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Old March 1, 2010, 09:07 AM
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Default Swiftech Apogee drive died on me!!!

Wow, on Saturday my computer started to randomly "die" on me. It would just shut off (power off) with no warnings or nothing. After some simple diagnostics in the bios I was able to determine that my CPU was overheating. I opened my case and touched the Apogee drive only to discover there was no vibrations coming out of it. It was also making a slow clicking sound. So, I brought my rig into my workshop and proceeded to figure out how to remove the Apogee drive from my system which has two loops and a communal res. I tilted my system to try and drain the CPU loop into the common res when I noticed water dripping onto my video card!

I dismantled my entire system and it looks like my Apogee drive not only died but also started to leak. I ordered an OCZ Ven 2 in the meantime and I am going to re-assemble my second loop only (video card and NB) and run the CPU on air for the time being. I was never too happy with the apogee drive for cooling (it managed to only cool as well as air anyways) so I won't be going back to water on my CPU for a while I think.
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Old March 1, 2010, 09:50 AM
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Wow, on Saturday my computer started to randomly "die" on me. It would just shut off (power off) with no warnings or nothing. After some simple diagnostics in the bios I was able to determine that my CPU was overheating. I opened my case and touched the Apogee drive only to discover there was no vibrations coming out of it. It was also making a slow clicking sound. So, I brought my rig into my workshop and proceeded to figure out how to remove the Apogee drive from my system which has two loops and a communal res. I tilted my system to try and drain the CPU loop into the common res when I noticed water dripping onto my video card!

I dismantled my entire system and it looks like my Apogee drive not only died but also started to leak. I ordered an OCZ Ven 2 in the meantime and I am going to re-assemble my second loop only (video card and NB) and run the CPU on air for the time being. I was never too happy with the apogee drive for cooling (it managed to only cool as well as air anyways) so I won't be going back to water on my CPU for a while I think.
Water systems are perfectly fine.

Unfortunately you went a route that most people don't recommend and it burned you.
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Old March 1, 2010, 10:02 AM
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ya an apogee is not a good judge for what water cooling can do. my water cooling right now has only one crappie fan on it. on a triple rad ( i am to lazy to change it yet ) and in the same room is my venomous and my water cooling is always 5c to 10c lower just because it's water.
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Old March 1, 2010, 10:20 AM
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The only thing an Apogee Drive is good for is to take it apart, mod it (to a Laind DDC 3.2) and use it as a pump only You'll want a "real" waterblock if you want better than 'air' cooling. :)
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Old March 1, 2010, 01:39 PM
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The only thing an Apogee Drive is good for is to take it apart, mod it (to a Laind DDC 3.2) and use it as a pump only You'll want a "real" waterblock if you want better than 'air' cooling. :)
yip thats the best route to go an get ddc top and curent waterblock that fits where old unit didn't like a i7 Water block

OP thats if....... pump still works after leak damaged
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Old March 1, 2010, 05:14 PM
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No idea if the pump still works. It was just ticking and not moving when I check last. I have a different pump I could use as well but I am just going to stick with air on my CPU until my next CPU upgrade. Thanks everybody.
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Pump still under warranty?
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Old March 2, 2010, 11:17 AM
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Probably not, I think the pump is around 2 years old.
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