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    andrewmp6 reacted to Mick Naughty in ISO Liquid Cooling Parts   
    Seems like a poor airflow scenario. Expanding the aio with a cheap loop may end up the same.  
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from GeoSquigg in Will I see better temps.. AIO modding..   
    If your going that far why not go full custom loop it ?You can get a better rad a better more coverage water block and a lot more cooling out it.
  3. Agree
    andrewmp6 reacted to KarathKasun in Water Cooling Custom Loop   
    With proper lab quality distilled water, copper blocks + copper rads yields pretty much zero corrosion.
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    andrewmp6 reacted to Firewrath9 in Water Cooling Custom Loop   
    If its a single cpu+single gpu+2 big rads, just one big loop. If its getting to 2gpu, 3 or 4 rads, the either one big loop with 2 pumps or 2 sep.
    The best option for pump rn is the ekwb clasic, at 90$ for pump-res, its great value. Dont skimp on cpu block, gpu block, fittings, fluid, tubing, res, pump or bending gear. You can cheap out a bit on fans, like phanteks 120mm fans vs noctua, and if you just get a cheap all-copper rad from a reputable company (xspc, hardwarelabs, alphacool, ekwb, barrow, thermaltake, etc) also a relativley cheap heat gun should be fine.
  5. Informative
    andrewmp6 got a reaction from MadeInChina O69 in The EK PC-O11 is listed on the online store for Micro Center   
    Bitspower has a res like that https://shop.bitspower.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=4_353&product_id=7135
    Or side mount one https://www.ebay.com/itm/011-Dynamic-360-Reservoir-Distro-water-cooling-block-for-D5-pump-and-8-G1-4/223299735167?hash=item33fdb38e7f:m:mU-OlWk55CoWTyaYthZ88fA:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true
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    andrewmp6 reacted to Mick Naughty in Good sites for buying liquid cooling setups (in the US)?   
    Haven’t had any issue with frozen. Performancepcs is based in the states right?
     
    amazon, eBay, even Newegg has stuff. 
  7. Informative
    andrewmp6 got a reaction from Tristerin in What causes a loop to leak?   
    Most leaks i have seen are more user errors,Some are from the rotary fittings no matter the brand end up leaking.
  8. Funny
    andrewmp6 got a reaction from BluJay614 in Threadripper 1950x overheating   
    No joke i did that once lol,When the temps shot sky high i took the cooler off and went o I'm stupid lol.
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    andrewmp6 reacted to pstarlord in Amd radeon VII   
    I know I'm getting in pretty late to the party on this, but here's my general thought on the RVII.
     
    1-Vega cards are built like tanks.  Just watching GN videos on the Vega 56 and 64 they constantly talk about how overbuilt the VRMs and other components are, making it great for overclocking.  Personally, I like that.  There is a reason that for quite a long time, Steve at GN and many other people pointed to the Vega 56 as one of the best options because of how far it could be overclocked.  If the RVII has anywhere near the overclock-ability of the other Vega cards, then it should be able to be taken closer to the 2080TI.  I doubt it'll be able to beat the 2080TI, but even if it's like...90% of what the 2080TI is at half the price, I think it's a great option.  
     
    2-I read that AMD will be exclusively selling the RVII.  Third party manufacturers will not making their variants, so the FE is THE model.  I think this could end up being great for consumers if the stock cooling solution works well.  Just think about all the 3rd party cards, and their insane prices.  There are third party 2080TI cards selling for like $1800, and 2080 cards selling for $1500 on newegg right now.  The most expensive Vega 64 sells for under $800. (I'm not at all comparing the performance of a V64 to a 2080 series card, its just the top pricing of current models from both companies.)  If the MSRP of the RVII is accurate, and that's what it stays at, then you'll be getting the best option available for like 1/3 of the price of the top end Nvidia card.  Everyone always talks about launch price MSRP of the FE cards from Nvidia, but a majority of the systems with 2000 series Nvidia cards I see are not founders editions, so people are paying much more for them than MSRP. 
     
    3-I was playing Resident Evil II Remake the other day, and in the settings it tells you how much RAM will potentially be used depending on the settings you chose, and its' pretty easy to get it pushed to the high 6G close to 7G of RAM.  16G is obviously a TON of RAM, but many people, Linus included, have been saying that games will very quickly be passing the 8G threshold of required RAM, and if RE2 is any indication of how close games are getting then I'd be inclined to believe him.  While, a typical gamer will probably never need 16Gigs, it's nice to have more than not enough IMO. 
     
    4-I don't think it's a false statement to say that many people building their systems on AMD platforms are typically going for a price to performance kind of build.  So, getting a card that can potentially sit in the top 2 or 3 overall of available cards, at a price 1/2 the price of the top consumer card...that sounds really appealing.  At a certain point, it'll probably come down to brand loyalty on if someone prefers the RVII or a 2080 because it seems like they are going to perform pretty similar at a similar price.  
     
    5-The whole "it doesn't have Ray Tracing" thing is annoying.  Ray Tracing isn't used by a vaaaast majority of people with RTX cards, and isn't implemented in very many games to even use it on.  The counter to that is always, that AMD is using HBM2 RAM, hiking up the cost.  The way I see it, with both products you're overpaying for tech, at least in the AMD card you overpaying for tech that you'll actually use.  I'd rather overpay for 16 Gigs of HBM2 RAM, than overpay for a tech that I won't even turn on.  When the 11 series Nvidia cards start coming it, it may change the story, but until then, that's how it is for me anyway. 
     
    6-I am a little bit concerned by reports I've read that AMD will only be making quite a limited amount of the RVII and that it's essentially a stop gap product until Navi is ready to launch either later this year or early 2020.  That does make it seem like the RVII might not have been completely thought out, and is pretty much just a way to show the simple improvement they can get just by switching to the 7nm manufacturing. 
     
    All that being said, right now, its a hurry up and wait situation.  I'm waiting for the review videos to come out, and then I'll decide if I get one or not.  
  10. Agree
    andrewmp6 reacted to lmeneses in Amd radeon VII   
    I'm excited, cant wait to see actual benchmark videos. Hopefully AMD's new GPUs and CPUs will bring down Nvidia's and Intel's high pricing
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    andrewmp6 reacted to Kalm_Traveler in Fans on both sides of a rad   
    Yeah even then with decent fans not needed. My big rig has two 60mm thick 480mm rads with 'only' 120mm Noctua Industrial iPPC NF-F12 2000rpm fans pushing up / out. They did a good enough job to set some top 10 records on Timespy Extreme and Port Royal benchmarks in a 74 F room and the case fully assembled. 
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from Be Healed in Jesus Name! in AIO WATERCOOLING LOOP   
    Both ek and alphacool have gpu aios see if either ones will work with your gpu.
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from DezGalbie in Affixing LED strips to my case   
    or go to the auto parts store get the 3m trim tape that will stick it on for live.
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from donedeard in AORUS GeForce RT 2080 waterblock   
    Try emailing both see if they can get you a eta on a block.
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from Spezcrt in How long will a Crucial BX500 120 GB SSD last ? TBW: 40 TB   
    I'm still using one of the first intel sdd and it runs just fine.Like said you'll upgrade to a bigger drive before you kill it.
  16. Informative
    andrewmp6 got a reaction from GMart84 in Monoblock or CPU Only Block   
    If your hitting 5ghz now then the board is fine to me.To me most monoblocks are more for looks or the case don't have airflow needed to cool them.Its really up to you if you do it or not.And besides ek look at bitspower see if they make a monoblock for it.Most of the bitspower monoblocks look better then eks to me.Or see if heatkiller makes vrm blocks for it.
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from ch3w2oy in Liquid Vega 64 - 4K Testing?   
    When it comes to games some just like nvidia or amd better.Like gta 5 likes nvidia better is why you see benchmarks higher that way.But some games like bf1 you will see maybe 80fps 4k.bf5 last time i checked a vega 64 would be mid 50s fps on mid settings,No clue if any updates made this any better.Mid 50s fps would keep it in freesync range if you have a freesync monitor.To me as a gamer i rather play 1440p at 100fps on a amazing 1440p ultra wide monitor.4k is cool to watch on a tv but gaming on it to a frame rate id like is more money then id spend to get it.
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    andrewmp6 reacted to Cereal5 in Does ryzen 5 2400g bottlenecks my rtx 2070   
    Just curious, why did you buy a 2400G and a 2070? Surely if you can afford a 2070 you could also afford a 2600 or i5.
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from GMart84 in Monoblock or CPU Only Block   
    Most high end motherboards have enough vrm cooling stock.If you run a monoblock it will dump more heat in your loop and cpu temps will go up a tiny bit vs cpu block only.
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from BobbyPdue in missing motherboard screws   
    If you have a local pc shop see if they have any extra mounting parts like that laying around.
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from SmashinMachine in The Water Cooling Gallery   
    What top rad do you have and how much ram clearance do you have between it and the fans ?
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    andrewmp6 reacted to Seacoast in Go Custom or Go AIO?   
    That would be pretty awesome, however the reason I want to go with water instead of air cooling on my next build is esthetics mostly.  If i get a case with a big glass panel to view the components I dont want this massive air cooler front and center.
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    andrewmp6 reacted to W-L in Looking for a coolant   
    That looks like a custom dye mix from my guess. Seems very close to Mayhems Ocean Blue coloring, you can use a base fluid like Mayhems X1 clear and add the dye to the desired depth of color. 
    https://www.hardwareluxx.de/community/f137/mayhems-dyes-ein-kunterbunter-farbenspass-949261.html

  24. Agree
    andrewmp6 reacted to Dxer in Go Custom or Go AIO?   
    With the NZXT H500, I would stick with an AIO.  You might be hard pressed to fit a custom loop inside that case.  Not impossible though.  
    I did the Kraken x62 in my stepson's H500 and it fits like a glove.  Nice, neat and it works pretty good.
     
    If you want a custom loop, I recommend a bigger case that can accommodate a larger radiator and reservoir.  Also only if you want to get into 
    higher and more extreme overclocking.    
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    andrewmp6 got a reaction from Mattias Edeslatt in Magnetic Case Fan Filters   
    The magnets are not strong enough to hurt anything in the pc.
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