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deluxe · 5th October 2012, 5:01 PM

So I had some credit at TKR from the returned rad and gpu block, and decided to make some minor changes. And frankly, I now have a mild addiction to machined wc fittings

First up was adding some D plugs to the GPU block and the bayres connections, to make disconnecting easy. Particularly the res, it's fiddly to move that around.

Female-Female G1/4" extenders, blue ano monsoon comps and a couple of 90deg rotary G1/4"s to replace the 90deg rotary comps on the gpu block.

Decided to get the Phobya shrouds in order to channel the air out of the case better- as currently there must be a decent amount escaping out the sides due to the 20mm offset from the fron of the case.For the time being, I've left them pulling air through the rad from inside the case.

Also got sleeved extensions for the 24 and 8 pin mobo power leads.

Array of bits and the teardown commences:

Stop fittings so the rad didn't need to be drained

Bayres with the female side D plugs

GPU with the female side D plugs

Monsoons w/ extenders and male D plugs

Partial assembly...

Not sure what to make of this- while cutting some of the tubes to their new sizes, I notice there is a coating of some white gunk on the inside. Hmm...

More pics to come.

auApex · 15th October 2012, 1:38 PM

I've never used D-plugs before. Do they just make it easier to disconnect components because they don't have a thread or are they setup like Koolance QDCs?

@ deluxe: really like the look of your loop now you've turned the rad around. Looks very tidy.

deluxe · 15th October 2012, 1:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by auApex

I've never used D-plugs before. Do they just make it easier to disconnect components because they don't have a thread or are they setup like Koolance QDCs?

Yeah, they are threadless with dual o-rings for easy disconnects. I'm impressed with them

Quote:

Originally Posted by auApex

@ deluxe: really like the look of your loop now you've turned the rad around. Looks very tidy.

Thanks man. I'm not completely happy with it- the [rear rad port]-[res intake] part of the loop is a bit pinched, and too messy for me- I'm going to replace it with one or two 90deg connections.

Older pics to show the part of the loop I'm talking about:

deluxe · 11th December 2012, 3:15 PM

It's been a while since anything has happened here!
I did purchase a 7970 with a koolance VID-AR797 block a while ago before nicking off on holidays, and had a bit of a problem with it.

Essentially at stock clocks the card was running very hot and crashing at 70deg. Pulled the block, stripped it, remounted and it no longer crashed- but got even hotter.

You can see this in the screenie below- card at 80deg, cpus at 50-60deg, water at 48.5deg.

http://i.imgur.com/les8h.jpg

I'm finally back from holidays at the Eclipse Festival so it's time to get back to it!

The spare thermal pad (i reckon it was 1.5-2mm thick) that came with the card was all I had, so I used that & some arctic silver to remount the block. I've since ordered Gelid extreme and some phobya .5mm thick stuff, which has arrived today. Block remount time- round 2, fight!

I've been considering adding another 120.1 rad to the loop where the rear 140mm fan goes (above the mobo), keen on opinions whether would this be worthwhile?

I do understand i could run faster fans on the 140.2, but the 900rpm noiseblockers are sooo quiet and I don't really want to change them out..

deluxe · 11th December 2012, 6:30 PM

Block remount complete, looks like I've sorted it with the thinner thermal pads..

50 minute furmark burn in & the gpu maxed at 47deg.

15th October 2012, 1:38 PM	#32
auApex Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,075	I've never used D-plugs before. Do they just make it easier to disconnect components because they don't have a thread or are they setup like Koolance QDCs? @ deluxe: really like the look of your loop now you've turned the rad around. Looks very tidy. __________________ 3930K @ 4.4ghz \|\|Asrock Extreme9\|\|7970 Crossfire\|\|16GB Dominator Platinum 2133\|\|720gb SSD + 6TB HDD\|\|Strider 1200w\|\|TJ07\|\|*U3011 + 22007FP\|\|G19 & SS Sensei Pro\|\|ATH-A900X on Asus Essence STX\|\|Custom Watercooling*\|\| My PC BF3 = auApex Last edited by Ma Baker; 17th October 2012 at 12:15 PM. Reason: Comments removed after thread being split*

5th October 2012, 5:01 PM	#31
deluxe Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 113	So I had some credit at TKR from the returned rad and gpu block, and decided to make some minor changes. And frankly, I now have a mild addiction to machined wc fittings First up was adding some D plugs to the GPU block and the bayres connections, to make disconnecting easy. Particularly the res, it's fiddly to move that around. Female-Female G1/4" extenders, blue ano monsoon comps and a couple of 90deg rotary G1/4"s to replace the 90deg rotary comps on the gpu block. Decided to get the Phobya shrouds in order to channel the air out of the case better- as currently there must be a decent amount escaping out the sides due to the 20mm offset from the fron of the case.For the time being, I've left them pulling air through the rad from inside the case. Also got sleeved extensions for the 24 and 8 pin mobo power leads. Array of bits and the teardown commences: Stop fittings so the rad didn't need to be drained Bayres with the female side D plugs GPU with the female side D plugs Monsoons w/ extenders and male D plugs Partial assembly... Not sure what to make of this- while cutting some of the tubes to their new sizes, I notice there is a coating of some white gunk on the inside. Hmm... More pics to come.

11th December 2012, 3:15 PM	#34
deluxe Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 113	It's been a while since anything has happened here! I did purchase a 7970 with a koolance VID-AR797 block a while ago before nicking off on holidays, and had a bit of a problem with it. Essentially at stock clocks the card was running very hot and crashing at 70deg. Pulled the block, stripped it, remounted and it no longer crashed- but got even hotter. You can see this in the screenie below- card at 80deg, cpus at 50-60deg, water at 48.5deg. http://i.imgur.com/les8h.jpg I'm finally back from holidays at the Eclipse Festival so it's time to get back to it! The spare thermal pad (i reckon it was 1.5-2mm thick) that came with the card was all I had, so I used that & some arctic silver to remount the block. I've since ordered Gelid extreme and some phobya .5mm thick stuff, which has arrived today. Block remount time- round 2, fight! I've been considering adding another 120.1 rad to the loop where the rear 140mm fan goes (above the mobo), keen on opinions whether would this be worthwhile? I do understand i could run faster fans on the 140.2, but the 900rpm noiseblockers are sooo quiet and I don't really want to change them out..

11th December 2012, 6:30 PM	#35
deluxe Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 113	Block remount complete, looks like I've sorted it with the thinner thermal pads.. 50 minute furmark burn in & the gpu maxed at 47deg.