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EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 Platinum so I don't think it's that (I hope)

Hey all, Having some issues overclocking my 2080ti HC (i9-9900k @ 5.0ghz) and was looking to get some help. I'm running +1000mhz memory, +135clock, +100 voltage, +130 power right now and the card doesn't seem to be able to get past 2050mhz without crashing. Precision X1 (during Heaven benchmark) is showing between 275-285W at ~100% power. GPU temp is around ~55'c. I've seen multiple posts where people are getting their clocks up to ~2200mhz, etc. but can't seem to get past 2050 (at all). Am I missing something here? Edit: Can't get a score with Time Spy, even at default settings reads 0.

Thanks! Fixed it and there's beautiful, no bubbles at all from the waterfall effect.

@Dissitesuxba11s So I just realized that I built the reservoir wrong... I had thoughts about it a few times but was so excited that I forgot about it. I put the sled tube into the wrong top port of the reservoir, which is causing me to have a ton of unnecessary bubbles in the res. To fix it, really all I have to do is drain the system, remove the reservoir, move the sled tube to be under where the liquid comes in from the top, and reinstall the reservoir, fill it, and I'm done. Would you happen to know, if I drain the entire system, do I need to clean it again considering it's only one month old, or can I just add new coolant and be done with it?

A lowly 27" VG248QE; however I do have it calibrated and set to 144hz

Hey all, Built a new computer about a month ago but have been noticing some weird issues while gaming - specs are posted at the bottom. For example, games will randomly freeze for a split second, I'm talking .1s, just enough to matter in high-stress situations. I have XMP enabled on MSI, and open Dragon Center when the computer starts. I haven't overclocked anything manually, only through the motherboard / Dragon Center (gaming mode). CPU-Z currently reading 1.162V-1.17V at 4722.9 MHz. 32GB memory at 4321.0 MHz. CPU temp ranges from idle ~35'c > 62'c under load, and GPU is around the same. Any suggestions? Thanks! EDIT: It's never been this bad before, but now the computer is constantly freezing for <1 second at a time, if i go to X out something mouse doesn't move then zooms to where it should be. Any ideas? Specs: Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X ATX CPU: Intel i9-9900k CPU Block: Heatkiller IV Pro Copper Ni 18001 Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 Godlike LGA 1151 Storage: Samsung 970 EVO 2TB m.2 GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming GPU Block: EVGA Hydro Copper Waterblock for EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 RAM: TBD Cooling: Custom loop (99% Bitspower)

Yea so I saw that – my front case JRGB is plugged into the JRAINBOW2 right now, and I can control it from the Mystic Light software. There's no other cables not plugged in though other than those 2 from my original picture. On that 4th image you're talking about, the female plugs into the motherboard, but that then leaves 2 male 4pins that have nowhere to go? BIG EDIT: EUREKA! Apparently all my setup was correct, but one of the cords was loose.. Figured this out by tightening everything i saw in the back of the case. It was weird though because the plug was already fully tightened.. a little wiggling made it work though. THANK GOD lol

Yeah that's the issue though, the diagram on page 23 is not the cable that's disconnected right now, the diagram is a female

That's it – just the male and female portions, it's a splitter I think4th image is what's already in the case. Also, I have the front portion plugged in, but it's not showing up on the Mystic Light, maybe I have it plugged in wrong somewhere?

Negative, there's no female cable that came with the case. That's why I'm so perplexed .. These are the cables I have: https://imgur.com/a/a1ESy1j

Hey thanks! Having one slight problem with the case RGB's.. https://imgur.com/a/LHidUqn So I think those are for the side led's on the phanteks case , but those cables don't have anywhere to go.. (motherboard manual here - page 28) Any idea? Also, do you know how I would go about controlling the case led's along with everything else? I'm only using 3 softwares for RGB (MSI Mystic Light, Corsair iCue, and EVGA Precision X1)

TYSM! Made an edit on last post not sure if you saw: Edit: Also, going on vacation for a week. Do you know if there are any best practices about what to do with the system?

Thanks! Quick question - what software to monitor component temps? Edit: Also, going on vacation for a week. Do you know if there are any best practices about what to do with the system?

Updating with final pictures: https://imgur.com/a/cHxc0yQ Came out amazing!

Wonderful, thanks so much! Going to bang it all out tonight so I can finally boot this beast and crush nerds in PUBG. It's been too long XD

The drain is perfect. Honestly, it was the hardest thing in the entire loop to accomplish (took maybe 3 hours if not longer), but I definitely profited the most from it. Weird that it's supposed to be an inlet though considering it's the bottom of the case? But yea, I basically put a 90' fitting with some soft tubing at the top of the reservoir to fill, and used the drain valve at the bottom to open / close when flushing the system with DW after using Mayhems Blitz Part 2. Flushed it out with ~3 gallons of DW (overkill probably) before finally adding just under <1l of X1 coolant. Unfortunately for me power is out in my apartment until later today for maintenance, so won't be able to boot it up for the first time until this evening. Honestly, not looking forward to plugging in all the little cables to the motherboard, but I don't think there should be too many. I don't recall, but I should follow the motherboard's user guide right, to find out exactly what needs to be plugged in?

Hey man, wanted to keep you in the loop – literally. I'm currently running a cleaning cycle of Mayhems Blitz Part 2 and figured I'd drop in and share my progress with you. Leak test video here

UPDATE: Loop is up and running, did a leak test for ~2 hours this morning, drained it, and then added Mayhems Blitz Part 2 which I'll run for 24 hours, then I'll drain and flush the system consecutively until the loop is clear, then for the final step I'll add the X1 coolant. Here's how it looked this morning during my first ever leak test Thanks for everything @Dissitesuxba11s, you're a huge asset to the community and I appreciate all your help! PS: For the drain valve, I used 3x 90' triple rotaries running from the back of the Magic Cube out the front of the case. Then, in front of the case I have a 90' fitting and then finally the drain valve. It worked out extremely well to be fair, but was so burdensome to figure out and run. Luckily it fit flawlessly after I figured out to simply run the 3 rotaries.

It’s not really possible Because of how the radiator mounts and which tubes need to be connected first - sucks but I’ll get it. And yeah I’m using the front case port, so running drain from back out the magic cube and then soft tube to front case so that I can just run a longer tube to fully drain, basically plug and play once it’s set up

I got ahead of myself and just kept building, completely forgot about vertical but was thinking about it before I went to bed last night. Do you think vertical would look better, look cleaner? Or do you think doing tubing for it might get wonky? Trying to picture it but it’s difficult to visualize. Started working on tubing this morning before I had to leave, and it’s super painstaking lmao. The drain valve portion is going to be a complete headache because of the way it’s laid out and how to tighten the fitting for it in such a small compartment. Edit: picture of vertical hydro copper attached, except my coolant will be clear so not sure how it’ll look. Thoughts?

Thanks!! This is where im at right now: https://imgur.com/a/ETd5teS i’ll need to connect the rest of the motherboard, SSD’s, etc. tomorrow, and setup the drain valve on the reservoir and test the drain. Then on Sunday I plan to measure and cut all the tubing to finish the build. Once thats done, going to test leak test the build and then run the mayhems blitz part 2 for 24 hours... (or i can I run blitz part 2 as part of the leak test?) Then I’ll flush the system a few times with DW, and finally add the X1. PS: booted to BIOS today just fine! Only thing I noticed is my memory is 4400mhz and it defaulted to 2100. I’m guessing that I simply need to increase it in BIOS once the comp is up and running, right?

Thanks! Starting to put everything together now – one question though, each of the corsair ML120pro fans has 2 cables coming from them, one says "TO RGB HUB" and the other is just a regular 4-pin. Does everything have to be plugged in, or just the TO RGB HUB ones – do you know?

Yeah! Adapter comes tomorrow and CPU block coming today. Ran mayhems blitz part 1 through the radiators overnight so they're good to go, just need to connect fans, etc. to them. When the block comes in need to connect everything to the Mobo and boot to bios and then start building the loop. Won't be able to test pump or anything until Sunday though, and then if all goes according to plan, will run Mayhems Blitz part 2 through the loop overnight on Sunday <24 hours, and on Monday can flush it with water a few times, and then add the X1 clear. Fingers crossed.. lol. In terms of running the system for normal use, should I dive right into overclocking, or should I give it a week or so to see how it handles normal use?

No, I do have that jumper that makes the PSU think it’s connected to the mobo. What I was missing was an adapter to connect the pump directly to the PSU, not the motherboard. The pump I have uses a 3-pin, not a molex 4 pin. Problem is that if I am to run the pump without the motherboard, there was no way to do that. So I needed to get an adapter to plug the pump to the PSU

Hey, so I was watching some Jayztwocents and he made a good point that I completely overlooked ... when I plug the jumper into the PSU, the motherboard won't be getting any power. The pump will be plugged into the motherboard, right? So in that case, how do I run the pump without having power to the motherboard? There's no 3pin connection in the PSU to do that. Edit: Bought this adapter here, hope it's the right one so that it simply plugs right into the PSU and I can run all my testing, etc. without any problems