new to watercooling

[RCoon]

durvelle seems to be laughing a lot tonight.......

Also. Sweet. Ass. Rig, MoFo. I had no doubt you would make the damn rad fit whether it wanted to or not

 

[d1nky]

Also. Sweet. Ass. Rig, MoFo. I had no doubt you would make the damn rad fit whether it wanted to or not

yayyyyy thats what i been waiting for lol i think you need to focus on TPU a bit more than work or relationships

i dont think id be able to get a full loop in here, id have to cut the bay corners out, have hose running pass my cards, already hose touching the vrm sink (vrm cooling lol)

i feel like we should shake hands to congratualte each other on watercooling... but theres some cool lil pic for that -


now to find my max stable oc!

 

[radrok]

how come the vrm mosfets are scattered everywhere? is that a nvidia thing or brand thing?

This is where VRM cooling is needed for GK110

6+2 power delivery and it sucks.

When nvidia can cut on components they do it

 

[d1nky]

does look weak tbh.

well not all hardware is perfect i suppose. unlike my 7950 lol

 

[Durvelle27]

durvelle seems to be laughing a lot tonight.......

ik bud lol


What's the price tag for that watercooling gear

 

[radrok]

My 6990s had beastly volterra VRMs, that's how you do a power delivery section on an high end card!

 

[d1nky]

£140 xspc kit
£30 monsoon fittings
£10 1/2 red hose

£180 total or bit more including postage and what i paid for the sp120s

nearly a new card

@radrok i just googled some vrm senctions and saw. massive chokes!

 

[Durvelle27]

£140 xspc kit
£30 monsoon fittings
£10 1/2 red hose

£180 total or bit more including postage and what i paid for the sp120s

nearly a new card

@radrok i just googled some vrm senctions and saw. massive chokes!

so $300 USD

Guess i'm going water cooling when i get ny new card and CPU

 

[d1nky]

i pay 20% tax, UK prices are higher on average compared to U.S

so maybe a bit less!


its definitely worth it, i went from a similar heatsink to that hyper. and i cant get this thing to sweat and its quite hot here atm. i may have to buy some corsiar AF140s if they sell them for better airflow across the vrm and socket. suppose thats what happens when ya do things unplanned lol


or does anyone want 4 sp120 quiets for 2 performance ones?!

 

[Durvelle27]

i pay 20% tax, UK prices are higher on average compared to U.S

so maybe a bit less!


its definitely worth it, i went from a similar heatsink to that hyper. and i cant get this thing to sweat and its quite hot here atm. i may have to buy some corsiar AF140s if they sell them for better airflow across the vrm and socket. suppose thats what happens when ya do things unplanned lol


or does anyone want 4 sp120 quiets for 2 performance ones?!

I need it as my Hyper 212+ is hendering my OCs

 

[d1nky]

i been writing on here too much to get my highest yet!

i can say from doing this swap so far. voltages required are about the same, but temps are about 15-20*c below what it would of been and i only stress tested when it was cold with the aegir.


max oc i could get about 4.6-4.7ghz stable before i had to exit prime at 60*c +

tonight/tomorrow i will tell you my max and how long prime stable

 

[Durvelle27]

i been writing on here too much to get my highest yet!

i can say from doing this swap so far. voltages required are about the same, but temps are about 15-20*c below what it would of been and i only stress tested when it was cold with the aegir.


max oc i could get about 4.6-4.7ghz stable before i had to exit prime at 60*c +

tonight/tomorrow i will tell you my max and how long prime stable

Max i can get is 4.5GHz @1.39v OCCT 1hr 30mins 62c

 

[d1nky]

ok my pumps just started making a loud whirring sound!

 

[radrok]

It could be caused by bad decoupling or some bubbles leaving the radiator

 

[d1nky]

i dont understand, theres no bubbles and the sound is a vibrating sound, medium/high pitched and annoying! the pump/res is vibrating way more than before and its louder than the fans!

temps are exactly the same as before the noise!

FFS! this has seriously effed me off! everything was perfect, just finding my stable 5ghz and a reboot and the noise like a train starts!


seriously annoyed!

 

[Brusfantomet]

your pump or something close to the pump is in contact with something that makes that sound, try holding the pump to check if the extra dampening helps, i would also check the hoses to and from the pump.

 

[d1nky]

checked and checked even pulled it out and it still vibrates and makes a med/high pitch whirring sound.... its louder than the fans at 100%


if i put my ear to the res/pump it hurts my ear! and sounds similar to an electric generator!

 

[Knight091]

i dont understand, theres no bubbles and the sound is a vibrating sound, medium/high pitched and annoying! the pump/res is vibrating way more than before and its louder than the fans!

temps are exactly the same as before the noise!

FFS! this has seriously effed me off! everything was perfect, just finding my stable 5ghz and a reboot and the noise like a train starts!


seriously annoyed!

You have to let the loop work bubbles etc out. I had the same problem once and just left it going and a few days later no noise.

 

[d1nky]

im leaving it until tomorrow, i dont think its bubbles as it was silent then just started making noise. ive sent a complaint and RMA request. its friggin buggin and im paranoid itll fail as its failed to start once when new.

its definitely not a air sound its like a high pitched whirrr, i even stopped all the fans.. grabbed the bastard hard and all sorts! its properly vibrating the res!

 

[Irony]

Did you ever run it dry?

 

[d1nky]

nope..... always filled the res/pump to the top, turned it on for 3 seconds, let the hose fill up then added more water!

is there any way i could hit the temp limits... my cpu hasnt been over 45*c

ill see what the retailer says tomorrow, hopefully i can swap it or something without ripping my rig to bits

 

[Irony]

Hmm. Well im a noob at w/c but it seems like it could be something serious. Like a broken impeller or something.

 

[springs113]

Pump could be faulty, watch yor temps closely. Ihad a h100 make similar noises to what you're saying.

 

[d1nky]

OCUk responded straight away and are allowing me to replace the pump only which is absolutely brilliant!

but means i wont have my rig together for a bit

i tried everything as a last resort but it still sounds like a mechanical humming bird lol

 

[RCoon]

OCUk responded straight away and are allowing me to replace the pump only which is absolutely brilliant!

but means i wont have my rig together for a bit

i tried everything as a last resort but it still sounds like a mechanical humming bird lol

Damn son, back when my H80 was giving out the Pump sounding like it was gargling a garbage can 2 hours before it died entirely. OCUK RMA's are getting better, they used to be awful. You'll get another pack of Haribo, I got a total of 3 last week

Yesterday I woke up and was gaming from 10am until about 12midnight (got Dead Pool, completed it), my radiators were still amazingly cool to the touch, and yet my rooms ambient temperature went up to about 26-28 degrees This PC turns into a space heater after half a day, but the inside of my tower is super cold! GPU remained at a steady 33 degrees while loaded all day, and CPU didnt touch 70 degrees, stuck around the 63 mark, almost half the throttling temperature. Running great.

It's become my family's custom now, to wander upstairs, and then come downstairs and say "Coon, something in your PC is leaking" just to piss me off and go check