Vertical GPU won't fill fully, help!

[brighttail]

Hey all.  Just installed a vertical GPU mount and set everything up.  It works, which I'm very happy for as one can never be sure of ribbons these days.

 

My problem is the waterblock is refusing to fill completely.  I have turned up and down the pump. I have tilted it nearly 90 degrees in ever direction.  I made a little progress but the area where the fluid comes in just is refusing to fill.

 

Any suggestions?

 

 

[NoobCase]

Shake it. Vary the pump speed up and down

[brighttail]

1 minute ago, NoobCase said:

Shake it. Vary the pump speed up and down

Been doing that.

[stealth80]

Is the lid still off reservoir? You have air in it, pump the pump on full speed and leave it running whilst moving the case around, the air cant escape if the res cap is still fitted

[brighttail]

I have a fill tube attached to the reservoir so air has a place to go.  it is just that the air is trapped in that little corner of the upper right of the block.  If I turn the pump way down the card fills but the air goes into the tube just before the GPU.  I'm trying to vary the speed of the pump and try to push the air through little by little I guess.

[The Benjamins]

you can keep the pump on, and rotate the case to make the bobble to were the fitting is to force it out of the block to the res.

[brighttail]

1 minute ago, The Benjamins said:

you can keep the pump on, and rotate the case to make the bobble to were the fitting is to force it out of the block to the res.

I'm posting a picture to show the loop. Unfortunately the pump goes into the bottom rad, then that rad goes into the GPU, GPU to CPU, CPU to upper rad and back to reservoir.

 

The problem with this bubble is it has to go down (against gravity) the card and to the left and up/out.

[The Benjamins]

1 minute ago, brighttail said:

I'm posting a picture to show the loop. Unfortunately the pump goes into the bottom rad, then that rad goes into the GPU, GPU to CPU, CPU to upper rad and back to reservoir.

 

The problem with this bubble is it has to go down (against gravity) the card and to the left and up/out.

then rotate the case so the bobble goes that way. (maybe for that turn off the pump. basically guide the bobble through the loop a bit then turn on the pump after it passes the crappy area. think it of a really big expensive $1 water puzzle.

[brighttail]

16 minutes ago, The Benjamins said:

then rotate the case so the bobble goes that way. (maybe for that turn off the pump. basically guide the bobble through the loop a bit then turn on the pump after it passes the crappy area. think it of a really big expensive $1 water puzzle.

I have done just .. even tipped it 90 degrees no help.

[The Benjamins]

4 minutes ago, brighttail said:

I have done just .. even tipped it 90 degrees no help.

 

4 minutes ago, brighttail said:

I have done just .. even tipped it 90 degrees no help.

Do a 360

[For Science!]

Is it possible to get the air pocket to shift a little bit around with the pump off? maybe a shake with the pump off may allow the water to get to a place that is not necessarily the path of least resistance. Once there is a wet channel maybe the pump can take care of the rest

[Mick Naughty]

lay the pc on its side, flip it upside down. Turn the pc off an manually work the air to another section that would be easier to bleed.

[brighttail]

58 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

lay the pc on its side, flip it upside down. Turn the pc off an manually work the air to another section that would be easier to bleed.

So I put down a towel, unplugged everything and in the end I think I got 95% of the air out. I'm glad I filled the reservoir to almost overflowing as some air from the reservoir tried to re-enter the system.  It wasn't an easy job as this rig weighs 50-70lbs, it is a beast.  So thank you. I'll probably wait a day or so for more bubbles to settle and re-flip it all again.