My waterblock has a hole in it!!! - Page 2

BillA · 10-07-2004, 09:09 AM

there were some truly fantastic photos on OCAU
they even added brass barbs to the mix

MarkoBarko · 10-07-2004, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrioN

that is the most wicked thing I have ever seen. and I was in nam.

OMG...you had me rolling on that one!

Anyway....sorry for no response...

The pics of the waterblock will have to wait for a bit until I can find some kind of small wrench to open the blocks with....would have been nice if Swiftech made them so I could open them with a flat head screwdriver....

So...the setup is the following:
Two swiftech waterblocks(just the one has a hole in it....although the other looks like it was gonna be there soon...paint was a little messed up like I took a lighter to it)...
The rad was/is a blackice extreme....with a 120mm fan on it....
The pump is the Eheim 1250....

When I first installed it the temps on the CPUs were 30 and 31 C(no load)....I initially started looking into it because my temps started being around 40C (no load)....and I wanted to try a new pump...

Anyhow....i bought a new pump...DC this time...(the aquaextreme one)...wanna see if it can provide enough flow for 2 chips....
I got the new swiftech blocks...the new ones that use the original retainer clips on the mobo instead of the screw system that shipped with the previous blocks....

ok...i'll try to post some pics once I get home...i'll poke around and try to find something that can open those blocks....

Do you guys think the blackice is still usable?

BillA · 10-07-2004, 04:26 PM

no corrosion, but it may be full of crap

killernoodle · 10-07-2004, 04:30 PM

Open it with some pliars, you wont be re-using the block anymore

Weapon · 10-07-2004, 07:10 PM

chew up a stick of gum and stick that over the hole....it should be good to go after that...(yes, that was a joke).

tap water and nuthin' else and it lasted three years??
that is fairly amazing.

pHaestus · 10-07-2004, 07:45 PM

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would have been nice if Swiftech made them so I could open them with a flat head screwdriver...

I'm pretty sure Swiftech shipped my MCW462 with the proper allen wrench (those bastards)

saperboy · 10-07-2004, 08:29 PM

you know guys, someday this is gonna turn into an urban legend... it would go something like... this guy watercooling his rig used only tap water for 3 years and after that spiders bore a hole on his water block and whole nest of black widow emerges out of his computer

bigben2k · 10-07-2004, 08:44 PM

Hey, this might be an opportunity to improve it! thread a 1/4 NPT opening, and add a secondary inlet, right over the core, lol!

killernoodle · 10-07-2004, 09:22 PM

Hopefully there will be enough material in there to tap, I dont think threads seal well against algae

Weapon · 10-08-2004, 05:48 PM

now that I think about it, if the baseplate isn't toasted, you could fire up the torch, remove the baseplate and then replace the top section with a new one made of copper. if nothing else, it would be justification for breaking out the torch.

besides, the baseplates on swiftech blocks are sweet - it would be a shame to just trash it unless it is damaged.

BillA · 10-08-2004, 05:58 PM

when I started at Swiftech I inherited all of Gabe's testing trash and I used a MCX hsf as a door stop
Gabe saw it and came and picked up the beat up hsf and explained that Swiftech hsfs were never placed on the floor

so treat that thing kindly eh ?
no heat wrenches or fire axes now or Gabe may come to educate you

10-07-2004, 04:30 PM	#29
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	Open it with some pliars, you wont be re-using the block anymore __________________ I have a nice computer.

10-07-2004, 07:10 PM	#30
Weapon Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 7	chew up a stick of gum and stick that over the hole....it should be good to go after that...(yes, that was a joke). tap water and nuthin' else and it lasted three years?? that is fairly amazing. __________________ carpe noctem.

10-07-2004, 08:44 PM	#33
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Hey, this might be an opportunity to improve it! thread a 1/4 NPT opening, and add a secondary inlet, right over the core, lol! __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

10-07-2004, 09:22 PM	#34
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	Hopefully there will be enough material in there to tap, I dont think threads seal well against algae __________________ I have a nice computer.

10-08-2004, 05:48 PM	#35
Weapon Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 7	now that I think about it, if the baseplate isn't toasted, you could fire up the torch, remove the baseplate and then replace the top section with a new one made of copper. if nothing else, it would be justification for breaking out the torch. besides, the baseplates on swiftech blocks are sweet - it would be a shame to just trash it unless it is damaged. __________________ carpe noctem.

10-07-2004, 09:09 AM	#26
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	there were some truly fantastic photos on OCAU they even added brass barbs to the mix

10-07-2004, 04:26 PM	#28
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	no corrosion, but it may be full of crap

10-07-2004, 08:29 PM	#32
saperboy Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 29	you know guys, someday this is gonna turn into an urban legend... it would go something like... this guy watercooling his rig used only tap water for 3 years and after that spiders bore a hole on his water block and whole nest of black widow emerges out of his computer

10-08-2004, 05:58 PM	#36
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	when I started at Swiftech I inherited all of Gabe's testing trash and I used a MCX hsf as a door stop Gabe saw it and came and picked up the beat up hsf and explained that Swiftech hsfs were never placed on the floor so treat that thing kindly eh ? no heat wrenches or fire axes now or Gabe may come to educate you

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