First watercooling setup complete - Lian Li 011D Mini

The_One

The_One

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Completed this today

just got to adjust the corsair ram rgb to white forgot before the pics

the mini combined with my msi B550 really limits space so had to sacrifice a fan on the 240 top rad

Msi B550 Gaming Carbon
Palit 3090 OC
Ryzen 5600x

just got fans ticking over at 1k rpm and pump speed to 2400rpm so its silent







 
Looks nice i am at the start of my build using the o11 mini and also have a 240flt and have it in the same place you have it also got a d120 distro mounted on the back fan slot.. having a few headaches with the radiator situation

i have a 240 rad which is 50mm deep (too much with the fans on top) so considering getting the Ultra thin tx setup but cant make my mind up how it is gonna fit looking 99% like rad going in the bottom
 
Nice build. Took me a while to figure out where the pump was due to the coolant... i thought it was just a res.

Maybe just me but are all your fans exhausts? How is your rig getting fresh air? or do you intend to keep the panels off?


Buttkicker said:
Looks nice i am at the start of my build using the o11 mini and also have a 240flt and have it in the same place you have it also got a d120 distro mounted on the back fan slot.. having a few headaches with the radiator situation

i have a 240 rad which is 50mm deep (too much with the fans on top) so considering getting the Ultra thin tx setup but cant make my mind up how it is gonna fit looking 99% like rad going in the bottom
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If you are running an ATX mobo, you ain't gonna be able to fit a 50mm up top even if you offset it. Will be tight with a Micro-ATX/Mini ITX but doable.
 
im4gine3 said:
Maybe just me but are all your fans exhausts? How is your rig getting fresh air? or do you intend to keep the panels off?

If you are running an ATX mobo, you ain't gonna be able to fit a 50mm up top even if you offset it. Will be tight with a Micro-ATX/Mini ITX but doable.
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Had a lot of head scratching with this build being a novice as well
given up on fitting my old 240mm 50mm deep rad in and my plan now is to have 3 lian li uni fans in the top

with the rads in the bottom
and get either 2x 120mm ultra thin TX rads
or a 240mm ultra thin with 2 lian li fans cooling them all hooked up as a custom loop
must add i dont play games of any kind so will be using the onboard graphics and wont be overclocking
mainly just looking to have a nice looking pc with lots of plumbing LOL
and yes i am using an ATX board
 
Did you watch the video GFFEvents put out about the Mini? Should give you some idea of what is possible with the case in terms of radiator thickness etc. I'd use that as a point of reference.

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Depending on your setup, a 360mm thick rad should be enough... or in your case.. the 240x50mm rad should be fine
 
im4gine3 said:
Did you watch the video GFFEvents put out about the Mini? Should give you some idea of what is possible with the case in terms of radiator thickness etc. I'd use that as a point of reference.

10.34 mark

Depending on your setup, a 360mm thick rad should be enough... or in your case.. the 240x50mm rad should be fine
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Yes thanks saw that and have decided to get a 240mm ultra thin rad on mine which will give me a bit more breathing space
 
im4gine3 said:
Nice build. Took me a while to figure out where the pump was due to the coolant... i thought it was just a res.

Maybe just me but are all your fans exhausts? How is your rig getting fresh air? or do you intend to keep the panels off?

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yeah after completion i realised that, have turned top and rear around
 
Can anyone help with my temp problem.

cpu and gpu idle between 35 - 40oc. during gaming (RDR2, Cyberpunk) it goes up to 60oc and then gradually increases very slowly until they both hit circa 80oc but doesnt come down

Fans on the bottom rad in pics are intake, rear fan and fan on top rad are exhaust.

I've already reseated the blocks and replaced thermal pads on the gpu and backplate.

Fans are all set to 50% and not on a temp curve
 
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The_One said:
no idea dont have a sensor in the water
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will need to get one mate as wont be able to offer much advice without knowing what temp the water is getting to... it is the water temp that will dictate how hot the other components get to a degree ... if your water temp was say 20 deg but components still getting to 80 this would indicate a bad mount but if your water temp is above 50 which i imagine it is going by your component temp being in the 80 would be roughly normal depending how quick you have the pump and fans going. would also indicate you may need bigger radiators for your setup as ideally want to keep water temp in the 30- 40 deg c range :)
 
Just having another read and first thing i would do is get another fan on that 240 up top without a doubt , it does sound like you are overwhelming the rads you have in at the minute , the 3090 with abp puts out a ton f heat ! fan speed will also need to be increased to bring that temp down as you don't have enough airflow at 1k to dissipate the heat from the rads which are on the small side for what you have (3090 abp and a cpu) and is why its getting so hot . have you tried running with the fans at a higher speed ? does this bring your temp down much or stop it raising so high ?
 
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