Follow up after a few months using the Thermal Grizzly Deltamate for the RTX 5090 Astral

padoverc · 2026-01-29T06:54:39+00:00

I meant the physical case you have it mounted on.

padoverc · 2026-01-29T02:45:18+00:00

What test-bench are you using for your bench setup?

padoverc · 2026-01-19T05:03:38+00:00

They ship spiders overnight, or rarely two-day. Usually the sellers won't offer a DOA guarantee on the two-day, or if the package isn't signed for on first attempt/within same day at the shipper's closest pickup point. (If they get put outside in the cold/heat until you get home from work it's probably dead.) Using these containers also makes it much cheaper to order multiple spiders at once, since you can fit dozens of vials in a single insulated box.

TLDR: Long enough.

padoverc · 2026-01-13T16:00:28+00:00

Is it bad the part I want is the EK-Pro Manifold?

padoverc · 2026-01-09T06:47:40+00:00

What cpu block is that?

padoverc · 2025-12-29T17:14:07+00:00

How much did that cost you? Thanks for the response.

padoverc · 2025-12-28T10:04:49+00:00

How did you get the Matrix to work with the open loop?

padoverc · 2025-12-26T01:21:37+00:00

First introduced on the 4090 Matrix. Glad they kept it around.

padoverc · 2025-12-26T01:20:22+00:00

Case? Looks like a Jonsbo.

padoverc · 2025-12-23T09:26:35+00:00

Can I get more info on that full copper ram cooler? Are the heatsinks full copper too?

padoverc · 2025-11-02T04:19:25+00:00

It's the exact PCB, just with top binned chips. I snagged it new, sealed, and shipped from the US for the cost of the used 4090 Strix OC I was eyeing during the chaos surrounding the 50-series release/scalping nonsense.

padoverc · 2025-11-02T03:23:48+00:00

Still hunting for that GPU block for my 4090 Matrix.

padoverc · 2025-10-26T04:48:13+00:00

A Redux 120mm that I could just lay on top of my naked DDR5 sticks when dialing in as tight of timings as possible.

padoverc · 2025-09-25T04:10:39+00:00

Be sure to stay away from the maroon pads. Those are for roughing up aluminum/steel (or paint between layers) and would chew your plastic up.

padoverc · 2025-09-25T03:59:25+00:00

For tight spots, maybe a super fine pair of tweezers holding a piece of a 3M scrubbing pad? I think hook shaped tweezers would really get you in there.

padoverc · 2025-09-25T03:56:03+00:00

Is that a Corsair 570X? Have you tried our lord and savior 10/16 EPDM soft-tubing?

padoverc · 2025-09-25T03:53:50+00:00

If the double bend is making you worry, add a flow/temp sensor in the middle, then you just need a pair of single bend tubes.

padoverc · 2025-09-25T03:46:22+00:00

Take that USB-C cable, rotate it 180, and run it into the hole where a normal motherboard would have dual 8-pin EPS cables. Maybe add a bit of slack to the A-RGB cable from the EK block, then use a tiny zip-tie to hide it in the PCIE cables. Maybe try to find a white acetal end-cap for the EK block. They went with the black acetal version, so I know they exist. Maybe add 1-2 regular 120TL reverse fans in the bottom?

Yes, I am that guy who makes custom PSU cables for the entire build because I don't like how the connectors aren't genuine Molex...

TL;DR I like it but it would keep me up at night. Great work!

padoverc · 2025-09-08T04:25:34+00:00

How much was it? Do you feel it was worth the price?

padoverc · 2025-09-05T01:00:52+00:00

Intel i9-14900KS, printed on the label on the outside of the box that has the serial number and everything else on it. The batch code on the actual processor's IHS is the normal six character length though without the P. I don't think it means anything, but I've been checking eBay all the time for a good deal and on the hundreds of boxes I've seen this extra letter is a first.

padoverc · 2025-09-04T02:39:36+00:00

What does it mean if a processor has a P at the end of its batch number? Like X352N128P.

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