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I'm pretty sure she isn't available any more... ^^

IMPORTANT NOTE: I will be the only forum member messaging the winners of this giveaway. If you receive a message from any other member telling you that you won something, it is NOT legit, and you should NOT respond to that message.
 
 
Today marks an exciting day - we are officially launching our new page over at http://vessel.com/linustechtips!
 
Of course, some of you may be wondering what exactly Vessel is... So before Linus took off to Asia, he created this video:
 

 
We also have an FAQ thread where you can ask questions about or make suggestions for the service at http://bit.ly/linusfeedback
 
As Linus mentions in that video, you can sign up for a full year of Vessel, absolutely FREE for the first 72 hours after launch! (March 24, 2015 @ 12:01am PST - March 26, 2015 @ 11:59pm PST)
 
 
We also have an official Vessel FAQ and Feedback thread, which you can view here. Linus and the rest of our team will be monitoring that thread, reading every post made over there, so ask any questions you may have and we will answer them to the best of our ability!
 
Now, on to the exciting stuff for you folks... THE GIVEAWAY!
 
What could I win?
One of each of the following (WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED. EACH WINNER HAS 72 HOURS TO RESPOND BEFORE PRIZES ARE RE-DRAWN):   @Shaaaddoooww Galax GeForce GTX 980 Hall of Fame @Tomislav Matic LG 34UC97, 21:9 Curved Monitor @Moistmoose ASUS G750JZ Gaming Laptop with GTX 880M @safwanroslan AKG K7XX Massdrop Edition Headphones @secrethacker125 Nvidia Shield Portable @JackStaton Luke's "Scrapyard Wars" PC @TdawgG Linus' "Scrapyard Wars" PC   If this thread reaches these total post counts, the following will ALSO be added to the giveaway:   25,000 posts: @raymen1 Kingston V310 960GB SSD 50,000 posts: The Hardline Watercooled PC build (featured in the Vessel early access video) 100,000 posts: Linus' PERSONAL PC  
How do I enter?
Comment below and list:
 
Your Vessel username
Links to your two favorite videos on our Vessel page that you watched and liked
 
You can gain bonus entries by sharing the link to both this giveaway and our Vessel referral link, http://vessel.com/linustech
 
Add a:
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You can also gain an additional entry by posting another comment in this thread (yes, you can post more than once from the same account) with a friend or family member's information (the same as listed above - Vessel username, favorite two videos from our Vessel channel, and any social media shares).
 
 
 
So please, watch, like, comment, subscribe, follow, do all of the online video things! And get multiple chances to win some awesome gear!

Hi everyone. Today I went and and bought myself a Hyper 212 EVO to replace my stock Intel cooler. This was the first time I've bought and installed an aftermarket CPU cooler, so I had no idea what to expect. Watching several Youtube videos did help but when it came to put on the heatsink and retention plate, I had no idea what I was doing.
 
Note: I was installing the EVO into an already-built system, meaning the motherboard is already installed inside the case along with the other components.
 
The most difficult step was Step 4 of the installation, where I've applied thermal paste to the CPU, made contact between the heatsink and the CPU, and now I'm supposed to align the screws of the retention plate to the standoffs on the motherboard. I was able to make contact between the 4 screws and the 4 standoffs, but I had a tremendous amount of difficulty making the alignment highlighted in red in the diagram below:
 

 
Before lowering the heatsink onto the CPU, I had made sure that the retention plate and the heatsink were properly aligned as shown in the diagram. However, little did I know was that the retention plate would be pushed up by its screws as it was lowered with the heatsink onto the CPU, thus separating the heatsink/retention plate and ruining the alignment.
 
Try as I might, I could either align all 4 retention plate screws to the 4 standoffs or make the alignment highlighted in red, not both. If I tried to align the screws to the standoffs, the little metal "nub" on the heatsink would have no contact with the retention plate. So, I had to push/slide the heatsink around the CPU (spreading paste everywhere in the process) until it looked like contact had been made. Having struggled with this alignment process for almost an hour, I considered this "good enough" and proceeded to put on the fan and call it a day.
 
That said, I would like to know if there are any negative consequences as a result of failing to make the alignment highlighted in red above. After screwing in the heatsink to the standoffs, I did give the heatsink several strong pushes/nudges and made sure it was perfectly secured. Temperatures haven't passed 60C after stress-testing with Intel Burn Test.
 
Thanks.
 
 

I'm pretty sure she isn't available any more... ^^

Love grid, u really should honor codemasters.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£250.64 @ Ebuyer)  CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.94 @ CCL Computers)  Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£92.00 @ Ebuyer)  Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£125.99 @ Amazon UK)  Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£144.61 @ Scan.co.uk)  Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.96 @ CCL Computers)  Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£499.18 @ Scan.co.uk)  Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£84.98 @ Novatech)  Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.58 @ Scan.co.uk)  Total: £1350.88 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 10:28 BST+0100
Something like this maybe. If you want to you can get a more "premium" motherboard, maybe one with sli support for the future. And ofcourse adding more storage (because of projects) is always an option. Because the you can install up to 32GB of ram i would go for 2x 8GB, but 2x 4GB will save you some bucks.   Enjoy 

Well, sir I wish you good luck. And I've just ordered my gtx 970 and will be looking out with I'm doing twice...

Yep. PM me for simple VM-newbie questions please

But that was with a little bit of reason. This is completly bullshit

But that was with a little bit of reason. This is completly bullshit

That's pretty sweet, maybe paint the keys so that they don't look so old?
 
Good luck with this amazing build, subbed .

Then you need to do something with the bios, but I don't have experience with it. So can't give any advice on that.
 
Good luck

You're not alone on that one...

If everybody knew how computers work, this community wasn't so usefull.
 
ONT: No it can't, it is a vital part like trying to drive a car without wheels.

I was looking for the pricing in the Netherlands of this monitor. Thought 260$ will be around €150, but nope it cost €270 so thats like 350$....
 
Fuck Europe.

Yeah i'm searching for days for the nice looking gtx 970 ref. But I can't find it and that sucks so I just save some extra bucks and buy a 980.

get an ssd first. also you will need a new gpu if you want to take full advantage of 1440p or 144hz at decent settings

hello guys i finally have enough money to build my gaming pc, but i'm not an expert so I hope you may help me
 
 
first i would like to mount on it the following componets for sure :
 
Asus Maximus VI Impact Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card
 
second, due to portability reasons i would like to use this case to build it
if the case i want does not make possible to use the three previous parts the i would like you help me find the smallest case possible to fit the parts
i know i need 8gb ram at least and a 250gb ssd but i haven't choose them yet
I don't need mouse, keyboard, monitor or os.
I don't know whatelse i need to complete the built so i really hope that you could help me
 
my goal is to be able to play the witcher 3 with max setting without lag and to have a good portability of the machine
 
of course the more money I can save, the better it is, but not budget limitations
 
Thank you guys

Seems like a sweet pc. Good thing you've took a modular psu.

Maybe the news reporter asked him to show it? So please don't play judge.

Maybe the news reporter asked him to show it? So please don't play judge.

Maybe the news reporter asked him to show it? So please don't play judge.

Hey,
 
I live in the Netherlands and the prices or amazon for pc parts are mostly less expensive there than on Dutch webshops. Will it be safe and a good option to orde via Amazon? Maybe if someone has experience with ordering things from amazon (within europe) he can tell me some do's and dont's.
 
And my main concern if a part is broken, will it be easy to send it back for warenty or some things like that?
 
 
Thanks for your help,
 
Jeroen

Hopeing to one day some sort of modding of my self. But first I'm going to build my own pc

It's a shame I'll have to work that evening..