Posting a setup without cooling?

[Chiobe]

I'm at the stage where it can be usefull to turn the pc on and make sure everything works.

But right now so are there only passive cooling on the parts, with the water blocks mounted.

Can I post without ruining anything, and if so, how long do I have before heat fries my system?

Hardware list in the build log, in my signature.

[Will Barnard]

It should be fine as long as you don't actually do anything, just to see if it posts. I personally wouldn't run the risk tho

[ItsFTP]

Only keep it on for no more than 6 seconds and it should be fine.

[fishy]

if you already have water in  the system, it should be fine for longer

but if you don't have any water in it, then i'd say only a few sec

[RazrLeaf]

I'm at the stage where it can be usefull to turn the pc on and make sure everything works.

But right now so are there only passive cooling on the parts, with the water blocks mounted.

Can I post without ruining anything, and if so, how long do I have before heat fries my system?

Hardware list in the build log, in my signature.

You can post no problem. I did a post test with absolutely nothing on the CPU. It'll throttle itself back before it gets too hot, and it'll withstand short periods of 105 degrees Celsius without being damaged.

 

You've got 5 minutes easily with a copper block on it, probably 10-15. Just watch the temperatures once you get in to BIOS (upper left corner), and shut it down when it gets too warm for comfort.

 

P.S. I may have overestimated the times a little, but my point is that you have a lot more than 6 seconds. Just turn it on and pay attention.

[Chiobe]

I belive it was Linus that said you should post a system to make sure everything is detected before mounting the tubes. As it is easier to deal with any problems that way.

But that was with a brand new system, my system has been running for the last 5 months.

So is it worth the risk or should I just go ahead and finish the build?

[RazrLeaf]

I belive it was Linus that said you should post a system to make sure everything is detected before mounting the tubes. As it is easier to deal with any problems that way.

But that was with a brand new system, my system has been running for the last 5 months.

So is it worth the risk or should I just go ahead and finish the build?

Most of the time you do a test boot before you put water blocks on anything. Which for X99 means a cooler-less CPU if you don't have a spare lying around. Which is what I did.

 

And if you've been running for 5 months already, just do a POST/make it to desktop to make sure everything still works and go on with your day.

[Chiobe]

Most of the time you do a test boot before you put water blocks on anything. Which for X99 means a cooler-less CPU if you don't have a spare lying around. Which is what I did.

I know that all the parts worked before I mounted the blocks, so the post is more to ensure that I did not ruin anything in the process or is not proper seated.

[RazrLeaf]

I know that all the parts worked before I mounted the blocks, so the post is more to ensure that I did not ruin anything in the process or is not proper seated.

Yep. You've got it. It's a lot easier to reseat things when there aren't tubes in the way.

[Spev]

I would just put the stock heatsink on and run the test....unless you are running some of the x99 Intel CPUs as they don't actually come (at least some of them) with a stock heatsink.

[Chiobe]

I would just put the stock heatsink on and run the test....unless you are running some of the x99 Intel CPUs as they don't actually come (at least some of them) with a stock heatsink.

Might want to read again: I have already mounted the water blocks, meaning to using another cooler, so would I have to remove the blocks.

Which is for the First a lot of work, and for the 2nd counter productive.

[Spev]

Might want to read again: I have already mounted the water blocks, meaning to using another cooler, so would I have to remove the blocks.

Which is for the First a lot of work, and for the 2nd counter productive.

Yeah that's why you run all your test/stability checks BEFORE you start mounting water cooling blocks....

[Chiobe]

Yeah that's why you run all your test/stability checks BEFORE you start mounting water cooling blocks....

In my case so has the system been running for 5 months, so I'm only interested in if anything has changed.