what happens when you leave the pc alone for a year+ (56k warning)

[hoax]

So it was time to take Lee Kwid apart ... RIP dirty one

I am not by any means proud of the pics you are about to see, but you guys helped me out from the start, its only fair that you get to see how it ended.

The pc ran 24/7 for a little over one year (non stop). The original mix was distilled water + pentosin + 3 drops of pt nuke. I have to say that on the first months I wanted to leave it alone, was sort of affraid to mess things up and was happy it was working well. In the last few months I could care less about the pc. As long as it was still running I had much bigger things to worry about. I just hoped for it to last until I was ready to build a new machine and go back to air. And so it ran untouched...until today.

btw during this time:
- I only re-filled with distilled water when the level was too low;
- My res used to stay open because of some issues I had with my drain port (stupid but true);
- I never fully drained the system to replace fluid, I never added more Pentosin nor PT nuke to the loop;
- The side panel was open for the last 4 months because of a problem with the dominator fans being hooked behind the mobo;
- Temps were actually fine...not as good as they used to be of course, but it never really bugged me;
- Yes I do have a cat;
- I live in a (very) warm country, can't keep the windows closed and during this year two huge commercial buildings were constructed next to my house;
- Enough excuses, pics:

pic from the first day:




and the ones from today:




Green Tygon?


At least the rad is still clean on this side








stained tygon next to unused leftovers






DDC engraved gel pad? lol




at least no clogged jets..


and no left over gunk


same goes for the MCW60


and the fans....no subtitles required























what more can I say... we all seen dirty rads before, but I guess it also goes to show that if you HAVE to leave it alone for a long time, it still works..

[Manicdan]

dude i have dust problems too, but that dosnt look like dust, that looks like fur.

how many cats do you have?

[xTKxhom3r]

holy ing dude!!!! how did the tygon turn green!!!??? and thats one dirty rad! do you smoke? looks like you smoke alot i bet its all sticky lol

one thing i hate the most is fixing a smokers computer! everything gets sticky and real dirty inside....

btw it looked very nice in the beginning....

[gillbot]

Not as bad as some rig's i've "repaired" in my time but.... yes, dirty!

[bigslappy]

YummY !
I just lost my lunch !!!
darn.. Now my shoes are full of Puke !



Edit: Is that Jungle Junk growin' in the Rad ! I swore I seen IT MOVE !

[Sadasius]

Whoa .....That is a very messy rad. It's a cross between a cat and a rad. Feed it some treats and see if it eats some. Just morbid curiosity!

[NaeKuh]

wash the fans in water.

dont worry about submerging them.

Thats how i clean the fans out.

Also the radiator. i take a garden hose and use pressurized water to blast all the fur away from the fins and allow the fans and rad to bake out in the sun to dry.

if i need to pick between my dog and dust, my dog will always win.

So i learned a few tricks to make maintence easier.

[yngndrw]

Your water / res is in a lot better condition than mine is - I am using just de-ionised water and PT Nuke yet after only a short while I get white powerery stains on everything which has to be physically removed.

[Armstrong57]

Looks like the fans hit puberty!

[hoax]

dude i have dust problems too, but that dosnt look like dust, that looks like fur.

how many cats do you have?

must have lots a animals in the home with that amount of hairs or grow-ops near by

just one.. I never find this much fur anywhere. I have an air purifier in that room and the filters are never ever this bad. Now I know where all the fur goes...lol

how did the tygon turn green!!!??? and thats one dirty rad! do you smoke? looks like you smoke alot i bet its all sticky lol

btw it looked very nice in the beginning....

no idea and

thanks! it was so shiny

Not as bad as some rig's i've "repaired" in my time but.... yes, dirty!

thats a relief lol

YummY !
I just lost my lunch !!!
darn.. Now my shoes are full of Puke !



Edit: Is that Jungle Junk growin' in the Rad ! I swore I seen IT MOVE !

SORRY!!

Whoa .....That is a very messy rad. It's a cross between a cat and a rad. Feed it some treats and see if it eats some. Just morbid curiosity!

[HawaiianSupermn]

doh! That is the nastyiest thing I've ever seen, I feel dirty just looking at it, better go clean my loop now

[T_Flight]

Wow, that truly makes me appreciate my air compressor!

It's amazing that temps didn't go up.

[hoax]

wash the fans in water.

dont worry about submerging them.

Thats how i clean the fans out.

Also the radiator. i take a garden hose and use pressurized water to blast all the fur away from the fins and allow the fans and rad to bake out in the sun to dry.

if i need to pick between my dog and dust, my dog will always win.

So i learned a few tricks to make maintence easier.

thanks NaeKuh, appreciate the suggestions. I got rid of the dust and cleaned the rad but still need to soak the fins, hopefully tomorrow will be sunny too..

You are not saying that you wash the fans without even taking them apart are you? sorry.. I am that clueless..

[MomijiTMO]

Great thread dude. Yeah I already have dust on my rads. When I pull this rig apart after my exams it's going to be a hairy situation, literally.

[hoax]

Great thread dude. Yeah I already have dust on my rads. When I pull this rig apart after my exams it's going to be a hairy situation, literally.

Thanks man! The ironic part is that I took over TWO WEEKS to get the rad clean before installing it


I can't keep up with the replies

will grab some popcorn and let you guys go at it lol

[Snyxxx]

Thanks for posting the great photos. The dusty rads really show the fan "dead spot" very well.

[Larsson]

That’s actually the most disgusting thing I’ve seen come computers, I mean, seriously; it made me feel sick. I was doing kind of ok until that extreme close up shot on the rad appeared on my screen…yuck.

[Pellepel]

Nice photos, when I got to the fans I was like eh not bad, been there done that, scroll down a few...was like WHOA! the Rad was something!

[HotGore]

[Sadasius]

Should make a retro 70's :banana::banana::banana::banana: with that rad as your star....Sure is hairy enough!

[xTKxhom3r]

man i love that close up pic on the rad looks ing sweet post some more!! lol btw we should make this a nasty rig post

[SiGfever]

Hoax,

How have you been my friend? It has been a long time since we heard from you. I trust you will be a little more diligent this time concerning periodic maintenance.

[Hondacity]

excellent photography

[rogard]

I have done the same but mine has run for over a year and is filled with feser one...i gotta do pics of that soon

[IanY]

Don't feel bad. Its not that bad. I've seen a lot worse.

Between my pets and my computers, I would take the computers to the trash dump any day.