He's going to be selling them through Petras now :)
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He's going to be selling them through Petras now :)
Serious?!:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by momoceio
I'm slowly working my way through guys... :) If you ordered a set and have not received them, please contact me with the details so that I can take care of it. I've had two lost (one of them found by usps) and one "undeliverable address" so far so I want to make sure everyone gets their set in a timely manner.
I am hoping to have a batch done for Petra's by the end of the week if all goes well.
You're probably super busy with Christmas around the corner, but looking to pick up two sets of these if they're still readily available. PM sent :).Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
iandh, if you're still able to make these after the holiday season, I'd definitely like to pick up a set.
I've sent you a PM as well.
If you can't make anymore, can you post up dimensions, blueprint, etc. for these so we can make them ourselves?
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Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
Please read the bottom of post #103. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
Been checking Petra's daily. Unless I missed 'em when they were there...Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
Anyway, no real rush especially with Christmas coming up. Just letting iandh that he's got another potential buyer waiting in the wings.
They have to receive them first before they can sell them. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by WingHeart
I am hoping to complete the order they placed by the end of this weekend, and it is up to them from there to place them on the site. I will let everyone know when the order has shipped and then you can put the heat on... :)
Petra's Tech shop? Cool. Thanks guys (especially iandh)! Are they going to be listed in "RAMsinks, Mosfet Coolers, etc." under the "Air Cooling" section?
Who knows...thats Petras call.
will you distribute to the UK?
He's not selling them himself anymore...he's selling them through Petras (once they receive their order) so you'd have to ask Petras if they'll ship over seas. I think they will but you have to call them as the site isn't setup for international shipping as an option during checkout.
cheers :) i'll give them an email.
I take it ianh resides in the U.S. so shipping charges would be similar.
forgot to say congrats ian :)
There is some en route to me mate - cost will be about the same as Petra'sQuote:
Originally Posted by ls206
nice one, I'll keep an eye out :) cheers for the info
"Petra's Tech shop? Cool. Thanks guys (especially iandh)! Are they going to be listed in "RAMsinks, Mosfet Coolers, etc." under the "Air Cooling" section?"
most likely in the community section, like the waterkeg... good luck potential buyers and merry xmas to all...
For international shipping, just email qngo@petrastech.com with the items you want to get and you address and he will give you a quote with a few choices of shipping options. Just pay the total amount with the right shipping option and he will do it as asked, it's dead easy :)
I did the same myself to order 4 Yate SM fans to Canada and it's very easy.
I don't think they're going to put them on the site until next week. There's a note on their front page that they'll be out until Jan. 2.
As I know, 8800GT and 8800GTS 512mb are using the same PCB. So just want to be sure before I placed my order with Petras, this ram sinks will fit on 8800GTS 512mb (G92) right?
Thanks..
Thats what I understand also but I can't confirm that...
I hope so too! I'm waiting on my card should arrive tomarrow I will post some pics. I don't want to epoxy heatsinsk to the mosfests as they seem to already be epoxied to a metal plate on the PCB...One came off on my GT card. Mixed epoxy works find for the memory I guess but mosfets are too fragile.Quote:
Originally Posted by irangan
Oh well just another mistake I made and learned from. These will fit with a Low profile Maze4? if not I suppose I could always grind them down a little.
Yes, supposed to fit with any cooling gpu air/liquid cooling solution...besides a full card block obviously.
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c.../IMG_21061.jpg
Here is my new BFG GTS G92, looks similar only there is an extra set of 4 mosfets.
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...1/IMG_2022.jpg
Here is my old BFG GT
So that said, Will these heatsinks work for the GTS and if so how do I get my hands on them so I can get my PC back together? I have no PC at the moment, just waiting for response so I can get these and put my video card in. I'll be away until next year but if you can let me know I'll purchase them as soon as I get back once I can get your confirmation.
Thanks and have a happy new year.
Nice Work ~ Awesome !! check your pm box !! :up:
Anyone know yet when Petra's will actually start selling iandh's custom sinks?
Errr..... Petras cant sell stuff that they havent recieve. :)
My order with petras is on pending.. Waiting for the arrival of the ram sink. :(
Have they been listed on the site yet? I haven't seen them yet...unless I'm looking for them on the wrong pages.Quote:
Originally Posted by irangan
Have my GT stripped down and waiting for these to become available now.
Happy New Year to everyone btw.
How did you order them? I haven't seen them on Petra's site yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by irangan
I just emailed quoc as I not from US.. So all ordering must go through him.
Happy new year to you guys too.
I haven't heard from iandh since Dec 18...I ordered mine on the 10th. I hope he shows up again...
I haven't seen him around either, he's probably busy machining more parts for everyone...:D
That or spending some much needed time with friends and family for the holidays..
Yeah, I hope so :)
Also, I'm not sure how many ppl actually pay attention to the front page over at PTS so I'll post this.
I doubt Alex or anyone else is going to mess around adding things to the site when they're taking a much needed vacation. ;)Quote:
Holiday Schedule Update 12/21/07 17:52 PST
Just so that everyone knows, we're going to be "closed" from 12/22/07 until 10:30 AM on 1/2/08. Despite being closed, we will be sporadically shipping orders on 12/26-12/28 & 12/31. So, while most orders will still be shipped as usual, phone and e-mail support may not be available (okay... phone support won't be available but we'll still be checking our e-mail...). Happy solstice, everyone!
Just be patient everyone, I bet they'll be up soon enough.
and for everyones benefit, Quoc just emailed me a few days back , saying the website in not really that updated yet on whats available for sale. so patience is still best.
(example: EK anti cyclone divider is available but not on the site yet as are some other stuff from Quoc's secret stash...)
and UPS didnt pick up any packages on Dec30-31 so we have to wait for jan2 before some of our packages would get shipped...
He's busy making my order hopefully!!!
I'm still waiting to know if these will for sure fit my GTS.
I already have a Maze4 bu it's killing me having this card for 2 weeks and I can't install it...
I'm about to fork out for a full cover block if necessary I need my PC back up and running :(
I would definately hate to be waiting only to find that these will not work for the GTS.
Damn you guys.... be patient. it takes time to machine anything out of metal. especially if you are trying to make a huge quantity of them to sell.
He contacted me via PM today. He didn't' ship anything over the holidays because he had 5 lost orders and didn't want to lose anymore. He payed for reshipping out of his own pocket :)
I usually don't have this bad of luck with shipping but USPS has been losing these things left and right. I have one order for two sets that went to a guy in Australia and I think it now has been lost a second time, so that is four sets of these sinks just floating around somewhere in the world. All in all I have lost about ten sets total (as fate would have it the SLI sets seem to get lost more easily), or equivalently about eight hours of my time and about $60 in materials and tooling.
Luckily most of the shipments within the US have not been lost. :rolleyes:
I was way busier over the holidays than I expected, and I did get to spend some much needed time off with family. I also had to move into a new apartment on the 30th and managed to pack and move all of my belongings in roughly 14hrs including cleaning my old place. I still do not have internet at home which is why I have not been seen much. Verizon is supposed to be there on the 4th so hopefully I will be a little more active then.
Thanks for your patience everyone and I assure you all that I am working as hard as I can to get these done!
I am almost 100% sure these will fit your card. I checked the picture and did not see any conflicts with my design. I would suggest a careful inspection before installation though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
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Originally Posted by iandh
Awesome, that is indeed great news, glad to hear back from you thanks! So do I need to PP you or wait until they arrive at Petra's Shop?
He's not selling them himself anymore...he stopped taking personal orders on Dec 10th. You'll have to order them from Petras once they release them.
FYI lost could just be customs delays, I had one order to Australia that took almost 4 full weeks to get there, and I had another take only 10 days.:shrug: There is no way of knowing what customs might do and no way for you to get delivery confirmation.Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
Anyhow sorry to hear of your bad luck spree.:down:
So everything that iandh's custom sinks cover should have AS Ceramique applied to them? What about Chomerics Thermattach T412 thermal tape?
nicely done mate
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Originally Posted by Martinm210
edit: NVM, enough crying about my shippng woes. It seems like everytime I bend over to do someone a favor I get burned.
Some times I really become bitter about things like this but I guess you have to ignore the bad and embrace the good.
How bad would it be to plug my GTS in without the Ram/Mosfet sinks and only a Maze4 until these are available?
Hope ya don't hate me :( I do feel your pain. My guess is that he wanted a cooling solution for his card ASAP as do I, but disputing payment so soon does not sound like it will get the ball rolling any faster with the holiday lag.
I'm sure things will get better. We can always blame Nvidia for releasing the new card design at X-mas heh.
I totally understand where the guy is coming from but the thing is that international shipping sucks, and you pretty much have to accept that when you fork out the cash, you may or may not receive the item you paid for. It is not fair to place blame on the seller.Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
Shipping these things over the holidays has been sucktastic. I swear I have gotten almost a 10% failure rate on shipments. I know usually things are a bit slower but I don't remember it being this bad with losses and all.
Maybe your post office just has a bunch of disgruntled postal workers. :P I noticed quite a few of my packages were bashed in over this holiday season. I even stopped shipping live aquarium stuff until after the holidays.Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
USPS once took me close to a month to get a half of a waterblock custom made from martinm210, we though it was lost but then it showed up. I hope its the same for you iandh ;)
That sucks. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
I would personally always send stuff recorded so you can track it.
Anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
Use Ceramique, not tape, thats 9/10ths of the point in purchasing these over other ramsinks.Quote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
figure'd i'd post here to see if i can get ahold of iandh. maybe my pm didnt make it??
anyway, i'm also interested in a set. i heard you were gonna start selling to petras or something like that. but i havent seen your sinks on their page yet :(
if you are still selling them, mind shooting me a pm? i am very interested in these as my ram/mosfet sinks have a hard time staying on and i really dont want to use adhesive
thanks!
I've had a set for a few weeks now, I can't be happier.
I eventually plan to go to a full block (I was waiting to see DD's product), but these are really perfect in the meantime. I hate (and with a passion) those stick on RAMsinks. I had horrendous problems with gettign them to stay and eventually ended up using a 50/50 mix of AS5 and Artice Silver two part adhesive to stick on the crappy ramsinks until iandh's came.
Still, since there was so little contact area on the non-mem areas, a couple still fell off.
All better now though.
Ok so the DD block is out, care to sell me your full cover sinks? ;) I plan on staying cheap and really want to plug my GTS in...Quote:
Originally Posted by taowulf
haha, I haven't decided if I am going with the DD or EK blocks yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
And I am broke at the moment...so no. ;)
Is there a picture showing the exact components / areas that need to have ceramique applied? Maybe a picture with the components / areas circled or highlighted?Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...981/8800GT.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
8800gt
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...81/8800GTS.jpg
8800gts
Wow, thanks Justintoxicated! Now I'm ready to slap these custom sinks on my card.
No Problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
iandh - Any ETA on how soon these will be at petra's?
Not to keep nagging or anything but if it will take another week / couple of weeks I would rather just purchase that controversial Dangerden block right now and get some use out of this card before it is time to upgrade again. I'm about to just buy another Power supply this weekend as well cause I'm not going to be down for a month due to Enermaxe’s faulty stuff...
Well I'm in the US and the first set he sent me never arrived. He confirmed he is sending a replacement set my way shortly though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinm210
Yours are packed up and ready to go. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by yacoub
Most of my losses were international shipments, in the US I only had two losses and a couple delays.
I think we all need a reminder of how sexy these are and why they are worth the wait.
http://ocidb.com/albums/userpics/100...l_IMG_0015.JPG
Iandh, you rock.
What's the mounting like? How do you get correct and even pressure?
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Originally Posted by iandh
It's good to see iandh is really taking awesome care of everyone. Especially since packages lost in shipment are not his responsibility!
Hopefully you will be making this for awhile, I eventually plan to buy a set, but when I was ready for my setup, they were not readily available =(.
I will eventualy buy a set too considering my entire new build is waiting on them, you know, so I can view stuff on my monitor. Problem is they are not avail still :(
I fear by the time I get my GTS installed It will already be time to sell it for something else.
+1 more person eagerly awaiting someone to stock these, even good for use with a hr-03gt
I would like an update on their PTS arrivial. :)
Hi man i sent a pm check it !!Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
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Originally Posted by pippin88
Mounting was easy. Applied TIM, screwed it down to what "felt" right, removed them, checked to see if the contact was good by how the TIM transferred, saw where it needed a little more turn and then remounted.
No problem, really. Except when my fat fingers kept dropping the included washers. :)
I can't take it any more. Emailed PTS and no response, I think I waited long enough with no PC and it may be time to buy my first full cover block. Don't want to put the stock cooler on because that screw up returns, and my old video card is waiting on RMA from EVGA. Laptop I'm on is waiting to be mailed back. I can give it a day or two but I'm starting to think it may be quite some time before we actualy see these sinks with no ETA's from Iandh or PTS and a month with no PC for me is long enough.
Seriously I am working on them daily... PM'ed Alex last night and told him that I should have the first part of their order ready to ship tomorrow or thursday. It won't be much longer. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
I you really have waited that long I probably can make an exception and sell you a set, but please nobody else ask, me I am way too bogged down as it is. :shakes:
I'd suggest you not say that, people will ask you. I guarantee it, just pm justintoxicated and say it.Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
I like it! the 8800gt 512mb and the 8800gt 256mb does it make any much of a different when you are playing? or is it pretty close to performance?
Beautiful RAMsinks!!! Works of art...you have skill!
Will there be a set for the 3870's? I would like a set for them. Everyone here has a GT or GTS. No love for the 3870's. :( I don't want to buy a full cover block from EK, it's too expensive. I want to do a combo of these sinks with MCW60 as it will be cheaper for me just to get one more MCW60 and two sets of A2900 plates and these ramsinks. Otherwise I will be forced to buy the EK since it's probably better than my crappy Swiftech MC14 BGA ramsinks. Need something cheap and good for crossfire as fullcover blocks are ridiculously priced.
3870 already have ramsinks on it stock ;)
The man made these custom sinks for the video card he has. You'd probably have to buy him a 3870 or make a to-scale model of one if you want him to make these for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by A_Noob
Full covers aren't ridiculously priced considering how much metal and machining goes into them.Quote:
Originally Posted by A_Noob
That being said I want one of these simply because I'd rather change the memory (and vregs and whatever else) cooler and not use prone to fall off ramsinks and keep my gpu waterblock.
30-50$ for this thing vs replacing a 90-120$ fcb everytime i change waterblocks sounds nice to me.
Why in the world would you need to replace the ramsinks on the 3870 with another set of ramsinks? The ramsinks on the 3870 are separate from the GPU heatsink and can stay in place if you remove the stock GPU HSF.
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/im.../HD3870_31.jpg
Any update as to if/when these are going to be available at Petra's or anywhere for that matter? PM'd the OP last week to no avail...
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Originally Posted by DeW itt right
Hopefully soon :) At least PTS is in Cali so hopefully Ill have my rig running this month.Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
WOW very nice work
i email PTS also asking for a set of those ramsinks + VF900 for my 8800GT
Any change we see this sinks for GTX ?
It's taking too long to get these things (damn USPS). I know you're fully backlogged iandh, but I can't wait until Petra's gets them in. I've been holding off on a new build until I can get a set of these for my 8800GT. I've been checking their site multiple times a day since Wednesday for these things. Have you patented these? You should sell the design to one of the known heatsink manufacturers.
Psssh thats nothing, I have been checking the site multiple times daily since x-mas...I need to decide real soon what to do as it appears I need new brass tops for all my waterblocks. My Lucite tops all cracked. So I will be ordering from DD now for one reason or another.Quote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
Any Updates? Will we be seing these this week? My Card is month old and I have not even tested it yet. I hope to use it before new cards are released.
Depending on what time I get off work today they will ship to Petra's today or tomorrow at lunch, they should have them in hand on wednesday or thursday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
Wow, last update (Tuesday, January 8) you said you were going to ship them that Wednesday or Thursday. What happened?
Got bombarded w/ messages from people when you made that exception for Justintoxicated? :p:
He must be really bisy cause he never returned my PM (so no exception here), I'm just really looking forward to these, but I'm waiting on some other parts as well as my 7800GT to get back from RMA so I can at least turn my computer on. Sounds promising this time so I hope they all make it to PTS soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
That was what I was hoping for, but I also have a 50hr+ a week job, and I just moved from my apartment into a new house and am still unpacking while trying to do household repairs and fill orders at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi
I've been working 16+ hour days for well over a month, besides a couple days off here and there. I am really doing the best I can. If I hadn't had to waste so much time with shipment issues I may have had them done sooner. Keep in mind that I have produced, sold and shipped almost fifty sets of these things not counting the orders for Petra's and ChilledPC. That amounts to somewhere around 100 hours in machining time not counting travel.
They are completed and packed. They will ship tomorrow for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Justintoxicated
So you're in CA as well iandh or you're shipping them overnight to Petra's?
I hope the hassles you've encountered don't put you off from continuing to produce these fine ramsinks. You've designed an excellent product and we appreciate the time and effort you've put into them. Unfortunately, you've had some bumps along the way. But once you get settled into your new place and get the USPS bugs worked out, I think you'll do fine.
Personally, I don't use "stick on" ramsinks anymore. I MUCH prefer the bolt-on style that you're producing so that I can use a high-quality thermal paste. Plus I don't need to worry about either ripping the memory chips right off the PCB if I need to remove them or having them fall off should the thermal tape fail.
I still plan on producing these as long as a reasonable demand remains, and will probably make them for future models of popular cards as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Creig
As I related via PM to several customers, I think the shipping issues were caused by my local PO or a nearby sorting hub as even the guys at Petra's were amazed by the trouble I've had. They did confirm though that occasionally their international shipments get stuck in customs for up to a month and then miraculously reappear and are delivered.
I would like to profusely thank everyone who has been so patient and understanding with me, even with delays reaching into the length of weeks. I truly appreciate it. :up:
Just FYI for everyone, I meant to get them shipped today but we had a special visitor at work today (our contract officer- $$$$ :D ) and I was not able to leave to get them shipped. I will probably be here for another couple hours still, I am just taking a break to eat some chips. I will however be dropping them off tomorrow as my lunch is guaranteed.
My employer just purchased a new server (old one was ancient). We're in the middle of getting SSL set up on the new software along with a few other things. I am out of email contact for a short time, so if any of you have been attempting to contact me via email please do so via PM for the next couple days. Should be back up shortly.
Please tell me these shipped out and I'm just waiting on Petras ? :) *fingers crossed*
Prices have already started dropping on my unused GTS video card, I kinda wish I had not purchased it now :( (not your fault but it's the game we play vs buyers remorse) :P
u shouldnt have wasted your money on that gts imo its just a gt which just eats a little more energy and better cooling solution(well at least they say)
And OC's better... :up:
I got the GTS because I returned an early purchased GT, and I got in on the [H] deal for the GTS so it only cost me $50 more than the GT card (in december)...Of course you can get GT's cheap now but at the time they were only a little cheaper ;)
Well it's been a month and a half but hopefully the second set he shipped my way last week (?) will make it here safely and not get lost by his post office like the first one. =)