first time taking water loop apart

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hey guys im new to water cooling and this is the first time everr taking it apart i have left the motherboard and cpu blocks on is it ok today that because i would prefer not taking them off and re applying thermal paste etc in case i do something wrong. how do i clean all the parts i need to and radiator?
 
If you leave the blocks on because you don't want to apply new TIM then you won't be able to rinse out those blocks. You can take a thin cloth to clean out the fittings and you can only rinse out the radiator and tubing. If you do remove the cpu block then you can possibly take it apart if there are screws holding it together, it's usually only two pieces (top and bottom) and a rubber gasket and be very careful with that gasket because you don't have another. A very small bottle brush can be used on some parts and some people like to replace the tubing at this time instead of trying to clean it out. If the tubing isn't very long then a thin cloth can be used to run through the inside with a piece of wire to push it through.
 

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ye iw ill replace tubing also res because i think the res was causing me an air leak also i clean the rad with distilled water? do i leave it for 30 mins shake it any process ?

 
Depending on what your using for liquid and if there are any additives in it a good rinsing is all that's needed, some will use a vinegar/distilled water combination to rinse. If you don't see any kind of build up then the cleaning should be pretty easy.
 

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ok thaks for your help :)

 

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i took tops off all the blocks but did not actually take them off the mb is it ok to clean them with a air compressor?

 

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thanks again !

 

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this rubber seal is driving me in ***** sane i cannot get it in. it will not go in no matter what it just keeps ***** popping out and if u do get it in. which i did like once its to long **** help me please. getting really stressed.


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Have you tried both sides of the block? Usually that channel that goes around the edge of the block is where that rubber seal sets into and it has to go in right or you'll have a leak. Don't rusk it and go slow and easy pressing it into the channel as you go along. Getting worked up a stressing will only get you more frustrated because you'll not be concentrating. Don't stretch it when putting it in just place it and press it no stretching.
 

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im trying to take my time just get mad fast i guess lol i keep pushing it in slowly making sure not to pull it and it just pops right out the other 2 was easy but this one does just not want tog o in

 

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ok thanks and about what. Coolant I use idk what to go for I hear people saying the coloured coolant is bad and it's best to use distilled water? Just from what I have been told what your opinion on this thanks

 

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like this?. this is what it would look like in that order. but have to wait for my new tubing and res
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wow that looks amazing the only thing i worry about im going to put the pump in the hard drive bays at bottom its going to be a little bit of a run from drive bay to where the pump is that the bottom is that ok?

 

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finally got it all together and turned on core 1 max temp is 36c core 2 35c core 3 33c core 4 32c thats at idle is that ok or bad?

 
I also use water cooling and have the i7-3930k and I have found that the Sandy Bridge-E processor does run a little hotter then the other processors, I got very similar temps before overclocking my cpu. Right now when using real temp the temps are in constant motion so I have the min. and the max. that I can post and that's with just open web pages so it's pretty close to idle. But it is overclocked to 4.5ghz.

min. C1-42 C2-39 C3-37 C4-33 C5-40 C6-37
max. C1-54 C2-52 C3-49 C4-48 C5-51 C6-50

You only posted four core temps and your processor is a six core, did you leave the other two cores out for any reason? The idle temps that you posted are fine as I said this processor will run a little hotter then the regular Sandy Bridge because it has a higher TDP.

Ivy Bridge --77w
Sandy Bridge --95w
Sandy Bridge-E --130w
 

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on real temp it says core i7-3960x then it only shows 4 temps not 6?