I’ve installed the Aqua computer water block and it performs worse than the EK even with its active back plate.
was a nightmare to install and produces louder coil whine than my Strix did.
Results are under same conditions
GPU temp - 46c
Memory temp - 78C!!
Flow - 4.89 (an improvement there)
not going to bother trying it with the MP5works. No point. The flow will be the same, but the temps most likely won’t be better than the EK.
im going back to the EK water block and applying the revised thermal pad placement and will test without VRM pads to see how that works as without thermal pads on the back of the VRMs there’s no coil whine.
one thing to note though. I have the first revision parallel MP5 works that has no fins. You most likely have the revised version, so apart from the serial version bleeding faster there may not be a difference in temps.
it does look good though
Wow that's really surprising from Aquacomputer. A touch disappointing but at least you've got the EK!
I just powered up my first custom loop and tested with and without the BPC. I first ran Port Royal stress test for about ten minutes then went straight to OCCT for ten minutes. The results surprised me a bit, with a fairly decent memory junction temp drop from the BPC in Port Royal, a massive drop in OCCT for memory temp, but basically no drop for GPU core temp. Oddly with the BPC in OCCT there seemed to be more heat generated. Maybe just a warmer room by then or something.
I wouldn't rule out user error on my part along the way, but here's what I saw
Port Royal
No BPC
GPU 46-47, Memory Junction 70
Fans 1,400 rpm , water temp 33c
BPC
GPU 46, Memory Junction 64
Fans 1,400rpm, water temp 33c
OCCT
No BPC
GPU 48, Memory Junction 68
Fans 1,400 rpm, water temp 33c
BPC
GPU 48-49, Memory Junction 58
Fans 1,450 rpm, water temp 34c
Block is a Corsair XG7 3090 FE.
Edit: 400W draw, +140 core, +750 memory
Anyway, thanks to all on this thread for your help on this
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