let the madness begin...

[ericFX1984]

ok it takes around 45 mins to pull to 0F at the water block face... not too bad if you ask me

[ericFX1984]

looks like next friday or saturday I will be insulating my board and installing this chiller unto my PII 965, I can already do 4.0GHz on air if I run my Kaze Ultra (130+ cfm) instead of my Delta (90 cfm)

I will also be switching over to a tech station to make my life easier!

so I am hoping for a solid 4.5GHz machine

[underdog1425]

Whats your plan for the water lines? Insulating, or are you going to run it to just below ambient?

[ericFX1984]

Whats your plan for the water lines? Insulating, or are you going to run it to just below ambient?

insulating, I already have the stuff to do this, however I will not be home to do it until friday or saturday

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

looks like next friday or saturday I will be insulating my board and installing this chiller unto my PII 965, I can already do 4.0GHz on air if I run my Kaze Ultra (130+ cfm) instead of my Delta (90 cfm)
I will also be switching over to a tech station to make my life easier!
so I am hoping for a solid 4.5GHz machine

Duh, I saw PII 965 as was like you are doing all this for a Pentium 2 I have had a long day can you tell

Anywho, Pictures are required on Sunday after playing with it

[underdog1425]

insulating, I already have the stuff to do this, however I will not be home to do it until friday or saturday

Gotchya, and I also vote for pics.

[ericFX1984]

Duh, I saw PII 965 as was like you are doing all this for a Pentium 2 I have had a long day can you tell

Anywho, Pictures are required on Sunday after playing with it

PII 965 = Phenom II x4 Black 965

it is a common abrv. well I thought it was anyways

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

PII 965 = Phenom II x4 Black 965

it is a common abrv. well I thought it was anyways

I have been in Intel land since I killed my X2 4400+ so I am sure it is in your neck of the forum

[ericFX1984]

I have been in Intel land since I killed my X2 4400+ so I am sure it is in your neck of the forum

I did nothing but intel after I got my e4300, I had several and finally a q9550

but this time I was on a budget, $100 got me the Phenom II 965 Black and the motherboard (both used)

[Plan.B]

Nice setup. I would suggest a smaller res, like this one: http://www.target.com/Rubbermaid-12-..._qi_detaillink
You would be able to pull those temps down quicker with less coolant

[ericFX1984]

Nice setup. I would suggest a smaller res, like this one: http://www.target.com/Rubbermaid-12-..._qi_detaillink
You would be able to pull those temps down quicker with less coolant

well I relise that but I would also have to run the unit more often to maintain temps, at this point it takes about 3 or 4 days for the coolant to reach room temps, it would take much less time if I had less fluid...

[Plan.B]

so you have a thermostat or something to turn the unit off and on according to temps? I bypassed my thermostat and ran the thing straight. Not really good for 24/7 usage... Good for gaming though. 3 or 4 days? dayuum that's a long time

[ericFX1984]

so you have a thermostat or something to turn the unit off and on according to temps? I bypassed my thermostat and ran the thing straight. Not really good for 24/7 usage... Good for gaming though. 3 or 4 days? dayuum that's a long time

thats with he unit just turned off

[underdog1425]

well I relise that but I would also have to run the unit more often to maintain temps, at this point it takes about 3 or 4 days for the coolant to reach room temps, it would take much less time if I had less fluid...

Another vote for large res from me, it will help maintain the temps longer.

[ericFX1984]

Another vote for large res from me, it will help maintain the temps longer.

what should I do a 20 gallon instead? lol

[[XC] gomeler]

as big as you can go I have a 15 gallon water barrel for my chiller project. Just need to insulate it.. =\

[FrostyAMD]

just a coupla quick questions what size brand is your reservoir, and how did you manage the fittings need specifics on those. Thanks

[ericFX1984]

just a coupla quick questions what size brand is your reservoir, and how did you manage the fittings need specifics on those. Thanks

its an old coleman like 7 gallons

I used a box knife and cut out the holes for the fittings

then took some scrap copper tubing and cut one end of it in 4 strips so I could 'butterfly' it out and pushed it through, then I hot glued both sides to seal it up

then on the outside I pushed a 1/2" plastic tubing mender into the copper tubes and used pliers to make it fit really tight, then used JB Kwik (5 minute JB weld) and finished it of with hot glue for good measure

[ericFX1984]

as big as you can go I have a 15 gallon water barrel for my chiller project. Just need to insulate it.. =\

My dad have a 55 gallon plastic barrel

[ericFX1984]

getting closer

[KILLER_K]

I like this indeed, as it looked like a fun project. I'm impressed by this and good luck with. waiting to see the results.

[ericFX1984]

ok everything is cold at idle (less than 0c) but almost instantly the CPU hits around 18c on load (4.2GHz 1.425v Phenom II 965 Black) is this normal or do I need to tear into the block and reseat?

however the coolant in the res stays around -7c

[ericFX1984]

I think this might be the issue. Correct me if I am wrong but this is really uneven and pretty thick on one side.

[NotSoCoolJ]

I don't know what thermal paste you are using, but it looks like it's freezing and becoming less than useful.
You should probably use something like AS Ceramique. Or IC diamond.
Also, I don't like the way that contact patch looks at all. Check with no thermal grease or anything and see if the block rocks around on the CPU. It looks like you just used too much paste though.

[ericFX1984]

well I mixed it, not very pretty but it should work, tested for leaks with my dad's vac tester on one port and my thumb on the other port