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I have an HTC one from 2013 as my mobile.
I prefer to spend money on my PC
Another breathtaking build.
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I have an HTC one from 2013 as my mobile.
I prefer to spend money on my PC
Another breathtaking build.
The first pic is in the first post of this thread I think
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She lives! Sorry for the reflections. Very happy with the progress so far. Temps are actually surprisingly better than I thought.
Diminishing returns adding the massive external radiator but without even bleeding the loop properly my temps are already significantly lower on the CPU and GPU.
Now not going over 50C on the GPU overclocked and it was in the high 50's before.
Keeping the fans speeds nice and low it's doing a pretty good job.
Craziest temperature difference I have seen is the chipset (cooled by ek block)
That hasn't gone over 35C all day and idles in the 20's!
Was a fun little project.
God knows what to do with the cable management by the desk.
I just thought I'd leave it for now
Diminishing returns adding the massive external radiator but without even bleeding the loop properly my temps are already significantly lower on the CPU and GPU.
Now not going over 50C on the GPU overclocked and it was in the high 50's before.
Keeping the fans speeds nice and low it's doing a pretty good job.
Craziest temperature difference I have seen is the chipset (cooled by ek block)
That hasn't gone over 35C all day and idles in the 20's!
Was a fun little project.
God knows what to do with the cable management by the desk.
I just thought I'd leave it for now
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I'll have a look to see if I can find pictures of my old watercooled computers. Did my first wc build in 2004 I think it was. Still have my Danger Den and D-Tek waterblocks in a drawer
Well if we're doing this...
This is my first from 2005 and page 1 of this thread.
Which swiftly became..
Then quickly upgraded to this...
As I became something of a dual loop pioneer I guess..
I hated that GFX card.. the 7950GX2, the drivers were so bad it used to often perform worse than a single card.
Then finally this as I went extreme about breaking as much hardware as possible... these sub zero things were soooooo noisy.
Then I became obsessed with pushing as much as I could into the smallest space possible so I did this..
Then this.. smaller again, this is CPU, GPU AND chipset all watercooled. It sort of worked. It also sort of overheated when it was hot outside.
Then I finally went for the most extre thing I could, cpu, gpu, chipset, mosfets and ram all in a custom case.
Which weighed an absolute TON.
Then I did this which was more reasonable I guess..
That was 2012 then I gave up until this year
This is my first from 2005 and page 1 of this thread.
Which swiftly became..
Then quickly upgraded to this...
As I became something of a dual loop pioneer I guess..
I hated that GFX card.. the 7950GX2, the drivers were so bad it used to often perform worse than a single card.
Then finally this as I went extreme about breaking as much hardware as possible... these sub zero things were soooooo noisy.
Then I became obsessed with pushing as much as I could into the smallest space possible so I did this..
Then this.. smaller again, this is CPU, GPU AND chipset all watercooled. It sort of worked. It also sort of overheated when it was hot outside.
Then I finally went for the most extre thing I could, cpu, gpu, chipset, mosfets and ram all in a custom case.
Which weighed an absolute TON.
Then I did this which was more reasonable I guess..
That was 2012 then I gave up until this year
That was 2012 then I gave up until this year
I'm not surprised... how much money have we wasted building/rebuilding something we love doing
I dread to imagine. Despite my income having gone up a long way of late I spend less now than I did then.
Although to be fair I "did" a lot less then so this was my only hobby, life's gotten more interesting since
That is ridiculous..... 
Where's the rad, on the back? And how does the flow get into the CPU block?
So well executed, such little tubing. Really impressive... Not to take anything away from you because that's so well done but the difference that proper bits make is incredible, with the little history session we've had on here looking back to the rubbish we made with PTFE tape, hose clips and aquarium parts 15 years ago you wonder how we got here at all.
Where's the rad, on the back? And how does the flow get into the CPU block?
So well executed, such little tubing. Really impressive... Not to take anything away from you because that's so well done but the difference that proper bits make is incredible, with the little history session we've had on here looking back to the rubbish we made with PTFE tape, hose clips and aquarium parts 15 years ago you wonder how we got here at all.
That is ridiculous.....
Where's the rad, on the back? And how does the flow get into the CPU block?
So well executed, such little tubing. Really impressive... Not to take anything away from you because that's so well done but the difference that proper bits make is incredible, with the little history session we've had on here looking back to the rubbish we made with PTFE tape, hose clips and aquarium parts 15 years ago you wonder how we got here at all.
Cheers! , Ah its all a bit confusing but its actually a triple parallel loop. With a HUGE occool rad on the back. So heat is not a problem
Well if we're doing this...
This is my first from 2005 and page 1 of this thread.
Which swiftly became..
Then quickly upgraded to this...
As I became something of a dual loop pioneer I guess..
I hated that GFX card.. the 7950GX2, the drivers were so bad it used to often perform worse than a single card.
Then finally this as I went extreme about breaking as much hardware as possible... these sub zero things were soooooo noisy.
Then I became obsessed with pushing as much as I could into the smallest space possible so I did this..
Then this.. smaller again, this is CPU, GPU AND chipset all watercooled. It sort of worked. It also sort of overheated when it was hot outside.
Then I finally went for the most extre thing I could, cpu, gpu, chipset, mosfets and ram all in a custom case.
Which weighed an absolute TON.
Then I did this which was more reasonable I guess..
That was 2012 then I gave up until this year
That's a lot of time and effort into those builds but oh boy we've come a long way - today's cases and loop parts look 10x better than stuff from 10 years ago
Arguably greater achievement then as you did stuff you definitely weren't supposed to be able to do.
Having come back into though I do appreciate the ease of just buying a bunch of stuff that goes together and not having to use Google translate to be able to import it from Germany with international bank transfers etc
Having come back into though I do appreciate the ease of just buying a bunch of stuff that goes together and not having to use Google translate to be able to import it from Germany with international bank transfers etc
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Needs a tad more fansCheers! , Ah its all a bit confusing but its actually a triple parallel loop. With a HUGE occool rad on the back. So heat is not a problem
amen to that
Done HTPC rig with 3090FE block few weeks back. Was only 360mm worth of slim radiators in it which worked okay. In 20 degree room the fans at 1500RPM would mean water reached about 40 degrees and stabilised there with the GPU being 10 degrees over that on the core with a 425w load being dumped into it.
Now added a 480mm medium thickness radiator making sure it was hidden was a priority. Fans now at 800RPM in same 20 degree room and water temp goes to around 30 degrees with a 425w load being dumped into it for an hour or so. Fortunately way its routed couple of quick disconnects and radiator on the side fits perfectly behind the Shift X case. Cannot see the external rad unless you happen to look behind the PC which is right in the corner anyways.
Now added a 480mm medium thickness radiator making sure it was hidden was a priority. Fans now at 800RPM in same 20 degree room and water temp goes to around 30 degrees with a 425w load being dumped into it for an hour or so. Fortunately way its routed couple of quick disconnects and radiator on the side fits perfectly behind the Shift X case. Cannot see the external rad unless you happen to look behind the PC which is right in the corner anyways.
Love this case.. i swear one day i'll do a build in itDone HTPC rig with 3090FE block few weeks back. Was only 360mm worth of slim radiators in it which worked okay. In 20 degree room the fans at 1500RPM would mean water reached about 40 degrees and stabilised there with the GPU being 10 degrees over that on the core with a 425w load being dumped into it.
Now added a 480mm medium thickness radiator making sure it was hidden was a priority. Fans now at 800RPM in same 20 degree room and water temp goes to around 30 degrees with a 425w load being dumped into it for an hour or so. Fortunately way its routed couple of quick disconnects and radiator on the side fits perfectly behind the Shift X case. Cannot see the external rad unless you happen to look behind the PC which is right in the corner anyways.
Done HTPC rig with 3090FE block few weeks back. Was only 360mm worth of slim radiators in it which worked okay. In 20 degree room the fans at 1500RPM would mean water reached about 40 degrees and stabilised there with the GPU being 10 degrees over that on the core with a 425w load being dumped into it.
Now added a 480mm medium thickness radiator making sure it was hidden was a priority. Fans now at 800RPM in same 20 degree room and water temp goes to around 30 degrees with a 425w load being dumped into it for an hour or so. Fortunately way its routed couple of quick disconnects and radiator on the side fits perfectly behind the Shift X case. Cannot see the external rad unless you happen to look behind the PC which is right in the corner anyways.
It looks great but why on earth would a htpc need a 3090?!
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Guys why are all the images on here not available for me or dead links? Some I can see
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MAXIMUM GAMING POWER. I'd love a 3090 to cram in my node 605, if it won't fit I'll dremel the back out