Author: ElectroStingz

I was that child that took my toys apart when they broke to see how they worked and if I could fix them. My dad was an electronic engineer so I grew up playing with computers and electronics. Studied computer programming, know how to use a soldering iron and have basic SMD skills. I like to learn and enjoy DIY'ing and my first gaming computer was an Amiga 500 when I was 4 years old.

Water Cooling Project Update 2

Posted on August 18, 2018June 30, 2022 by ElectroStingz

Continuing from last time I contacted Aquatuning for assistance on the 90 degree conntector defects. As part of my email I uploaded the picture showing the issue and stated it was with all 6 connectors, can you please check your stock as I would like some without the defect. The

Water Cooling Project Update

Posted on August 14, 2018June 30, 2022 by ElectroStingz

All my parts arrived so some progress has been made however things are not quite ready and the Alphacool 90 degree fittings I used are not 90 degrees. This has caused the hard tubing to be slightly off and placed stress on some areas. Current Progress Checking the temperatures This

Delidding my Intel i7-6700K processor

Posted on August 4, 2018July 8, 2022 by ElectroStingz

CPU temperatures are always a concern when overclocking and with the current generation Intel processors the heat spreader over the CPU Die has a layer of thermal paste to help improve heat transfer. Over time this will deteriorate and due to the type of thermal paste used temperatures for the

ThermalTake Water Cooling PC Upgrade

Posted on July 27, 2018June 30, 2022 by ElectroStingz

This is something I have been wanting to try for a long time and right now the moment has come. My i7-6700K is OK with the Zalman CNPS10X Optima heatsink, max temperatures with the warm weather during gaming will see close to 70 Degrees C and that is with all

Tenda TEG1008 8 port Gigabit Switch Issues

Posted on July 18, 2018November 17, 2021 by ElectroStingz

I purchased this network switch quite some time ago, maybe 7 years and since then it has been used constantly as part of my network setup. Recently my network connection (NIC) kept disconnecting momentarily at random intervals which lead me to perform a series of tests to find out why.

APB Reloaded Battleye Raptor 45 Condor Baylan Shipping

Posted on June 11, 2018June 30, 2022 by ElectroStingz

Trying out APB Reloaded again, a new anti-cheat (Battleye) as been introduced so I went to fightclub with the Raptor 45 Condor too see how things would go.