RTX 3090 Watercooled Temp

[0121danwilliams84]

Just copied someone else on this forum and bought this bad boy after looking at loads of reviews.

Just need to wait for delivery from China lol. What could go wrong in these times?

Bykski B-TFC-CS-X digital flow sensor.

 

[Jay-G25]

Just copied someone else on this forum and bought this bad boy after looking at loads of reviews.

Just need to wait for delivery from China lol. What could go wrong in these times?

Bykski B-TFC-CS-X digital flow sensor.

I recently fitted one of those after seeing one in another members build on this forum , its a good bit of kit I got mine from Ebay and didn't realise at the time that the listing was for 2 of them 1 being brand new and the 2nd had a snapped cable... any idea where to buy replacement cables for them ? Good luck on the delivery as i just waited nearly 4 weeks for a set of Thermal Grizzly minus 8 pads to arrive from Germany ( only place in stock ) apparently got held up due to Brexit issues shouldn't have that issue with china though i imagine .

 

[0121danwilliams84]

I recently fitted one of those after seeing one in another members build on this forum , its a good bit of kit I got mine from Ebay and didn't realise at the time that the listing was for 2 of them 1 being brand new and the 2nd had a snapped cable... any idea where to buy replacement cables for them ? Good luck on the delivery as i just waited nearly 4 weeks for a set of Thermal Grizzly minus 8 pads to arrive from Germany ( only place in stock ) apparently got held up due to Brexit issues shouldn't have that issue with china though i imagine .

That looks beautiful mate!

You have a done a really clean job on that.

I kind of went a bit crazy and am designing a mount for a 420mm rad on the outside of the case.

I have seen loads of crazy setups. Rad attached under the desk, to chassis, room wall etc.

Not 100% decided yet but I thought I may as well add a flow meter as I have always wanted to know the temp and flow and have no idea.

From the reviews I have seen for your device, it looks pretty trustworthy.

Not completely decided where I want to mount it. I may put it on the outtake (or intake - reversing rotor of Bykski) of the pump res. Looks like the best location to view it and get a good reading direct from pump?

As far as I can tell from instructions you just make sure the arrows go in the direction the water is flowing and rotate rotor as necessary. Wouldn't want to mess that up though!

I am using soft tubing as well. So much easier. I just presume I want to attach the flow meter to something rigid like rad or gpu or res etc.

Sorry, not overly sure about replacement power cables (it's molex right?)

Fully expecting a long wait, but gives me time to plan my craziness!

 

[Gtiracer]

The 3090 kicks out quite a bit of heat. Do you think it would be better done on a separate loop or joint cpu/gpu?

 

[Radox-0]

The 3090 kicks out quite a bit of heat. Do you think it would be better done on a separate loop or joint cpu/gpu?

Depends how much rad space you talking. In most cases better to put them together unless going right overkill / aesthetics. Reason being usually in most cases the GPU will make up 66%+ of power being dumped into a loop under load. If you have say a pair of 360mm rads in a combined config, it will be 100% of the power being dumped into two radiators 360mm radiators. In contrast if you split them up into seperate 360mm loops it would be 33% of the power in the form of the CPU being dumped into one of the 360mm loops, while the GPU only loop deals with 67% of the total power under load. By combining them, will usually mean the CPU would run slightly warmer, but on balance the GPU would be slightly cooler. So yeah really depends on rads your looking at.

 

[Jay-G25]

That looks beautiful mate!

You have a done a really clean job on that.

I kind of went a bit crazy and am designing a mount for a 420mm rad on the outside of the case.

I have seen loads of crazy setups. Rad attached under the desk, to chassis, room wall etc.

Not 100% decided yet but I thought I may as well add a flow meter as I have always wanted to know the temp and flow and have no idea.

From the reviews I have seen for your device, it looks pretty trustworthy.

Not completely decided where I want to mount it. I may put it on the outtake (or intake - reversing rotor of Bykski) of the pump res. Looks like the best location to view it and get a good reading direct from pump?

As far as I can tell from instructions you just make sure the arrows go in the direction the water is flowing and rotate rotor as necessary. Wouldn't want to mess that up though!

I am using soft tubing as well. So much easier. I just presume I want to attach the flow meter to something rigid like rad or gpu or res etc.

Sorry, not overly sure about replacement power cables (it's molex right?)

Fully expecting a long wait, but gives me time to plan my craziness!

Cheers mate , its a work in progress

you should get some impressive results with an external rad setup , post up how you get on with that will be interesting ...

If/when i change the pc case one day may go for an open air case of some sort as really does make a nice difference not having it all stuffed in a case

The Byski flow/temp meter seems pretty accurate from what i can tell and is nice having a flow meter to read , as for mounting it i chose the outlet on the bottom rad so it s clearly visible... for the most accurate flow reading would imagine you would want it on the outlet of the pump but would mean having it stuff at the back in my case so just stuck it on the front

as standard its setup up to have flow in from right and out from left but very easy to change this by undoing the G1/4 connection and swapping the flow sensor around so its flow in left out right which is what i had to do.

If using soft tubing they yeah would look at mounting the flow sensor somewhere so its is secure

The cable is a Molex on one end but is snapped the other end where its goes into the sensor, looks like the previous owner tried to pull the plug out for whatever reason and instead ripped out the wires from the plug which is absolutely tiny

Fingers crossed it doesn't take 4 weeks + for it to arrive like the thermal pads from Germany

 

[Jay-G25]

The 3090 kicks out quite a bit of heat. Do you think it would be better done on a separate loop or joint cpu/gpu?

If you can do 2 separate loops then would say easy that would be the better option i think... yes they kick out a ton of heat especially when turned up to max power limit

 

[poxxxy]

I'm so tempted to go water... don't suppose any of you guys are mining with your 3090's too and how the memory junction temps are with the water cooled setup? .

 

[Jay-G25]

I'm so tempted to go water... don't suppose any of you guys are mining with your 3090's too and how the memory junction temps are with the water cooled setup? .

Do it you wont regret it As for mining temps with memory junction with my setup posted above i get between 94 deg and 104 deg depending on how much the fans are ramped up ( +1300mhz memory oc) .... 800rpm fans will have the memory around 104 deg c while 1500rpm has them down to 94deg c... core sitting at 35deg . I will be 1st inline when EK release the watercooled backplate for the strix , that thing is made for mining

 

[0121danwilliams84]

Cheers mate , its a work in progress

you should get some impressive results with an external rad setup , post up how you get on with that will be interesting ...

If/when i change the pc case one day may go for an open air case of some sort as really does make a nice difference not having it all stuffed in a case

The Byski flow/temp meter seems pretty accurate from what i can tell and is nice having a flow meter to read , as for mounting it i chose the outlet on the bottom rad so it s clearly visible... for the most accurate flow reading would imagine you would want it on the outlet of the pump but would mean having it stuff at the back in my case so just stuck it on the front

as standard its setup up to have flow in from right and out from left but very easy to change this by undoing the G1/4 connection and swapping the flow sensor around so its flow in left out right which is what i had to do.

If using soft tubing they yeah would look at mounting the flow sensor somewhere so its is secure

The cable is a Molex on one end but is snapped the other end where its goes into the sensor, looks like the previous owner tried to pull the plug out for whatever reason and instead ripped out the wires from the plug which is absolutely tiny

Fingers crossed it doesn't take 4 weeks + for it to arrive like the thermal pads from Germany

I've pretty much settled on having a soft tube (with a 90 degree fitting) going from the outtake of the res to the Bykski meter now I can then position it on the bottom of the case and have another tube come out to the rad outside.

Then I am having the other run from the radiator outside going to another radiator already in the case.

Pretty easy. Only have to crack a couple of fittings off then when I drain it and I can add everything to the existing loop.

Thinking of directly mounting (possibly with those very strong 3M picture hanging strips - in black) to the side of the case.

I currently have 4 of them holding up a fairly large mirror, so it should have no problem holding that rad.

I have a nice 420mm radiator grill I can use when it's attached.

Just thinking of having the radiator fittings slightly poking out from the back of the case and then use two more 90 or 45 fittings to attach. Leave a bit of slack in case I still want to open the back of the case.

I don't think I will bother with quick release. Thought about it. I think I am just going to treat it as an extension of the build, just going outside!

 

[Hakanese]

Quick disconnects do allow you the option to pull the external rad off your loop, and you can carry on the loop with one less rad without dismantling your loop. I am using a couple for my external rads.

 

[0121danwilliams84]

Quick disconnects do allow you the option to pull the external rad off your loop, and you can carry on the loop with one less rad without dismantling your loop. I am using a couple for my external rads.

Thanks for that. It is a good point.

I am using EK gear for everything, rads, fittings etc. I can't seem to see any EK quick disconnects, other than a kit that is expensive for cpu and gpu.

Also not 100% how they attach. I've seen the watercool ones that @Jay85 uses and they look good. I guess you use the disconnect and attach fittings to it and then into the rad or tube.

What ones are you using? Mix and matching anything?

Trouble is I am adding so many new fittings to the loop (and points of failure). Also trying not to cut down the flow rate of possible.

 

[Hakanese]

It's like a fitting just one sockets into the other, they are a bit pricey, I am using Alphacool ones, I made the mistake of buying cheap Barrow ones... not good..
Good Quick disconnects will lock off the flow when opened up, you barely get a few drops of fluid, makes cleaning, adding to a loop, much easier.
They are a pricey addition to a loop, but they are more then worth it imo. I have 2 480 rads on a shelf by my tower, and the QD's mean I can take them out the loop and work on mounting them properly or swap fans etc without having to worry about yanking the loop off an internal fitting in the case

 

[Jay85]

Thanks for that. It is a good point.

I am using EK gear for everything, rads, fittings etc. I can't seem to see any EK quick disconnects, other than a kit that is expensive for cpu and gpu.

Also not 100% how they attach. I've seen the watercool ones that @Jay85 uses and they look good. I guess you use the disconnect and attach fittings to it and then into the rad or tube.

What ones are you using? Mix and matching anything?

Trouble is I am adding so many new fittings to the loop (and points of failure). Also trying not to cut down the flow rate of possible.

All comes down to how you're gonna connect your tubing up to your external rad.

If you're using pass through via a pcie bracket (which i still cant find in stock anywhere) then getting a pass through QD is your best choice.

I'm using female thread QD's so i can screw on Hardline fittings onto the ends to fit tubing. Costs around £40 for a set of 4 for a competitor site with next day delivery.


Recently just did this for additional testing but if im honest i saw very little improvement, around 3c drop compared to just running the TX360 on its own... might need to try a push pull config but need more fans lol.

It's a XSPC RX360 60mm radiator, total cooling capacity now is 1080 with temps down to 38c average on the gpu at load. Water temps are getting up there around 30c average.

 

[0121danwilliams84]

All comes down to how you're gonna connect your tubing up to your external rad.

If you're using pass through via a pcie bracket (which i still cant find in stock anywhere) then getting a pass through QD is your best choice.

I'm using female thread QD's so i can screw on Hardline fittings onto the ends to fit tubing. Costs around £40 for a set of 4 for a competitor site with next day delivery.


Recently just did this for additional testing but if im honest i saw very little improvement, around 3c drop compared to just running the TX360 on its own... might need to try a push pull config but need more fans lol.

It's a XSPC RX360 60mm radiator, total cooling capacity now is 1080 with temps down to 38c average on the gpu at load. Water temps are getting up there around 30c average.

Thanks Jay.

I'm going to be using soft tubing.

It's a bit confusing as I presume I need two quick disconnects and 4 fittings? To attach to either side of tubing to qd and then on rad side.

Can I just use EK ones I already have or do you reckon I need to buy specific ones?

Wish I had the kit in my hand I could inspect. Can't seem to find a good video that explains it!

 

[Jay85]

Thanks Jay.

I'm going to be using soft tubing.

It's a bit confusing as I presume I need two quick disconnects and 4 fittings? To attach to either side of tubing to qd and then on rad side.

Can I just use EK ones I already have or do you reckon I need to buy specific ones?

Wish I had the kit in my hand I could inspect. Can't seem to find a good video that explains it!

You'll need 4 QD's and 4 Fittings, each QD section comprises of 2 parts, the male and female push fitting. Any fitting will work fine on the end of the QD, its just like any other fitment on the other end of the QD.

 

[Hakanese]

Here's a quick guide on how they work.
This is Alphacool, but they all work on the same idea

 

[0121danwilliams84]

You'll need 4 QD's and 4 Fittings, each QD section comprises of 2 parts, the male and female push fitting. Any fitting will work fine on the end of the QD, its just like any other fitment on the other end of the QD.

Here's a quick guide on how they work.
This is Alphacool, but they all work on the same idea

So let me get this right....

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/alph...elease-connector-bundle-chrome-bu-002-ac.html

So, that bundle for example is 2 QD set.

So I would need 2 of those bad boys. Male and Female

Don't know why I still can't get my head around how they attach to a fitting.

I watched that video before and wanted to see him attach everything!

I think I understand it more now though. Was being a bit dumb.

Can I plumb them right into the radiator? It looks like you can? With soft tubing maybe a good idea? Trying to limit broken runs as much as possible as I am also adding a flow meter.

 

[Jay85]

You can plumb them straight into a radiator buy you'll need a male/male extender to convert the thread.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ek-w...e-male-extender-satin-titanium-wc-a0s-ek.html

 

[Hakanese]

I have mine similar to Jay, but I have mine on softtubibg, and I have the connections reversed on each tube, so I can plug them together when I disconnect the external rads