775 insulation?

[boostedevo]

Well, hopefully it won't be too much longer now til I see my Chilly1 kit. I've searched and done a lot of reading and am probably more confused than I was before I am looking for 775 mobo insulation in general, not necessarily for Chilly1's kit, but that would be nice. Yes, I read the sticky 100x already, but am looking for info specific to the 775 boards. If you have pics, let's see them!

Some people have reported problems filling DEG in the 775 socket and I saw somewhere that Vapochill recommends NOT using DEG in the 775 socket at all. Skip the DEG in the socket, maybe just DEG coat the pins/SMTs with a brush for corrosion protection (not fill the entire socket) or don't use any at all?

Seal tape: some don't use it at all, some use so much it just looks like slots sticking out of a tar pit. In the sticky (Chilly1s unit), no tape was used at all. I was planning on using either just enough tape to cover around the bottom of the donut OR not use tape at all and just run a bead of DEG around the bottom of the donut for a good seal to the board. What do you think?

Closed cell foam/neoprene: does anyone use it with phase around the socket instead of seal tape or is it not good enough? If you look at the pic of my TEC insulation below, it's a simple closed cell gasket that is double-sided taped (the thin stuff, not the foam) to the mobo with DEG filled between it and the socket. I had zero condensation problems. If I did similar for phase (with a wider gasket to meet the donut), would something like this suffice?


TECs don't run anywhere near a cold as phase, so I am not sure how "much" is enough. Some people say if you know what you are doing, no extra steps are necessary other than making sure the evap is sealed around the socket and then there's the "200%" sure people that glue in plastic sheets and would stick dehumidifiers in their cases if they had the chance People with 775 socket phase experience and no condensation, please tell/show me what YOU did...

I should note that 1) I have already done 2 coats of silicone conformal coating each on the front and back of the board to be phased, 2) insulation on the back of the board is a no brainer and 3) this is my daily machine.

Thanks!

[gclg2000]

Here ya go! Hope this helps. The below is how i insulated a Abit AS8 s775 board using his block and mounting system. I had no problems with it and the "O-ring" of neoprene did just fine.

[boostedevo]

Thanks for the response. So you just used the donut "dry" with no coating/DEG anywhere on the board/socket? That's encouraging. What did you do about the caps I circled in the pic below? Dig out some holes in the bottom of the donut so it sit flush to the board around them?

Gotta love those OCZ Powerstreams

Anyone else with pics/thoughts, please respond. Insulation/install pics on an ASUS P5WD2 would be simply awesome

[gclg2000]

Thanks for the response. So you just used the donut "dry" with no coating/DEG anywhere on the board/socket? That's encouraging. What did you do about the caps I circled in the pic below? Dig out some holes in the bottom of the donut so it sit flush to the board around them?

Gotta love those OCZ Powerstreams

Anyone else with pics/thoughts, please respond. Insulation/install pics on an ASUS P5WD2 would be simply awesome

Nope, ik didn't do anything. Those caps are very short. Like about 1/4 inch or so. The foam he sends with the heads are 3/4" thick (wall) and it is soft enough to mold and conform itself around those small caps. That was a cascade in the -90's on that chip and i never had a drop of condensation.

Good luck.

[boostedevo]

Thanks man! So I can at least rest a little easier knowing that nothing can be good enough and that anything else is extra safety

Everybody else, feel free to tell/show me your 775 installs and what you did for insulation!! I will be sure to post mine step-by-step as soon as I get it...

[gclg2000]

cool man. Best thing to do is to start off w/ some overkill. Better safe than sorry.

I would have prob done it up a little better for 24/7 but that cooler i had on it was not 24/7

[sin0822]

wait no dielectric grease or anything? Not even protection on the mobo? like clear coat or cork tape?

[gclg2000]

many will disagree or me i suppose. But i had no problems. It was air tight seal.

[sin0822]

wow thatts nice, you got air-tight jsut form that?

[Ssilencer]

If you are just benching then no prob, but if you will use your system 24/7, all the measures taken (Dielectric, liquid electrical tape, conformal coat, etc, etc) will give you some peace of mind.

[eshbach]

this is my insulation on P5WD2. no grease or coating, just armaflex built up on to the socket. works great below -100C.

[boostedevo]

Ssilencer--
It won't be just benching, but it won't be on 24/7 either...usually in the 8-10 hours at a time range. I will definitely take extra measures, but I don't want it to look like a science experience gone awry either

eshbach--
So you're just sealing up the socket and not using anything inside, correct? Thanks for the pic...

[eshbach]

Ssilencer--
It won't be just benching, but it won't be on 24/7 either...usually in the 8-10 hours at a time range. I will definitely take extra measures, but I don't want it to look like a science experience gone awry either

eshbach--
So you're just sealing up the socket and not using anything inside, correct? Thanks for the pic...

correct.