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[flibberdipper]

27 minutes ago, ColonelThunder said:

By this time , i should have had a post about an Athlon running at like 10.C , but i decided to reverse the polarity on the module , and well .... burn 3 euros . 

[fastcar123]

55 minutes ago, ColonelThunder said:

3€ shipped . 

probably a dumb question...

what am i looking at here?

[Mr.Dingle]

8 minutes ago, fastcar123 said:

probably a dumb question...

what am i looking at here?

Not dumb at all . The white block with two wires coming out of it is a Peltier module . Pretty much a very inefficient way of cooling , in this case cooling a cpu.

[koolerone]

Just bought a new monitor  its a Dell SE2417HGR, its quite an upgrade over my old 19in vga monitor that im now using as a secondary monitor. I love my new monitor, the picture quality is super nice too (it may not look like it from the picture but in person its really nice)

[flibberdipper]

38 minutes ago, fastcar123 said:

probably a dumb question...

what am i looking at here?

I'll give you the quick n dirty. It's a peltier cooler. One side gets cold, one side gets hot. Inefficient as all hell (wouldn't be at all shocked if that one draws 100+ watts) but it's neat.

[fastcar123]

57 minutes ago, ColonelThunder said:

Not dumb at all . The white block with two wires coming out of it is a Peltier module . Pretty much a very inefficient way of cooling , in this case cooling a cpu.

whaaa? Ok. Never seen one of those before. Carry on good sir!

[SeriouslyMikey]

[MadModder]

Wasn't today, but the last tech type item I bought was an Akai MPK mini keyboard and pad controller. Having a blast playing with it.

 

http://prntscr.com/fwgwif

 

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[HappyChubbs]

Minus all the games from Steam Sale.

 

Majority (Probably missed a few things) of the things I need to continue my PC Build.  Minus the two boxes and video card.

 

[Bleedingyamato]

1 hour ago, HappyChubbs said:

Minus all the games from Steam Sale.

 

Majority (Probably missed a few things) of the things I need to continue my PC Build.  Minus the two boxes and video card.

 

What is all that for?  

[HappyChubbs]

24 minutes ago, Bleedingyamato said:

What is all that for?  

Changing my watercooling loop to hard tubing and "attempt" on custom sleeving the power cables.

[mrchow19910319]

Ordered some mcdonalds and they end up messing up my order. 

So, I gotta keep both orders. 

Its 11PM here... 

Couldn't finish half of them....

 

 

[MadyTehWolfie]

Car and a front lip

 

#InDebt

[Bleedingyamato]

12 hours ago, HappyChubbs said:

Changing my watercooling loop to hard tubing and "attempt" on custom sleeving the power cables.

I've wondered about hard vs soft tubing.  Do people tend to say one or the other is better?

 

Custom PSU cable sleeving would be pretty cool.  

 

2 hours ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Car and a front lip

 

#InDebt

 

 

So the top picture is your new car?  What model and etc. is it?

[flibberdipper]

1 minute ago, Bleedingyamato said:

I've wondered about hard vs soft tubing.  Do people tend to say one or the other is better?

Generally speaking hardline will look nicer and it won't leech as much junk into the liquid, but soft tubing is way easier to do.

[Bleedingyamato]

4 minutes ago, tmcclelland455 said:

Generally speaking hardline will look nicer and it won't leech as much junk into the liquid, but soft tubing is way easier to do.

Is there a difference in the material the tubing is made from that would cause stuff to leech into the coolant?

[flibberdipper]

27 minutes ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Is there a difference in the material the tubing is made from that would cause stuff to leech into the coolant?

Honestly I'm not too sure, but I do know that some soft tubing is more prone to leeching especially when combined with some fluids and parts.

[MadyTehWolfie]

1 hour ago, Bleedingyamato said:

I've wondered about hard vs soft tubing.  Do people tend to say one or the other is better?

 

Custom PSU cable sleeving would be pretty cool.  

 

So the top picture is your new car?  What model and etc. is it?

2012 two door vw GTI with the dsg 

[Bleedingyamato]

10 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

2012 two door vw GTI with the dsg 

Sorry but what's a dsg?

[MadyTehWolfie]

21 minutes ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Sorry but what's a dsg?

It's a wet dual clutch transmission. It's a semi automatic transmission in simplest terms.

[MoonlightSylv]

Woo!

[Bleedingyamato]

6 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

It's a wet dual clutch transmission. It's a semi automatic transmission in simplest terms.

Does semi-auto mean it's not as simple as shifting gears with an auto transmission?

[MadyTehWolfie]

3 hours ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Does semi-auto mean it's not as simple as shifting gears with an auto transmission?

Bit too hard for me to explain I'm afraid. All I can say is Google it or watch engineering explained on YouTube.

[Not_Sean]

4 hours ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

2012 two door vw GTI with the dsg 

Very nice, the MK6 was a great model, See you like New zealand also get them with and without the GTi front lights, Never noticed it as all the ones in SA only come with them, wasn't a option. Any plans for mods ? 

4 hours ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Does semi-auto mean it's not as simple as shifting gears with an auto transmission?

Its automatic, but has a Manuel mode that you can use the gear stick or steering paddles that more advanced that standard auto's that offer you manuel mode, but still no clutch that the driver can use.  Funny enough with the Golfs you can only properly engage launch control is you in Manuel mode with traction control off. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

1 hour ago, Not_Sean said:

Very nice, the MK6 was a great model, See you like New zealand also get them with and without the GTi front lights, Never noticed it as all the ones in SA only come with them, wasn't a option. Any plans for mods ? 

Its automatic, but has a Manuel mode that you can use the gear stick or steering paddles that more advanced that standard auto's that offer you manuel mode, but still no clutch that the driver can use.  Funny enough with the Golfs you can only properly engage launch control is you in Manuel mode with traction control off. 

Actually dual clutch transmissions are basically two 3 speed transmissions put together. Unlike traditional automatics that use multiple clutch packs to engage gears the dual clutch transmissions are built the same as manuals just the use selinoids or fluid to engage the two clutchs. It's a semi automatic (dual clutch) =/= the automatic you'll find in a standard car not even close.

 

Edit: not sure what your talking about with the headlights. After the warranty is up I'll be doing full bolt ons and a tune, new rims, carbon fiber front lip, rear diffuser, hood, spoiler, side skirts, and maybe some other stuff. Also had a Jetta with the tiptronic automatic way different. With DCT automatics your car will roll back because it doesn't engage the clutch all the time and doesn't use a torque converter like I mentioned. While traditional automatics have clutch packs inside it, they do not engage with the engine via a clutch pack but a torque converter.