[Arcturius]

I think I'm a bit late to answer this, since you seem to have plunged ahead and done it wrong already:
Topic: how cool should my intel 1.7 run
come and see what the owner editor said to me after they killed my rig

But I'll answer anyway


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i dont know where to put the cold plate , i dont know where to put the foam, and i dont know where to put the copper cream stuff , and if anyone knows a url on how to install it . i do know where to put the anti frost stuff and i do know which side is the hot side of the pelt.
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• Cold plate goes between CPU & cold side of pelt
• Foam goes around everything that's going to get cold: back of mobo, around socket, around pelt, around cold plate, between cold plate & cpu package (NOT between cold plate & cpu die, though)
• I'm assuming the copper cream stuff is thermal paste, so it goes between cpu Die & cold plate, cold plate & cold side of pelt, hot side of pelt and waterblock.
• Anti frost stuff sounds like conformal coating, so that goes on the back of the mobo, and under the foam if you're using it there.
• Finally, to find out which side of the pelt is hot, and which is cold: plug it in momentarily(not over 3-5 seconds), and touch a side, if it's hot, you've touched the hot side. If it's cold, then you've got the cold side.

For a howto, read these:

• http://www.octools.com/articles/sock...ion/intro.html
• http://www.octools.com/articles/condensation/howto.html
• http://www.octools.com/howto2/howto2.html

You should get the idea after that.

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do i cut a square out the center of the foam for the cpy and peltier , and do i had the foam between the peltier and water block, and do i had foam in between the cold plate
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• Yes, cut a square out of the foam so it goes around the socket, cpu, cold plate, and pelt. The above URLs show it being done.
• As for the foam between the cold plate and god knows what (since your post just ended) I'll assume you mean the CPU. Yes, it does go there, between the package (above the CPU pins) and below the cold plate. There should be more around the outside of the cold plate and cpu and pelt.
• NO foam between peltier and waterblock, that's where thermal paste goes. If you meant that you wanted to put it around the hot side of the pelt and the waterblock, it's totally unnecessary.
  

I know that won't help, since you already set up your rig wrong, and you're pissed, but I thought I'd reply just to be thorough.