Change over of a watercooled GPU...

[moorebwb]

Hi ya, i have a watercooled ultra 8800 ultra, ive just purchased a 5870 with EK plate and fitting, just need advice on the switch over, draining the liquid and reattaching...as have no experince on this, but under right advice will do it..

 

[ivanho614]

Yeah well what I do is drain the system http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzxh9-aavQQ , also take this time to clean your existing loop because there maybe residue buildup on the other existing blocks. When installing a new component to the loop you want to really take the time leak test to make sure you don't have dripping do this by placing paper towels over any fittings if there is moisture you will either have to tighten the fittings tighten the tubing better. Always test the loop prior connecting it to your motherboard!! do this buy hot wiring the psu http://www.techwarelabs.com/guides/misc_mod/psumod/ you do this so the rest of the system doesn't power on just the WC components.

 

[moorebwb]

righto, i was thinking i could get away from draining the whole system, cause of the way my system is built..as loops are going to separate areas...does anyone know someone in london who know there stuff...cheers

 

[ivanho614]

Well depending on your loop you can totally get away with just draining it partially, just drain it until all the water is away from where the new component is going. When you remove the inlet and outlet tubes from the old gpu block plug them with something to prevent leaks as you prep the new block for installation, then carefully install the tubing one at a time then refill the loop. Sorry I cant help you with a London store location because I'm from the states but I know a lot of you guys use watercooling uk, i'm not sure if they have a walk in store or not.

 

[moorebwb]

Well depending on your loop you can totally get away with just draining it partially, just drain it until all the water is away from where the new component is going. When you remove the inlet and outlet tubes from the old gpu block plug them with something to prevent leaks as you prep the new block for installation, then carefully install the tubing one at a time then refill the loop. Sorry I cant help you with a London store location because I'm from the states but I know a lot of you guys use watercooling uk, i'm not sure if they have a walk in store or not.

actually i have a CPU to do also, so would it be an idea to remove all the water? do i need to put paste on the cpu? i have a detachable tank that i pull out and take the top off, do i need to take all this out, or does all the water come out from the res? ive seen videos of people using a bottle with tubing, where can i pick this up, also would it be a good idea to get new coolant, and which is the best to get? Thanks Dave

 

[ivanho614]

I have my v2000 set up almost like that with the res where you have it, what i do is flip the case onto the roof so the res fills up with water, then just unscrew the top so all the liquid leaves the loop, better yet take a spare barb and some extra tubing and attach it to the top of that ek res it makes it easier to route the water into a bucket or something. Also I always re apply thermal compound to the cpu anytime i remove it, but make sure you clean all the residue off for proper contact.

 

[moorebwb]

I have my v2000 set up almost like that with the res where you have it, what i do is flip the case onto the roof so the res fills up with water, then just unscrew the top so all the liquid leaves the loop, better yet take a spare barb and some extra tubing and attach it to the top of that ek res it makes it easier to route the water into a bucket or something. Also I always re apply thermal compound to the cpu anytime i remove it, but make sure you clean all the residue off for proper contact.

Kool, will that empty out all water?

 

[ivanho614]

Ah for the most part all the water should be gone, you may have to shake the case around to get all the smaller pockets of water out. There may be some remaining water left in the Rad and prob a couple drops in the pump

 

[moorebwb]

Ah for the most part all the water should be gone, you may have to shake the case around to get all the smaller pockets of water out. There may be some remaining water left in the Rad and prob a couple drops in the pump

gave it one attempt, but didnt manage to get all out, still a fair bit in there...as theres so many loops...is it possible to drain loop by loop, as there literally half empty or more, with the cpu block is there water that lurks around it after the loop is drained? also is there a tool needed to detach and retach the watercooled GPU, o can it be done by hand? cheer Dave

 

[moorebwb]

Just to let u know, all went well with cpu/gpu change over, just had to mess around getting the liquid out...but up and running thanks again!!!

 

[ivanho614]

Well that's good, its good you took your time bc things like that have epic fail potential if done wrong.