Thank you, it has been an intense learning curve. I think the final look will be good
Project: 900D dual loop
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Thank you, it has been an intense learning curve. I think the final look will be good
Not sure if I can link but OCUK don't stock so I hope it's ok (perhaps OCUK should sell this item so I don't have to wait 10 days for delivery from Belgium! )
this is where I bought from however I am trying to find a link to the youtube page which showed how well it works. It works via being used with a combination drill and gives perfect finishes everytime. I will post a link once I find it.
As for a general update I have eventually managed to run my ek d5 pwm pump at full speed with the cpu loop complete. I have spent a while researching how to make an ek pwm pump run at full speed without being plugged in to a pwm header on the motherboard.
All that is required is to run a paperclip from the green cable on the pwm lead from the pump to the fourth plug on the molex.
I am still not sure whether my secondary loop per loop idea is going to work. The flow on the secondary loop which monitors flow has a much higher flow rate compared to the main loop. I am hoping this is due to significant bleeding required on the main loop.
I have run into a bit of an issue with bleeding... The cpu loop has a 480 rad at the top of the case. I can't see anyway of accessing the valves on the top of the rad to release air? There does not seem to be any valves anywhere else on the rad?
All that is required is to run a paperclip from the green cable on the pwm lead from the pump to the fourth plug on the molex.
I am still not sure whether my secondary loop per loop idea is going to work. The flow on the secondary loop which monitors flow has a much higher flow rate compared to the main loop. I am hoping this is due to significant bleeding required on the main loop.
I have run into a bit of an issue with bleeding... The cpu loop has a 480 rad at the top of the case. I can't see anyway of accessing the valves on the top of the rad to release air? There does not seem to be any valves anywhere else on the rad?
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Three Titan X now installed. Waiting on few more components which will be delivered tomorrow. Fingers crossed I should have this complete by the weekend.
Should receive psu cables by weekend. Got some internal cables to sleeve and start routing. Cpu loop complete and running well.
The pwm pump is giving me a headache, I have forced it to run at full speed which is causing bubbles to form in the reservoir which in turn are being sucked back into the loop by the pump. If only there was a way to make a pwm pump run at 70%?
Wife and son have decided on cable colours and fluid colours. So cpu loop will be white and gpu loop pink. Not sure how I feel about the pink but I promised they could choose!
Should receive psu cables by weekend. Got some internal cables to sleeve and start routing. Cpu loop complete and running well.
The pwm pump is giving me a headache, I have forced it to run at full speed which is causing bubbles to form in the reservoir which in turn are being sucked back into the loop by the pump. If only there was a way to make a pwm pump run at 70%?
Wife and son have decided on cable colours and fluid colours. So cpu loop will be white and gpu loop pink. Not sure how I feel about the pink but I promised they could choose!
Due to stock issues I have only just been able to complete gpu loop. Currently leak testing both loops with both pumps running at max speed. So far no issues but I will leave for a few hours.
As you can see I am toying with the idea of the ek led lighting in the pump blocks. I was intending on using the ek led lighting on most of the blocks however the reality is that there isn't any cable routing possibilities.
I have since ordered some led striping from Pexon PCs which I have no doubt will be able to create the look I am after.
Finally I can see an end to this project. I never thought it would take this long. Working full time and having a family is certainly a big influence on the delays as is doing this over the school holidays. Would I do this again? Yes for sure but I will do a far simpler build next for my son using mayhems glass once available.
My only advice to others would be to have a stand by computer as I have been using phones and tablets to buy stuff and research things as this is currently my only pc. Also if you are planning on doing a build as expensive as I have done, allow a further £600-£800 for stuff you don't initially think of.
I will update during the week once mayhems pastel fluids in place and pexon pc cables installed. I will then do some high res pictures. Finally I will do some overclocking and publish results with real world gaming results. Happy to do some other synthetic benchmarks if anyone is interested. If so please suggest what benchmarks to run etc as I don't normally bother with that stuff.
P'S please ignore some of the drunk tube routes I didn't straighten things up before taking this picture, only just noticed!
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I am typing this message from my PC! At last no need to be using my phone to update this log. Although the computer is built and running I have some issues which are close to being resolved.
I decided to buy an Aquaero 6 XT as I have heard many good things about it and seeing as I had two Aquaero flow readers I thought why not. However this has now raised a very big issue. The EK D5 PWM pump does not comply with Intel's PWM specification, and apparently no one else apart from Aquacomputer offer a D5 pump that complies. This has resulted in my pumps not posting any RPM figures in Aquasuite and I am unable to control the speed at which the pumps run at. I have tried running the pumps from the CPU header on the motherboard and again no RPM figures and no ability to change pump speed.
There is a simple enough workaround for this but I don't think I am allowed to link to another forum so I won't. However if you need advice please PM and I will give you the link. It involves buying a few electrical components which Maplin stock. It requires;
5.1v Zener Diode
3.3k ohm resistor
560ohm resistor
I am about to go and pick these components up along with a cheap soldering iron and hopefully I will be able to get my pumps running from my Aquaero via PWM.
Pastel fluids arrived from Mayhems so I will be draining loop and filling with pastels. Apart from that I just need my bespoke cables and it'll be done.
I decided to buy an Aquaero 6 XT as I have heard many good things about it and seeing as I had two Aquaero flow readers I thought why not. However this has now raised a very big issue. The EK D5 PWM pump does not comply with Intel's PWM specification, and apparently no one else apart from Aquacomputer offer a D5 pump that complies. This has resulted in my pumps not posting any RPM figures in Aquasuite and I am unable to control the speed at which the pumps run at. I have tried running the pumps from the CPU header on the motherboard and again no RPM figures and no ability to change pump speed.
There is a simple enough workaround for this but I don't think I am allowed to link to another forum so I won't. However if you need advice please PM and I will give you the link. It involves buying a few electrical components which Maplin stock. It requires;
5.1v Zener Diode
3.3k ohm resistor
560ohm resistor
I am about to go and pick these components up along with a cheap soldering iron and hopefully I will be able to get my pumps running from my Aquaero via PWM.
Pastel fluids arrived from Mayhems so I will be draining loop and filling with pastels. Apart from that I just need my bespoke cables and it'll be done.
So the milk and stawberry milkshake have been added to the loops. I am actually quite happy with the pink, I was thinking black and white but I am happy I went with pink. This is only a quick picture as I still have stuff to do. I am still in the process of setting up the Aquaero. I am also waiting for the bespoke cables to arrive.
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Excellent stuff, still want to see some pictures though
Just wondering what temperatures your getting as the paralell loops must aid the temperatures.
I played a bit of Battlefield 4 yesterday. Every setting completely maxed @ 4k. According to MSI Afterburner all three Titan X's were running at around 60% utilisation and didn't get beyond 43 degrees celcius. Each card is running at 1400mhz and 7800mhz on the memory, they go higher than that but I don't think I will push much higher for now as there really is no need, plus I prefer a quieter system.
CPU didn't get above 40 degrees and that is with a minor overclock to just 4.25ghz. This CPU seemed to be a good clocker, I was getting 4.7ghz at I think around 1.26. I reckon I can get it running at 5ghz fairly comfortably but like with the graphics cards I don't think I will push it that high as I prefer the quieter fans & pumps.
Both temps had the pump running at 4000rpm with the max rpm at 4850.
I will get some benchmarks done soon along with quality pics once the last few bits are done.
Sorry for the delay in updating this thread, I have been working abroad recently so hadn't been able to do much. I have added the custom cabling and added some lighting. I have decided to order a CaseLabs Magnum SM8. I was never particularly happy with the 900D and although it is a large case it just isn't quite large enough. I know I have wasted a lot of money on the 900D especially when you consider I have spent another £150 ish on ColdZero components but there isn't much point in spending over £7k on a pc and not being happy with it. Due to work commitments I probably won't be able to strip everything down and re build for another month or so I will update when I start transferring parts across.
If you speak with the owner he does bespoke parts, I would imagine he could do these for you. Also he often revises parts to make them even better, perhaps he is in the process of upgrading these parts? If you send him a message he responds quickly. Also they have a forum which you could ask on.
I haven't added it all up to the pound but it is easily £7k plus on the PC and monitor alone. I have also set up an extensive CAT6 home network with NAS and media server capability to allow streaming of films etc to 4 rooms in the home. I dread to think what I have spent on tech, it is probably cheaper to have a cocaine habit
