Open WC Loop Advice

[RandomSheepZA]

If you going soft tubing, EK ZMT is a must!
Then its really if you want thicker or thinner tubing as no bending is required.

 

[Juggy]

If you going soft tubing, EK ZMT is a must!
Then its really if you want thicker or thinner tubing as no bending is required.

Seems ZMT is black only, guess I am not going clear then

 

[Juggy]

Picked up 2 meters of 12/16mm ZMT, 1L clear Cryofuel and a filler bottle. Still need to order fittings, pump/res and fill port and then assembly.

CPU and GPU blocks are on the way as is the Black Ice GTX 360.

Decided on this pump/res combo.

EK-Quantum Kinetic FLT 240 D5 PWM D-RGB - Plexi

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[RandomSheepZA]

Nice pump res dude.

 

[Juggy]

Nice pump res dude.

Thanks, I considered the D5 distro plate below but that escalates my costs quite significantly.

EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11D D5 PWM D-RGB - Plexi

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Custom water cooling is expensive

 

[RandomSheepZA]

hahaha
bottemless pit it is!
The distro is awesome but i think also overkill.
I am actually considering removing my distro and running 1 of 2 loops

 

[Juggy]

hahaha
bottemless pit it is!
The distro is awesome but i think also overkill.
I am actually considering removing my distro and running 1 of 2 loops

Yeah, my system is shocked after paying $150 for a Kraken X63 and now 5x that for custom

 

[abs1]

Save yourself the trouble and go big

Some lekker ZMT tubing with passthrough fittings and a D5 res combo stuck on the side. You can probably do 600rpm push pull without breaking a sweat. Have fun and yes its definitely a bottomless pit but very pleasing when you yield the results you envisioned.

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[Juggy]

Save yourself the trouble and go big

Some lekker ZMT tubing with passthrough fittings and a D5 res combo stuck on the side. You can probably do 600rpm push pull without breaking a sweat. Have fun and yes its definitely a bottomless pit but very pleasing when you yield the results you envisioned.

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Passthrough fittings, why so?

 

[AinsleyHarriott]

Remember to get a leak tester, and the loop temperature sensor as Optimum Tech suggests to avoid the fans ramping up and down.

 

[Juggy]

Remember to get a leak tester, and the loop temperature sensor as Optimum Tech suggests to avoid the fans ramping up and down.

I may forgo the $40 for a leak tester but I have ordered this BykSki temp/flow monitor.

Bykski Inline Flow Meter and Thermometer Safety Module w/ OLED Display - Black (B-TFC-CS-X)

The Bykski Inline Flow Meter and Thermometer Safety Module offers a real time reading of your inline flow rate. The in-line block uses industry standard G1/4 fittings. The safety module also features real time temperature reading as well making it a complete safety device. The inlet and outlet...

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[RandomSheepZA]

I don't think the leak tester is vital, definitely nice to have though.


That flow/temp sensor sometimes has a lil rattle in it so don't be surprised if it does.

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[Juggy]

I don't think the leak tester is vital, definitely nice to have though.


That flow/temp sensor sometimes has a lil rattle in it so don't be surprised if it does.

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Would you recommend a different option for flow/temps?

 

[RandomSheepZA]

If you can get one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-...32eac&pd_rd_wg=QBx6d&pd_rd_i=B08B3S7L3Q&psc=1
The do it.

Next build i will be using one of these

 

[Juggy]

Boom, the whole shebang is on the way

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[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

I may forgo the $40 for a leak tester but I have ordered this BykSki temp/flow monitor.

Bykski Inline Flow Meter and Thermometer Safety Module w/ OLED Display - Black (B-TFC-CS-X)

The Bykski Inline Flow Meter and Thermometer Safety Module offers a real time reading of your inline flow rate. The in-line block uses industry standard G1/4 fittings. The safety module also features real time temperature reading as well making it a complete safety device. The inlet and outlet...

www.bykski.us

Only thing to keep an eye on is that it doesn't build up moisture inside the flow meter's electronics like what my original one did.
Bykski has since sent a replacement and has stated they haven't had any previous occurrences of this happening so maybe mine was a isolated case.

 

[Juggy]

Whoop

Just waiting for the radiator

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[Juggy]

If the rule of thumb is 120mm per component surely the 54mm thick 360GTX will be fine for 5950x and 3080 FTW3?

 

[RandomSheepZA]

It should be OK.
I wouldn't expect amazing amazing temps but should be OK.
I'm a firm believer in minimum 240 per component for OC

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[Juggy]

It should be OK.
I wouldn't expect amazing amazing temps but should be OK.
I'm a firm believer in minimum 240 per component for OC

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I'm running stock apart from a +1300 on the GPU mem.

I have considered a 360SE on the bottom as well and go pump->bottom rad->GPU->top rad->CPU->pump

 

[Off-The-Chart]

If the rule of thumb is 120mm per component surely the 54mm thick 360GTX will be fine for 5950x and 3080 FTW3?

well it's a rule of thumb, but then you also need to take into account: OC'ing and the actual components, like if you are running a CPU that is maybe hot even just at stock

 

[RandomSheepZA]

I'm running stock apart from a +1300 on the GPU mem.

I have considered a 360SE on the bottom as well and go pump->bottom rad->GPU->top rad->CPU->pump

So order makes 0 difference with cooling, the loop will eventually equalize.
You using soft tube so adding an additional rad won't be hard. so i would build and see what temps are like and go from there but personally, i would be adding that second rad.

 

[RandomSheepZA]

If you running stock, i hope you have been playing with voltages on your CPU.
Often even just setting an all core static and dropping the voltages, will help with temps.

 

[abs1]

If you within 10 degrees delta you golden, anything more will throw you further down the rabbit hole. Diminishing returns as ambient is a thing. Good luck , components looks good!

 

[Juggy]

If you running stock, i hope you have been playing with voltages on your CPU.
Often even just setting an all core static and dropping the voltages, will help with temps.

Yeah, played around with all sorts of settings on the CPU so I know exactly where it works well. For now all is on auto but once the loop is done will tweak it again.

 

[Juggy]

Loop is done, leak test done, all is good in the hood. I'm running ether mining with a 1500 oc on the ram and tmax is 70. Used to be 96-100. Gpu core is 32, cpu 42 at 1.25v

Will tune some more but I'm pretty happy

Changed rad to EK XE360, Black Ice was missing 5mm mounting screws and I couldn't find replacement today

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[Juggy]

A few pics

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[RandomSheepZA]

Stunning minimalistic build dude.
Chonky rad FTW.

Any reason you didn't run the tubing behind the GPU?

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[RandomSheepZA]

Quick question, did you add a drain port?

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[Juggy]

Stunning minimalistic build dude.
Chonky rad FTW.

Any reason you didn't run the tubing behind the GPU?

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Thanks man, I didn't even consider running it behind

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