Good day to all
I am building a new PC from some older and some newer parts, carefully selected, to be a decent setup. I intend to use it for video editing and other applications, but no gaming. Its basic configuration is (will be):
- Case: Corsair Carbide 400R
- PSU: XFX P1-750B-BEFX XTR Series 750W
- Motherboard: A modified Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R, to accept Xeon CPU.
- CPU: Xeon X5492
- RAM: 4 x 4GB Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 XMS DDR3 1600 MHz DIMMs, total 16 GB.
- GPU: XFX Radeon R9, R9-380P-4255, 4GB GDDR5.
Now, the Xeon X5492 is a real power beast, with 150W TDP and it requires good cooling, especially at O/C conditions. Liquid cooling appears as the optimal solution. Therefore, my initial choice for a Corsair H100i seemed to be ideal and I bought one. However - and this was a mistake of mine - I did not check its compatibility, having in mind my previous experience with the Hydro H80 Cooler, which is compatible with almost all Intel CPU sockets, including LGA-775.
At this point, I am stuck.
I am trying to find a solution, with a slight modification of the H100i Mounting Bracket, by drilling four more holes at its four branches, to the space dimensions of the LGA775 (72mm center-to-center distance) and provide an after market socket 775 backplate, similar to this:
However, as one user say in a relevant thread post in Corsair forums, he tried to do the drilling and he found that the mounting bracket steel is very hard to be drilled.
In addition to this difficulty, I have also found that the Mounting Bracket for Intel motherboards is pre-fitted on the pump assembly head and no matter what I tried, I could not remove it from its position, in order to drill it safely. If I try to drill it in position, there is a great chance to damage the pump assembly, even if I provide safety isolation measures (like wooden protection of the pump assembly).
Does anyone know how to remove it or is it just irremovable?
Any suggestions and other thoughts will be highly appreciated.
I am building a new PC from some older and some newer parts, carefully selected, to be a decent setup. I intend to use it for video editing and other applications, but no gaming. Its basic configuration is (will be):
- Case: Corsair Carbide 400R
- PSU: XFX P1-750B-BEFX XTR Series 750W
- Motherboard: A modified Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R, to accept Xeon CPU.
- CPU: Xeon X5492
- RAM: 4 x 4GB Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 XMS DDR3 1600 MHz DIMMs, total 16 GB.
- GPU: XFX Radeon R9, R9-380P-4255, 4GB GDDR5.
Now, the Xeon X5492 is a real power beast, with 150W TDP and it requires good cooling, especially at O/C conditions. Liquid cooling appears as the optimal solution. Therefore, my initial choice for a Corsair H100i seemed to be ideal and I bought one. However - and this was a mistake of mine - I did not check its compatibility, having in mind my previous experience with the Hydro H80 Cooler, which is compatible with almost all Intel CPU sockets, including LGA-775.
At this point, I am stuck.
I am trying to find a solution, with a slight modification of the H100i Mounting Bracket, by drilling four more holes at its four branches, to the space dimensions of the LGA775 (72mm center-to-center distance) and provide an after market socket 775 backplate, similar to this:
However, as one user say in a relevant thread post in Corsair forums, he tried to do the drilling and he found that the mounting bracket steel is very hard to be drilled.
In addition to this difficulty, I have also found that the Mounting Bracket for Intel motherboards is pre-fitted on the pump assembly head and no matter what I tried, I could not remove it from its position, in order to drill it safely. If I try to drill it in position, there is a great chance to damage the pump assembly, even if I provide safety isolation measures (like wooden protection of the pump assembly).
Does anyone know how to remove it or is it just irremovable?
Any suggestions and other thoughts will be highly appreciated.
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