My new water cooled build log :)

fantasticCG said:
My fingers where sore as well. lol
Lovely m8 well done. Loving the purple. Can't wait to see the full system under water.!!! :)
Did you find it difficult to switch the pump speed when I tried the red dial
Snapped mines now set to 3, I'll have to give oc a call and see what can be done.

What do I need m8 to drain my system without cutting the tubing every time
I change the fluid?
Could you put up a basket for me
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I purposely left the pipes to my dual bay res longer than need be so I could pull the res out the front and undo the compression fitting and empty the fluid into a bucket. I have ordered a tap and hopefully OcUK will have stock by the time my GPU blocks are here and I will attach that between the bottom rad and second GPU. Not sure if there is an easier way but this seems ok with only a tiny spill possible and away from all components.

PGI helped me with spec mate and I would start a new thread with what you are looking to do.

Good luck :)
 
My waterblocks are on the van out for delivery...They are not the AquaGFX though, as after the 10 days were up, I got another email saying they would be 10-14 days more. I canceled that order and ordered two EK LTG blocks. The AquaGFX looked better IMO but my impatience has got the better of me and I do like the EK ones (just not as much).

I will update with some more pics :)
 
gregster said:
My waterblocks are on the van out for delivery...They are not the AquaGFX though, as after the 10 days were up, I got another email saying they would be 10-14 days more. I canceled that order and ordered two EK LTG blocks. The AquaGFX looked better IMO but my impatience has got the better of me and I do like the EK ones (just not as much).

I will update with some more pics :)
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Happy days :D
 
I cancelled my aquagfx blocks too. What a joke.. I ordered them on the 6th of september (website said in stock).

I've not ordered any atm so I'll be watching this space to see how the EK ones are ;)
 
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh It has been a disaster. One of the bridges had a leak and after draining the whole system and redoing the bridge, it done it again. I have made my own design now and touch wood all good. Been leak testing for 90 mins so far and all good.

I see the importance of putting paper towells out now :D All a good learning curve and apart from the stupid bridge, the blocks are sweet. Going to give it another hour to double check and then plug everything in to check.

The good thing is, I didn't get any dye on any of the components*



That I know of yet.
 
One card stripped except the plate.

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Both cards done.

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First block on and was surprisingly easy. The hardest part was stripping the back off the thermal pads (I bite my nails)

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Both done :)

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Bridges on and I don't have an SLI bridge (I forgot) but where there is a will, there is a way.

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Pipes are all on and time for a leak test....We know how this went. Something not good with that bridge as the 1st is fine. After two drains and reseats, it still leaked. Good job I have lots of connections :)

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Leak test been going for a couple of hours and all good. It did some serious shaking of the case to try and lose the air. It needs a lot more shaking than just doing a CPU.

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And that is me finished (except cable tidying round the back). Some eagle eyed people may notice I have swapped PSU...After my leakages, I thought I best check if any had gone in the PSU and it had. I decided it is best to take it out and wrap it in a towell and leave it in the airing cupboard for a week to be safe. I didn't try it but know that so long as it drys, it will be fine.

Very pleased with it but angry about the bridge leaking. Poor design IMO and I will do it my way next time I do another water cooled build.

Ohhh and these are the monitors it is powering :)

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Looks good, hows the temps??

Sounds like a dry/damaged o-ring causing the leaks, could try a drop of silicone grease or similar on it, but probably not worth the risk.
 
Cheers mates. One thing puzzles me is tempratures! They were sitting around 40C before but now it isn't going over 35C on the CPU. Maybe I had an air bubble in the block or something, as this should be hotter not cooler.

24C on the GPUs (both) @ idle
Mem is 26 (both)
VRM is 27 (Both)

I will report on load temps but a little scared to give it any as I am on a 750W :(

After the second leak, I put both the O rings in hot water in case it was not flexing enough but made no odds. No visible damage but a real head scratcher.
 
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