AdrianG

The corroded Vega64 is back!
Hi all, on my last post I posted some pictures of my corroded Vega64 caused by a dead moth Corrosion was so bad that I had to break the metal housing to remove the damn moth and clean the mess, so I end up with only half of it attached to the card. Surprisingly, the card was still functional but now noise became an issue.      A noisy walking-dead card, the lack of aftermarket cooling solutions for the Vega and the need to try something totally unnecessary was enough to take this card to the next level. After all, I haven't done anything that non sense since the days of the Celeron 300A...   The solution  AIO cooling, of course!  (can't even remember the train of thoughts that lead me to this) I found a cheap Corsair H110i 280mm rad & pump. The pump's block was scratched AF, as if someone tried to remove the paste with a screwdriver, but my card was in no better condition so perfect match.   The resources I had: - H110i 280mm rad & pump - AM4 bracket - TT 120mm x2 - 3mm fan screws x4   The resources I did NOT have: - 140mm fans -  A drill - >3mm fan screws - all the other screws    The process Initially I though about leaving the metal plate and somehow try to attach the bracket to it, but the block is bigger than the plate's window so it was touching its sides and not the GPU. Goodbye plate. Now the only option was a DYI bracket, which is not that hard if you have a drill and the proper screws (go to the later list)   Feeling a true blacksmith, I grabbed a hammer, a nail and a self piercing screw and managed to make a hole for the 3mm fan screws. BTW, 3mm is too big to fit on the Vega's stock bracket holes so I had to "gently" force its way through the PCB. Amazing sensation. The process was so intense that after screwing just 2 sides, I had enough.   The results     The icing on the cake: With no 140mm fans and no screws, the only option was to leave the rad on top of the case.   But hey, that's not safe, it needs a cover!   The performance: The two 120mm are running fixed at 1000RPM. Noiseless.   - Idle before: 30c after: 20c   - BF V before: 68c after: 45c   VRM temps after: Mem temp 50c
GPU VRM 63c
SOC VRM 63c
Mem VRM 54c
  - Overwatch before: 66c after: 43c   The caveat: With no heatsinks on the VRMs, I had go back to stock clocks. Even 1000Mhz in unstable.   The next steps Get a drill and screw the other 2 sides. 140mm x2 & screws are on the way. With that, the rad goes inside.
Still looking for some heatsinks for the VRMs that I can fit under/next to the pump.   Hopefully I'll get the fans & screws by next week and post the results. I'll appreciate any idea on which heatsinks to mount.   Cheers.

The corroded Vega64 is back!
Hi all, on my last post I posted some pictures of my corroded Vega64 caused by a dead moth Corrosion was so bad that I had to break the metal housing to remove the damn moth and clean the mess, so I end up with only half of it attached to the card. Surprisingly, the card was still functional but now noise became an issue.      A noisy walking-dead card, the lack of aftermarket cooling solutions for the Vega and the need to try something totally unnecessary was enough to take this card to the next level. After all, I haven't done anything that non sense since the days of the Celeron 300A...   The solution  AIO cooling, of course!  (can't even remember the train of thoughts that lead me to this) I found a cheap Corsair H110i 280mm rad & pump. The pump's block was scratched AF, as if someone tried to remove the paste with a screwdriver, but my card was in no better condition so perfect match.   The resources I had: - H110i 280mm rad & pump - AM4 bracket - TT 120mm x2 - 3mm fan screws x4   The resources I did NOT have: - 140mm fans -  A drill - >3mm fan screws - all the other screws    The process Initially I though about leaving the metal plate and somehow try to attach the bracket to it, but the block is bigger than the plate's window so it was touching its sides and not the GPU. Goodbye plate. Now the only option was a DYI bracket, which is not that hard if you have a drill and the proper screws (go to the later list)   Feeling a true blacksmith, I grabbed a hammer, a nail and a self piercing screw and managed to make a hole for the 3mm fan screws. BTW, 3mm is too big to fit on the Vega's stock bracket holes so I had to "gently" force its way through the PCB. Amazing sensation. The process was so intense that after screwing just 2 sides, I had enough.   The results     The icing on the cake: With no 140mm fans and no screws, the only option was to leave the rad on top of the case.   But hey, that's not safe, it needs a cover!   The performance: The two 120mm are running fixed at 1000RPM. Noiseless.   - Idle before: 30c after: 20c   - BF V before: 68c after: 45c   VRM temps after: Mem temp 50c
GPU VRM 63c
SOC VRM 63c
Mem VRM 54c
  - Overwatch before: 66c after: 43c   The caveat: With no heatsinks on the VRMs, I had go back to stock clocks. Even 1000Mhz in unstable.   The next steps Get a drill and screw the other 2 sides. 140mm x2 & screws are on the way. With that, the rad goes inside.
Still looking for some heatsinks for the VRMs that I can fit under/next to the pump.   Hopefully I'll get the fans & screws by next week and post the results. I'll appreciate any idea on which heatsinks to mount.   Cheers.