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Dead Motherboard Delays Systm 55

Monday, June 16th, 2008 – running time 01:08
It's back to the PC parts store and a late delivery for this episode of Systm, thanks to a few well placed drops of coolant between our mobo and CPU.

Episode 54, Super Cooling Your PC, triggered a pretty big response from y'all, so we decided to delve deeper into water cooling, primarily hooking our radiator up to a higher flow pump and testing it against the AquaGate 80's water block along with a dedicated water block.

Then we fried our testbed. (Warning: Coolant and motherboards don't mix well.)

It only took a few drops, but they somehow managed to soak in between our Core 2 Duo and the Socket T (aka the LGA755) on our motherboard. The CPU, tho scorched, still works, but the Mobo was DOA. We'll say it again: coolant and electronics don't mix well.

Our apologies, on the delay, our (final) water cooling episode (for now) will be up late this week!

Highlights
motherboard ( 0:19, 0:21, 0:25, 0:30, 0:48, 0:19, 0:21, 0:25, 0:30, 0:48 ) Patrick Norton ( 0:00, 0:00 ) insomnia ( 0:45, 0:45 ) Philippines ( 0:16, 0:16 ) motherboard ( 0:19, 0:21, 0:25, 0:30, 0:48, 0:19, 0:21, 0:25, 0:30, 0:48 ) Patrick Norton ( 0:00, 0:00 ) insomnia ( 0:45, 0:45 ) Philippines ( 0:16, 0:16 )

Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )

" Patrick Norton here my apologies because you're not watching applying -- when the position of system which you are watching is apologizing. For the delay in this week delivery of system. There's a good story -- first of all. The chip you can pick close look at the chip in -- but to the pins well and that the consumption in the Philippines scores. As a matter of fact that's what happens when you have the motherboard and gets them any -- in between you and the motherboard oddly enough chip perfectly functional motherboard. Is dead and in the process of trying to figure that situation I thought the motherboard -- fine and it was a graphics artist you actually managed to snap off one of the coolest. Outlets for our fabulous water block here. So when it of that accident or -- on -- over myself but can't accuse the floor in most of the rest of the room causing this X. Everybody walked insomnia that condition. -- the new motherboard will rebuild their little setup there and I guess it was huge response to the cooling Gibson assistant want to answer about your questions we get that he's quick as we can again my apologies for the delay. We'll see you later this week expression -- in addition system."

" Patrick Norton here my apologies because you're not watching applying -- when the position of system which you are watching is apologizing. For the delay in this week delivery of system. There's a good story -- first of all. The chip you can pick close look at the chip in -- but to the pins well and that the consumption in the Philippines scores. As a matter of fact that's what happens when you have the motherboard and gets them any -- in between you and the motherboard oddly enough chip perfectly functional motherboard. Is dead and in the process of trying to figure that situation I thought the motherboard -- fine and it was a graphics artist you actually managed to snap off one of the coolest. Outlets for our fabulous water block here. So when it of that accident or -- on -- over myself but can't accuse the floor in most of the rest of the room causing this X. Everybody walked insomnia that condition. -- the new motherboard will rebuild their little setup there and I guess it was huge response to the cooling Gibson assistant want to answer about your questions we get that he's quick as we can again my apologies for the delay. We'll see you later this week expression -- in addition system."