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Hey aspire, is there ANY uv type dye that you would suggest, or should i just stick with distilled water and the biocide from petras?
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Any type of UV dye will eventually fade, and will wind up being useless.
If it's something you really want I have heard good things about the ones sold by Feser.
If it's something you really want I have heard good things about the ones sold by Feser.
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i have used a couple and they have always faded as aspire says and turned to gunk. If you want UV coloring the best I've found is pre-mixed coolant...I've liked Feser One and Alphacool liquids.
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Also it WILL all stain your tubing and make it cloudy after a short period of time.
My only experience with any kind of dye was some Swiftech Hydrx additive. Stained my masterkleer after about 2 months and when I finally replaced my only MP-! gpu block there was definately some signs of it in the pins inside.
My only experience with any kind of dye was some Swiftech Hydrx additive. Stained my masterkleer after about 2 months and when I finally replaced my only MP-! gpu block there was definately some signs of it in the pins inside.
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Ya thats kind of what i figured. I needed 3 dollars to hit the 12 months no interest on newegg so i ordered a set of UV cathodes 
Going to nerd it up a bit. They'll still look good with the neon green DFI board. So distilled water and biocide it is. Although i'm not pleased that EVERYTHING but my reservoirs will be here thursday. So i might have to hit up microcenter and buy a couple T's and fill ports until the res's come in. Grrr.
Going to nerd it up a bit. They'll still look good with the neon green DFI board. So distilled water and biocide it is. Although i'm not pleased that EVERYTHING but my reservoirs will be here thursday. So i might have to hit up microcenter and buy a couple T's and fill ports until the res's come in. Grrr.
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a solution for dye is colored tubing. Feser makes some awesome tubing.....
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Meh, i ordered 20 feet of masterkleer. I'm guessing it'll take me at least 3-4 hours to plum the tubing. Huge case gonna get filled up
Hey guru, what sinks are you using for the VRMs and RAM on your card, forgot to ask.
Hey guru, what sinks are you using for the VRMs and RAM on your card, forgot to ask.
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Am i bleeding my t-line wrong or is suppoused to take ages? -_- how long does it take you aspire?
Oh, and you know how your barbs on yours point down? well the ones I got point out away from the back of the case. I have a half kink in leaving my radiator -_-.
But You bleed the t-line by pouring stuff in it , and turning on the pump, turning it off, and pouring stuff in it and repeat a bilzon times? I turned the case upside down too so that the t-line was the highest thing in the case.
Helpz plz (aspire get on aim)
Good news though, it looks smexy and isn't leaking yet.
Oh and q6600 is offically lapped.... It didnt quite have a mirror shine finish, but it was definatly flat and shiny.
Oh, and you know how your barbs on yours point down? well the ones I got point out away from the back of the case. I have a half kink in leaving my radiator -_-.
But You bleed the t-line by pouring stuff in it , and turning on the pump, turning it off, and pouring stuff in it and repeat a bilzon times? I turned the case upside down too so that the t-line was the highest thing in the case.
Helpz plz (aspire get on aim
)Good news though, it looks smexy and isn't leaking yet.
Oh and q6600 is offically lapped.... It didnt quite have a mirror shine finish, but it was definatly flat and shiny.
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Running the leak test:
The only kink in the loop is here
I plan to fix it with 90 degree barbs.
Also, i know aspire told me to put the wires for the fans on the radiator through the IO panel, but its so pretty i just decided to not mod anything atm and throw it through here for now.
It creates a crazy criss cross but it is the only way i could get it to work. I can make it look pretty later maybe by using a dremel to cut a square into this so i can fit the wires through.
I turned the Hard drive around this time, and ya i just needed to snap off those support rail thingys.
It is a tight tight fit with the accelero on my 8800 gt. lol. It was a pain to uninstall it and then reinstall it.
You would not belive the **** I went through getting this stuff on....
*sigh* took me ages. And i thought THAT was gonna be simple as pie .
The only kink in the loop is here
I plan to fix it with 90 degree barbs.
Also, i know aspire told me to put the wires for the fans on the radiator through the IO panel, but its so pretty i just decided to not mod anything atm and throw it through here for now.
It creates a crazy criss cross but it is the only way i could get it to work. I can make it look pretty later maybe by using a dremel to cut a square into this so i can fit the wires through.
I turned the Hard drive around this time, and ya i just needed to snap off those support rail thingys.
It is a tight tight fit with the accelero on my 8800 gt. lol. It was a pain to uninstall it and then reinstall it.
You would not belive the **** I went through getting this stuff on....
*sigh* took me ages. And i thought THAT was gonna be simple as pie
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THE BOOT UP!
Idle temps = 30C's with 1.375v and 100% load is 45C's
I think without the kink and letting the compound settle might drive the temps down a bit more. I have a feeling that kink is really killing flow.
And just like ages ago when i threw out my intel stock heat sink (pretended too)
I did it again with my tuniq(pretend, I'm giving it to a friend)
Idle temps = 30C's with 1.375v and 100% load is 45C's
I think without the kink and letting the compound settle might drive the temps down a bit more. I have a feeling that kink is really killing flow.
And just like ages ago when i threw out my intel stock heat sink (pretended too)
I did it again with my tuniq(pretend, I'm giving it to a friend)
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