LGA 775 Cooling

[QuantumZero]

I have been using the single stage vapochill ls for sometime. Now im gonna step up the game to dual stage and higher for 24/7 use. Currently I am using the P5E3 Premium and QX9770 with vapochill ls running at 5ghz @ -50C uptime 1 month without any shutdown.

To get to this point i have screwed up 3 motherboards because their warranty was void when thermal paste is applied in the socket and its impossible to get it out and clean without damaging the pins, i tried acetone and isoprop and arctic silver cleaning kit. Nothing works.
Asetek says to put the thermal paste in the socket along with that neoprene pad in the center which voids the warranty.
Is there any way i can continue phase cooling without applying anything in the socket or on the motherboard? Just the neoprene gasket with paper towels to soak and prevent condensation?

Thanks

[gosmeyer]

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Is there any way i can continue phase cooling without applying anything in the socket or on the motherboard? Thanks

NO!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=224911

[QuantumZero]

Yes much better. That rubber/clay thing.

[Shalamay]

I just use liquid take on the mb and dielectric greese in the socket. I just use electrical contact cleaner to get it all clean. I've sent back a few mb's without any problems.

[sdumper]

Use Dialectic Grease in your socket and when your done use this to remove it.

http://www.amazon.com/CRC-Contact-Cleaner-Aerosol-Spray/dp/B0013IZRVU/ref=pd_sbs_indust_1

That simple and works great...

[SexyMF]

Why would you need to send a motherboard back unless it was the phase-change and overclocking which damaged it.
Try out the motherboard with stock cooling first to check for any issues.

[QuantumZero]

The motherboard never had any issues. Phase change cooling kills it. I have overclocked on water cooling and no problems. Its just you cant get high clocks on watercooling and temps arent good enough.
On phase change you can keep constant at one temp and get a very good clock that can be stable for 24/7 use except it has its downsides which have all included damage in the socket. And this is why i send my motherboard back so i dont have to buy a $300-$400 motherboard again and they gladly replace it if the motherboard is clean. Thats how its gone for me so far. But these damn motherboards with the white thermal paste wont go off even with acetone.
I have been using this paste ever since the beginning. http://kit-tronics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=3210&cat=156&page=1
So now i should switch over to dialectic grease and use that spray to clean it off easy huh. wish i knew it from beginning.
Also would i get way higher clocks if i used 8gb ddr3-1600? cause 8gb is not at all stable on p5e3 premium even with the high vcore or maybe im just gettin the bios values wrong.

[Jamesrt2004]

Buckeye doesnt use anything in the cpu socket and hes fine.. must be some other area your not insulating properly :/ (no offence) try copy the stuff he does in 2nd post link

[Buckeye]

Not sure what to say, I have not had one socket get damaged by Phase Change or even LN2 yet. Believe me run Phase/Cascade a lot, running AMD stuff at max LN2 temps for many hours things do get a bit frosty and wet but nothing in the socket yet and I use the same type of insulation.

I know some people have a lot more problems then I do when it comes to condensation but just take your time and get a good seal and all should be good. The blue shop towel layer does a pretty good job at wicking up any moisture that might happen.

I should add that one of the biggest problems I have is that darn gasket, sometimes it moves a little and keeps the Evap from getting a good contact with the CPU. Or if I do not take the time to get a nice level surface with the eraser compared to the top of the CPU, high ridges or bumps will keep the Evap from seating nice and neat on the CPU.

Now I always double check to see if I get a good mount and clean contact with Evap and CPU. Set it all up, mount down the clam shell, give it a few twists and take it off to see what the contact was like. I do get plenty of times where the contact is so bad that the Tim has not been touched. That tells me the eraser is to high on the outside area or the foam gasket is getting between the evap and cpu.

I have been runing my Jinu SS Phase on my main rig for a few months now from the time I get up, till I go to bed, and all is dry as a bone.

If moisture is still a problem for you try installing a case fan so it blows right on the Evap Clam Shell area to help keep it dry.

Also on the foam gasket try spreading a very thin layer of grease on it, both sides, before you mount everything down. That might help if high condensation areas.

My main goal when doing all this stuff is to have my equipment survive and not get damaged, and ease of clean up. I truely hate cleaning grease out of the socket or anyplace else on the MB.

Done the very same way I showed in the guide, 4 hours like this and board/socket dry and still using that MB today.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9831/pic0008z.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/pic0008z.jpg/)

[sdumper]

AGAIN just use this and be done with it:
http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/%284hvrnn55gfneztml4oimzten%29/ProductDetails.aspx?SKU=8008104