The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

Sam,
I could be wrong, but I seem to remember a pic of Red_Maw's cooler setup, showing the fan on the rear of the cooler instead of the front. There appeared to be about 1/2" in between the end of the fan and the back of the case, with the case fan being off-center from the cooler's fan. The back pressure that might create, could be the reason for the high temps. I suspect that the fan is on the back of the cooler, instead of the front because the fan got in the way of two of the memory slots. I'm not 100% certain, but I do seem to remember the pic, and was wondering about that.

Russ

 

That won't help, but the sort of temps Maw's getting are more like there is no fan attached at all, backpressure isn't quite that bad!

 

Sam,
The Noctua D14 uses two fans. Usually one in the front and the other in the middle of the cooler, so you are not just backing up one fan, you are backing up both of them. 30C is pretty darn warm, warmer than my room gets in the summertime, so I wouldn't at all be surprised. A Coolit ECO would solve that problem very quickly. Besides, unless I'm wrong, I think he is talking about 68C under load, which would seem reasonable under those conditions.

Russ

 

The cooler is setup properly, I made sure to get ram that woul fit. I have actually re-seated it once before because of the temps but there was no noticeable change. And yes the 68C temp is only hit when running a full load (it was WCG but that's pretty close to linpack).

 

Oh a proper burn test? You didn't mention that, I thought you meant a normal loading. That makes more sense.

 

I've only just made your acquaintance Russ and news of your imminent demise is unhappy news for sure. I say get that SSD asap and enjoy the hell outta it

 

I must say Russ, you've always made mention of it but you've never gone into detail. I guess... to have it laid out in front of me is shocking to say the least. You've been a good person and friend to me these last 4 years. Always understanding, and always willing to help or listen. As one of our foremost senior members, your presence will be missed sorely here at AD. Wishing you all the best in this life and the next buddy. Good luck and Godspeed

 

Couldn't have put it better myself Jeff

Hey russ, did you post pics of your coolit installed? Wich page was that on? I'd like to see exactly what you've done If you have posted this already, I apologize. Sometimes things go over my head, unless I'm the one asking the question I'm curious how the Gigabyte heat pipe will be effected, when some of the circulation has been removed...

 

Oman7,
Thanks for the kind thoughts!

No I didn't post pics of my Coolit installed. I don't have a working camera at the moment. I tried to do it with my web cam, but it's just too fuzzy. I need more light to sharpen it up.

If there are problems with the MB temps, the solution is quite simple. I took the 70mm fan off of the 630 Quad stock aluminum block cooler, and it slips right in between the pump housing and the plastic thumb screws snugly. Let it blow right at the back of the video card. I took the blue GigaByte caps off of the heatsinks, as they are only held on with thermal tape. The motherboard temp was 53C before, but now run's at 36-37C after moving the video card back to the 16x slot. The fan will fit snug enough as to not need securing, but I will still get a long zip tie to go around the cooler mount and the fan, just to be sure. Even though the pump housing somewhat blocks the fan, you can't hear it running at 3200 rpm, because of so much open space, and the amount of air it blows, is strong and very cool, by the feel of it. The heatpipe coolers work very well, as long as you can get some air flowing over them. It scatters enough cool air to cool the VRMs as well.

I'll try to take some pics of it tonight, as I got a brighter bulb for a Goosneck desk lamp (think Pixar) Russell used to use, and cleaned it's reflector, so I should be able to get a good enough picture now!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Appreciate it russ xD

 

Kevin,
This is the best that I could do. I'm pretty sure you can get the idea from this pic.



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See how the fan goes in between the bottom of the pump housing and the two lower plastic lock pins? It fits snugly right in that space. Keeps the motherboard nice and cool!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Yes indeedy. A picture IS worth a thousand words That pic makes me jealous. I'm even more tempted to pick one of those badboys up. You know what...I'm gonna take a shot! 75$ is a reasonable risk. LOL! My car has presented its problem to me quite nicely ROFL! What I mean is, since I know what the problem is, I can rest easy. Should be an easy fix. I'm gonna drain the Transmission fluid tomorrow, filter it, replace the transmission filter with a new one, run it for a few weeks, see how it does, than consider having a flush and fill service. The fluid really doesn't look that dark. If I can get a few more thousand miles out of it, I should be happy. Lets just say that the transmission has been shifting funny, on the count of the VSS(Vehicle Speed sensor) sending bad signals, due to metallic particulates in my fluid. Trust me, I've been through this before...

I think I'll purchase the coolit in the morning. (after my deposit has gone through

Thanks for the pic russ xD

 

Kevin,
You're most welcome. Did you notice the optical illusion on the right hand hose covering coming out of the radiator? Looks for all the world like the hose is kinked, right? It's the visual overlap of two small curves in the line. I noticed that and tore the cover off, just to be sure! LOL!! Not much of a pic, because it's almost impossible to keep everything in focus at that distance with a webcam, but it does work well and doesn't look like something that's been cobbled up. It's truly amazing how quiet that fan is with no real back pressure on it. Much louder when mounted on the stock Aluminum heatsink of the 630 Quad. I'm going to shut it down after this post and install a grille on the fan. I wouldn't want to accidentally get a finger in there! Credit for that mod, goes to Will! You can clearly see the difficulty in mounting any fan to the heatsink.

Warmest Regards,
Russ

 

So one of the covers that you referred to removing on your MOBO was it covering that pipe below the rad fan and to the left of the eco pump?

 

Hey Russ call me when U get their,you'll know my number let me know which way U went
Down should be something your used to, as you live in California
Up should be Cloudy with moderate Tempatures
My self I think I would rather go DOWN, IF ITS TRUE WHAT I heard.. I heard theirs no Sex in the up position, so down suits me better

ANYWAY Pleasant JOURNEY, Hope your trip Doesn't take 2 Long

 

I'm going to steal the Wonkavator, so I can go sideways! LOL!!

Check out the fan mod for chipset cooling a few posts back!

Russ

 

creaky : isn't 100 equal to $250.00 U.S.

 

Stock fan flipped around doin the Pushing on the radiator



Look no Gigabyte shields on the NB HS or the MOS HS so the heat can escape better a Russ's Ideal and pretty good in facted!



Hey Thanks for mentioning me About not getting your finger accidentally in the fan.my Eco is Resting at the moment...Waiting for the Results back from Gigabyte next week sometime...




You should have said something . I would have shipped you a few of these fancy Scythe Grills.lol Hey take care of yourself get much rest as you can friend. I shipped my board back today should be in Cali by monday or tuesday. I sent reports with it and what it's doin they need any info. I told them to contact me Via house phone or cell right now.I'm playing around putting together a intel chip board nothing fancy just from so new and old parts just laying around collecting dust



at the moment my mind is stuck getting another Board from my 965BE it's back in it's box also all cleaned up waiting for a good board to live

Happy Building