[FACE]

If they are close to the socket yeah, but if not I wouldn't worry about it....

[ny_driver]

Thanks for the quick reply FACE!

I didn't cover the entire board. I did about an 8-10" square on the back, and on the front I went from the top to the NB and the mosfets to the DIMMS. Does that sound like enough coverage for just chilling the cpu?

I'll probably redo the back and wipe it clean with alcohol first. I think I forgot to clean the back last night. OOps.

EDIT: and the plan was to go chiller bath>cpu>pump>chiller bath.....you think it's ok to put the pump before the cpu because that would make things easier, but I think I'd lose/gain a couple degrees going through the pump on the way to the cpu. And it seems like it would flow better if it was just pouring out from the chiller directly to the cpu.

[rickss69]

I would not redo the back ny - it will be just fine.

[ny_driver]

Already peeled it. It was a touch greasy underneath where the air pockets were.

Should I put some dielectric grease around the NB also?...It worries me a little being right next to the edge of the Dragon Skin.

Right now I am making a hold-down plate for my block insulation. Plywood will work fine.

[ny_driver]

I'm now very frustrated. I cannot get a configuration where I can get all the air out and get it primed. The problem is that my hoses are through the top of my chiller so air gets trapped almost to the end of the return hose.

I tried adding the reservoir right where the air gets trapped, but because it's not a closed loop the res continues to drain out. I know the pump is strong enough to go twice as far as it is.

I have the pump on top of the chiller in the feed line and that seems to work well, but not quite well enough. I'm so irritated with this right now. I started with the pump in the return line, but ended up with air trapped in the line between the cpu and the pump and the end of the return hose.

WTF shall I do next?

[ny_driver]

I got a more powerful pump.
Maybe tomorrow I'll get to try chilling the cpu. After finally getting the loop flowing nicely with the new(old as dirt) pump, I discovered that the hose clamps on the waterblock weren't quite tight enough. I had been so focused on getting it flowing that I for one didn't tighten the clamps enough, and for two didn't notice the water sneaking it's way everywhere.

OK back in time now for the events leading up to what I just told you.

I got the hoses all insulated and everything is coming together now. Time to throw the memory and video card in there and plug everything in.

Well here goes...........I flick the switch.........and the lights come on and then BANG!!! from the PSU and I guess a spark too. I'm like WTF???, I figure I dripped in the PSU, but nothing shuts off and the lights on the mobo are telling me something is wrong with GPU. So I shut down and put it in a different slot , and reset the CMOS for kicks and it boots up, I went into the BIOS and checked all the voltages and they looked fine, so then on to windows. While it is loading windows I decide to look closer at the board and I see some water....and I'm like F$#@$@#!!!!!!.....so I shut 'er down and took everything apart, only to find water everywhere I didn't put Dragon Skin.....lol........under the pci-e slots, DIMMS, etc...etc......

I'm going to dry it out until morning with my Vantec Tornado....that little fan is insane. Hopefully the card works in that 1st slot tomorrow when everything is dry. I'd hate to have to RMA this board again.

Boy am I tired....I worked on this thing for a good 12 hours today.....you'd think I'd have it up and running by now. Too much like WORK

[FACE]

wow, 12hrs?! way to grind, buddy.

it's always the little things we miss that bite us. Hopefully the board dries out and everything goes back to normal.