3930k COOLING LOOP

[whyscotty]

Ordered these too

EK-FB ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Waterblock - Acetal & EN Nickel

XSPC RX240 120mm Radiator - Black

EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 90° G1/4 Black Nickel x6

EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 45° G1/4 Black Nickel x6

XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting Black Nickel x6

 

[whyscotty]

Looks like the mobo block I want will have to wait,
out of stock and no idea when they'll be available

 

[whyscotty]

Hi,

Just wondering how easy it was to fit the 360 rad in the roof of the Phantom?

I was thinking of doing this myself

Sorry mate, my case is not the Phantom,
it's a Switch 810

 

[whyscotty]

Grrrr

I might have to get the new EK one, atleast most of it will be covered

 

[whyscotty]

That style of block looks better when fitted, might go for that one

Appreciate the photo's, looks very nice

Apparently that heatsink to the left of the Ram served no purpose,
according to most of the reviews I read

 

[whyscotty]

Make sure you cool the back of the VRM/MOSFET heatsink. Quite an annoying issue with the Sabertooth and RIVE. I glued a heatsink to the back of mine using AS Epoxy stuff.

So even after fitting a mobo waterblock,
the back of the mofsets is still going to need cooling?

Do you mean the plate on the back of the board that retains the VRM/MOFSET heatsink or the heatsink itself ?

I've got the Koolance blocks fitted on my RIVE and it retains the plate/thermal pads on the back of the board behind the VRM/MOFSETS so wondered if that's what you are cooling.

I thought that plate is what cooled the back of the mofsets

 

[whyscotty]

@Rossi

Thanks for the heads up on the fan,

as for touching something that gets hot

NO NO NO NO NO NO

 

[whyscotty]

I like it when the courier is on time


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Just waiting on a few more bits and bobs from OCUK.

Backplates are on their way from Germany.

I thought ppl were joking when they said that the
blocks are heavy, these are heavy

They looked good in the pictures and they look good in the flesh

 

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Most important arrival HARIBO'S

 

[whyscotty]

@DavidS14

Had a look at these and for what they cost I think
I'll pick some up as they can't do any harm

 

[whyscotty]

I bought a 1mm thermal pad strip after reading what Rossi(top man) said,
just to make sure

Just about to strip the mobo apart and put the block on,
amazing how all of a sudden I've got the shakes

 

[whyscotty]

Yeah, seen that one.

But doesn't he drag things out though

I watched a few so should be okay, if not I'll be back on here

 

[whyscotty]

Think I got it right



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Looks like I wont be able to put the 240 flat in the bottom

Ah well, these things are sent to test

It will fit with the help of my friend Dremel

 

[whyscotty]

My PSU is a long bugger, had to bend some bits to get it and the
radiator to fit along the bottom and have room for the cables.

Great idea to cool the mobo,but its a right pain routing to the tubes
and to prevent them from kinking.

It's a good job I'm not in a rush as I've had the tubes in and out
so many times.

As the saying goes Rome wasn't built in a day.

 

[whyscotty]

Thought about solid links like I'm doing, I know flow will be reduced slightly but it's much neater than loops ?

Thanks,
They do look neater

 

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Fit all the leads next,
wait for the back plates to turn up and fit the blocks

 

[whyscotty]

you should put this into the projects section mate

its a truly fine build your doing here.

Appreciate your kind words

 

[whyscotty]

Looks stunning!! You should think about getting the memory under water too

cheers mate,

Don't think there's any room for more tubes

Maybe next year on a new build

Just wish the back plates would turn up, should have been here today

 

[whyscotty]

Damn, did you find out what thread those blocks use?

Get creative with 90 degree fittings to get the memory in

For the back plates, sorry no