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Sir Beregond said:
So when you described your loop as "filthy", what did you mean exactly?

Yeah Cryofuel once upon a time was rebranded Mayhems X1, then it wasn't and that's when it started having reports of gunking and other issues. Even the clear.
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That was me.

This was after flushing with hot vinegar, round two was caustic soda. In the bucket is the caustic soda flush. I'll put it in spoiler tags becuase it could induce trauma.
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xDiVolatilX said:
How would I even be able to calculate the amount of resistance my radiators and blocks have without a flow meter?
I have the EK quantum kinetic D5 pump res combo and then I have the quantum vector 2 gpU block and the quantum velocity 2 CPU block with four alpha cool rads. Just looking at the EK blocks they look like they are very high resistance because of the jet plate and the tiny microfin areas. Also all of the fittings are angled and some are even double rotaries.
I don't notice a very big difference going from 30% or 40% to like for example 80% or 100%. I would say probably less than 10°?
What temperature difference are you guys seeing going from 25% to 50 to 75 to 100?
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I run my D5 at 100% all the time. DC motors, and pumps are at their most efficient this way.
There is noticable temperature differences between running 50% and 100% while gaming. I have some pretty wicked OC's and they are not stable at 50%.
 
xDiVolatilX said:
How would I even be able to calculate the amount of resistance my radiators and blocks have without a flow meter?
I have the EK quantum kinetic D5 pump res combo and then I have the quantum vector 2 gpU block and the quantum velocity 2 CPU block with four alpha cool rads. Just looking at the EK blocks they look like they are very high resistance because of the jet plate and the tiny microfin areas. Also all of the fittings are angled and some are even double rotaries.
I don't notice a very big difference going from 30% or 40% to like for example 80% or 100%. I would say probably less than 10°?
What temperature difference are you guys seeing going from 25% to 50 to 75 to 100?
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EK blocks are generally low resistance. My Techn AM4 CPU block probably has almost as much resistance to your GPU+CPU block combined. You could find reviews that measure the pressure drop on your blocks and radiators and then find the flow and pressure vs pump speed on your pump/res combo, then add a little bit for tubing and you would have rough guestimate of your flow rate. For a precise reading you would need an in-line flow meter, but a guestimate would probably be accurate to +/- 0.2gpm.

I use EK Kinetic D5 comboes as well (EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 200 D5 PWM). When I am at around 1gpm I can barely see a hint of a vortex with about 2.5-3cm of air left to the top of the res. At 0.7gpm I can se a tiny bit of movement on the top of the water in the res, but barely noticable.

Found some old numbers from when I used a 5900x on the same waterblock running cinebench continously (stable state temps). Water temp was measured exiting the water block before the radiator. The higher temp on the lower flow rates Each waterblock is different though and the Techn AM4 barely cares about flow, but IIRC the EK block I used to use differed much more between 50% and 100% and I definitely had more flow rate.

Pump at 100%
  • Die average: 56.1
  • Watertemp out of CPU block: 27.1
  • Flowrate: 266.8 l/h
Pump at 50%
  • Die average: 56.7
  • Watertemp out of CPU block: 27.3
  • Flowrate: 102.6 l/h
Pump at 27%
  • Die average: 58.7
  • Watertemp out of CPU block: 29.3
  • Flowrate: 31.6 l/h
 
This is my latest build. I think it is my best yet. This is the first time where I set out with a vision and achieved exactly what I wanted. I don't have unlimited funds so it has taken me years to get enough builds under my belt to feel like I really know what I am doing. As usual I am still terrible at pictures, one day I will get that right. Hope you all dig the build.
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Smoked Brisket said:
This is my latest build. I think it is my best yet. This is the first time where I set out with a vision and achieved exactly what I wanted. I don't have unlimited funds so it has taken me years to get enough builds under my belt to feel like I really know what I am doing. As usual I am still terrible at pictures, one day I will get that right. Hope you all dig the build.
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I hate it ...

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Nice job!
 
Love it- but why the snake from the top tube to the res plate? I feel a floating 90 and straight pipe would make that corner look cleaner (but this comes from a soft tube slob, so grain of salt and whatnot).
 
DWolvin said:
Love it- but why the snake from the top tube to the res plate? I feel a floating 90 and straight pipe would make that corner look cleaner (but this comes from a soft tube slob, so grain of salt and whatnot).
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Looks like all the tubes are single-bend, but that one would require two bends because it comes down, over, and then back. The CPU has two multi-swivels as well (one each in/out), but it's not as obvious due to location.

Could've put a 90, straight tube, then swivel, but that'd look goofy imo, and he did have to come back up a bit anyway, so the snake does make some sense. Looks like a pita any way.
 
Nobu said:
Looks like all the tubes are single-bend, but that one would require two bends because it comes down, over, and then back. The CPU has two multi-swivels as well (one each in/out), but it's not as obvious due to location.

Could've put a 90, straight tube, then swivel, but that'd look goofy imo, and he did have to come back up a bit anyway, so the snake does make some sense. Looks like a pita any way.
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Yeah, I just feel like a few mm shaved if the long run would allow a single 90 instead of the snake, but I might not be seeing it correctly.
 
DWolvin said:
Love it- but why the snake from the top tube to the res plate? I feel a floating 90 and straight pipe would make that corner look cleaner (but this comes from a soft tube slob, so grain of salt and whatnot).
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So that was an artistic choice. I had that snake fitting and I wanted to break up the aesthetic and show off what could be done with fittings. In past builds I have achieved some tough double and triple bends, I wanted to perfect perpendicular lines and have that parallel effect that this guy https://www.youtube.com/@DeclassifiedSystems has in all his builds. I wanted to use the snake because it gives it that art deco/futuristic styling. I dont want to sound like I think I am some kind of artist but think Logans run or THX 1136. It was actually harder to incorporate the snake fitting and it still be parallel than to do a second bend. I tried both and preferred this look. Thanks for the feedback, it is appreciated.
 
DWolvin said:
Yeah, I just feel like a few mm shaved if the long run would allow a single 90 instead of the snake, but I might not be seeing it correctly.
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You are correct. LOL, I was realy feeling myself I think and wanted to show off all my watercooling gear!
 
How do you guys feel about the inlet and drain ports/tubes being black? This was on purpose because there was only one unique/cool looking block on the market for the 7900xtx. It was a black block so I tied it in with the fill and drain ports as well as the custom cables. The black alphacool pump helps as well. The idea was to showcase a perfect loop with a fill at the top drain at the bottom, textbook "this is how you do it right," combined with artistic elements. I really appreciate the feedback.
 
I didn't even notice those being a different color, so I guess it's fair to say it works. Honestly, unless you are building a cookie cutter build there is always something that needs some adjustment.
 
Smoked Brisket said:
How do you guys feel about the inlet and drain ports/tubes being black? This was on purpose because there was only one unique/cool looking block on the market for the 7900xtx. It was a black block so I tied it in with the fill and drain ports as well as the custom cables. The black alphacool pump helps as well. The idea was to showcase a perfect loop with a fill at the top drain at the bottom, textbook "this is how you do it right," combined with artistic elements. I really appreciate the feedback.
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Definitely not the "norm" a simple drain valve and a plug at the top would have been more clean, but ultimately I can understand the decision. Nothing wrong with being different. I made a conscious effort to hide all my tubes in my last build. I really need to post up some pics.

Overall I dig it and I think you do as well, which is the most important part :)
 
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