Quote Originally Posted by Leeghoofd View Post
I would love to see you get good contact with a probe in the center of the heatsink (without modifying the base)
KILLER_K and Leeghoofd, thanks for the input.

I would never place a temp probe between my CPU and waterblock. Common sense says that that would defeat all the effort of machining the block interface as flat as possible, of using the least TIM paste possible, and of obtaining the most direct contact between the heat source and the heat sink.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to set up an R2E safety shutdown based on pump failure, through hardware or software, I would love some suggestions.

On another note, I would like to let anyone interested in TV tuners know that the R2E is OCUR compliant out-of-the-box. I now have two external ATI Digital Cable Tuners working fabulously with the board. No hacks needed. If you have any questions or interest, see http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/05/12...-media-center/ for details fo what I'm discussing. The OCUR-compliance may not be relevant anymore now that CableLabs and Microsoft are playing nice together, but if you're looking for a solution before next year, the R2E mobo works just fine with the ATI DCTs.