The Achilles Heel

Post by **Cool Blue** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:14 am

So finally all my parts arrive to complete my new system. Just in time for the weekend too, it couldn't be better.

Until yesterday I had everything but the power supply, video card and cooling system, so I had test mounted the motherboard already. Anyways, last night I test fit the cooling unit into the case and find it can't fit in because it takes up two 5.25" bays and the case has metal guides at each drive bay causing the unit to stop part way in.

So off to the machine shop (dad's shop) I go today to angle grind my week long frustrations out on some pesky little metal tabs. Despite the tough and restricted angles to fit the angle grinder I got them out with minimal damage to surrounding areas. In fact, cooling unit mounted, you can't even tell anything was modified at all. :icon14:

So I get the mobo back in, the wiring done and tied up neatly up along side the mobo to the case. DVDRW, CDROM, power supply (which was a bit of a trick) followed by the lengthy task of assembling the cooling system. Get it all hooked up, wired in, etc, etc.

Fire it up...

All good. Works PERFECT first try (you expected different?).

Go into the BIOS and verify all the settings and stats are gold and stable; they are (stable 41C on the CPU).

Then the cooling system starts spazzing that the CPU is at 65C and shuts the system down. ?!! Bypass the shutdown switch, restart the system and compare the motherboard reported CPU temp (41C) and the cooling system temp (rises quickly to 65C and tries to shut down). BIOS is still reporting a stable CPU temp and fan speeds. Hmmm..

Then the CPU temp goes flatline on the cooling system and the bloody thing won't stfu with the goddamned beeping.

This killer system taken down by a 5 cent piece of chinese build crap thermo sensor. :/

Bah. 6 hours of work stopped dead at the OS install process by a simple little resistor malfunction. SO off to the local electronics shop in the morning to get a new one.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:16 am

Nope. Case was thorougly cleaned out with compressed air after the work. I had it stripped down to a minimal frame too. It was clean when the parts went in.

Post by **Big Kahuna Burger** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:19 am

I have a Dell Dimension

Post by **Cool Blue** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:22 am

riddla wrote:Its still your fault.

Hahahaha, you wish. I'm not like you, I don't break things. I'm a professional.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:23 am

Big Kahuna Burger wrote:I have a Dell Dimension

And I'm sure it brings you much joy.

Post by **ajerara** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:02 am

I built my own and am proud of it. Works like a charm.

Post by **Denz** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:09 am

I always build my own computers. It's cheaper and easier to upgrade.

Post by **R00k** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:17 am

It's probably a problem with the installation of the cooling system.

Post by **Denz** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:23 am

R00k wrote:It's probably a problem with the installation of the cooling system.

perhaps no Artic Silver was applied to the CPU or the Cooling system isn't firmly on the CPU.

It's happened before, even to professionals.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:40 am

Rofle. The water block is properly mounted, and I've mounted thermo sensors like this one on systems past.

It died during the initial burn in, so I'm not surprised. It's also possible some coolant got into the unit circuity. Replacing the sensor will tell me right away if it's the control unit or the sensor.

Post by **Psyche911** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:37 am

I don't know why people buy water kits (with the exception of the new Swiftech one with Storm/MCP655 setup). Pick your parts out or don't bother at all. Otherwise you end up with mediocre results for a lot of cash.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:50 pm

Psyche911 wrote:I don't know why people buy water kits (with the exception of the new Swiftech one with Storm/MCP655 setup). Pick your parts out or don't bother at all. Otherwise you end up with mediocre results for a lot of cash.

Doesn't matter what you buy from who, there will always be the risk of a defective part.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:16 pm

I already stated I could have gotten coolant in the circuitry.

Is there something you want to get off your chest? You seem like you have a chip on your shoulder. Speak. Now's your chance.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:30 pm

Sleep! That's where you're a viking!

Post by **shadd_** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:44 pm

somethings wrong with it.

probably your fault.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:24 pm

it's because you're frank