

Should be today or tomorrow. Depends on if UPS picked up the package on Monday.

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They picked it up on the 21st but it didn't show up into the system until yesterday likely because of MLK day.

Should be tomorrow.

e: Just talked to Alex and he said that UPS considered monday an observed holiday but also a working day so who knows?

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Originally Posted by iandh

They picked it up on the 21st but it didn't show up into the system until yesterday likely because of MLK day.

Should be tomorrow.

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Thanks for the update!

That makes me so jealous, it looks 10000000000 times better than my blocks :( I'm trying to decide if I should hijack this thread and put my own pics up.

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Originally Posted by serialk11r

That makes me so jealous, it looks 10000000000 times better than my blocks :( I'm trying to decide if I should hijack this thread and put my own pics up.

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show us what you got we are all friends here

Tempted to make a batch of mine black anodised......

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Originally Posted by welshtom

Tempted to make a batch of mine black anodised......

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dont talk about it be about it i say you do it

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Originally Posted by louie101086

dont talk about it be about it i say you do it

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lol - if i say im gonna do something I do it, no fear there my friend ;)

good because i think everyone would agree with me on this, people like to have options

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Originally Posted by iandh

I spray these sinks with a very think layer of matte protectant finish to defend against fingerprints and light corrosion. Anodizing would have pushed the cost too high when I first started making these and everyone seems to like them just fine with the finish I am providing.

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Thanks for the info :)

okay dont see where the product is sold out at petra's. is the link www.shoppts.com... will it show up on that opening page? or is buried int eh site under... air cooling?

thanks

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Originally Posted by Locke

okay dont see where the product is sold out at petra's. is the link www.shoppts.com... will it show up on that opening page? or is buried int eh site under... air cooling?

thanks

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It's not on the site yet, it's not even 8am there right now. :shrug:

yea i just figured there would bea pic saying "sold out"

i dont know where your at but the wait is killing me im on the east coast so theres a three hour difference and they open at 10:30 then you have to add delivery into the calculation because you dont know what time they get their mail