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jedihobbit · 22-April-08, 07:42 PM

While unplugging the zalman CNPS8700 from the boards fan header I managed to smack my finger in the hsf as I pull?..lets just say the blades are sharp and anyone care to guess the blade spacing??

Okay when I pulled the CPU cooler out of it box, I suddenly realized something ? no mounting instructions! Hay, remember I?m a NOOB to this and a bit more paranoid than I probably should be. As it turns out my supplier from Germany has a great set of tutorials covering everything?..

IF you would like the link let me know as it just doesn't seem to want to post here. Too bad as Stefan aka [MMM]slame has done them in both German and English!

Anyway I mounted the two straight fittings to the CPU block and then went to mount it to the mobo. One think I did notice (on the nView anyway) is the mounting holes are noticeably larger than the mounting bolts for the block. One of the disappointments that I had with this block was the finish on the base. Sadly my picture was fuzzy so I couldn?t use it, but it was discolored and had plenty of machine marks. After all of the shinny goodness on the top parts this was a bit of a let down.

Here we have it mounted in place and I would defiantly change one thing if I ever have to remove it ? shorten the mounting bolts.

Now on to the GPU:

Here it is ?necked???.. and of course the chip!

Since space limitations didn?t let me use the cooler I wanted ( AquagraFX 8800 ) which offered full coverage I had find a way to cool my mem and volt reg chips. So enter these nifty pieces, "iandh 8800GT/G92 Memory & VRM cooling kit". I like these because they bolt on and one doesn?t have to rely on epoxy or pads to hold ?em in place.

Now I believe it was TheGlasMan at pcper who stated he preferred individual sinks as the memory chips aren?t always the same height. When I took the cooler off of my evga 8800GT SC one could see proof of that. One mem chip wasn?t touched at all and another only halfway. While looking at the following pictures you can see where there was contact (dark/rough areas) and wasn?t (light/smooth areas). Also if you look at the cooler itself you should be able to pick up contact ?imprints? on the pads. It looks like the volt regs are okay though.

Now back to my ?iandh? sinks (interesting side story can be found over at xtremesystems on these things). Because of the potential of unevenness I kinda sorta ?pilled? on the thermal paste. Good example would be prepping the volt reg chips!

When everything was bolted down I did notice a couple of ?positioning issues?. Two of the memory chips were not completely covered at the volt reg end of the card as well as one of the volt reg chips (sorry for the fuzzy pic for that one).

And then here is the GPU with the sinks on waiting for the water block.

Now I?m trying to figure out how I want to locate the in and out line from the 240 Pro. While an I/O plate is provided with holes and grommets to accommodate the tubing I had planned to use two bulkhead fittings to do the job. Again the final objective is to be able to remove the mobo tray with the mobo in place without having to disconnect any of the plumbing. Guess my question would be do I space them out as shown or should I move them closer together. If I mount them together, do I center, mount left (nearest the PSU), or mount right?

So this is where I be until the rest arrives!

22-April-08, 07:42 PM		#3 (permalink)
jedihobbit Apex Advanced Techie	Re: DreamCatcher v2.0 ?Worklog? While unplugging the zalman CNPS8700 from the boards fan header I managed to smack my finger in the hsf as I pull?..lets just say the blades are sharp and anyone care to guess the blade spacing?? While unplugging the zalman CNPS8700 from the boards fan header I managed to smack my finger in the hsf as I pull?..lets just say the blades are sharp and anyone care to guess the blade spacing?? Okay when I pulled the CPU cooler out of it box, I suddenly realized something ? no mounting instructions! Hay, remember I?m a NOOB to this and a bit more paranoid than I probably should be. As it turns out my supplier from Germany has a great set of tutorials covering everything?.. IF you would like the link let me know as it just doesn't seem to want to post here. Too bad as Stefan aka [MMM]slame has done them in both German and English! Anyway I mounted the two straight fittings to the CPU block and then went to mount it to the mobo. One think I did notice (on the nView anyway) is the mounting holes are noticeably larger than the mounting bolts for the block. One of the disappointments that I had with this block was the finish on the base. Sadly my picture was fuzzy so I couldn?t use it, but it was discolored and had plenty of machine marks. After all of the shinny goodness on the top parts this was a bit of a let down. Here we have it mounted in place and I would defiantly change one thing if I ever have to remove it ? shorten the mounting bolts. Now on to the GPU: Here it is ?necked???.. and of course the chip! Since space limitations didn?t let me use the cooler I wanted ( AquagraFX 8800 ) which offered full coverage I had find a way to cool my mem and volt reg chips. So enter these nifty pieces, "iandh 8800GT/G92 Memory & VRM cooling kit". I like these because they bolt on and one doesn?t have to rely on epoxy or pads to hold ?em in place. Now I believe it was TheGlasMan at pcper who stated he preferred individual sinks as the memory chips aren?t always the same height. When I took the cooler off of my evga 8800GT SC one could see proof of that. One mem chip wasn?t touched at all and another only halfway. While looking at the following pictures you can see where there was contact (dark/rough areas) and wasn?t (light/smooth areas). Also if you look at the cooler itself you should be able to pick up contact ?imprints? on the pads. It looks like the volt regs are okay though. Now back to my ?iandh? sinks (interesting side story can be found over at xtremesystems on these things). Because of the potential of unevenness I kinda sorta ?pilled? on the thermal paste. Good example would be prepping the volt reg chips! When everything was bolted down I did notice a couple of ?positioning issues?. Two of the memory chips were not completely covered at the volt reg end of the card as well as one of the volt reg chips (sorry for the fuzzy pic for that one). And then here is the GPU with the sinks on waiting for the water block. Now I?m trying to figure out how I want to locate the in and out line from the 240 Pro. While an I/O plate is provided with holes and grommets to accommodate the tubing I had planned to use two bulkhead fittings to do the job. Again the final objective is to be able to remove the mobo tray with the mobo in place without having to disconnect any of the plumbing. Guess my question would be do I space them out as shown or should I move them closer together. If I mount them together, do I center, mount left (nearest the PSU), or mount right? So this is where I be until the rest arrives!