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Took my sticker off. Screw the warranty.
Project: Was supposed to be a budget build...
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Took my sticker off. Screw the warranty.
Soldato
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UPDATE:
Received the Corsair AX1500i. Tested and working great. No coil whine. The problem however, it doesn't fit the case!
Additionally the bracket to support the other end only goes unto 220mm.
So...
A quick fix to sort the above problem out
and simply removing the screws from the bracket and allowing it to sit freely (but firmly) solved the problems
The best thing, this PSU has also reduced the coil whine from the Graphics cards too. Well anything under 300 fps. Anything over it starts again. Testing 3D Mark 03 some of the tests reached 4000 fps which caused the highest pitched coil whine I've ever heard.
Gaming though will be mostly under 200 fps so there won't be any coil whine at all. Unfortunately with the Corsair AX1200i I got coil whine with the graphics cards the entire time.
Received the Corsair AX1500i. Tested and working great. No coil whine. The problem however, it doesn't fit the case!
Additionally the bracket to support the other end only goes unto 220mm.
So...
A quick fix to sort the above problem out
and simply removing the screws from the bracket and allowing it to sit freely (but firmly) solved the problems
The best thing, this PSU has also reduced the coil whine from the Graphics cards too. Well anything under 300 fps. Anything over it starts again. Testing 3D Mark 03 some of the tests reached 4000 fps which caused the highest pitched coil whine I've ever heard.
Gaming though will be mostly under 200 fps so there won't be any coil whine at all. Unfortunately with the Corsair AX1200i I got coil whine with the graphics cards the entire time.
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UPDATE:
Monitor arrived today
Quick setup
And a quick comparison next to my Dell 5k 27 inch monitor. Great to see exactly the same vertical dimensions. Nothing on the net was totally clear about this.
A quick check for dead pixels resulted in a 100% dead pixel free display.
Just finished testing the back light bleed now, It seems to be more inline with IPS glow which is normal. In any case this photo looks a lot worse that what it actually looks like, plus I don't use the computer in the dark, so it is 100% unnoticeable. Overall I'm very happy with this monitor and glad I won't need to be returning it. (Seen a lot of posts about people sending this and the ACER X34A back.)
Just waiting on 2 more sleeved cables (the 24 pin I bought was too short) and the new EK GTX 1080 ti water blocks with back plates. Oh and Alphacool 17w thermal pads to finish this build. It should all be arriving by the end of the week.
Monitor arrived today
Quick setup
And a quick comparison next to my Dell 5k 27 inch monitor. Great to see exactly the same vertical dimensions. Nothing on the net was totally clear about this.
A quick check for dead pixels resulted in a 100% dead pixel free display.
Just finished testing the back light bleed now, It seems to be more inline with IPS glow which is normal. In any case this photo looks a lot worse that what it actually looks like, plus I don't use the computer in the dark, so it is 100% unnoticeable. Overall I'm very happy with this monitor and glad I won't need to be returning it. (Seen a lot of posts about people sending this and the ACER X34A back.)
Just waiting on 2 more sleeved cables (the 24 pin I bought was too short) and the new EK GTX 1080 ti water blocks with back plates. Oh and Alphacool 17w thermal pads to finish this build. It should all be arriving by the end of the week.
Soldato
...turns round and drops £800 on just a cpu
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It was originally £445 for the 5.0ghz, then I read most get there, so thought, ok, i'll go the 5.1 pre bin for £599, and then lots of horror stories about bad performing ones and improperly delidded , so paid an extra £200 to get 8 pack to do a custom build, test and optimise to ensure I'd get a decent one without doing an RMA process. Worked out in the end, but as always the cost kept going up
...turns round and drops £800 on just a cpu
It was originally £445 for the 5.0ghz, then I read most get there, so thought, ok, i'll go the 5.1 pre bin for £599, and then lots of horror stories about bad performing ones and improperly delidded , so paid an extra £200 to get 8 pack to do a custom build, test and optimise to ensure I'd get a decent one without doing an RMA process. Worked out in the end, but as always the cost kept going up
Soldato
I'm thinking you're already north of £4,000?
Soldato
Never mind that amount, just saw your outlay in the first post...almost £7,000 
£200+ on PSU cabling....wut???
Love the cash burning attitude, keep it up seeing this satisfies my upgrade itch 
£200+ on PSU cabling....wut???
Love the cash burning attitude, keep it up
seeing this satisfies my upgrade itch 
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Wow this escalated quickly
Update:
Graphics Water Blocks arrived, as did the 17w Thermal pads.
I have now added the blocks and routed them into the system. It is currently undergoing a Blitz 2nd stage for 24 hours before the loop is finally complete. Still waiting on 2 cables to complete the system. Will hopefully get those on Tuesday now unless they are lost in the post....
Graphics Card read for disassembly
Heat sink off and cleaned
Thermal Pads and a generous amount of Thermal Grizzly Paste added
Water Block Attached
And Now ready to be added to the system
First Tube added
Quickly tested and managed to sustain a 3D Mark Time Spy Score of 10086 (also managed a 10105, but iGPU was on) Temp never rose above 32C and sustained a 2101 mhz at +200 +500 using MSI afterburner. I have seen it go up to 2114 however it crashes passed +200.
Prior to water cooling the cards, the max I could get was brief peaks of 2050 mhz at +175 in Time Spy. with a score in the low 9000s. Temps would be hitting 70C+ with fans on 100%
With the quick test out the way, the PC is now going through a 24 hour Blitz stage 2 before I will consider the setup complete (minus 2 cables which seem to have gotten lost in the post.)
More to come tomorrow.
Graphics Water Blocks arrived, as did the 17w Thermal pads.
I have now added the blocks and routed them into the system. It is currently undergoing a Blitz 2nd stage for 24 hours before the loop is finally complete. Still waiting on 2 cables to complete the system. Will hopefully get those on Tuesday now unless they are lost in the post....
Graphics Card read for disassembly
Heat sink off and cleaned
Thermal Pads and a generous amount of Thermal Grizzly Paste added
Water Block Attached
And Now ready to be added to the system
First Tube added
Quickly tested and managed to sustain a 3D Mark Time Spy Score of 10086 (also managed a 10105, but iGPU was on) Temp never rose above 32C and sustained a 2101 mhz at +200 +500 using MSI afterburner. I have seen it go up to 2114 however it crashes passed +200.
Prior to water cooling the cards, the max I could get was brief peaks of 2050 mhz at +175 in Time Spy. with a score in the low 9000s. Temps would be hitting 70C+ with fans on 100%
With the quick test out the way, the PC is now going through a 24 hour Blitz stage 2 before I will consider the setup complete (minus 2 cables which seem to have gotten lost in the post.)
More to come tomorrow.
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Update:
Well 24 hours have passed. The system was drained resulting in a blue tinted waste:
Before flushing the system twice with distilled water I wanted to touch upon a piece of tubing I was unhappy with. I made it in haste as it was close to 4 am the other day and have since made a much better version of it.
Old version
New Version
Side by side:
New Version installed
Well 24 hours have passed. The system was drained resulting in a blue tinted waste:
Before flushing the system twice with distilled water I wanted to touch upon a piece of tubing I was unhappy with. I made it in haste as it was close to 4 am the other day and have since made a much better version of it.
Old version
New Version
Side by side:
New Version installed
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Looks nice! Always good to see someone's project taking form and fair play, cant take your money with you.
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This should win an award at the end of the year - the "that really escalated quickly" award!
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Just out of curiousity how do you make your own distilled water, you make your own spirits at home?
I use a Viafosa water distiller. Takes about 4 hours to make 5 litres.