So this is my first watercooling loop. I've wanted to do this for ages and finally bit the bullet
SPECS:
9800x3d
5090 FE
Aorus B850 extreme WiFi 7
32gb ddr5 6000 cl32
4tb Samsung 990 pro
Asus Loki 1200w psu
Havn 420 case
LOOP:
Alphacool Core Distro plate 360 V2
2x 420 v2 Hydro X XR5 rads from corsair
EK Vextor 3 5090 block
EK Velocity 3 cpu block
Various ek fittings 16/10
EK ZMT soft tube
EK cryofuel coolant Space Black.
Corsair RX140mm fans x8
Corsair RX120mm fans 3.
Commander duo for temp input to monitor coolant temps and rgb gubbins
TEMPS
Coolant temp max 33.9C/ idle 28.9
Ambient is 22c
GPU max 50.3 / idle 30c
CPU max 67.2C/ idle 45C
Pump speed 45%
The build was a lot of fun. I learned a hell of a lot during the process. The goal was silence and I have achieved this.
The case was wonderful to build in. I can highly recommend it.
Yes I am aware of the challenges with EK Space black coolant. Right now its about the novelty. In 3-6 months I'll flush and replace with clear coolant.
I am aware that some of the tube runs are redundant but I had extra fittings and tubing so I did some extra runs for the joy of it
I'm waiting on some black plugs for the distro to round everything out but overall I'm going to call this done for now.
I'd love your thoughts, opinions, advice and questions.