2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 6, 2016 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm possibly off to hell. I was footling around on the PC tonight when I realised my right leg was getting unusually warm and there was that distinct smell of hot electronics. Further investigation indicated a faulty cpu fan and after some slightly panicky checking of my temps records I realised that fortunately nothing had got too hot, just a bit hotter than usual. Sooo... PC is in bits (again), old cooler removed, bracket for cooler removed, case fan removed, cleaned and refitted in new location, cpu removed, cleaned and refitted. So now I'm just waiting for my snazzy new liquid cooling kit to arrive from ebuyer - it'll be here tomorrow and I shall keep you informed. Bye bye veedub, hello merlin! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted April 7, 2016 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I love it when you talk dirty Nick x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Arthur Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I love it when you talk dirty Nick x  Well I thought this was going to be a bladder problem thread   I'm possibly off to hell. I was footling around on the PC tonight when I realised my right leg was getting unusually warm and there was that distinct smell    Uh-hu.  I know that feeling. Definitely a middle-aged thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 7, 2016 Author 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Haha, I really hadn't thought that when I wrote the post - trust you chaps Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I got a Thermaltake 360 water cooler and it is amazing! Â Good luck with yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 8, 2016 Author 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Gone for a corsair h75 - it'll be here tomorrow. In the meantime I've jury-rigged a cooler so I can use the rig. I'll post some pics before I swap it out. It's all a bit Heath Robinson right now. Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 15, 2016 Author 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 So to the final part of my tale...  Here's a couple of photos of dogish ingenuity...That worked surprisingly well!   The replacement kit   Found that the cutout on the back of the case was not large enough for me to fit the backplate so out came all of the innards and the mobo.  New backplate for liquid cooler   Fitting the risers   Mobo, GPU and memory refitted then the heat exchanger and fans followed by the cooling block   And the results of all this effort?  On average 10 degrees cooler when idling - now is 34degC average and 15+ degrees cooler under load - can't get it over 60degC under any circumstances (TJmax is 98degC for the i5-2500K). A happy Jabo!     Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Arthur Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Must be time for a mega over-clock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 15, 2016 Author 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I could, but I don't feel that there's really a lot of point. The i5 gives me excellent performance as it is and going from 3.5 to 4.5GHz won't generate much (if anything) in terms of FPS but will generate a lot more heat and noise - both of which I'm trying to reduce as far as possible so - no, I'm going to take comfort from knowing that my CPU is at room temperature (ish) and is much happier because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Water cooler.....computer porn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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