Why don't people add RAM to loop?

[Ayahuasca]

Yeah because water is great on your gpu and motherboard.

You could easily have a solid block throughout the psu with the tube connections external.

Never said it was great but chances are it would only take out that component, water in the PSU however would likely blow your whole rig.

I just don't see how it would be required, just buy a PSU with great efficiency and rated well above the power draw required and it's never going to get hot or the fan spin up to levels any higher than fans on a radiator.

 

[new boy]

Pc components - 12v

PSU - 240v

That's the difference

 

[Minstadave]

Why stop at RAM? I'm going to watercool my keyboard and mouse!

 

[Brizzles]

Why stop at RAM? I'm going to watercool my keyboard and mouse!

or you can watercool the controller for your watercooling thanks to Aquacomputer !

 

[robj20]

Pc components - 12v

PSU - 240v

That's the difference

Not really current is a bigger factor.

 

[new boy]

I guess it is in a fire safety way, though I was thinking more that a 240v shock is gunna be pretty dangerous, where a 12v shock is just meh

 

[panyan]

... barely get's warm. Why on earth would I want to add extra restriction and more tubing to the loop?

+1

 

[Shilz]

You would think so, fans utterly silent.

I've actually got the EK monarch kit on my RAM... but it's not in the loop just aesthetically looks ace with the nickel plates.

Have you got any pics of these? I was going to do the same with an XSPC kit but just seen the nickel from EK and that might look quite nice.

 

[Smffy]

Have you got any pics of these? I was going to do the same with an XSPC kit but just seen the nickel from EK and that might look quite nice.

Looks very nice, after modifying my Asus Board from its white/blue needed to ditch the stock blue heatsink on my Corsair RAM:

In the full build before completing, shines nicely:

Less close up working rig:

No point connecting them to the already complicated loop though, just like how they match my GPU backplates which are also EK Nickel. Don't forget to align the plates so the EK logo is where you wanted it when installed, arranged mine so the outside sticks both have it visible in the same location.

 

[Shilz]

Looks very nice, after modifying my Asus Board from its white/blue needed to ditch the stock blue heatsink on my Corsair RAM:

In the full build before completing, shines nicely:

Less close up working rig:

No point connecting them to the already complicated loop though, just like how they match my GPU backplates which are also EK Nickel. Don't forget to align the plates so the EK logo is where you wanted it when installed, arranged mine so the outside sticks both have it visible in the same location.

Wow mate that is an amazing build!

Really like those EK nickel ram blocks.

Thanks for the pics

 

[edscdk]

Why stop at RAM? I'm going to watercool my keyboard and mouse!

I like to game sat in a cold bath of water... so I can over clock myself and not overheat

 

[Smffy]

I like to game sat in a cold bath of water... so I can over clock myself and not overheat

Comparably that's as useful as RAM cooling

Wow mate that is an amazing build!

Thanking you

 

[pastymuncher]

Looks very nice, after modifying my Asus Board from its white/blue needed to ditch the stock blue heatsink on my Corsair RAM:

In the full build before completing, shines nicely:

Less close up working rig:

No point connecting them to the already complicated loop though, just like how they match my GPU backplates which are also EK Nickel. Don't forget to align the plates so the EK logo is where you wanted it when installed, arranged mine so the outside sticks both have it visible in the same location.

I love the copper pipe, it looks great. Is that 12mm pipe? Did you polish the pipe and then laquer it?

 

[Smffy]

I love the copper pipe, it looks great. Is that 12mm pipe? Did you polish the pipe and then laquer it?

16mm, I polished and cleaned it a lot yes - in the spirit of staying on topic the log is here which documents the various struggles along the way

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/project-smurf-3-0.18748965/page-14

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

I water-cooled mine just as at the time was going overkill. If they had blocks for my mobo I will have probably done that to.

Won't bother doing it again as the blocks and extra bits needed cost more than my ram.

 

[yoyo59]

I feel left out.. been cooling ram for a few years now.. because why not? when your trying to improve your rig .. why not

theres only so much you can do watercooling wise

I would have watercooled the MB too but the block was ugly

 

[Sem]

i would never watercool ram because if one stick fails you need drain the loop just to get the thing out

if water cooling the ram meant you can run them at speeds a lot faster than stock like 500MHz + then maybe

 

[robj20]

I feel left out.. been cooling ram for a few years now.. because why not? when your trying to improve your rig .. why not

theres only so much you can do watercooling wise

I would have watercooled the MB too but the block was ugly

For some reason your post reminded me of the early days of watercooling. I remember having an Eheim pond pump, car radiator, garden hose and diy blocks, all held together with jubilee clips.

 

[VKleita]

For some reason your post reminded me of the early days of watercooling. I remember having an Eheim pond pump, car radiator, garden hose and diy blocks, all held together with jubilee clips.

Well I'm still using the Eheim pump ... they have got a lot more flashy now thou, even includes rpm and water coolant sensors.

 

[cobalt6700]

For some reason your post reminded me of the early days of watercooling. I remember having an Eheim pond pump, car radiator, garden hose and diy blocks, all held together with jubilee clips.

Ah, they were the days. Still got the old 240v pond pump and relay setup, plus the car heater matrix. I went for a DD maze 4 block and they little right angle GPU block as they had just come out.