Project: Clear & Simple
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Yes but not the update I wanted.
Unfortunatley I have no idea what is going on with the tubing. The company which I ordered it from said it should be there in 7-10 days. I'm still waiting and on there site they have changed it to another 7-14 days to be in stock. Meanwhile I have messaged the customer service department of their site and I'm still yet to recieve a response after they went dark.
Anyway with the rant over I think I'll order acrylic tubing instead as I have confirmation of a company that stocks it whilst I pursue the other company for my money.
I must apologise for how long it is taking for the final updates on this build, it's very annoying. On the plus side OCUK have been prompt on my order for some EK ZMT tubing and the compression fittings to go with it. At least I have found a company to rely on for most items that I order.
Super Fast Edit Update: I have been refunded and I'm ordering the acrylic for super speedy delivery
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Today is a good day, my tubing has finally arrived, so long I have awaited this day. It is a shame it wasn't PETG but I simply couldn't wait any longer
So I set to work, but first I needed some caffeine, a milky coffee it is
I also fitted the EK ZMT soft tubing in the areas not visible when looking at the case. I was rather surprised with the thickness and quality of this tubing. It felt very solid and formed a snug fit over the compression fitting which I would have felt safe not tightening (I did anyway but still)
Only got two runs of hard tubing left as I'm going to redo one of the runs as I'm not quite happy with the bend being at an angle.
Well the coffee certainly did its job and I was up and working. I was determined to finish the tubing runs today and I did
As per usual the slightly complex tubing run was a bit of a pain but I persisted to make sure it looked perfect.
Also I re-did the GPU to resovoir run as I wasn't happy with the angle at which it entered the graphics card. Anyway it is done and I'm happy
After the tubing was fitted I began to check it was all in place so I connected the fill pipe and checked to see it was air tight. I had a minor scare before I realised I hadn't connected the fill pipe correctly which was the cause of the loop leaking air. So it is all ready for filling and checking for leaks tomorrow
Good luck mate.
I always found that part the most freaky.
And removing the last small air bubbles
Hehe thanks, just extremely worried of a pipe bursting out spraying fluid over the components
That was what happened to me during changing the loop / adding components.
So I will hold my thumbs
Damn, fingers crossed that wont happen as it may be slightly harder to cover a leak with hard tubing
Hehe, just stocked up on them. Theres around a dozen ready
As for rushing if I'm as slow as the rate acrylic tubing is restocked at I'll be done by next year (Seriously, it took ages
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Thanks, I'm not sure how long to leak test for but I think 24 hours should do the trick after I've filled it todayLooking good and fingers crossed for no wet patches today
Yeah, I tripple checked the tubing was inserted correctly as sometimes if not they can pop out with little force. Luckily they all fit in snug
Yeh, once I had installed the other piece of tube it highlighted how much of an angle it was at. Anyway the new piece fits in much better and looks much nicer (My OCD would have killed me otherwise)
Hit a brick wall, powering on the power supply to try and circulate the loop and the pump isn't turning on. Everything is unplugged
Okay, it turns out the pump is air locked so it needs power cycling. Only issue is the PSU keeps locking and its as if the pump doesn't have enough pressure
Okay everyone, so I had a little bit of an issue.
The EK G1/4 extender had a slight issue causing it to leak ever so slightly so it was removed and replaced. This required another piece of tubing to be bent to fit the slightly longer run but it is done and it is (Hopefully) water tight.
So once I finished that I began to fill the loop. This was done by power cycling. However the pump had an air lock (Hence no water movement) so I had to un-tighten the GPU blank alan key fitting. It is now being power cycled to check their is no air in the system.
Filled
Yeah, luckily it was only a small leak but I was quite annoyed about it when it was spotted.
Okay so I'm on the 8th hour of leak testing and it's good so far. I've just finished a few tweaks with the cable managment and most of the air appears to have left the loop. I've checked all the tubing is still secure and safe which it appears to be so it's good so far
Thanks, and yesthat's all good new mate.
is the sticker still on your EK water block logo?
As soon as it has passed the 12hr markLooking good
When do we get to see a pic of the rear?Wanna see how it's all connected up.
It's connected as we speakVery sweet looking build buddy! Hoping my bends my second build will be half as decent. Looking forward to it all being connected
so how are the temps? already gaming?
The temperatures are excellent. At arround 30-35ºC idle for the CPU and 32-36ºC for the GPU and under load (after arround 2hrs of gaming) the CPU was at 36ºC-45ºC and the GPU was at 48ºC max.
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Well the project is finished!!
Here is a picture of the loop filled (without the paper towels)
The cable management (Or what I wish to show of it
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With the lights and side pannel off
With the pannel and lights on (In a dark room)
With the pannel and lights on (In a light room)
I've really enjoyed this build and definitley think it has been worth the cost (Maybe not the delivery times but heyho what can you do?)
I'm also happy with the finished product and plan on doing some overclocking very soon to see what I can get out of this machine. Thanks to everyone who has commented as your support has definitley helped me through this
Also for the keen eyed, you may have noticed I have left the protective film on the exterior of the Enthoo Luxe' glass and on the EK waterblocks. Due to my OCD of scratches/damage I think it's best to leave film on as if I were to mark it I would go absoloutley insane.
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