WC nightmare. Check this out

seaborn · 08-24-04, 07:14 PM

Well I am seriously thinking of going back to are if nothing but to gain my sanity back. I kept getting real bad foamup(even after 12 hours running). So on my last system drain which was about 5 minutes ago, I made a booboo.
Is there a classified section on the fourms.

jamesavery22 · 08-24-04, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by seaborn

Well I am seriously thinking of going back to are if nothing but to gain my sanity back. I kept getting real bad foamup(even after 12 hours running). So on my last system drain which was about 5 minutes ago, I made a booboo.
Is there a classified section on the fourms.
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Well did anything break or do you just have an empty wet case?

Icebl@ster · 08-24-04, 07:18 PM

yes there is and u have jsut enough posts just pm SSS what are u selling?

JoT · 08-24-04, 07:19 PM

That sucks =/

Yes, there is a Classifieds section. It's at the bottom of the Forums listing.

seaborn · 08-24-04, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jamesavery22

Well did anything break or do you just have an empty wet case?

I dont think it fried anything because i was during the test phase and had another computer supplying power to the pump. But I am going to let it all dry off for a while. The setup was the following:

DD BlackIce Dual 80 rad and 120Pro Rad of same brand
RBX, Maze4 on NB, DD G6800 Block
D4 Pump

Seems Like not that much stuff when I think of all the money I spent.

Oh Well

JoT · 08-24-04, 07:31 PM

You're just going to sell all your watercooling stuff?

seaborn · 08-24-04, 07:38 PM

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You're just going to sell all your watercooling stuff?

I am seriously thinking about it. Which stinks because I already modded the case for the whole project. Plus my Maze 4 is permanantly stuck to the NB because the epox board had no other way to mount it.

Icedfire · 08-24-04, 08:13 PM

what where you using... did you try just distled water... i use HydrX Coolant if you get it from the swiftech site it only cost a 1.35 and you mix it with 1 liter of distiled water... have yet to have a problem with it...

GL on the parts still working

sterVin · 08-24-04, 08:18 PM

That really stinks. So what exactly happened? Anything dead? I would like to know so I can try and not make the same mistake when my D4 and RBX are delivered.

Como · 08-24-04, 08:19 PM

i wouldnt give up just yet. this is what leak tests are for! as long as nothing has power everything should be fine, jsut dont let it get corroded.
i'm almost done my first WC...i'll mount it in the case and leak test it sometime. i gotta get to HD first.
dont give up, itll all be worth it in the end...

Icedfire · 08-24-04, 08:35 PM

like como said you really need to dry those parts off, get some cue tips and make sure you get the small areas too

seaborn · 08-24-04, 11:02 PM

I think the main problem was that i was frustrated. If you look at the "foaming" post then you will see why. That was the third time I had to take it apart in one day and the way I had it set up it was tuff to tear down. Anyway I talk to a friend who said that my foaming was because the return was coming in fromn the top of the res and the pump was sucking it out of the bottom. I was going for a waterfall look but i am starting to think that it is mot possible without running straight water. Here is the foam pic.

Icedfire · 08-24-04, 11:08 PM

i say go down to the hardware store and buy T or for $2 and be done with it...

Syx · 08-24-04, 11:19 PM

Damn that sucks, but you shouldn't give up so quickly, you got some good stuff and I'm sure it's gonna work great!

seaborn · 08-24-04, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Icedfire

i say go down to the hardware store and buy T or for $2 and be done with it...

Already got one

situman · 08-24-04, 11:50 PM

well use straight water and add in additives slowly like a few teaspoons an hour and hopefully it will settle that way.

johan851 · 08-24-04, 11:55 PM

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I was going for a waterfall look but i am starting to think that it is mot possible without running straight water. Here is the foam pic.

I doubt the waterfall look is going to fly. Aside from the foaming it obviously caused, it's also going to introduce bubbles into your system, reducing the water's heat capacity and increasing your temps.

Dragonprince · 08-25-04, 08:44 AM

Im not to sure you'd need water cooling on a A64 rig anyway but just out of curiosity what kind of temps would that rig give if you had the water working properly? I will be building a new rig after the first of the year and it looks like I will be going to an A64 rig also so Im curious to see if water is even worth it on the A64.

greenman100 · 08-25-04, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Dragonprince

Im not to sure you'd need water cooling on a A64 rig anyway but just out of curiosity what kind of temps would that rig give if you had the water working properly? I will be building a new rig after the first of the year and it looks like I will be going to an A64 rig also so Im curious to see if water is even worth it on the A64.

take a look at AMD's datasheets, mmmkay?

same or greater heat output on an A64 as AXP

another example of posting without knowledge of subject at hand

slaya · 08-25-04, 10:43 AM

Sorry to hear about your misfortune, stick to water cooling, and I don't know if you did or not but run a 24hr leak test and use worm drive clamps and tighten the ****net out of the, so the tubing doesn't fall..

About the Maze4 which you used epoxy on, you should have mixed in a little thermal compound so you could take it off.. never know when you have to remove your whole watercooling setup..

You spent the money, give it another shot!!

good luck

08-24-04, 07:14 PM	Thread Starter #1
seaborn Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Usually Earth	WC nightmare. Check this out Well I am seriously thinking of going back to are if nothing but to gain my sanity back. I kept getting real bad foamup(even after 12 hours running). So on my last system drain which was about 5 minutes ago, I made a booboo. Is there a classified section on the fourms. __________________ CPU: i5-2500k Mobo: Asus P8P67 Deluxe GPU: eVGA Geforce GTX 560 Ti RAM: GSkill DDR3 16 Gb ( 4x4gb) PSU: Rosewill X-tream 750w Cooling: Air. Stock for now. Case: Antec Nine Hundred HDD: 1x128gb SSD M4 HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB OS: Windows 7 Professional
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Icebl@ster Member Join Date: Jun 2004	yes there is and u have jsut enough posts just pm SSS what are u selling?
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08-24-04, 07:19 PM	#4
JoT You can't fire me, I have tenure! MODERATOR Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: California	That sucks =/ Yes, there is a Classifieds section. It's at the bottom of the Forums listing. __________________ "There it is, ladies and gentlemen: the most expensive car in the world, dressed up like a mouse." Why yes, I do have Heat! --- Welcome to the forums. Please read all of the forum rules. Thank you =) --- What mods are active that I can PM my concerns to?
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JoT You can't fire me, I have tenure! MODERATOR Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: California	You're just going to sell all your watercooling stuff? __________________ "There it is, ladies and gentlemen: the most expensive car in the world, dressed up like a mouse." Why yes, I do have Heat! --- Welcome to the forums. Please read all of the forum rules. Thank you =) --- What mods are active that I can PM my concerns to?
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Icedfire Registered Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tx	what where you using... did you try just distled water... i use HydrX Coolant if you get it from the swiftech site it only cost a 1.35 and you mix it with 1 liter of distiled water... have yet to have a problem with it... GL on the parts still working
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08-24-04, 08:18 PM	#9
sterVin Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California, USA	That really stinks. So what exactly happened? Anything dead? I would like to know so I can try and not make the same mistake when my D4 and RBX are delivered. __________________ "I always told you this job would be great if it weren't for the customers.." -Randal Amd Mobile 2600+ @ 2600mhz, Abit NF-7, Sapphire 9800 pro oh, and its watercooled.. Special thanks to Qualhiveldorf, Roby, Chim, Brent, & Justin, all members of the sterVin folding team
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08-24-04, 08:19 PM	#10
Como Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maine	i wouldnt give up just yet. this is what leak tests are for! as long as nothing has power everything should be fine, jsut dont let it get corroded. i'm almost done my first WC...i'll mount it in the case and leak test it sometime. i gotta get to HD first. dont give up, itll all be worth it in the end... __________________ This space is for rent.* *I'm Lying
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08-24-04, 08:35 PM	#11
Icedfire Registered Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tx	like como said you really need to dry those parts off, get some cue tips and make sure you get the small areas too
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08-24-04, 11:02 PM	Thread Starter #12
seaborn Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Usually Earth	I think the main problem was that i was frustrated. If you look at the "foaming" post then you will see why. That was the third time I had to take it apart in one day and the way I had it set up it was tuff to tear down. Anyway I talk to a friend who said that my foaming was because the return was coming in fromn the top of the res and the pump was sucking it out of the bottom. I was going for a waterfall look but i am starting to think that it is mot possible without running straight water. Here is the foam pic. __________________ CPU: i5-2500k Mobo: Asus P8P67 Deluxe GPU: eVGA Geforce GTX 560 Ti RAM: GSkill DDR3 16 Gb ( 4x4gb) PSU: Rosewill X-tream 750w Cooling: Air. Stock for now. Case: Antec Nine Hundred HDD: 1x128gb SSD M4 HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB OS: Windows 7 Professional
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08-24-04, 11:08 PM	#13
Icedfire Registered Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tx	i say go down to the hardware store and buy T or for $2 and be done with it...
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08-24-04, 11:19 PM	#14
Syx Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lake Bodom	Damn that sucks, but you shouldn't give up so quickly, you got some good stuff and I'm sure it's gonna work great!
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08-24-04, 11:50 PM	#16
situman Member Join Date: Sep 2003	well use straight water and add in additives slowly like a few teaspoons an hour and hopefully it will settle that way. __________________ Asus Rampage Formula X48 Intel Q9650 @ 4.33GHZ OCZ Platinum DDR2-800 Palit 4870x2 Creative Xi-Fi Extreme Music Corsair HX1000 LL 343B Case Thermochill 120.3 2xMCP355 KL 350AT KL 4870X2 FC WB DD Chipset Block
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08-25-04, 08:44 AM	#18
Dragonprince Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CT	Im not to sure you'd need water cooling on a A64 rig anyway but just out of curiosity what kind of temps would that rig give if you had the water working properly? I will be building a new rig after the first of the year and it looks like I will be going to an A64 rig also so Im curious to see if water is even worth it on the A64. __________________ GA-EX38-DS4 F3 Bios, Q9650 @3.6, 5870, 8 gig OCZ DDR2 1066, Corsair 750w Power
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08-25-04, 10:43 AM	#20
slaya Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NY	Sorry to hear about your misfortune, stick to water cooling, and I don't know if you did or not but run a 24hr leak test and use worm drive clamps and tighten the ****net out of the, so the tubing doesn't fall.. About the Maze4 which you used epoxy on, you should have mixed in a little thermal compound so you could take it off.. never know when you have to remove your whole watercooling setup.. You spent the money, give it another shot!! good luck __________________ ▪ AMD Athlon64 3000+ [754] w/ XP-90 ▪ MSI K8N Neo Platinum ▪ Buffalo 1GB DDR400 [CH5] ▪ Seagate 200GB 7200RPM 8MB ▪ MSI 6600GT AGP ▪ Creative SoundBlaster Live 5.1 ▪ BenQ DW1620 [DL DVD+RW/-RW] ▪ Antec SLK3700-BQE w/ 350Watt PSU
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