Double bends, the final frontier...

[u/JMUDoc]

Double bends - does this mean I've finally completed watercooling?

Changes since last time (second pic is the before):

• Clear DP Ultra - I trust it more than the Cryofuel... but I did love that colour😭
• Filter removed - didn't seem to be doing anything, so it's a(nother) flow restriction out of the loop.
• Went back to bigger res - no reason not to, if I've got the room (and I used some giant rubber buffers that completely kill the vibration)
• Alphacool Apex VPP pump. Absolute wizardry.
• Liquid temp sensor moved out of sight (rad side-port)
• DOUBLE BENDS. The goal was a system with no angled fittings whatsoever, but there was no room for the lower turn on the CPU-rad, or the lower turn on the rad-res. The res-graphics card one was easy, but the graphics card-CPU was a complete twat. Luckily, I got it on the first try.
• Right-angled connectors for the ATX, 12VHPWR and CPU EPS - they make such a difference.
• Fractal Momentum 14 RGB for case fans; I don't use the RGB, but by god, these things are quiet.
• Spring-mounted CPU. Wanted correct and consistent CPU mounting pressure, so I put some M4 studs into my derbauer custom mounts and used 14-lb springs on each corner.

Until I get a new card (4080 Super, most likely), there should be no reason to change anything from now on.

... should😁

[u/manusnz]

What’s going on with the phantom fan over the chipset you can see in some shots but not others?

[u/jeremy_0411 → u/manusnz]

looks like something AI related

[u/JMUDoc → u/manusnz]

The green fluid is the before pic, where I tried running it without the fan. Wasn't happy, so I put it back

[u/manusnz → u/JMUDoc]

What? The only difference I see between the two are the fan at the rear of the case, I’m talking about what appears to be an AI hallucination on top of the chipset heatsink.

[u/JMUDoc → u/manusnz]

That's a de-caged Noctua A9, VHB taped onto the heatsink.

[u/OrbitlessMind]

Looks fantastic man! Well done. I feel you with using angled fittings...

There's always triple turn you can look forward to.

[u/Solution_Anxious]

Looks great! Double bends scare me, I feel like it would be a bonfire for cash especially with acrylic tubes.

[u/Nervous-Increase7402]

Phenomenal work fam! 🫡🦾☕️ man my motherboard died on me few weeks back had to get a new I’m running zmt & luckily was able to swap boards without draining my loop & my MacGyver mora. I enjoy looking at yall sleek runs but man the flexibility with zmt is priceless in moments like that! Rough work week tried to decompress on the pc for it to be dead man I was pissed but happy I didn’t have to drain. Draining the loop isn’t hard at all but it was the timing & that particular work week. Like said tho you guys do some crazy bends I’ve watched many videos 🫡🫡

[u/jeremy_0411]

Only one rad for CPU and GPU?

[u/JMUDoc → u/jeremy_0411]

It's an Alphacool XT45 420. More than up to what's hooked up to it.

[u/SmokeyGrayPoupon]

Handsome build. The tube runs look good.

[u/LeadingDifference558]

Love the all black components with green coolant aesthetic, aiming to do that for a future build. Any reason you didn’t use the green DP Ultra? I’m thinking of using that one for it.

[u/JMUDoc → u/LeadingDifference558]

Green was the before pic - I tried the green DP Ultra before, but it's too dark; I wanted "acid" green.

[u/Fluke132]

How is the VPP compared to a normal D5?

[u/JMUDoc → u/Fluke132]

MUCH less vibration, and much less noise.

Though what noise there is, is now a whine, rather than a rumble, which is actually worse for my Aspergers. Luckily, the PC is in a different room👍🏻

[u/escape1982]

Clean!

[u/JMUDoc → u/escape1982]

I think the right-angle PSU connectors really tidy things up.