Danger Den RBX, temps to high.

Epox4life · 03-25-06, 02:13 PM

Alright so I just put this whole micro pc watercooling setup together and now I see that theres 2 capacitors stopping the waterblock from making "full" contact.
I boot the system up check the BIOS temps they start at 40C and rise fast 60C+ I managed to boot into windows then a couple mins later it shutsdown. Im nearly postive its the waterblock causing the problem. Should I just get a new waterblock? To take the board out would require a LOT of work.
When I installed the waterblock I checked for contact by taking it off and looking at how the ceramique made contact.

What should I do?

Flip-Mode · 03-25-06, 02:55 PM

If the WB isn't making good contact there isn't much you can do except get a WB that fits.

Sentential · 03-25-06, 03:08 PM

For starters your lines are kinked which is killing flow, plus you may have air in the lines or your pump isnt plugged in. Did you even bother to leaktest?

D-mann · 03-25-06, 03:13 PM

Did you take out the plastic tape on bottom of the CPU block?

Had to ask.

Epox4life · 03-25-06, 04:28 PM

I fixed the kinks with zip ties, I took off the cpu block and that the problem was bad cpu block contact. Im taking apart the system and putting the old celeron D back in the mini case. Buying a new case for this project.

MVC · 03-25-06, 04:43 PM

RBX's are a pain to get mounted correctly. They are "thin" and tend to tilt to one side or the other, but they do work good when correctly mounted. Can you just bend the caps out of the way?

Epox4life · 03-25-06, 05:08 PM

No, cause they are the kind that are mounted directly to the board, no wires to bend.

outhouse · 03-25-06, 10:39 PM

with a dremel you may be able to make a little room on the rbx block itself. it sounds like its a close fit now

03-25-06, 02:13 PM	Thread Starter #1
Epox4life Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA	Danger Den RBX, temps to high. Alright so I just put this whole micro pc watercooling setup together and now I see that theres 2 capacitors stopping the waterblock from making "full" contact. I boot the system up check the BIOS temps they start at 40C and rise fast 60C+ I managed to boot into windows then a couple mins later it shutsdown. Im nearly postive its the waterblock causing the problem. Should I just get a new waterblock? To take the board out would require a LOT of work. When I installed the waterblock I checked for contact by taking it off and looking at how the ceramique made contact. What should I do? __________________ i5 2500k @ 4.6GHz (24/7) Last edited by Epox4life; 03-25-06 at 02:25 PM.
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Flip-Mode Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Beer Sheva, Israel	If the WB isn't making good contact there isn't much you can do except get a WB that fits. __________________ Heatware (Yes Israelis have it too!) PayPal Verified[/size]
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03-25-06, 03:08 PM	#3
Sentential Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL	For starters your lines are kinked which is killing flow, plus you may have air in the lines or your pump isnt plugged in. Did you even bother to leaktest? __________________ Coolermaster 690II Advanced \| Corsair 1000W Creative X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Intel i5 2500K (4.5ghz @ 1.33v)Corsair H100 PNY GTX 470 SLI SLi Asus P8Z68-V Pro Intel 320 SSD SATAII 2 X 120GB Raid 0 Kingston HyperX (4x4096MB)(8-8-9-28 @ 1600mhz @ 1.5v) Heatware: 13-0-0
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D-mann Registered Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Guam USA	Did you take out the plastic tape on bottom of the CPU block? Had to ask.
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03-25-06, 04:28 PM	Thread Starter #5
Epox4life Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA	I fixed the kinks with zip ties, I took off the cpu block and that the problem was bad cpu block contact. Im taking apart the system and putting the old celeron D back in the mini case. Buying a new case for this project. __________________ i5 2500k @ 4.6GHz (24/7)
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03-25-06, 04:43 PM	#6
MVC Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC	RBX's are a pain to get mounted correctly. They are "thin" and tend to tilt to one side or the other, but they do work good when correctly mounted. Can you just bend the caps out of the way?
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03-25-06, 05:08 PM	Thread Starter #7
Epox4life Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA	No, cause they are the kind that are mounted directly to the board, no wires to bend. __________________ i5 2500k @ 4.6GHz (24/7)
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outhouse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Auburn California	with a dremel you may be able to make a little room on the rbx block itself. it sounds like its a close fit now __________________ GOODLUCK! p3 1g@1285 abit VH6-2 512,133corsair, lapped,ducted Gladiator radioshack compound gf3 ti 200 171FSB 2.10CV generic 10G 7200rpm hard drive xp\pro tdk 32x10x40 cdrw [2 years at 2.10] p4 3.2e @ 4087, abit ic7-g, 1g corsair 4000 1to1 2x512, antec500w ps,lapped 3.2e, as5, bie, rbx ,maze 4 ,chip an gpu leadtek 6800 U, 3dmark03 15,009 488/1.25 160 hd, tdk 32/10/40 XPS170 2g/cpu 2g/ram 60g/7200 rpm hd 7800gtx 8400@4g. 680i EVGA blackpearl. 4G ballistic 800mhz. RBX and inovatech NB. DDC BIX EVGA GTX260sc
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