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[Flyordie]

I'll have an update within 30-60ish days..

Moving to a custom loop.

(it'll be soft tubing to start out but will eventually move to hard tubing.. just wanna get things going and see how it'll do as I may need to move to a different rad eventually....)

Watercooling is expensive... lol.

But...

Hoping it'll be better than the AIO. I also plan to use dual pumps (DDC3.1) for redundancy.

Current Parts List so far-
*EK Gaming 7 X399 Monoblock
*EK Barb Fittings (Will move to compression fittings once the build is finalized..)
*EK 240x60mm rad
*x2 Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM Fans (for pull.. will use my SP120s to push.. )

[AdamK47]

One last thing for 2018... a 65" LG C8 OLED

[Dave]

Welcome to the OLED master race Have a 55" C6 myself

[nycdarkness]

Medium one. Still has some wire clean up to do

And well bad habits die hard. So

[KAC]

Gay you got the best rigs.

[demo]

They both look awesome NYC

I messed around with mine over the last week:

[AdamK47]

Welcome to the OLED master race Have a 55" C6 myself

I had a 2015 model LG OLED and hated it. High input lag and over aggressive automatic brightness limiter made me return it within a week.

I've been hearing good things about the ABL not being as aggressive along with the native brightness being better on newer models. Decided to get the 65" C8. So far it's been great. I did notice the ABL kicking in on full screen mostly white images. Tuning the display makes that less noticeable.

Playing a game though my PC has been absolutely great. The picture remains vibrant and the input lag is very low.

[aviphysics]

I had a 2015 model LG OLED and hated it. High input lag and over aggressive automatic brightness limiter made me return it within a week.

I've been hearing good things about the ABL not being as aggressive along with the native brightness being better on newer models. Decided to get the 65" C8. So far it's been great. I did notice the ABL kicking in on full screen mostly white images. Tuning the display makes that less noticeable.

Playing a game though my PC has been absolutely great. The picture remains vibrant and the input lag is very low.

I looked at buying an OLED this year and really wanted to, but a TLC 55" 6 series was under $600, so now I am stuck with one of those until it stops working. Overall, it is actually pretty impressive compared to what was considered high end a few years ago.

[Evileh]

Never understood the custom loops... You maybe get an extra 5fps off the overclock? lol

[nycdarkness]

Never understood the custom loops... You maybe get an extra 5fps off the overclock? lol

noise and your pc doesnt end up looking like everyone else and in some cases almost necessary for vrms.

[KAC]

Dude you have about 10 fans in that thing. No matter how silent but am sure the noise is there a bit.

[Nunz]

They’re all likely running low RPM. I’d bet that case is actually very quiet.

[Hapatingjaky]

Dude you have about 10 fans in that thing. No matter how silent but am sure the noise is there a bit.

Nah, I can't even hear my system and it has 10 Corsair ML fans on quiet.

Time for a rebuild KAC.

[nycdarkness]

Dude you have about 10 fans in that thing. No matter how silent but am sure the noise is there a bit.

my fans dont go past 1k rpm even on full load. You can't hear a good fan at under 1k rpm.

[KAC]

I only have Corsair sp and ml fans. I don’t hear them when AC is running but when everything is silent at night I do hear them. All run at 850-950 RPM as I have that manually setup in bios for some fans and in Corsair link for others.

Which fans are you using?

[nycdarkness]

I only have Corsair sp and ml fans. I don’t hear them when AC is running but when everything is silent at night I do hear them. All run at 850-950 RPM as I have that manually setup in bios for some fans and in Corsair link for others.

Which fans are you using?

I am using the Mls on most of them and LLs on the other. My mls run at about 600rpm constant or full stop on the bottom partially on dekstop.

[AdamK47]

Complete water cooling has become less and less functional. It has mostly become aesthetic nowadays.

[aviphysics]

It bothers me when I see an air cooled GPU with a custom CPU loop.

[Greasy]

It bothers me when I see an air cooled GPU with a custom CPU loop.

I used to only cool my CPU with my custom loop witch was way over kill. Then I added the GPU. Now it's 100% worth it.

[demo]

Complete water cooling has become less and less functional. It has mostly become aesthetic nowadays.

Water cooling now is just as functional as it always was.

[Flyordie]

I'll have an update within 30-60ish days..

Moving to a custom loop.

(it'll be soft tubing to start out but will eventually move to hard tubing.. just wanna get things going and see how it'll do as I may need to move to a different rad eventually....)

Watercooling is expensive... lol.

But...

Hoping it'll be better than the AIO. I also plan to use dual pumps (DDC3.1) for redundancy.

Current Parts List so far-
*EK Gaming 7 X399 Monoblock
*EK Barb Fittings (Will move to compression fittings once the build is finalized..)
*EK 240x60mm rad
*x2 Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM Fans (for pull.. will use my SP120s to push.. )

EDIT- The final color of the coolant will be a reddish/pinkish tinge. Gonna use RV Antifreeze as the final coolant. lol. Its cheap as **** and works great for both biocide and corrosion protection. (about 15% solution)

Because I am too lazy to do the whole photo hosting thing...

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...1#post-3978282

[Nunz]

Water cooling now is just as functional as it always was.

Less necessary though, imo. AIO coolers have really become quite good. You can get AIO coolers that are refillable, replaceable (pump can be replaced, etc) and plug-and-play for less than building a custom loop.

I've been loving the Alphacool ( https://www.alphacool.com/ ) stuff. I really want to grab their Eiswolf 280mm radiator for my TITAN X(p) with the full plate block. It'd only run me about $290 before shipping. QDC cabling, so after I upgrade the GPU eventually I'd just have to buy a new block and boom, good to go. Down the road when the rad ages, it's refillable. If the pump dies, it's replaceable.

Pretty awesome stuff. I just feel like going full custom doesn't really warrant the cost associated with it anymore. I suppose it is still "as functional" as you say, but it definitely doesn't seem to be worth the extra cost associated anymore. Back in the day when it was custom water or air cooling, it was enticing. With companies like Alphacool making such easily replaceable products that are coming very close to custom loop performance, though .. I dunno.

Sick setups though!

[Mangler]

The alphacool stuff is sort of a custom loop masquerading as an AIO though.

[NWR_Midnight]

Less necessary though, imo. AIO coolers have really become quite good. You can get AIO coolers that are refillable, replaceable (pump can be replaced, etc) and plug-and-play for less than building a custom loop.

I've been loving the Alphacool ( https://www.alphacool.com/ ) stuff. I really want to grab their Eiswolf 280mm radiator for my TITAN X(p) with the full plate block. It'd only run me about $290 before shipping. QDC cabling, so after I upgrade the GPU eventually I'd just have to buy a new block and boom, good to go. Down the road when the rad ages, it's refillable. If the pump dies, it's replaceable.

Pretty awesome stuff. I just feel like going full custom doesn't really warrant the cost associated with it anymore. I suppose it is still "as functional" as you say, but it definitely doesn't seem to be worth the extra cost associated anymore. Back in the day when it was custom water or air cooling, it was enticing. With companies like Alphacool making such easily replaceable products that are coming very close to custom loop performance, though .. I dunno.

Sick setups though!

Everything from Alpha cool EXCEPT their pumps are great. Their pumps are pure crap! I have had 2 die in under 6 months.

[nycdarkness]

alphacool makes an okay cpu block, rads are decent but come dirty. Rest of is really Eisnotinterested Eiswouldntbuy

[NWR_Midnight]

alphacool makes an okay cpu block, rads are decent but come dirty. Rest of is really Eisnotinterested Eiswouldntbuy

Rads becoming dirty sounds like a user issue.. not alphacool issue.

[Mangler]

They don't become dirty, they are dirty from the start since they are not flushed properly.

[NWR_Midnight]

They don't become dirty, they are dirty from the start since they are not flushed properly.

You Always flush new radiators before using them, doesn't matter the manufacturer, however, you are correct that Alphacool cool does seem to have more "dirt" come out when flushed.

[Flyordie]

You Always flush new radiators before using them, doesn't matter the manufacturer, however, you are correct that Alphacool cool does seem to have more "dirt" come out when flushed.

I did flush mine sorta...

Ran a load of 20% rubbing alcohol through it and the pump/reservoir for about an hour to both flush and kill any bacteria etc..

Then flushed it out with 4 full cycles of distilled water.

Currently just running distilled water and some PT Nuke PHN+Silver Coil.

[demo]

Less necessary though, imo. AIO coolers have really become quite good. You can get AIO coolers that are refillable, replaceable (pump can be replaced, etc) and plug-and-play for less than building a custom loop.

I've been loving the Alphacool ( https://www.alphacool.com/ ) stuff. I really want to grab their Eiswolf 280mm radiator for my TITAN X(p) with the full plate block. It'd only run me about $290 before shipping. QDC cabling, so after I upgrade the GPU eventually I'd just have to buy a new block and boom, good to go. Down the road when the rad ages, it's refillable. If the pump dies, it's replaceable.

Pretty awesome stuff. I just feel like going full custom doesn't really warrant the cost associated with it anymore. I suppose it is still "as functional" as you say, but it definitely doesn't seem to be worth the extra cost associated anymore. Back in the day when it was custom water or air cooling, it was enticing. With companies like Alphacool making such easily replaceable products that are coming very close to custom loop performance, though .. I dunno.

Sick setups though!

Yeh that's true, AIO units have come a long way and it's good to see. Water cooling isn't really necessary for the most part, but it's just as functional as it ever was. Plus it looks cool...

I seriously couldn't hope to maintain the temps I do in this climate with AIO units, but AIO would do the job if needed.

[CurrentlyPissed]

Not as fancy pantsy as some of yours, but some upgrades.

[Megaman]

Dat GPUs temps must be in the high side.

[CurrentlyPissed]

Dat GPUs temps must be in the high side.

Actually not at all, loaded up benches, hasn't gone past 70c yet. The bottom fan really helps.

[Megaman]

Actually not at all, loaded up benches, hasn't gone past 70c yet. The bottom fan really helps.

Ambient temps are low in your room cos winter ATM?

[CurrentlyPissed]

Ambient temps are low in your room cos winter ATM?

73 in the room atm. Again, there's 140mm fan pumping air right into the card right below it. Not that hard to believe. Here's a picture I took while running Shadow. Card is OCed +200 core +1000 memory too.

[IMG][/IMG]

[CurrentlyPissed]

Also card is about 2" away from the glass. There's also 3 140mm fans up front pumping intake in, and the 140mm below pumping in. (4 intake, 4 exhaust)

[KAC]

Very nice build.

[Nunz]

I really like that case. Very nice.

[kingofslackerz]

Been like 8 years, finally upgraded from my 2500k, woot!

[Megaman]

Fractal R6. Same as my build. I really need to take some pics of mine with a decent camera rather than a camera phone.