My new water cooled build log :)

temps probably reduced from adding the other radiator ;)

GPU temps look spot on, you'll find the VRM's will sit a good 3-6c higher then the core temp.

Lightnings use solid state gold chokes ;)
 
OptimaLnrg said:
what's up with the gold plated chokes on the first card? is that just a reflection? o_0?
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Yep. I suck at taking pics and I bought a Canon 600D to try and make me a little better. All gold SSC's which was impressive. I dabbed a bit of prolimatech PK-3 on each of the phase regulators. They are under the plate and I meant to take a photo but when the courier rang the bell, I got excited and forgot :D

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Been running prime since I uploaded the photos and temps have gone no higher than 48 (previous 62) something is different and if it is the extra rad, why the hell didn't I put this on fist time of building :(
 
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Cheers guys. After I had 3 leaks, I was saying "what the hell am I doing this for" but seeing temps and how quiet it all is has made me a happy man :)
 
Leaks are a bitch man. I had a faulty bitspower 30 degree rotary that was letting out a slow drip onto my ram.. bad times. It stopped but, once it's leaked.. can't be trusted!

I'm warming to these blocks. I would fashion my own SLI fitting too though. Looks better imo.
 
OptimaLnrg said:
Leaks are a bitch man. I had a faulty bitspower 30 degree rotary that was letting out a slow drip onto my ram.. bad times. It stopped but, once it's leaked.. can't be trusted!

I'm warming to these blocks. I would fashion my own SLI fitting too though. Looks better imo.
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I forgot to order a bridge and so glad I did. The EK/Aqua bridges look rubbish and plasticy. Looking through all the water cooled builds on the sticky, the self made connections look better IMO. It realy did **** me off with that leak though as I still wanted to use the bridge.

The EK water blocks are sweet to be honest and my photos don't do them justice and temps all round are crazy good.
 
Absolutely stunning

The red coolant is a big improvement

When do you recon you will do some benching. It will be interesting to see if you can reach the same clocks with less volts on water.
 
Kaapstad said:
Absolutely stunning

The red coolant is a big improvement

When do you recon you will do some benching. It will be interesting to see if you can reach the same clocks with less volts on water.
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I did some benching (1 card only) and the improvement is amazing. When I ran 3DMark11 to get top single card, it was like a disco with artifacting everywhere but the same volts and a slightly higher GPU core clock resulted in no glitches at all.

If I didn't see these gains and I was happy with the noise, I wouldn't of been happy because of the leaks however with the gains and noise, I can say it was worth it LOreal style :D
 
A quick question guys and to save me messing about, When I close the sides of my case, temps rise a fair bit (from 35C idle to 45C idle). I expected a small rise in temps but not 10C.

My bottom rad fans are push, so do you think it will be better to have them as pull so as to pull the heat through the case and up out the top which is also pull?

I have the front fan pulling with another fan doing the same about 8inches in front and then I have the rear fan venting out the back.

Any ideas, much appreciated :)

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This is how it is now.

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You should, ideally have those bottom two fans as push, but pushing IN to the case, so flip the fans to the under-side of the radiator, should increase over-all airflow in the case and take temps down with it :)

As it is you have the bottom rad and top rad fans trying to push air out of the case, so they are both fighting for air.
 
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