First watercooling build.

Too Tall · 16 May 2020 at 21:08

Hi thanks for viewing, any advice would really be appreciated.

CPU block fitted as per the manual, screwing down until the thread stops.

EK Velocity CPU Block
8086K (Delidded)
2 x 8GB 8 Pack DDR4 3200

Minstadave · 16 May 2020 at 21:16

Pressure issues would be my first thought too.

Quartz · 16 May 2020 at 21:35

Does it work fine if you put the air cooler back?

Too Tall · 16 May 2020 at 21:37

Quartz said:
Does it work fine if you put the air cooler back?

I was running a Kraken X62 previously with no issues.

Quartz · 16 May 2020 at 21:38

Too Tall said:
I was running a Kraken X62 previously with no issues.

If you put that back, does everything work?

Too Tall · 16 May 2020 at 22:01

Quartz said:
If you put that back, does everything work?

It would be huge effort to remove all the hard tubing and drain the system.

Would it really be any different from loosening the CPU block?

Quartz · 16 May 2020 at 22:03

It would prove if you've damaged something.

Too Tall · 17 May 2020 at 03:57

Quartz said:
It would prove if you've damaged something.

I finally think I'm getting somewhere.

tamzzy · 17 May 2020 at 04:04

The mobo is probably being flexed

Jackabamba · 18 May 2020 at 11:53

I have used washers before to sort this. At the rear of the board just to add that extra pressure

Too Tall · 18 May 2020 at 13:19

Update.

Removed the waterblock and backplate and refitted everything and its up and running now with no issues!

Trimming the rubber gasket made a big difference as some of the soldered pins on the back of the motherboard were overly long and were catching.