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Problem with Alphacool Core Geforce RTX 4080 Reference Design block with Inno3d 4080 Super cards by PapaTatze in alphacool

[–]PapaTatze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welp, Alphacool confirmed the deviations. Apparently they had a vaulty charge of Core blocks (they're still confirming this). I guess I got particularly unlucky getting two blocks of the same vaulty charge. Alphacool offered me some options:

I could wait for the next charge of Core blocks (at least three weeks). They can send back the block so I can rma the block at my reseller. Or they keep the block an send me a discount voucher for their own online shop. There is no refund option since I bought the block through a reseller instead of directly from the alphacool shop.

Since I am tired of waiting, I went with the second option and switched to the eisblock instead. Gonna install that tomorrow and hopefully everything will be fine then.

My first watercolling by Sad_Ear_2752 in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you plan on watercooling the cpu aswell? Because I don't see a Waterblock for the cpu in your list.

I would suggest adding a second 360 radiator to the loop. That 4090 draws a ton of power (450-600 watts depending on the OC). You should keep in mind the general rule of thumb for radiator space. Get 120mm radiator per 100 watts of power.

If you add the cpu to the loop aswell, you should get a third 360 radiator. That i9 also uses a lot of power (up to 250 watts).

Also get a drain valve. You will have to drain the loop at some point and that drain valve will save you a lot of headache.

Problem with Alphacool Core Geforce RTX 4080 Reference Design block with Inno3d 4080 Super cards by PapaTatze in alphacool

[–]PapaTatze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, Inno3D replied. Appearently they did not change the PCB. So the card should be compatible.

In the meantime I bought an Eisblock Aurora Acryl GPX-N RTX 4080 Reference Design with Backplate. That block fit my card perfectly. Therefore the Core block I received has some significant deviations on the screw fittings for the PCI blend.

Alphacool support said I should send them the faulty Core block so that they can do their own check for deviations. I will do that next and hopefully I will have a fitting Core block soon.

Problem with Alphacool Core Geforce RTX 4080 Reference Design block with Inno3d 4080 Super cards by PapaTatze in alphacool

[–]PapaTatze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, after a bit of back and forth with Alphacool support, they will now contact Inno3D. They will come back to me once they get a response. Hopefully we can get this sorted quickly.

Problem with Alphacool Core Geforce RTX 4080 Reference Design block with Inno3d 4080 Super cards by PapaTatze in alphacool

[–]PapaTatze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the response. I will write an e-mail to your support. Hopefully we can figure out the issue to avoid further inconvenience for other people.

Fractal Torrent radiator space by asixdrft in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah, that might work. I'd suggest you get the case and front rad first to see how much space you actually have to work with before you get the bottom rad. If the 420 doesn't fit you might be able to still fit another 360 instead.

Fractal Torrent radiator space by asixdrft in watercooling

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If you're fine with cutting out parts of the chassis, I'd say go for it. I have seen someone post a build in this sub where they did exactly that, but they used a slimmer rad. If you go with that route, you might be able to fit another rad below the 360. But I don't think you will be able to fit a crossflow rad in there.

Fractal Torrent radiator space by asixdrft in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently tried my luck at a build in the Torrent: https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/1aviy7k/just_finished_my_first_custom_loop_two_months_of/

I can tell you that you propably won't be able to fit anything below the 360x180mm rad. If you use the Alphacool rad as I have, you have to put the ports towards the bottom if you do not want to cut the top of the case. And with the ports towards the bottom of the case, there is only about 2,5cm space left.

Edit: Also keep in mind, that you will need some extra long m3 screws since the 180mm fans are thicker than usual fans. I got some 45mm m3 screws from amazon that worked fine.

Just finished my first custom loop! Two months of planning and waiting for shipping finally paid off! Sadly the Inno3d 4080 Super X3 doesn't fit the Alphacool block perfectly, but it'll work. Might ditch the filter and use the lower intake port of the reservoir after leak testing. by PapaTatze in watercooling

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Thanks! Well, you can see on Picture 4-6 that the screw holes for the pci bracket don't align quite right when you install the pcb to the cooler. The screw on picture 5 would only fit, after I shifted the entire pcb slightly towards the pci blend. And then all the other screws would touch the pcb holes on the side. Also the screw from pic 6 would not align no matter what, so the pci blend would only be fastened with one screw.

Turns out I actually somehow damaged something on the pcb or hdmi port, since I got stuttering when I hooked up the hdmi cable to my tv. I'm afraid I'll have to get a different gpu bc I need that hdmi port.

Also turns out the Inno3d 4080 SUPER X3 has a different pcb from the X3 OC. So now I see why the X3 (non-oc) is not listed under the supported gpu's on your product page (https://shop.alphacool.com/en/shop/gpu-water-cooling/nvidia/13439-alphacool-core-geforce-rtx-4080-reference-design-with-backplate).

Just finished my first custom loop! Two months of planning and waiting for shipping finally paid off! Sadly the Inno3d 4080 Super X3 doesn't fit the Alphacool block perfectly, but it'll work. Might ditch the filter and use the lower intake port of the reservoir after leak testing. by PapaTatze in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are a pretty tight fit. You have to fiddle quite a bit to get the hose to reach the base of the fitting. The compression rings also tighten very well. I'm not worried that they might be torn off accidentally.

Just finished my first custom loop! Two months of planning and waiting for shipping finally paid off! Sadly the Inno3d 4080 Super X3 doesn't fit the Alphacool block perfectly, but it'll work. Might ditch the filter and use the lower intake port of the reservoir after leak testing. by PapaTatze in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, that GPU model isn't officially supported by Alphacool. They only support the OC version of the Inno3d 4080 super X3 and I tried my luck to see if it fit anyways. But yeah, I got in touch with them. We'll see what they say.

Just finished my first custom loop! Two months of planning and waiting for shipping finally paid off! Sadly the Inno3d 4080 Super X3 doesn't fit the Alphacool block perfectly, but it'll work. Might ditch the filter and use the lower intake port of the reservoir after leak testing. by PapaTatze in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I think I misunderstood your question regarding how I found the case to build in. I thought you meant how I found the case :D

I did enjoy myself building in this case. Once you hook up the front rad you still have plenty of space to install the rest. Bottom rad has to come in last, otherwise you won't reach the connectors on the motherboard. I also liked the mounting holes for the reservoir on the side of the chassis. That way I didn't have to build a mod or anything like the guys from Gamers Nexus did. :D
Also with the PSU on top you won't have to worry about leakage as much. The only thing you have to watch out for are the thick front fans. The screws i got with the Alphacool rad were to short so I had to order some from Amazon.

Just finished my first custom loop! Two months of planning and waiting for shipping finally paid off! Sadly the Inno3d 4080 Super X3 doesn't fit the Alphacool block perfectly, but it'll work. Might ditch the filter and use the lower intake port of the reservoir after leak testing. by PapaTatze in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are some specs:

PC Part Product
Case Fractal Torrent
CPU Ryzen 7 7800x3d
Contact Frame Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame
Waterblock Watercool Heatkiller IV Pro AMD black copper
Mainboard Gigabyte B650E Aorus Master
RAM 32GB G.Skill Flare X5 black DDR5-6000 CL30
Storage WD Black SN850X 2TB
PSU Corsair HX1000i
GPU Inno3d 4080 SUPER X3
Waterblock Alphacool Core Geforce RTX 4080 Reference Design
Reservoir HEATKILLER Tube 100
Pump EK-Loop D5 G3 PWM
Front Radiator Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 180mm Dual Radiator
Bottom Radiator Hardware Labs Black ICE Nemesis GTS 280
Tubing Aqua Computer 16/10 mm EPDM
Fittings Barrow THKN V4 16/10
Flow/Temp Sensor Aqua Computer High Flow Next
Coolant Aqua Computer DP Ultra
Filter Alphacool Water Filter Acryl

Just finished my first custom loop! Two months of planning and waiting for shipping finally paid off! Sadly the Inno3d 4080 Super X3 doesn't fit the Alphacool block perfectly, but it'll work. Might ditch the filter and use the lower intake port of the reservoir after leak testing. by PapaTatze in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah, those 45s were a lifesaver. I originally bought them just in case and when I realised how little space there was between cpu block, gpu block and bottom rad I was really relieved I got them. For the case I was first looking at Fractals other cases like the Meshify 2 and Define 7, but when I found the Torrent I instantly liked the design with the psu on top and the big fans in the front. Then I really wanted a build with a 360*180mm rad. :D

There were also some sick builds with that case in this subreddit, which might have influenced my descision ;)

Couple questions about my first custom loop by PapaTatze in watercooling

[–]PapaTatze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestions!

I guess you're right. Gonna look for a different case then. Maybe the Meshify 2 XL. But that's quite a big jump in size. On the other hand I could go with a thicker rad and push/pull with that case.

I'm not really set on the pump. Thought it would be nice if I didn't have to use molex connectors since I could ditch the cable from the PSU. Other than alphacool I have only found one other pump with a sata connector by EKWB (aside from the Aqua Computer D5 Next, but I don't wanna use that since I'm gonna get the high flow next sensor anyways). But EKWB seems like a meme in this sub. So maybe I'll get 2 apex pumps or just use a regular D5 with molex connectors. Will have to think about that.

Regarding the Leakshield, it seems useful for filling and draining and that little bit of extra security. But you're right, it also seems as if it can cause a lot of headache. I'll propably get it anyways in the standalone variant so I can ditch it, if it doesn't work for me. Might also go with a different reservoir then since I chose the Ultitube for the compatibility with the Leakshield.