First WC Project

pegasus1 · 4 Jun 2007 at 13:21

When your system is running, just lean the whole thing over to the left and right as much as possible and then forward and back. I did this after draining the loop and its surprising how much air came out.

Jleo · 4 Jun 2007 at 13:31

Hi TheKnat

Could you list the components that make up your watercooling setup, blocks pump rad barb sizes tubing greenstuff type lol

I am tracking the watercooling setups and its good to know what goes into them as I'm not savvy enough to recognise the components by eye yet.

TIA

TheKnat · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:02

List of components:
Kit
Liquid

That didnt take long

sneaky edit

w3bbo · 4 Jun 2007 at 21:25

TheKnat said:
List of components:
Kit
Liquid

That didnt take long

....Evidently not long enough - as both links are for the liquid

TheKnat · 4 Jun 2007 at 21:30

What do you mean ? They're for different things

On another note, I'm debating what to do about this system. I'm leaning towards taking the GPU out of the loop as I'm not going to clock the cards at all and they don't seem to be running hot.

Does anyone know of a good replacement heatsink for the 8800 ? Just because I think the wife has binned the old one.

w3bbo · 4 Jun 2007 at 21:50

That was a ninja edit if ever I saw one.

Replacement aircoolers for the 8800 series are pretty thin on the ground as the stock ones are good enough and also run pretty quiet.

I love my EK block though - best looking waterblock ever imo.

TheKnat · 4 Jun 2007 at 22:45

Hmm so I'm left with a choice. Either leave the current one in the loop and have my CPU not as cool as it should be or take the card out completely until I'm ready to install a better/second loop to handle both GPUs.

Does that waterblock also cover the ram as well ? Had major difficulty with the little stick on ram heatsinks.

Jleo · 4 Jun 2007 at 23:32

TheKnat said:
List of components:
Kit
Liquid

That didnt take long

sneaky edit

Thanks for the setup detail

w3bbo said:
That was a ninja edit if ever I saw one.

Replacement aircoolers for the 8800 series are pretty thin on the ground as the stock ones are good enough and also run pretty quiet.

I love my EK block though - best looking waterblock ever imo.

Tasty block all right.

P.s.
Whos been helping with the childrens spelling ?

***F1ZZY*** · 5 Jun 2007 at 03:14

Your inlet to the cpu block is at the top. There is a small (very small) chance there is air trapped in the cpu block.

1 Loosen res so that you can orientate it to keep it upright.
2 Lay case completely on it's left side (open side), makin sure res stays upright. Let it run for 5 mins like this, shaking occaisionally. This should get the air out of rad if any left.
3 Lay case completely on its right side (mobo side), again make sure res stays upright. Let it run and shake. This should get air out of cpu block.

At least then you know for sure it will be bled properly before you take any further action.

w3bbo · 5 Jun 2007 at 07:14

Jleo said:
P.s.
Whos been helping with the childrens spelling ?

Hehe - gotta love kids

barrymacp · 5 Jun 2007 at 10:46

Member with a bit cable tidying you notice a difference in temps i noticed 5c off load when i tided my cables.

TheKnat · 5 Jun 2007 at 10:57

I'm in the middle of tidying all my cables at the moment. Temps are slowly dropping off but I think its getting near its limit

DaveMac · 5 Jun 2007 at 11:48

***F1ZZY*** said:
Your inlet to the cpu block is at the top. There is a small (very small) chance there is air trapped in the cpu block.

1 Loosen res so that you can orientate it to keep it upright.
2 Lay case completely on it's left side (open side), makin sure res stays upright. Let it run for 5 mins like this, shaking occaisionally. This should get the air out of rad if any left.
3 Lay case completely on its right side (mobo side), again make sure res stays upright. Let it run and shake. This should get air out of cpu block.

At least then you know for sure it will be bled properly before you take any further action.

Well spotted !

There is also the pin orientation to check to sure the main flow channels are parallel between the inlet and outlet:

TheKnat · 5 Jun 2007 at 11:55

I did wonder what that bit of paper was going on about, now i know!

I think I may need to remove a few of the components and then re-fit them better. Anyone got any advice on how to get the water out of the system ?

DaveMac · 5 Jun 2007 at 12:11

TheKnat said:
I did wonder what that bit of paper was going on about, now i know!

I think I may need to remove a few of the components and then re-fit them better. Anyone got any advice on how to get the water out of the system ?

Release a block or pump / res to outside of the case, remove a hose connection and let it drain under mavity, lifting & rotating the case as required.

Do not power the pump to move the water when draining as it can be easily damaged without being full of water.