Project: THE CURSED BUILD

[Mcnumpty2323]

@Cenedd
He's also been overclocking the gpu
People tend to assume its having less effect
Than the cpu
Simply because the gpu is only at 50c
Compared to the cpu at over 90c
@Vidar
Try flipping the rear exhaust to intake instead
A bit more cooler air coming in May help a bit
If not just flip it back
But yeah given its not summer yet definitely need to do something
It's possible might still be some air in there too

 

[Cenedd]

But go on how do you know? lol

Sorry, missed that bit. In my Silent Overkill build, I originally had some acrylic female-female links that linked the outboard-mounted rad with the inside of the case. They shouldn't really have had any mechanical strain on them....but the results say otherwise. One of the many occasions that clear colourless coolant has paid off!
The other time that comes to mind is when I had a passive setup (pump but no fans) - I was rebelling after a particularly noisy air-cooled build and obviously went too far without enough knowledge. That had a fairly cheap flow indicator in it and in a sealed system, the change in temp equated to a rise in pressure in a cycle every time I ran the system. It didn't take long before that flow indicator - and the replacement (because obviously it was just faulty ) - cracked and let the magic smoke liquid out. I've religiously run a pressure relief membrane on the top of the res ever since. Maybe might temp delta isn't sufficient to cause the issue again....but it's cheap peace of mind

 

[Vidar]

Just out of curiosity guys, if in the future I wanted to add a huge external rad with quick disconnects to my current system and loop, how would one go about it?

 

[Cenedd]

You'd need to take the loop out of the case through either holes in the case you make (or one or two cases have these) or through a PCIE plate. QDCs are preferable as you can disconnect it to move it. Koolance were the leading brand of those last time I looked....but that was years back and others have got in on the act like EK if I remember correctly.
Whether you have res or pump external is largely up to where you want things situated. If you already have them internally, there's no requirement to move them outside...but you can if you need the space back. You can add a pump in series if you want/need. It increases the flow rate but also is fault tolerant where pumps in parallel are not.
The Mo-Ra 3 is sort of modular - or at least was when I bought in. You can buy rad, feet, one or two grills in different patterns. It's pretty well made too.

 

[Vidar]

You'd need to take the loop out of the case through either holes in the case you make (or one or two cases have these) or through a PCIE plate. QDCs are preferable as you can disconnect it to move it. Koolance were the leading brand of those last time I looked....but that was years back and others have got in on the act like EK if I remember correctly.
Whether you have res or pump external is largely up to where you want things situated. If you already have them internally, there's no requirement to move them outside...but you can if you need the space back. You can add a pump in series if you want/need. It increases the flow rate but also is fault tolerant where pumps in parallel are not.
The Mo-Ra 3 is sort of modular - or at least was when I bought in. You can buy rad, feet, one or two grills in different patterns. It's pretty well made too.

Sorry mate, must have missed your reply... head is well and truly stuck up my behind at the moment with everything going on at home!

I plan on cracking on with replacing the tubes, probably a poor choice of words there and adding another temp sensor to my loop, connected to the motherboard so I can control the fan curve from the fluid temp. Is there any other small changes anyone might make while I've got my loop in bits again. Hopefully for the last time in a long time?