An Overclocking Journey: Part II
What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been…

TAG You’re It!

Since I used a copper cold plate with my peltier, I ended up having an extra 1/8” aluminum cold plate left over from my peltier kit.     I had to do something with it… So, I thought to myself, “What would Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor do?”  Presto!  The answer came to me immediately.  Make heat sinks for my L2 cache chips and TAG Ram chip on my CPU.   So, I grabbed the hacksaw and went to town.   This is one I’m proud of… I used some of the leftover pieces of the Bergquist thermal pads from the CPU to adhere the heat sinks to the L2 and TAG Ram chips and the rest can now be recorded in the annals (Yes, it’s a real word.  Keep your mind out of the gutter.) of  history.  Works like a charm.    “Look ma!  No hands!”  

Mama Always Told Me, “Waste Not, Want Not…”

Now, this is the "gold nugget" section of my quest.  I assembled my Alpha heat sink, peltier, and cold plate.  Now I stood staring at my orphaned retail Intel heat sink and fan wondering what I would do with it.  Suddenly the light bulb lit… Bingo!  I can use it to cool the back of the CPU.  I won’t have to punch any holes in it since the existing holes already align perfectly.   My only thought was that the fan casing was too long.  No problem!  I just put on my Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor tool belt again and start cutting.  It turned out great and I now have an effective way to cool the back of my CPU and TAG Ram.  More importantly, Mom would be proud at my ingenuity and resourcefulness! 

"It's Alive! It's Alive!"

Well, just call me Dr. Frankenstein (pronounced "Frahn-ken-steen"), because I've definitely created a monster.  Here's what I ended up with:

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