more cool air coming in blasting cpu is bound to result in lower temps.
of course depending on where your pc is located, airflow around your pc
just make sure its not recycling warm air into your case...
more cool air coming in blasting cpu is bound to result in lower temps.
of course depending on where your pc is located, airflow around your pc
just make sure its not recycling warm air into your case...
especially as the ondie temp sensor is on the edge of the die...
I found the lessons learned section helpful, thanks for sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by xXxDieselxXx
On number 7 I'd personally add heatgun as then you don't have to do everything in the kitchen. :)
#12 Super Glue? Seriously? I wouldn't think that that would have very good thermal xfer properties...the Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive would seem a safer bet to me. So whats the deal, is super glue a secret TIM I've never heard of?
Great sum up!
Hehehe thanks sir the idea is to share and learn :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by InTheFlow
Regarding the glue.. that was a tip I got from someone here (Please forgive me don't remember your name)... at first I tried to do it with the standard adhesive that comes with the sinks.. but to be honest I think chewing gum will hold better :woot: Once I started manipulating the cables and tubes the sinks started to rain down the case.. I said the heck with that and used 4 little drops of super glue with a needle on each corner and that did the job... I was a little scared of fuming or some type weird smoke reaction with that but nope all good .. in fact I'm getting very good temps in my GPU... 20C drop that's a lot IMO. Of course the reading it's not accurate but I measured the reading on standard and WC solutions using the same method and basically saw 20C drop.. that's quite nice for a BF2 gamer like me ;)
Regarding the heatgun.. man I which I had one.... didn't like the trip back and forth with the hot water.
Also I tought on grabing my wife's travel steamer for ironing clothes but I got lazy and wanted to get it done.
I have heard here and at other forums that the swify heatsinks don't stick on very well. I didn't run into that issue because I had the ones that came with the SLI kit and they stayed on very well.Quote:
Originally Posted by xXxDieselxXx
Did you remove what was left of the thermal pad on the ramsinks or just use the glue on the corners to keep them from falling off until the chips could get hot enough to 'mate' properly?
Yes, a 20 C drop in your GPU temp is great! However, doing so will not tell you how well the super glue is Xfering the heat from the chip to the RAM sinks. :) (If in fact there is only the super glue between the sink and chip.)
Probably the only 'real' test you could do is by touching the heatsinks to see how hot they get after doing some serious gaming.
I actually only used the AS Thermal Adhesive on the back of the card where those small chips that get really hot are. I can tell it works good because when I touch one of the heatsinks, that baby is HOT!
I just reached in and touched my ramsinks. I'd say they are somewhere between warm and hot. To me hot=can't keep my finger on it except for a few seconds!;)
If you feel like it, I'd like to know how hot your ramsinks are according to the 'finger test'.
what would happen if you mix AS Adhesive with some AS5?
this mixture you could still remove heatSink, VS pure AS Adhesive which is permanently fixed?
I'll run the finger test and will let you know when I get a chance...
I applied the glue on the thermal adhesive .. I noticed it was somehow soft so I figure the glue and the adhesive will melt to a point with the heat making it more sticky... and it seems to be the case... it worked for me at least :)
I would try using AS Ceramique instead of AS5 for those sinks since it's not or at least less conductive ... to avoid some shorts... too many little booby traps around that area :DQuote:
Originally Posted by septim
i'd use the heatsinks mc14 for my gpu card when i get my gpu block from radiical
and i didn't like the look of those thermal adhesive double sided tape so i was
wondering what mixture to replace them with.
7800GS so far only Radiical Gpu Block will mount on it...
If you do use the thermal adhesive, make sure you pick up one of the ArctiClean kits so you can get all the thermal pad residue off.Quote:
Originally Posted by septim
The adhesive has to be mixed throughly otherwise it doesn't 'work' right. I mixed and applied 3 batches before I got it right. However, once I figured it out...its some strong stuff!
I don't know what ratio of adhesive to AS5 you would want as I've only used it by itself. However, a search here and/or at other forums should get ya the info because I've seen it around somewhere. ;)
When I read this I thought you were wrong because I had read somewhere that AS5 was not electrically conductive. So I hopped over to the AS website and looked into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by xXxDieselxXx
Turns out we are both sort of right. :D The below quotes are taken right from the AS website. I added the bold though.
Arctic Silver 5
"Not Electrically Conductive:
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)"
Céramique
"Electrical Insulator:
Céramique does not contain any metal or other electrically conductive materials. It is a pure electrical insulator, neither electrically conductive nor capacitive."
I guess its all splitting hairs but it probably doesn't matter which way you go because we put such a small amount on the heatsinks and such that it shouldn't be touching any of the 'booby traps' anyway! ;)
Lol nice research there buddy... water cooling is also about luck.. just like overclocking.. :banana:Quote:
Originally Posted by InTheFlow
LOL...so is building a computer...while working on hooking up my inverters, I accidently touched the 12V line to ground. 'POP' and then no power! I got lucky because when I tried powering up again all was well!Quote:
Originally Posted by xXxDieselxXx
Here's to luck, may it always flow freely...:rofl:
yah too much AS5, with overflow (first timer) to side of cpu die is not good, once power on thing starts beeping. had to redo applying a smal 1/16 diameter to make it work
EK's website has two sets of Barbs and now I'm confused as to which one to get.
He's got the 1/2" ID fitting G1/4 & the 7/16" ID fitting G1/4.
Which one is the revision 2 talked about in this thread?
Is one better than the other for any reason. I'm getting them for my Storm Rev 2 waterblock.
Thanks.
Edit: Sorry for posting this here, I clicked the wrong thread.
1/2, 14mm OD ones I believe.
Its 6am though, so dont quote me on that...