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Skinnee Labs is one of my favorite 'lab sites' to check out waterblock/TIM roundups and things of that nature, however the site has not been updated in some time. Does anyone know what happened to it? Did Skinnee move to a different site or join up with other reviewers?
Don't know, Skinnee vanished and Vapor too. Suspect the TIM goop drove Vapor over the edge? That was a heck of a lot of work doing the same thing over and over and OVER.
Ah, yes, Vapor as well. Two of my favorites here at XS along with you, Martin.
/buttkiss
Maybe vapor inhaled too many... vapors *rimshot*
I've wondered about them too, actually. Along with several others who just seemed to up and disappear.
Maybe they went outside and discovered "Life", whoever let them out needs to be punished.
My sig is still stuck in '06
hipro5 is a name I miss, as well as Victor Wang :(
I do recall Skinny saying something about doing some out door fun stuff and taking a break after his last big test.
I recall that too, I tried to find where I read it but couldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckeye
I shipped him something a long time ago and he doesn't live far away...I could go stalk him in the spirit of XS! :p
Imho returning to testing business with all involving tedious/repetitious/hard work is only up to tester own decision/mood. If they wish so, they will, if not - noone will be able to make it so (unless making it paid job). Bugging/forcing from community side imho can only do worse to actually return them to that work done for free fueled with just enthusiasm and harden decision to deal with real life only. Road to hell is paved with good intentions :), so my guess it's better to just wait this out until they themselves choose one way or another. They surely know how useful their testing work in community was even without actively reminding that.
This^ lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Pen3
I have no life when it's cold outside, that's when testing fills the gap. If I ever move to Grande Cayman, I will take up raising turtles for a hobby..:)
What the :banana::banana::banana::banana: is there to do outside? Eat grass? Rub your nose in the mud? :banana::banana::banana::banana: the outdoors!
He is a highly qualified capable guy. Talking to him 2 years ago in RL he was doing very well and very well compensated for his work, and able to do much of his work from home.Quote:
Originally Posted by UrbanSmooth
He could be busy. He might be having sex. He might of lost his job.
What matters is what he has done in the past.
For the future, if anyone is willing to buy and send him the stuff you want tested at $40 an hour, I'm sure he could help you out.
He did all the stuff for free, and did it in a phase of his life where he wanted to, he was interested.
Maybe he found an new hobby.
We have his old data, WC is pretty stagnate and dying due to lower TDP and the AIO growth.
Look at it as a golden age of WC and be happy we/he was there. He was a very nice guy and you could tell mentally gifted. Thinking about it, Like Waskowitz on the big bang therory but more normal.
I did turtles. You can't eat them for a long time. Chickens or sheep? Hmm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinm210
Why not they taste like chicken lol so they say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conumdrum
Cathar and Maxx :(Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] Oj101
neakuh!!
If anyone sees or talks to Skinnee, give him a big thanks for keeping his site open. The testing remains very helpful. I visit there often and routinely refer people there. Someone is paying for the Domain Name and Hosting for the website otherwise it would vanish. Thank you very much for being so thoughtful Skinnee. :)
Hmm, right, haven't seen our dusty tripple loop Naekuh for a while aswell :)
Naekuh got out of PC watercooling and started playing with fishy tanks. Some random post about 1.5 years ago or so he made.
I still remember Naekuh's anime avatar and saying, "Chasing Diety".
I miss Naekuh's photography skillz, that and his diety personality was so much fun. All great guys, hopefully they are just on a temporary vacation..:)
hmm Turtle BBQ on the beach with a few Coronas, that I could do and wait for with that kind of weather..
Geez. Haven't visited the forum for yonks. Shame to see the age of water cooling - and it seems 'xtreme systems' - coming to an end.
People grow out of this hobby or get burnt out. They also get married and have children and then they have no time.
Aww, Skinnee is gone too? Thats too bad...
Kenjiwing: there were also ones that built pcs for their wives :)
Even though I don't water cool my computer except for the CPU (Corsair H100i) I really miss SkinneeLabs a lot. They are such nice guys and are good in what they are doing so I pray to God that they will come back online with some more of their nice and reliable tests.
The test I'm looking forward to is ProlimaTech PK-2 & PK-3 Thermal Compounds in comparison to the good old ProlimaTech PK-1 Thermal Compound that use all the time.
Regards, Bengt "WOLF" Johansson.
As confirmed by many tests the top ~25 TIMs will produce about the same CPU/GPU/APU temp within a couple degrees C. A couple degrees C difference in temp between TIMs doesn't actually produce any tangible performance difference in most cases. Thus picking any of the top ~25 TIMs will result in the same real world CPU performance.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2024/4/
More analysis of the same data doesn't actually change the lack of impact that TIMs have on real world CPU/GPU/APU temp and performance. Without big changes in processor temps, there are only minute changes in performance.
Thread necro warning... website issues are finally being resolved, looks like we'll have to rebuild it from backups and pieces, but the images are being restored now, so at least that content will be available while we work towards getting the database and articles live again. ETA, no idea, we'll see how much we can squeeze in with RL commitments taking precedence.
Hope you all are doing well!
Cheers,
Cameron
Skinnee got fat so it is now Fat Labs Testing
http://pulledmuscle.co.uk/wp-content...the-mirror.jpg
Skinnee: glad to see you back! Testing scene with most veteran guys retiring and only stren joined anew got somewhat empty. Damn RL toll :)
Thank you Skinee & crew!
Glad to see you around.
Been out of it myself for almost a year now for a big move and job change. For me I just lost interest, new town, new outdoor activities and a new job that I actually enjoy working. I even go into work on weekends regularly for fun...never thought that would happen.
I guess I was finally successful in finding a job I really like, no need to augment it with volunteer work and stress anymore. I may still do some occasional dabbling in testing but I'm letting my site hosting and domain expire this spring as well. I think my data may still roll over to a Wordpress ad supported domain of some sorts but I'm done paying for hosting and such on mine and something will change there as well.
Hope to see ya around as a user. No need for more testing or reviving old data, just enjoy yourself.
Take it easy,
Martin
Martin: please, don't let expire your site quietly without call for voluntary rehosting first. Too much useful nfo for this hobby spread among many of your tests there.
BTW, if any of you guys return to testing, what do you think of taking some very popular rad like RX or MCR and test/compare efficiency on testbench/mounted in case/with common dust filters (eg. demciflex) added. One thing data for all the rads you guys tested over the years, but it probably is somewhat in ideal conditions with unrestricted airflow and alike, and would be nice to find out aproximate ratio of how much less cooling can be expected from rad when it's mounted (as it's more common) inside. Or it might be even for two rads on different ends of scale, one high fpi and another of sparse fpi, to catch trends if they will differ (or not).
If they returned to testing I would REALLY want to see a complete shootout of CURRENT tech including the range of AIO coolers.
Imho average people here are not that much interested in subpar to even best air coolers cooling. Others made from almost normal LC components like swiftech's kit are already tested. If testing is done thoroughfuly with proper testing methodics, it takes lot of time, so some priority management is needed. Of course all of that IF they decide at all to return to testing scene :)
No need, I just checked. Feb 26th my site should auto revert to the wordpress free name:Quote:
Originally Posted by Church
https://martinsliquidlab.wordpress.com
Just a domain change and wordpress ads will turn on. Service may be a little slower, but as far as I know it should be much the same just a domain name swap and ads turning on.
When I moved I had to close all of my old accounts including paypal.
No worries, should be fine.
If anyone was going to try dust filter testing, I'd suggest using an anemometer based test rig. That would be MUCH faster and should be just as accurate in comparing net performance loss and relative restriction. IMO filters and even many blinged out grills are pretty bad. I personally avoid them and have routinely cut them out on cases.
but you absolutely need those if you live in an apartment that hasQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinm210
a) high traffic road just outside of your window
b) room temps of 30c unless you keep your windows open
c) lazy :banana::banana::banana::banana: like me living in it :D
oh and welcome back, haven't seen you in a while
You might find they are not sub par. Also, this is a SMALL community (XS). I am thinking much larger ;) When you have had the experiences I have been blessed with lately you tend to think a little wider.Quote:
Originally Posted by Church
I agree on the AIO/CLC roundup need. There is a huge and growing market there of people that are willing to spend $100-$150 on premium cooling but also want easy.
Likely far more users in that market than full custom DIY cooling.
no comparison for sure. XS members tend to be uber niche funny to readQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinm210
Hey, guys, welcome back! Skinnee, get that YouTube channel going, too! I used your GPU water block installation tutorial vid to get my first 3-Way SLI system up and running!
Site is back... feel free to run the aisles. :up:
Thanks ! :) :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by skinnee
Go Bender, Go Bender, Go!
Nice pic and glad to see it back. :)
Glad to see it back!
Good to hear, welcome back. :toast:
Yay
:woop: Party in aisle 3!