Watercooled Case Gallery

gjthom · 24 Sep 2023 at 15:53

I think you're right. It won't do any harm at all to check. I'll just need to wait till some fresh thermal paste arrives on Tuesday as I've run out.

matt100 · 24 Sep 2023 at 15:58

I wouldn't be able to resist the temptation to plumb it all in and find out that way

That's a great looking block, pricey I assume?

gjthom · 24 Sep 2023 at 16:04

£237 so possibly cheaper than EK for an equivalent - I've reached the point in this build where I'm just saying "it's only money". Still a bit shaky from tearing apart a £1500 graphics card last night :eek:

I think I'll just play it safe and check

matt100 · 24 Sep 2023 at 16:41

Christ on a bike.

I remember the good old days of swiftech GPU blocks but then I say old then realise I mean nearly 20 years ago.

I suppose it makes sense for a £1500 card to have a block costing 15% of the card.. seems mental to me!

I want to say I was well under £100 for the Bykski block on my 3080 FE... I could be wrong!

Removed User 345456 · 24 Sep 2023 at 17:54

Shilz said:
Completed my small upgrade a week ago.

New XSPC Twin D5 Top/Res combo - Lucky find
Alphacool Water block for Sapphire 7900XTX Nitro+
Clear Coolant by Aquacomputer DP Protect - Flushed out Mayhems X1 Red
Waiting on a Aquacomputer filter to add into the external rad setup.

I do rather rate BeQuiet fans for their price! Nice setup btw, looks crazy!

gjthom · 24 Sep 2023 at 18:07

matt100 said:
Christ on a bike.

I suppose it makes sense for a £1500 card to have a block costing 15% of the card.. seems mental to me!

You're not wrong! It's going to have to last me a good long time once it's built.

Removed User 345456 · 24 Sep 2023 at 18:32

gjthom said:
You're not wrong! It's going to have to last me a good long time once it's built.

At least SLI isn't a thing now haha!

momo56 · 24 Sep 2023 at 20:40

There are still relatively cheap options out there. Barrow 4090 blocks go for £120 and perform better than the EK.

Checked my account history and a 4870X2 block back in 2009 cost £86.

Andy__C · 24 Sep 2023 at 21:03

keef247 said:
At least SLI isn't a thing now haha!

Water-cooled SLI looked so good though!

But the wallet certainly breathes easier now its not a thing.

Removed User 345456 · 24 Sep 2023 at 21:17

Andy__C said:
Water-cooled SLI looked so good though!

But the wallet certainly breathes easier now its not a thing.

Yeah you're not wrong mate!

Mysterae_ · 26 Sep 2023 at 15:46

gjthom said:
https://flic.kr/p/2p4WofD

I spent last evening doing the nerve wracking job of fitting my Heatkiller block to my 4090 FE. Pretty straightforward in actual fact. I used the barely adequate instructions from Watercool and at the same time followed a Youtube video from a channel called Vector Network. The video showed a PCB minus the semi circular plastic guides but mine did have them. I didn't encounter the problem referred to in the Igor's Lab article. The washers were a good fit around the screw and in the channel created by the plastic guides. The guides didn't show any signs of being dislodged as I tightened the screws down. The video also had a couple of the smaller thermal pads missing but I followed the Watercool diagram exactly and put every pad in the place shown on it.

Feeling slightly paranoid this morning that there might have been a protective film on the block that I've failed to remove but I don't think there was one and certainly the Watercool instructions make no mention of one.

I've still to do my block as I have to strip down the pc which I'm using on air at the moment.

What fittings do you think are best with this block? I always like nickel/chrome but perhaps black would be better considering where the fittings attach to.

Shilz · 27 Sep 2023 at 12:33

keef247 said:
I do rather rate BeQuiet fans for their price! Nice setup btw, looks crazy!

All my fans are by BeQuiet. I have the newer Silent Wings 4 on the front of the case. Really nice fan and completely overkill but they are silent and will last me years.

CapitalOne · 27 Sep 2023 at 12:40

Paging @flea.rider

flea.rider · 27 Sep 2023 at 12:46

CapitalOne said:
Paging @flea.rider

??? is this about the dust ??? lol .. all good now back to 70c

flea.rider · 27 Sep 2023 at 12:52

CapitalOne said:
Paging @flea.rider

https://imgbox.com/bOLm8MUY .. i'm 57 ..been doing it a while i've had just 3 cases over the yrs this one is over 10 yrs old a little dust is nothing .. and we didn't have quick connects back then or hard tubing .. does it's job yeah its not pretty just lived in

flea.rider · 27 Sep 2023 at 13:19

CapitalOne said:
Paging @flea.rider

gave it a wipe so you don't have nightmares

looks better closed up

gjthom · 27 Sep 2023 at 15:37

Mysterae_ said:
I've still to do my block as I have to strip down the pc which I'm using on air at the moment.

What fittings do you think are best with this block? I always like nickel/chrome but perhaps black would be better considering where the fittings attach to.

I haven't decided yet! I'm using the new black Lian Li Evo XL case and non-rgb Be Quiet! Silent Wings Pro 4 fans. So there's going to be a lot of black with accents of raw metal. I was thinking nickel or chrome but as to brand that's still up in the air. I see that people on the forum think quite highly of the Barrow fittings - as good as/better than EK but cheaper?

Mysterae_ · 27 Sep 2023 at 18:48

I've no experience of Barrow fittings or any others as my previous builds have been with 10mm copper pipe which use completely different fittings. This time I'm going with 12mm clear tubing and have narrowed it down to Phanteks 90 degree rotary fittings for the GPU block in either chrome or black - these are quite expensive so not buying both to decide later! The CPU fittings will be chrome to match the EK Velocity2 block.
It's all being crammed in a Phanteks Evolv Shift XT so space is at a premium.

Jay85 · 26 Oct 2023 at 01:20

New waterblock for the 4090, what a thing of beauty!

Jay85 · 28 Oct 2023 at 00:44

Couple more, promise this is the last :cry:

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