ty_ger07

johnksss

ty_ger07

johnksss

about a 5x5 square would be enough of liquid tape.
but the foam is the main part.if it's not insulated with foam, you will get condensation on the liquid tape and it will in turn run off in to the vreg at some point. thus ending your board. 

side note.
if the phase change arm isnt insulated well, the ice buildup will run straight down in to the cpu socket and spill over on to the board as well.

once you address those two parts...phase is pretty much good to go for a very long time.

I wouldn't care if the board did fail.  Actually, I hope it eventually does.  If it doesn't fail, then I'm not pushing it hard enough.    But, of course I don't want to help set it up for disaster.

Alright, I removed the CPU retention mechanism, coated the board right up to the socket and coated the capacitors at the center of the socket.  I will pack the socket pins with vaseline and slap it together.

The rest of the thermal insulation (foam -- not electrical insulation [which I have already done]), I will sort out when the phase unit arrives on Monday.

hold on there speed racer.
only coat the bottom of the cpu and not the socket! or you will inadvertently mess up the pins.

Gotcha!  Only coat the bottom of the CPU with vaseline, not the socket.

On the back of the board, there is the metal socket backing plate.  I never removed that; I just coated right over it.  Should I remove that metal backing plate and coat between it and the board?

no, your good. the liquid tape is only to catch water. you main focus will be on your foam insulation.

 Sure make me feel like a noob

awalleyeguy

 Sure make me feel like a noob

my bad awall! you know that is not my intentions at all!
it's just that...i was like..."awall is the luckiest guy on the planet when it comes to hardware" 

hey awall...can you get into windows at 54x?

ty_ger07

johnksss

ty_ger07

johnksss

about a 5x5 square would be enough of liquid tape.
but the foam is the main part.if it's not insulated with foam, you will get condensation on the liquid tape and it will in turn run off in to the vreg at some point. thus ending your board. 

side note.
if the phase change arm isnt insulated well, the ice buildup will run straight down in to the cpu socket and spill over on to the board as well.

once you address those two parts...phase is pretty much good to go for a very long time.

I wouldn't care if the board did fail.  Actually, I hope it eventually does.  If it doesn't fail, then I'm not pushing it hard enough.    But, of course I don't want to help set it up for disaster.

Alright, I removed the CPU retention mechanism, coated the board right up to the socket and coated the capacitors at the center of the socket.  I will pack the socket pins with vaseline and slap it together.

The rest of the thermal insulation (foam -- not electrical insulation [which I have already done]), I will sort out when the phase unit arrives on Monday.

hold on there speed racer.
only coat the bottom of the cpu and not the socket! or you will inadvertently mess up the pins.

Gotcha!  Only coat the bottom of the CPU with vaseline, not the socket.

On the back of the board, there is the metal socket backing plate.  I never removed that; I just coated right over it.  Should I remove that metal backing plate and coat between it and the board?

 
I don't use vaseline anymore in the socket...kinda messy, but the real reason is I don't need it.  If you use cross secti0on of pipe foam around your heatsink/head (as a foam gasket), and eraser around the socket, built-up to the level of the CPU, no air will be able to get to the cpu, and hence no condensation will occur anywhere near the cpu.  Use a shop towel between the eraser and the foam gasket.

that's with your water chiller
 

johnksss

hey awall...can you get into windows at 54x?

  I can bench at 54x

you have a dice pot right?
edit:
scratch that...if your 920 can do 5.1 on water...you should be able to do 56x

johnksss

you have a dice pot right?
edit:
scratch that...if your 920 can do 5.1 on water...you should be able to do 56x

  The 920 did 5.1 in 20f ambient water
This 2600K benches at 5400+ in 70f ambient water. So yeah I think 5.6 is a real possibility when I get it colder.
 I do have a dice pot. Tried using once and the board I was using it on wouldn't boot
Going to give a go again some time in the future, since I can't do it in the past.

now...
to know if your at your chips wall.
if you set a multiplier in the bios and try to boot...if the chip hangs at a blinking cursur or (gigabyte) you get the 100x34 at the top of the screen.
 
chances are...that is the chips absolute max. meaning you would have to back off that multiplier and finagle it a bit to take.
 
but if you can get into windows at 56 or 57...then getting it colder would make the chip bench able.
 
side note:
you kind of have a lot of people waiting to see...