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Mar 31, 2012 7:30 AM in response to Skorpanby japamac,That's pretty.
I like clean work.
How does it cool?
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Mar 31, 2012 12:49 PM in response to japamacby Skorpan,Thanks for the compliment japamac, it's working great, temps are 52 to 54 at idle, the fans are silent and are no longer 'ramping'. Using a 'T' bar made bleeding the block pretty easy and I am really happy with my 'new' G5. It was a fun project and not hard to do. New fluid, rings and tubing along with a little gasket sealant should ensure a few more years before I upgrade to a mac pro. Thanks to all who helped with advice and tips.
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Apr 18, 2012 10:53 PM in response to Skorpanby YZFNYC,Looks Awesome. Wish I could have done that to mine before the LCS Blew up. lol... Great Job.
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May 11, 2012 7:50 PM in response to Skorpanby YZFNYC,Hey Buddy, I think I need your help. I just picked up two 2.5 G5 Quad's the PCI-X with LCS's one already leaked and killed the Power Supply the other is working but with 1 dead CPU. I wanna pull out the LCS from the dead Machine and Rebuild that LCS and Steal one of the Processors and bring one back to life with a rebuilt LCS so it so it won't die for a least a while. I can download the instructions on how to do it but was hoping for a list of parts you purchased to make yours look bad ***. I especially like the clear tubing can you use that all around? Hope you can get me that info. Thanks in advance.
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May 13, 2012 2:14 AM in response to YZFNYCby Skorpan,Good news about the Quads, there's quite a few around with some kind of water damage, It sounds as though you'll be a able to get one good mac form two half dead ones! My mac is running sweet since the refurb, give me a day or two to check what I used and I'll get back to you!
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May 14, 2012 1:59 AM in response to YZFNYCby Skorpan,OK, here goes.
Tubing - One metre, size is ID (inner diameter) 3/8 - OD (outer diameter) 1/2.
The tubing specs use both measurements which can be confusing but this is the best set-up I found.
Lots of colours are available but using clear is a good idea as you can check for air bubbles when you bleed the block later.
Clamps - Size, 1/2, I would replace all the clamps, the screw kind are easy to get on and tighten.
Anti Kink Coil - One metre, size ID 1/2, this helps keep the tubing open and the coolant flowing well.
Coolant - Feser One Cooling Fluid, any colour you like!
Thermal Paste - Artic Cooling MX4, The best thermal paste to date.
O-Rings - Brand is Viton, the size is 31.6mm x 2.4mm, these are a little bigger than the original rings and have a better fit and seal.(Note, my G5 is a Dual 2.7).
Gasket Seal - This is optional, I used it to add an extra layer of leak protection around the new o-rings. I used Permatex Ultra Grey, but any gasket sealer will do.
Filler plug - This is a great way to make filling and bleeding the block easy, the top screws off letting you fill the LCS and it also allows you to bleed the block easily.
T-Bar - Adding a T-bar allows you attach the extra tubing for the filler plug to add fluid and bleed the system, air in the LCS is a major problem for cooling as well as pump damage.
I think that's everything, I live in Stocholm and used a couple of sites in Europe to get the parts I needed, you will be able to get the parts in the States I assume, but let me know if you get stuck and I'll help you.
When your ready to start let me know, and I can offer some help / tips make the refurb a little easier.
Good hunting!
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May 14, 2012 9:49 AM in response to Skorpanby YZFNYC,Thanks man, Your Awesome. Hopefully I have time sometime soon... I'll start looking around the web for some all these goodies.
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May 14, 2012 11:08 PM in response to YZFNYCby BDAqua,Just a passing note, the G5 Quads are not PCI-X, but PCIe.
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May 14, 2012 11:40 PM in response to BDAquaby YZFNYC,BD you are correct. So used to typing PCI-X when I write about my G5... Old Habits Die Hard, just like old macs...
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May 26, 2012 1:27 PM in response to Skorpanby Otis1,hey i need some help with mine i have the quad 2.5 8GB of ram cpu b over heats in about 10mins so someone said rebliead it the water has dryed up cuz there was no leeks so i did.put clean water in got all the air mostly out but one small bubble b 4 the pump tryed runing it to get it out but the pumps not pumping that good i used a old pc power box and some clips to do that but now it over heat in like 2 mins ??? oh and i put new cpu paste on it idk im stomped??? idk mabe its an air lock but i blow water throw it i dont really have money for parts the water alone was 6 bucks plez help poor kid in canada ive been fixing comps for awhale this is my frist lcs and its a pain
