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I want to ask about modding GTX1080 Ti with NZXT G12 and your topic https://linustechtips.com/topic/769377-my-1080ti-fe-kraken-g10-kraken-x31/?do=findComment&comment=9712718 .
-did you used thermopads under heatsinks?
-is thermal cement i.e. safe if we're talking about electrical conductivity?
- what is the size of used heatsinks for VRAM,VRM?
-where is located MOFSET on this example, could you mark on that picture which parts should have heatsinks on them?
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Thanks for helping me with some of the terminology and explaining what I'm actually seeing. That noise / gurgling noise simply never went away while that pump on its side and I wasn't aware that that would be a normal result with that kind of pump in that position. I'm aware that my understanding of the physics involved on these closed-loop system are minimal so I'm just trying to report what I see. Like I've said before, I've only done a handful of custom loops. I'll definitely be following you on these forums. It seems I still have a ton to learn about these systems and how they function in certain situations. I obviously need to better understand what I'm seeing so I can ask the right questions. Question: Considering the holes in my logic you've pointed out, do you have any resources / links / videos / anything to point to for me to learn more about what I specifically dealt with here? I'm decent at actually building these systems, but I want to learn more about why and how they work the way they do to better understand closed-loop systems. Since completing this build, I've got the bug and I'm ready to just dive in to the next!
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I just wanted to give everyone an update on this. We believe we know what this was caused by. We theorize that it was a blend of events that led to the bacterial / algae contamination of the loop. Since the reservoir was sucking air and not pressurized properly, things were able to get into the loop more than what would be usually possible, including our vape stuff (there are sweeteners in our mixes that organisms like algae and bacteria love to munch on). Considering the fact that I didn't properly "pre / treat" the loop before filling it we left this thing open and invited problems. That and... (drumroll please), the loop was not mixed with distilled water but rather purified. It wasn't until I went through the trash at the shop to find the jugs of water that my intern bought to use with the coolant mix. He brought me purified, not distilled. I never caught this as he was the one that poured and mixed the coolant in a separate container. Since the triple flush things seem to be doing much better. We apologise for the fault of blaming the vape juice as the #1 culprit. The intern responsible for giving me purified water has been sacked. The shop manager on duty that was in charge of him has been sacked. And those sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked. If anyone has some final input on this please share. The other loops I have done have proven to be a breeze and we haven't had ANY issues with them... this was a bear though. And it could have been avoided with a little bit more attention to detail.
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Or maybe I'm going the wrong route completely... Anybody have additional thoughts on this. For the record, I did use Primochill's Premium Water Cooling Fluid for the mix, but I did NOT use the Cooling Loop Pre-Treatment that was included. Maybe I should've? I use it for client's builds, but I didn't for hers... but I can't see this happening in a month's time, regardless of the bacteria. No worries, I'm DEFINITELY doing a good flush and using the pretreatment loop prep liquid this time around... but I doubt that would have made a difference. Honestly, I only have 4 (well, now 5 with hers) PETG custom loops under my belt, so maybe somebody can shed some light here?
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Here is it drained and then cleaned...
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My wife answered you!
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I believe the wife says 70/30
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I think the difference here is not only the liquid contents but how much we vape. I mean, you walk into our room and there is a perpetual fog that can last an hour after we leave lol.
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Terrible thumbnail, but it gets the job done. Quality should get better as Youtube processes.
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We know that VG is pretty much non-conductive so you won't blow anything up. Funny enough, CLCs have a VG base in them as well... that's why I'm not completely freaking out here. But maybe someone smarter than me can explain if this is really a problem for open loops. (video almost uploaded demoing my issue)
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Maybe so. It's what helped me quit smoking years after I got out of the USMC I smoked like a chimney. This hobby helped me quit. You may be right... But somebody else HAS HAD to run into this... right? (again, uploading video)
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Oh man, this is just stuff we've collected over the past few years. My wife is the "expert" really. She's really into the hobby. I'd have to ask her. But hey, I'm gonna upload a video to demonstrate what I see with this VG in my shop. I'll link / upload it shortly.
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Listen man, I get that a lot of people are gonna be surprised by this... but I wish I could have you come into my house. Our room is COATED in VG. It's on everything. It gets in the internals, on my monitors, peripherals, everything. It's been a problem for a long time. We're constantly having to keep our electronics clean. After a month, EVERYTHING has a VG film on it. I wish I could show you. It will trip you out. The pictures below show you her desk and all of her flavorings (these are old pics, she has twice as much now). Her PC sits right next to it.
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It's 100% verifiable though. This pump will NOT work unless mounted straight up and down. The second I lay my machine down to orient the reservoir properly, It will no longer suck air. I can run the pump at 100% and it won't make a noise. The second I stand the tower up in the correct position leaving the pump/res in the incorrect position, it spit and sputter and makes a TON of noise.
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I put this custom loop together for my wife. We've done quite a few loops in our shop, but this is the first one that will be in my home. So, long story short: My wife and I vape a lot. Like, a lot. We make our own juice so the clouds never end in our room. This gunk is after 1 month. I brought it to my shop because I'm redoing reservoir positioning and redoing some bends and fitting placement. We built this machine out of spare parts I had laying around the shop, so don't be to critical of it.. Then I saw this vape VG/PG gunk in my reservoir. I will be doing a flush today. God only knows what's already in my blocks and rads. Understand that it wasn't until this loop was built that I discovered a critical design flaw, the reservoir placement. I think the reason we are seeing this is because that reservoir has been sucking air every now and then because of it's position. It seems this pump/res needs to be straight up and down to operate at a higher RPM otherwise it's sucking / expelling air and the loop never properly pressurizes. This is why I am fixing this today... but when I started THIS is what I saw D: My question: Any thoughts on this? It may be unsightly, but is it REALLY a problem? Understand that this build was built for practicality. We don't have a side window for it or anything so if it's NOT a big deal we'll continue business as usual. We did it together for fun cuz thats what good married couples do I theorize that after a good flush and proper reservoir/pump placement this issue should be resolved. Thoughts?
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