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Cova · 02-25-2003, 10:24 PM

System is back up and running, temps seem better than before too, but I'll let it fold for an hour at least before I made a real decision about that (and my damn folding client seems to be stuck at "Checking for newer versions...". I don't often get to see my system temps with cold coolant in it as it folds all day when I'm at work so is warm when I get home, but I can't remember the last time I saw a CPU temp of 34 (though it's climbed to 38 by now still with no load - folding client just told me servers down for protein change)

I'll be keeping a close eye on it over the next couple months for new stains developing, I cleaned the whole thing off (except for CPU contact area which was clean and I don't wanna scratch at all) with a wet piece of 600-grit sandpaper - it's all nice and shiney again.

Pics soon - my camera is serial and will take at least 30 mins to transfer all the pics.

Edit:
As for the fans explaining the stain pattern - actually taking that into account it gets even harder to understand. The chipset fan (which you can see in the original pics) won't move near enough air to move liquid like that, and if it could I don't think it would push it that direction. The only other fan that would have an effect there would be the rad, mounted in the very front/bottom and sucking air into the case. If that had had any effect on any liquid before it evaporated you would think that the line of ... stuff on the bottom of the CPU would have been blown to the left of the block, not to the right where it ended up.

I've pretty much given up guessing where it came from. I'm hoping it doesn't come back, and will be watching closely so if it does I'll see it right where it starts.

02-25-2003, 10:24 PM	#13
Cova Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 247	System is back up and running, temps seem better than before too, but I'll let it fold for an hour at least before I made a real decision about that (and my damn folding client seems to be stuck at "Checking for newer versions...". I don't often get to see my system temps with cold coolant in it as it folds all day when I'm at work so is warm when I get home, but I can't remember the last time I saw a CPU temp of 34 (though it's climbed to 38 by now still with no load - folding client just told me servers down for protein change) I'll be keeping a close eye on it over the next couple months for new stains developing, I cleaned the whole thing off (except for CPU contact area which was clean and I don't wanna scratch at all) with a wet piece of 600-grit sandpaper - it's all nice and shiney again. Pics soon - my camera is serial and will take at least 30 mins to transfer all the pics. Edit: As for the fans explaining the stain pattern - actually taking that into account it gets even harder to understand. The chipset fan (which you can see in the original pics) won't move near enough air to move liquid like that, and if it could I don't think it would push it that direction. The only other fan that would have an effect there would be the rad, mounted in the very front/bottom and sucking air into the case. If that had had any effect on any liquid before it evaporated you would think that the line of ... stuff on the bottom of the CPU would have been blown to the left of the block, not to the right where it ended up. I've pretty much given up guessing where it came from. I'm hoping it doesn't come back, and will be watching closely so if it does I'll see it right where it starts.