ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by Bleemv1

it's a pre-mixed coolant. Not just the thick goop.

The waterblock on the GPU is performing really good though. 29 degrees idle, 34 degrees load (8800GT) so flow rates are good, and the radiator is adequate.

ah, that changes things. Most likely you just need to remount the cpu block, possibly with less paste or a different application method.

[Bleemv1]

yeh, I'll check out the mount this weekend. I suspect I have too much paste or it's spread poorly. I used a plastic bus ticket to spread it across the heatspreader. There are so many different methods described on the net I'm not sure what I should do.Should I just put a small dot in the middle and let the block spread it for me? Paste is Noctua NH-1 or something.

thanks for your help btw.

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by Bleemv1

yeh, I'll check out the mount this weekend. I suspect I have too much paste or it's spread poorly. I used a plastic bus ticket to spread it across the heatspreader. There are so many different methods described on the net I'm not sure what I should do.Should I just put a small dot in the middle and let the block spread it for me? Paste is Noctua NH-1 or something.

thanks for your help btw.

The dot in the middle method is a good one. I would try that first, with a bb sized amount. If it does make a difference then try some different methods for the best results. If it doesn't help then maybe your fans are too low?

The 2 that i use are:
1) Spreading a thin layer with a plastic bag over the top of the processor. The layer should be translucent. Imxp this is the best, at least with a lapped processor.
or
2) Small line down the middle of the processor like arctic silver's website recommends, just with a very small amount of paste. You should not make a big nasty thick glob that skooshes out over the edges. It should be just enough to spread out and cover the cores.

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by Deathowl

Hi this is my first post

I have this awesome motherboard, plan to do some oc in the future

Spec:

Asus P5N-E SLI MB
Intel core 2 duo E6750, 2.6 GHZ
Corsair XMS2 1GB
XFX Geforce 8500 GT
Hitachi 250GB HD
Raidmax 868 Gaming case
XP PRO SP3

Plans:

Get at least 2 GB of ram
Get a 9 series GPU
Get a Themaltake Bigwater 780e wathercooler(for overclocking cpu)

NONONO plz do NOT get the Thermaltake Bigwater. If you want watercooling make it custom by yourself, or get a kit from PetrasTechShop.com. Trust me, those kits are not effective. They are about as good as a midrange aircooler. You will be sooo much better off making it yourself.

edit: this is a good kit: http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecoba.html

[Bleemv1]

get yourself a 4gig kit of ram. 1gig is seriously holding you back and look at teh ATi 4850. and I agree that you should get a water cooling kit and not the thermaltake kit. So much more technology in "real" water cooling stuff

[Bleemv1]

Originally Posted by Gauvenator

The dot in the middle method is a good one. I would try that first, with a bb sized amount. If it does make a difference then try some different methods for the best results. If it doesn't help then maybe your fans are too low?

The 2 that i use are:
1) Spreading a thin layer with a plastic bag over the top of the processor. The layer should be translucent. Imxp this is the best, at least with a lapped processor.
or
2) Small line down the middle of the processor like arctic silver's website recommends, just with a very small amount of paste. You should not make a big nasty thick glob that skooshes out over the edges. It should be just enough to spread out and cover the cores.

I seemed to have covered the processor so that it isn't translucent.and then I added a bit more onto the waterblock where the processors would be touching....

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by Bleemv1

I seemed to have covered the processor so that it isn't translucent.and then I added a bit more onto the waterblock where the processors would be touching....

hehe
time for a remount

[Bleemv1]

oh man this is annoying me. Accidently added some air into the system and now temps are worse than every...70 degrees loaded. That is lame...Idle temps have increased by 3 degrees. Not sure if I mounted it as good as last time as well...this is at a lower voltage as well.

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by Bleemv1

oh man this is annoying me. Accidently added some air into the system and now temps are worse than every...70 degrees loaded. That is lame...Idle temps have increased by 3 degrees. Not sure if I mounted it as good as last time as well...this is at a lower voltage as well.

hmm I don't know how you have your rad attached, but if you can take it off and shake it a bit with the fittings at the highest point, then you will be able to get most of the air out of your system. I've found that the rad is where most of the air will collect in one's loop.

Also, if it's possible you should bleed the air it without the computer on, as the air will form a coating on the inside of heated water blocks.

[Ld05204]

Hi, i am having problems trying to flash bios back to 0608, wondering if anyone can help me? I have created a disc and it all seems fine until the part where it is ment to ask me for drive letter, it says, 'no device found'. Any ideas? is it because i'm using a SATA CD drive? kinda stumped.

Cheers