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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 33 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

"top fire strike score for a 1060"

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I've had some top scores on some hardware. Usually because I was the only one who had run it on that exact model of server CPU, but still...

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 21 hours ago

I think I had top ranks for the K6-233 in the day. Ran all day at 250 (3x83) which was overall better than 262 (3.5x75). Couldn't quite boot at 292 (3.5x83) without a big Socket A heatsink strapped on.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago

Well it’s not nothing to scoff at, usually the winner of these is just silicon lottery, this is making your own luck!

[–] IAmTheKernelError@piefed.social 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Nice, was going to upgrade my GTX 1050 but it seems the old boy still has some life left in him. Will any copper waterpipes work?

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Apparently, but he also cooled them with ice water from a Jerry can, so it's not exactly a "ready to go" solution.

This is really just a DIY water cooled system with DIY water blocks.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

Not ready to go out? No....not at all.....

Financially accessible for most people? Absolutely.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Is this what the academics refer to as a "mad lad"?

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

On a related note I wish we had a c/madlads around these parts.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

For some reason, I'm reminded of using mineral oil for computer cooling. As in, you just leave the entire thing submerged in mineral oil

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I did some robotic submarine stuff in college. One of the techniques for waterproofing was put the electronics in a open at the top box and fill it with oil that was heavier than water. Messy but it worked.

[–] lordbritishbusiness@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That's absolutely genius. It's like something out of troll science. "We soak it in heavier liquid to keep liquid out". I'm a little awestruck.

It'd probably stand up to pressure when deeper under water better than most other options too.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

Yeah you didn't have a risk of pressure popping the seal and flooding the electronics. Also if there was a leak in the box you knew about it before you put it in the water.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

You'd still want induced flow for better heat transfer though

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Cool, how many FPS is that?

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago