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Processor | Intel C2D E8500 @ 4.25GHz (1.36V) |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 |
Cooling | (Temporary) Tuniq Tower 120 |
Memory | 2GB Transcend aXeram 1200+ |
Video Card(s) | HIS HD3870 CF Volt modded |
Storage | 3 Seagate 320Gb Barracuda in an Intel Matrix Raid array |
Display(s) | Sony GDM-FW900 24" Widescreen CRT (a.k.a "The Shiznotch") |
Case | Ultra Aluminus Full Tower |
Audio Device(s) | onboard Intel HD audio |
Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 |
Software | XP MCE + Vista (HP) dual-boot |
First attempt at water cooling...FAIL! now WINAR!!
Well, I've done it this time!
In an attempt to slap my rig back together with my new blocks, I am met with a no-POST situation. One piece of evidence is that when it is first powered on, you can see that a signal is sent to the monitor for a split-second but it refuses to fully power-on the monitor.
The only things I can think of are that I might have put some extreme pressure on the PCI slot and potentially broke some of the solder joints OR when I put the TIM and block on the video card something got shorted (or worse, crushed)!
At first I thought that the backplate for the CPU block was so tall that the threaded rods and accompanying nuts were shorting to the mobo tray, but a quick aplication of electrical tape behind those areas proved that this was not the case.
Guess I'll have to purchase a temp video card and start the process of elimination.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Bryan
Well, I've done it this time!
In an attempt to slap my rig back together with my new blocks, I am met with a no-POST situation. One piece of evidence is that when it is first powered on, you can see that a signal is sent to the monitor for a split-second but it refuses to fully power-on the monitor.
The only things I can think of are that I might have put some extreme pressure on the PCI slot and potentially broke some of the solder joints OR when I put the TIM and block on the video card something got shorted (or worse, crushed)!
At first I thought that the backplate for the CPU block was so tall that the threaded rods and accompanying nuts were shorting to the mobo tray, but a quick aplication of electrical tape behind those areas proved that this was not the case.
Guess I'll have to purchase a temp video card and start the process of elimination.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Bryan
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