water cooling installation procedure?

[Santasballz]

My first time, so plz go easy.

Everyone recommends testing the water cooling system first before installing it. so basically you set it up outside and let it run for 24 hours to make sure there is no leak....but WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER THAT? how exactly do u install it?

1) do you keep the WC system intact and try to install the waterblcok onto ur cpu,gpu
(seems kinda difficult with the tubes attached)
OR

2)take apart the system, drain out the water, install the waterblock, reattach the tubes and liquid.


both ways seem to be quite difficult. seems like as long as i pre-test the system i'll have to go trhough some difficult process to install it??



edit: the easiest way i see it, is to directly attach the blocks onto cpu,gpu, then install the WC in ur case, but that skips the testing process, which sounds pretty dangerous

 

[plywood99]

Hook everything up inside your case. Leave your pc off and run just your water pump to test for leaks. Once all is good then turn on pc.

 

[Santasballz]

that's the thing, if i hook it up in my case, and it leaks...it'll go all over the hardware

 

[amalgamas]

amal's step-by-step procedure, used 7 times with no failures.

1. assemble everything inside the case to get lengths of tubing

2. remove from case and leak-test for at least 3 hours (i test for 6 hours just to be sure each time)

3. bleed the whole system, wait till everything dries, then install and fill (this works with both a res and a T line)

 

[Sideroxylon]

3. bleed the whole system, wait till everything dries, then install and fill (this works with both a res and a T line)

Wait till everything dries???

 

[Santasballz]

amal's step-by-step procedure, used 7 times with no failures.

1. assemble everything inside the case to get lengths of tubing

2. remove from case and leak-test for at least 3 hours (i test for 6 hours just to be sure each time)

3. bleed the whole system, wait till everything dries, then install and fill (this works with both a res and a T line)

i got the first 2 steps, but a little unclear on the third. so basically i drain everything after testing, let it dry and the install the system back to the computer. then refill everything?

 

[amalgamas]

Wait till everything dries???

if he disassembles the whole thing before re-installing it, he'll have to reattach tubing, water has a way of hiding in tubing till the exact wrong moment when it can spill on hardware. hence: wait till it dries.

i got the first 2 steps, but a little unclear on the third. so basically i drain everything after testing, let it dry and the install the system back to the computer. then refill everything?

yeah, i'm just saying the drying part because if you have a bay res or the like you have to detatch the tubing from it so you can install it from the front end...it's just an extra safety measure.

 

[Sideroxylon]

You can't wait till everything dries. That would take forever.

Put everything together in your case. Then use a jumper to fool your psu into thinking that it's plugged in. Leave everything else unplugged except your pump. Fire up your psu and let it run overnight, keeping a close eye on it for the first hour or so. Chances are if you have a leak it will be a very slow one and not gushing all over the place. If something gets wet thats not supposed to then you have to dry it completely before you put power to it. I've heard of lots of peeps getting their mobo wet or vid card and drying it off completely and it works fine.

Just be cautious and use some common sense and you'll be fine.