EK Quantum Kinetic FLT Evolv'd

[Jay85]

Not been about for a while on this thread so just having a catchup and congrats on all the changes mate. Really liking the vert GPU solution. I have been looking at alternatives as the Coolermaster bracket I have is too near the mobo - and it gets in the way of the RAM (which is the same type as yours). Liking that solution. Did you get that additional bracket from one of the generic vert brackets on amazon? I've seen similar whilst looking online. Either way, its a nice solution and always good to come up with something yourself.

Keep up the good work. Definitely making me think I have options in the standard 11D, and that I might not need to go XL.

Yeah its a generic brand off amazon that i used to make this contraption, it certainly isn't the prettiest or the neatest but a lot of the bracket itself is hidden away behind the graphics card anyway. I couldn't figure out why i would need to or want to spend another £200 to upgrade the case to get vertical mount working so this seemed like a lot better solution. Saves me rebuilding the whole system as well, a lot of headache avoided lol. If you need help let me know, i can see what i can do in terms of helping with dimensions etc and what to keep and what to chop off.

I’m looking for a solid pink too, but for some reason there no longer seems to be one. May look into the UV pink you used.

i think the closest we'll get to solid pink is EK's electric purple uv reactive. I've seen a few people mention its actually more pink that purple. Best to get the concentrate stuff so you can mix up the right colour you want.

 

[Jay85]

Last piece of the puzzle is getting swapped out.

Decided not to upgrade the board or get Ryzen with the lack of stock at the moment. Just want to be ready and good to go for cyberpunk 2077 + the foreseeable next year or 2 at least.

Cheapest and most efficient option is... you guessed it! The 9900k!

My only concern is weather my EVGA 750w GQ psu will be enough to power the rig safely and efficiently. I suspect it will be very close but still within the 80% efficiency range. At it's current config im pushing 511-540w depending on what im doing, with the extra cores and threads im gonna say its gonna be touching around the 600-650w range.

Will have to see what my watt meter says when its all put together midweek.

 

[Jay85]

Delivered today and ready for installation tonight!



Depending on how i feel, i might redo the cpu loop so im using less angled connectors and more clean bends. See how i feel as i still need to overclock this old beast!

 

[Jay85]

With the new cpu in and now pumping out close to 620-640 depending on the game, it's time for some power upgrade.. i mean just for longevity purposes. The 750w did fine and still is fine but im feeling abit more confident knowing i have the headroom so i can push the clocks some more.

Sticking with EVGA for their 10 year warranty: EVGA P2 1000w Platinum rated psu.

Never seen such a big box for a psu, thing weighs a ton as well.











Yes cable management is a sham lol, it could be worse!



Next up is waiting on ocuk to stock the aquacomputer kryographics gpu block for the 3090 with the active XCS backplate cooling.

 

[Jay85]

@Jay85 that is looking ace buddy!!

Can you tell me what GPU mount that you have used that allows space for rad and fans in the bottom position!!

Just to confirm that is a 011D right? Not the XL D

I have the 011D and the Lian Li vertical mount and haven't enough space to even mount fans now

Cheers

Hi mate! Yes its the regular O11, i had the same issue so i created this to solve it.

I used parts from a EZDIY vertical mount and modified a Phanteks vertical mount to make this mount so i could adjust the height and allow a thick radiator to be fitted at the bottom with standard height 25mm fans.

 

[Jay85]

Nice one,

Thanks for that, could I trouble you for some pics of the creation/mount if you have the time

Many thanks,

Hi mate,

See here:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/posts/34175399/

 

[Jay85]

cheers buddy appreciate that,

waiting on the ezdiy to arrive and some final bits from ocuk now.
Next question lol, why did you decide to go with 2 loops?

because it’s not really been done befor in the 011 or for performance?

looks great btw.


I’m going down the 011 distro plate route, yup it’s been done to death but love the look of it.


Cheers.

Yeah same im waiting on ocuk for some stuff, they've got shipping delays unfortunately.

I did 2 loops for ease of maintenance, don't have to strip everything if i need to swap parts out.

also helps a lot with lowering temperatures in particular trying to cool a clocked 9900k. The separate loops helps a lot when trying to monitor temperatures.

 

[Jay85]

Can I ask where you got the bracket you added to the phanteks mount?

It's from the EZDIY vertical mount, used the adjustable part from that. You'll need to hack your existing mount for it to work though if its a pci slot type. You'll see what i mean if you don't already.

 

[Jay85]

whoops, cyber punkey* cyber munkey!! ha ha

Lol! I knew what you meant there, thought you was referencing to one of the adverts in cyberpunk for a minute there

Looks stunning.

Thanks mate, will update again maybe after xmas when my new block comes. Can't wait!

 

[Jay85]

Merry Christmas all!

Few little updates that i haven't posted yet. Nothing major though as im still waiting on the watercool heatkiller block to arrive.

Added a EVGA powerlink adapter so i could reroute the dual 8pin cable. Replaced the black extension cable with the 8pin lian li strimer plus to match the 24pin as well. To finish it off i also swapped out the EK classic 90 degree fittings with their new torque fittings, looks loads better.

Oh and due to overclocking and much higher voltage needed for 5.1ghz on the new 9900k chip i've added a 40x20mm fan to the VRM heatsink for additional cooling. It's a Noctua one painted matte black as it's not really aesthetically pleasing

 

[Jay85]

Looks ace!

Excellent build!

Certainly does, great pictures too.

Thanks guys, fingers itching to mod but im waiting for stuff to arrive which is killing me. The sooner i can get more bits the better.


Thinking im gonna change the gpu coolant again to something else, might go back to the Azure blue again but i dunno, needs to be more cyberpunk. Also got some custom decals on the way for a dress up of the system.

Trying to find and buy stuff during this pandemic and brexit is proving quite a challenge.

 

[Jay85]

Lovely build @Jay85 some of my favourite colours those, huge Tron fan myself so going for the neon blues and purples in my next build. This my current, nothing special like but looking forward to putting something new together.

Are all your fans set to exhaust apart from the one single aerocool fan inbetween the FLT's?

Thanks mate, yours look pretty neat tbf and having that gpu in a loop on its own will defo help with controlling temps.

Nah the bottom, side and rear are all intakes, only the top is exhaust. Works really well as it is and keeps majority of the dust out (surprisingly i rarely have to dust it out and i only have 1 filter at the back panel).

 

[Jay85]

@Jay85 Thanks. I just been waiting on new hardware to be stocked again before I build a whole new rig. I've gone 5900x with the goodies being collected and assembled as we speak for a dual loop.

Yours is absolutely the best I've seen.

Take your time with it, plan plan, measure and remeasure or costs will start mounting up. Hopefully the stock situation will clear up abit soon, think everyone just wants to catch a break.

 

[Jay85]

Thanks. I'm pretty good now with water cooling stuff and bending with hard tubing. But yeah always measure twice cut once. 13 years as a precision engineer when I was younger has made me quite anal and OCD on everything though lol.

If I need advice on the dual loop, is it OK to pm you?

Yes certainly mate, no problem feel free to pm me if you have any questions. More than happy to help

 

[Jay85]

Amazing build! And you've given me sooo many ideas for me to think about What size were the bolt/nuts that you used on new holes on the mount?

I tried to keep with the original mounting size for the PCI slots on the case so i could reuse some of the spare nuts and bolts i have lying around. Works out great tbh and does the job, only complaint is its a little on flimsy side as you cut away a lot of the supporting structure. Doesn't matter much as your computer doesn't move and its fine when i transport it from upstairs to downstairs for maintenance lol.

If i was to do it again i'd probs cut the pci at more of an angle to give it abit more support or weld a support beam to add abit more rigidity, not essential more of an after thought.

 

[Jay85]

First 2021 Update Coming!

No real hardware changes as i've got what i really want but cooling and aesthetics wise im still not 100%.

Parts arrived and waiting for installation:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CryoFuel Solid Azure Blue 1L Premix Watercooling Fluid - 1 Litre= £13.99
• 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CryoFuel Solid Cloud White 1L Premix Watercooling Fluid - 1 Litre= £13.99
• 2 x Lian-Li UNI SL120 Addressable RGB Black 120mm Fan Triple Pack with Controller= £74.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro X Series XR5 360mm Triple Fan Water Cooling Radiator (CX-9030003-WW)= £69.95

Total: £247.91 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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Still waiting on the Heatkiller block to arrive due to delays with watercool and brexit etc, really through abit of a spanner in the works but shouldn't be much longer now. Just a shame it means have to take the loop apart twice!

I'll be experimenting with the Azure blue and cloud white to create a baby blue colour for the gpu loop, i finally grew tired of the turquoise blue. Will be sticking with the yellow but i need to inspect it and make sure its still usable.


I'll have a few bits on MM for sale as well due to this little sidegrade.

Stay Tuned!

 

[Jay85]

£150 in fans... ooff

Yeah i thought so too haha! Will be selling my EK X3M's to compensate a little, its getting rather expensive this!

 

[Jay85]

I came here as I was the for sale thread, and wanted to see what was going in - knew it would be uni fans

Haha yeah theres no other upgrade path other than uni fans. All has gone well with the upgrades however im having a slight pump issue. It's a weird one, everytime i rebuild the D5 on the cpu loop takes a long time to bleed. Not sure what is going on with it, theres no bubbles or air trapped i dont think. The pump will spin up to maximum rpm then gradually slow until its barely moving... very odd. Last time i had this issue it wasn't so bad, it gradually went back up but took a good few weeks!

Any ideas?

 

[Jay85]

Set the pump in the bios to go at 100% and just run it that way. Or if you prefer just unplug the pwm header from the mobo and it should run at 100%. Should help push any air out

I’d suggest maybe trying this: https://youtu.be/vRGS4GJ-NQU

I have it set this way and i tried the other way as well but both do the same thing. I'm starting to think whether the pump itself is abit gunked out from all the fluids i've been trying. I'll take apart the cpu loop tonight and see what i find. I have a spare XSPC D5 Vario that i can use as well just incase.

Surprisingly temps are fine even though the pump is running at a really slow speed.

Things to test that i think maybe the cause of the issue:

• Inlet/outlet on the reservoir maybe clogged or too many bends? I'm using the lower ports rather than the front ports which means the coolant is having to "climb" back into the res rather than go straight in. I highly doubt this has an effect but maybe its worth testing, the loop does consist of 2 "U" bends. Reducing the number of bends might help the flow rate but i've had way more bends before that never encountered this issue.
• Pump clogged as per BluZiff's video hence why its gotten worse and worse over time, can easily investigate this by taking the pump apart and inspecting for cloggage.
• CPU block clogged? From visual inspection last night, this doesn't seem to be the case, the block is clear and there's no corrosion or debris that i could see in the block itself. Worth maybe checking again and possibly taking the block apart for a deeper inspection.
• Flow meter causing restriction? I considered that it maybe faulty or even the cause of the poor flow rate, however i can easily tell how the flow rate is by looking at the coolant movement in the reservoir. I can see initially there is a lot of movement in the coolant then gradually the movement stops. The pump itself is still spinning though and the noise from the pump does not change. Only the flow rate drops from an initial 1.6l/m to around a devasting 0.1l/m! Crikey!

Should have dealth with this a long time ago really...

 

[Jay85]

I love the build, looks awesome, nice work.

It's inspired me to do a similar build for my first loop and have a couple of questions if that's okay.
Thanks mate, its always a pleasure working on a loop and filling it for the first time.

Is there room to fit the 2 FLTs at the top and middle and have a fan on the bottom?
Yes there is, provided you use the front inlet/outlet and not the bottom ports.

Is it difficult to plug a DP/HDMI cable into the GPU with it being away from the back?
No its actually easier as i dont have to wrestle with the pcie slots that can be abit misaligned and finicky sometimes.

Thanks, looking forward to seeing the updates!

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