dburne Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Hey gang, I did a new system build last week, and put my first liquid cooler in - the H100i. I must say so far I am very pleased with it, installation was painless and so far it would seem to be doing a good job keeping my I-7 4820K Ivy-E processor cool. I have not overclocked yet, but running stock with Turbo, it is idling about mid 20's c, and the highest it has gotten was 42c with some gaming ( flight simming which is cpu intensive). I am running Windows 8.1, and the software would not work with it ( have not tried the beta yet, waiting for official release). So my pump and fans are running at whatever default profile I guess came with the unit, I think I read somewhere here that it was probably a " balanced" profile. I know I never hear the fans spin up, the system is very quiet. I have the unit mounted in the top, of a Phantom 820 Case. I have the two Corsair fans that came with the unit, mounted on the top of the chassis, through the chassis and into the radiator. The fans are pushing air through the radiator into the case. Anyway, to my question - what is best way to maintain these things to keep them running good. Take the radiator out every few months or so and blow out with compressed air? Once a year? Thanks for any tips, being new to the closed loop coolers with radiators I want to be sure I properly maintain it to keep it in good running order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 every home has its own unique amount an type of dust so just keep an eye on dust buildup,,i run a flashlight thru my rad to determine how dusty it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 That certainly makes sense, thanks I appreciate the response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 your welcome and when cleaning,use a good vacuum cleaner with your smallest diameter attachment,,thats about the safest way,,a feather duster can be initially used to dislodge dust... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 your welcome and when cleaning,use a good vacuum cleaner with your smallest diameter attachment,,thats about the safest way,,a feather duster can be initially used to dislodge dust... Will do - best to take the radiator out to do this correct? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Will do - best to take the radiator out to do this correct? Thanks, no,i wouldnt,just try the vacuum ,you may want to remove the fans or take out as a last resort personally i use a air compressor but it isnt for the novice user due to moisture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 no,i wouldnt,just try the vacuum ,you may want to remove the fans or take out as a last resort personally i use a air compressor but it isnt for the novice user due to moisture Ok thanks , when the time comes I will give it a try from the inside with a vacuum. If I remove the fans, the rad will come out as well as the screws go through the fans, chassis, and into the radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insomniack Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Personally, I wouldn't use a vacuum. Invest in a Metro Vacuum ED500 DataVac and you won't have to worry about removing the radiator or moisture. They've gone up a little bit recently, but they're still relatively cheap and make cleaning a PC easy. Just make sure you tie or tape the fans down first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 And I'm totally opposite of all of you. I use compressed air along with a total removal every few months to rinse the rad under warm water to get rid of what ever the compressed air missed. Albeit I have a pretty elaborate air system in my house with dryers and filters that most wouldn't have. There are many ways you can go about it. I do what i do because it works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Many thanks guys, certainly gives me some nice options to try out. I really appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenosbod Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I have go a DEMCiflex Dustfilter Set on my 650D. It saves all the agro of cleaning out the radiator. Preventing the dust getting in seems more logical than cleaning it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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