JJ's Subzero Insulation Guide
There are a lot of insulation guides around on the net, and even a few on this very site, but I figure there's always room for one more.
Because I am able to see the future, I'm almost certain that a few people will come busting in telling me this isn't enough insulation and chiming in with how they think it should be done. Just know that this works flawlessly for me, I have never killed anything due to lack of insulation. If you don't think it's enough, or you consider your method better, then stick with it. 
This is a very fast method, overall it takes me around 10 minutes from start to finish. I prefer to spend my benching and not insulating.
I've played with a lot of setups in my time doing this, eraser, LET, eraser+LET, eraser+vas (Don't try that one at home) as well as others and have found my current method to be the fastest and simplest of them all. It's also easy to clean up. Today I will be insulating a Maximus V Formula for CPU and memory subzero.
Things you will need:
Vaseline
Small paintbrush
Paper Towels
Closed cell foam
Scissors, craft knife or anything else that will cut through foam
Hair dryer (optional)

Start by covering the socket area of the board in vaseline with a small paintbrush. You only need a thin layer, I've seen people pour a whole tub over their board before but you just risk it getting into your socket and causing issues that way. Thin layer or thick layer makes no difference, it repels water all the same.

Here you can see the area I've covered in vaseline. If you're going to put a GPU under cold then you'll want to cover past the pci-e slot.

This step isn't completely necessary, but I like to do it as it takes a few seconds and in theory should spread vas in to hard to reach spots and melt it all together as one layer. You don't want to have it so hot that it's dripping off your board, just so it softens up a bit.

Same deal for the back of the board.

To finish up the back I just have my mounting plate, a piece of foam and a single paper towel. You can layer it with more towels if you like, but I've found one to be enough.

Now it's time to lay down some paper towels around the socket. I do this so that the cold from the pot doesn't directly touch the board, and it also soaks up any moisture that does come up.

Rip, fold and push around to fit. Doesn't need to look pretty.

You should end up with something like this. Again, you can layer more if you like, but I have found a single layer to be plenty in my setup. If you're going to have cold bug issues and need to go from subzero to positive temps then you'll want to lay down some extra as you'll constantly be melting the ice buildup.

A piece of foam to hold it all down and seal it off a little. This one isn't a perfect fit but it works. I originally cut it up for a gigabyte 1156 board. Thermal paste has also been applied. Wiggle and turn the pot a bit as you mount to help spread.

All mounted! Now I'm going to turn my attention to the memory. (Yes I did burn the hold down plate with a torch)

Here's a shot of the ram I will be using. Not sure if you can see in the photo, but I have applied a thin layer of vaseline to the pcb and a very thin layer to the gold connections. Same method as the board, brush it on and hit it with a hairdryer.
You might also notice that there's no label on the stick. They tend to peel or fall right off after freezing ram.

Stick the ram in the slots. I haven't added any vaseline, just what I did when insulating for the CPU. Lay down some paper towel in the empty slots and around the immediate area to soak up any moisture that might come up.
Not shown in this image is the temperature probe that you will need. Use something to attach a probe to the ram sink. I use a piece of keandable eraser as it sticks and lets the cold through.

Here's my very awesome ram pot. Go into your kitchen and grab a sheet of tin foil. Fold it over and mold it to your ram. If you have a proper ram pot then this step is obviously not for you.

I just go over the makeshift pot with a normal kitchen rag and lucky band. My rag isn't quite long enough to go around the whole thing, so I've just used a little paper towel at the back to cover it all up.

That's it, you're done! The cold will spread from the mem pot and freeze the edge of your motherboard, but it doesn't cause me any problems. If you're going to melt it then mop it up with a paper towel as you do so.

Any questions then please feel free to let me know, and I'll do my best to answer them. If you just want to view the gallery of images then here's the link: http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h437/JJJC_93/Subzdero%20Insulation%20Guide/
Happy freezing guys!
There are a lot of insulation guides around on the net, and even a few on this very site, but I figure there's always room for one more.
Because I am able to see the future, I'm almost certain that a few people will come busting in telling me this isn't enough insulation and chiming in with how they think it should be done. Just know that this works flawlessly for me, I have never killed anything due to lack of insulation. If you don't think it's enough, or you consider your method better, then stick with it. 
This is a very fast method, overall it takes me around 10 minutes from start to finish. I prefer to spend my benching and not insulating.
I've played with a lot of setups in my time doing this, eraser, LET, eraser+LET, eraser+vas (Don't try that one at home) as well as others and have found my current method to be the fastest and simplest of them all. It's also easy to clean up. Today I will be insulating a Maximus V Formula for CPU and memory subzero.
Things you will need:
Vaseline
Small paintbrush
Paper Towels
Closed cell foam
Scissors, craft knife or anything else that will cut through foam
Hair dryer (optional)

Start by covering the socket area of the board in vaseline with a small paintbrush. You only need a thin layer, I've seen people pour a whole tub over their board before but you just risk it getting into your socket and causing issues that way. Thin layer or thick layer makes no difference, it repels water all the same.

Here you can see the area I've covered in vaseline. If you're going to put a GPU under cold then you'll want to cover past the pci-e slot.

This step isn't completely necessary, but I like to do it as it takes a few seconds and in theory should spread vas in to hard to reach spots and melt it all together as one layer. You don't want to have it so hot that it's dripping off your board, just so it softens up a bit.

Same deal for the back of the board.

To finish up the back I just have my mounting plate, a piece of foam and a single paper towel. You can layer it with more towels if you like, but I've found one to be enough.

Now it's time to lay down some paper towels around the socket. I do this so that the cold from the pot doesn't directly touch the board, and it also soaks up any moisture that does come up.

Rip, fold and push around to fit. Doesn't need to look pretty.

You should end up with something like this. Again, you can layer more if you like, but I have found a single layer to be plenty in my setup. If you're going to have cold bug issues and need to go from subzero to positive temps then you'll want to lay down some extra as you'll constantly be melting the ice buildup.

A piece of foam to hold it all down and seal it off a little. This one isn't a perfect fit but it works. I originally cut it up for a gigabyte 1156 board. Thermal paste has also been applied. Wiggle and turn the pot a bit as you mount to help spread.

All mounted! Now I'm going to turn my attention to the memory. (Yes I did burn the hold down plate with a torch)

Here's a shot of the ram I will be using. Not sure if you can see in the photo, but I have applied a thin layer of vaseline to the pcb and a very thin layer to the gold connections. Same method as the board, brush it on and hit it with a hairdryer.
You might also notice that there's no label on the stick. They tend to peel or fall right off after freezing ram.

Stick the ram in the slots. I haven't added any vaseline, just what I did when insulating for the CPU. Lay down some paper towel in the empty slots and around the immediate area to soak up any moisture that might come up.
Not shown in this image is the temperature probe that you will need. Use something to attach a probe to the ram sink. I use a piece of keandable eraser as it sticks and lets the cold through.

Here's my very awesome ram pot. Go into your kitchen and grab a sheet of tin foil. Fold it over and mold it to your ram. If you have a proper ram pot then this step is obviously not for you.

I just go over the makeshift pot with a normal kitchen rag and lucky band. My rag isn't quite long enough to go around the whole thing, so I've just used a little paper towel at the back to cover it all up.

That's it, you're done! The cold will spread from the mem pot and freeze the edge of your motherboard, but it doesn't cause me any problems. If you're going to melt it then mop it up with a paper towel as you do so.

Any questions then please feel free to let me know, and I'll do my best to answer them. If you just want to view the gallery of images then here's the link: http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h437/JJJC_93/Subzdero%20Insulation%20Guide/
Happy freezing guys!










