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Petroleum Jelly: A sordid tale of debauchery and triumph with the FX-6100

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I.M.O.G.

I.M.O.G.

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Coming Attraction: Vaseline like you've never seen it before.

This feature is rated R. Supervision by a guardian or fellow overclocker is strongly recommended.

Coming off my recent deadly endeavors with Sculpey Clay on the CVF, tonight I'm returning to my roots - copious amounts of Vaseline for quick and surefire LN2 insulation.

Tonight, on the Crosshair V Formula with the generous assistance of 50L of LN2, I'll be bringing you all a fun-filled greasy grimey adventure seeking 8Ghz glory.

The countdown is on...
 
Put it on the front page when the board gets there!!! I'll be working on a review and am happy to tune in. :)
 
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rofl. Not only did I lol, my fiance did too.

I'll be watching if possible! I might be trying to beat your 965BE scores with TJuan though :rock:
 
Good luck! I will be tuning in if I have some time. Hopefully you will have better luck than I did. :thup:
 
Lol@aynjell: Hope I get a refund, because UPS just handed me the gear. :)

Just unboxed the mobo and about to pretest. Snapped some pictures first, because it appears to have some minor residue on the backside (It was open box):
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Those were taken immediately after opening the box and looking at the board. Just in case I have to call Newegg for problems - nothing else apparently wrong at first glance, so about to power it on and see if it works before I defile it. On the upside, all accessories were included in the box, which I've heard is often not the case for Asus open box items.

Also, Petroleum Jelly is already liquified, been sitting on the heater since I started this thread... All that is left to do is pour. :rock:
 
So when you use the petroleum jelly... How do you get it back off the board?

I watched a video of a guy litterally wash his board in a sink with hot water... I'm sure that works, and once the board dried out you'd be safe...

But I'm just curious how you guys do it...
 
Several people use the top rack of a dish washer (no soap). I'm paranoid and use none of the messy methods to insulate. Good ol' frost king plus a little eraser and lots of shop towels does it for me. :thup:
 
It runs on the 965BE, updating to latest bios from Asus site now. Once done, swapping in FX-6100 and confirming basic operation...

Then its time to slime!
 
hokiealumnus said:
Several people use the top rack of a dish washer (no soap). I'm paranoid and use none of the messy methods to insulate. Good ol' frost king plus a little eraser and lots of shop towels does it for me. :thup:
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I was telling somebody in a livestream the same thing... I think it was I.M.O.G. in fact the last time he attempted to run the BD on the CHIVE...

I'm super anal about things being clean and organized... and PJ just doesn't fit that bill in my mind.

However... If it works... As in... It's the best solution... I may use it on some of the boards that are either unusually expensive or rare and as such I'd like them to live as long as possible. (Such as these REX's if I ever GET them, and the SR3 if I end up getting one.)
 
Convicted1 said:
So when you use the petroleum jelly... How do you get it back off the board?

I watched a video of a guy litterally wash his board in a sink with hot water... I'm sure that works, and once the board dried out you'd be safe...

But I'm just curious how you guys do it...
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I've never actually removed it from a mobo - but I'd recommend a 2 part process. Put the mobo in a disposable box, blow a hair dryer in there for a while until the jelly melts and runs off. This will leave behind nothing but a residue, and the dishwasher takes care of the rest - comes out like new, shake it to get any drops off, hit it with a lot of air flow and let it evaporate for a good long time. You want to make sure any water in cracks and crevices is also dry, and that can take a while.

I've removed vaseline from a video card using the hairdryer method and an old PSU box - never went thru the dishwasher portion because I didn't care about the residue, just painted over it with liquid electrical tape. Thats how my 4890 is currently insulated, and that thing has been taken all the way down to -190 a half dozen times, including being entirely frosted over.
 
Well, if you just want it to look clean and be bullet proof, use conformal. That is clean, organized and within reason it makes your boards as protected as they can be.
 
Awesome guys... Sorry to threadjack...

Curious about the answer... But wasn't important enough to start a new thread.

Where can I read more about "conformal coating? I've seen you guys reference it alot... But have no clue what it is....

Thanks!
 
Conformal is spray on or paint on, like a clear paint. Its coverage and protection is debatable in my book but most people seem to rely on it. Most people use it as its not messy and people believe it protects reasonably well - you can hardly tell its there if applied thinly and evenly.

I've seen puddles form on my CIVE with only vaseline and a couple pieces of frostking here and there.

Back to the vaseline and FX-6100 - board has the latest BIOS now and booted the FX-6100 without issue. I'm prepping the board now with art eraser, and then vaseline. Will take pics and share as the process comes along.
 
Dishwasher really is the best way to get it clean, just remember to take out the CMOS battery or it will rust.

Matt, the white stuff is just soldering flux, seen that on many refurb boards
 
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