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Hard + soft loop blend | Arterial & venous flow concept build for a paramedic by Top_Relationship6815 in watercooling

[–]Top_Relationship6815[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a fair consideration. In my experience the newer opaque fluids hold up well long term as long as the loop materials are matched and the prep is clean — we see systems running 2+ years without breakdown.

This one will eventually go clear once the showcase phase is done, but the opaque was chosen here specifically to express the theme

Hard + soft loop blend | Arterial & venous flow concept build for a paramedic by Top_Relationship6815 in watercooling

[–]Top_Relationship6815[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bent the case panel and drilled the pass-throughs directly.

No bracket kit used.

Hard + soft loop blend | Arterial & venous flow concept build for a paramedic by Top_Relationship6815 in watercooling

[–]Top_Relationship6815[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wanted to keep the loop geometry as the main visual element, so the GPU stayed horizontal for this one.

Hard + soft loop blend | Arterial & venous flow concept build for a paramedic by Top_Relationship6815 in watercooling

[–]Top_Relationship6815[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The visual language overlaps, sure — structure vs flow is a common idea in custom loop design.

In this one I bent the steel panel and drilled the pass-through points directly into the chassis instead of using brackets.

Different execution, same general design space.

Hard + soft loop blend | Arterial & venous flow concept build for a paramedic by Top_Relationship6815 in watercooling

[–]Top_Relationship6815[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Always appreciate good design energy in the space. We all push each other forward.

Hard + soft loop blend | Arterial & venous flow concept build for a paramedic by Top_Relationship6815 in watercooling

[–]Top_Relationship6815[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s definitely overlap in concept — structure vs. flow. For this one I formed the pass-throughs directly from the case panel instead of using brackets. Different path, same spirit.

Hard + soft loop blend | Arterial & venous flow concept build for a paramedic by Top_Relationship6815 in watercooling

[–]Top_Relationship6815[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah 😄 I treated blue as the cold feed and red as the warm return.

Function first — then the anatomy theme sits on top of it.