shibbs

I've got the 6P on Fi, and I love it.  

I've used a friend's 5x, and it's a great phone. Definitely jump on this.

This.... What even is this.

I had the H90 on my system for many years. I was very happy with it. Very very quiet. 

IMO, the H90 will have better cooling than the H55 being as it's a bigger radiator, and your fan will have to move less air.

RO/DI water works well, too, as long as you use an antimicrobial, and an anti-corrosion additive is always a good idea, too.

I used RO/DI water as my base with my pastel concentrate.

Go with the Vario unit instead of the PWM. 

I set my Vario and leave it. No issues whatsoever. 

12 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

cherry mx green? dafuq

4 minutes ago, Riki the Legendary Heropon said:

According to what I've seen they're basically Cherry MX Blues with more resistance

Yup. And yes, they're a bit more rare, hence my dilemma finding a keyboard.

As the title states, I want one more keyboard.

It has to have:

Cherry MX Greens

Aluminum case

N-key rollover

Lights not necessary, but fun. I see the Infinity keyboard on Massdrop, but it's not available pre-assembled with MX Greens. It's a possibility (I'm not horrible at soldering) but I'd prefer something with a warranty, even though I've never needed to warranty a keyboard. 

If you've got any ideas, I'd appreciate it!  Thanks!!

Pretty sure he means J2C

Jayz2Cents

53 minutes ago, SmittyTech said:

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Unless you run 90 degree fittings on the top rad, you're not going to get the lines to head forward enough.

Yeah, I just built mine with EK and Bitspower fittings.

Bitspower is excellent. Wish I'd had used them throughout, but I don't like the gold logo on them. EK is good, but not quite as "tight" feeling as Bitspower.

This is probably what I'd do.

As W-L stated, loop order doesn't matter. Enough flow and you'll hardly be warming the water between components.

Try to avoid crossing the lines. 

I suppose you could exactly reverse the layout I penned, too. /shrug

There's no way you'll get into a custom loop for $100 that looks good.

For an AIO, there's plenty of options. And paint is cheap.   Any 240mm rad AIO should fit just fine. Find an Asetek core if you can. I've always had great luck with them.

If you're thinking of putting the 240 rad in the front, you're definitely not going to be able to keep your HDD cages. 

Source: have an R5. I put a 280mm in the front as intake, and a 140 in the back as exhaust. Nothing in the top as I put things on the top of my case. No room for HDD cages.

edit: wow, I really hate how the flash makes my motherboard look brown. lol

I'm assuming it's overclocked? What do you have voltage at?

Thanks, @Dealzon. LOVE the Final Fantasy series.

1 hour ago, Kaitodesu said:

thank you everyone for your replies. i shall replace that radiator to a copper one

I recommend the EK radiators or Hardware Labs. Both A+ quality.

PWM pumps make bleeding the loop a pain. 

1 hour ago, Jidonsu said:

Get that aluminum radiator out of your system ASAP. 

This. Mixed metal systems like that are just begging for corrosion issues on ALL parts FAST.

13 minutes ago, RafaelSoaresP said:

I`m getting similar scenario on my air cooled 4770k (4.5ghz 1.3v)

As soon as I start the stress test, it jumps to 80 - 90 C, and imediatelly as i stop the test, it goes back to 50C

 

Hm. I think tonight I'll play with the overclock and see how much better/worse it gets if I play with the voltage. I'll see what I can get out of it with a lower voltage somewhere around 1.25 is a nicer number than 1.320.

Take the silver one off and paint it, if you can.  Worth a shot, IMO.

10 hours ago, EdInk said:

I guess it could be. Did reseating the block include rotating it? I've seen some test where it did make a difference.  http://thermalbench.com/2016/02/11/ek-predator-240mm-aio-cpu-cooler/5/

 

Page 4, the placement is called 'goofy'. Haha!

 

 

Ugh, I really don't want to have to re-bend more lines just to test...  haha  Really thinking I should have done soft lines.

@EK Luc do you have any insight to any of this?

24 minutes ago, Treij512 said:

Im sitting here looking at all the information you've supplied and , for the life of me, I can figure anything out. The temps are highly out of wack imo. My 4790k @ similar OC doesnt run that high with my ek predator 240.  only thing i can think of is reseating the cpu block thermal paste and if needed go back to stock speed to test as well.  Additionally is there any change in cpu temps with max fan speed? 

Done everything. Reseated the block, tightened down the pins holding the block and the pins on the motherboard, tried 3 different methods of applying thermal paste, low fans, high fans, low pump, high pump, RODI water, Mayhems Aurora...... All the results are identical.

The only thing I can think of is it being the heat spreader and the junk TIM under it from Intel. Maybe 3 years of daily use on a substantial overclock have done it in? It's about the only thing I haven't changed.

5 hours ago, EdInk said:

Possibly the liquid then as per Mayhem

 

Mayhems Aurora is a totally different kind of specialist coolant and should not be used for normal every day use. Consideration about your loop lay out is a must before proceeding to use this liquid. Mayhems Aurora is a photographic, demonstration, Modding and looks only liquid and is not recommended for long term use.

 

Mayhems Aurora works best in duel pass rads and tube reservoirs. The more complex the loop the less time the liquid will work. Many uses do use the liquid for long term and the most we have tested it use for is 1 year. How ever in complex loops were people have totally ignored our warnings it might only last 24 hours or so.

 

I'd suggest switching to their pastel (which i've used for about a year now) ans see how you fare

 

Well damn. I ordered Aurora 2, as I was told it's safe to run daily (at least moreso than the original) but you're not the first to say that the Aurora was a dumb choice. Coolant was definitely an afterthought for me. Just my luck that the one thing I don't research about this loop is the thing that blows up in my face.

Posting screenshots of my testing anyway. 

The first picture is when I just got home from work. Cold room, definitely cooler than normal air.

Second test is about 5 minutes ago after watching a few YouTube videos, some light gaming and whatnot. See what I mean about INSTANT spiking to 70+? The graph is set to update every 3 seconds for CPU and temps.

You can't even get a quality pump and reservoir for that money. 

If you want to spend around 100-200, you're looking at an AIO setup. NZXT, Corsair... something like that.

30 minutes ago, EdInk said:

Are you able to change the pump speed? increase and run test. see if it makes a difference on load temps, what sort of liquid are you using?

Pump speed is running at max (4900 rpm) even though temps are identical when running at 3000rpm. 

Running Mayhems Aurora 2 Tharsis Red. (ricer, I know, but dammit it's pretty)