Fluxmaven

Notice how it was 9PM when I set out to bench this and it's now almost 5AM... Oh well end result is that we are winning this category

I also have a pair of GTX 460's that I plan on running so it will be a battle to see who can actually get SLI working correctly

So I tore the place apart looking for a damn SLI bridge that would fit... Could not find any of the little single row ribbon ones. Tried some redneck engineering with no success.... So looks like I'm doing the GTX 460's next weekend while I wait for a bridge and running the 7970s

I literally bought the AM3+ setup so I could run my 7970s. IDK if I'll get to that this weekend. I have a 2700k + SLI 460 setup on the bench currently.

Been wanting to redo the WIFI network at the house for a while. Was going to build out something cool but decided to just go with a Ubiquiti setup so it would be easier for my roommate to manage if needed. Plus this is a nice scalable solution for adding cameras and access control down the road. Already have one Unifi AC AP so we'll have a total of 3 to start and go from there. House is 3 story a little over 2k square ft so networking is a real blast.

I just like to rinse GPUs with distilled water to clean them off I fiddled with the OC for a while before posting a valid sub. Couldn't get it stable above 5.3. Even tried per core with only the first two at 5.4 and it just didn't want to be stable no matter how much voltage I threw at it. So I stayed at 5.3 all core and got my 3200cl14 b-die kit to run at 4533 18-18-18-32. Even with looser timings it didn't want to run 4600+ When I get this build setup with the 11900k I'll spend a bit more time trying to dial it in further.

I've been eying a Hakko for years but I just don't solder often enough to justify it... So I'm still sticking with my old Radio Shack soldering station. It's slow but it's adjustable and still works.

Got this up and running last night. Had one pretty substantial leak from the fitting on the top radiator which was running down the tube and dripping right on the GPU... Was a new fitting with a new O-ring IDK if it got pinched or what. Drained the loop and swapped in another new fitting and it doesn't leak now. Managed to get a score on the board so now it's going to sit for a few weeks while other things are happening. This build will get the 2080 from upstairs and an 11900k. Working on custom vinyl decals and going to run Mayhems UV black coolant to round out the aesthetic.

Dang, $20 is a solid deal.

Bought an 11900k for this rig from tps3443 over on Overclock.net yesterday. Smoothest transaction I've had in a while. $200 and had it shipped out the same day, It'll be here tomorrow! Still going to finish the build with the 11600k so I can run that for HWBOT, but I'll have a baller CPU to drop in when I upgrade the GPU. PPCS order came in so I got the rads all sorted out. Lots of tight fits here. Used a couple barbs with zip ties in place of compressions in a couple spots. The low profile 90 I was waiting on worked perfectly. Shoots into the back of the case and loops around into the distro. I did use a piece of 3/8x1/2" tube here because there was no way 1/2x3/4" was making that bend with the rear side panel on.

Prior to rebranding myself as Fluxmaven I went by SirT0astAlot May have left less room for confusion, but glad I moved away from that.

A certain was just messing with me... Or at least I think he was. Maybe he really did think I was a girl. Either way it had nothing to do with you. I also wasn't very talkative since I was at a concert the night before and didn't get to bed until after 4am... Was still a bit hungover when I got on discord Considering everything I own besides my Plex server and NAS are liquid cooled, I'd say you're probably correct

I was never enough of a bro to wear the "tough guys wear pink" tee shirt, so this was the best I could do. I COULD polish that thang up, but considering it's going to be used for a day then go back into a box for possibly years, I'll just run her as is

Was nice to meet a few of you in the discord today, sorry I'm not the gamer girl you thought I was Unfortunately, most of the HWBOT categories seem to have some sort of requirement that excludes most of the stuff I have laying around. Currently my plans are bench the 11600k in the Intel CPU DDR4 category, Run 460s in the Nvidia GPU 400 series SLI, and run my 7970s in the AMD GPU GDDR5 category. So I need another 460, and an AM3+ platform. I did find a few things on the ole ebay. Also found a PC on FB marketplace with an FX-9590 and Asus crosshair v formula that the seller is possibly open to parting out but it's an hour drive from here and I'm lazy... Performance PCs actually still has the same Bitspower block that I have on my current 460, but not really in the mood to spend more than the GPU on a block. Started digging around in the closet and dug up an EK-VGA Supreme HF and a new acrylic top for it! Has that typical EK quality nickel plating but looks pretty fresh with the new top.

Surprisingly won this SF450 for pretty cheap at Goodwill. Got the email that I won it, and I totally forgot I had even bid on it Also bought a Koolance low profile 90 degree fitting from PPCS to finish the build I'm working on and tickets for emo nite which I'm about to go to now.

Is noise an issue? I have a Quadro P4000 being underutilized in my Plex server that I could send over, but if you put a real load on it, the single slot fan can get really annoying.

We're saving all of those pics for the ExtremeHW Onlyfans account. Gotta pay for all that hardware somehow

Decided I didn't really want to use the tube pump/res from V1. I actually have two of these Bitspower/Maingear distro plates. They are designed for a Maingear Vybe (which I do have and will do a build log for eventually). To make one fit in the Asus Tuf GT501 I just needed to drill a few holes. Cut up a piece of foam as a spacer for the top and used a little strip of 3M VHB on the bottom. Overall I'm happy with it. Hardest thing is going to be connecting both radiators. Used a crossflow up top with the stock Tuf RGB fans push and BeQuiet SW3's pull. Doing just push with the Tuf fans on a normal 360 rad in the front. Looking like I might need to use one smaller diameter tube to get everything behind the distro connected as it's just too tight with all the 1/2x3x4" tubing.

Swapped out the waterblock on the 1070. Shout out to Swiftech for pre-applying thermal pads, as well as folding over the corners of the protective tape to make it easier to peel off. Speaking of peeling things.... My dumb ass left the protective plastic on the heatsink I was testing with Copper and gold really don't match at all but once it's in a case with a tinted glass side panel I'm banking on it being close enough I was going to just toss a simple loop together with a 360 rad and that Aquastream Eheim pump that's sitting on my desk but I can't find the G1/4 adapter fittings So... No quick loop to get some HWBOT runs in this weekend. Just gonna go ahead and build the whole rig.

Lol it makes up for the parking ticket I got while I was out of town. I forgot that they run the street sweeper first Thursday every month and I left my car in front of the house Now I just need to snag a reference 6900XT.

I'm too cheap to overpay for a high fllow NEXT. I bought a D5 NEXT right when they first came out and its neat but I never look at the little screen. I just picked up a high flow 2 instead. Also still have the original high flow sensor which has been running great for years. Also swung by Microcenter to pick up some cheap open box finds that I reserved the the other day. I had been keeping my eye on the 6900xt block for a while as the price had been dropping the past few weeks. Ended up snagging it for $18.28 after tax. The 16mm hardline fittings were about a dollar a pop but I had gotten an email that they were out of stock after I put in an online reservation. To my surprise they handed me the bag of fittings and only charged me my updated order total which was for just the block. So I guess after they had already altered the order they found the fittings and just gave them to me since they were already OOS in their system.

Would definitely be worth it so you don't have to keep repeating the same info. A lot of questions have been asked and answered both in this thread and on the discord. I know I've thanked you already but again really appreciate you hand holding all of the first time HWBOTers through the process. I'm hoping to get a couple runs in this weekend. Flying home in a couple hours. Just found out I'll be flying right back to Florida next week... I'm really starting to miss my former WFH IT job.

Heat is my biggest enemy currently. Will be nice when winter comes so I can really push everything. I was running a 3090 @ 69% power limit, a 2080 that stopped folding at some point, and a 1080ti

Hadn't checked on the rigs at all but remoted into them a bit ago. (Lots of zooming in attempting this from my phone ). Found the GPU slot failed on the 2080. I'm not sure how long that was down for. @mx500torid what all hardware are you running? We finished super close. IIRC we were really close in 24hour average last month too. Either way, good job