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Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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Don Lapre posted:

Aquaero 6 if you are baller.

Aquaero 5 LT if you are not.

Do you have any pictures of your setup?

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Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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Don Lapre posted:

Here ya go

That is quite the nice setup. I don't do any pc gaming, but would love to build a custom loop like that.

I wonder how many nerds have watercooled their whitebox home server?

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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Don Lapre posted:

I think Linus has a water-cooled server in his rack om linustechtips

Ha. I will never be as cool as that guy.

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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Post a few pics

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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I was under the impression no one ran colored liquid outside of showing off/pictures?

Wait for Don to chime in.

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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They also make thermal pads for m.2 SSDs. No idea on how much they would help for the bottom side.

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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Really, x399 AMD? Couldn't stay with your own naming convention.

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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Good job!

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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Both soft and hard tubing can look great, and horrible. It all really depends on the layout as well.

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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So I have an HP OEM 3090 that I am planning out a build around. Trying to keep it SFF, while still having some livable thermals. Currently I am planning on using an NR200 for a case.

Anyone have any experience with Bykski waterblocks? I have been eyeballing this one. An active backplate is a must, since this card likes to cook the memory chips on the backside of the PCB.

https://www.bykski.us/products/byks...n-rtx3090h-x-v2

I was also hoping to go with this goofy combo CPU block/pump/res.

http://www.barrowint.com/product/cpuslt/Barrowch_CPU_Water_Block/1615.html

For radiators, I can fit a 240mm radiator up top and a 92mm rad on the back.

For the loop I was planning on going

- CPU block pump
- 240mm rad
- GPU
- 92mm rad
- back to start

Any thoughts on this? I am new to the water cooling game.

Moey fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Mar 2, 2022

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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VelociBacon posted:

It's doable... but I would probably get an AIO for the cpu and leave the GPU air cooled. I don't think you have the radiator space for a decent cooling solution for both so why add complexity with no benefit.

I have been messing around with the GPU. If I wanted to leave it air-cooled, I would have to take some drastic measures to get fast airflow over the backplate. Thus me looking at the full coverage waterblock.

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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spunkshui posted:

Please stop buying cases for power switches people.

Its more convenient to mount them externally anyway.

:negative:

On Off Power SW Cables, Black https://a.co/d/bFkl2W9

Am I the only one who doesn't shut down my poo poo?

Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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Trolling Thunder posted:

What's up everyone, hope everyone is keeping it cool and dry.

I'm looking for a water block for a founder's edition rtx 3070

QUESTION: Is a waterblock for a "reference cooler" the same as a block for a "founders edition" ?

Nope, FE boards are different from reference for the 3xxx to my knowledge. That is the case for the 3090 at least. I would assume it is the same for the 3070.

The FE PCBs have like a V notch/cut in the PCB for that flow through air cooling.

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Moey
Oct 22, 2010

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ZombieCrew posted:

Ive never really liked their products, but i had no idea how lovely of a company EK is.

I've skirted around them with my one custom loop build a few years back, mostly due to my feelings that they were crazy overpriced because of their name.

Ended up using some Bykski parts (3090 block and a combo CPU block/pump/res. Corsair for some decently priced radiators as well.

Other than the GPU block install being a little tedious (not entirely their fault) + not great install doc, I've been pretty pleased with everything else.

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