3L build

[rinners]

Printing my own case, hopefully there isn't too much heat.

i7-6700 @ -0.1V
1060 6GB

 

[Switch]

Printing my own case, hopefully there isn't too much heat.

i7-6700 @ -0.1V
1060 6GB

You literally just seal it and wind tunnel that setup to blow the heat out.

 

[rinners]

You literally just seal it and wind tunnel that setup to blow the heat out.

That's the plan, you make it sound easy though, I'm going to need to block off the paths of least resistance to force the air over the fins.

Anyway I don't know what temps PLA starts to deform at. That's what I need to test.

 

[Switch]

That's the plan, you make it sound easy though, I'm going to need to block off the paths of least resistance to force the air over the fins.

Anyway I don't know what temps PLA starts to deform at. That's what I need to test.

Duct tape, fixes everything

 

[Cujo26]

That's the plan, you make it sound easy though, I'm going to need to block off the paths of least resistance to force the air over the fins.

Anyway I don't know what temps PLA starts to deform at. That's what I need to test.

PLA starts to deform at around 60-70°C in my experience. I would suggest trying to print in ABS or PETG for something like this, as those are more resistant to the types of temps you'll see in a pc tower

 

[Ninja Sandwich]

What PSU you using for this build?

 

[rinners]

What PSU you using for this build?

Still looking for a brick. I've managed to get it to 14A draw while running Cinebench and Heaven simultaneously (with under-volting both CPU and GPU), so a 200W brick should do it safely. Hopefully.

For the 5V and 3V I've got this:

https://www.robotics.org.za/PICO-250W-24PIN

It might be overkill, but at least I'll get lower temps hopefully on it. Just trying to decide whether to unsolder the 12V on the molex/sata and try and run the GPU off this pico board otherwise I'll just take the 12V straight from the PSU and chuck in a relay.

BTW I found this interesting, as I was wondering how a 25% increase in pin number could result in a 50% increase in power delivery in 6 vs 8 pin PCIE, but turns out there is officially no need to supply +12V on the middle pin in a 6 pin connector