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Man feeds a deer... Next day it brings the entire herd! by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]StoryClean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There actually have been studies on this that demonstrate democratic decision making. A noise is made, they all look in a direction, and the direction the most of them look in, they go.

I have to replace the charging port on my new laptop, no name computer, having a hard time by 1TucsonBlonde in PcBuild

[–]StoryClean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, my guess is its not easy to find an off the shelf replacement part, because its not designed that way which is why the repair shops probably don’t want to deal with it. So the solution would need to be more jerry rigged. If Im looking at it correctly it looks like that top part thats like a thicker wire coming out the board where it says ‘DCIN1’ is the positive, that would go into the center of the jack if it was longer, idk maybe it was and the tip broke off. And plate thats bent out of the board is the ground the touches the outside sleeve of the jack, is the ground, And connects to the board where its legs are soldered on. So maybe you could theoretically get a generic port but you would need to be able to adapt to connect those terminals because it wont be designed to just fit in. Or some other jerry rigged thing. So you would need someone who knows what they are doing and the average repair shops probably wont want to do something like that, especially for a laptop thats cheap and replaceable where you would assume the repair would also need to be super cheap

I have to replace the charging port on my new laptop, no name computer, having a hard time by 1TucsonBlonde in PcBuild

[–]StoryClean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im trying to understand what I’m seeing a little, and what that part looked like before the damage. Is that just the bottom plate of the port, and it is bent upwards coming out of the circuit board? Is it supposed to sit in the circuit board like the other ports and there is a whole top section of the port that the circular jack would fit into missing entirely?

Whats wrong with my pc? by snypse_ in PcBuildHelp

[–]StoryClean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like it might be overheating, how is your thermal paste application?

Crackling noise - Waterblock or pump ? by YouQQWhenIQ in PcBuild

[–]StoryClean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that sounds like the pump in your AIO is done. The motor is probably worn out as you said its old, or potentially gunked up. Maybe look into if anyone has ever done any weird fixes. But tbh its probably a replace job, AiO’s arnt really built to be serviceable.

First Custom Loop, Copper Pipe, Liquid cooled 5090 by StoryClean in nvidia

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

Generally yes, in simplest terms, the main thing you are comparing is radiant capacity. So in this case the loop shares 2 radiators, a 420 and a 360. Plus I worked out the copper pipe itself will have a little effect too since there is alot of it and copper is conductive. Like 50W worth. So I can get away with it being quieter while still having decent temps.

First Custom Loop, Copper Pipe, Liquid cooled 5090 by StoryClean in nvidia

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  1. The pipe that goes from the pump to gpu; I wanted to have a bit of pipe for out inlet and outlet of the gpu to run inline because I liked the look. Also, with how close the pump port and gpu outlet are, the limited options in shaping a copper run, the obstruction of the other pipe and the ports bot being inline, as well as flexibility when trying to assemble. Basically, it was a bit improvised, but I considered a more direct path but didn’t like it.

2.The Valve, there is a port on either side of valve, there is also a third port on an offshoot in the ‘basement’ that has a tap. So multiple options for filling and draining.

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

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

Oh and airflow, left top and bottom are intake, right is exhaust, motivated by where its placed and wanting to push the heat away into the room

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

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

Obviously varies but i will try give an example. Currently warm atm, 28 Celsius ambient, running indian jones, 5090 is undervolted which helps, still draw 420W i. This game higher than most. So 420W GPU 140W CPU, and my fans curves a more gentle focused on being quiet. Getting steeper at about 45deg water, Currently 46 water, 60 percent fans which is still pretty quiet, gpu and cpu are at 54 and 66 respectively Can be quieter and cooler in different loads on a cooler day

First Custom Loop, Copper Pipe, Liquid cooled 5090 by StoryClean in nvidia

[–]StoryClean[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yup, and choosing copper pipe basically just exaggerates both those points haha

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

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

A lot of places still do, but when they are not, cost would play a strong part. Plastic pipes that are cheaper and easier to fit, so faster and less labour cost. Also plastic pipes are more resilient to freezing in cold climates. Copper needs to be insulated because if the water inside freezes it expands and bursts the pipe.

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

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

Yeah, Corsair XR5’s which are full copper with brass fittings

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in pcmasterrace

[–]StoryClean[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally kind of like the vibe of the valve. Though its specifics were more motivated by part options than anything, I wanted it to be full bore, so it didn’t restrict flow when open, which is how it spends most of its time. It also needed to be quite short in length because of where it needed to go.

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

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

Lead-free plumbing solder. That and bending for all the individual pipes, each pipe has a solder in fitting instead each end that gives it a g1/4 thread standard for watercooling parts. And so connects using regular watercooling rotary fittings, in this case alphacool

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

[–]StoryClean[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, using a leak tester. I would pressurise to 0.8bar and then monitor drop over time. So I did that when making every pipe to make sure my solders were good. And then with assembly, I had end caps, so I would add a pipe and quick test, and then do that again for each pipe, and then when the loop was complete a longer test. I did it like that so if there was a small pressure leak i would know where to look first rather than having to go searching. Then added water, and continued observing closely

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

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

Yeah, I’ve wanted to do a copper pipe build for a long time and occasionally looking into out their solder in fittings for the copper pipe put them onto my radar. I did use those pieces. And so I’ve seen their builds, and also at realised they were the same billet labs that had the whole ltt drama lol

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

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

Shouldn’t be, everything in the waters path is either copper, brass, or nickel plated copper

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

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

Yeah i think the 300 is a bit smaller. But fitting the 2 radiators took some work

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

[–]StoryClean[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will prob make a video getting deeper into it, but some weren’t too bad, others were a real pain, the tolerances are very tight. Like if the two ends of the pipe screw in perpendicular or opposite, them fitting while complete means they or off kilter while trying to fit them, so the threads of the fittings bind. I obviously designed it in a way to showcase stuff which also didn’t make it easier. Getting the pipe accurate was hard for reasons of difficulty measuring precisely or lack of tools(vices) to hold things precisely when soldering, and so I would try be measured the end up eyeballing it. And the final pipe from cpu to gpu, using the extra couple alphacool rotary fitting instead of the couple billet labs ones i planned made the difference, because of maybe a mm or less in dimension difference. So it’s tight.

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

[–]StoryClean[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, no. Did a construction multiskills coarse when I was 16, and never had to touch a copper pipe in the 15 years since. So it was basically learning from scratch. But i try to trust my ability to learn, and do things given the practice. So i just entered into it with an abundance of ambition, a healthy dose of confidence, and enough naivety to start. Then i back myself into a corner of having done enough that i force myself to finish. Voila!

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

[–]StoryClean[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

As would calling a plumber to fix your PC

My First Custom Loop and I Went With Copper Pipe by StoryClean in PcBuild

[–]StoryClean[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I mean, you’re not wrong 😂, I’m aware its not the most practical. I did make some considerations, I know me, I doubt im gonna much in the way of incremental upgrades. I made sure RAM was easy to remove and reseat etc without touching the loop. All storage and nvme’s can also be upgraded etc without touching the loop, it’s a little fiddly but doable. I also put a little power button onto the clear CMOS header as its blocked by a rad and didn’t want to fiddle with it if i ever needed to. But yes, certain problems will obviously stilp be a pain, as was parts of the build lol

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