Very New to Water Cooling, Need All the Help I Can Get!

sneekypeet · Aug 16, 2010

my loop spills out the door and onto the table currently, so Im little help here

MT Alex · Aug 16, 2010

Yup, rads can go in or out either fitting, as well as most blocks, other than some D-Teks. I have the DD MC TDX (a TDX designed for multi cores) and it doesn't matter which.

The first time I set up my loop (which was January of this year) I was all aflutter with wonder and doubt, now it all seems very easy and not at all spooky. I mounted my rad and pump, and then put my block on without TIM, cut and ran all the tubing, and then removed my motherboard. This allowed me to leak test without worry, and still use my computer set up with no case for the night.

Since then I've added another tripple rad and a DD block on my 5870.

Don't forget to leak test with a spare PSU, or jumper yours with a paper clip.

blu3flannel · Aug 16, 2010

Wow, that's a nice setup you have there.

I think I'll set the loop outside the case and preserve the main components, there's a lot of cat and dog hair floating around. But if that wasn't the case then that would be an awesome way to do it. :toast:

EDIT: Actually, I think I will do that, I'll just put the parts in their respective boxes. Thanks for the advice!

blu3flannel · Aug 16, 2010

Uh-oh, the CPU block has sprung a leak! :eek:

What do I do? Should I caulk it or something? :confused:

brandonwh64 · Aug 16, 2010

OK im here LOLZ just got off work! i worked 46 hrs this week. ok did the top you ordered from danger den have a rubber gasket? if so take the top back off and use some vaseline to coat the rubber and the top and block, this will help prevent leakage in the future and make sure you get a proper seating. Also like others said, you can make a mock up on card board or in your case of how you want this loop to run. its totally case dependent. Once you get the leak fixed and you have it mounted, we can walk you through bleeding the T-Line. i dont know if you have a old PSu or something around but you could use that to bleed the line cause it take turning the pump on and off to get the air bubbles out.

MT Alex · Aug 16, 2010

blu3flannel said:
Uh-oh, the CPU block has sprung a leak! What do I do? Should I caulk it or something?

Make sure you didn't tighten the screws on your top too much. If you overtighten them (it's very easy to do) the rubber O-ring will mash out of place. Usually a half turn past finger tight will do.

ERazer · Aug 16, 2010

MT Alex said:
Yup, rads can go in or out either fitting, as well as most blocks, other than some D-Teks. I have the DD MC TDX (a TDX designed for multi cores) and it doesn't matter which.

The first time I set up my loop (which was January of this year) I was all aflutter with wonder and doubt, now it all seems very easy and not at all spooky. I mounted my rad and pump, and then put my block on without TIM, cut and ran all the tubing, and then removed my motherboard. This allowed me to leak test without worry, and still use my computer set up with no case for the night.

http://img.techpowerup.org/100816/004.jpg

Since then I've added another tripple rad and a DD block on my 5870.
http://img.techpowerup.org/100621/031.jpg
Don't forget to leak test with a spare PSU, or jumper yours with a paper clip.

again nice rig bud :respect:

wat fan?

blu3flannel · Aug 16, 2010

MT Alex said:
Make sure you didn't tighten the screws on your top too much. If you overtighten them (it's very easy to do) the rubber O-ring will mash out of place. Usually a half turn past finger tight will do.

I turned it every which way and it still leaks, although I got it to leak an incredibly small amount. I'll bleed all the water out and try brandonwh's method and any other suggestions when I get home today.

sneekypeet · Aug 16, 2010

where exactly is the leak coming from? Is it from between the copper and clear plastic, or is it possibly from a barb/fitting?

MT Alex · Aug 16, 2010

ERazer said:
again nice rig bud wat fan?

Thanks

My dual 120 only has Slipstreams, which dont have that good of static pressure, but there is a 230mm right above it for push/pull. My tripple has these Panflo L1s, and I love them: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=36_403&products_id=876

blu3flannel · Aug 16, 2010

sneekypeet said:
where exactly is the leak coming from? Is it from between the copper and clear plastic, or is it possibly from a barb/fitting?

It's from in between the copper and the lucite, and I fiddled with it a little more and I think it's stopped. I'll have to fill up the loop the rest of the way to find out.

EDIT: it's still doing it, the thing is that it doesn't do it where it would be mounted on the CPU, but it does it when it's below it. It might be that water isn't getting to it where the CPU is, I'm not sure. I don't think I have the loop set up correctly. :banghead:

EDIT 2: It seems that I put have the pump going the wrong way, could this affect the leakage in any way?

MT Alex · Aug 17, 2010

Pump direction shouldn't cause a leak. Can you upload any pics?

blu3flannel · Aug 17, 2010

OH MY GOD, I just realized what it was. I had the Danger Den logo on the bottom where it was making contact with the O ring and it was leaking through the engraved logo. F my life. :banghead:

Well, at least I don't have to worry about that anymore. :ohwell:

JrRacinFan · Aug 17, 2010

Ahhhhhhh .....

That explains it! How far along are u in building the loop?

blu3flannel · Aug 17, 2010

Right now I'm adding water, I'm not sure how far along in that I am though.

MT Alex · Aug 17, 2010

Glad it was something simple, not bad hardware.

blu3flannel · Aug 17, 2010

MT Alex said:
Glad it was something simple, not bad hardware.

Yeah, that would've been a disaster.

So can someone walk me through the process of filling the loop? I've already put about 1/4 of a gallon into it, how do I know it's full? How do I get the bubbles out?

MT Alex · Aug 17, 2010

blu3flannel said:
Yeah, that would've been a disaster. So can someone walk me through the process of filling the loop? I've already put about 1/4 of a gallon into it, how do I know it's full? How do I get the bubbles out?

This is pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777JcqPVgLU

blu3flannel · Aug 17, 2010

MT Alex said:
This is pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777JcqPVgLU

Are there different procedures for a T-line? Do I fill it differently, or is it the same premise?

MT Alex · Aug 17, 2010

Same premise, but I would imagine it's a little harder since you can't see the level in the res. Just keep filling and cycling your pump until the water stays at a constant level in your T-line. Then just let it keep running to get the air out, and add water as your levels drop because of air that is being released.

JrRacinFan · Aug 17, 2010

It takes alot of water to fill that Koolance rad.

blu3flannel · Aug 17, 2010

MT Alex said:
Same premise, but I would imagine it's a little harder since you can't see the level in the res. Just keep filling and cycling your pump until the water stays at a constant level in your T-line. Then just let it keep running to get the air out, and add water as your levels drop because of air that is being released.

JrRacinFan said:
It takes alot of water to fill that Koolance rad.

It's pretty often that the pump will rev up and there will be a trickling noise from the Swiftech rad, does it have a reservoir in it or something? It's really hard to fill up...

JrRacinFan · Aug 17, 2010

blu3flannel said:
It's pretty often that the pump will rev up and there will be a trickling noise from the Swiftech rad, does it have a reservoir in it or something? It's really hard to fill up...

Keep cycling the pump. It will go and start flowing for you. Make sure you check the barbs for leaks just in case.

blu3flannel · Aug 17, 2010

It's doing much better now, it rarely does it. I just keep filling it up and it happens less and less often. The barbs have hose clamps on them, and I've double checked and they're doing fine. I'm going to put paper towel down to see if it leaks, so we'll see what happens. Well, as I'm typing this sentence, the trickling sound is getting more frequent, but if I run it for a long time it barely does it. Is that normal?

EDIT: Now bubbles are running through it the whole time, and it won't really fill up. It just pumps bubbles through constantly, not every now and then like it was earlier.

JrRacinFan · Aug 17, 2010

Shake the pump a little with it turned off. Sound like little bit of air stuck in there.

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