Project.....Side mounted radiators, that's all :D
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Very nice build.
Whats the model of that high speed cutter thingy you used to drill holes in case?
Diameter was really small and I need a tool like that a lot.
Cheers
Whats the model of that high speed cutter thingy you used to drill holes in case?
Diameter was really small and I need a tool like that a lot.
Cheers
Off the top of my head I can't remember and I don't have it to hand, but I believe it's known as a "Precision Drill". They are about £30 in B&Q, you might find it cheaper to find a metal fabricator to drill the holes for you with a CNC machine as the drill bits are easy to break and are not cheap
Me?
Its ok matey, keep hold of it or pass it on to someone who needs it
Tried claiming from contents insurance on the damaged parts?
Yep
I'll pass the charity on when I come to sell my Mountain Mod's case on here, I'm sure someone will be happy for it. Unfortunately, and rather stupidly, I don't have contents insurance. Guess who is kicking themselves now huh
Yep
I'll pass the charity on when I come to sell my Mountain Mod's case on here, I'm sure someone will be happy for it. Unfortunately, and rather stupidly, I don't have contents insurance. Guess who is kicking themselves now huh
Which Rad is it? Just out of curiosity.
Soldato
Nice to see another Cosmos S I mounted my res on a 240mm rad in the drive bays. I wasn't crazy enough to try mounting anything externally. She's already a beast ;o
I mounted my res on a 240mm rad in the drive bays. I wasn't crazy enough to try mounting anything externally. She's already a beast ;oIt's a "slim" (still considered thick by normal standards) Thermochill PA120.3 with 25mm spacing. It will only fit certain cases, such as the mountain mods ascension (I'm looking to sell one of these cases with custom art work).
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Radiators galore
Nice to see another Cosmos S
Yer she was really getting that way, but with this accident I won't be continuing the build
Mounting externally is really easy if you're wondering, all you need is a decent drill, some washers and tubing (to stand the rad's off from the panel) and the correct bolts. Using thinner rad's would help a lot as ballance was becoming an issue with this build and if I ever got around to mounting the fourth side radiator I would probably have had to fashion a support stand.
So, I gave the rig a test today and it would seem the mainboard (at the least) is dead. I tested with the following configs and always got the same result, being a brief (2ms or so) burst of life and then nothing with exception to the final config in which I get nothing at all; I'm unsure if this is by design of the board or the symptom of a deeper issue as most boards I have had in the past will still power on but throw a "beep" code when there is no CPU and/or RAM installed.
- MB, CPU, 10GB RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, CPU, 2GB (single stick) RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, CPU, no RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, no CPU, no RAM, 2x 7970's
As mentioned the first three show some sign of life, albeit for an extremely short period of time; IE enough to allow the pump to move water approx 1CM through the loop. The final config does nothing to show any signs of life other that the usual LED's which are lit when there is power to the main board. I will test the 7970's in my current working rig tomorrow to see if they still work, failing that it's a good chance to add the second 5970 I have lying around
- MB, CPU, 10GB RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, CPU, 2GB (single stick) RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, CPU, no RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, no CPU, no RAM, 2x 7970's
As mentioned the first three show some sign of life, albeit for an extremely short period of time; IE enough to allow the pump to move water approx 1CM through the loop. The final config does nothing to show any signs of life other that the usual LED's which are lit when there is power to the main board. I will test the 7970's in my current working rig tomorrow to see if they still work, failing that it's a good chance to add the second 5970 I have lying around
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So, I gave the rig a test today and it would seem the mainboard (at the least) is dead. I tested with the following configs and always got the same result, being a brief (2ms or so) burst of life and then nothing with exception to the final config in which I get nothing at all; I'm unsure if this is by design of the board or the symptom of a deeper issue as most boards I have had in the past will still power on but throw a "beep" code when there is no CPU and/or RAM installed.
- MB, CPU, 10GB RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, CPU, 2GB (single stick) RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, CPU, no RAM, 2x 7970's
- MB, no CPU, no RAM, 2x 7970's
As mentioned the first three show some sign of life, albeit for an extremely short period of time; IE enough to allow the pump to move water approx 1CM through the loop. The final config does nothing to show any signs of life other that the usual LED's which are lit when there is power to the main board. I will test the 7970's in my current working rig tomorrow to see if they still work, failing that it's a good chance to add the second 5970 I have lying around
I has a similar problem when I installed a new PSU recently, it turned out one of the molex rails was faulty, i removed everything but the 24pin and the 8pin connectors and plugged stuff in 1 by 1 until it had the same error. Might be worth looking at if you've not already tried it
This could also be caused by the 24 or 8 pin missing a cable, I've had it before where I extended an 8 pin cable to make it reach the top of the case and the solder dried out and split, exactly this issue when you tried to power on.
Worth either trying a different PSU or getting a PSU tester.
Worth either trying a different PSU or getting a PSU tester.
With the waterblocks? And no water? I wouldn't do that, I would probably just setup the pump and rad with it, just to be safe
So I decided just to go full hog and install the cards properly, and if they didn't work I was going to throw the whole lot out my window, pile it up, and burn the lot of it.
Turns out they still work. Well I'm typing this in safe mode right now seen as Windows is throwing a 0x101 error at me. Any ideas on that one?
Turns out they still work
. Well I'm typing this in safe mode right now seen as Windows is throwing a 0x101 error at me. Any ideas on that one?So I decided just to go full hog and install the cards properly, and if they didn't work I was going to throw the whole lot out my window, pile it up, and burn the lot of it.
Turns out they still work
Have any parts been destroyed, in testing so far?
I tested Mobo, CPU, GPU's and RAM all together and had no joy. The GPU's are the only components I have tested in a completely separate rig. I've just reinstalled Windows (now on 32bit, forgot my PE installer wasn't x64
) and the BSOD has gone away, I still need to reboot to finish driver installation but it's looking good up to now.The Corsair AX1000 PSU is 100% dead, it just blows the fuse in the kettle lead as soon as you jump start it. I'm going to open it up at some point, see if I can identify the broken components. It might just be a bit of trapped water, or as bad as a fused transformer.
CPU is very much likely dead, but I will test the Rampage board and CPU next weekend with fresh RAM and a working GPU.
Yer the Cosmos is a heavy case to begin with with the all metal design, add 12Kg of water cooling and say 5Kg of hardware you have a good 25Kg behemoth of a PC.
This one with the three rad's on the side alone weighed in at 32Kg according to the bathroom scales, I still had two more to put on. The water alone for a loop like that is a good 2.5L (2.5Kg).