Blue Raspberry Slush PC

[Critical Error Computing]

Welcome to CEC's First Water Loop!

Fully Reconditioned Components, with a few new ones sprinkled in here and there.

The first of the CEC "Slush" custom water loop line!

Temps max out at approximately 70C under sustained full load.

 

• Components:
  • Used CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X (Water Cooled)
  • Used MOBO: ASRock X570M Pro4
  • New RAM: 32GB 3600mhz Thermaltake ToughRam
  • Used/New GPU: PNY XLR8 RTX 2080ti (Water Cooled)
  • Used PSU: Corsair HX850i
  • New Storage1: 1TB Samsung Evo Plus M.2
  • Used Storage2: 8TB Barracuda
  • UsedCase: Thermaltake View 71 Snow
  • New Misc: Orange LinkUp Cable Mods, 4 x RGB Strips, EZDIY PCIe 16x Riser, Zalman Z-Sync 5V RGB Controller
     

• Water Loop:
  • Used Thermaltake W4 CPU Block
  • Used Thermaltake Fittings
  • Used Thermaltake 1/2 by 3/4 soft-line Tubing
  • Used Thermaltake Pump/Res Combo
  • Used 6 x Thermaltake RGB fans
  • Used 1in x 360mm Orange Radiator
  • New BitsPower Lotan VGA water block
  • New BitsPower Fittings
  • New BitsPower Drain Valve
  • Used Koolance Water Flow Meter
  • New Corsair XL5 blue coolant
     

WHEW! This one was a DOOZY.

Problems encountered:

1. Original Thermaltake reservoir was dropped and shattered on the floor.
   1. Thankfully we had an alternative pump/res combo to throw in!
2. Corsair HX850i PSU REQUIRED a motherboard sync cable to operate properly or the CPU thought it was trying to draw 2500W!
   1. We didn't have any on hand so had to order one and weren't even 100% sure it was the issue, thankfully it worked perfectly with it.
3. The PNY XLR8 2080 TI we bought had ENORMOUS Driver issues that would permanently black out our Windows Install if we connected to the internet and let Automatic Updates or Driver search start.
   1. We solved this with some workarounds, but man, that one was tough. Installing the latest driver from a USB did NOT work.
4. The motherboard threw all kinds of errors while we were trying to figure out the PSU issue
   1. thankfully it was ONLY the HX850i.
5. After initial assembly, one of the GPU fan bearings started acting up at around 85C during testing.
   1. We are VERY happy this happened however because it forced us to include the 2080TI into the existing water loop and drastically improved the performance of the card and machine as a whole.
6.  There was literally no other place to put that 8TB HDD in this case as the drive bay was removed before we acquired the case.
   1. Honestly, there wouldn't have been room for the power supply cables down there without it being removed anyway.
7. The CPU Water Block RGB controller burned out for some reason
   1. We just decided to leave it out, there's plenty of RGB in this rig!
8. When installing the GPU with it's new block, we accidentally cut the shortest segments about a quarter inch too short and couldn't quite connect it without the slightest itty bitty leak.
   1. We ended up just buying some extra 45 degree fittings to solve this and further cut the loop down. It really looks excellent to us

We think in spite of the host of headache moments, this turned out to be far more worth it than even we expected!

 

[Ankh Tech]

4 minutes ago, Critical Error Computing said:

Welcome to CEC's First Water Loop!

Fully Reconditioned Components, with a few new ones sprinkled in here and there.

The first of the CEC "Slush" custom water loop line!

Temps max out at approximately 70C under sustained full load.

 

• Components:
  • CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X (Water Cooled)
  • MOBO: ASRock X570M Pro4
  • RAM: 32GB 3600mhz Thermaltake ToughRam
  • GPU: PNY XLR8 RTX 2080ti (Water Cooled)
  • PSU: Corsair HX850i
  • Storage1: 1TB Samsung Evo Plus M.2
  • Storage2: 8TB Barracuda
  • Case: Thermaltake View 71 Snow
  • Misc: Orange LinkUp Cable Mods, 4 x RGB Strips, EZDIY PCIe 16x Riser, Zalman Z-Sync 5V RGB Controller
     

• Water Loop:
  • Thermaltake W4 CPU Block
  • Thermaltake Fittings
  • Thermaltake 1/2 by 3/4 soft-line Tubing
  • Thermaltake Pump/Res Combo
  • 6 x Thermaltake RGB fans
  • 1in x 360mm Orange Radiator
  • BitsPower Lotan VGA water block
  • BitsPower Fittings
  • BitsPower Drain Valve
  • Koolance Water Flow Meter
  • Corsair XL5 blue coolant
     

WHEW! This one was a DOOZY.

Problems encountered:

1. Original Thermaltake reservoir was dropped and shattered on the floor.
   1. Thankfully we had an alternative pump/res combo to throw in!
2. Corsair HX850i PSU REQUIRED a motherboard sync cable to operate properly or the CPU thought it was trying to draw 2500W!
   1. We didn't have any on hand so had to order one and weren't even 100% sure it was the issue, thankfully it worked perfectly with it.
3. The PNY XLR8 2080 TI we bought had ENORMOUS Driver issues that would permanently black out our Windows Install if we connected to the internet and let Automatic Updates or Driver search start.
   1. We solved this with some workarounds, but man, that one was tough. Installing the latest driver from a USB did NOT work.
4. The motherboard threw all kinds of errors while we were trying to figure out the PSU issue
   1. thankfully it was ONLY the HX850i.
5. After initial assembly, one of the GPU fan bearings started acting up at around 85C during testing.
   1. We are VERY happy this happened however because it forced us to include the 2080TI into the existing water loop and drastically improved the performance of the card and machine as a whole.
6.  There was literally no other place to put that 8TB HDD in this case as the drive bay was removed before we acquired the case.
   1. Honestly, there wouldn't have been room for the power supply cables down there without it being removed anyway.
7. The CPU Water Block RGB controller burned out for some reason
   1. We just decided to leave it out, there's plenty of RGB in this rig!
8. When installing the GPU with it's new block, we accidentally cut the shortest segments about a quarter inch too short and couldn't quite connect it without the slightest itty bitty leak.
   1. We ended up just buying some extra 45 degree fittings to solve this and further cut the loop down. It really looks excellent to us

We think in spite of the host of headache moments, this turned out to be far more worth it than even we expected!

 

This really is a frankenstein build, why so many different companies for your loop! Just stick to one, and you don't have to worry about contacting a million people if somethings wrong. But overall, great build

[Critical Error Computing]

5 minutes ago, Ankh Tech said:

This really is a frankenstein build, why so many different companies for your loop! Just stick to one, and you don't have to worry about contacting a million people if somethings wrong. But overall, great build

Haha, it's a mix of new and used in the rig: the Zalman ARGB Controller, the BitsPower GPU Block, the LinkUp cable mods, RAM and the BitsPower fittings are all new, the rest is used. Most of our used rigs are frankenstein-esk! We pride ourselves in sustainably reusing PC parts as often as possible.

And thank you for the complement!

[Ankh Tech]

2 minutes ago, Critical Error Computing said:

Haha the only new components in the rig are the Zalman ARGB Controller, the BitsPower GPU Block, the LinkUp cable mods and the BitsPower fittings. Most of our used rigs are frankenstein-esk! We pride ourselves in sustainably reusing PC parts as often as possible.

And thank you for the complement!

Also neat cable management, a bit chunky in the bottom, but other than that, wow

[Critical Error Computing]

9 minutes ago, Ankh Tech said:

Also neat cable management, a bit chunky in the bottom, but other than that, wow

Thank you again! Given the extremely limited space in the back panel of this rig, we are actually very satisfied with the cable management. 

https://www.cec.direct/gallery/mischief-managed

 

Here is a link to some of our other cable management work. Those rigs are both more tidy and common to how we run our management.

But yeah, chunky is right on XD