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Old 08-12-2010
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Originally Posted by GFDuke View Post
Definately. Insulation is mandatory in my book!! Kals explanation is right on.
Good pics GFDuke, that helps me visualize my build better.


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Originally Posted by spfoam1 View Post
Since your cpu is producing heat you probably wont get condensation or frost inside the cpu socket while it is running (with chilled water). Watch out if you are in a humid place or if you get colder. If you run the loop with the PC off you can get frost inside the cpu socket. With colder temps and you want to fill the cpu socket with dielectric grease. Use a low viscocity dielectric grease or you can bend pins seating the cpu. I learned that the hard way. Crazy PC has a low viscocity dielectric grease. The dielectric grease from NAPA auto is pretty viscous, so if you use that you need to heat it up with a heat gun before you try to seat the cpu. I gobbed dielectric grease all around the cpu socket and then covered that with carefully cut neoprene. Messy but effective. The grease comes off way easier than conformal coating.
Must be a bitch fixing bent pins with grease all over. Thanks for the advice dude!
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