Vecte
"Fluffy"
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7/16" man im telling you it really isn't too bad and is way more leak proof, spit on it a little bit and she goes right in with a little push and really no effort. :laugh: It grabs the barb tight and the ID transition doesn't change.
Yeah that could do it lol, I usually spread thermal paste with an old credit card or a cut out square of packaging plastic (lets me put it on nice and thin/even). I hate getting that crap on my fingers, its just as bad as antiseize. You ever notice that thermal paste and antiseize always manage to get on you and everything else no matter what?
The Tygon R3603 hose is very flexible and soft (which is good), it cuts like butter with a decent brand new razor blade.
My peak temps really don't vary with either application.
I scooped those 45 swivel fittings right up when I first saw them - 18 bucks for 4 swivel 45s is a BANGING deal.
I have a hard on for those fittings - you can point your hose anywhere and use any barb you want. Its also sweet because you can remove the barb with out removing the hose.
That feser coolant tastes like shit though - it almost tastes like that bitter sour apple shit you spray on your stuff so your dog doesn't chew on it.
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I just ordered everything like two hours ago, lol. I thought about the 7/16, but I got the 1/2 anyway. Yea, I saw the swivels in your pics, and said, I need some of those. Funny I ordered the exact same ones you did without knowing the brand, lol. I got two for my rad, and two for my block.
Also, dare I ask how/why you tasted the Feser coolant, lol. But yea, as far as slipping hoses on, I recommend a very small amount of liquid dish washing soap. Just a very tiny amount spread over the barb will make just about any hose slip right on, and it won't get mixed in with your coolant.
The reason I asked if those 920 temps were from Prime blend, is because I get much lower temps from that, it's about a 10 degree difference. Nearly everyone gets that much of a difference between the two tests. If I run prime on blend, I will stay in the low 60s. Even if I run IBT on standard, which is the same amount of ram tested on prime blend, I get about 8-10 degrees more with IBT. I use maximum ram when I test with IBT, which leaves me with about 150MB free during testing. It really hammers the system. Honestly, in true terms, there is no way to get prime to stress a cpu harder than IBT, it's just physically impossible.