The XProto Project - AquaFusion, Vertical, Chrome, Industrial.

TrojanWhore · 23 Aug 2023 at 11:11

Wing-Man said:
its a nice looking little case, can we see it? whats the system used for

The Green Lean Bench Machine - Not Anymore

Im building this purely out of boredom and to fulfil an itch i've had for awhile. I've always wanted a little test bench to mess with but at the same time i dont wanna be spending an absolute fortune on parts for what is basically a very little use case scenario. So with that in mind, i...

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Jay85 · 23 Aug 2023 at 11:27

Wing-Man said:
its a nice looking little case, can we see it? whats the system used for

that's definitely coming

Full build log here:

The Green Lean Bench Machine - Not Anymore

Im building this purely out of boredom and to fulfil an itch i've had for awhile. I've always wanted a little test bench to mess with but at the same time i dont wanna be spending an absolute fortune on parts for what is basically a very little use case scenario. So with that in mind, i...

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Its tempting to get the Heatkiller V Pro block for it but at the same time i love the look of the FE cooler too much. I think i'll leave it alone for the time being, maybe if im feeling adventurous again :cry:

Jay85 · 23 Aug 2023 at 11:31

AStaley said:
I'm insanely jealous of that build, looks totally amazing, love the chrome pipes the RGB reflection off those looks really good. With the external rad what temps are you getting, can you hear the fans at all or are they just really low RPM to keep the air flowing across the radiator?

Thanks mate, the fans run around 1000rpm and i cannot hear it all. It's basically silent, the only thing audible now when im gaming or doing anything with load is the FE cooler fans but that's a very quiet and minor sound. Because of the size of the radiator and how good the Phantek T30's are, you really don't need to run them at high speed and they can hit close to 3000rpm iirc. It's all managed by Aquacomputers Aquasuite which follows the coolant temperature curve i've set rather than a specific component temp.

Jay85 · 23 Aug 2023 at 11:31

TrojanWhore said:
The Green Lean Bench Machine - Not Anymore

Im building this purely out of boredom and to fulfil an itch i've had for awhile. I've always wanted a little test bench to mess with but at the same time i dont wanna be spending an absolute fortune on parts for what is basically a very little use case scenario. So with that in mind, i...

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Didn't realise you linked it already, thanks mate!

Jay85 · 23 Aug 2023 at 11:32

Vidar said:
See you didn't just cave in, you dragged me down with you lol still think you should Waterblock that thing.

Think generally we upgrade at the same time :cry:

TrojanWhore · 23 Aug 2023 at 11:36

No problem

I was also gonna ask yesterday if you had plans to watercool it, but after looking at the pics for a couple of minutes I absolutely love how the FE cooler goes with the build.
I suppose if the fan noise starts to bother you then for me that would be the only motivating factor in watercooling it!

Jay85 · 23 Aug 2023 at 11:39

TrojanWhore said:
No problem

I was also gonna ask yesterday if you had plans to watercool it, but after looking at the pics for a couple of minutes I absolutely love how the FE cooler goes with the build.
I suppose if the fan noise starts to bother you then for me that would be the only motivating factor in watercooling it!

Yeah, i mean the rest of the system is dead silent even under load so unless it really does get to me then i probably will. There's just something about this cooler that really ticks all the boxes and with it sat in the rig like that, like a great monolith is quite the sight to see.

Putting it on water would probably be quite easy as well, just need to adjust the tubing run again.

Think im still in the honeymoon phase with it right now so nothing will bug me :cry:

Wing-Man · 23 Aug 2023 at 11:42

Vidar said:
He's resisting it for now but we all know it's inevitable lol

He’s currently justifying it to the wife.

Vidar · 23 Aug 2023 at 12:24

Jay85 said:
Think generally we upgrade at the same time

No no no..... I was coerced lol

Jay85 · 23 Aug 2023 at 22:04

Saw you tagged me in that waterblock add @Wing-Man :cry:

Wing-Man · 23 Aug 2023 at 22:07

Jay85 said:
Saw you tagged me in that waterblock add @Wing-Man

Yer i didnt see it wasn't FE, im going to bully you into it

Jay85 · 23 Aug 2023 at 22:09

Wing-Man said:
Yer i didnt see it wasn't FE, im going to bully you into it

Savage lol

Vidar · 23 Aug 2023 at 22:32

Wing-Man said:
Yer i didnt see it wasn't FE, im going to bully you into it

Yeah let's gang up on him....lol

Jay85 · 24 Aug 2023 at 23:02

Didn't know i could change the light in the middle of the FE cooler, so i changed it to green lol.

Jay85 · 17 Sep 2023 at 13:35

Braided the ZMT tubing yesterday, very satisfying. The ZMT tubing while very durable is a magnet for dust and not so easy to clean off with a microfibre. With the braided sleeve over it, its much easier to keep clean now.

Very satisfied with the outcome. Considering doing other tubing in the future, maybe a hardline kit with sleeving.

also ordered some automotive clamps to hold the 2 tubes together better instead of using tie wraps.

Jay85 · 24 Oct 2023 at 16:54

I caved, i went ahead last night and bought the Heatkiller Pro block for my 4090FE.

The question now is, tubing run? I also want to play with the idea of running quick disconnects on this but its going to be tight on space and it will also mean using soft tubing BUT i can use braided sleeving to make it abit more rigid.

Got a headache right now so im gonna give this some thought in the next couple of days and update here.

Wing-Man · 24 Oct 2023 at 18:45

Hahaha, told ya

Jay85 · 24 Oct 2023 at 19:23

Wing-Man said:
Hahaha, told ya

I lasted just over a month, i'd say that was a personal best for me :cry:

. My 3090 lasted a few days on the stock cooler haha.

Mysterae_ · 24 Oct 2023 at 21:51

Let's race to see who fits their Heatkiller Pro first - spoiler alert, mine has been sitting on my desk for at least a month!

I didn't know you could change the colour of the LED of the 4090FE, it's not mentioned anywhere. Off to google how to do it but then again it also has a block that that needs fitting....

Jay85 · 25 Oct 2023 at 01:38

Mysterae_ said:
Let's race to see who fits their Heatkiller Pro first - spoiler alert, mine has been sitting on my desk for at least a month!

I didn't know you could change the colour of the LED of the 4090FE, it's not mentioned anywhere. Off to google how to do it but then again it also has a block that that needs fitting....

Dunno man i got a busy weekend coming up BUT i always find time to fullfil my lifes interest and hobby.

Quite looking forward to installing this block, the loop run is giving me a slight headache but i have a slight idea on how i wannt to fill the gap between the bottom of the case and the gpu.

Yup! You can, if you haven't find out already you can use OpenRGB to configure it. The software should automatically pick it up