- Joined
- Aug 12, 2002
- Location
- Athens, Greece
Well, this is the situation:
I have a GA-7VRXP, XP1800+ agoia (not Y), 256Mb RAM @333, TNT2, DVD, HD maxtor 20 @5400 watercooled with a refrigerating system made of a portable air-condition (R22, 6500btu). The evaporator is stuck inside the freezer compartment of a non working fridge (..i cut the freezer off the fridge..), the pump is a Sicce Idra 1300, the waterblock is a copper one with 6 "tunnels" in it of 7mm each. I use methanol + distilled water (30:70), 37lits.
I first used it air cooled (no water), the temps were (XP1800@1533) 45 idle and 50-52-54 at full load.
Then i used it watercooled, the coolant at 21, the temps were 32 idle, 35-36 at full load. I tried to overclock (XP locked) and i got [email protected] steady (soldiers of fortune, prime95, Divx encoding), when i went higher with the fsb it posted, entered windows xp, but in the next boot returned as xp1800.. But i went as higher as xp2200+@1850 (fsb 158-159), i also made an divx encoding with it!
And then i made some modifications:
First i unlocked the XP: i used silicone for filling the gaps (using tape for masking the L1 contacts) and then silver conductive liquid for getting them (all 5) connected. At a point i thought that i made a mistake and put some silver in one gap, but then i used it and it was unlocked: all the multipliers were available..
Then i took care of the socket: i put the silicone and the neoprene patch inside it, then i put silicone all around it, let it dry and then i installed the CPU and put silicone all around it: the edges of the CPU are siliconed to the socket.. Then i put silicone also on the back along with a neoprene patch.
Then i insulated the whole thing my making 4 neoprene patches that i positioned one on the other (like bricks) and made a structure 9x9x3cm. The patches have a hole on the center part, this way i installed the waterblock and after securing it i put some neoprene on top and silicone on all gaps (also between the neoprene patches).
I also used neoprene for covering the tubes.
I turned on the pc and i saw that the tempereature was high.. the coolant was damn cold (the tubes were not covered with neoprene outside the case, for 10-15cm) and were really cold, in fact they were iced together.. but the temperature was high: 25idle and 30 or higher at full load.. strange, eh? i thought that the temperature probe has become less sensitive, maybe for the silicone and the neoprene put inside the socket (QUESTION: the temps registered by the probe after putting silicone everywhere should be the same as before?????????), that's why i put the sensor of my Senfu thermometer under the copper shim and between the waterblock and the CPU (not on the core). The temps are 20-24 idle and can get higher as 27-30 at full load..
But how is it possible..? the coolant is surelly subzero and i have only a 5-7 decrease from when it was at 20????
Maybe, the waterblock isnt positoned as it should on the core..?
And then there is the overclock problem.. i can't get over 140-145x11.5, and when i go it crashes.. Maybe there is condensation...? i didn't used the dielettrict grease, i couldnt find it, and some guys messing with peltiers told me that i could not use it if i seal everything air tight!! Are they right or are the ****ting me..? Maybe i messed up with unlocking the XP..? Maybe the TNT2 messes with everything else...?
In windows Xp the stability is good, IF i don't overclock.. In windows 98 ME i get occasional freezing.. condensation maybe...?
I decided to get everything apart and reinstall with the coolant at
20 and without the neoprene stuff..
Also i'll try using vaselline as a dielectric grease..
Any ideas...????????
Thanks..
I have a GA-7VRXP, XP1800+ agoia (not Y), 256Mb RAM @333, TNT2, DVD, HD maxtor 20 @5400 watercooled with a refrigerating system made of a portable air-condition (R22, 6500btu). The evaporator is stuck inside the freezer compartment of a non working fridge (..i cut the freezer off the fridge..), the pump is a Sicce Idra 1300, the waterblock is a copper one with 6 "tunnels" in it of 7mm each. I use methanol + distilled water (30:70), 37lits.
I first used it air cooled (no water), the temps were (XP1800@1533) 45 idle and 50-52-54 at full load.
Then i used it watercooled, the coolant at 21, the temps were 32 idle, 35-36 at full load. I tried to overclock (XP locked) and i got [email protected] steady (soldiers of fortune, prime95, Divx encoding), when i went higher with the fsb it posted, entered windows xp, but in the next boot returned as xp1800.. But i went as higher as xp2200+@1850 (fsb 158-159), i also made an divx encoding with it!
And then i made some modifications:
First i unlocked the XP: i used silicone for filling the gaps (using tape for masking the L1 contacts) and then silver conductive liquid for getting them (all 5) connected. At a point i thought that i made a mistake and put some silver in one gap, but then i used it and it was unlocked: all the multipliers were available..
Then i took care of the socket: i put the silicone and the neoprene patch inside it, then i put silicone all around it, let it dry and then i installed the CPU and put silicone all around it: the edges of the CPU are siliconed to the socket.. Then i put silicone also on the back along with a neoprene patch.
Then i insulated the whole thing my making 4 neoprene patches that i positioned one on the other (like bricks) and made a structure 9x9x3cm. The patches have a hole on the center part, this way i installed the waterblock and after securing it i put some neoprene on top and silicone on all gaps (also between the neoprene patches).
I also used neoprene for covering the tubes.
I turned on the pc and i saw that the tempereature was high.. the coolant was damn cold (the tubes were not covered with neoprene outside the case, for 10-15cm) and were really cold, in fact they were iced together.. but the temperature was high: 25idle and 30 or higher at full load.. strange, eh? i thought that the temperature probe has become less sensitive, maybe for the silicone and the neoprene put inside the socket (QUESTION: the temps registered by the probe after putting silicone everywhere should be the same as before?????????), that's why i put the sensor of my Senfu thermometer under the copper shim and between the waterblock and the CPU (not on the core). The temps are 20-24 idle and can get higher as 27-30 at full load..
But how is it possible..? the coolant is surelly subzero and i have only a 5-7 decrease from when it was at 20????
Maybe, the waterblock isnt positoned as it should on the core..?
And then there is the overclock problem.. i can't get over 140-145x11.5, and when i go it crashes.. Maybe there is condensation...? i didn't used the dielettrict grease, i couldnt find it, and some guys messing with peltiers told me that i could not use it if i seal everything air tight!! Are they right or are the ****ting me..? Maybe i messed up with unlocking the XP..? Maybe the TNT2 messes with everything else...?
In windows Xp the stability is good, IF i don't overclock.. In windows 98 ME i get occasional freezing.. condensation maybe...?
I decided to get everything apart and reinstall with the coolant at
20 and without the neoprene stuff..
Also i'll try using vaselline as a dielectric grease..
Any ideas...????????
Thanks..
