Daedalus

Thanks for the response. Re: Thermal Management, would you reccommend the PTM over something like Artic MX-6? happy to get either for the CPU swap, just thought to ask. I know the heatsink and CPU are very close and the TPM might run to end of screws if the thicker stuff ive seen when looking to order. Re: GPU Upgrade - 965 / 980 i think are sensible upgrades, dont get me wrong i'd love to go P5000 and enjoy 16gb Vram, but alot of work. I think i have the standard screen (although im not sure where id check as its not called out in device manager or system information) details show the K1000M fitted. Which GPU cooler fits them? i assume the 8770W plate as the 8570W plate looks to be too small for the components to be covered and cooled.

Great to see such amazing work done on the trusty 8570w. Recently got a i7 unit and maxxed the ram upto 32gb @1600mhz ( i have seen 1866 DDR3L HyperX is possible). i7-3940XM is awaiting install once i pick it up. I see alot of MXM cards are possible on the chat (965M/970/980 and the Quadro cards) Which is a sensible upgrade for longevity as i see some cards shorten the life of the machine. I see there is the NVflash and found a custom driver for the 965 on another site. and then there is the question of what bios etc works with what. Happy to get all heatsink separate parts. Is there a list of which to get? e.g 8770W fan shroud etc? i see you had a laaaarge pile of sinks, pipes and bits to get to the utopia you have now. Apologies for all the questions, your input Much appreciated, keep up the awesome work.