Project: Quiet White Enthoo

MorleySA said:
What's your plan for the tubing?
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(Forgive the PotatoPoint scribbling)

That's the shortest loop. The pump lives behind the motherboard panel on one of the case pump mounts, next to the power supply (or possibly under the hard drive bay).

An alternative I was thinking of changes the order at the top. Instead of pump > top rad > CPU > GPU it would go pump > CPU > top rad > GPU. I'm not sure that's a good plan, though, as the CPU would effectively be at the bottom of a U-bend which might make draining the loop a pain.
 
foop said:
Annoying, isn't it? If I flip it, the ports end up on the bottom of the rad. There might just about be enough space to get 90 degree fittings under there, but it would completely muck up the tubing run.

I suppose I could always mask the whole rad up and spray paint it white...
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Can you add 2 more of those lovely fans so you have push/pull config and in the process you gain space for fittings? I didn't realise that rad only had ports on one side that's a bummer.
 
As for the Res mounting plate and gfx card size, I just took the trusty Dremel to mine to accommodate my 2 780ti's. Just quick file and black marker on the cut edge and you all good.

Looking good :D
 
foop said:
That's the shortest loop. The pump lives behind the motherboard panel on one of the case pump mounts, next to the power supply (or possibly under the hard drive bay).
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Have you thought about routing the tube that comes out of the graphics card behind the motherboard and then round to the radiator? will give you a much cleaner look too?
 
Skittles said:
Good board choice :D you wont need the PCI-E power connector. I'm running perfectly fine without it. :)
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Thanks, that's good to know. I shall remove it immediately.

flame696 said:
Looking good glad to see another enthoo primo build. Are you going for push pull by any chance?
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colinmcr said:
Can you add 2 more of those lovely fans so you have push/pull config and in the process you gain space for fittings? I didn't realise that rad only had ports on one side that's a bummer.
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Even with push/pull I don't think there will be enough room underneath for fittings. I'd have to use some sort of spacer underneath the fans to lift the whole thing a little more. I'm not sure that's what I want to do.

On the other hand, having the radiator draining downwards will make it really easy to empty the loop for maintenance. I haven't got my Monsoon 90 degree fittings yet, they were out of stock when I ordered everything else. I'll see what fits when they arrive.

colinmcr said:
As for the Res mounting plate and gfx card size, I just took the trusty Dremel to mine to accommodate my 2 780ti's. Just quick file and black marker on the cut edge and you all good.
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I was thinking that was the best solution. At the moment I've only got one graphics card, but I'm planning to put two in some time after the nVidia Maxwell line is properly released. I'm indecisive about whether to mod the plate now or wait until I've actually got two cards. I guess the loop with have to be taken apart then anyway, so I might leave it.

MorleySA said:
Have you thought about routing the tube that comes out of the graphics card behind the motherboard and then round to the radiator? will give you a much cleaner look too?
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That's a possibility, although at the moment there's too much unruly wiring behind there to do it comfortably. I need to get some cable management in and then see if the tube will fit sensibly. I'm not too fussed about having the tube visible - it's quite a short run to the radiator and will look reasonably neat.
 
Haven't achieved much today, as it was the school summer fete - most of the day was spent collecting helium cylinders, playing hook the duck and avoiding the occasional torrential rain showers.

What I have managed to do is fix a problem with the top air filter.

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The big-headed fitting bolts that came with the NB fans have caused me problems already. I noticed today that in the middle of the filter there's a cross-rib that is fouling two of the bolt heads, bowing the filter up in the middle by about 3-4mm. Bah.

Ten minutes with a file decreasing the depth of the ribs solved the problem.
 
Now that I know the machine is working, it's time to break it. First in the order of the day is to fit the CPU block. I've got an EK-Supremacy Clean CSQ.

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You can't fault EK for providing clear instructions, and everything that you need or more. The thermal pads are a good example - you get plenty to cover the parts you need on the card with enough left over to muck things up a couple of times.

The EK block comes fitted with a general purpose jet plate, but suggests fitting a different plate for socket 1150 chips. I could just leave it, but why not squeeze out a couple of extra degrees of cooling? First I have to reveal the corner screws and remove them.

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Now I start getting scared. I know I'll end up with O rings everywhere and might struggle to get them back.

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Here's the general purpose jet plate. The socket 1150 plate has a narrower hole down the middle and is a little thicker.

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Argh. Damn those O rings.

Fitting to the motherboard is also nice and easy, although more complicated if you do it in the case rather than before. All the screws and nuts engage nice and easily.

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Now to invalidate some warranties. I hope I don't mess this up.

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The card and EK full cover waterblock. I originally decided not to get a backplate, but I'm beginning to regret this now. Again, EK provide plenty of everything and very clear instructions.

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The EVGA heatsink and fans come off easily. I'm initially confused by the black plate, but realise it's a heat spreader and there are heat pads on the chips underneath it. The old gunk comes off, thanks to a some TIM clean and microfibre cloths.

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The new heat pads and thermal paste go on easily. The star pattern is EK's idea. I figure they probably know what they're talking about.

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Block fitted.

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Now I need to start plumbing things together.
 
Those clean blocks will be on my shopping list one day. So much better then the ones with circles on them.

What res are you going for?
 
I still don't have the reservoir and some of the fittings I need, but I couldn't resist building the part of the loop that I can with the bits I have. It's at the front of the case so I may have to take it out again to get at the plumbing nearer the motherboard.

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I'm not sure about the 45 degree fitting on the top rad; I could probably do without it and still have a nice run. On the other hand, it adds symmetry to the 45 degree at the bottom.

I'm using Primochill 16/11 tubing and I've noticed that the compression rings on the Monsoon fittings are very tight when I thread them on the tubing. When I try to tighten them up on the base of the fitting, they tend to drag the tube round making it twist and kink. I can't get a tight enough grip on the tube to stop this happening. Has anyone else noticed this? Any cunning solutions?
 
Try a tiny bit of washing-up liquid smeared on the tube to stop the twist, just avoid getting it on the internals. Or o-ring grease if you had any such as Molykote 111 or similar, tiny amount though.

Or pre-twist the tube counter clockwise so that it straightens as you tighten.
 
colinmcr said:
Try a tiny bit of washing-up liquid smeared on the tube to stop the twist, just avoid getting it on the internals. Or o-ring grease if you had any such as Molykote 111 or similar, tiny amount though.
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Thanks. I'm sure I've got some o-ring grease somewhere I can try.
 
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