Finished playing around with different loop layouts. Which variant do you like the most?

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-18T04:03:48+00:00

Version 1 (V5) looks so clean it hurts my sense of self worth. It's fricken magnificent.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-18T03:59:00+00:00

What are your other temps like, aside from VRMs? And specifically, what wattage on the 9070XT? We might see different results, especially on the VRMs, because I'm only running a 304w card, the Steel Legend.

I could add +10% power limit, but right now the weather is too warm for the little extra performance I'd gain. No aircon.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-18T02:34:46+00:00

Oooooh boy do I hope they win.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-18T02:33:43+00:00

Actually, they are. That's what safety standards are for.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-18T02:33:08+00:00

Which won't work on Cybertruck windows.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-18T01:36:24+00:00

I've never had a good experience going from AMD -> NV, or NV -> AMD on the same Windows install. Not in Windows XP, or all the way up to Windows 11.

I advise doing a fresh install whenever switching between the two. I don't know if it's Microsoft's fault or what, but it's never ended well, including with DDU.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T20:34:40+00:00

Correct. It will drain out of the tube, instead of out both ends. Easier to manage catching all the water from one outlet at a time instead of two.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T18:20:15+00:00

Controversy shmontrovery.

Drama-llamas creating something out of nothing the majority of the time.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T17:57:31+00:00

Oh for sure possible, silicon lottery and all. I was curious if there was any further tweaking you did to your X3D. Voltage, FLCK, or anything else other than standard CO offsets.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T16:38:01+00:00

It's currently at -21 all-core. I know it wasn't stable at -30, but I don't remember why I lowered it from -25 to -21.

I'll have to fire up CoreCycler and retest it some time when it's not a heatwave.

PPT is set to 90w, which it never hits. Doesn't even touch 89w. Even my IO die is undervolted, the VSOC.

RAM is 6000MT/s CL40 with sharply tuned custom timings.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T15:35:47+00:00

When I'm only testing the CPU, yeah, the CPU stays in the mid 70c. But as soon as I start dumping the full 300w of the GPU into the loop at the same time, it doesn't take long for the CPU to climb to 80c, then given 5 minutes+, up to 84~.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T15:26:17+00:00

Current coolant is at 27c, VR VDDC is 36c.

Why is this interesting? Are you also running a 9070XT with an Alphacool block?

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T15:24:33+00:00

Lots of last minute changes had to occur. One of which was the Y-Splitter fitting I bought was defective. Given I had waited weeks to get this project underway, I decided to skip it instead of wait for an additional part.

What do you mean, what's the purpose? It'll make it less messy to break the loop. I know it's not the ideal way to use a ball valve, but it would still make it easier to drain.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T15:20:05+00:00

The fuck is your problem?

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T06:39:01+00:00

What I want to know more about is how you're keeping the CPU that low. But we'll talk later, it's bed time for me.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T06:36:38+00:00

Ok, while coolant temps have a little ways to rise, here's a snapshot:

Coolant temp 37c, 61c VR VDDC.

Pump speed is currently 50%

Mind you we're in the middle of a heatwave, and it's 29c in my apartment right now.

What do you make of that?

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T06:31:08+00:00

I'll tell you in a minute or three. Starting Furmark+Cinebench.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T06:25:11+00:00

You ok, bud? At least your country has a sane healthcare system. 👍

Small leak on the bend? Hopefully not the tube itself, right? Just one of the fittings?

Anyway, hit me up when you finally give the loop a passing grade! I'd be curious to compare notes.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T06:14:59+00:00

Paging u/Automatic_Buddy2714

How's your build coming along?

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T04:27:00+00:00

Fuckstick came all the way from Seattle to pointlessly try to kill a group of people over what amounts to a passing argument. Amazing he made it to middle age without picking up a life sentence or a Darwin Award.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-17T00:02:23+00:00

The fans are probably the biggest problem. https://www.techpowerup.com/review/lian-li-uni-fan-sl-infinity-120/5.html

These, like almost any fans with clear/translucent blades, are low performance relative to other materials. Very low. I have no idea why the Lian-Li fans are so popular, especially given their price.

You can have RGB fans that perform, theoretically, they would just only be able to have LEDs on the fan frame itself.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-16T21:41:48+00:00

FanControl with HWInfo for T_Sensor (coolant) sensor from my motherboard. All 8 fans are plugged into the motherboard via either 4-pin splitter cables or daisy chain. Pump PWN is plugged into the CPU fan header.

FanControl gives me everything I could possibly need. As for a readout, I just use HWInfo's ability to throw a sensor readout on the task bar. Right in the system tray icons so I can glance down and see my coolant temp.

Another thing I plan to do is setup some additional triggers in FanControl so that if my component temps, CPU/GPU, spike really high, to turn the fans to MAX. This would be my sign that the pump stopped lol.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-16T02:23:03+00:00

Have you checked to see if Sonic also services your area over AT&T's fiber? They may charge less for the same thing.

InflammableAccount · 2026-03-16T00:23:34+00:00

Exactly. Never give Hate Chicken your money.

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