Recent content by Freakie

kirbyrj spine You guys were right! Took the AIO all apart again (Lepa Aquachanger 240) and drained it completely except I filtered it through a coffee filter. Next I ran vinegar though the hoses and radiator and let it sit for 5 min. Let the cold plate and pump housing sit with vinegar on them...

Pretty sure if you can feel a clear difference, that means it is working 😂 It's trying to cool a CPU that's at 90+℃, so the outlet is going to be rather warm as long as the pump is working. And the fact that the inlet is cool, shows that the radiator is doing it's just fine at cooling the...

1 - I went with a surface texture similar to the IHS's original texture. Didn't want a mirror finish as I heard it's not good for the paste 2 - See first picture, I highlighted the hole in the IHS that I referenced 4 - Yep, used paste 3 & 5 - Aquachanger 240. And top off not a drain and fill, so...

So I decided to get adventurous and take some sandpaper to my CPU and AIO cold plate because I've never been happy with my temps. Started with 240 grit wetordry, finished with 2000 grit, on a piece of glass for flatness. The cold plate was remarkably even (check picture, no hotspots) and didn't...

Oooo, nifty! I'm in :D Rest of my desktop is hand-me-down parts, why not add a sweepstakes part to it too? xD