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Final build! (Pics)

VanGoghComplex

VanGoghComplex

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After many threads of consternation and much help from the awesome community here, I've finally gotten my build to the point where I'm happy with it. It's time to post pictures!

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Here she is! With the DIY radbox (RIP Phanteks 140mm) I was able to fit the rear 140mm Swifty rad.
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The hard drive cage cover has slotted holes for mounting pumps, but a DDC footprint won't line up. Phanteks includes a pump mounting bracket with their cases, but it won't install on the hard drive cage cover, and it doesn't have a hole pattern for DDC pumps either. I got out the drill and fixed all those issues. My pump is now sitting on a double-isolation mount; the Phanteks bracket has rubber pads and the AlphaCool DDC310 has isolation standoffs as well. I can't hear the pump at all!
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I like short tubing runs. I like 3/8" x 5/8" tubing. I have arthritis now. I don't have fingerprints anymore.

Totally worth it.

Thanks for everyone's help, this forum and its denizens are awesome!
 
Looks good. What is the twisty bit of pipe from the resevoir to the first radiator? Is that flow meter?
 
NoOther said:
Looks good. What is the twisty bit of pipe from the resevoir to the first radiator? Is that flow meter?
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Yep! It's a "high flow" visual indicator from Thermaltake. It's just a little section of glass tubing, a couple compression fittings, and a little plastic whimmydiddle that spins in there. I liked it because it's simple, fits inline really nicely (doesn't look like a wart) and seems mechanically reliable.
 
VanGoghComplex said:
Yep! It's a "high flow" visual indicator from Thermaltake. It's just a little section of glass tubing, a couple compression fittings, and a little plastic whimmydiddle that spins in there. I liked it because it's simple, fits inline really nicely (doesn't look like a wart) and seems mechanically reliable.
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Yeah, I used to use the little wheel ones in my loops. I haven't done my own custom cooling in a bit, but still have helped design and install a number for other people. People today are spoiled, back in the day I had to deal with crappy tubing, no quick disconnects, occassionally poorly threaded fittings, etc. Did make the process more interesting at times. These days everything is much sleeker, seems to perform a bit better, and a little better quality.
 
Noticed all the fans are blowing out, won't that cause negative pressure and accumulate dust like crazy?
 
Actually dealing with the decision of making my front fans intake also but then radiator either blocks LEDs or you don't really see them. Your intake fans look like they light up?
 
kyriptic said:
Actually dealing with the decision of making my front fans intake also but then radiator either blocks LEDs or you don't really see them. Your intake fans look like they light up?
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Nope, they're regular ML120s. In the Enthoo case there's no front grille, so lit fans would be covered up from the front.

You could do a pull arrangement maybe? Then your rad wouldn't block the fans?
 
Yea mine are the ML120 thats why I was hoping I could get a lit up picture from you to see if it's good enough lol
 
kyriptic said:
Yea mine are the ML120 thats why I was hoping I could get a lit up picture from you to see if it's good enough lol
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The 140s I have in that pic are ML as well, so they're pretty comparable appearance wise. I'll post a lit pic tonight! =)
 
VanGoghComplex said:
Well, the additional rad seems to have done very little for temperatures. Here's a lit pic though:

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Huh. That is odd. I would have expected it to have a decent impact.

After all, you are increasing your rad capacity by 50%, and it's not like you had already reached significant diminishing returns with just the top rad...
 
Very neat and clean build.

Frankly I'm not too surprised about the results. Your components most likely weren't heating the loop up all that much, maybe 7 or 8 C above ambient or so. Adding the additional radiator would have brought it down to 5-6 C above ambient, which would explain the lack of a temperature change.
 
Zarathustra[H] said:
Huh. That is odd. I would have expected it to have a decent impact.

After all, you are increasing your rad capacity by 50%, and it's not like you had already reached significant diminishing returns with just the top rad...
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I'm wondering if my CPU block has a poor seat. That tube running out of the upper port to the top rad is under a fair amount of stress resulting from the tight bend and short run.

I don't want to change the routing, it's really clean and I like it. I wonder if adding stiffer springs or a hardware stack to the mounting posts might help.

I guess if the tubing was lifting the block off the processor, it'd be a terrible result though, wouldn't it? My temps aren't bad, they just didn't really change.
 
Have you considered adding some leds at the bottom just to get some light going up from the bottom as well?
 
VanGoghComplex said:
I'm wondering if my CPU block has a poor seat. That tube running out of the upper port to the top rad is under a fair amount of stress resulting from the tight bend and short run.

I don't want to change the routing, it's really clean and I like it. I wonder if adding stiffer springs or a hardware stack to the mounting posts might help.

I guess if the tubing was lifting the block off the processor, it'd be a terrible result though, wouldn't it? My temps aren't bad, they just didn't really change.
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How are your GPU temps?
 
kyriptic said:
Have you considered adding some leds at the bottom just to get some light going up from the bottom as well?
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I've got a strip in the front, tucked back, but it's not on right now. They're super bright automotive accent LEDs, and they glare off my monitor when they're on... A larger computer desk is in my near future so I'll be able to remedy that issue.

Zarathustra[H] said:
How are your GPU temps?
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Reduced. But I'm not sure how to take that. My benchmark consists of running RealBench and Valley at the same time. The GPU utilization stays pegged at 100% like normal, but with reduced framerates. I'm wondering if RealBench eating clock cycles on the CPU is interfering with Valley and lessening actual GPU workload.

I wonder if going with 1/2x5/8 tubing on that connection might lessen the tension, but it might also kink. I really don't wanna reroute the tubing; I love the layout. =(
 
VanGoghComplex said:
I've got a strip in the front, tucked back, but it's not on right now. They're super bright automotive accent LEDs, and they glare off my monitor when they're on... A larger computer desk is in my near future so I'll be able to remedy that issue.



Reduced. But I'm not sure how to take that. My benchmark consists of running RealBench and Valley at the same time. The GPU utilization stays pegged at 100% like normal, but with reduced framerates. I'm wondering if RealBench eating clock cycles on the CPU is interfering with Valley and lessening actual GPU workload.

I wonder if going with 1/2x5/8 tubing on that connection might lessen the tension, but it might also kink. I really don't wanna reroute the tubing; I love the layout. =(
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My experience is that the GPU benefits much more from better water cooling capacity than the CPU.

I didn't see an improvement with my CPU temps going from a Corsair H110i GTX going to my current loop with 5x 140mm radiators.

My GPU - however - saw a massive improvement never going above 34C at load overclocked.

Another massive improvement was fan noise.

I love my custom loop, I just didn't see much if any CPU temps improvement.

I'm not sure why this is, maybe due to the difficulty of the heat making its way through the heatspreader.
 
Zarathustra[H] said:
My experience is that the GPU benefits much more from better water cooling capacity than the CPU.

I didn't see an improvement with my CPU temps going from a Corsair H110i GTX going to my current loop with 5x 140mm radiators.

My GPU - however - saw a massive improvement never going above 34C at load overclocked.

Another massive improvement was fan noise.

I love my custom loop, I just didn't see much if any CPU temps improvement.

I'm not sure why this is, maybe due to the difficulty of the heat making its way through the heatspreader.
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Well now you've got me thinking delid. =D
 
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