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PROJECT LOG GTXJackBauer's 900D Nostalgia v2.2
- Thread starter GTXJackBauer
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- Dec 21, 2011
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- Republic of Texas
Hey Jack, where did you get that LED SLI bridge connector, i couldn't find them anywhere
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Those are on the Evga site or Amazon has them too.
http://www.evga.com/Products/Produc...ily=Accessories+-+Hardware&chipset=SLI+Bridge
http://www.evga.com/Products/Produc...ily=Accessories+-+Hardware&chipset=SLI+Bridge
OP
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- May 22, 2011
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- #47
+1
I used my EVGA bucks last year to purchase that so basically it was free. Make sure you buy the right one as people have bought the wrong ones. The triple and quad connector have the same spacing specs if I recall correctly and the dual is a longer spaced version.
Depending on the GPU's you have you can control the lighting on it as well as the Swiftech LED blocks. Here's more info on the spacing and about the lighting.
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Can you guess what rad that is?
Black ice SR-1 480
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- May 15, 2010
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- Euroland, Denmark
Does the 900d not leave room for an alphcool monsta?
OP
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- May 22, 2011
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- #53
Did some cleaning. I must have done the "radiator dance" at a record of 12+ times. Debris just kept coming out. After a few last few attempts it seemed to have cleared out. My goodness people, make sure to clean those rads before installation!
Time to fill her up.
Leak tested for only 10+ hours with the exception since most of the loop was never disconnected and or moved around.
Time to fill her up.
Leak tested for only 10+ hours with the exception since most of the loop was never disconnected and or moved around.
OP
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- #55
Finally did some benchmark with the Samsung EVO 500GB @ SATA II. I am not sure if these actual numbers are accurate or it's bugged out.
Here's with the actual Samsung software as well.
Remember not to long ago, above this page I had a Crucial M4 128 GB @ SATA 2.0.
I am baffled at the numbers which while knowing they are both run on SATA II since my X58 MB doesn't support SATA III but the numbers I am getting with the EVO are out of this town. Something's gotta give.
Here's with the actual Samsung software as well.
Remember not to long ago, above this page I had a Crucial M4 128 GB @ SATA 2.0.
I am baffled at the numbers which while knowing they are both run on SATA II since my X58 MB doesn't support SATA III but the numbers I am getting with the EVO are out of this town. Something's gotta give.
OP
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- #57
Thanks jess!
I love the SR1s. Really great rads, have the right amount of thickness and FPI count in my book.
I need to take the loop apart because I seem to have flow issues as I am too lazy to go through the grueling process of moving the 75lbs+ case to the "surgery room" and taking apart this long and complex loop along with the blocks and pumps. I don't believe I have anything growing but the flow isn't fast enough that my flow meter is reading "0". Ever since I installed the 480 in, my flow meter went from 1.0 GPM to .08 slowly down to 0. I believe debris is blocking some of waterblock channels. My temps also rised in this case but not to the extreme. I jacked up my fans from 800 to 1500ish RPM and the pumps up to around 60% PWM.
WoW Jack, I'd get over that laziness real quick and tear down the loop Yeah, what would it be like without your main rig 
I just pick up mine and carry it into the shower, drain the loop and start installing the new goodies 
Besides you would feel better with your nice rig running clean and mean TJ
Yeah, what would it be like without your main rig I just pick up mine and carry it into the shower, drain the loop and start installing the new goodies Besides you would feel better with your nice rig running clean and mean TJ
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WoW Jack, I'd get over that laziness real quick and tear down the loop
That is for sure! A feeling of relief is needed. Been running it for a couple months now. I did drain it, refill over a month ago for the purpose of checking the flow meter since I thought it might have seized but that wasn't the case. I should have continued tearing it apart but I started feeling in distress without a rig in general since my secondary PC isn't up and running atm so I slapped the main back together and called it for the time being. I mean my temps are roughly 10c higher than normal. You can still see some type of flow in the reservoir as well. It's not so bad where its mandatory in my case even though I'd preach someone else to do it. I feel my loop is ok and not showing any tail signs of growth which would make me take it apart asap in that regard. I will eventually take it apart but I don't feel the urgency to do so. In the mean time she's trucking along just fine.
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It's been a while since I've left an update on the rig and wanted to share with you all the issues I started having once I last updated the rig with more rad and a few other things. As you can see from my last post, I started seeing a slow deteriorating flow rate and a slowly rise in temps. I knew something was up but waited since I didn't feel like taking it all apart right after putting it back together. I know I should have but I finally did and found this.......
Lets take a closer look.
I was stunned to what I discovered but happy I did. I believe this was caused by me cutting tubing to make the GPU to CPU bend sit well and some small bit of tubing I had shed off had slipped into the loop prior to tightening the tubing to the fittings without realizing what had happened.
As for the CPU block, I sat it in some vinegar and distilled water for literally 5+ hours and most of the white tubing had left. I felt I had left it in there for too long, me thinks I added too much distilled and not enough vinegar for the acids to kick in and eat it up at a faster rate so I just put it to the side and left it alone with some white residue in its fins but mostly looks clear.
I than was worried about the GPU, Rads and Pumps.
As you can see, I took them all apart except the GPU since it was a pain so I just cleaned it up and reseated with new MX-4 paste. Had many radiator dances and the pumps looked good as new from the start. I added some fluid going the opposite flow from what I had setup originally in the loop to see if there was any kind of debris that it would make its way out. Well everything ended up coming out negative which was a huge relief for me.
I've ran the new loop for its 14+ hr leak test with one pump running and getting 1.0 GPM which tells me everything is good to go.
Can't wait to show you all what I have in store next time around. Will have a simple build update soon. Stay tuned.
Lets take a closer look.
I was stunned to what I discovered but happy I did. I believe this was caused by me cutting tubing to make the GPU to CPU bend sit well and some small bit of tubing I had shed off had slipped into the loop prior to tightening the tubing to the fittings without realizing what had happened.
As for the CPU block, I sat it in some vinegar and distilled water for literally 5+ hours and most of the white tubing had left. I felt I had left it in there for too long, me thinks I added too much distilled and not enough vinegar for the acids to kick in and eat it up at a faster rate so I just put it to the side and left it alone with some white residue in its fins but mostly looks clear.
I than was worried about the GPU, Rads and Pumps.
As you can see, I took them all apart except the GPU since it was a pain so I just cleaned it up and reseated with new MX-4 paste. Had many radiator dances and the pumps looked good as new from the start. I added some fluid going the opposite flow from what I had setup originally in the loop to see if there was any kind of debris that it would make its way out. Well everything ended up coming out negative which was a huge relief for me.
I've ran the new loop for its 14+ hr leak test with one pump running and getting 1.0 GPM which tells me everything is good to go.
Can't wait to show you all what I have in store next time around. Will have a simple build update soon. Stay tuned.
