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Installation Help

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Megadeth_Guy01

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I just recieved my WC kit I bought from a member here and I was wondering how I should go about installing, filling, and bleeding this kit. My first question is, should I set it up outside of the case and then leak test and bleed it, and then install it in the case. Or should I install it in the case, fill, leak test, and bleed it. I also need to know in what exact order to put the components, I was thinking...

Res > Pump > Block > Rad > Res

If there is anything else I need to know please inform me, here is a list of the parts I have.

DD RBX for Socket A
120mm heatercore w/ shroud
Hydor L35 pump
5.25" bay res.
Some green UV reactive tubing.
White plastic clamp things and all the appropriate nuts/bolts.
Water wetter and some UV green dye.
 
I would suggest assembling it in the case. That way you don't have to disconnect anything to install thus negating any leak testing you might have done. Jump your psu to test it so nothing else is powered up.

Your component order is fine.

I also suggest getting rid of the plastic clamps and going with stainless steel worm clamps. Much more secure connection.
 
Ditto Sideroxylon
Also take your time and don't over tighten stuff!
If you H20 runs off your PS, disconnect the power connector from the mother board and HD's and jump it so that just the water cooling setup is running.
That way if you spring a leak you won't have any electrons drowning in a sea of disaster.
Or
you could ask youself:
"Do I feel lucky"
and dive right in :D
GL
 
Nope, it plugs into the wall, I'm assuming that's 110v. Another question, how much water wetter would be adequate to put into the loop? Thanks!
 
Megadeth_Guy01 said:
Nope, it plugs into the wall, I'm assuming that's 110v. Another question, how much water wetter would be adequate to put into the loop? Thanks!
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If you have any lucite or acrylic in your loop I wouldn't use water wetter. Actually I wouldn't use it regardless. Anti-freeze works just fine.
 
Err... too late. I guess I made a mistake of a large caliber. Well at least my CPU temps are lower than my chipset lol freaking awesome.
 
Megadeth_Guy01 said:
Err... too late. I guess I made a mistake of a large caliber. Well at least my CPU temps are lower than my chipset lol freaking awesome.
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up and running without apparent problems then?

water wetter tends to make some kinds of plastic turn an icky white colour. not the best thing in the world, but hardly a disaster.
 
I think I mounted my block wrong or this fan can't handle the heat output. I'm having to use a 80mm fan until a 120 gets here. It can pump some air but it cant cover the whole rad, just the center. I'm getting like 40C temps and my chipset temps have gone mad crazy into the 50's for some reason. I just installed a fan near my chipset hopefully that helps.
 
Turns out my block isn't mounted wrong. But for some reason whenever I kinda touch/move the block a little bit it restarts my system :confused:. Also, whenever I'm playing any 3D games like CS:S or Quake III it either crashes or restarts my system. Gawd, someone help lol.
 
It could be that your block is touching something it shouldn't be. Make sure it clears everything around your cpu. What mounting hardware are you using? If your using the 4 bolts then make sure you're also using the nylon/cardboard washers on both sides of the mb. Also make sure your cpu didn't come loose while you were working on it. Check all connections.
 
Yep, using all included hardware, washers, etc. I think one of the bolts may be touching my mobo tray. And I also think I'm having memory problems as well which makes matters worse. My games crash and give me some bullshit memory read error. I'm going to run Memtest and see what comes up.
 
I think something was shorting out something because I reaseated the block and fixed the bolt that was touching the mobo tray and I'm problem free so far.
 
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