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Wile E · Apr 24, 2009

I'm gonna have to say it's a poorly seated block.

Also, are there any kinks in your lines?

mlee49 · Apr 24, 2009

I reseated the block and cut about 8" of tubing out. That helps but I see one problem in my tubing access to the rad, there seems to be a restriction in the tube so I'm gonna cut the case to help add more flex.

I think I can cut another 6" of tubing down to help as well. This being my first setup I wanted to be over on all my cuts.

I'll check back later after I make the cuts.

DOM · Apr 26, 2009

whats good to clean up your water cooling stuff tubes, blocks, rad etc.

i always have my tubes turn lil green and some lil green blobs in the blocks not many but i want to get rid of it and for it not to come back

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 27, 2009

You can use tomato sauce for cleaning the copper parts of the water blocks.I'm not sure about tubes though,maybe its better with black tubing so you cant see it.

sneekypeet · Apr 27, 2009

yes ketsup or tomato sauce/juice had a high vinegar content that aides in cleaning the metal. I would imagine the Vinegar is good enough, add some baking soda to a toothbrush for scrubbing action.

Cleaned my zalman 9500 dunking it in a bowl of venegar and baking soda, rinse well and dry quickly to prevent oxidation from the tap water (Dont use heat from a hairdryer to speed it up, it left brown spots down deep where the water droplets were.

Cold Storm · Apr 27, 2009

And remember, guys.. Brush for at lease 2 mins, and Floss between the divots! :roll:

Yeah, When I cleaned my Dtec I dunked it in a bowl of Works/water solution. Then used toothbrush to clean it all off..

2lowSniper · Apr 27, 2009

So just curious as to why a brass cleaner ect. isn't used or suggested?

sneekypeet · Apr 27, 2009

depending on the area that needs to be cleaned, a more fluid like cleaner is beneficial to cleaning up after. The vinegars acid eats the grime away, and Baking soda will bubble up and break up tougher crud loose, where a brass cleaner may get built up in small areas. That why I use it at least over commercial polishes/cleaners.

DaMulta · Apr 30, 2009

2lowSniper said:
So just curious as to why a brass cleaner ect. isn't used or suggested?

It leaves a thin layer of oil on it.

EastCoasthandle · Apr 30, 2009

Yeah you can actually feel it on the surface with your fingers. You can guide your fingers across the surface easily as it it slightly slick. When you remove that thin layer of oil the surface has more friction and your fingers won't be able to glide across the surface. I've used 90% rubbing alcohol to and some elbow grease (which means I used a lot of pressure when cleaning the surface) to remove that.

TechnoHolic_Tim · May 1, 2009

hi, iv just bought a xspc delta 450 kit and 2 razor 3870s but i want 2 cool my cpu 2. i no the 1 rs120 rad wouldn't cool my q9400 @3600 1.29v so need another rad. i was thinking along the 240 lines as i want better temps than my air cooler (XigmaTek HDT-s1283). what 240 radiator gives the best band 4 the buck? i think that i would need 1 with a low pressure drop as i don't think my xspc 450 pump is very power full.

thanks

johnnyfiive · May 1, 2009

I may have my water setup for sale soon fellas. I'm planning to build up an AM3 rig (ALL AMD) and also as quiet as possible. Water was nice but it wasn't what I expected. Back to basics! PMSG me if your interested, for sale thread due to be up by the weekend with pics galore.

N4cot1c · May 2, 2009

I think I may have put too much Hydrx in my loop. I put about 2/3'rds of the 2oz bottle in.

DOM · May 2, 2009

his

DOM · May 2, 2009

hers

DaMulta · May 3, 2009

Do u guys think it would be bad to mix a maze5 with a maze4?

I already have a maze4, and am wondering if I should pay the extra to have only maze5 blocks on my 4890 cards.

What video cards are on hers dom?

SystemViper · May 3, 2009

DaMulta said:
Do u guys think it would be bad to mix a maze5 with a maze4?

I already have a maze4, and am wondering if I should pay the extra to have only maze5 blocks on my 4890 cards.

What video cards are on hers dom?

Hey i got a maze 4 just hanging aroiund doing nothing, pay shipping and it;s yours. :rockout:

DOM · May 3, 2009

DaMulta said:
Do u guys think it would be bad to mix a maze5 with a maze4?

I already have a maze4, and am wondering if I should pay the extra to have only maze5 blocks on my 4890 cards.

What video cards are on hers dom?

eVGA 9600GSO 384MB / PALIT 9600GSO 384MB

nothing new to play with

i put the X3350 in today

TechnoHolic_Tim · May 5, 2009

iv just bought a 240 radiator so i can add my cpu 2 the gpu loop. im not sure what temps will be lik but thought that if i change from 8mm id tubing 2 1/2 inch tubing my flow might be alot better, is it worth changing and also how malleable is the 1.2 inch tubing? got some tight bends with 2 graphics cards.
thanks
my loop will be,
xspc 450 pump>cpu>xspc rs240>3870 razor>3870 razor>xspc rs120>pump

johnnyfiive · May 10, 2009

Did some re-tubing today. Also, finally got a picture of my damn cpu info

Before

Drained

Some gunk... all clean now.

Stepping info, woooo! (Cool picture huh!?!)

All done.

Out tubing to the rad is about 3-4 inches shorter and the in tubing is about an inch shorter. Also re-positioned the block so the in and out fittings were positioned RIGHT.

warhawk15 · May 16, 2009

I am looking for a flat top water block for my cpu. I want to tec it with a cpu fan on top. Does anyone know where one can be aquired?

LifeOnMars · Jul 2, 2009

I just wanted to say thanks for an excellent guide East, I'm going to be building a new i7 or phenom II rig soon and I'm seriously looking at watercooling. Not only does it make rigs look uber cool, the heat benefits are obvious.

EastCoasthandle · Jul 16, 2009

LifeOnMars said:
I just wanted to say thanks for an excellent guide East, I'm going to be building a new i7 or phenom II rig soon and I'm seriously looking at watercooling. Not only does it make rigs look uber cool, the heat benefits are obvious.

Great news, let us know how it turns out.

Wile E · Jul 18, 2009

Forgot about this place.

The opening post should probably be edited to mention the Heatkiller blocks. They are making quite the stir.

And I think you should also throw the MCW60 in as a suggestion with the Maze5. I have 2 of each, and the MCW60 outperforms the Maze5, but is a little more restrictive.

Cold Storm · Jul 18, 2009

I have the Heatkiller LT and I'm amazed at my temps. I would of loved to have the Full version but those are hard as hell to find!

System Name	The ClusterF**k
Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4

System Name	The Dove Box Rev 3.0
Processor	i7 8700k @ 4.7GHz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus X APEX
Cooling	Custom water loop
Memory	16GB 3600 MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	2x MSI 780 Ti's in SLI
Storage	500GB Samsung 850 PCIe SSD, 4TB
Display(s)	27" Asus 144Hz
Case	Enermax Fulmo GT
Audio Device(s)	ON BOARD FTW
Power Supply	Corsair 1200W
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Win 10 64x

Processor	Intel i7 4770K
Motherboard	Asrock
Cooling	Water
Memory	Team Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB)
Video Card(s)	EK Full WB HD7970
Display(s)	CROSSOVER 27Q LED-P 27"
Case	Danger Den Torture Rack
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200
Software	W 10 Pro

System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Haro
Processor	AMD 1700x
Motherboard	AsRork x370 Taichi
Cooling	EK Custom Loop - CPU only
Memory	32gb G-Skill Trident Z
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 Superclock 2
Storage	Too Many
Display(s)	Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24" & LG 32 IPS
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos II
Power Supply	Cooler Master V1000
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 500
Software	Win10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	i5 750 4.62ghz pi runs // Evga FTW p55

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

System Name	MY PC
Processor	E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz
Motherboard	Maximus Formula
Cooling	D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB
Memory	XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean)
Storage	2
Display(s)	24"
Case	P180
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Plantinum
Power Supply	Silencer 750
Software	XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7
Benchmark Scores	This varies from one driver to another.

System Name	First Build
Processor	Intel core2 Quad Q9400 OC 3.7GHz 1.34 in windows
Motherboard	Asus P5E3 Premium
Cooling	XSPC delta cpu and pump with 240 + 120 rad and EK FC4890
Memory	corsair 4GB 1600mhz DHX
Video Card(s)	2x xfx 4890 (x16\|x16)
Storage	2X ocz 60gb ssd in raid 0, WD 500GB
Display(s)	Dell S2409W 24" 1080p and Dell E207WFP 20"
Case	Antec P182 (HDD Fan mod, 240 rad mod)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Sound Balster
Power Supply	Corsair tx 750w
Software	windows 7 7100 64bit
Benchmark Scores	cpu load, 45c with max oc 1.34 in windows

System Name	IDK
Processor	Core i7 920
Motherboard	Gigabyte X58 UD5
Cooling	HeatKiller LC, XSPC 360 (3 88CFM Yates), Laing 3.2 w/ DD Top, Enzotech Fittings
Memory	G-Skill Pi 1600mhz 8-8-8-21
Video Card(s)	Nvidia BFG 7950 GT (For now)
Storage	250GB Hitatchi Desktar
Display(s)	Dell 2407WFP (S-PVA)
Case	X-Clio 1000 Super Tower (ROOMY!)
Audio Device(s)	Integrated Realtek Supreme
Power Supply	Aerocool Horsepower 1020 Watt Modular
Software	Windows 7 Build 7100
Benchmark Scores	I'm working on it =/

System Name	Bad Moon Ryzen
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4-F
Cooling	Vetroo V5
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32Gb (8gb x 4) 3200 MHz DDR 4
Video Card(s)	6700 XT
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb, Samsung 860 Evo 500Gb,WD Black 8Tb, WD Blue 2Tb
Display(s)	Gigabyte G24F-2 (180Hz Freesync) & 4K Samsung TV
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact w/Dark Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	MSI MPG A850GF (850w)
VR HMD	Rift S

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