WC failure question

[pranks7er]

ok say the pump fails on your WC system, can you get a far connected up that will automatically switch on at a fault that will keep the processor cool until u shutdown?

 

[CCW]

There are some waterblocks available that also have fins on top and a fan in case the pump fails but now they are rare. I do believe that BladeRunner posted a way to make a switch that turns the system off if the pump fails and he posted a method in a thread at O-Cuk (www.over-clock.co.uk)

I cant remember where the thread is or its title but if you look up BladeRunners profile he doesnt have many posts there so go through his posts.

Craig

EDIT -

BladeRunners profile on O-CuK

EDIT -

To save you looking I've found the thread HERE

 

[Smirabi]

i dont know of any links or anything, but arent there programs that will shut down the computer if the processor gets too hot? like my a7n8x-dlx has the C.O.P. (something like chip overheat protection) and that's some kind of motherboard feature, not a program. but i would think that there are programs that could do what you want without having to wire some fancy circuit.

 

[Muku]

well the advantage with hard wiring is you don't have to worry about software malfunction. Actually I remember an article on the overclockers homepage about making a flow sensor switch as a part of the loop. I'll see if I can find it.

 

[Muku]

here it is.
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1114/

EDIT: this one above is just a flow sensor led, but it could be set up as a trigger, which I believe the below one is doing just that

there is another one a little later by the same fellow, which look pretty cool, however some of its pics don't seem to want to load for me
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1122/

 

[Soja]

Like Smirabi stated, COP or other motherboard shutdown features should keep your proc alive. What happens when an aircooler's fan fails? Overheat protection was the only thing I used when I aircooled. The 3 boards I have with overheat protection are pretty reliable, they usually shut down within 1-2 seconds. Software on the other hand is iffy

 

[nodark]

my K7D doesn't have the hardware feature to shut the box down, so I have to rely on software

 

[Soja]

Yeah, most of us survived before hardware shutdown so it's no prob.