kuntpunch_37 wrote:
one time my roomate accidentally set my keyboard up to 2.45 GHz and it burned his hand so bad he doesn't have fingerprints on his left hand anymore. so be careful with that shit.
I'm guessing your friend does not have heat spreaders on his keyboard memory. Many brands of keyboard memory do not use them but they are ESSENTIAL to efficient heat dissapation. Otherwise, hot spots are created which can be extremely uncomfortable (or even dangerous in your friends case). This is not much of a problem when running the keyboard memory at stock voltages, but an overclocked keyboard with ramped up voltages can easily exceed the design specs for the unit.
This keyboard was overclocked without proper consideration for heat dissapation which resulted in structural failure and unsightly blemishes.
This keyboard has been overclocked well beyond it's thermal capabilities and resulted in third degree burns to it's user. Water or phase change cooling is essential when overclocking the keyboard to such extreme performance levels as this. After all, what good is an extreme performance keyboard if it's just burned down your house and sent you to the emergency burn unit?
Another example of blatant disregard for thermal management. People, you simply MUST not ignore the basic principles of keyboard overclocking. A lack of respect for these basic tenets may well result in damage to you and your equipment. Caution, safety and common sense must always be present during your quest for performance. Ultimate gaming performance is simply not worth the loss of a life or appendage.
Here we see a shining example of heat management. This user has incoporated a very efficient and yet compact phase change cooling unit. He is reporting steller overclocks of the keyboard as well as superior gaming performance (though we must add, at this time he is still looking for an effective method to combat minor frostbite to the fingertips). While phase change technology is not quite ready for mainstream use, it is definitely on the horizon for the masses, and once this minor frostbite issue has been addressed we may well begin seeing these high performance keyboards available at our local computer shops.
Lastly, due to the complexity and expense of phase change cooling solutions at this time, I would have to suggest watercooling as the best thermal management solution due to it's ease of setup and widespread availability. However, I must emphatically point out that your watercooling solution MUST be of the closed loop variety.
As you can see below, earlier attempts at simple tray based watercooling have led to issues which are not compatible with the level of extreme gaming performance we seek.
Well, I hope this helps people to realize that while keyboard overclocking is rapidly becoming the choice of serious gamers worldwide, that it is not for everyone and that it does not come without risks. Please do not attempt this if you have not taken the time to understand the inherent risks involved. The life you save may be your own.
ShotYourSix.
Last edited by ShotYourSix (2006-07-29 18:34:03)
