Project WaterFall -- A water cooling project log by Phenom

MT Alex · Oct 27, 2012

Enough talk, put it together already.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 27, 2012

MT Alex said:
Enough talk, put it together already.

Working on it right now. Just took the cooler off the GPU.

manofthem · Oct 27, 2012

MxPhenom 216 said:
Working on it right now. Just took the cooler off the GPU.

That's a sexy sight, isn't it? Take some nice ones of that!

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 27, 2012

manofthem said:
That's a sexy sight, isn't it? Take some nice ones of that!

yeah if i wasn't so shakey!

Jesus, Evga cooler sucks! They don't even have contact points for the VRMs and memory. My card is going to love this water! The VRMs and memory will actually run cool haha!

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 28, 2012

Oh, so you know dude, you will of course be careful as all hell but will nonetheless, at some point, get some water on your GPU or mobo and/or inside your case. Hopefully nowhere critical while powered on but, in general, it happens, so just don't freak out (like I did the first time) and dry everything off and just be patient overall and all will be just fine.

MT Alex · Oct 28, 2012

You still working on this?

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 28, 2012

Yeah I didn't finish today and probably won't tomorrow.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 28, 2012

might be looking to get one of this thing.

My card is sagging so hard!

PowerColor Professional Graphics Interface Card Su...

ChaoticG8R · Oct 28, 2012

MxPhenom 216 said:
Yeah I didn't finish today and probably won't tomorrow.

And people thought my build was slow...I went from nothing to completely built...you are just doing a GPU loop :nutkick:

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 28, 2012

ChaoticG8R said:
And people thought my build was slow...I went from nothing to completely built...you are just doing a GPU loop

Oh shut up. Im not in a rush to get it done. I have other stuff going on.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 28, 2012

Pictures from the work done yesterday.

I really need to get a nice SLR camera

manofthem · Oct 28, 2012

Ok we're making progress and it's looking good! I can see that you've got quite a few things going on there :eek:

MT Alex · Oct 28, 2012

This shot turned out really nice.
In my experience, GPUs need the spread method as opposed to the blob. Looks like you have about 40 minutes of work left, so you should be done by Election Day.

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 28, 2012

Looking good indeed.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 29, 2012

MT Alex said:
This shot turned out really nice.
In my experience, GPUs need the spread method as opposed to the blob. Looks like you have about 40 minutes of work left, so you should be done by Election Day.

Ill probably be done by wednesday night this coming week.

I just got the GPU connected with one line of tubing. Just got to mount the res/pump and connect the lines. Hardest part will be to give it enough slack in the tubing to be able to pull it out to fill.

For testing leaks for the res/pump can i just put normal water into it and then just empy it out and let dry once and can confirm their are no leaks?

manofthem · Oct 29, 2012

MxPhenom 216 said:
For testing leaks for the res/pump can i just put normal water into it and then just empy it out and let dry once and can confirm their are no leaks?

I wouldn't want any residue left in the loop. It likely won't take much water at all to fill your entire loop, so I wouldn't worry about waste.

MT Alex · Oct 29, 2012

You can get a gallon of distilled water nearly anywhere for a couple of bucks, I'm not sure why you'd want to fill and bleed it twice. Fill it, leak test, done.

Nordic · Oct 29, 2012

MT Alex said:
You can get a gallon of distilled water nearly anywhere for a couple of bucks, I'm not sure why you'd want to fill and bleed it twice. Fill it, leak test, done.

Distilled water where I am is 99 cents per gallon. Couldn't be that far off in seattle.

What is that powercolor thingy you mentioned above. It is meant to prevent the card from bending or something. It did not have a very good description and many of the reviews speak as if it was gpu.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 29, 2012

No no, Im talking about just in the res/pump. Not the whole loop.

james888 said:
Distilled water where I am is 99 cents per gallon. Couldn't be that far off in seattle.

What is that powercolor thingy you mentioned above. It is meant to prevent the card from bending or something. It did not have a very good description and many of the reviews speak as if it was gpu.

Its a graphics card jack to prop it up so it won't sag. I was thinking about getting one for now till i get the back plate

MT Alex · Oct 29, 2012

If you're that nervous about it, sure. It's not a Steinway.

Nordic · Oct 29, 2012

MxPhenom 216 said:
Its a graphics card jack to prop it up so it won't sag. I was thinking about getting one for now till i get the back plate

I plan on getting a backplate for my 7970. Dwood on OCN makes custom back plates for $20ish and I was thinking about getting one of those and some thermal pads. The backplate for rigidness and the thermal pads because they can't hurt.

HammerON · Oct 29, 2012

MxPhenom 216 said:
No no, Im talking about just in the res/pump. Not the whole loop.

Its a graphics card jack to prop it up so it won't sag. I was thinking about getting one for now till i get the back plate

You should leak test the whole loop. Just leave the 24-pin unplugged from the motherboard and short the 24-pin to start the PSU. This will allow you to leak test and not have to worry about shorting your system out

Do not use regular water from the tap! As others have stated, distilled water is cheap and should be used.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 29, 2012

Should I be worried about how much my card flexes? Or is this a pretty normal thing when putting a waterblock on a video card?

t_ski · Oct 29, 2012

Flexes as in dips down at an angle, or flexes as is bends in the middle? Sagging is normal due to the increased weight, but bending in the middle is bad, possibly due to incorrect mounting pressure or incorrect mounting.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 29, 2012

t_ski said:
Flexes as in dips down at an angle, or flexes as is bends in the middle? Sagging is normal due to the increased weight, but bending in the middle is bad, possibly due to incorrect mounting pressure or incorrect mounting.

This is what it looks like. The card before would bend slightly from the middle because of the EVGA shitty cooler that only had 4 screws around the GPU and none to the GPU I/O backplate etc so it would just pull it down from the middle. And I think the PCB has kind of just taken that form from getting hot and sagging because of it. But take a look at this picture, as thats what it looks like currently

Other then that. Ive decided to complete all the system cabling now before getting the res/pump all connected so that none of it is in the way. Just got to connect fan cabling and DVD drive.

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

Processor	3900X @ 4.0
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E
Cooling	DeepCool Castle 360EX
Memory	G Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600
Video Card(s)	RX 5700 XT Pulse
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB
Display(s)	LG 34UC88
Case	Thermaltake P3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	G Skill KM570 MX Silver
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	DarkStar
Processor	i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling	Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory	8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s)	2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage	2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s)	27" QNIX
Case	Enthoo Pro
Power Supply	Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	Ducky Pro MX Black
Software	Windows 8.1 x64

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	ChaoticG8R / Lil'G8R
Processor	Intel i7-970 / Intel i7-4790K
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth X58 / ASUS ROG Impact VII Z97
Cooling	Swiftech H220 AIO / Cooler Master Nepton 140XL
Memory	Mushkin Enh. Radioactive 3x4GB DDR3 1600 / Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR3 2133
Video Card(s)	2 x EVGA GTX 680 4GB / Zotac AMP! GTX 980
Storage	240GB Crucial M500 + RAID1 2x2TB WD BlackCaviar / Raid0 3x256 GB Crucial MX100 + 2TB WD BlackCaviar
Display(s)	QNIX QX2710 @ 120hz + 2x Sceptre 20"
Case	Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black Edition / Thermaltake Core V1
Power Supply	BFG LS1200 1250W / Corsair AX860i 860W
Mouse	ROCCAT Kone XTD
Keyboard	ROCCAT Ryos MK Pro
Benchmark Scores	Runs daily @ 4.5Ghz; Runs stable @ 4.8Ghz; Max OC on air: 5.0Ghz

Processor	7800x3d
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Auros Elite AX
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	GSKILL 2x16gb 6000mhz Cas 30 with custom timings
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 6750 XT MECH 2X 12G OC
Storage	Adata SX8200 1tb with Windows, Samsung 990 Pro 2tb with games
Display(s)	HP Omen 27q QHD 165hz
Case	ThermalTake P3
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Titanium
Software	Windows 11 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	CB23: 1811 / 19424 CB24: 1136 / 7687

System Name	Threadripper
Processor	3960X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix TRX40-XE
Cooling	XSPC Raystorm Neo (sTR4) Water Block
Memory	G. Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB 3600
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 4090
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB + WD Black SN850 1TB
Display(s)	Dell 32" Curved Gaming Monitor (S3220DGF)
Case	Corsair 5000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	On-board
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G5
Mouse	Roccat Kone Pure
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Always changing~

System Name	My i7 Beast
Processor	Intel Core i7 6800K
Motherboard	Asus X99-A II
Cooling	Nickel-plated EK Supremacy EVO, D5 with XSPC Bayres & BIX Quad Radiator
Memory	4 x 8GB EVGA SuperSC DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 SuperClocked
Storage	Samsung 950 Pro 256GB m.2 SSD + 480GB Sandisk storage SSD
Display(s)	Three Asus 24" VW246H LCD's
Case	Silverstone TJ07
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Keyboard	Corsair K95
Software	Windows 10 x64 Pro

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