Water Cooling Club

[Sir Beregond]

13 minutes ago, Avacado said:

Excited, we want pics!

All still in boxes for now, but they will be coming!

[damric]

 

Edited March 5, 2021 by damric

[Bastiaan_NL]

On 3/4/2021 at 12:55 AM, Avacado said:

Thats the best part about basements, they don't need AC.

Well, you are right there.

 

2 hours ago, Avacado said:

LAWD. You going to pressure test WITH coolant in?  You have worked so hard to not air test BEFORE adding coolant. 

 

I use the one linked below. and instead of masturbating the mini pump, I attach a bike tire pump and she is pressurized in 2 pumps. 

 

https://www.titanrig.com/ekwb-ek-leak-tester-0550ek010201on.html

Next time I'm ordering I'll get one of those, thanks for sharing! 

 

1 hour ago, damric said:

"vids"

The joy of bleeding the air out of the system

[Avacado]

1 hour ago, damric said:

 

PLEASE TELL ME YOU CLEANED THE RAD COMPLETELY!!! If you did not flush it well, I promise you will have black flux and other materials wedged in your GPU/CPU block!

 

You should take out that return tube in your res. It's feeding bubbles really close to the pump inlet and recirculating them. 

Edited March 5, 2021 by Avacado

[damric]

4 minutes ago, Avacado said:

PLEASE TELL ME YOU CLEANED THE RAD COMPLETELY!!! If you did not flush it well, I promise you will have black flux and other materials wedged in your GPU/CPU block!

 

You should take out that return tube in your res. It's feeding bubbles really close to the pump inlet and recirculating them. 

Yeah we did that in the bathtub the other day shaking it and scolded it with hot water thru the vents to thermally shock it.

 

Fixed most of the cavitation already I just uploaded that video and added to the last post. It was a combination of 2 D5s at full bore and that tube. I added the bubble mesh and reduced back to 1 pump and now it's no longer cavitating the pump and already much less air in the loop. I figure when I get that controller I'll run both pumps on a slow speed.

[Avacado]

7 minutes ago, damric said:

Yeah we did that in the bathtub the other day shaking it and scolded it with hot water thru the vents to thermally shock it.

 

Fixed most of the cavitation already I just uploaded that video and added to the last post. It was a combination of 2 D5s at full bore and that tube. I added the bubble mesh and reduced back to 1 pump and now it's no longer cavitating the pump and already much less air in the loop. I figure when I get that controller I'll run both pumps on a slow speed.

Phew! Very happy to have watched your project and help with it. Must feel very proud to have your kids assist too. Great work!

[damric]

1 minute ago, Avacado said:

Phew! Very happy to have watched your project and help with it. Must feel very proud to have your kids assist too. Great work!

Yeah they behave on camera quite well but she was giving him a wedgie like 30 seconds before that ;D

[damric]

4 hours ago, Avacado said:

Phew! Very happy to have watched your project and help with it. Must feel very proud to have your kids assist too. Great work!

Yeah they behave on camera quite well but she was giving him a wedgie like 30 seconds before that ;D 

 

Moved it back to my work room and placed it on the tray I made.

 

 

 

 

[PCSarge]

Hi To All! I HAVE FINALLY LOCATED THE ENTERPRISE!

 

That Is My Current Main Rig, i Call Ocean Blu

 

EDIT : YES! i know the picture is oversaturated with light! im getting used to my new camera still

 

 

Edited March 6, 2021 by PCSarge

[J7SC_Orion]

...Starship Enterprise needs better water-cooling, no ?

 

  

  

  

...speaking of cooling, missing just a few parts for the next dual-loop build:

 

 

 

 

[PCSarge]

blasphema! no 3090s in the wild!

[J7SC_Orion]

1 minute ago, PCSarge said:

blasphema! no 3090s in the wild!

 

...I stumbled across it by accident (good MSRP & no tariff up here) when I went to the store to save some money on fans via Arctic P12 pwm pst value packs...

 

...right time, right place...the Strix 3090 OC was on my shortlist since last fall, but I didn't register anywhere, and wasn't going to pay scalper prices 

[PCSarge]

1 minute ago, J7SC_Orion said:

 

...I stumbled across it by accident (good MSRP & no tariff up here) when I went to the store to save some money on fans via Arctic P12 pwm pst value packs...

 

...right time, right place...the Strix 3090 OC was on my shortlist since last fall, but I didn't register anywhere, and wasn't going to pay scalper prices 

eh, honestly i still cant fathom spending the money they want for one. over $2k here for something thats obsolete inside of a year or so.

[J7SC_Orion]

...far less than US $2k, and paid for by business as it is also used for productivity

[PCSarge]

well... considering i pay with canadian rubles

[ENTERPRISE]

8 hours ago, PCSarge said:

Hi To All! I HAVE FINALLY LOCATED THE ENTERPRISE!

 

That Is My Current Main Rig, i Call Ocean Blu

 

EDIT : YES! i know the picture is oversaturated with light! im getting used to my new camera still

 

 

ENTERPRISE...That name rings a bell for some reason. Good to see you here

[damric]

[ENTERPRISE]

2 minutes ago, damric said:

Nice bud, looks great

[damric]

My dust filtration system and OCTO:

 

 

[J7SC_Orion]

...finished refurbishing two Hardwarelabs BlackIce GTX gen2 xtreme 160s...they had a hard 'life' before  ...back when I did sub-zero, they never ran with fans but were submerged in a tank of water ice cubes mixed with DICE 'dancing' on top of the rads...dented some fins and took most of the paint of. Thus I can confirm that Hardwarelabs, at least on these models, didn't skimp as the whole thing (including outer shell) is made of brass  ...a new can of black satin Rustoleum (applied mostly to the outside shell) - and voilà, they look a lot better now for an upcoming dual loop build where each gets push/pull Arctic P series fans, and each will be paired with a new TT Cl 480s. 

 

 

 

[Sir Beregond]

My Optimus block came in today. Also have my Alphacool 3070 block.

 

Now just need to get radiators, fans, fittings, and tubing. Does anyone have any recommendations for how to learn how to do hardline?

 

 

 

 

Edited March 12, 2021 by Sir Beregond

[J7SC_Orion]

41 minutes ago, Sir Beregond said:

My Optimus block came in today. Also have my Alphacool 3070 block.

 

Now just need to get radiators, fans, fittings, and tubing. Does anyone have any recommendations for how to learn how to do hardline?

 

 

 

 

 

 

...oh that's nice - full build log, please ! 

[Sir Beregond]

36 minutes ago, J7SC_Orion said:

 

 

...oh that's nice - full build log, please ! 

For sure. Will be doing so when ready.

Edited March 12, 2021 by Sir Beregond

[PCSarge]

-stomps into the room,slams a picture on the desk and promptly stomps out-

[Avacado]

1.  

5 hours ago, Sir Beregond said:

My Optimus block came in today. Also have my Alphacool 3070 block.

 

Now just need to get radiators, fans, fittings, and tubing. Does anyone have any recommendations for how to learn how to do hardline?

 

 

 

 

Here to help any way I can with hardline.

 

What size? 12mm 16mm?

What material PETG, Acrylic, metal?

 

HIGHLY recommend these fittings from Bykski. They are well made, but most importantly have a HUGE O-ring. This is important because it is very forgiving with tension. I think it can handle 10KG of pressure. 

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/fittings-connectors/bykski-anti-off-rigid-16mm-od-fitting-gray-b-fthtj-l16-gry-b-fthtj-l16-gry.html

 

1. Recommend PETG to start, it is the easiest in my experience to learn on (Acrylic requires a saw to cut). Make sure you get PLENTY of extra tubing. If your build requires 3000MM, get 6000-9000MM of tubing (Especially for your first build).  Recommend this tubing by BP

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/water-tubing-soft-hard/rigid-hard-tubing/bitspower-none-chamfer-petg-16mm-od-tube-length-1000mm-bp-ncplt16-l1000.html

 

2. This bending kit is the one I use, it's well made and a great kit, they make a 12mm variant. Comes with everything you need: silicone insert, deburr tool, tube cutter and mandrels of all angles. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Pacific-Cooling-Bending-CL-W093-AL00BL/dp/B01BX3EZUI

 

3. Will need a heat gun, any old one will do, ones that can stand on their own are beneficial. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-HG1300-Dual-Temperature/dp/B004NDX7O6/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=heat+gun&qid=1615540929&refinements=p_72%3A1248909011&rnid=1248907011&s=hi&sr=1-8

 

4. Need thin heat resistant gloves. Don't really need to be heat resistant, but you will need gloves, I promise. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/DEX-FIT-Nitrile-Comfort-Washable/dp/B074X3DPW5/ref=sr_1_14?crid=A17JW80SNWAI&dchild=1&keywords=heat%2Bresistant%2Bgloves&qid=1615540986&s=hi&sprefix=heat%2Bresi%2Ctools%2C164&sr=1-14&th=1

 

5. Fast tube cutter, though should only use this for splitting long tubes or after a LONG time when you become experienced.

 

https://www.amazon.com/RIDGID-23488-PC-1250-Single-Plastic/dp/B0019MLSLS/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=tube+cutter&qid=1615540608&sr=8-13

 

6. Unscented soap. for coating the silicone insert. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Better-Life-Natural-Unscented-2424L/dp/B01GPWPJTS/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=non+scented+soap&qid=1615541112&sr=8-5

 

7. Tape ruler. I have gotten to the point that I eyeball measure everything, you may not feel comfortable wasting that much tubing, but it works for me. Very rare that I make a measurement. ALWAYS cut and bend your longest run first, that way if you mess it up, you can use it for a shorter run. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Measure-Measuring-Measurements-Retractable-60-inch/dp/B07SXFFLMQ/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=tape+ruler&qid=1615541181&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyQjhYRTJJNjZMN0RWJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTQ1NDQwM0FMTlRVT0hCUzNPWiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzc0NTk0MVBTQ0sxMlVNSE9VOSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

 

8. Make sure you have plenty of 90 degree rotaries to help line up runs that aren't 100% straight, you WILL need a few. Also, a few 45 degree and hard 90s. 

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/fittings-connectors/bitspower-g-1-4-matte-black-dual-rotary-90-degree-ig-1-4-adapter-bp-mb90r2.html

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/fittings-connectors/bitspower-g-1-4-matte-black-rotary-90-degree-ig-1-4-adapter-bp-mb90r.html

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/fittings-connectors/bitspower-g-1-4-rotary-45-degree-ig-1-4-adapter-black-matte-finish-bp-mb45r.html

 

9. Leak Tester. Hardline is not as forgiving as soft tubing. If there is an issue with your run, you will know immediately when you pressurize. I use the leak tester by EK. and I use a bike pump to not have to masturbate the tiny pump 500 times. 2 pumps on the bike pump and it's pressurized. 

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/accessories-misc/ek-leak-tester-ek-leak-tester.html

 

https://www.amazon.com/TOOLITIN-Bicycle-Pressure-Compatible-Schrader/dp/B087TCWCPX/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=bike+pump&qid=1615542165&sr=8-6

 

Once you get everything decided, let me know, I'll make some youtube videos for you to start. Hardline can seem very intimidating to start, but is VERY easy with enough practice and if you stick to simple 90 degree bends for your first run. Multiple bends gets more complicated. 

Edited March 12, 2021 by Avacado