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fstfrddy · 04-22-06

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Originally Posted by Random Murderer

yea, the baggy trick is for other arctic silver products, with as5 you just put a lil dot about the size of 1/4 to 1/3 pea on the middle of your processor... it will spread out on its own when you put the block on

srry, i didnt see he posted that or i wouldve mentioned something earlier...

No the baggie is for AS5 or any other, You rub a small amount onto the surface of your HS and CPU kind of like applying wax to a car, then you wipe it off with a lint free cloth. What that does is fill any small imperfections in the surface, then you put a BB size amount on the CPU and install.

Akhen · 04-22-06

Well I reseated the block with some AS5 like you guys told me and set the res at the very top of my rig. Anyways got to leak testing and I found out the pump has a crack now, and now im stuck here until I can get some ABS glue and try to fix it, just my luck if you ask me.
But hopefully by the time this done I will be getting great temps and it will all be worth it.

Akhen · 04-23-06

This is just unreal, I applied ABS glue (this stuff is used to repair sprinkler systems) and now its leaking in between the fitting and the pump, and even with that ABS glue applied there it wont stop leaking!!!

Any suggestions?

Seems that that origin was too much tygon on the fitting and thus no seams, and then pressure caused the crack.

Random Murderer · 04-23-06

good thing you pressure tested!
lol
cover the ports and dunk the thing in abs.(dont actually do this!)

how long did you let the abs sit?you should let it sit 12-24 hours
and you should probably get a new pump any way...
whenever i deal with a part leaking, i IMMEDIATELY replace it, no repair job, just replace it!

Akhen · 04-23-06

I just got this thing, I am not buying anything anymore.

I allready went $40 over my budget attempting to get this thing working properly.

YeaBaby · 04-23-06

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Originally Posted by dragosmp

I don't have much experience with this kind of cooling, but I'm thinking that a somewht better loop would be res-pump-cpu-rad-res. This way the pump lifts the cool water onto the cpu, than the water cools in the rad and then it comes back in the res. Am I making any sense?

This guy's right. That's exactly what the instructions said to do on my Bigwater unit. The loop should go RES-PUMP-CPU-RAD-RES believe me I actually read the instructions for once LOL. Also I went ahead and lapped my water block as it was not shiny enough and I saw abot 4-5C drop under load versus an XP120 and Panaflo fan combo.

Akhen · 04-23-06

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Originally Posted by YeaBaby

This guy's right. That's exactly what the instructions said to do on my Bigwater unit. The loop should go RES-PUMP-CPU-RAD-RES believe me I actually read the instructions for once LOL. Also I went ahead and lapped my water block as it was not shiny enough and I saw abot 4-5C drop under load versus an XP120 and Panaflo fan combo.

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thats pretty minimal for such an investment imo
also that might be how a kit is setup but these guys know best
and have been putting custom kits together for a while.

Random Murderer · 04-23-06

ok, well then rma your pump...
o wait, you put abs on it... will they accept an rma thats been modified like that?

Akhen · 04-23-06

cant rma it got it modded from a member, just going to have to figure something else. thats why im taking suggestions.

Random Murderer · 04-23-06

well then rma it back to that person! lol

but seriously, have you tried a rubber o-ring to cover the leak and then sealing it with abs? that might work if you can find a suitable o-ring...

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