[ny_driver]

Originally Posted by Hondacity

yikes....i don't think that thing will insulate..

that pump looks great...how much is that?

That insulation worked very well. What exactly do you mean?

The pump was free...my uncle had it stashed away somewhere. It came off a veterinarian trailer. Pumps ~ 1 gallon a minute.

[rickss69]

ny - Me thinks that the Thubans just can't take the constant pressure like Intel's.

I never use grease in my sockets and have never had an issue. You might seal the edges of the chip with a little eraser is all I can think of atm.

AMD will rma that chip...they did for me with no hassle.

[ny_driver]

Thanks Kal, I definitely do. In the past 6 months I have graduated from air to water to chiller, and finally a few months ago sold off the 939 rigs except 1(Neo2Plat/Opty170/2GBOCZPlat/x850pro), and built this.

Sorry for my ignorance Rick, but what do you mean constant pressure? And do you mean put eraser all around the surface of the chip and the socket? Once I got the chip seated I put more Dragon Skin around the edges of the chip and socket to seal it up better, but it doesn't really stick to the edge of the IHS

[ny_driver]

Ohh I forgot to mention how I stupidly bought a brand new chest freezer to make a radiator cooler, drilled two nice holes in the top for hoses and it didn't work nearly as good as I had hoped except for first thing in the morning for a couple hours...then it's just average water cooled temps.

23 hours after I placed my order with Newegg....my chip is here in my hand.

965BE
HDZ965FBK4DGM
CACAC AC 1014DPMW


Going to pop it in and see if it comes back to life now.

[Kal-EL]

I love the time and effort you've put into this chiller bro, your drive and determination are both commendable and admirable. You sir, "Foster the FEVER!"

[Neuromancer]

FYI.. you only need 3+ GHz on cpuNB speed if you are running 2000+MHz ram.

Rule is 3 times ram speed (2000 = 1000MHz)

However faster cpuNB can help in 2D tasks the difference is pretty minimal. For benching I increase it (hey if it is an extra couple seconds in 32M I am in ) but for general overclocking not necessary.

[ny_driver]

Thanks for that information. I have never heard that formula/rule before.

Off to test the 965...if it works I shut down and this afternoon I re-insulate the board and try again with no grease.

[ny_driver]

So it seems the cpu wasn't the problem. Another motherboard, I just RMAd it a month ago. New one should be here Friday.

I'm hooking up the 939 rig tonight as my laptop seems to be ill.

[spfoam1]

This thread sure brings some interesting memories back. My congrats to the addicted one! Amazing build.

[ny_driver]

Thanks a lot bro! Got the new Crosshair IV just now from ASUS advanced RMA/fedex overnight.

Apparently I failed to insulate well enough on the last board or maybe it was a leak, but either way........ I don't want to let this happen again. I think I'll use thin strips of electrical tape to keep the dragon skin from seeping under things.

Don't you guys get condensation forming around the edge of where the cpu is making contact with the HS, and then dripping down into the cpu socket? I'm very concerned about this now, because that seems like the most likely place for water to get where it isn't supposed to.

I need some advice...going to be re-insulating later on after I make sure everything is working.

Thanks!