mePy2 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 Thank you @BadGoldEagle Anyway I saw the screws have a "limit” (you cannot tighten them in infinite) and that’s the reason why I asked. I’m thinking maybe they were not tighten enough. About the o-rings... yeah but the pressure is between the copper and the little aluminum plate. Which is "unusual”? Strange anyway. But I’m thinking LOL if they were put there for assembly only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
360alaska Posted November 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 8 hours ago, mePy2 said: Mhm... yeah... are you sure about it? And then, why putting them at all? (I found they are useless too. I mean, I cannot see their functionality) Another thing, when putting the screws with the springs (the one that attach the CPU PCB to that metal plate behind the copper liquid thing) should I tighten them until the screws stop? I didn't say they had no use, I said it helps assembly when attaching the waterblock to the CPU. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mePy2 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 hours ago, 360alaska said: I didn't say they had no use, I said it helps assembly when attaching the waterblock to the CPU. Yeah, sure... but I expected something more "important"... I’m going to replace them anyway though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mePy2 Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Guys, another thing... what can I do for these? Ps: do you suggest me to change the thermal compound on the North Bridge too? How can I check its temperature? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mePy2 Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 @kby You wrote about testing the LCS connecting it directly to its wire. What about those holes in the CPUs PCBs? I mean they are always power related... I do not want to make something wrong. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mePy2 Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Just sent the same post two times... apparently I cannot delete it... Since I am here... would someone explain me “what I have done” in the picture above? It was not me, but the old owner. I do not like it though. I am worried since it is the CPU PCB itself. On 11/12/2019 at 2:00 PM, mePy2 said: Guys, another thing... what can I do for these? Ps: do you suggest me to change the thermal compound on the North Bridge too? How can I check its temperature? Edited November 15, 2019 by mePy2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mePy2 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Hi everyone, what is this blueish-green thing on the copper? (Oxidation?) Also, what can I use to remove the glue? And what kind of glue it is? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mePy2 Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Hello again... I wrote a long post until the page refreshed. I’m very frustrated now... Anyway I made the disassembling. What I have now is this: • the liquid was like water, no color at all... • there was little liquid inside • no @BadGoldEagle orange little balls • what kind of hoses they are? Seems very strong and made with two materials. The inside is something like plastic, and outside rubber. • What kind of glue it is? I need the same glue. That’s all... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kby Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 On 11/15/2019 at 2:41 PM, mePy2 said: @kby You wrote about testing the LCS connecting it directly to its wire. What about those holes in the CPUs PCBs? I mean they are always power related... I do not want to make something wrong. Thanks Sorry; not on here a lot. Presumably you have figured this out, but those are the connectors to power the CPU. They won't power the pump. You won't even have the CPU cards attached to the system to do the heat gun/hair dryer test. The glue appears to be a thermal glue. I have not messed with the glue down by the blocks. I have had some on the pump connections that had to be replaced to removed the hoses; I replaced it with some organic-based (toluene solvent) flexible stuff; usually goes by the name "Goop" (I know, really specific, but that is the trademarked name it is sold by). The old stuff will chip away fairly easily. It appears to be hot glue gun glue to me, but I don't know for sure. I have never pulled out the CPU blocks. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. You can think of the assembled system as a sandwich for each CPU where the top piece of bread is the CPU and the bottom one is alumnium plate. The inside of the sandwich is the CPU cooling block. THe spring-loaded screws that go through hold two pieces of bread together tightly around the filling. I don't prefer automotive coolants as they are toxic (not that we should be drinking them here anyway and shouldn't really be needed. The CPUs will shut down around 80ºC so the coolant doesn't get that close to the boiling point of 100ºC. Combustion temperatures in an automotive engine are much higher (~230 ºC) which is much higher than the normal boiling point of water. Such systems in addition run significantly pressurized. LCS for computers generally run pretty close to atmospheric. The corrosion inhibitors in traditional antifreeze are probably more atuned to protecting iron rather than alumnium, although these days most include some aluminum corrosion inhibitors. Again, you're not dealing with all the ugly byproducts of closed combustion, so this is kind of a moot point for a computer LCS. I would not worry about the look of the CPU board connects. They are bolted down with a star washer than bites into the surface, so they'll always look a bit ragged. Worry if there's no metal or the metal is coming off. Commenting on the original poster's pictures, I have had bad luck with tygon (transparent vinyl) tubing. It looks good and I would normally think it would hold up better, but in practice it didn't. It leaks more as it gets soft at the upper end of the temperature range. You can't clamp it down as tightly either, as it deforms and/or perferates.-kby Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mePy2 Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Thank you for the reply. I am pretty sure the connection on those holes anyway happen behind the board. The screws make it sure the pcb and power sources are well tight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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