1st time water cooling...possible disaster...wet motherboard

[yogurt_21]

been a long time since I've had a leak in a water cooling system, plenty with aquariums but I'm less careful with those lol.

I swapped to screw clamps years ago and ever since haven't had any leaks.

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now the whole in the rig out of the rig to me doesn't matter as much as making sure you test with the rig off. I always use ac pumps so that wasn't an issue for me. For those that use dc they just jumper the psu and have nothing else plugged in.

I always leak test for 24 hours just to be sure. Lose your rig for a day to prevent losing your rig for a month.


but it sounds like that's what the op was doing. To me it just seems like he tried firing it up too soon. Even if you're 100% sure that you've got it dry leave the rig setting for 24 hours (after you're done drying it) prior to firing it up. I made this mistake with a 939 rig after a fire (was off at the time but did get hit by a huge wave of water when the fire dept was putting the fire out). i thought it was 100% dry and it wasn't. Thank fully it only fried the sound and forced the memory to single channel memory mode. (epox board, man I miss them) out side of sound and memory channel it still ran fine. It seems you might have fried something more important with yours.

 

[Solaris17]

i dumped feaser blue all over my x58 once i wiped it up blow dried it and it started right back up. its conductivity is low. you lucked out your stuff should be fine.

 

[PopcornMachine]

I obviously screwed up here. Hence the purpose of the thread.

Weather I did not clear it properly, or did not have it completely dry I do not know. Looked dry to me. Never done this before.

That's why I'm asking. Sorry to waste everyone's time.

 

[Thrackan]

So, did you do a re-check on the board? Or is it definitely dead?

 

[PopcornMachine]

So, did you do a re-check on the board? Or is it definitely dead?

Tried another battery and a few things. No luck.

Do I get another board? Is my CPU ok?




Prehaps I will put my 6950 in my Q6600 for now and wait for what bulldozer brings.

 

[n-ster]

Tried another battery and a few things. No luck.

Do I get another board? Is my CPU ok?




Prehaps I will put my 6950 in my Q6600 for now and wait for what bulldozer brings.

I can sell you my AsRock X58 Extreme... It's been sitting there doing nothing for months, no, SEMESTERS lol. I bought it off PaulieG around August IIRC, and a few months after, I replaced it by an X58A-UD3R. been trying to get rid of it

I think you should either sell your remaining stuff (IF you can test it beforehand) or just buy a used mobo that isn't too expensive (pssst, I hear n-ster could sell you one). I think my mobo fits the bill perfectly, cheap in price but does the job nicely performance-wise

 

[brandonwh64]

I also have a EVGA X58 SLI LE board if u dont get N-Sters board. 80$ shipped IYI

 

[n-ster]

I also have a EVGA X58 SLI LE board if u dont get N-Sters board. 80$ shipped IYI

I can't compete with that

 

[PopcornMachine]

I can sell you my AsRock X58 Extreme... It's been sitting there doing nothing for months, no, SEMESTERS lol. I bought it off PaulieG around August IIRC, and a few months after, I replaced it by an X58A-UD3R. been trying to get rid of it

I think you should either sell your remaining stuff (IF you can test it beforehand) or just buy a used mobo that isn't too expensive (pssst, I hear n-ster could sell you one). I think my mobo fits the bill perfectly, cheap in price but does the job nicely performance-wise

I also have a EVGA X58 SLI LE board if u dont get N-Sters board. 80$ shipped IYI

Thanks very much guys, but this is a micro-ATX system/case.

I'm flexible however, and will consider your generous offers as I plan which way to go from here.

 

[brandonwh64]

Thanks very much guys, but this is a micro-ATX system/case.

I'm flexible however, and will consider your generous offers as I plan which way to go from here.

I would trade you cases ive wanted a vulcan for a while

 

[PopcornMachine]

I would trade you cases ive wanted a vulcan for a while

I'm gonna keep my Vulcan. I like it.

One day, the Blue Vulcan will live again!

 

[brandonwh64]

I'm gonna keep my Vulcan. I like it.

One day, the Blue Vulcan will live again!

I will buy a vulcan soon. i may sell that evga board and pick up one

 

[Wile E]

No just moving the WB with hose clamps on the barb's / fittings will not cause new leaks , That is if they are secure and on right there is no way .
I have had my water cooling setup for years now and not ONCE have I had a leak any were . I do not know what it is with people and there water cooling setup's leaking . I have 2 rads connected with a res and a CPU WB . I have yet to see any leaks at any time .
It is so easy not to get any leaks when you take the time to do it right .

@OP
I am sorry to hear this about your system , I would think that if you had no power going to the MB or any other hardware at the time you had the leak that every thing would be just fine , I am at a loos as to what has happened . Tinker with it some more make sure every thing is correctly installed and if nothing then start to RMA things starting with the MB first . That is all I can think of .

When you move a loop, the tubing bends, and can cause pressure buildup in certain parts of the loop forcing water around a seal. If your loop is constructed in such a way that you can uncap the res to move it, this isn't a problem, but if you can't it's easy to spring a leak. The other way to spring a leak by moving a loop is when a fitting ends up spinning a little and loosening. That's what happened to me the last time I moved a loop. The fitting on my DD 4870x2 block spun just enough to drip.

If you build the loop and test it in the exact position you are going to use it, it eliminates these possibilities altogether. The best way to test something is always in the position it's going to be used.

 

[Thrackan]

When you move a loop, the tubing bends, and can cause pressure buildup in certain parts of the loop forcing water around a seal. If your loop is constructed in such a way that you can uncap the res to move it, this isn't a problem, but if you can't it's easy to spring a leak. The other way to spring a leak by moving a loop is when a fitting ends up spinning a little and loosening. That's what happened to me the last time I moved a loop. The fitting on my DD 4870x2 block spun just enough to drip.

If you build the loop and test it in the exact position you are going to use it, it eliminates these possibilities altogether. The best way to test something is always in the position it's going to be used.

True. I did a double test on my first loop. First all the equipment outside the case, then I installed everything inside the case and tested again.