comments/questions/pics of EXOS please

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I am thinking of getting that Koolance Exos water cooling kit at www.xoxide.com and I wanted to see if you guys would comment on it a little, and maybe show me some pics of ur finished systems with it. Also, do I need to test the tubing and stuff for leaks before I run the system? If so, how would I do it? I would assume I could just cork up one end of a piece of tubing and fill it with water while holding it by the open end then the leasks would show... well, that's my idea, I'd be open to any better ones if I do indeed have to check for leaks... thanks guys :D
 
You want water to be pumping all throughout your completed system to test for leaks. That means hooking up the components that will end up in your system and testing them for 24 hours. You could test the EXOS by itself, but first of all you need a complete loop so water is actually flowing. Then, the problem with that is that it does not test whatever blocks you end up using. Just assemble it in a complete loop as you intend to implement it and let it run, that's the best way to test.
 
so what I want to do is just set all of my water blocks on the ground or wherever, hook them up to the tubes, and start pumping water and do it for 24 hours?

P.S. on www.frozencpu.com they have that swiftech UV reactive fluid, and it says "recomended for any swiftech watercooled product", but I could use that in an exos system right? I dont see why the heck a different water block/pump and stuff would make a difference in that regard... would it??
 
I used uv reactive fluid in my koolance exos without any problems. I installed my blocks to the motherboard and set everything up the way i liked it before filling the system. Then I wired the PSU so that only the pumps turned on and circulated water through the system for about an hour while checking for leaks. When everything checked out ok, I just hooked up the power back onto the motherboard and powered everything up like normal.
 
Just assemble the stuff in your case just like you plan on running it it, fill the res and follow the instructions as to leak testing that comes with it ! :)
If you don't have any leaks after an hour or so and you have gotten all the air out of the system, then plug the ATX power connector back in and go for it ! :) The instructions are clear and well written just follow them ! :)
 
With a Koolance kit, I'd say you don't have to leak test for as long, becuase a lot of the normal places you would have leaks are taken care of and (I'm guessing) tested at Koolance's plants. And no, UV stuff will not harm your system. If there are specific instructions for your EXOS, which I'm guessing there are, just follow those. Good luck
 
Mine works fine. You really don't need to do much leak testing, since Koolance pretty much took care of that with their easy connect stuff etc. Pretty much just hook it up like you were going to run it, connect all the hoses, put the fluid in it, then take their little ATX connect jumper and jump it and run it for a few hours. While you are doing that test run look for the leaks, and let it flush the air bubbles out (if htere are a few don't worry much, they usually get out of there after a few hours. That's it, it is much more simple than you probably think.;) Works pretty well too.
 
I heard temps dont vary as much when you use water cooling, what kind of temps could I expect of my 3.0C with the EXOS?
 
I'd like to know as well. Contemplating giving this case and zalman 700 cpns al/cu to my server. What kind of tempature differnce would I see
 
ya, I got the D875PBZ, so I'm just gonna leave the big old passive heat sink on the mobo until I buy a new one and then I'd hook the EXOS up to it, so for now I'll just hook up my CPU, g-card, and HDD's
 
I get temps of 33 celsius idle and 40 celsius under full load with 1.9volts on the cpu.... water cooled cpu, chipset, and video card.
 
if you do end up buying the koolance system, make sure you get the cpu300 waterblock, newegg caries it now too :D

too bad they dont care the good gpu waterblock :(
 
3 questions, if I use this stuff from frozencpu:
http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/ex-liq-02.html

That would be the only additive I need right? it would kill the algae and be coolant so I wouldn't have to use the stuff that comes with the Koolance system?

Also, I have a retail Radeon 9800 Pro, how difficult is it to get the heat sink off of it so I can get on the GPU waterblock, and also, whats the good GPU waterblock for the Koolance that you're talking about?

Also, how big is the tubing on the Koolance kit?
 
Originally posted by Zeke
Also, I have a retail Radeon 9800 Pro, how difficult is it to get the heat sink off of it so I can get on the GPU waterblock, and also, whats the good GPU waterblock for the Koolance that you're talking about?

Also, how big is the tubing on the Koolance kit?
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Not very hard to get the stock cooler off. Just sit down comfortably with a pair of pliers, squeeze the pin ends together and pull it off.

As for the waterblock, I use the GPU-180-L06 on my 9800 Pro. I find that the rotating nozzles give alot of flexibility in how you can run the tubing.

The tubing is 1/4" ID.
 
coool, also, I heard something about someone using regular tubing-clamps instead of the Koolance ones, what's up with this and where can I get some of this stuff?
 
Originally posted by Zeke
coool, also, I heard something about someone using regular tubing-clamps instead of the Koolance ones, what's up with this and where can I get some of this stuff?
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You may have read that in my review. The problem with the snap clamps that come with the koolance waterblocks is that they can (or should) only be used once because of their tendancy to deform. Using reular hose clamps does require that you know how far to tighten them but it just makes me feel better about the seal I guess.

My situation was unique in that two of the three blocks I have were bought used so I did not want to reuse the clamps that came with them. If I had used the clamps that came with the new block then I would be mismatched. So I went to my local hardware store and bought several small hose clamps.

Just tighten them until you start to see the hose over the barb bulge a bit. About this time you will notice much more resistance to tightening the clamp. Stop there.
 
u should still even be fine using the clamps over and over, just be gentle taking them off, ive used mine about 2 times on the cpu block.
 
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