Project: PEGASUS - 56k very unfriendly

[NaeKuh]

OMFG, filled, leak tested, now turned on and installing windows! Woo!

OMG where is the finishing pics???

Dont tell me you picked up a bad habit of mine.

[dreamaxx]

Update on the scythe, if I push the PCB in a bit further all of a sudden the LCD screen works. WTF? As soon as I take away that pressure it stops though. I have work everyday from 8am till 7.30pm from today until Friday guys, so don't expect any photos before the weekend Anyways, if I haven't tightened my compressions enough it'll be dead before then lol :P I found it near impossible to get a wrench on any of the 45 degree fittings in the mosfet/cpu/nb/sb area coz there just wasn't enough space (and both mosfet blocks and the CPU block have dual 45s on them!), so I'm really hoping they're tight enough - I basically leak tested for about 3-4 hours yesterday, another hour this morning, how long do you reckon I need before I can be sure it isn't gonna leak? And for another noob question, do I have to worry about compressions slackening off, i.e. should I keep checking they're tight? Or will they just keep their pressure? But I can say the motherboard weighed 3.2kg without liquid in it And the case itself weighs approx. 30kg. But it is STILL sitting on my glass desk (seemingly happily). Hehe My crucial ballistix tracers also light up Pegasus on the side panel really prettily, as they twinkle it looks like the stars at his feet are twinkling. And up on the ceiling when the lights are out at night the LEDs from the ram make stars twinkle on the roof, as it shines up through the top plate! Yep it's very pretty hehe.

[shazza]

Hmmnnn ... wondering if your molex pins are making good connection on the Scythe? Can you check the back and make sure the pins are in all the way? Although it sounds like what your describing is the connection to the fan controller itself - not sure.

My 2 cents on compressions ... you don't need to use a wrench with them, unless your fingers are very weak. They don't have to tighten all the way down. As long as they are not loose, you should be okay, and it's unlikely that they'll wriggle loose. I'd leak test overnight (with no power on the mobo, obviously) just for comfort.

Can't wait to see the pics.

[masska]

Update on the scythe, if I push the PCB in a bit further all of a sudden the LCD screen works. WTF? As soon as I take away that pressure it stops though. I have work everyday from 8am till 7.30pm from today until Friday guys, so don't expect any photos before the weekend Anyways, if I haven't tightened my compressions enough it'll be dead before then lol :P I found it near impossible to get a wrench on any of the 45 degree fittings in the mosfet/cpu/nb/sb area coz there just wasn't enough space (and both mosfet blocks and the CPU block have dual 45s on them!), so I'm really hoping they're tight enough - I basically leak tested for about 3-4 hours yesterday, another hour this morning, how long do you reckon I need before I can be sure it isn't gonna leak? And for another noob question, do I have to worry about compressions slackening off, i.e. should I keep checking they're tight? Or will they just keep their pressure? But I can say the motherboard weighed 3.2kg without liquid in it And the case itself weighs approx. 30kg. But it is STILL sitting on my glass desk (seemingly happily). Hehe My crucial ballistix tracers also light up Pegasus on the side panel really prettily, as they twinkle it looks like the stars at his feet are twinkling. And up on the ceiling when the lights are out at night the LEDs from the ram make stars twinkle on the roof, as it shines up through the top plate! Yep it's very pretty hehe.

I had the same issue with my Scythe, because I sleeved everything somehow it wasn't making good contact. After a bit of playing around and shorter heatshrink, it works fine. I leak test mine under load for about 4-5 hours then idle overnight. I dont think compressions will come loose, but when I install comp fittings I always dip the back end in some dist water first. I think it helps with the seal and expansion/contraction of the o-ring.
30+ kg's on a glass top, I guess you know what you're doing.
I've got the red tracers in my build too and yes they do look purrtie

[NaeKuh]

ummm dream you shouldnt have to use a wrench to tighten compressions... if you do, then its not a great compression as it can and might rip the tubing.

I think waterlogged showed us this very nice in a cross slice on why we should hand tighten them and not use a wrench....

Have your bf use some muscle and do it with you with a towel to get more friction.

[shazza]

Have your bf use some muscle and do it with you with a towel to get more friction.

There is just nothing I can add to that ...

[NaeKuh]

show him a pic of shazza's bloody hand and tell him if he doesnt do this for ya, this is the end result!

[CptDreadFlint]

Have your bf use some muscle and do it with you with a towel to get more friction.

Burning some incense with soft music by candle light for firmly fastened compressions wouldn't hurt none either.


Can't wait to see all the glittery prettiness, dreamaxx!

[dreamaxx]

Haha you guys

I actually did get my boyfriend to tighten them, and James as well. The wrench didn't work anyway lol. They're mostly all hand tightened Yeh the glass table seems to be holding up alright. I think it is tempered glass, and the feet are sitting above the supports anyway, or close enough. I reckon it's alright.

Will look into the fan controller issues soon.

[MomijiTMO]

Umm nah. But something more sturdy to put your case on before your table breaks and your TJ07 gets dented up.

[kinghong1970]

dayum... for a moment there.. i had a flashback of that scene in Ghost...



Eat your Heart Out Feser!!! BP got Star Power!!!

[Hens]

hahaha, good call kinghong

[MomijiTMO]

You can't be serious.

[RCG_Bex]

ROFLMBFFAO!!!!!

Aw man, that's just made my day....

~Bex

[dreamaxx]

Lol...

OK, so I had a quick look in the bios and my little koolance flow meter reads about 3700ml/min. That is about 0.9 US gpm. That seems low hey? :|

PS... Went off to find LinX to test overclocks when I get round to doing some overclocking this weekend and found this instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apNtZtqhmO8 hehe

Can anyone tell me HOW I set the computer to shut down depending on RPM of fans, (or pup and flow meters)? Honestly sometimes I think I'm retarded but in the R2E bios I just CANNOT find the option!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Can anyone tell me HOW I set the computer to shut down depending on RPM of fans, (or pup and flow meters)? Honestly sometimes I think I'm retarded but in the R2E bios I just CANNOT find the option!

use speedfan, search for how to set it up, I know there is a thread about it kickin around here somewhere...

[dreamaxx]

Does the Asus Qfan thingy work?

[millertime359]

Does the Asus Qfan thingy work?

I've used it when I was still aircooling, but never ran across a shutdown feature in it, but never looked for one. I'm pretty certain I have it set in my bios.

[NaeKuh]

i head lynx make the worst pets.

along with foxes.

I always wanted a white arctic fox. :\

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hga-a...eature=channel

[dreamaxx]

OK, can anyone who knows the asus r2e bios help me work out how to set auto shut down?

also, what is everyone's opinion on my flow rate of ~3600ml/min? too low? Temps are fine now, but I haven't overclocked. PC Probe II tells me temps are as follows - CPU 33 deg C, MB 31 deg C (what is MB, is that telling me mosfets by any chance, it tells me NB and SB separately, and I'm a bit concerned about the mount of the blocks on my mosfets), SB - 35 deg C, NB 35 deg C. Pump rpm 4100, flow meter, around 3730 but it drops sometimes down to 3600ml/min.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

.93gpm is decent enough, a touch on the low side but ok

[millertime359]

Dream, I just went checked in my bios, I have a D5 with the tach cable plugged into CPU fan, and in bios it set to give me a warning when I get below 1200 RPM. I also have the bios monitoring the temp of the CPU, that is found under CPU settings and the warning on the pump is found under hardware profile. I am not certain now if it will shut me down if problems arise, I guess I just figured it would, might need to read the book on that to be certain . I hope that helps

[NaeKuh]

OK, can anyone who knows the asus r2e bios help me work out how to set auto shut down?

also, what is everyone's opinion on my flow rate of ~3600ml/min? too low? Temps are fine now, but I haven't overclocked. PC Probe II tells me temps are as follows - CPU 33 deg C, MB 31 deg C (what is MB, is that telling me mosfets by any chance, it tells me NB and SB separately, and I'm a bit concerned about the mount of the blocks on my mosfets), SB - 35 deg C, NB 35 deg C. Pump rpm 4100, flow meter, around 3730 but it drops sometimes down to 3600ml/min.

dream in cmos there is no warning for shutoff? or a beep buzzer incase cpu fan dies?

It only applies to the CPU fan socket where shutdown can occure

However dream.... now a days, on both your cpu and gpu, it has an autoshut off incase TDP is exceeded, so i dont think you really need to worry.

Ive had the cpu turn off by itself when a pump died because it over heated. And stupid me kept trying to turn it back on only to see bios say

CPU OVERHEAT! Then shut off again.

[shazza]

I don't think you can use ASUS Qfan to shut off anything, and I doubt it will work with a pump. I researched this a while ago, but didn't come up with anything - not saying absolutely it isn't possible, but my guess is you'll have to go with some other method.

Also ... temps don't look too bad. I wouldn't worry about remounting blocks etc until you've let it run a while, and become comfortable with all the temps and are sure they are stable.

[soulesschild]

Amazing.