riprock
12-13-01, 04:51 PM
I am soooo close I can taste it! I have my setup running on my kitchen floor. All air is out, that was time intensive but easy. A temp pelt is affixed in the Maze2-2 just to put a load on the sys. A temp sensor is affixed to the bottom of the mzae2-2. I have a Delta 38cfm blowing through the heater core. The silicon tube coming out of the maze2-2 is room temp, as is the one going in. The cold plate is frosted so the temp is below 32F right? I have an old cruddy temp probe on it but it's reading 34F. Everything looks good and once I get my mobo and the rest of the stuff I need next week, it should work great.
I've read about every article I can find on condensation protection (everything that's been posted on this forum I've read...it's unlikely there's an article out there I haven't seen- octools has a really good one). I'm going to spray my mobo completely with Fine-L-Kote (yes, protecting all slots, sockets, jumpers, fan headers...
I'll probably also do my new vid car as well...if I have any left over.
I'm putting dielectric grease in the socket. I'm putting neoprene in the socket's center.
Could I use fine-l-kote around the sides of my water block once I have the pelts in and clamped down, making sure to keep the bottom free from fine-l-kote?
Now, I figure I'll use neoprene all around the bottom of the water block and the socket area. How do I go about getting a good tight fit AROUND the outside of the cold plate and socket? Should I use non-hardening glue that'll work down to...oh...-30F to stick it on (remember, I've coated my whole mobo with fine-l-kote)? How do I get a good tight fit for the neoprene?
Next, I'm going to unlock my 1800XP I'm getting using superglue and a defroster kit. Once that is done, should I tape the slug, tape the bottom (pins), and put fine-l-kote all over it?
I plan on using a non-conductive shim. I have neoprene 1/16" thick. If I can use the neoprene AND the shim, to protect the chip (the other stuff on the little chip's circuit board), should I ??? If not, should I just go with the neoprene? Just the shim? If I've fine-l-koted the chip should I forget the neoprene and go with the shim?
On my celeron I got some condensation because the neoprene wasn't tight around the cold plate and the water dripped past it onto my vid card. You who are using pelts, how have you protected against condensation?
I know there's lots of questions in here, but I'd rather ask some questions I may already know the answer to, to ensure a super-successful water cooled pelt system :)
I've read about every article I can find on condensation protection (everything that's been posted on this forum I've read...it's unlikely there's an article out there I haven't seen- octools has a really good one). I'm going to spray my mobo completely with Fine-L-Kote (yes, protecting all slots, sockets, jumpers, fan headers...
I'll probably also do my new vid car as well...if I have any left over.
I'm putting dielectric grease in the socket. I'm putting neoprene in the socket's center.
Could I use fine-l-kote around the sides of my water block once I have the pelts in and clamped down, making sure to keep the bottom free from fine-l-kote?
Now, I figure I'll use neoprene all around the bottom of the water block and the socket area. How do I go about getting a good tight fit AROUND the outside of the cold plate and socket? Should I use non-hardening glue that'll work down to...oh...-30F to stick it on (remember, I've coated my whole mobo with fine-l-kote)? How do I get a good tight fit for the neoprene?
Next, I'm going to unlock my 1800XP I'm getting using superglue and a defroster kit. Once that is done, should I tape the slug, tape the bottom (pins), and put fine-l-kote all over it?
I plan on using a non-conductive shim. I have neoprene 1/16" thick. If I can use the neoprene AND the shim, to protect the chip (the other stuff on the little chip's circuit board), should I ??? If not, should I just go with the neoprene? Just the shim? If I've fine-l-koted the chip should I forget the neoprene and go with the shim?
On my celeron I got some condensation because the neoprene wasn't tight around the cold plate and the water dripped past it onto my vid card. You who are using pelts, how have you protected against condensation?
I know there's lots of questions in here, but I'd rather ask some questions I may already know the answer to, to ensure a super-successful water cooled pelt system :)