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DOH DOH DOH :slap: :rofl: me so silly...............
Yep, this can be tough. What worked best for me was to tilt the case up on a corner and move it around relatively violently. :D Once I stopped getting air out in that position, I'd switch to a different corner.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeoffP
The molex connector has two black wires in the middle. They are both ground. Then as alphaOne said, there is a 12V yellow wire on one side and the 5V red wire on the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeoffP
I'm glad you figured out the problem and simply need to flip the pins around on your connector to fix the issue. However, I don't understand how you can be measuring 9.9V on the 5V line... :confused:
What voltage does your multimeter show you now that you have corrected the pin layout on the molex connector?
The reb/black reading is an unloaded voltage measurement. Haven't measured the yellow/black pins yet, will do so tomorrow and post results.Quote:
Originally Posted by InTheFlow
Leak Testing:
Run for 17 hours now. No more leaks...
Can't see any bubbles in the loop at all.
Also plugged pumps red/black pins in molex so they marry with orange/black from pc p/supply. Turned on pc p/supply, pump runs :slap: my bad
Congrats on getting it working. What voltage reading do you get?Quote:
Originally Posted by GeoffP
plug in the rest of the components and seal that case...
Yep, sounds sweet!
You've had a fairly trouble free build. Hope you're pleased?
Just ensure you've every skerrick of air out of the rad though. Otherwise it'll pulsate and absorb your pump's output.
Yes I just blow out the rad but it's important to block fan rotation. You can spin it up to ridiculous revs if you don't block it.
The great thing about that compressor is it has no moisture or oil in the output, so is perfect for dedusting a computer.
I'm seriously considering bolting a second case to serve as WC box for my rig. Lian-Li V1000B+ is a great case but little room. A second would allow internal rads and plenty of space for my raid arrays, M-cube temp monitoring stuff, WC etc.
I got the elite kit from Petra and have added EK blocks for the 680 chipset and vid card. I'm starting with a Thermochill 120.2 and figure my duo-case would allow several single rads to be added as required if there's too many blocks for the rad. We'll see?
Measured last night, forgot to write it down.Quote:
Originally Posted by InTheFlow
Approx. 5V to 6V on the Red, 13V to 15V (or 14V) on the orange.
I'm getting there :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by septim
Sleeved my dual UV lights, rear fan above CPU and front buttons & LED's on the U2 case last night.
Ran out of time after that.
Will try fitting off power supply and tidying up the cabling - really regretting not buying a modular supply
I just want to make sure all the cabling is loomed up nicely before I throw the switch cause I don't want to climb back into the case for a while.
All powered up - nothing blew up - amazing :p: I was quite pleased as all extended or shortened cabling worked first time :D
Currently using U2 rig to post this message.
Still have a few things to clear up, which I will do tomorrow:
- HDD & Power LED connectors are back the front on the mobo - hence no visual indication on front of case.
- Problem with USB wireless keyboard.
- Have to reload x-Fi XtremeMusic drivers as it has :banana::banana::banana::banana: itself due to changing the card to a different PCI slot.
All really minor stuff I will sort out shortly - not tonight though.
Got the UV light going, added one half of one container of G12 additive, not reacting to UV light at all. How much do I need to add?
Also accidentally stepped on one of the UV lights :slap: , will have to pick up another one tomorrow.
Cabling is pretty good, I used black sleeving - about 5 metres of it plus about 1 metre of heat shrink. In conjunction with the black case, it blends it really nicely :)
Even with the fans running flat chat, it is very quiet, and that is with the sides and top off.
Will post some pictures tomorrow.
me so happy :woot: :bounce: :wierd: :banana: :rehab: :banana3: :bounces:
What software r u all using to monitor CPU & GPU temps - links please :)
I use Coretemp (Free) and Everest Ultimate (Not free) for CPU temps. And Everest for GPU temps.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeoffP
http://www.lavalys.com/
http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/CoreTemp/
Enjoy The Build BTW! :D
lucky lucky. post em pics soon. hehe
I wanna see pics!
-yan
Last bit of sleeving finally finished...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...CUBEIT/94s.jpg Just after the next photo I stepped on one of the UV lights http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...CUBEIT/95s.jpg Nice and neat :) http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...CUBEIT/96s.jpg
Added some Pentosin
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...CUBEIT/97s.jpg Notice how as Pentosin is heavier than water it is slowly dropping down through the distilled water in the tubing - pump not running
Some internal cabling - also changed power supply to modular unit, made cable reticulation so much better.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...CUBEIT/98s.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...CUBEIT/99s.jpg
Still have to put in the blank plates
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...UBEIT/100s.jpg
This is a really good shot showing how most of the ugly cabling is restricted to the base of the power supply
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...UBEIT/101s.jpg
Ready for final power and leak testing
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...UBEIT/102s.jpg
U2's home -
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...UBEIT/103s.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...UBEIT/104s.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...UBEIT/105s.jpg I changed the MM front grills - bit too much in the end.
The work room aftermath
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...UBEIT/106s.jpg
Will finish off the build Saturday (going out for dinner tonight straight after work), take a whole heap of finished rig photos & clean up. Then start looking at temps after that.
Also, where do you think the UV light is - when you find it the replacement second light will go directly opposite it. Am using the first toggle switch to the right of the fan control knobs to switch it on/off.
Thanks for the links mate. Will download and test on the weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patriote
Have you found the grills you are after yet? I ended up going with normal wire grills - plain but nice :)
BTW - no answer to this question yet, how much pentosin do I need to add to the loop. Half a bottle yielded no reaction to the UV light.
Make sure you got the reactive UV pentosin. I believe it is not UV reactive by default and is a mixture made by resellers (like Petra's).Quote:
Originally Posted by GeoffP
Also, in regards to modular power supplies. They seem to not perform at the same level of power supplies that are hardwired. There were a few articles floating around a few months ago and I'll see if I can dig them up. I remember PCP&C referring to such articles when asked why they didn't make modular PSU's.
You might want to ask Petras. I think they were the ones that first posted pictures of the UVness of the red Pentosin. Its cool how it goes to the bottom...Quote:
Originally Posted by GeoffP
Anyway, you've done a nice job there man! Congrats. :toast:
yeah finish up photos so we can all oogle em. hehe
I like the grills.
Yeah, modular is just a bunch of connections to intermitent fault on you, imho.
Everest Ultimate is a go. It can log temps etc and read out to any LCD. I have it displaying my temps to a lcd in keyboard.
It'll be interesting to see your temps. Should be good.
I bought the UV reactive G11 & G12 Pentosin from Petra's.Quote:
Originally Posted by ranker
I tested the UV light up against the bottles of pentosin in the dark and they glowed, hence my query about how much to put into the loop. The stuff glows in the bottle, but not in the loop. Other UV cables are glowing fine.
Re the modular power supply - Not that worried about it. It has more than enough power for my requirements, 5 year warranty, something goes wrong, RMA it back to pccasegear :)
Initial temperature readout as follows this morning after running for 1 hour. (I forgot that I was already running Everest so I have before and after temps already):
CPU#1
Air: 42C
WC: 27C
CPU#2
Air: 43C
WC: 28C
GPU's
Air: 55C (minimum)
WC: 35C
Can you get Everest to report separately on the 2 GPU's. Only ever got it to report on GPU#1 :confused:
GPU#2 is definitely working :p:
10% solution, 9:1 mix with distilled water, I believe.
like put the whole bottle into a 1.5 Liter distilled water and mix well...
You know, the one thing I didn't do was measure how much water I actually put in the loop :slap:
Do you guys know how much water is in your loop(s)?
What would be an average for a PA120.3, EK250 & abut 5 to 6 feet of tubing 1/2" ID - i guessing about 700 to 800 ml.