ROOT: an AMD build

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re-purposing blue ram by painting it black

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GPU support rod. It's a dowel, drilled for a screw in the bottom, and with a special notch at the top that fits around one of the caps on the GPU. The GPU is quite heavy with the waterblock and backplate installed.

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getting some wires going

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more wires getting started

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The top 360 radiator had to be changed out for an slim version due to fitment issues with the top of the motherboard. That thin radiator was my last purchase from frozencpu. I am fortunate to have gotten the order.

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Getting those tubes in there. First rigid tubing attempt. Every piece with more than one bend had to be remade at least once. And yes, the slight bend in the tube from the front 240 to the CPU block is critical for proper fitment.

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Let's get some fluid in there and start leakcheck. Not a huge fan of the adapter that connects the pump to the res base. It's only a smooth surface with o-rings. Push on and done. No structure.

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getting that cable management going

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Powered up and getting started with software

[Sauron]

Nice!

[Dirkchamp78]

Nice build!

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another inside shot

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side panel installed

[Wolf_Lbh]

Nice!

[The Benjamins]

You want to know why AMD CPU's suck, because the mounting holes for water blocks are rectangular.

 

Nice build, you plan on coloring the water for keeping it clear.

[Wolf_Lbh]

You want to know why AMD CPU's suck, because the mounting holes for water blocks are rectangular.

 

Nice build, you plan on coloring the water for keeping it clear.

...That's actually the first fair criticism of amd I've heard on this forum lol

[The Benjamins]

...That's actually the first fair criticism of amd I've heard on this forum lol

 

looks ugly like 2011 small mounting hole pattern.

2011

vs

AMD

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On 1/30/2016 at 10:14 PM, Wolf_Lbh said:

You want to know why AMD CPU's suck, because the mounting holes for water blocks are rectangular.

 

Nice build, you plan on coloring the water for keeping it clear.

...That's actually the first fair criticism of amd I've heard on this forum lol

The water is supposed to be blood red- it runs a bit on the magenta side tho. I will keep it as is until it's time to change it at which point I might do something different like a Mayhems pastel, but I'm not sure yet.