Water cooling the Asus Maximus SE X38

[Talonman]

I'm not sure I can promise that WFO...

Just in case any of you water heads never make it into the 'Intel' section of the board much, I just picked up on a Maximus tip I must post in here too just once.

If when your desktop comes up, and your red X stayes lit up in the bottom right hand side of your screen, indicating your internet connection isn't made for 90 seconds, you need a sound card driver update. When I was OC'ing, at every boot-up, after the desktop would appear, no programs would launch, nor internet connection would be made for 90 long seconds.

Trunes out the soundcard driver that is on the CD, that comes with the Maximus needs updated.

Guys.... this is not a board issue, it's network drivers issue!!!

Asus doesn't have the last Realtek drivers on their support page...

Install version 6.202 and your desktop delay is gone!

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Downloads=true

I'm testing a P5E3 Dlx and had the same problem from the first time, installed Realtek 6.202 driver and everthing is fine!

I had to install the updated driver, and using Device Manager remove the sound card too. The next boot Vista found the sound card, and installed the new updated driver. The third re-boot delay is gone.

That 90sec wait on every re-boot was driving me nutts especially when BIOS tweaking. Just watching the X, and riding the timer out get's old fast!! Man!!

We are all Maximus guys in here, so the idea that the Driver on the supplied CD is the direct cause of this delay, can't be kept a secret.

Even the Aftermarket water-cooling thread should know...

I asked the question my self (before ordering them) regarding the flow and here is the answer.

"our freezers are channel freezers and have no flow restrictions."

When i look side the NB freezer it has a spiral share

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(sort off) and to my self appears more in depth than the normal stock block
Will let you know after i have installed them

BTW, I have to say they do look like quality blocks, and I do think they gave you a good responce too.
Time will tell. May cool temps blow your way!
neo_rtr, what is the current temp today in the room your plan on running your rig? (Just thinking ahead already about your situaction.)