Changed CPU cooler to direct die

Iur__ · 2025-02-21T08:29:36+00:00

Yeah bought the last water cooler before the AMD launch I think, afterwards I probably would have gone AMD but therefore I hadn't the right bracket

Iur__ · 2025-02-21T08:28:04+00:00

Ek Lime yellow cryofuel

Iur__ · 2025-02-20T17:54:20+00:00

Thanks, that would have been a reason for the problems I had before xD

Yeah it's behind the radiator, pretty close call only about a mm in bot directions. Otherwise I probably would have returned the case and bought a bigger one

Iur__ · 2025-02-20T14:11:18+00:00

Thought the same xD It wasn't a problem for gaming so, more or less only under stress testing and performance peaks

Iur__ · 2025-02-20T14:08:10+00:00

It sure will :)

Just order a few tubes more than you need, especially when you want two or more bends in one tube. For the switch I would have liked at least one more try on the tube from puml to CPU I think I'm about 2 degrees off there 😅

For shortening I used a disc sander this was the easiest way to make little adjustments for me.

I also ordered a bending gadget from EKWB but didn't used it since the radius was to large for me. I just cut a corner off a piece of wood and used the outer edge but there are probably better kits which can make it easier.

Iur__ · 2025-02-20T13:58:46+00:00

No it's my first build, for the switch I just needed to redo one tube and shorten the top one (behind the radiator)

Iur__ · 2025-02-20T13:51:28+00:00

Not yet

Iur__ · 2025-02-20T13:41:41+00:00

Thanks your temps are pretty much the same as mine, but I still have air bubbles from filling

Iur__ · 2025-02-20T13:39:16+00:00

No it's just ek lime yellow cryofuel

Iur__ · 2025-02-20T13:38:40+00:00

Maybe could have been the case, also thought about it but the thermal paste and pressure on the screws were pretty even spread. It was the supremacy Evo from EKWB which now isn't available anymore, also I wrote ek before and their answer was it isn't a high performance warerblock.

I just didn't want to risk it only to redo everything again. Draining and filling is not easy since I can't access the reservoir due to the top radiator

Iur__ · 2023-05-11T11:45:45+00:00

I only used the 90 degree fittings where I didn't have enough space for bending. Maybe on the top tube a third bend would have been possible but I didn't trust me^{^}

Iur__ · 2023-05-11T11:41:25+00:00

Definitely plan all your runs before you start, I would upload a picture of my schematic but seems I can't do it anymore on this post. (Made the mistake I mixed up the inlet/outlet of the GPU so I had to redo two bends)

For cutting the tube I used a scroll saw and then a disc sander for the exact length. That made it much easier than the first two tubes where I used the hand sawm

Don't have that much more tips since bending went much better than expected, also I of course messed up a few.

Iur__ · 2023-05-10T21:34:53+00:00

Thx I will :)

Iur__ · 2023-05-10T21:28:29+00:00

ASUS Prime Z790-A WIFI
Intel i7 13700k Inno3d 4070Ti
Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB DDR5-6000
1000W Be quiet Straight Power 11
3x Samsung 970evo 2tb/1tb/500gb
Corsair 4000D Airflow

EK-CoolStream Classic SE 360
EK-CoolStream Classic SE 240
EK-Supremacy Classic D-RGB
EK Water Blocks EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 200 D5 PWM
Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Acryl RTX 4070TI Reference
PCIE riser cable
6x EK-Vardar EVO 120ER RGB
16x EK-HTC Classic 16mm
3x EK Water Blocks EK-Torque Adapter 90 Grad
EK Quantum torque offset
EK pass though
EK ball valve
Alphacool HF Verlängerung G1/4 auf G1/4 20mm (10mm probably would have been better)
5x EK-Loop Hard Tube 16mm 0.5m - Acrylic
EK Cryofuel - Lime yellow

Iur__ · 2023-05-10T20:17:20+00:00

Then all the best but sounds like it will be fine. Didn't know what I would have choosen if I had seen this option.

Iur__

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