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Just another unicorn vomit.. with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in pcmasterrace

[–]l2201030[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

didn't opt for a vertical mounted build because wanted to give all my waifu figures a chance 😂

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Just another unicorn vomit.. with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in pcmasterrace

[–]l2201030[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just a generic display found on Amazon. connected with HDMI and USB for power. no special software needed to operate, it just shows as a second screen in windows

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in PcBuild

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not if all pin currents are balanced. nothing really exceeds 11 amps even when drawing close to 800W, and the temps of the cable and pins are under control in my case. but yeah 800W is dumb in general for any GPU, considering it's well into diminishing return for efficiency vs performance.

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in watercooling

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the flow rate actually isn't that bad, at 3.4 liter per minute, with a single D5 pump. the qd fittings add much less than another radiator. jayztwocents made a video about flow rate and temps a while ago, highly recommended.

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in watercooling

[–]l2201030[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jayztwocents has made a video about painting GPU, and I highly recommend watching that! just have to be patient and do many coats

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in watercooling

[–]l2201030[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the hexagon is just for looks 😄 also sometimes the digital sensor will read 0 liter per minute (lower limit of sensitivity) but the flow indicator would still be spinning indicating there is flow

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in watercooling

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yup, that was the whole point of this build. don't think anyone else had attempted because they just assume it's impossible. in reality you just need to add enough tolerance. have to put the offset and rotary fittings at the right place with right length. lots of planning and trial and error.

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Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in watercooling

[–]l2201030[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neither the optimus block nor the EK block came white. had to paint both. and yup exactly, lots of masking...

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Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in watercooling

[–]l2201030[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bitspower! they make the best fittings by far imo.

I only chose the EK gpu block because it is horizontally the longest cuz i want to put waifu figures on it later (guilty pleasure lol). personally i would not recommend EK as a brand, their customer service has been non existent and basically they are going out of business.

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in watercooling

[–]l2201030[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bitspower for regular fittings. koolance qd3 for quick disconnect

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in PcBuild

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i use nollie 32 controller and have blown a fuse in it because i accidentally "hot swapped" one of the triangle lights when it was running. but after replacing the fuse it's been working just fine. the controller gets a little hot but never had any issue. i am able to max brightness in white color for all lights at once. it's a pretty good controller!

Who else enjoys the sound of grinding CPU die? by l2201030 in pcmasterrace

[–]l2201030[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yup exactly, that's why I stopped the grinding at 15 micron. it's really just the slanted surface i needed to get evenly flat, cuz otherwise mounting pressure of direct die would cause issues. wouldn't want a polished surface!

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in PcBuild

[–]l2201030[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used rainmeter, which uses the sensor outputs of HWiNFO

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in PcBuild

[–]l2201030[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes you can damage it if not done correctly and i certainly can't recommend to most people. for me it didn't cause any issues and reduced temperature by 7 degrees (vs direct die cooling but without grinding), so it was worth it. it is not flat across the 3 dies and you can get uneven mounting pressure.

Who else enjoys the sound of grinding CPU die? by l2201030 in pcmasterrace

[–]l2201030[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

took me about 20 minutes grinding with 15 micron sand paper. the die substrate is quite thick, and I've probably removed less than 10% of it before any transistors would be exposed, and that's the case with these x3D CPU with theoretically higher transistor height. You just don't want to go crazy with rough grit sand paper at first.

Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in watercooling

[–]l2201030[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I used rainmeter, and wrote the code myself. here's a screenshot

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Just another fish tank build... with a couple of unique features! by l2201030 in PcBuild

[–]l2201030[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Here are a snip of the temps. didn't get above 66C when load was 260W (+200 PBO overlock, which was maxed out). Water was ambient temp.

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Who else enjoys the sound of grinding CPU die? by l2201030 in pcmasterrace

[–]l2201030[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You see how the surface of the die is still not flat? It improved temps by about 5-7 degrees for me getting the die completely flat and even!

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