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I have a RTX 3090 and a 3900X, on a ROG Strix X570 E-Gaming MOBO with 4 sticks of RAM.

 

I'm trying to plan out things to watercool:

Monoblock - CPU & VRMs

RAM

Chipset

M.2

GPU

 

Is there anything else that I'm forgetting?

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Chippsets these days don't really need water cooling, however one could argue that stock heatsinks suck and something better is needed. M.2 drives wile may run hot would benefit just as much from a good heatsink. Ram? Ddr4 runs rather cool unlike high speed ddr2 did back in the day so I'd cross that one off your list too.

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audio chip on the mobo, if you dare.

 

don't forget to water cool your self. Stay hydrated gamer!

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Just now, Fasauceome said:

audio chip on the mobo, if you dare.

 

don't forget to water cool your self. Stay hydrated gamer!

The pcie slots too... And PSU too

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how do you watercool pcie slots or audio chip?

 

i wouldn't watercool PSU, that screams danger

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2 minutes ago, ausham said:

The pcie slots too... And PSU too

pcie slots is a bit ridiculous but you can get a water cooled PSU.

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2 minutes ago, Yoshi Moshi said:

how do you watercool pcie slots or audio chip?

 

i wouldn't watercool PSU, that screams danger

We were joking. Water cooled PSUs were at one time somewhat common among the DIYer however.

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Just get this and you're golden:

 

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X570 AQUA/index.html

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22 minutes ago, Yoshi Moshi said:

Monoblock - CPU & VRMs

You could get a monoblock for your motherboard but I feel like a motherboard like the X570 Aqua would definitely look much cooler.

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Monoblock - CPU & VRMs|| Ok

RAM||  Not much point

Chipset||   sure

M.2||   too much cooling can be detrimental to the storage/ram chips, though cooling the controller is probably ideal, watercooling sounds a bit much though

GPU||    Yes (I've been fantasizing about a sandwich watercooled 3090FE😆)

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9 minutes ago, Yoshi Moshi said:

how do you watercool ... audio chip?

 

https://www.aquatuning.us/water-cooling/gpu-water-blocks/mini-blocks/598/alphacool-mcx-one?sPartner=googleshoppingusa&gclid=Cj0KCQjw28T8BRDbARIsAEOMBcyZksyYzRSBMYj1V6BfJFOkSK6PahvgvTuTZjtTY5d4-540SxtkK0waAkM4EALw_wcB

 

leetle water block and some double sided thermal tape

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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32 minutes ago, Yoshi Moshi said:

M.2

I wouldn't reccomend water cooling an M.2. Ideally they run a fair bit warmer than ambient.

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5 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Leetle water block and some double sided thermal tape

Could even get a g1/4 to 1/8in step down fitting or distribution plate and a bunch of raspberry pi cooling blocks to independently cool each vrm. 

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I do everything but the m.2 as the rig doesnt support them really. And on my newer build the mobo is too low end to have blocks made. 

But thats just enough blocks to not make it too hectic for plumbing. Could make some custom backplates for the gpu. Depending on the card that could be really beneficial. 

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