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AMD Nano watercooling MiniITX final build
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Haha - Awesome build and I'm glad to see pics of it. My question is:
What is that white wire wrapping around the tube coming out of the pump (pump/res combo?) - I don't have a clue about watercooling so excuse my lack of terminology
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Haha - Awesome build and I'm glad to see pics of it. My question is:
What is that white wire wrapping around the tube coming out of the pump (pump/res combo?) - I don't have a clue about watercooling so excuse my lack of terminology
Hey Joe,
What you see there is a smart coil. It basically stops the tube from bending/kinking. It basically helps with flow rate... A bent tube is pretty bad for the flow of your loop. The tube that most needed it was the one going in to the reservoir at the bottom of the loop as the quick disconnect connections are pretty heavy and were weighing down the tubing and creating a kink
Hope that explains things!
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Nice! 
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Very nice and clean setup. Wish I had the guts to fully water cool.
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Thanks for the added feedback guys!
Just an update on temps. They are not bad, but also not great! At 4.5GHz and 1.235v I get around 70-78c with pump at 35% speed and fans at 30%. Not the best, but still okay. The CPU doesn't go above 65c when gaming, which is okay with me. I can get to 4.7GHz stable, but the temp goes to around 90c @ 1.35v, so quickly went back to 4.5GHz.
In contrast my 5930k @ 4.4GHz and 1.29v never touches 80c on IBT, but is more of a hassle to OC
Just an update on temps. They are not bad, but also not great! At 4.5GHz and 1.235v I get around 70-78c with pump at 35% speed and fans at 30%. Not the best, but still okay. The CPU doesn't go above 65c when gaming, which is okay with me. I can get to 4.7GHz stable, but the temp goes to around 90c @ 1.35v, so quickly went back to 4.5GHz.
In contrast my 5930k @ 4.4GHz and 1.29v never touches 80c on IBT, but is more of a hassle to OC
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No problems I'm glad to answer questions! I chose the nano as I wanted a little more space for tubes and was thinking I could get a larger tube reservoir later down the line. And it looks damn cute. Also I thing if I bought the FuryX 'd be lazy and leave the AIO cooler on. Ultimately this isn't a build about performance it was a build using new and cutting edge components and the nano is certainly cutting edge of not overly expensive
Heh, I just ask as the Nano is a bit of an odd card. It's essentially Fury performance at Fury X prices, making it sorta worse than both cards.
But I'm trying really hard not to pee on cornflakes as it's a fabulous little build and I absolutely love it.
I wouldn't worry as it might well be that EVGA are getting their heads around things but their Z87 and Z97 ITX boards were well... "fussy" I guess.
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I would say the Nano is actually better than the Fury... Yes they are almost identical in most respects, but I think power consumption, temps and noise levels are slightly better on the Nano in certain circumstances. Plus again I prefer a smaller card in my system for better airflow and a better cleaner cable management/water tube routing look.
But that's just me
Again if I were to build a bigger system I'd likely go Fury X or standard Fury, that's if I chose AMD cards. However in my last system (Corsair 900D) I went the 980Ti Hydro Copper route. This time I wanted AMD and decided on the Nano.
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