O11 Dynamic XL On Steroids

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It's that time again when upgrading seems necessary when so many new products have come out. Ill be updating my current system from these specs:



System Spec
AMD 5950X
Asus Strix RTX 3090 OC
Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme rev 1.0 motherboard
32GB (16x2) G Skill DDR4 Neo 3800 CL14
Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2
Gigabyte Aorus 2TB M.2
Corsair AX1500i PSU
O11 D XL
Samsung Odyssey G7 32inch 1440p Monitor

Cooling Spec
EK Velocity RGB plexi CPU block
EK O11DXL reflection distroplate rev 1with D5 pump
EK Strix 3090 Waterblock with MP5works backplate cooling
Black Ice SR2 extreme multi port 360 rad (bottom)
Corsair Hydro XR5 360 Rad (top)
16/10 PETG tubing with Phantek fittings
Barrowtech Oled Flow meter.
10x Corsair QL120 120mm Fans
Corsair Commander
2x Corsair Lighting Nodes

Peripherals
Noble Hero Epic - Gaming Chair
Steel Series Apex Pro tenkeyless
Razer Basilisk Ultimate

To the following spec

System Spec
Delidded Intel 13900KS (SP112 - P SP122 / E SP92 /MC SP82)
Asus TUF RTX 4090 OC
Asus Z790 Apex motherboard
32GB (16x2) TG 7200mhz DDR5 Ram @ 8200 CL34
2 x Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 (in raid 0)
1x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
1x Gigabyte Aorus 2TB M.2
Corsair AX1600i PSU
O11D XL
Samsung Odyssey G8 32inch 4k Monitor
Samsung QN95A 55" TV Monitor

Cooling Spec
Supercool 13th Gen Direct Die CPU Block
EK O11DXL reflection distroplate v2 Matrix 7 with D5 pump
EK Strix 4090 Waterblock with active backplate cooling
Bitspower X2 Ram water-cooling cooling block
Black Ice SR2 extreme multi port 360 rad (bottom) (60mm)
EK P360 Rad (side) (44mm)
EK P360 Rad (top) (44mm)
Alphacool Satin PMMA 16/13 tubing with EK Rotaries / extensions & Phantek hardline 16/10 fittings
10x Lian Li Unifan Infinity SL120 Fans
Aquacomputer Octo Fan controller
Aquacomputer Hi Flow NEXT meter.
Aquacomputer Faberwek 360 RGB controller
Mo-Ra3 360 Pro with Heatkiller Res & additional D5 pump
18x Phantek T30 120mm Fans
Alphacool inline filter


Peripherals
Razer Enki Pro gaming chair
Razer Deathstalker v2 pro tenkeyless keyboard
Razer Basilisk v3 pro with charging dock.
Go Stand 1.8m L-Shape Electric Desk
5.1.2 KEF R series Dolby Atmos Speakers
Denon X6400H amplifier
Philips Hue lighting kit
Nanoleaf Triangles x15 kit

I have decided to add an external Mo-Ra3 to the loop as the previous system struggled to maintain decent water temperatures. 2 360 radiators were definitely not enough and rather squeeze a 3rd in, an external radiator would much better handle water temps and keep the whole system quieter. A second D5 pump would also allow for quieter pump operation.

 

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All parts are ordered, but still waiting for most of it.
The Mo-Ra3 came yesterday though.







Added Mayhem part 1 blitz to the radiator and left over night. Mayhem part 2 Blitz is underway now for the next 24 hours.



Ultrasonic cleaning some old fittings ill use for the plumbing





Will continue the Mo-Ra3 build tomorrow

 

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Mora for the 4090 and the 2 360 radiators for the cpu and ram? That's a lot of cooling!

It will all go on one loop. The previous setup struggled. The water temp went over 40C in the summer and that was the CPU at stock and GPU undervolted.

 

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Question about the Barrowtech Oled Flow meter? Is it all self contained so just needs sata power ? or does it need to plug into the mobo as well ?

Just needs power at 100%. Ill have mine plugged into the Corsair commander.

 

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Internal Cleaning and prep complete.

Here's the pics of the Mo-Ra3 build. All that remains now is sleeving the tubes which ill do tomorrow.























List of all parts used:

4m black hose (cut to 2x1m)
1x female Koolance QD3 16/10
1x male Koolance QD3 G1/4
1x Male Koolance QD3 16/10
1x female Koolance QD3 G1/4
D5 Pump
Active Splitty9
1x 90cm Molex extension
8 x 4 pin 30cm extension (couldn't find anything longer)
Molex to 2x Sata adapter
4m cable Sleve
9x 120mm fans
Mo-Ra3 360 Pro
Mo-Ra 3 feet
Mo-Ra 3 Grill
Mo-Ra 3 support bracket

[Heatkill configurator]
Heatkiller Reservoir
200mm Glass Tube
Top G1/4 multiport
Heatkiller D5 integration adapter

2x Hard Tube 90 degree fittings - 16/10
1x Hard tube inline 90 degree fitting - 16/10
2x 90 degree rotary soft tube fittings - 16/10

 

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Part of the Peripheral addition



Love this chair.

Compare to the old chair

 

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todays leson.... how to kill rubber seals

No seals went in. The black rings are the hard tubing tops

 

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Is the Z790 apex out yet,nice build so far.

I’ve pre ordered it. Should be here in a week or so. I’ll have to wait for that now before I can continue.

 

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@Vidar Quick disconnects would be my guess
You would want to be able to
Easily disconnect it from the PC if wanted to move it
Or drain it etc
Might involve drilling a couple of holes in the rear
Of the case though
Or guess you could remove pci slot covers
And go through there

Yep that's right.
I have 2x G1/4 pass throughs. 1 will line up nicely with the EK front distro plate through the 2nd to bottom PCI slot requiring no modification and will maintain the even hard tube look at the bottom. The 2nd will go in a hole ill drill which will line up with the top port on the multi port radiator at the bottom of the case. Since I don't have access to the case yet as I haven't taken it apart, I have a 14mm rotary extension and a 16mm - 22mm SLI rotary extender to choose from to connect the Rad to the pass through. Im using Koolance QD3 disconnects for quick removal as you have mentioned.

 

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there Rotary and QR Fitting what do you think stops them from leaking? hopes and dreams

Hopes and dreams worked as they're working fine.

 

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Nah, bolt it to the side of the case and then whinge when you struggle to lift it onto the bench for maintenance; that's clearly the sane thing to do!
If you're drilling holes in sheet metal, a step drill is a good start (stops you getting triangular holes) but have a look at a Q-Max punch. You drill a 10mm pilot hole and then pull the hole cutter through with a bolt for a nice tidy round hole. The 20.4mm was good for the EK pass-throughs I used but there are other sizes. It's not completely swarf free as you still have to drill as far as 10mm but after that it comes out in a disc so it's a little lighter on the short-circuit inducing stuff.

Thanks for the advice. Liking the idea of a Q-Max punch. 20.4 will work perfectly. The smallest hole cutter I have on hand is 22mm, which ive used before and leaves a loose fitting. Just ordered one.

 

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MO-RA Sleeved, although I ordered the wrong sized heat shrinks. Ill sort that out later though. I have Cryofuel mystic fog concentrate to add to it later. Ill need about 300-350ml of it with just over a litre of distilled water in there.

Just waiting now on the PSU (arriving tomorrow), and motherboard now. The GPU block won't be here until the end of the month so Ill sort that out at a later date.

 

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Norprene 16/10 Tubing with 13mm Flex sleeving. The included heat shrinks were too small to fit over it.
The Norprene tubing keeps the flex sleeving tightly attached so the heat shrink will be for cosmetic reasons only.
I will have minimal heat shrink over the tube and and on the fitting as the compression fitting is so tight already it wouldn't be able to fit underneath.
Currently the flex sleeve closest the rotaries on the MO-RA ends at the fitting and on the Quick disconnect is held secure under the fitting.

 

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Ever thought about running that outside? Especially in winter. My computer sits right beside the window, so it's giving me ideas...

Ofcourse , unfortunately my window is on the other side of the room. I could drill holes through my wall though hmmm

 

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Decided today I was going to begin the new build. Still waiting for the motherboard, but starting it now will allow me to focus on the finer details rather just wanting it done as fast as possible. Today involved tearing it down, cleaning the dust off the fans and case, packing up the old hardware and fitting the new pump cover



















Hopefully the whole puncher arrives tomorrow so I can get the whole cut for the quick disconnect.

 

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Thought I had 2 980 pros, but turns out I had 1x 980 pro and 1x 960 EVO, so pre ordered 2 x 990 pro 1TBs wonder which will come first the motherboard or these!

 

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A nice quandary to have
Which will come first, a properly set up and performing mirror/stripe...or the men in white coats!?

It will be Stripe @ raid 0. With everything cloud these days there's nothing to worry about. (home use).

 

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Todays addition is preparing the case for the MO-RA 3. The 20.4 metal punch Cenedd recommended came so put it to use with amazing result!. Cheers Cenedd. I had to heat gun and cut the Lian Li Der Bauer metal badge off and trim it for the fitting to fit too.

















Ill test it tomorrow for leaks with the MO-RA attached

 

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A quick loop test to for proof of concept. All working well.







Case pump activated only (100% Pump)



Both Mo-Ra and Case pump activated (100% both pumps)



Just the wait now for the motherboard.

 

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Gotta love pumps in series. Turn them down for quietness and still get the flow. Have one fail and it still works. Might have to look into the Barrow flow meter as it kind of bothers me that there's no indication of flow failure.... although pump rpm would probably cover it I guess.

That bothered me at first too as I used to use Aquaero products which had a comprehensive list of features and controls. However I wanted to convert to simplicity so went with ICUE which works fine. Hoping by now you can control a fan curve via Water temp Delta like I could with Aquasuite, however 2 years ago when I last spent anytime with ICue you couldn't. Ill look into it again.
I won't be doing anything that requires an extended away time from the PC, so if the flow fails, Ill notice it straight away.