AlphaCool Eisblock for 2080 Ti Startup

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We show you the AlphaCool Eisblock for RTX 2080 Ti and just how the coolant flows through the block. If you have a 4K display, you will want to go full screen with this short clip. This is the GPX-N Plexi M01 model. It is on sale at Amazon for $172., complete with Frag Harder Disco Lights! You can see our preliminary coverage here.
 
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Very cool, thanks for the video! Excellent work with the slow motion, showing exactly where the liquid goes. Too bad it looks like there's a pocket / trap area that doesn't get much flow on the right side of the card. Did that every fully clean up and allow full liquid coverage? Still looks like a bubble trap at the end.
 
arnemetis said:
Very cool, thanks for the video! Excellent work with the slow motion, showing exactly where the liquid goes. Too bad it looks like there's a pocket / trap area that doesn't get much flow on the right side of the card. Did that every fully clean up and allow full liquid coverage? Still looks like a bubble trap at the end.
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Yes, it all burped out perfectly.
 
Wolf-R1 said:
Definitely a cool video. How long did it take to burp?
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It was running at about 3.85 liters per minute, and it did not take long at all. Less than an hour? I really was not paying much attention.
 
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Like watching Watercooling setups fill up. Something about it just makes me swoon.
 
I love the porn music. So the bubbles go away after a while? Is that the "burping" mentioned?
 
Thanks for the video and especially the slow-motion. As I've tweaked my 2080TI to about as far as it can go on air, and things have gotten a bit noisy, I'm really considering liquid more and more now. I admit at this point the biggest thing holding me back in I'm pretty nervous at taking it apart.

I've been so obsessed about worrying about leaks with liquid I forgot about the engineering concepts I learned from working on cars. WIth extreme heat situations on engines with turbos you learn a lot about liquid cooling. Seeing the fluid spread from the middle showed the point of dispersion and then the various walls and bends to help guide as needed before exiting. In real-time it leaves me wondering about how much testing is done on the various cooling properties for the liquids used. I'm just wondering if different liquid solutions are available for different needs much like you'd have for extreme antifreeze or oil? These 2080TI's get hot quick and I wonder if some liquid with more viscosity my better absorb heat/cold might be better?

From reading your many varied reviews on liquid cooling, and again I love watching this video, I've learned there are many details to consider beyond worrying about leaks.

1. Does the block adequately cover the needed parts to cool?
2. Does the block have proper flow design?
3. Does the block properly mount to the intended card?
3. Are the outlets ergonomically and efficiently positioned?
4. Materials used for all the parts of the block.

and then

4. Proper size and designed radiator
5. What materials are the radiator made of?
6. Proper size and designed fan for radiator
7. Good hose positioning for proper flow for maximum performance but also leak prevention.
8. Properly placed radiator/fan as needed. In the case to help or possibly external depending on goals or taste.

and finally

1. What kind of liquid to use?
 
With the crazy 4 fan HD XSPC rad, it is running 34C-35C under full load.
lostin3d said:
Thanks for the video and especially the slow-motion. As I've tweaked my 2080TI to about as far as it can go on air, and things have gotten a bit noisy, I'm really considering liquid more and more now. I admit at this point the biggest thing holding me back in I'm pretty nervous at taking it apart.

I've been so obsessed about worrying about leaks with liquid I forgot about the engineering concepts I learned from working on cars. WIth extreme heat situations on engines with turbos you learn a lot about liquid cooling. Seeing the fluid spread from the middle showed the point of dispersion and then the various walls and bends to help guide as needed before exiting. In real-time it leaves me wondering about how much testing is done on the various cooling properties for the liquids used. I'm just wondering if different liquid solutions are available for different needs much like you'd have for extreme antifreeze or oil? These 2080TI's get hot quick and I wonder if some liquid with more viscosity my better absorb heat/cold might be better?

From reading your many varied reviews on liquid cooling, and again I love watching this video, I've learned there are many details to consider beyond worrying about leaks.

1. Does the block adequately cover the needed parts to cool?
2. Does the block have proper flow design?
3. Does the block properly mount to the intended card?
4. Are the outlets ergonomically and efficiently positioned?
5. Materials used for all the parts of the block.

and then

6. Proper size and designed radiator
7. What materials are the radiator made of?
8. Proper size and designed fan for radiator
9. Good hose positioning for proper flow for maximum performance but also leak prevention.
10. Properly placed radiator/fan as needed. In the case to help or possibly external depending on goals or taste.

and finally

11. What kind of liquid to use?
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You have two 3's and two 4's, so I am renumbering your questions so answers are clear.

1. Yes.
2. Not sure there is a "proper" flow, but I like how this block is laid out in terms of how the coolant flows.
3. The way this block mounts is actually rather simplistic. It literally mounts with 8 screws....compared to the 60(?) that came with the stock FE cooler.
4. Ergonomically? Yeah, I guess? The inlet/outlet has three ways to be configured, so it should be able to fit just about anything you want.
5. Block is nickel plated copper. Block window/cover is acrylic. (I would love to see tempered glass option.) Shroud and backplate is aluminum.
6. Rad is 100% up to you and there are a lot of choices. I just bought this one for use in my own system and we will be doing real world testing with it.
7. Most rads that I would suggest are built of copper and brass, as is the one liked above. SPECs on XSPC site.
8. Depends on Rad.
9. Yes, IMO.
10. I am mounting mine as top exhaust in a push/pull config.
11. I have used Koolance fluid for years, but recently moved to XSPC fluid treatment. So far so good. That said, Koolance fluid has been excellent over the years.
 
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lostin3d said:
Thanks for the video and especially the slow-motion. As I've tweaked my 2080TI to about as far as it can go on air, and things have gotten a bit noisy, I'm really considering liquid more and more now. I admit at this point the biggest thing holding me back in I'm pretty nervous at taking it apart.

I've been so obsessed about worrying about leaks with liquid I forgot about the engineering concepts I learned from working on cars. WIth extreme heat situations on engines with turbos you learn a lot about liquid cooling. Seeing the fluid spread from the middle showed the point of dispersion and then the various walls and bends to help guide as needed before exiting. In real-time it leaves me wondering about how much testing is done on the various cooling properties for the liquids used. I'm just wondering if different liquid solutions are available for different needs much like you'd have for extreme antifreeze or oil? These 2080TI's get hot quick and I wonder if some liquid with more viscosity my better absorb heat/cold might be better?

From reading your many varied reviews on liquid cooling, and again I love watching this video, I've learned there are many details to consider beyond worrying about leaks.

1. Does the block adequately cover the needed parts to cool?
2. Does the block have proper flow design?
3. Does the block properly mount to the intended card?
3. Are the outlets ergonomically and efficiently positioned?
4. Materials used for all the parts of the block.

and then

4. Proper size and designed radiator
5. What materials are the radiator made of?
6. Proper size and designed fan for radiator
7. Good hose positioning for proper flow for maximum performance but also leak prevention.
8. Properly placed radiator/fan as needed. In the case to help or possibly external depending on goals or taste.

and finally

1. What kind of liquid to use?
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If you're interested in this more generally, I'd recommend subbing for Jayztwocents on youtube, or Gamers Nexus and Linus Tech Tips. Lots of detailed videos that explicitly answer a lot of the more general questions you have, and tips for how you might go about testing these things for your own loop.
 
tempertantrum said:
If you're interested in this more generally, I'd recommend subbing for Jayztwocents on youtube, or Gamers Nexus and Linus Tech Tips. Lots of detailed videos that explicitly answer a lot of the more general questions you have, and tips for how you might go about testing these things for your own loop.
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Not sure I would sub to any of them for the information he is looking for. Those guys have moved on from focusing on water cooling. JazzzyJ would be your best bet. And even then I would suggest going back through his older content. He considers himself a hardware journalist now....
 
I'll have to look at JazzzyJ, haven't heard of him. I suggested them because they have rather specifically addressed things like coverage of dies, heat capacity of a variety of fluids (including issues around corrosion, settling particulates, etc.), fluid low including pressure, the impact of 90 degree vs. softer bends, build issues with placement of ports, parts order in loops, rad sizes and radiative capacities (including with different fan types, sizes, speeds, and configurations), air flow issues in cases, cable sizing, different kinds of pumps and the limits, etc. etc. etc. What matters, what doesn't matter, and why. Again, it's a matter of going back through older content with all of the them.
 
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